REVIEW NOTES FOR MATERIALS ENGINEER

1. DETERMINES THE HARDNESS PROPERTY OF COURSE AGGREGATE.

a. CBR
b. ABRASION TEST
c. COMPACTION

2. USE TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL STRENGTH OF SOIL/AGGREGATES.

a. COMPACTION
b. ABRASION TEST
c. CBR

3. GIVES AN INDICATION OF CLAY CONTENT IN SOIL.

a. LIQUID LIMIT
b. PLASTICITY INDEX
c. PLASTIC LIMIT

4. INCREASES THE SHEARING STRENGTH OF AGGREGATES OF ANY SIZE,

SHAPE AND GRADATION.
a. CBR
b. MORTAR STRENGTH
c. COMPACTION

5. WHAT IS CONCRETE DEPOSITED IN WATER.

a. CLASS P
b. S
c. CLASS AA

6. THE RECOMMENDED THICKNESS OF HOT MIX ASPHALT OVERLAY.

a. 2-4 inches
b. 3-5 inches
c. 3-6 inches

7. NEW TYPE OF WATER-REDUCING ADMIXTURES USED TO PRODUCE

FLOWING CONCRETE.
a. PLASTICIZERS
b. SUPER-PLASTICIZERS
c. RETARDERS

8. THE WEARING AWAY OF PAVEMENT SURFACE CAUSED BY DISLODGING

OF AGGREGATE.
a. CORRUGATION
b. RAVELING
c. SHOVING

9. A FORM OF PLASTIC MOVEMENT TYPIFIED BY RIPPLES.

a. CORRUGATION
b. RAVELING
c. SHOVING

10. A FORM OF PLASTIC MOVEMENT RESULTING IN LOCALIZED BULGING

OF THE PAVEMENT.
a. CORRUGATION
b. RAVELING
c. SHOVING

11. LONGITUDINAL SURFACE DEPRESSION IN THE WHEEL PATHS.

a. CORRUGATION
b. RUTTING
c. RAVELING

12. THE UPWARD MOVEMENT IN AN ASPHALT PAVEMENT RESULTING IN

THE FORMATION OF FILM OF THE ASPHALT SURFACE.
a. SHOVING
b. BLEEDING
c. CUTTING

13. ARE MIXTURES OF ASPHALT CEMENT AND WATER WITH EMULSIFYING

AGENT
a. PETROLIUM
b. ASPHALT EMULSION
c. LIQUID ASPHALT

14. EMULSIFIED ASPHALT WHICH WORKS BETTER WITH WET AGGREGATES.

a. ANIONIC EMULSION
b. CATIONIC EMULSION
c. TAR

15. ACCEPTS GREATER COMPRESSIVE STRESS THAN SUB-GRADE AND THUS

REDUCE THE DEFORMATION OF THE PAVEMENT UNDER TRAFFIC
LOADING.
a. SUB-GRADE
b. SUB-BASE
c. BASE COURSE

16. REDUCES THE VERTICAL COMPRESSIVE STRESS INDUCED BY TRAFFIC IN

THE SUB-GRADE & SUB-BASE.
a. SUB-GRADE
b. SUB-BASE
c. BASE COURSE

17. IS THE CHIEF LOAD – BEARING ELEMENTS OF A GRAVEL ROAD?

a. SUB-GRADE
b. BASE/SUB-BASE COURSE
c. EMBANKMENT

18. THE CONSISTENCY OF THE CONCRETE MIXTURE IS CHECKED BY THIS

TEST.
a. CYLINDER TEST
b. BEAM TEST
c. SLUMP TEST

19. SLUMP OF CONCRETE DEPOSITED IN WATER.

a. BET 20-30 CM
b. BET 10-20 CM
c. BET 10-40 CM
20. THE MINIMUM CEMENT CONTENT OF CONCRETE DEPOSITED IN
WATER.
a. 390 kg/cu.m
b. 400 kg/cu.m.
c. 500 kg/cu.m.

21. THE MAXIMUM TIME NEEDED TO COMPACT STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

(USE OF VIBRATOR).
a. 30 sec.
b. 20 sec.
c. 15 sec.

