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1) A deprtment order series of 1997 give supplement guidelines on the conduct of project
assestment by the quality assurance unit regional office.
A. Do. No. 80
B. DO No. 20
C. Do. No. 48
D. Do.No. 52
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2) A departmnet order series of 1997, revised DPWH Standard Specification for Elastrometric
bearing pads for bridge super structures.
A. Do No. 48
B. Do. No. 20
C. Do.No. 80
D. DO No. 52
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3) A departmnet order memorandum circular, a revised method for FDT.
A. DM No. 52
B. DM. No. 20
C. DM No. 48
D. DM.No. 80
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4) A Memorandum Circular Order states that all Materilas men in-charge in a said project shall
keep a logbook on materials quality control.
A. MC 135
B. MC 80
C. MC 119
D. MC 200
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5) A department order hereby directed that the only test report issued by the regional/district
laboratories of department and other testing laboratories accredited by DPWH shall be
allowed to be used in acceptance or rejection of construction materials
A. Do No. 80
B. DO No. 52
C. Do. No. 48
D. Do.No. 135
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6) A Department order tells that no acceptance and final payment shall be made on completed
concrete and Asphalt pavement unless core test for thickness determination and density is
conducted.
A. Do No. 119
B. Do. No. 48
C. Do.No. 80
D. DO No. 52
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7) Amendment to DO 184, series of 1999, re-Guidelines on the Accreditation of Contractoors &

Consultant's Materials Engineer.
A. Do No. 52
B. DO No. 206
C. Do. No. 48
D. Do.No. 200
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8) Adoption of DPWH Standard Specifications for Public Works and Highways 1995 edition
Vol II in the Implementation of all Infrastructure Project
A. Do No. 14
B. Do. No. 25
C. Do.No. 200
D. DO No. 40
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9) Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete?
A. DMC No. 03
B. DMC No. 25
C. DMC No. 200
D. DMC No. 40
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10) Guidelines for re-coring of Concrete pavement and concrete structures for strength
determination.
A. Do No. 200
B. Do. No. 125
C. Do.No. 127
D. DO No. 40
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11) No contractor shall start any concreting without a pouring permit duly approved and issued
by Proj. Engr
A. Do No. 211
B. DO No. 221
C. Do.No. 230
D. Do. No. 212
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12) Reactivation of the quality assurance unit regional office
A. Do.No. 80
B. Do No. 155
C. DO No. 52
D. Do. No. 04
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13) Correcting projects with noted defects/deficients prior to partial full payment
A. DO No. 40
B. Do. No. 125
C. Do.No. 200
D. Do No. 139
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14) Use of High- Early Strength Concrete in the construction of national Roads and Major
Exchanges.
A. DO No. 52
B. Do. No. 10
C. Do No. 115
D. Do.No. 80
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15) Utilizing first the services of the Bereau of Research and Standards,Regional & District
Laboratories in testing of samples of construction materials
A. Do.No. 18
B. Do. No. 48
C. DO No. 15
D. Do No. 29
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16) Testing of Construction materials intended for regular maintenance projects.
A. Do.No. 80
B. Do. No. 43
C. Do No.83
D. DO No. 5
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17) Proper edging on forms and joints of concrete pavement.
A. DO No. 02
B. Do No.05
C. Do. No. 48
D. Do.No. 08
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18) A Department order for testing and acceptance of concrete.
A. Do No 57
B. DO No. 25
C. Do. No. 43
D. Do.No. 80
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19) A department order which uses a fly ash in concrete.
A. Do No 34
B. DO No. 50
C. Do. No. 38
D. Do.No. 80
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20) Use of Different brands or same brand of ce`ment in concrete constructon.
A. Do. No. 44
B. DO No. 02
C. Do No 55
D. Do.No. 80
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21) Proper construction and sealing of joints of concrete in concrete contruction.
A. DMC No 55
B. DO No. 02
C. Do. No. 44
D. DMC.No. 83
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22) A department order for sampling and testing of materials
A. DO No. 22
B. Do No 53
C. Do. No. 24
D. Do.No. 13
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23) A memorandum circular for guidelines and submission of samples.
A. MC 20
B. MC 19
C. MC 35
D. MC 38
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24) A memorandum circular for where the contractor Is required to provide quality control
personnel and fully equipped laboratory building.
A. MC 38
B. MC 33
C. MC 19
D. MC 20
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25) Where to determine the amount of mixing water to use when compacting the soil in the field
to attain maximum density
A. Lab. Compaction Test

