Ordanez, Emelson Jay C.

Republic Act No. 544* (As Amended by R.A. 1582)

An Act to Regulate the Practice of Civil Engineering in the Philippines

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines

in Congress assembled:

Article I TITLE OF THE ACT AND DEFINITION OF TERMS

Section 1. Title of Act.” This Act shall be known as the “Civil Engineering
Law.”

Section 2. Definition of Terms.”

(a) The practice of civil engineering within the meaning and intent of this Act
shall embrace services in the form of consultation, design, preparation of plans,
specifications, estimates, erection, installation and supervision of the construction
of streets, bridges, highways, railroads, airports and hangars, port works, canals,
river and shore improvements, lighthouses, and dry docks; buildings, fixed
structures for irrigation, flood protection, drainage, water supply and sewerage
works; demolition of permanent structures; and tunnels. The enumeration of any
work in this section shall not be construed as excluding any other work requiring
civil engineering knowledge and application.

(b) The term “civil engineer” as used in this act shall mean a person duly
registered with the Board for Civil Engineers in the manner as hereinafter
provided.
 Article II BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS

Section 3. Composition of Board.” Within thirty days after the approval of this
Act there shall be created a Board of Examiners for Civil Engineers, hereinafter
referred to as the Board, to be composed of a chairman and two members who
shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the
Commissioner of PRC. The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of
three years after appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed
and shall have qualified. The first members of the Board appointed under this Act
shall hold office for the following terms: One member for one year; one member
for two years; and one member for three years. Each member of the Board shall
qualify by taking the proper oath of office before entering upon the performance of
his duties. Any member of the Board may be removed by the President of the
Philippines, upon recommendation by the Professional Regulation Commission for
neglect of duty, incompetency, malpractice, unprofessional, unethical, immoral, or
dishonorable conduct, after having been given opportunity to defend himself in a
proper administrative investigation: Provided, That during the process of
investigation, the President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the
PRC, shall have the power to suspend such member under investigation and shall
appoint a temporary member in his place. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled for
the unexpired term only.

Section 4. Powers and Duties of the Board.” The Board for Civil Engineers is
vested with authority, conformable with the provisions of this Act, to administer
oaths, issue, suspend and revoke certificates of registration for the practice of civil
engineering, issue certificates of recognition to civil engineers already registered
under this Act for advanced studies, research, and/or highly specialized training in
any branch of civil engineering subject to the approval of the PRC, to investigate
such violations of this Act and the regulations, there under as may come to the
knowledge of the Board and, for this purpose, issue subpoena and subpoena duces
tecum to secure appearance of witnesses in connection with the charges presented
to the Board, to inspect at least once a year educational institutions offering
courses in civil engineering, civil engineering works, projects or corporations,
established in the Philippines and, for safeguarding of life, health and property, to
discharge such other powers and duties as may affect ethical and technological
standards of the civil engineering profession in the Philippines. For the purpose of
this Act, the Director of Public Works and/or his authorized representative in the
provinces and chartered cities shall be ex-officio agents of the Board and as such it
shall be their duty to help in the enforcement of the provisions of this Act. The
Board may, with the approval of the Professional Regulation Commission issue
such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions
of this Act. The board shall also adopt a code of ethics in the practice of civil
engineering and have an official seal to authenticate its official documents.

Section 5. Qualifications of Board Members.” Each member of the Board

shall, at the time of his appointment: a. Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;
b. Be at least thirty years of age and of good moral character; c. Be a graduate of
civil engineering from a recognized and legally constituted school, institute,
college or university. d. Be a registered civil engineer duly qualified to practice
civil engineering in the Philippines; e. Have practiced civil engineering, with a
certificate as such, for a period of not less than ten years prior to his appointment.
f. Not be a member of the faculty of any school, institute, college, or university
where civil engineering course is taught, nor have a pecuniary interest in such
institutions; g. No former members of the faculty of any school, institute or
university where civil engineering is taught can become a member of the Board
unless he had stopped teaching for at least three consecutive years.

