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1. What type of damages is awarded , usually for fraud cases, to punish and make an example of the
defendant to deter other from doing the same thing?
a. Pumitive damages c. Nominal damages
b. Liquidated damages d. Consequential damages
SITUATION 1: A 140 x 140 mm Apitong 3 m long is used as a column. The column hinged at both ends with K =
1.0. The properties of some Philippine Woods at 80% stress grade as follows:
3. Determine the allowable unit stress in compression parallel to grain adjusted for L/d ratio.
a. 5.64 MPa b. 7.54 c. 3.21 d. 4.78
SITUATION 2: A prestressed concrete beam is 250 x 450 mm. The initial prestressing force is 600 kN.
Assume that there is loss of prestress of 15% at service loads.
5. Find the final compressive stress in the beam if the prestressing force is applied at the centroid
of the beam?
a. -5.33 MPa b. -4.53 c. -4.8 d. -5.65
6. Compute the final compressive stress in the beam if the prestressing force is applied at 100 mm
below the centroid of the beam?
a. -1.51 MPa b. -12.44 c. -11.2 d. -10.58
7. Find the maximum eccentricity at which the prestressing force can be applied without producing
tensile stress of the beam?
a. 100 mm b. 125 c. 150 d. 75
SIUTATION 3: A concrete mix has a ratio of 1:2:4 by mass the properties of the materials to be used are
tabulated below:
10. Find the required volume of sand solids per bag of cement?
a. 0.0203 m^3 b. 0.0302 c. 0.0401 d. 0.0104
11. Find the volume need for concrete that can be produced per bag of cement?
a. 0.1061 m^3 b. 0.0661 c. 0.1261 d. 0.1461
12. These involves determination of project scope and economic and technical evaluation of feasible
alternatives as an civil engineer.
a. Study and Report Phase c. Preliminary Design
c. Construction Phase d. Operation Phase
13. The minimum age for joining as a board member of civil engineering is :
a. 18 b. 21 c. 30 d. No limit
14. The bids and awards committee under Implementing Rules and Regulations shall have :
a. 5-7 members b. 6-8 c. at least 5 d. no limit
16. Find the total lateral ties considering the inner ties.
a. 1.00 m b. 1.25 c. 1.4 d. 1.8
21. He/she is the in charge of the quality control and assurance of all government infrastructure
projects.
a. Civil Engineer b. Materials Engineer c. Master Plumber d. Highway Engineer
SITUATION 5: A bedroom with dimensions of 4 x 5 m specify the use of 1/4" x 4” x 8” plywood ceiling on a
2” x 2” ceiling joist spaced at 400 x 600 mm as shown in the figure.
22. Determine the amount of lumber used by using effective coverage method. (Refer to Max Fajardo’s
Estimate)
a. 479.3 bd ft b. 537.3 c. 518.2 d. 684.5
26. How many compaction tests shall be conducted for Item 201 having a volume of 8250 m^3?
a. 10 b. 5 c. 6 d. 1
SITUATION 7: PD 1594 states that an unbalanced bid as a bid containing one or more pay items that are 30%
higher than the unit Allowable Government Estimate in respect to major items whereas other pay items are
priced lower that the unit AGE. AGE = 1/2 the sum of the AAE and the average of all responsive bids, bids
higher than 120% of the AAE or lower than 60% of the AAE shall be removed. Major items = at least 20% of
the AAE or those indicated or specified in the instruction to bidders. The responsive bids for a
government project with 8 bid items are as follows (per 1000 Php):
29. Determine the items that gives the complete list of unbalanced bids?
a. A,B,C b. A,C c. B d. None
30. For earthquake prevention, these are mounted in structures to reduce the amplitude of mechanical
vibrations.
a. Rollers b. Dampers c. Base Isolation d. Retrofitting
32. In occupational safety standards, those are the hazards that do not require technical devices to
detect.
a. Poisonous hazards c. Recognized hazards
c. Warning signs d. Precautionary measures
33. The following are the traits of being an effective leaders EXCEPT:
a. self-confidence c. accuracy
b. creativity d. flexibility
34. For a project manager to achieve his given set of goals through other people, he must have good:
a. interpersonal skills c. communication skills
b. leadership d. decision making skills
35. A material can fail after repeated stress loadings even if the stress level never exceeds the
ultimate strength, a condition known as:
a. yield point b. fatigue failure c. rupture d. ductility
36. A bituminous mix subjected to immersion-compression test yielded a dry stability of 2.0 kg. and
wet stability of 1.5kg. The index of retained strength of the mix is:
a. 0.5 b. 1.33 c. 33 d. 0.75
40. The minimum basic fees for P 10 million or less projects is at:
a. 5% b. 6% d. 4.5% d. 3.5%
SITUATION 9: A simply supported timber beam has a span of 6 m long and carries a uniformly distributed
load of 25 kN/m over its entire span. This load already includes an allowance for beam weight. The timber
is 80% stress grade Apitong. The allowable deflection is 1/240 of the span.
41. Find the smallest dimension of the beam such that allowable shear stress is not exceeded.
a. 220 x 440 b. 150 x 300 c. 250 x 500 d. 200 x 400
42. Find the smallest dimension of the beam such that allowable bending stress is not exceeded.
a. 220 x 440 b. 150 x 300 c. 250 x 500 d. 200 x 400
43. Which of the following gives the smallest dimension of the beam such that the maximum allowable
deflection is not exceeded
a. 220 x 440 b. 150 x 300 c. 250 x 500 d. 200 x 400
44. This portion of the wall between the ground level and the ground floor level is known as:
a. Ceiling b. Plinth c. Pitch d. Beam
48. These are box shaped containers made of tough woven hexagonal netting strengthened by selvadges of
heavier wires.
a. Mattress b. Gabions c. Culvert d. Fill
SITUATION 10: A 6 m span beam having a cross section of 200 mm x 500 mm carries a uniformly distributed
load throughout its span. The wood used is 80% stress grade Apitong whose properties relevant to this
problem depicted below:
50. Determine the maximum superimposed uniformly distributed load that the beam could carry?
a. 29.07 kN/m b. 27.60 c. 27.00 d. 25.96