B. Field Density Test
C. Control Strip
D. Trial Section
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26) In direct shear test, the soil is sheared to failure by moving one part of the soil sample
relatively to the other part along a pre-determined plane. When several test are made on a soil
under different normal loads and the results are plotted in arithmetic scales, the resulting line is
made in the form of ____________.
A. Straight line
B. Parabola
C. Semi-elliptical
D. Hyperbola
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27) Bituminous stabilization in the process of mixing intimately pulverized soil and bituminous
material. What is the minimum bearing capacity (soaked CBR ) of the mixture?
A. 80%
B. 100%
C. 95%
D. 98%
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28) In conducting soil exploration survey, what equipment you will use in obtaining undisturbed
samples
A. Thin-walled sampler
B. Split spoon sampler
C. Screw type soil auger sampler
D. Post-hole auger sampler
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29) Portland cement stabilization roadmix base course is an intimate mixture of pulverized soil,
Portland cement and water which is thoroughly compacted while in a moist condition to
form a structural road material when the cement hydrates and crystallizes. What is the mass
percent wear of soil aggregate used in this
stabilization?
A. 40%
B. 45%
C. Not more than 40%
D. 50%
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30) For a rich mixture of cement in concrete, what determines the flexural strength of the concrete
A. Mortar strength
B. The strength of aggregate
C. The water/cement ratio
D. Both a & b
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31) This is a new method of soil stabilization being introduced to improved the properties of soil
which is effective and at the same time cheaper
A. Stabilization by the use of Geotextiles

B. Cement stabilization
C. Bituminous stabilization
D. Lime stabilization
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32) As per guidelines on submission of samples, laboratory trial mixes should be made on
aggregates which are proposed tube used for the first time, in this case what is the weight of
fine aggregates to be submitted for testing?
A. 100 kgs.
B. 70 kgs.
C. 80 kgs.
D. 50 kgs.
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33) The phosphorous content of reinforcing steel bars bigger than 9.0 mm shall not exceed
A. 0.18%
B. 0.06%
C. 0.05%
D. 0.08%
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34) A type of cement that sets and hardens by chemical interaction with water and is capable of
doing so underwater
A. Portland Cement
B. Hydraulic Cement
C. Air-Retaining Portland Cement
D. All of the above
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35) Oversanded and undersanded concrete mixtures require more water in order to be workable
but will only result to ______________.
A. Good surface texture

B. Water tightens
C. Weak strength
D. All of the above
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36) Penetration and ductility test of asphalt are done in __________ temperature.
A. 60*C
B. 25 °C
C. 50*C
D. 10*C
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37) This is the most fluidest and lightest of all the grade of Medium Curing Cut-back Asphalt
A. MC – 30
B. MC – 800
C. MC – 300
D. MC – 70
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38) The only kind of asphalt that can be used in all bituminous item of work.
A. Asphalt Cement
B. Cut-back Asphalt
C. Emulsified Asphalt
D. All of the above
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39) Retempering of concrete or mortar, which has partially hardened, will be permitted with the
addition of cement, aggregate or water
A. Yes
B. No
C. It depends on the condition of concrete
D. Check the slump
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40) What is the minimum number of representative cores that shall be taken from each member area of
concrete in place that is considered deficient?
A. 3 cores
B. 4 cores
C. 5 cores
D. Core must be taken at 5 meter interval backward & forward of the designed sta.
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41) the strength level of concrete will be considered satisfactory if the average of all sets of three
consecutive strength test result equal or exceed the specified strength and no individual strength test
result is deficient by more than how many percent?
A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 15%
D. 10%
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42) For major interchanges and busy intersection, PCCP will be allowed to open on the ________ to
minimize occurrence of road congestion.
A. 14th day
B. 12th day
C. 10th day
D. 7th day
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43) This is the empirical indicator of the clay fraction of a binder material in a stabilized soil mixture.
A. Group Index
B. Liquid Limit
C. Plasticity Index
D. Plastic Limit
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44) When water is added to the mixture to bring the slump within required limit, it shall be injected into the
mixer under such pressure and direction of flow that the requirement for uniformity and desired slump of
concrete are met. The drum shall be turned on additional _______ revolution or
more.
A. 10 revolutions
B. 30 revolutions
C. 45 revolutions
D. 15 revolutions
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45) Job-mix formula submitted for approval shall propose definite single values for, except
_____.
A. % of aggregate passing each specified sieve