Section 6. Fees and Compensation of Board.” The Board for Civil Engineers
shall charge for each application for examination the sum of P100 (one hundred)
payable to the collecting and disbursing officer of the PRC upon filing of said
application, and for each certificate of registration, fifty pesos. Each member of the
Board shall receive a compensation of fifteen pesos for each applicant examined. A
civil engineer in the service of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines
appointed as member of the Board shall receive the compensation as herein
provided, in addition to his salary in the Government. All authorized expenses of
the Board, including the compensation provided for herein, shall be paid by the
collecting and disbursing officer of the PRC out of such appropriation as may be
made for the purpose. (See RA 6511 & PD 223)

Section 7. Annual Report.” The Board shall, at the end of each fiscal year, submit
to the PRC a detailed report of its activities and proceedings during the period
covered by the fiscal year ended.

Article III EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION

Section 8. Examination Requirement.” All applicants for registration for the

practice of civil engineering shall be required to pass a technical examination as
hereinafter provided.

Section 9. Holding of Examination.” Examination of candidates desiring to

practice civil engineering in the Philippines shall be given in the City of Manila of
each year, provided that such days do not fall on official holidays, otherwise the
examinations shall be held on the days next following.

Section 10. Subjects of Examination.” Applicants for certificate of registration

as civil engineer shall be examined, in the discretion of the Board, on the following
subjects: mathematics, including algebra, plane and spherical trigonometry,
analytics, descriptive and solid geometry, differential and integral calculus, and
rational and applied mechanics; hydraulics; surveying, including highway and
railroad surveying; plane, topographic and hydrographic surveying, and advance
surveying; design and construction of highways and railroads, masonry structures,
wooden and reinforced concrete buildings, bridges, towers, walls, foundations,
piers, ports, wharves, aqueducts, sanitary engineering works, water supply systems,
dikes, dams and irrigation and drainage canals.

Section 11. Executive Officer of the Board.” The Commissioner of Professional

Regulation Commission shall be the executive officer of the Board and shall
conduct the examinations given by the said Board. He shall designate any
subordinate officer of the Professional Regulation Commission to act as the
Secretary and custodian of all records including examination papers and minutes of
the deliberation of the Board.

Section 12. Qualifications for Examination.” Any person applying for admission
to the civil engineering examination as herein provided shall, prior to the date of
the examination, establish to the satisfaction of the Board that he has the following
qualifications:

a. Be at least twenty-one years of age;

b. Be a citizen of the Philippines;

 c. Be of good reputation and moral character; and

d. Be a graduate of a four-year course in civil engineering from a school,

institute, college or university recognized by the Government or the State wherein
it is established.

Section 13. Oath of Civil Engineers.” All successful candidates in the

examination shall be required to take a professional oath before the Board of Civil
Engineers or other Government Officials authorized to administer oaths, prior to
entering upon the practice of the civil engineering profession.

Section 14. Seal and Use of Seal.” All registered civil engineers shall obtain a
seal of such design as the Board shall authorize and direct: Provided, however,
That the serial number of the certificate issued by the Board shall be included in
the design of the seal. Plans and specifications prepared by, or under the direct
supervision of a registered civil engineer shall be stamped with said seal during the
life of the registrant’s certificate, and it shall be unlawful for any one to stamp or
seal any documents with said seal after the certificate of registrant named thereon
has expired or has been revoked, unless said certificate shall have been renewed or
re-issued.

Section 15. Exemption from Registration.” 1. Registration shall not be required

of the following persons:

a. Officers or enlisted men of the United States and Philippine Armed Forces,
and civilian employees of the Government of the United States stationed in the
Philippines while rendering civil engineering services for the United States and/or
Philippines.
 b. Civil engineers or experts called in by the Philippine Government for
consultation, or specific design and construction of fixed structures as defined
under this Act, provided that their practice shall be limited to such work.

2. Any person residing in the Philippines may make plans on specifications for
any of the following:

a. Any building in chartered cities or in towns with building ordinances, not

exceeding the space requirement specified therein, requiring the services of a civil
engineer.

b. Any wooden building enlargement or alteration which is to be used for farm

purposes only and costing not more than ten thousand pesos.

c. Provided, however. That there shall be nothing in this Act that will prevent
any person from constructing his own (wooden or light material) residential house,
utilizing the services of a person or persons required for the purpose, without the
use of a civil engineer, as long as he does no violate local ordinances of the place
where the building is to be constructed.

