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capacity of the concrete and the compression steel. This design is more dangerous due to possibility of
abrupt collapse in the reinforced concrete structure.
2) Occupancies and structures necessary for surgery and emergency treatment areas.
A. Essential facilities
B. Hazardous facilities
C. Special occupancy
D. Standard occupancy
3) This consists of the weight of all materials and other fixed or permanent loads including temporary and
imposed loads, movable loads and occupants.
A. Dead Load
B. Live
C. Soil Pressure
D. Gravity Load
A. Shear wall
B. Bearing wall
C. Retaining wall
D. Exterior wall
5) It is a horizontal or nearly horizontal system acting to transmit lateral forces to the vertical-resisting
elements, including the horizontal bracing systems.
A. Diaphragm
B. Slab
C. Dual System
D. Scaffolding
6) It is one in which the lateral stiffness is less than 70% of the stiffness of the story above.
A. Soft story
B. Weak story
C. Story drift
D. Story shear
7) It is one in which the story strength is less than 80% of the story above.
A. Soft story
B. Weak story
C. Story drift
D. Story shear
8) It is the secondary effect on shears, axial forces and moments of frame members due to the action of
the vertical induced by horizontal displacement of the structure resulting from various loading.
A. After shock
B. Lateral deflection
C. Camber
D. P-Delta Effect
9) It is an artificial stone derived from a mixture of properly proportioned amount of hydraulic cement,
fine aggregates, coarse aggregates and water, with or without admixtures.
A. Reinforced concrete
B. Concrete
C. Precast concrete
D. Masonry
10) A material other than aggregate, water, or hydraulic cement used as an ingredient of concrete and
added to concrete before or during its mixing to modify its properties.
A. Inert materials
B. Accelerator
C. Waterproofing
D. Admixture
11) The art and craft of building and fabricating in stone, clay, brick, or concrete block. It also refers
generally to construction of poured concrete, reinforced or unreinforced.
A. Masonry
B. Concreting
C. building construction
D. Fabrication
A. Girder
B. Girt
C. Tie Beam
D. Lintel Beam
13) It is the ability of a material to be stretch without failure.
A. Malleability
B. Elasticity
C. Creep
D. Ductility
14) The sharp bending or sharp buckling when a column is loaded heavily is called:
A. Sagging
B. Strengthening
C. Crippling
D. Elongation
A. Rupture
B. Crushing
C. Buckling
D. Crushing and Buckling
16) In materials science, it (sometimes called cold flow) is the tendency of a solid material to move slowly
or deform permanently under the influence of persistent mechanical stresses. It can occur as a result of
long-term exposure to high levels of stress that are still below the yield strength of the material.
Associated with high temperature.
A. Crack
B. Rupture
C. Yield
D. Creep
A. Temperature bars
B. Tendons
C. Bundled bars
D. Bottom bars
18) A very common and important structural element, are constructed to provide flat, useful surfaces. It is
a horizontal structural component, with top and bottom surfaces parallel or near so. The depth is very
small compared to its span.
A. Diaphragm
B. Slab
C. Mat footing
D. Footing
19) The stirrups resist the vertical and diagonal tensions in a beam. What is the other function of stirrups?
A. Resist flexure
B. Hold longitudinal bars in place
C. Serve as temperature bars
D. Resist shrinkage
A. Use of admixture
B. Use of chemical
C. Use of concrete vibrator
D. Use of compactor
A. Slabs
B. Beams
C. Columns
D. Footings
23) What do you call a column that is not aligned to a lower floor column?
A. Planted
B. Eccentric
C. Floating
D. Unaligned
24) It is a method of prestressing in which prestressing reinforcement is tensioned before concrete is cast.
A. Pre-Tensioning
B. Post Tensioning
C. Precast Concrete
D. Prestressed Concrete
25) It is a frame in which beams, slabs, columns, and joints resist forces predominantly shear, and axial
force; Beams or slabs are predominantly horizontal or nearly horizontal; Columns are predominantly
vertical or nearly vertical.
A. Chevron
B. Dual System
C. Moment Frame
D. Building Frame
26) The failure of a base when heavily loaded columns strike a hole through it is due to:
27) The shear stress at the surface of a reinforcing bar which prevents relative movement between the bar
and the surrounding concrete. It is also defined as the force adhesion per unit area of contact between
two bonded surfaces is:
A. Bond stress
B. Axial stress
C. Hydrostatic Pressure
D. Adhesive stress
28) It is a reinforcement used in beams to resist shear and torsion stresses in a structural member;
typically, deformed bars, deformed wires, or welded wire reinforcement either single leg or bent into L,
U or rectangular shapes and located perpendicular to or at an angle to longitudinal reinforcement. For
tied columns it is called "tie”.
A. Stirrup
B. Tie
C. Development length
D. Crosstie
29) What is the temporary force exerted by a device that introduce tension into a pre-stressing tendons?