B. Temperature of the mixture delivered on the road
C. Percent of bituminous materials to be added
D. Mixing time of the mixture in the batching plant
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46) For small contract project of the DPWH located in remote areas where the quality of cement to be used
is too small and where there are no accessible testing laboratory to check the quality of materials,
exception in the requirements for performance of laboratory test in cement prior to use may be allowed
provided that the trial mixes be done for every ___________.
A. Deformation characteristic of soil

B. Engineering properties of the underlying soils
C. Arrangement of soil strata
D. Field Density of soil
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47) How many days shall the Engineer be notified in advance of the date that the treating
process will be performed in order that the untreated lumber, the treatment process and the
finished treatment timber may all be inspected?
A. 15 days
B. 10 days
C. 21 days
D. 7 days
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48) 1. What test determined the crushing of strength of aggregates to ensure that course
aggregates will not degrade to smaller ones.
A. Abrasion
B. Grading Test
C. Density
D. Plasticity test
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49) The quality of paving concrete is usually measured by its _____________.
A. Compressive
B. Flexural
C. tensile
D. Bond strength
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50) Generally speaking, batching of concrete aggregates by volume is preferable than weight.
A. True
B. False
C. They are the same
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51) When concrete must be placed in a sloping surface, placing should start at the __________.
A. bottom
B. Top
C. Middle
D. Can be top or bottom
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52) Shringkage factor test is _______________.
A. test to determine pay volume

B. Test to determine strength characteristic
C. Test to determine volume change
D. Test to determine maximum density
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53) All asphalt are _______, they became harder as temperature decreases and softer as their
temperature increases
A. thermoplastic
B. Brittle
C. hyrophobic
D. None of the above
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54) The viscosity of the asphalt during mixing and lay down is ____________.
A. Viscosity at 135*C
B. Viscosity at 125*C
C. Viscosity at 60 °C
D. Viscosity at 163*C
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55) The trial section for compaction for each type of fill materials and type of equipment to be
used in the work should have an area of__________.
A. 500 sq. m.
B. 335 sq. m.
C. 600 sq. m.
D. 400 sq. m.
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56) Control slip shall have an area of approximately ____________.
A. 500 sq. m.
B. 335 sq. m.
C. 600 sq. m.
D. 400 sq. m.
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57) The higher the ________, the lower the penetration.
A. Specific gravity
B. Durability
C. Viscosity
D. Solubility
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58) As Materials Engineer, what would you recommend in order to check the suitability and
efficiency of the equipment to used prior to subbase construction for item 310, Bituminous
Concrete Surface Course?
A. Make a trial section

B. Make trial mix
C. Establish control strips
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59) Quality of factor – produced reinforced concrete pipes may be best established through
what?
A. Compressive strength test

B. Flexural strength test
C. Core test
D. Crushing strength test
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60) Problems regarding quality of construction materials shall be reported directly by the
Contractor's Materials Engineer to the ____________.
A. Contractor
B. DPWH Materials Engineer
C. Contractor’s Project Engineer
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61) What primarily influence the grade of asphalt to be selected?
A. Penetration
B. Climate
C. Class of aggregate
D. Temperature
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62) What control during the mixing and compaction of the bituminous pavement is of great
significance in the resulting pavement
A. Compaction
B. Density
C. Temperature
D. Grading of aggregates
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63) The apparatus used in determining the consistency of asphalt cement is ___________.
A. Penetrometer
B. Viscometer
C. thermometer
D. Tag open cup
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64) How is the consistency of liquid asphalt determined?
A. Viscometer
B. Tag open cup
C. penetrometer
D. Thermometer
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65) In a bituminous mix, there are 3 kinds of aggregate. What kind of passes the no. 200 sieve
A. Coarse
B. Fine
C. Mineral Filler
D. Admixture
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66) For soil classification purposes as in AASHTO M45, what is not required
A. Combined sieve and mechanical analysis