3. Nor shall anything in this Act prevent draftsmen, student clerk-or-work,

superintendents, and other employees of those lawfully engaged in the practice of
civil engineering under the provisions of this Act, from acting under the
instruction, control or supervision of their employer.

4. Nor shall anything in this Act prevent any person who prior to the approval of
this Act have been lawfully engaged in the practice of “maestro de obras” to
continue as such, provided they shall not undertake the making of plans
supervision for the following classes of work:
 a. Building of concrete whether reinforced or not.

b. Building of more than two stories.

c. Building with frames of structural steel. d. Building of structures intended for

public gathering or assemblies such as theaters, cinematographs, stadia, churches,
or structures of like nature.

5. Nor shall anything in this Act prevent professional architects and engineers to
practice their professions.

Section 16. Refusal to Issue Certificate.” The Board for Civil Engineers shall not
issue a certificate to any person convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of
any criminal offense involving moral turpitude, or to any person guilty of immoral
or dishonorable conduct, or to any person guilty of immoral or dishonorable
conduct, or to any person of unsound mind. In the event of a refusal to issue a
certificate to any person, the Board shall give to the applicant a written statement
setting forth its reason for such action, which statement shall be incorporated in the
records of the Board.

Section 17. Suspension and Revocation of Certificates. “ The Board shall have
the power, after due notice and hearings to suspend or revoke the certificate of
registration for any cause mentioned in the preceding section.

Section 18. Re-issue and Replacement of Certificates. “ The Board may, after the
expiration of one year from the date of certificate of registration is revoked and for
reasons it may deem sufficient, entertain an application for a new certificate of
registration from the registrant concerned. Such application shall be accomplished
in the same form prescribed for examination, but the Board may, in its discretion,
exempt the applicant from taking the requisite examination.

Section 19. Transitory Provisions.” As soon as this Act takes effect, any person
desiring to practice the profession of civil engineering shall be required to obtain a
certificate of registration in the manner and under the conditions hereinafter
provided. All civil engineers duly licensed under the provisions of Act Numbered
Twenty-nine hundred and eighty-five, as amended, at the time this Act takes effect,
shall be automatically registered under the provisions hereof. Certificates of
registration held by such persons in good standing shall have the same force and
effect as though the same have been issued under the provisions of this Act. All
graduates in civil engineering from a school, institute, college, or university
recognized by the Government who have passed the civil service examination for
senior civil engineer and have been practicing or employed in the Government as
such during five years are exempted from taking examination.

Article IV ENFORCEMENT OF ACT AND PENAL PROVISIONS

Section 20. Enforcement of the Act by officers of the law.” It shall be the duty of
all duly constituted law officers of the national, provincial, city and municipal
governments, or any political subdivisions thereof, to enforce the provisions of this
Act and to prosecute any person violating the same.

Section 21. Registration required.” Unless exempt from registration, no person

shall practice or offer to practice civil engineering in the Philippines without
having obtained the proper certificate of registration from the Board for Civil
Engineers.*
 Section 22. Penal provisions.” Any person who shall practice or offer to practice
civil engineering in the Philippines without being registered in accordance with the
provisions of this Act or any person presenting or attempting to use as his own the
certificate of registration of a registered civil engineer, or any person who shall
give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board, or any person who shall
impersonate any registrant civil engineer of different name or any person who shall
attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration, or any person who
shall use in connection with his name or otherwise assume, use or advertise any
title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a civil engineer,
without holding a valid certificate of registration, or any person who shall violate
any of the provision of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than
two thousand pesos, or to suffer imprisonment for a period of not less than six
months not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Article V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 23. Preparation of plans and supervisions of construction by registered

civil engineer.” It shall be unlawful for any person to order or otherwise cause the
construction, reconstruction, or alteration of any building or structure intended for
public gathering or assembly such as theaters, cinematographs, stadia, churches or
structures of like nature, and any other engineering structures mentioned in section
two of this Act unless the designs, plans, and specifications of same have been
prepared under the responsible charge of, and signed and sealed by a registered
civil engineer, and unless the construction, reconstruction and/or alteration thereof
are executed under the responsible charge and direct supervision of a civil
engineer. Plans and designs of structures must be approved as provided by law or
ordinance of a city or province or municipality where the said structure is to be
constructed.