A. Jacking force
B. Pre-stressing force
C. Tensile force
D. Driving force
30) It is a concrete used for structural purposes, including plain and reinforced concrete.
A. Masonry
B. Reinforced concrete
C. Concrete
D. Structural concrete
31) In geotechnical engineering, it is defined as the vertical movement of the ground, generally caused be
changes in stresses within the earth. ... and is most likely to occur when increased vertical stresses are
applied to the ground on or above soft or loose soil strata.
A. Settlement
B. Creep
C. Compaction
D. Densification
A. Permeability
B. Seepage
C. Capillarity
D. Osmosis
A. Workability
B. Water content
C. Elasticity
D. Rigidity
34) This has the effect of delaying the onset of hardening and reducing the rate of hydration process in
concrete:
A. Additives
B. Accelerator
C. Air entraining agent
D. Retarder
35) Inert materials in concrete which occupy more than 75% of the volume of the hardened concrete:
A. Crushed Rocks
B. Sand
C. Gravel
D. Aggregates
A. Load-Bearing wall
B. Shear wall
C. Retaining wall
D. CHB wall
37) It is a formed, sawed, or tooled groove in a concrete structure to create a weakened plane and regulate
the location of cracking resulting from the dimensional change of different parts of the structure.
A. Contraction Joint
B. Construction Joint
C. Seismic Gap
D. Cold Joint
38) It is the length of embedded reinforcement required to develop the design strength of reinforcement at
a critical section.
A. Development length
B. Dowel
C. Hook
D. Splice
39) It is a method of pre-stressing in which tendons are tensioned after concrete has hardened.
A. Pre-Stressed Concrete
B. Pre-Tensioning
C. Post Tensioning
D. Precast Concrete
A. Anti-rust
B. Shear cap
C. Sheathing
D. Cover
41) Working stress refers to the actual stress developed in a material under a given load; while the
maximum safe stress that a material can withstand is referred to:
A. Tensile stress
B. Total stress
C. Flexural stress
D. Allowable stress
42) It is the stress induced as a result of restrained deformations due to change in temperature:
A. Thermal stress
B. Strain
C. Creep
D. Yield stress
43) It is a continuously wound reinforcement in the form of a cylindrical helix.
A. Lateral ties
B. Crossties
C. Longitudinal bars
D. Spiral reinforcement
44) A point within a beam or column where no moment is developed and a point of a curve at which a
change in the direction of curvature occurs, is called:
A. Midpoint
B. Inflection Point
C. Point of Zero Shear
D. Middle third
45) A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the bodies of water.
A. Retaining wall
B. Dam
C. Dike
D. Gabion wall
46) It is a form of bracing where a pair of braces located either above or below a beam terminates at a
single point within the clear beam span, is called:
A. Chevron
B. Diaphragm
C. Bracing system
D. Diagonal bracing
47) It is an upright compression member with a ratio of unsupported height to average least lateral
dimension not exceeding of 3:
A. Pedestal
B. Column
C. Pier
D. Pile
48) It is a separation of an existing concrete slab from a new concrete slab or wall. A piece of expansion
joint (usually ½” wide and made of cork or recycled fiber material) is placed against the existing
concrete slab and when the new concrete slab is poured. This joint separates the two slabs.
A. Isolation joint
B. Construction joint
C. Seismic gap
D. Distance
49) It is used to fasten together components of a built-up member, such as a plate girder, and to make
connections between steel members using fusion in a controlled atmosphere and requires more skilled
labor.
A. Bolting
B. Nailing
C. Splicing
D. Welding
A. Natural defect
B. Processing defect
C. Handling defect
D. Over drying defect
51) The minimum bend diameter for 10-mm through 25-mm-Ø deformed bars is:
A. 6db
B. 8db
C. 10db
D. 12db
A. 25mm
B. 40mm
C. 50mm
D. 75mm
A. 0.7
B. 0.75
C. 0.8
D. 0.9
A. 10mm
B. 12mm
C. 16mm
D. 20mm
55) For One Way Slab, the ratio of Width to Length, m, is:
A. m < 0.5
B. m = 0.5
C. m > 0.5
D. m = 1.0
56) For Two Way Slab, the Ratio of Width to Length, m, is:
A. m ≤ 0.5
B. m = 0.5
C. m ≥ 0.5
D. m = 1.0
A. 2-16mm Ø
B. 3-16mm Ø
C. 4-16mm Ø
D. 6-16mm Ø
A. 2-16mm Ø
B. 3-16mm Ø
C. 4-16mm Ø
D. 6-16mm Ø
59) ASTM steel with yield stress of 36000 psi has a symbol of:
A. A36
B. A360
C. A48
D. A36000
A. 50mm
B. 75mm
C. 90mm
D. 100mm
61) Slabs not exposed to weather and not in contact with the ground must have a minimum clear cover of:
A. 50mm
B. 40mm
C. 25mm
D. 20mm
62) The Coarse Aggregates in concrete must be larger than but not to exceed nominal size prescribed in
Section 403.4.2 of NSCP:
63) The strength of concrete at 28th day is 3000 psi. This value is the same as:
A. 17.5 MPa
B. 21 MPa
C. 20.67 MPa
D. 25.75 MPa
64) Grade 60 Steel-Reinforcement has a yield stress of 275.8 MPa. This stress is the same as:
A. 60 ksi
B. 20 ksi
C. 60 MPa
D. 60,000 MPa
A. 0.7
B. 0.75
C. 0.85
D. 0.9
A. General purpose
B. low-heat
C. high-early-strength
D. low hydration process
A. 10mm
B. 12mm
C. 20mm
D. 25mm
68) Concrete cast against and permanently exposed to earth must a minimum concrete cover of:
A. 40mm
B. 50mm
C. 75mm
D. 100mm
69) Lap splices for uncoated deformed bar or wire must not be less than the larger of 48db and___.