22. THE MINIMUM TIME NEEDED TO REMOVE FORMS FOR BEAMS, GIRDERS,
FRAMES & ARCHES.
a. 15 days
b. 14 days
c. 7 days

23. MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF TAR WHEN IT IS USED IN THE

BITUMINOUS MIXTURE.
a. 70-107 degrees
b. 60-107 degrees
c. 50-107 degrees

24. THE BITUMINOUS MATERIAL COMMONLY USED IN ITEM 310.

a. EMULSIFIED ASPHALT
b. ASPHALT CEMENT
c. TAR

25. THIS ITEM CONSISTS OF PREPARING AND TREATING AN AGGREGATE

BASE COURSE PREPARATORY TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE.
a. BITUMINOUS SEAL COAT
b. BITUMINOUS PRIME COAT
c. BITUMINOUS TACK COAT

26. THIS ITEM CONSISTS OF PREPARING AND TREATING AN EXISTING

BITUMINOUS OR CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT SURFACE WITH
BITUMINOUS MATERIAL.
a. BITUMINOUS SEAL COAT
b. BITUMINOUS PRIME COAT
c. BITUMINOUS TACK COAT

27. CONSIST OF APPLICATION OF BITUMINOUS MATERIAL WITH OR W/O

APPLICATION OF AGGREGATE ON AN EXISTING BITUMINOUS SURFACE
COURSE.
a. BITUMINOUS SEAL COAT
b. BITUMINOUS PRIME COAT
c. BITUMINOUS TACK COAT

28. MIXING TIME WHEN CONCRETE IS MIXED IN A CONTROLLED MIXING

PLANT.
a. 40-90 sec.
b. 50-90 sec.
c. 45-90 sec.

29. TEST CONDUCTED FOR BUILDING THREE STORIES AND ABOVE.

 a. TEST PITTING
b. SOIL EXPLORATION
c. BORING TEST

30. REQUIRED REVOLUTION OF CONCRETE MIXER.

a. 5-6 rpm
b. 4-6 rpm
c. 3-6 rpm

31. REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF MIXING TEST TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE

OF COMPLIANCE OF DELIVERED OR CONSTRUCTED MATERIALS WITH
THE SPECIFICATION.
a. MATERIALS TESTING
b. SAMPLING
c. INSPECTION REPORT

32. WEIGHT PER MASS VOLUME WHERE THE STRENGHT OF STRUCTURE IS

DEPENDENT.
a. VOLUME OF SOIL
b. MASS OF SOIL
c. DENSITY OF SOIL

33. A TEST TO DETERMINE MOISTURE CONTENT OF SOIL.

a. CALCIUM CHLORIDE
b. CALCIUM CARBIDE
c. CALCIUM TRI-CHLORIDE

34. THE AMOUNT OF LIME TO BE ADDED IN ITEM 204 (PORTLAND CEMENT

STABILIZED ROAD MIX)
a. 5-10 mass%
b. 6-10 mass%
c. 8-10 mass%

35. PROCESS THAT DETERMINES ASPHALT CONTENT.

a. DISTILLATION
b. EXTRACTION
c. MARSHALL STABILITY TEST

36. DETERMINES THE PROPORTION OF INGREDIENTS THAT WILL PRODUCE

CONCRETE OF WORKABILITY.
a. JOB MIX
b. SLUMP TEST
c. DESIGN MIX

37. KIND OF ASPHALT USED IN OVERLAYING SEATED PAVEMENT.

a. PENETRATION
b. HOT MIX ASPHALT
c. COLD MIX ASPHALT

38. IS THE RUNNING SURFACE OF THE ROAD EXCEPT SHOULDERS.

a. BASE
b. SUB-BASE
c. PAVEMENT

39. MINIMUM WIDTH OF PAVEMENT SIDEWALK.

a. 1.5 meters
b. 1.0 meters
 c. 0.60 meters

40. IS THE BASIS OF ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF ANY CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS?
a. INSPECTION REPORT
b. QUALITY CONTROL ASSURANCE
c. MATERIALS TEST REPORT

41. DEPTH OF WEAKEND PLANE JOINT.

a. 50 mm
b. 25 mm
c. 40 mm

42. ITEM NO. OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT.

a. ITEM 301
b. ITEM 405
c. ITEM 311

43. THE MONHTLY STATUS REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO DPWH ON OR

BEFORE.
a. 7TH DAY OF THE MONTH
b. 15TH DAY OF THE MONTH
c. 5TH DAY OF THE MONTH

44. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED COMPRESSIVE STRENGHT OF CONCRETE