Section 24. The practice of civil engineering is a professional service, admission

to which must be determined upon individual, personal qualifications. Hence, no
firm, partnership, corporation or association may be registered or licensed as such
for the practice of civil engineering: Provided, however, That persons properly
registered and licensed as civil engineers may, among themselves or with a person
or persons properly registered and licensed as architects, form, and obtain
registration of, a firm, partnership or association using the term “Engineers” or
“Engineers and Architects,” but, nobody shall be a member or partner of such firm,
partnership or association unless he is duly licensed civil engineer or architect, and
the members who are civil engineers shall only render work and services proper for
a civil engineer, as defined in this Act, and the members who are architects shall
also only render work and services proper for an architect, as defined in the law
regulating the practice of architecture; individual members of such firms,
partnership or association shall be responsible for their own respective acts.

Section 25. Reciprocity requirements.” No person who is not a citizen of the

Philippines at the time he applies to take the examination shall be allowed to take it
unless he can prove in the manner provided by the Rules of Court that, by specific
provision of law, the country of which he is a citizen, subject, or national either
admits citizens of the Philippines to the practice of the same profession without
restriction or allows them to practice it after an examination on terms of strict and
absolute equality with citizens, subjects, or nationals of the country concerned,
including the unconditional recognition of degrees issued by institutions of
learning duly recognized for the purpose by the Government of the Philippines:
Provided, That if he is not a citizen of the Philippines, and was admitted to the
practice of a profession in the Philippines after December 8, 1941, his active
practice in that profession, either in the Philippines or in the state or country where
he was practicing his profession, shall not have been interrupted for a period of two
years or more prior to July 4, 1946, and that the country or state from which he
comes allows the citizens of the Philippines by specific provision of law, to
practice the same profession without restriction or on terms of strict and absolute
equality with citizens, subjects or nationals of the country or state concerned.

Section 26. Roster of civil engineers.” A roster showing the names and places of
business of all registered civil engineers shall be prepared by the Commissioner of
PRC periodically but at least once a year. Copies of this roster shall be placed on
file with the PRC and furnished to all department heads, mayors of all chartered
cities, to the Director of Public Works, to such other Bureaus, government entities
or agencies and municipal and provincial authorities as may be deemed necessary
and to the public upon request.

Section 27. Repeal.” All laws, parts of laws, orders, ordinances, or regulations in
conflict with the provisions hereof; including parts of Act Numbered Twenty-nine
hundred and eighty-five, as amended, as pertains to the practice of civil
engineering, are hereby repealed, except the provisions of Act Numbered
Thirtyone hundred and fifty nine amending Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred
and eighty-five, pertaining to the practice of “maestro de obras.”

Section 28. Construction of Act.” If any part or section of this Act shall be
declared unconstitutional, such declarations shall not invalidate the other
provisions hereof.
 Section 29. Effectivity.” This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved,
June 17, 1950 (As amended by R.A. No. 1582, approved on June 16, 1956)

Code of Ethics

It shall be considered unprofessional and inconsistent with honorable and

dignified bearing for any registered Civil Engineer: To act for his clients* in
professional matters otherwise than as a faithful agent or trustee, or to accept any
remuneration other than his stated charges for services rendered his clients. To
attempt to injure falsely or maliciously, directly or indirectly, the professional
reputation, prospects, or business of another Engineer. To attempt to supplant
another Engineer after definite steps have been taken toward his employment To
participate in competitive bidding on a price basis to secure a professional
engagement. To compete with another Engineer for employment on the basis of
professional charges, by reducing his usual charges and in this manner attempting
to underbid after being informed of the charges named by another. To review the
work of another Engineer for the same client, except with the knowledge or
consent of such Engineer, or unless the connection of such Engineer with the work
has been terminated. To advertise in self-laudatory language, or in any other
manner derogatory to the dignity of the Profession. To use the advantages of a
salaried position to compete unfairly with Engineers in private practice. To act in
any manner or engage in any practice which will tend to bring discredit on the
honor or dignity of the Engineering Profession.

