Civil PE Construction Classes will start on August 09, 2024.
Date and Time (PST)* | CONSTRUCTION CBT Exam - April 2024 Syllabus |
|---|---|
| Friday , Aug. 09, 2024 | Class Introduction and How to Study |
| 5:00 PM-6:30 PM | |
| Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 | Structural Mechanics: Loads, Statics and stresses |
| 8:00AM: 3:00PM | |
| Monday, Aug. 12, 2024 | Structural Mechanics: Structural members, Structural systems |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 | Structural Mechanics: Structural members, Structural systems (Continued) |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 | Material Properties: Soil, rock and aggregates (e.g., boring log interpretation, classification, strength, permeability, compressibility), Compaction |
| 8:00AM-3:00PM | |
| Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 | Material Properties: Concrete materials |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 | Material Properties: Concrete materials |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024 | Material Properties: Concrete materials, Steel (e.g., structural, reinforcement, prestressed), Wood (e.g., sawn, engineered) |
| 8:00AM-3:00PM | |
| Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 | Soil Mechanics I: Lateral earth pressure, Soil consolidation and compaction, Bearing capacity |
| 8:00AM-3:00PM | |
| Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 | Soil Mechanics-II: Settlement |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 | Soil Mechanics-III: Slope stability |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 | Site Layout and Development: Layout and control, Site investigations |
| 9:00AM-2:00PM | |
| Sunday, Sept. 01, 2024 | Site Layout and Development: Layout and control , Site investigations |
| 9:00AM-2:00PM | |
| Tuesday, Sept 03, 2024 | Basic horizontal and vertical curve elements |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Thursday, Sept. 05, 2024 | Basic horizontal and vertical curve elements |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Saturday, Sept 07, 2024 | Estimating Quantities and Costs: Quantity take-off methods, Cost estimating, Work measurement and productivity (e.g., earned value) |
| 9:00AM-2:00PM | |
| Sunday, Sept 08, 2024 | Estimating Quantities and Costs: Excavation and embankment (e.g., cut and fill analysis, borrow pit volume, haul distances) |
| 9:00PM-2:00PM | |
| Saturday, Sept 14, 2024 | Project Planning and Scheduling I: Construction sequencing, Activity time analysis, Project schedule analysis (e.g., network analysis, critical path method, linear schedules) |
| 9:00AM-2:00PM | |
| Sunday, Sept 15, 2024 | Project Planning and Scheduling II: Resource scheduling and leveling, Time–cost trade-off |
| 9:00AM-2:00PM | |
| Sunday, Sept 22, 2024 | Lifting and rigging, Cranes, Dewatering and pumping |
| 8:00AM-3:00PM | |
| Tuesday, Sept 24, 2024 | Equipment selection and operations, Engineering economic analysis (e.g., cost analysis for resource selection, break-even, net-present value, life-cycle costing), |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Thursday, Sept 26, 2024 | Deep foundation installation |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Sunday, Sept 29, 2024 | Material, Production, and Execution Quality Control: Concrete (e.g., mix design, admixtures, proportioning), Concrete placement, Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation |
| 8:00AM-3:00PM | |
| Tuesday, Oct. 01, 2024 | Material, Production, and Execution Quality Control: Concrete (e.g., mix design, admixtures, proportioning), Concrete placement, Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Thursday, Oct. 03, 2024 | Material, Production, and Execution Quality Control: Concrete (e.g., mix design, admixtures, proportioning), Concrete placement, Concrete maturity and early strength evaluation |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Saturday, Oct. 05, 2024 | Health and Safety: OSHA construction and industry regulations and safety management |
| 9:00AM-12:00PM | |
| Sunday, Oct. 06, 2024 | Health and Safety: Work zone and public safety including maintenance of traffic |
| 9:00AM-12:00PM | |
| Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024 | Design for Support of Construction Loads: Formwork, Falsework and scaffolding, Shoring and reshoring |
| 8:00AM-3:00PM | |
| Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 | Design for Support of Construction Loads: Bracing and anchorage, Support of excavation, Construction loads on permanent structures (e.g., erection analysis, equipment loading) |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 | Design for Support of Construction Loads: Bracing and anchorage, Support of excavation, Construction loads on permanent structures (e.g., erection analysis, equipment loading) |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 | Hydraulics and Hydrology: Storm characteristics and runoff analysis (e.g., rational and SCS/NRCS methods, types of flow, flow characteristics. |
| 8:00AM-3:00PM | |
| Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 | Hydraulics and Hydrology: hydrographic application, erosion control, runoff time of concentration, storm frequency, rainfall measurement and distribution), Detention/retention ponds |
| 8:00AM-3:00PM | |
| Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 | Workshop - Hydraulics and Hydrology |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Saturday, Nov. 09, 2024 | Final Simulation Exam |
| 8:00AM-5:00PM | |
| Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 | Review - Simulation Exam Part 1 |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM | |
| Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 | Review - Simulation Exam Part 2 |
| 4:00PM-7:00PM |
* Times shown are Pacific Standards (PT)