SHALL BE BASED ON
a. 14TH DAY TEST
b. 28TH DAY TEST
c. 7TH DAY TEST

45. WHAT IS THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN COURSE & FINE AGGREGATES?
a. 2.36 mm
b. 2.00 mm
c. 0.075 mm

46. SERVES AS LOAD TRANSFER DEVICE HELD IN POSITION PARALLEL TO

THE SURFACE OF THE SLAB.
a. TIE BARS
b. DOWELS
c. TEMPERATURE BARS

47. THE DEPTH OF CORRUGATION IN THE SURFACE OF PAVEMENT AFTER

BROOMING.
a. 1 mm
b. 2 mm
c. 1.5 mm

48. THE FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF CONCRETE BEAM SAMLE WHEN TESTED

@ THIRD POINT METHOD.
a. 4.5 Mpa
b. 3.5 Mpa
c. 3.8 Mpa

49. THE PROPORTION OF MORTAR MIXES FOR GROUTED RIPRAP.

a. 1 part cement/2 parts sand
b. 1 part sand/2 parts cement
c. 1 part cement/3 parts sand
50. SAND USED TO MEASURE THE VOLUME OF TEST HOLE IN FIELD
DENSITY TEST.
a. CALIBRATED SAND
b. FINE SAND
c. BEACH SAND

51. OVEN DRYING TEMPERATURE FOR MOISTURE CONTENT

DETERMINATION.
a. 107 degrees
b. 110 degrees
c. 105 degrees

52. WHAT IS THE AIR DRYING TEMPERATURE

a. 50 degrees
b. 60 degrees
c. 70 degrees

53. TESTS CONDUCTED IN THE FIELD FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

a. FIELD DENSITY TEST
b. SLUMP TEST
c. ALL OF THE ABOVE

54. PLASTICITY INDEX FOR ITEM 310 NOT EXCEED

a. not to exceed 6
b. not to exceed 5
c. not exceed 4

55. ROLLING OF SURFACE FOR ITEM 310 BEGINS FROM THE

a. SIDES TOWARDS THE CENTER
b. CENTER TOWARDS THE SIDES
c. ALONG CENTER TO END

56. HOW CAN WE ELIMINATE SU-BASE DURING CONSTRUCTION?

a. WHEN CBR IS GREATER THAN 20%
b. WHEN CBR IS GREATER THAN 25%
c. WHEN CBR IS GREATER THAN 80%

57. THE REQUIRED THICKNESS OF MATERIALS THAT MAY BE SPREAD AND

COMPACTED IN LAYER.
a. 200 mm
b. 300 mm
c. 150 mm

58. PREVENTS EARLY EVAPORATION OF WATER WHICH WILL PRODUCE

THERMAL CRACKS ON THE STRUCTURE.
a. USE RETARDERS
b. CURING METHOD
c. INCREASING WATER CONTENT

59. PENETRATION GRADE FOR SEALING ASPHALT

a. 50-60
b. 40-60
c. 60-70

60. IF SOIL TYPE IN ITEM 200 IS NON-PLASTIC, WHAT TYPE OF TEST IS

PERFORMED?
a. HYDROMETER TEST
 b. SHRINKAGE LIMIT TEST
c. LIQUID LIMIT TEST

61. WHAT IS DONE IF SAMPLE PASSING # 200 SIEVES IS 95%?

a. HYDROMETER TEST
b. SHRINKAGE LIMIT TEST
c. LIQUID LIMIT TEST

62. REQUIRED BORING IN LARGE BUILDINGS

a. ONE HOLE AT EACH CORNER ONLY
b. ONE HOLE AT EACH CORNER AND ONE AT CENTER
c. FIVES HOLES AT RANDOM

63. A CONCRETE WHERE COMPRESSION IS INDUCED BEFORE

APPLICATION OF WORKING LOAD SO THAT TENSION UNDER THESE
LOADS IS REDUCED.
a. post-tensioning
b. pre-stressing
c. pre-tensioning