PRC Board Examiners

PRAXEDES P. BERNARDO

Chairman

PERICLES P. DAKAY

Member
 ROMEO A. ESTAÑERO

Member

Qualification of Board Members

Each member of the Board shall, at the time of his appointment:
1. Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;
2. Be at least thirty years of age and of good moral character;
3. Be a graduate of civil engineering from a recognized and legally constituted
school, institute, college or university.
4. Be a registered civil engineer duly qualified to practice civil engineering in
the Philippines;
5. Have practiced civil engineering, with a certificate as such, for a period of
not less than ten years prior to his appointment.
6. Not be a member of the faculty of any school, institute, college, or university
where civil engineering course is taught, nor have a pecuniary interest in
such institutions;
 7. No former members of the faculty of any school, institute or university
where civil engineering is taught can become a member of the Board unless
he had stopped teaching for at least three consecutive years.

3. Coverages of Civil Engineering Board Exam

The Civil Engineering Licensure Examination Syllabi

Section 4 of the Civil Engineering Law (Republic Act 544) provides among other
things the power to the Board of Examinees for Civil Engineers to discharge such
other powers and duties as may affect the ethical and technological standards of the
Civil Engineering profession in the Philippines. Section 10 enumerates the subjects
in which the applicants for certificates of registration shall be examined at the
discretion of the Board;

NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Civil Engineering, RESOLVED, as it hereby

RESOLVES, that the licensure examinations for Civil Engineering shall be in
accord with the following guidelines:
 Preparation of Examination Questions and Problems.

The following shall be taken into consideration in the preparation of questions

and problems:

Questions and answers should relate to matters which are of general applicability
in the civil engineering practice in the Philippines.

Questions and answers shall be framed in a clear and concise manner taking into
consideration the degree or level of proficiency for each topic. Instructions or
requirements should be clearly stated.

The assigned weight and estimated time for each subject shall be indicated.

Whenever applicable, references shall be made to statements issued by:

The Board of Civil Engineering

The National Building Code of the Philippines

The National Structural Code of the Philippines

The National Standards Office

The National Water Resources Council

 The Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers

The Association of Structural Engineers of the

Philippines.

In areas not covered by Philippine sources, references may also be made to the
official pronouncement of authoritative standard setting agencies in the United
States (ACI, ASCE, ASHTO, NSC, and UBC), International Building Officials
(IBO), and the International Federation of Engineers (FIDIC) provided these
pronouncements are relevant to Philippine conditions.

Subjects of Examinations

Unless otherwise indicated, the topics of the subjects shall be effective in the
May 1993 Licensure Examinations. The Syllabi shall be fully effective starting on
the May 1994 examinations.
A. MATHEMATICS AND SURVEYING

