REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
LABORATORY WORK NO. 3
SUBJECT: COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND PROGRAMMING 2 LABORATORY
TITLE: MICROSOFT EXCEL PROGRAMMING
SUBMITTED BY: DELA CRUZ, JUAN P.
DELA CRUZ, JUAN P.
SUBMITTED TO: ENGR. KARL ANGELO G. CLARETE
I. Objective
i. Learn how to use computer programming for construction estimates.
ii. Acquire proficiency in algorithm development using a high-level programming
language.
iii. Use high level language and programming applications in solving civil engineering
problems.
II. Problems
A proposed concrete pavement has
a general dimension of 10 cm thick,
10 cm
3 m wide, and 5 m long. Using Area
Method, determine the quantity of
cement in bags, sand and gravel in
3m 5m cubic meter required using class “C”
mixture.
III. Procedure
1. Create a new workbook and name this Laboratory Work No. 3.
2. Determine the Area of the concrete pavement.
3. Using Table 1-3, find the corresponding factors by selecting the row and column for slab
thickness and parameters (mass of cement and class mixture, sand, and gravel),
respectively. Use formula/function to get these corresponding factors from Table 1-3.
4. Restrict the user in inputting the slab thickness and Class Mixture through Data
Validation. Know that Table 1-3 is only limited to the slab thickness and class mixtures
as shown.
5. Use Formulas and Functions. The user shall not input other data except the class
mixture and dimensions of the project. (Hint: You may use nested function of If
statements, vlookup or hlookup). Formulas/Functions discussed before this laboratory
are enough to create a versatile program for this case.
6. To check the versatility of the program, the class mixture and dimension of the slab may
vary.
IV. Material/Application
1. MS Excel
V. Tabulation of Data
Table 1-3 QUANTITY OF CEMENT, SAND AND GRAVEL FOR SLAB AND WALLS PER
SQUARE METER (AREA METHOD)
SLAB CLASS MIXTURE
SAND GRAVEL
THICKNESS
40 kg Cement 50 kg Cement (cu. m.) (cu. m.)
(cm)
A B C A B C
5.0 0.450 0.375 0.300 0.350 0.300 0.250 0.0250 0.0500
7.5 0.675 0.563 0.450 0.525 0.450 0.375 0.0375 0.0750
10.0 0.900 0.750 0.600 0.700 0.600 0.500 0.0500 0.1000
12.5 1.125 0.938 0.750 0.875 0.750 0.625 0.0630 0.1250
15.0 1.350 1.125 0.900 1.050 0.900 0.750 0.0750 0.1500
17.5 1.575 1.313 1.050 1.225 1.050 0.875 0.0880 0.1750
20.0 1.800 1.500 1.200 1.400 1.200 1.000 0.1000 0.2000
22.5 2.030 1.688 1.350 1.575 1.350 1.125 0.1125 0.2250
25.0 2.250 1.875 1.500 1.750 1.500 1.250 0.1250 0.2500
27.5 2.475 2.063 1.650 1.925 1.650 1.375 0.1380 0.2750
30.0 2.700 2.250 1.800 2.100 1.800 1.500 0.1500 0.3000
Source: Construction Cost Estimates by Max Fajardo
VI. Computation
(Step 1) Determine the Area of the Concrete Pavement:
Area = Width × Length
Area = 3 m × 5 m = 15 square meters
(Step 2) Indicate the Slab Thickness
Slab Thickness = 10.0 cm
(Step 3) Concrete Proportion:
CEMENT Class: C
40 kg 15 × 0.6000 = 9 bags
50 kg 15 × 0.5000 = 7.5 ≈ 8 bags
SAND 15 × 0.0500 = 0.75 cu. m.
GRAVEL 15 × 0.1000 = 1.5 cu. m.
Note: For the estimated quantity of bags of cement, always round it up to its nearest
whole number. Use correct rounding function.
VII. Observation and Conclusion