64. MINIMUM THICKNESS REQUIREMENT FOR COMPACTION PER LAYER.

(loose)
a. 200 mm
b. 300 mm
c. 150 mm

65. A CEMENT WHICH HAS CEMENTITOUS EFFECT

a. PORTLAND CEMENT
b. POZZOLANIC CEMENT
c. BITUMINOUS CEMENT

66. MINIMUM DIAMETER OF CORE FOR THICKNESS DETERMINATION

a. 150 mm
b. 200 mm
c. 100 mm

67. CONSIST OF WORK ELEMENTS CARRIED OUT WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE

QUALITY CONTROL.
a. MATERIALS TESTING
b. QUALITY ASSURANCE WORK
c. MONTHLY MATERIALS REPORT

68. SUMMARY OF ALL FIELD CONTROL TESTS SUBMITTED MONHTLY BY THE

CONTRACTOR.
a. MATERIALS TESTING
b. QUALITY ASSURANCE WORK
c. MONTHLY MATERIALS REPORT

69. LIMIT OF WATER-CEMENT RATIO FOR CONCRETE

a. 0.60-0.70
b. 0.50-0.55
c. 0.50-0.60

70. CONCRETE PILE CAST IN PLACE BY REMOVING THE SOIL FIRST BY

DRILLING & FILL VOIDS WITH CONCRETE.
a. PILE DRIVING
b. DRILLED PILE
c. BORED PILE
71. TWO (2) MAJOR COMPONENTS OF CONCRETE
a. WATER AND CEMENT
b. CEMENT AND AGGREGATES
c. PASTE AND AGGREGATES

72. MINIMUM NUMBER OF CONCRETE CYLINDER SAMPLES FOR EVERY 75

CU.M. OF CONCRETE.
a. ONE SET OF TWO
b. ONE SET OF THREE
c. ONLY ONE SAMPLE

73. BASE OR SUB-BASE IS EXTENDED BEYOND EACH EDGE OF PROPOSED

CONCRETE.
a. 1.0 METER
b. 0.50 METER
c. 0.60 METER

74. MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CLASS B CONCRETE

a. 2500 PSI
b. 2400 PSI
c. 2000 PSI

75. TRANSVRESE CONTRACTION JOINT IS ALSO CALLED

a. EXPANSION JOINT
b. CONSTRUCTION JOINT
c. WEAKEND PLANE JOINT

76. MAXIMUM LIMIT OF TIME FOR VIBRATOR TO BE OPERATED IN ONE

LOCATION.
a. 20 SEC.
b. 10 SEC.
c. 15 SEC.

77. TYPE OF BAR PLACED PERPENDICULAR TO THE LONGITUDINAL JOINT.

a. DOWEL
b. DEFORMED TIE BARS
c. ROUND STEEL BARS

78. FORMS SHALL REMAIN UNDISTURBED FOR NOT LESS THAN

a. 48 hrs.
b. 12 hrs.
c. 24 hrs.

79. NUMBER OF BAGS OF CEMENT SUBJECT TO QUALITY TEST

a. 10,000
b. 5,000
c. 2,000

80. GRADING TEST OF FINE AGGREGATES IS REQUIRED FOR EVERY ______CU.M.

a. 1500 CU.M.
b. 75 CU.M.
c. 300 CU.M.

81. MINIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS CONCRETE PAVEMENT IS OPENED TO

TRAFFIC
a. 7 DAYS
b. 28 DAYS
 c. 14 DAYS

82. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE WEAKEND PLANE JOINT

a. 10 mm
b. 6 mm
c. 8 mm

83. CONCRETE PAVEMENT IS ACCEPTED IF NO INDIVIDUAL STRENGTH TEST

RESULT IS DEFICIENT BY MORE THAN
a. 20%
b. 25%
c. 15%

84. ITEM OF CONCRETE WORK IS NOT PAID IF DEFICIENCY IN STRENGTH OF

CONCRETE SPECIMEN IS MORE THAN
a. 15%
b. 20%
c. 25%

85. CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO TEST IS PERFORMED IF QUALITY OF

SOIL/BASE COURSES IS
a. 2000 CU.M
b. 2500 CU.M
c. 1500 CU.M

86. IN ITEM 104, AT LEAST ONE GROUP OF IN SITU-DENSITY IS PERFOMED FOR

EVERY
a. 300 SQ.M
b. 500 SQ.M
c. 150 SQ.M

87. BITUMINOUS PRIME COAT IS TESTED FOR EVERY 40 TONS OR

a. 100 DRUMS
b. 200 DRUMS
c. 150 DRUMS

88. RATE OF SPREADING BITUMINOUS TACK IS

a. 0.2 TO 0.7 LITERS/SQ.M
b. 0.2 TO 0.5 LITERS/SQ.M
c. 0.2 TO 0.8 LITERS/SQ.M

89. AMOUNT OF CEMENT SENT TO LABORATORY FOR STRENGTH

DETERMINATION.
a. 40 KG
b. 20 KG
c. 10 KG

90. QUANTITY OF CHB SENT TO LABORATORY FOR STRENGTH

DETERMINATION
a. 10 UNITS
b. 12 UNITS
c. 3 UNITS

91. LENGTH OF REINFORCING BARS SENT TO LABORATORY FOR TENSILE

STRENGTH DETERMINATION
a. 1 METER
b. 0.60 METER
 c. 0.50 METER

92. DETERMINES THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF HYDRUALIC CEMENT AND

OTHER MORTARS.
a. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
b. MORTAR STRENGTH TEST
c. INITIAL SETTING

93. DIAMETER OF CAST- IRON OR STEEL SPHERES USED IN ABRASION TEST

a. 45 mm
b. 36.8 mm
c. 46.8 mm

94. WHAT IS THE WEIGHT OF EACH SPHERE

a. BET 300 TO 400 g
b. BET 390 TO 455 g
c. BET 290 TO 450 g

95. IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIQUID LIMIT AND PLASTIC LIMIT

a. MOISTURE CONTENT
b. PLASTICITY INDEX
c. DRY DENSITY

96. AMONT OF SAMPLE USED TO DETERMINE SHRINKAGE LIMIT

a. About 5 g
b. About 20 g
c. About 30 g

97. INVOLVES THE APPLICATION OF ENERGY AND ADDITION OF WATER AS

LUBRICANT
a. densification
b. compaction
c. CBR

98. THE BEHAVIOR OF SOIL IS INFLUENCED DY THE AMOUNT OF

a. grain size
b. moisture
c. grading

99. QUANTITY OF SAMPLE FOR MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION

a. 25 to 1000g
b. 50 to 1000g
C. 60 to 1000g

100. IS THE RATIO WEIGHT OF WATER IN THE SOIL TO THE WEIGHT OF SOIL
AFTER IT HAS DRIED
a. volume
b. density
c. moisture content

101. IS THE HIGHEST MOISTURE CONTENT BETWEEN SOLID AND SEMI-SOLID

STATES OF WHICH THE MASS ATTAIN ITS MINIMUM VOLUME BUT
CONTINUES TO LOSE WEIGHT
a. LIQUID LIMIT
b. PLASTIC LIMIT
c. SHRINKAGE LIMIT
102. DETERMINES THE BEARING RATIO OF SOIL WHEN COMPACTED AND
TESTED IN THE LABORATORY BY COMPARING THE PENETRATION LOAD OF
THE SOIL TO THAT OF THE STANDARD MATERIALS.
a. LABORATORY COMPACTION
b. CBR
c. FIELD DENSITY TEST

103. THE TEMPERATURE OF OVEN FOR MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION

a. 100 deg +/- 5 deg. C
b. 110 deg +/- 5 deg. C
c. 160 deg +/-5 deg. C

104. IS WIDELY USED IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL

a. LIQUID LIMIT TEST
b. GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION
c. CBR

105. IF THE SAMPLE CANNOT BE WEIGHT WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER IT HAS

BEEN REMOVED FROM THE OVEN, WHERE IS IT PLACED TO ALLOW IT TO
COOL AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
a. WATER BATH
b. DESSICATOR
c. BASIN

106. AMOUNT OF SAMPLE TO BE USED IN HYGROSCOPIC MOISTURE

DETERMINATION
a. At least 5g
b. At least 10g
c. At least 30g

107. SPECIMEN FOR CBR ARE SOAKED IN WATER MAINTAINING THE WATER
LEVEL AT
a. 10 mm above the specimen
b. 20 mm above the specimen
c. 30 mm above the specimen