Mathematics

1.0 Algebra

1.1 Set Theory*

1.2 Real Numbers

1.3 Algebraic Expressions and Operations

1.4 Equations and Inequalities

1.5 Roots and Powers

1.6 Linear, Quadratic and Polynomial Functions

1.7 Factoring

1.8 Roots of Algebraic Equations

1.9 System of Equations

1.10 Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

1.11 Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions

2.0 Trigonometry

2.1 Circular (Trigonometric) Functions

2.2 Trigonometric Identities and Equations

2.3 Solution of Triangles

2.4 Hyperbolic Functions

3.0 Analytic Geometry

3.1 Cartesian Coordinate System

3.2 Functions and Relations

3.3 Functions and their Graphs

3.4 Straight lines

3.5 Conic Sections

3.6 Polar Coordinates

3.7 Transformation of Coordinates

3.8 Parametric Equations

4.0 Calculus
4.1 Differential Equations

4.1.1 Limits and Continuity

4.1.2 Derivatives and Differentiation

4.1.3 Application of Derivatives

4.1.4 The Differential

4.1.5 Partial Derivatives

4.2 Integral Calculus

4.2.1 Theory of Integrals

4.2.2 Integration Methods

4.2.3 Definite Integrals and Applications

4.2.4 Line and Surface Integrals

4.2.5 Multiple Integrals

5.0 Differential Equations

5.1 First Order Differential Equation

5.1.1 Exact Differential Equation

5.1.2 Integrating Factors**

5.1.3 Separable Variables

5.1.4 Homogeneous Differential Equations

5.1.5 Linear Differential Equations

5.1.6 Applications

5.2 Higher Order Differential Equations

6.0 Other Topics

6.1 Infinite Series

6.1.1 Molaurin Series

6.1.2 Taylor Series

6.1.3 Fourier Series

6.2 Complex Variables**

6.3 Vector Analysis

6.4 Matrices*

6.5 Determinants*

6.6 Probability and Statistics

7.0 Engineering Economy

7.1 Present Economy Study

7.2 Time-Value Relations

7.3 Selection among Alternatives

7.3.1 Present Worth Method

7.3.2 Annual Worth Method

7.3.3 Future Worth Method

7.3.4 Internal Rate of Return Method

7.3.5 External Rate of Return Method

Surveying

1.0 Surveying Concepts

1.1 Uses of Surveys

1.2 Operations in Surveying

1.3 Measurement and Adjustments

1.4 Field and Office Work

1.5 Surveying Instruments

2.0 Basic Surveying Measurements

2.1 Distance Measurements

2.1.1 Pacing

2.1.2 Distance Measurement with Tape

2.2 Vertical Distance Measurement; Leveling

2.3 Angle and Direction Measurement

2.3.1 Location of Points

2.3.2 Meridians

2.3.3 Bearing and Azimuth

2.3.4 Magnetic Declination

2.3.5 Instruments Used

2.3.5.1 Engineers Transit

2.3.5.2 Theodolite

2.4 Stadia and Tacheometry

2.4.1 Principles of Stadia

2.4.2 Plane Table and Alidade

3.0 Survey Operations

3.1 Traverse

3.1.1 Deflection Angle Traverse

3.1.2 Interior Angle Traverse

3.1.3 Traverse by Angle to the Right

3.1.4 Azimuth Traverse

3.1.5 Compass Traverse

3.1.6 Stadia Traverse

3.1.7 Plane Table Traverse

3.2 Calculation of Areas of Land

3.2.1 Area by Triangle

3.2.2 Area by Coordinates

3.2.3 Area by Double Meridian Distance (DMD) and Latitude

3.2.4 Irregular Boundaries (Simpson’s and Trapezoidal Rules)

3.3 Triangulation and Trilateralization

3.3.1 Horizontal Control System

3.3.2 Triangulation Figures and Procedures

3.3.3 Error Propagation

3.3.4 Trilateralization

3.4 Astronomical Observation

3.4.1 Celestial Sphere

3.4.2 Equator System

3.4.3 The PZS Triangle

3.4.4 Azimuth and Hour Angle at Elongation

3.4.5 Time

3.4.6 Solar Observation

3.4.7 Stellar Observation

4.0 Engineering Surveys

4.1 Topographic Survey

4.1.1 Horizontal Control

4.1.2 Vertical Control (contours)

4.1.3 Location of Details

4.2 Route Surveying

4.2.1 Horizontal Curves

4.2.1.1 Simple Curves

4.2.1.2 Compound Curves

4.2.1.3 Superelations
4.2.1.4 Spiral Curves

4.2.2 Vertical Curves

4.2.3 Earthwork Operations

4.2.3.1 Methods of Determining Earthwork Volumes

4.2.3.2 Borrow Pits