B. Sieve analysis
C. The wash test
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67) An apparatus used to determine the specific gravity of asphalt is called
A. Metal Pycnometer
B. Glass Pycnometer
C. Any bottle
D. Vicat Apparatus
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68) A process of volatilization test which measures the relative proportion of asphalt to oil
A. Distillation
B. Extraction
C. Float Test
D. Slump test
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69) It is a period wherein the asphalt begins to melt.
A. Boiling Point
B. Fire Point
C. Softening Point
D. Burning Point
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70) The component of bituminous mixes which range from 92 to 96% is called
__________.
A. Sand
B. Concrete Aggregate
C. Bituminous Blended Aggregate
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71) ____________ is a property of bituminous mixes in pavement to resist deformation or
displacement due to impose load or repeated loading
A. Stability
B. Flexibility
C. Tensile
D. Durability
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72) ____________ is a property of bituminous mixes in pavement to resist disintegration or

deterioration due to the action of water, traffic and changing climate
A. Flexibility
B. Durability
C. Ductility
D. Rigidity
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73) ____________ is a property of bituminous mixes in pavement adjust itself to settlement
A. Flexibility
B. Rigidity
C. Hardness
D. Ductility
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74) The wearing away of the pavement surface caused by the dislodging of aggregate particle is
called ______________.
A. Alligator crack
B. raveling
C. Rutting
D. Bleeding
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75) If the fine aggregates are subjected to five cycles of sodium sulfate soundness test, the
weighted loss shall not exceed ___________
A. 5 mass percent
B. 3 mass percent
C. 10 mass percent
D. 12 mass percent
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76) The mass percent of wear of coarse aggregates for item 311 when tested by AASHTO 96 is not
greater than ____________.
A. 40%
B. 45%
C. 50%
D. 55%
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77) The design of concrete mix specified by the blue book is based on ________________.
A. Absolute Volume Method

B. Area Method
C. American Method
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78) The final setting time of Portland cement Type I is _____________.
A. 10 hrs.
B. 24 hrs
C. 36 hrs.
D. 72 hrs.
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79) The initial setting time of Portland cement is not less than _________________.
A. 30 min.
B. 60 min.
C. 90 min.
D. 45 min.
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80) The apparatus used to determine the initial and final setting of cement in the laboratory is
_________.
A. Gillmore needles
B. Bailey needle
C. Vicat apparatus
D. Blaine Air Permeability Apparatus
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81) Mass percent loose for fine aggregates when tested in Clay lumps is _____.
A. 0.10
B. 0.25
C. 1.0
D. 0.80
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82) _________ is a type of cement which shall be transferred to an elevated, air tight and weather
proof bins storage
A. Portland Cement
B. Bulk Cement
C. Pozzolan Cement
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83) This is the characteristic generally used for calculation of the volume occupied by the
aggregate in various mixture containing aggregates including Portland Cement concrete,
bituminous concrete, and other mixtures that are proportioned or analyzed on an absolute
volume basis:
A. Bulk Specific Gravity

B. Dry Specific Gravity
C. Apparent Specific Gravity
D. Wet Specific Gravity
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84) It pertains to the relative density of the soil material making up the constituents particle not
including the pore space within the particles that is accessible to water.
A. Bulk Specific Gravity

B. Dry Specific Gravity
C. Apparent Specific Gravity
D. Wet Specific Gravity
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85) The pour point of concrete joint sealer shall be at least________________ lower than the
safe heating temperature, which is the maximum temperature to which the material may be
heated without exceeding the permitted flow.
A. 11 ºC
B. 2 ºC
C. 15 ºC
D. 10 ºC
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86) The penetration of concrete joint sealer, Hot Poured Elastic Type shall not exceed______
A. 100
B. 45
C. 80
D. 90
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87) The bearing blocks of the compression machine should be at least _____ greater than the
diameter of the specimen.
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 3%
D. 2%
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88) The bottom bearing block shall be at least _____ thick when new
A. 2”
B. 4”
C. 1”
D. 3”
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89) The bottom bearing block shall be at least _______ thick after any resurfacing operations.
A. 0.9”
B. 1.2”
C. 1.0”
D. 0.8”
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90) The minimum testing requirement for every project is indicated in a duly approved________.
A. Quality Control Program

B. Program of Work
C. Work Schedule
D. Minimum Testing Requirement
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91) The maximum percent abrasion loss allowed for concrete coarse aggregate is __________.
A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 45%
D. 50%
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92) Rate of application for curing compound is _______________.
A. 0.29 li/sq. m.
B. 0.20 li/sq. m.
C. 0.15 li/sq. m.
D. 0.10 li/sq. m.
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93) The required thickness of the thermoplastic paint in PCCP is ____0.33L/sq.m______.
A. 3.2 to 4.8 mm.