108. AMOUNT OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE ADDED IN THE DETERMINATION OF

ORGANIC IMPURITIES IN SAND
a. 10%
b. 3%
c. 5%

109. TEST USED TO DETERMINE THE RESISTANCE OF AGGREGATES TO

DISINTEGRATION BY SATURATED SOLUTION.
a. CHEMICAL TEST
b. SOUNDNESS TEST
c. ATTERBERG TEST

110. CHEMICAL USED IN THE DETERMINATION OF SOUNDNESS TEST ARE

SULFATES OR
a. CALCIUM
b. MAGNESIUM OR SODIUM
c. MANGANESE

111. IN HYDROMETER TEST, AIR-DRIED SAMPLES ARE SOAKED FOR AT LEAST

a. 10 hrs
 b. 15 hrs
c. 18 hrs

112. MATERIALS FINER THAN 0.075 mm CAN BEST SEPARATE FROM LARGER
THROUGH
a. MECHANICAL SHAKER
b. GRADING
c. WET SIEVING

113. AMOUNT OF SAMPLE USED TO DETERMINE LIQUID LIMIT TEST

a. 50 g
b. 100 g
c. 200 g

114. AMOUNT OF WATER ADDED TO SAMPLE LIQUID LIMIT TEST

a. About 5 ml
b. About 10 ml
c. About 20 ml

115. AMOUNT OF SAMPLE USED TO DETERMINE PLASTIC LIMIT

a. 5 g
b. 10 g
c. 20 g

116. IN ABRASION TEST HOW MANY STEEL SPHERES USED FOR GRADING A
SAMPLES
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12

117. RAMMER USED IN CBR TEST SHALL HAVE A WEIGHT OF

a. 2. 49 kg
b. 3. 49 kg
c. 5. 49 kg

118. LIQUID LIMIT IS EXPRESSED AS THE MOISTURE CONTENT

CORRESPONDING TO
a. 15 BLOWS
b. 20 BLOWS
c. 25 BLOWS

119. TYPE OF SOIL WHICH HAS A PARTICLE SIZE LESS THAN 0.001 mm
a. CLAY
b. SILT
c. COLLOIDS

120. TYPE OF SOIL HAVING FIBROUS STRUCTURE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF

UNDERCOMPOSED PLANT MATTER
a. CLAY
b. ORGANIC
c. SILT

121. IN LIQUID LIMIT TEST, THE THICKNESS OF SOIL SAMPLE PLACED IN THE
SPHERICAL BRASS-CUP BEFORE IT IS DIVIDED
a. 3 cm
b. 2 cm
c. 1 cm
122. ARE CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL CONTAINING 35% OR LESS PASSING THE
0.075 mm SIEVE?
a. FINE SAND
b. GRANULAR MATERIALS
c. STONE FRAGMENTS

123. IN THE COMPACTION CURVE, THE HIGHEST POINT INDICATES

a. DRY DENSITY
b. MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY
c. SURFACE DRY DENSITY

124. IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONTROL STRIP TO DETERMINE TARGET

DENSITY, THE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY
a. 330 sq.m
b. 335 sq.m
c. 350 sq.m

125. THE HIGHEST FORM OF SOIL ACCORDING TO SIZE OF PARTICLES

a. GRANULAR
b. SAND
c. GRAVEL

126. GUIDELINES ON THE SUBMISSION OF SAMPLES

a. MO # 30, SERIES OF 1985
b. MO # 29, SERIES OF 1989
c. MO # 28, SERIES OF 1985

127. CORRUGATION PRODUCED BY BROOMING THE SURFACE OF THE FRESH

CONCRETE PAVEMENT
a. 2 mm
b. 1.5 mm
c. 1 mm

128. PER PROGRAM OF WORK, THE VOLUME OF ITEM 201 MATERIALS IS 7,500
CU.M. HOW MANY GRADING AND PLASTICITY TESTS ARE REQUIRED?
a. 7
b. 9
c. 25

129. ACCEPTED REQUIRED SPEED IN COMPACTING

a. 2-3 km/hr
b. 3-5 km/hr
c. 6-7 km/hr

130. BORING OF BRIDGE PROJECTS SHALL BE MADE AT MINIMUM OF

a. 1 deep bore for abutment and pier
b. 2 deep boring per abutment & per pier
c. 3 deep boring per abutment and per pier