4.3 Hydrographic Surveys

4.3.1 Datum

4.3.2 Soundings

B. HYDRAULICS

1.0 Fluid Mechanics

1.1 Properties of Fluids

1.2 Fluid Statics

1.3 Fluid Flow Concepts and Basic Equations

1.4 Dimensionally Analysis and Dynamic Similitude

1.5 Viscous Flow and Fluid Resistance

1.6 Ideal Fluid Flow

1.7 Steady Flow in Closed Conduits

1.8 Steady Flow in Open Channels

2.0 Hydrology

2.1 Hydrologic Cycle

2.1.1 Precipitation

2.1.2 Streamflow

2.1.3 Evaporations

2.1.4 Transpiration

2.2 Hydrograph Analysis

2.2.1 Runoff

2.2.2 Storage Routing

2.3 Groundwater

3.0 Hydraulics, System and Structure

3.1 Reservoirs

3.2 Dams

3.3 Spillways, Gates, and Outlet Works

3.4 Open Channels

3.5 Pressure Conduits

3.6 Hydraulics Machinery

4.0 Irrigation, Flood Control and Drainage

4.1 Irrigation

4.1.1 Water Requirement

4.1.2 Soil-Water Relation

4.1.3 Water Quality

4.1.4 Methods

4.1.5 Structures

4.2 Flood Control

4.2.1 Design Flood

4.2.2 Flood Control Structures

4.3 Drainage
4.3.1 Estimate of Flow

4.3.2 Storm Drainage

4.3.3 Land and Highway Drainage

4.3.4 Culverts and Bridges

4.3.5 Drainage Structures

5.0 Water Supply and Sewerage

5.1 Fundamental Concept

5.1.1 Mathematics of Growth (Population Forecasting)

5.1.2 Environmental Chemistry

5.1.3 Mass and Energy Transfer

5.2 Water Supply and Treatment

5.2.1 Components of Water Supply System

5.2.1.1 Water Reservoir and Storage

5.2.1.2 Water Distribution System

5.2.1.3 Water Containment Structures

5.2.2 Water Consumptions Periods of Design

5.2.3 Pre-treatment Methods

5.2.4 Principles of Sedimentation

5.2.5 Sedimentation Tank Design

5.2.6 Coagulation-Sedimentation

5.2.7 Slow Sand Filtration

5.2.8 Rapid Sand Filtration

5.2.9 The Rapid Sand Filter

5.2.10 Underdrain System

5.2.11 Wash Troughs

5.2.12 The Washing Process

5.2.13 Clear Well and Plant Capacity

5.2.14 Water Disinfection

5.3 Waste Water Treatment

5.3.1 Quantity

5.3.2 Methods

5.3.3 Theory of Activated Sludge

5.3.4 Aeration Tank

5.3.5 Biokinetic Parameters*

5.3.6 Clarifiers

C. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

1.0 Statics of Rigid Bodies

1.1 Force System

1.1.1 Concurrent and Non-current Force System

1.1.2 Parallel and Non-parallel Force System

1.1.3 Planar and Three Dimensional Force System

1.1.4 Distributed Forces

1.1.5 Frictional Forces

1.2 Equilibrium of Forces

1.2.1 Reactions

1.2.2 Free Body Diagram

1.2.3 Two Force Bodies

1.2.4 Three Force Bodies

1.3 Truss Analysis

1.3.1 Method of Joints

1.3.2 Method of Sections

1.3.3 Graphical Methods

1.4 Beams and Frames

1.4.1 Reactions

1.4.2 Shear Diagrams

1.4.3 Bending Moment Diagrams

1.5 Related Topics

1.5.1 Moment of Lines and Areas

1.5.2 Centroids

1.5.3 Moments of Inertia

1.5.4 Center of Mass

1.5.5 Center of Forces

2.0 Dynamics of Rigid Bodies

2.1 Kinematics of Particles

2.1.1 Rectilinear Motion

2.1.2 Curvilinear Motion

2.2 Kinetics of Particles

2.2.1 Newton’s Second Law

2.2.2 Dynamic Equilibrium

2.2.3 Work and Energy Principle

2.2.4 Kinetic and Potential Energy

2.2.5 Impulse and Momentum Principle

2.3 Kinematics of Rigid Bodies

2.3.1 Translation

2.3.2 Rotation

2.3.3 General Plane Motion

2.4 Kinetics of Rigid Bodies

2.4.1 D’Alambert’s Principle

2.4.2 Work and Energy Principle

2.4.3 Impulse and Momentum Principle

3.0 Mechanics

3.1 Stresses and Strains

3.2 Material Properties

3.3 Axially Loaded Members

3.4 Thin Walled Pressure Vessels

3.5 Torsional Stresses

3.6 Internal Forces and Stresses in Beams

3.6.1 Flexural Stress

3.6.2 Shear Stress

3.6.3 Combined Stresses

3.6.4 Principal Stresses

3.6.5 Unsymmetrical Banding

3.7 Deflections

3.7.1 Double Integration Methods

3.7.2 Area Moment Method

3.7.3 Conjugate Beam Method

3.8 Statistically Indeterminate Beams

3.9 Shear Center