B. 3.0 to 4.5 mm.
C. 3.3 to 3.8 mm.
D. 3.2 to 4.0 mm
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94) Traffic paint shall be applied to the pavement at the rate of 0.33 li/sq. m. and shall dry
sufficiently to be free it from cracking from ___________.
A. 25 to 30 mins
B. 10 to 15 mins
C. 20 to 25 mins
D. 15 to 30 mins
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95) The surface of riprap shall not vary from the theoretical surface by more than ______ mm at
any point.
A. 150 mm
B. 300 mm
C. 200 mm
D. 100 mm
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96) For pavement markings, the composition of white paint shall be _______ pigment and
______% of vehicle
A. 40 – 50 % pigment; 50 – 60% vehicle

B. 42 – 45 % pigment; 53 – 55% vehicle
C. 45 – 55 % pigment; 55 – 60% vehicle
D. 40 – 45 % pigment; 50 – 55% vehicle
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97) The composition of yellow paint shall be _______ pigment and ______ vehicle.
A. 40% pigment and 77% vehicle

B. 29% pigment and 77% vehicle
C. 23% pigment and 77% vehicle
D. 26% pigment and 77% vehicle
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98) The __________ material shall be of such quality that it will not darken or become yellow
when a thin section is exposed to sunlight.
A. Non-volatile
B. coarse
C. Deleterious
D. Solvent
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99) ___________ is a reflector which shall be the short base type having a maximum base
area of 180 mm x 140 mm.
A. Flash surface reflective stud

B. Traffic Cone
C. Brinnell
D. Vicat
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100) Expansion joint filler having a nominal thickness of less than ________ mm. shall not be
subject to a requirement for water absorption.
A. 10 mm
B. 15 mm
C. 18 mm
D. 9.5 mm

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3) A departmnet order memorandum circular, a revised method for FDT.

7) Amendment to DO 184, series of 1999, re-Guidelines on the Accreditation of Contractoors &

9) Standard Specification for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete?

12) Reactivation of the quality assurance unit regional office

16) Testing of Construction materials intended for regular maintenance projects.

17) Proper edging on forms and joints of concrete pavement.

18) A Department order for testing and acceptance of concrete.

19) A department order which uses a fly ash in concrete.

20) Use of Different brands or same brand of ce`ment in concrete constructon.

21) Proper construction and sealing of joints of concrete in concrete contruction.

22) A department order for sampling and testing of materials

23) A memorandum circular for guidelines and submission of samples.

A. Lab. Compaction Test

A. Stabilization by the use of Geotextiles

A. Good surface texture

A. % of aggregate passing each specified sieve

A. Deformation characteristic of soil

49) The quality of paving concrete is usually measured by its _____________.

52) Shringkage factor test is _______________.

A. test to determine pay volume

56) Control slip shall have an area of approximately ____________.

57) The higher the ________, the lower the penetration.

A. Make a trial section

A. Compressive strength test

61) What primarily influence the grade of asphalt to be selected?

64) How is the consistency of liquid asphalt determined?

A. Combined sieve and mechanical analysis

67) An apparatus used to determine the specific gravity of asphalt is called

69) It is a period wherein the asphalt begins to melt.

72) ____________ is a property of bituminous mixes in pavement to resist disintegration or

73) ____________ is a property of bituminous mixes in pavement adjust itself to settlement

A. Absolute Volume Method

78) The final setting time of Portland cement Type I is _____________.

A. Bulk Specific Gravity

A. Bulk Specific Gravity

A. Quality Control Program

92) Rate of application for curing compound is _______________.

93) The required thickness of the thermoplastic paint in PCCP is ____0.33L/sq.m______.

A. 3.2 to 4.8 mm.

A. 40 – 50 % pigment; 50 – 60% vehicle

A. 40% pigment and 77% vehicle

A. Flash surface reflective stud

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