PRE-TEST EXAMINATION

Provide Check Mark if respondent is from ___NPCO, ___PSO, _/_RPCO, _*_LGU, __/_Contractor

The following are questions taken from the Material Engineer’s Examination Questionnaire for our
pre-test exercise during this MTQC Virtual Training. 50 items for 30 minutes.

Item 311-Concrete

1. When cement is in contact with the aggregates, batches may be rejected unless mixed within 90
minute.
2. When mixed at the site or in a central mixing plant, the mixing time shall not be less than 50
seconds unless mixer performance test prove adequate mixing of the concrete in a short period
of time.
3. The flow of water shall be uniform and all water should be in the drum by the end of the 15
seconds of the mixing period.
4. Concrete not placed within 90 minutes from the time the ingredients were charged into the
mixing drum shall not be used.
5. When concrete is delivered in truck mixers, additional water may be added to the batch and
additional mixing performed to increase the slump to meet the specified requirement if
permitted by the Engineer, provided all these operation are performed within 45 minutes after
the initial mixing operation and the water and cement ratio is not exceeded.
6. The concrete samples should be stored in a moist condition at a temperature within the range
of 60 to 80 degrees centigrade until the time of test.
7. Vibrators shall operate at a frequency of 8,300 to 9,600 impulses per minute under load at a
maximum spacing of 60 cm and at 15 seconds at any given point.
8. A concrete core sample having a maximum height of less than 95 % of its diameter before
capping or height less than its diameter after capping shall not be tested.
9. In concrete acceptance, cores will be considered adequate if the average strength of the cores
is equal to what? _85__% of the specified strength and no single core is less than _7 5_% of the
specified strength.
10. Before cement is to be used, sampling must be done at least __12__ days before use.
11. Between stages of curing, concrete shall not be exposed for more than how many hours?__1/2_
hour.
12. As a materials Engr what will you do with major honeycombed area that consider as defective
work. Removed and replaced at the expense of the contractor.
13. After concrete has been placed, it is advisable to maintain fully wetted and in position for how
many hours? __72___ hours.
14. The depth of weakened joints must not less than _50_mm and width of _6_mm.
15. Submission of sample for testing for cement is _364__ kg.
16. Relative strength of mortar at 7 & 28 days of fine aggregate, when tested for the effect of
organic impurities, is darker than the standard. Not less than __95___%.
17. Retarder can delay the setting time of concrete up to __24___hours only.
 18. Superplasticizer can increase the strength in 24 hours by how many %__1%___.
19. The completed pavement shall be accepted on a lot basis. A lot shall be considered as _400____
linear meters double lane. Each lot shall be divided into __5__ equal segments and one core
will be obtained from each segment in accordance with AASHTO T24.
20. The penetration of concrete joint sealer, Hot Poured Elastic Type shall not exceed ___5mm_.
21. If no core is taken at the end of the day’s operation, and the project is completed, a core shall
be taken for every ___500____ meters/2 lane.
22. Slump of workable concrete if vibrated is 10 to 40mm.

Item _709___Paint

1. In paint, it contain ____% pigment and ___% vehicle.

Item 500-RCPC

1. Minimum thickness of bedding materials beneath the pipe is _100_mm.

Item 511___Gabion

1. Tolerance of baboons dimension is __+-5__%.

2. Minimum size of galvanized wire mesh is _2.5__mm.
3. Minimum density of gabions is 1400 kg/cum.
4. The soundness loss of field gabions is _9_% after _5__cycles.

Item__612__ Reflectorized Thermoplastic

1. The heating temperature of reflectorized thermoplastic material during application is

__150___ degrees centigrade.

Item 104 –Embankment

1. Proper compaction of the fill materials is very important as it will a) increase the shear strength,
b) decrease permeability, c) minimize compressibility, d) all of the above
2. _ shear strength of Soil- one of the most important engineering properties of soil. Defined as its
ability to resist sliding a long internal surfaces within mass.
3. The cohesion and internal friction of soil is tested by _Direct shear Test.
4. In soil, all boring shall be carried to a depth of at least _1.2___ meter below the proposed
gradeline.

Item _102(3)_ Rock Excavation

1. Rock shall be excavated to a depth below subgrade within the limit of the road bed.
__150___mm
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)

1. The CBR is generally selected at __2.5__ mm (_0.1__inches) penetration.

2. During soaking, maintain the water level in the mold and the soaking tank is approximately
_25__ mm (_1__ inches) .
3. Soak the specimen for _96__hours or _4_days.

Post-tension:

1. Cast in place concrete shall not be post-tensioned until at least _14___ days and until the
compressive strength has reached the strength specified.

Soundness Test for Aggregates:

1. The specific gravity of Sodium Sulfate solution used in soundness test of aggregates should
be with in the range of __1.154___ to 1.171______.
2. How many hours does aggregate stockpiles or binned for draining before being batch?
__12__ hours.
3. For fine aggregates. The wash loss in the no. 200 sieve is _0.1__%.

Item_404_RSB

1. For small quantity of RSB is 10,000.00 kg or less, basis for acceptance of material is the
________.

Soil Mechanics:

1. ___Liquid_ limit is the limit where further loss of water due to evaporation will not result in
reduction of volume.
2. __Group_ Index evaluates the quality of soil as a highway subgrade material.
3. An empirical number ranges for evaluation of Group Index (GI) is _____.
4. Indicate good subgrade material when GI is ___zero__.
5. Indicate very poor subgrade when GI is __twenty___.
6. Mass percent loose for fine aggregate when tested in clay lumps is _0.25___ mass %.
7. MMTR a document which presents the test results and other information relevant to test.
8. Application for Assessment as DPWH as Accredited Private Testing Laboratory ____ a
document signed by the director of BRS issued to testing labs authorizing them to perform
the required test for in behalf of the DPWH.