3.10 Curved Beams

3.11 Non-homogenous Beams

3.12 Impact Loading

3.13 Stress Concentration

3.14 Repeated Loading

3.15 Elastic Instability (Buckling)

3.16 Analysis of Connections

3.16.1 Riveted and Bolted Connections

3.16.2 Welded

4.0 Structural Analysis

4.1 Loadings

4.1.1 Vertical Loads (dead and live loads)

4.1.2 Lateral Loads (Wind and Earthquake Loads)

4.1.3 Impact Loads

4.2 Energy Methods for Deformation Analysis

4.2.1 Castigliano’s Theorem

4.2.2 Virtual Work Method (Unit Load)

4.3 Influence Lines

4.4 Frame Analysis

4.4.1 Approximate Methods

4.4.2 Exact Methods*

4.4.3 Moment Distribution

4.5 Stiffness and Flexibility Methods of Analysis**

4.5.1 Trusses

4.5.2 Beams

4.5.3 Frames

5.0 Design of Timber Structures

5.1 Properties of Wood

5.2 Design of Tension Member

5.3 Design of Bending Members

5.3.1 Laterally Supported Beams

5.3.2 Laterally Unsupported Beams

5.4 Design of Compression Members

5.4.1 Short Columns

5.4.2 Slender Columns

5.4.3 Spaced Columns

5.5 Timber Connections

6.0 Design of Steel Structures

6.1 General

6.1.1 Properties of Structural Steel

6.1.2 Design Philosophy

6.1.2.1 Allowable Stress Design

6.1.2.2 Load and Resistance Factor Design

6.2 Tension Members

6.3 Connections

6.3.1 Bolted

6.3.2 Welded

6.4 Compression Members

6.5 Beams

6.5.1 Compact Sections

6.5.2 Non-compact Sections

6.6 Beam Columns

6.7 Plastic Analysis and Limit Design*

6.8 Composite Steel and Concrete

7.0 Reinforced Concrete Structures

7.1 General

7.1.1 Properties of Concrete Materials

7.1.2 Design Philosophies and Procedures

7.2 Flexural Analysis and Design

7.3 Shear and Diagonal Tension

7.4 Bond, Anchorage Development Lengths

7.5 Serviceability Requirements

7.5.1 Crack Control

7.5.2 Deflections

7.6 Columns

7.6.1 Short Columns

7.6.2 Slender Columns

7.7 Slabs

7.8 Footings

7.9 Retaining Wall

7.10 Prestressed Concrete

8.0 Soil Mechanics and Foundation

8.1 Soil Properties

8.2 Soil Classification

8.3 Flow of Water in Soils

8.3.1 Permeability

8.3.2 Seepage

8.3.3 Effective and Pore water Pressure

8.4 Soil Strength

8.4.1 Shear Strength

8.4.2 Bearing Capacity

8.5 Compressibility of Soils

8.5.1 Elastic Settlement

8.5.2 Consolidation Settlement

8.6 Soil Improvement

8.6.1 Compaction

8.6.2 Soil Stabilization

8.7 Earth Pressures and Retaining Wall

8.8 Slope Stability Analysis

9.0 Design of Civil Engineering Structures and Systems

9.1 Transportation Engineering**

9.1.1 Highway and Urban Transportation Planning and Economics**

9.1.2 Driver, Vehicle, Traffic and Road Characteristics**

9.1.3 Highway Design

9.1.4 Traffic Engineering and Highway Operations**

9.1.5 Road and Pavement Design

9.2 Airport Engineering**

9.3 Ports and Harbors

9.4 Containment Structures (Tanks, soils, storage tanks)

9.5 Bridges

10.0 Construction and Management

10.1 Engineering Relations and Ethics**

10.2 Contracts & Specifications

10.3 Construction Project Organization

 10.4 Planning and Scheduling (PERT/CPM)

10.5 Construction Estimates

10.6 Construction Methods & Operations

10.7 Construction Equipment Operations and Maintenance

CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATIONS

Unless otherwise officially announced, the examinations shall be totally

computerized. The Board shall provide a minimum of 500 questions for each
subject from which the computer of the Commission will select at random on the
day or a few days prior to the examination the questions to be given. The number
of questions for each subject shall not be less than 20 at 4 points each. The
maximum number of questions shall not be more than 100 at 1 point each. The
examination shall be closed books and notes. Examinees shall be given 10
computation and scratch sheets which must be submitted with the answer sheets.