131. THE WEIGHT OF GRAVITY HAMMER IN DRIVING TIMBER PILE SHOULD BE

a. 1,500 kg
b. 2,000 kg
c. 3,000 kg

132. IN WHAT THICKNESS THAT SOFT ROCK MUST BE EXCAVATED BELOW

SUB-GRADE ELEVATION
a. 0.30 m
b. 0.50 m
 c. 1.00 m

133. MINIMUM THICKNESS FOR RUBBLE CONCRETE IS

a. 12”
b. 15”
c. 30”

134. MINIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS TO REMOVE FORMS FOR COLUMNS

a. 1 DAY
b. 2 DAYS
c. 7 DAYS

135. PAINTS USED FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENT

a. REFLECTORIZED
b. THERMOPLASTIC
c. LATEX

136. PAINT USED FOR ASPHALT PAVEMENT

a. RUBBERIZED
b. REFLECTORIZED
c. LATEX

137. AVERAGE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF NON-LOAD BEARING CHB

a. 350 psi
b. 450 psi
c. 600 psi

138. THE TOP OF STORM PIPE SHALL BE EMBEDDED BELOW THE FINISHED
GRADE NOT LESS THAN
a. 0.30 m
b. 0.50 m
c. 0.60 m

139. REINFORCING STEEL BARS ARE TESTED FOR EVERY HOW MANY KILOS OF
EACH SIZE
a. 20,000 kg
b. 15,000 kg
c. 10,000 kg

140. GALVANIZED IRON ROOFING SHEETS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM LAPPING

OF HOW MANY CORRUGATIONS
a. 1-1/2
b. 2
c. 2-1/2

141. MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR SPACING OF HOOPS FOR REINFORCED

CONCRETE PIPES
a. 86 mm
b. 80 mm
c. 79 mm

142. NET PROTECTIVE COVERING OF REINFORCEMENT OF CONCRETE PIPES

a. 75 mm
b. 35 mm
c. 25 mm
143. THE POWDERED INSOLUBLE SOLID MIXTURE OF PAINT
a. VEHICLE
b. PIGMENT
c. ENAMEL

144. PIGMENTS HAVING HIGH REFRACTIVE INDICES ARE CLASSIFIED AS

a. EXTENDER
b. WHITE LEAD
c. PRIME

145. ARE COLORED PIGMENTS USED AS PRIMER FOR STRUCTURAL AND OTHER
METALLIC SURFACES
a. RED LEAD
b. ZINC SULFATE
c. WHITE LEAD

146. AMOUNT OF WATER ADDED TO RE-MIX SAMPLES FOR LIQUID LIMIT TEST
a. 3 cc
b. 2 cc
c. 1 cc

147. AMOUNT OF SAMPLE TAKEN FOR COMPACTION TEST

a. 5 kg
b. 3 kg
c. 2 kg

148. Minimum test requirement for grading of items.103 & 104

a. every 2500 cu m
b. every 1500 cu m
c. every 1000 cu m

149. Minimum test requirement for grading of items 200 and 201
a. every 500 cu m
b. every 300 cu m
c. every 100 cu m

150. Minimum test requirement for grading items311 and 405

a. every 300 cu m
b. every 150 cu m
c. every 75 cu m

151. Gravel is coarse aggregates passing 3” sieve and retained on

a. #40 sieve
b. #30 sieve
c. #10 sieve

152. Fine sand are materials passing #40 sieve and retained on
a. #50 sieve
b. #100 sieve
c. # 200 sieve

153. Are materials retained on 3” sieve

a. gravel
b. stone
c. boulders
154. Plasticity index of silt material
a. 6
b. 10
c.12

155. Assured critical range of liquid limit

a. 30-50
b. 40-60
c. 50-70

156. The highest form of soil according to size of particles

a. Sand
b. Gravel
c. Boulders

157. THE MOST COMMON POPULAR DRYING OIL PAINT

a. SESAME OIL
b. VEGETABLE OIL
c. LINSEED OIL

158. EXAMPLE OF VOLATILE SOLVENT TO REDUCE CONSISTENCY OF PAINT

MIXTURE
a. THINNER
b. VARNISH
c. LACQUER

159. AMOUNT OF PAINT SAMPLE USED FOR LABORATORY TESTING

a. 5-liter can
b. 4-liter can
c. 3-liter can

160. GALVANIZED IRON SHEETS ARE TESTED FOR

a. THICKNESS AND DIMENSION
b. ZINC COATING
c. ALL OF THE ABOVE

161. THE STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR LIQUID LIMIT IS IN ACCORDANCE

TO
a. AASHTO T 89
b. AASHTO M 99
c. AASHTO 90

162. ASSURED CRITICAL RANGE OF PLASTICITY INDEX

a. 5-10
b. 10-20
c. 10-30

163. COMPOSITE SAMPLES OF FRESH CONCRETE TAKEN FOR TESTING SHALL

BE AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE BUT IN NO INSTANCE SHALL EXCEED.
a. 20 min
b. 18 min
c. 15 min

164. QUANTITY OF SAMPLE USED FOR COMPACTION TEST

a. 6 lbs
b. 5 lbs
c. 3 lbs
165. THE BALANCE USED FOR SPECIFIC GRAVITY & ABSORPTION OF FINE
AGGREGATES HAS A SENSITIVITY OF ABOUT
a. 0.001 g
b. 0.01 g
c. 0.1 g

166. THE SURFACE OF RIPRAP SHALL NOT VARY FROM THE THEORITICAL
SURFACE BY MORE THAN
a. 200 mm at any point
b. 100 mm at any point
c. 50 mm at any point

167. FOR STONE MASONRY THE MAXIMUM PROJECTION OF ROCK FACES

BEYOND THE PICTH LINE SHALL NOT EXCEED
a. 150 mm
b. 100 mm
c. 50 mm

168. WEEP HOLES ARE SPACED NOT GREATER THAN

a. 2 M CENTER TO CENTER
b. 3 M CENTER TO CENTER
c. 1 M CENTER TO CENTER

169. WEIGHT OF RAMMER USED IN COMPACTION TEST

a. 6.5 lbs
b. 5.5 lbs
c. 4.5 lbs

170. HEIGHT OF DROP OF HAMMER IN COMPACTION TEST

a. 505 mm
b. 405 mm
c. 305 mm

171. FOR ABRASION TEST, GRADING “A” SHALL HAVE SIEVE SIZE PASSING 37.5
mm AND RETAINED ON
a. 19 mm
b. 25 mm
c. 12.5 mm

172. IN THE GRADING OF ABOVE AGGREGATES, THE WEIGHT OF TEST

SAMPLES SHALL BE
a. 1500 g
b. 1250 g
c. 5000 g

173. IN MORTAR STRENGTH TEST, THE PROPORTION OF MATERIALS SHALL BE

ONE PART OF CEMENT TO
a. 3.75 parts of graded aggregates
b. 4.75 parts of graded aggregates
c. 2.75 parts of graded aggregates

174. WHAT IS THE SIZE OF SPECIMEN MOLD FOR MORTAR STRENGTH TEST
a. 75 mm cube
b. 50 mm cube
c. 25 mm cube

175. WHICH IS NOT A METHOD OF REDUCING FIELD SAMPLES TO

APPROPRIATE SIZES
 a. Quartering
b. Sample splitter
c. Desiccating

176. A WELL-GRADED SAND PARTICLES VARY FROM FINE TO THOSE JUST

PASSING THE
a. 4.75 mm sieve
b. 9.5 mm sieve
c. 2.00 mm sieve

177. BITUMINOUS MATERIAL USED FOR SEAL COATING SHALL HAVE A

PENETRATION GRADE OF
a. 80-100
b. 100-120
c. 120-150

178. AGGREGATE SUB-BASE COURSE SHALL HAVE A LIQUID LIMIT NOT

GREATER THAN
a. 30
b. 35
c. 40

179. SHIPMENT AND CARES OF SAMPLES SHOULD BE CAREFULLY PACKED

AND CRATED, SURROUNDED WITH DAMP SAWDUST OR PALAY STRAW AND
THEN SHIPPED TO THE LABORATORY OR ANY LABORATORY ACCREDITED BY
DPWH.
a. After 4-7days curing in the field
b. After 7-14 days curing in the field
c. After 14-28 days curing in the field

180. FOR TENSION, THE MINIMUM SPLICE LAP OF GRADE 40 REINFORCING

STEEL BARS
a. 36 bar dia
b. 24 bar dia
c. 20 bar dia