A. 100mm
B. 150mm
C. 200mm
D. 300 mm
A. 34
B. 36
C. 32
D. 38
71) The minimum clear spacing between parallel bars in a layer shall be db. but not less than ___:
A. 40mm
B. 50mm
C. 25mm
D. 100mm
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
73) A simply supported beam, L meters long, carrying a uniformly distributed load of w (N/m) throughout
the span, has a maximum moment of:
A. 1/8 w L2
B. ½ wL
C. ½ w L2
D. w L2
74) Minimum length of Class A lap for tension Lap Splices shall be ___, but not less than 300 mm:
A. ld
B. 1.5 ld
C. 2 ld
D. 3 ld
75) Type of welding used to fuse metal studs or similar parts to other steel parts by the heat of an electric
arc. At the end of the welded part the stud is equipped with a ceramic ferrule, which contains flux
which also partly shields the weld when molten.
A. Electrogas welding
B. Stud welding
C. Electroslag welding
D. Submerged arc welding
76) Where can we stop pouring ready mixed concrete on beams if pouring cannot be done in one setting?
A. At L/2
B. At L/3
C. At the shear point
D. At the zero moment
77) What do you call 2 or more materials that are combined together?
A. Laminated
B. Reinforced
C. Composite
D. Combination
A. Own weight
B. Wind Load
C. Earthquake Load
D. Own weight
79) Web reinforcements that resist vertical and diagonal tensions in a beam and hold the main rebars in
place.
A. ties
B. spirals
C. stirrups
D. temperature bars
A. Short column
B. Long column
C. Composite column
D. Planted column
81) Distance measured from extreme compression fiber to centroid of tension reinforcement, is:
A. eminent depth
B. effective depth
C. critical depth
D. nominal depth
82) Loop of reinforcing bars or wires enclosing longitudinal reinforcement in tied columns.
A. stirrups
B. hoops
C. ties
D. spirals
83) Element, usually vertical, used to enclose or separate spaces and also at times, serve as structural
member.
A. wall
B. slab
C. column
D. rebar
84) The Occupancy Importance Factor, Ip, is 1.0 except for the Hazardous Facilities and Essential Facilities,
which is:
A. 1.0
B. 1.5
C. 2.0
D. 2.5
85) Inert material that is mixed with hydraulic cement and water to produce concrete.
A. admixture
B. slag
C. aggregate
D. escombro
86) In spirally reinforced concrete column, the clear spacing between spirals (pitch) shall not be larger than
75mm and shall not be less than:
A. 100mm
B. 75mm
C. 50mm
D. 25mm
87) What is the method of introducing a jacking force in which tendons are tensioned after the concrete
has hardened enough to sustain this temporary force?
A. Prestressing
B. Pre-tensioning
C. Post tensioning
D. Precasting
A. 1.584
B. 1.255
C. 1.005
D. 0.888
A. stress
B. strain
C. impact
D. pressure
90) This refers to the length of reinforcement or mechanical anchor or hook or combination thereof
beyond point of zero stress in reinforcement.
A. development length
B. reinforcement length
C. end anchorage
D. prestress length
91) It is a 3-second gust speed at 10 meters above the ground in Exposure C and associated with an annual
probability of 0.02 of being equaled or exceeded (50 year mean recurrence interval).
92) It is defined as displacement of one level relative to the level above or below it.
A. deflection
B. story displacement
C. story motion
D. story drift
93) Splices of deformed bars shall be staggered at least ____ and in such a manner as to develop at every
section at least twice the calculated tensile force at that section but not less than 140 MPa for total
area of reinforcement provided.
A. 500mm
B. 600mm
C. 700mm
D. 800mm
94) It is a continuous reinforcing bar having a seismic hook at one end and a hook of not less than 90
degrees with at least a six-diameter extension at the other end. The hook shall engage peripheral
longitudinal bars. The 90-degree hooks of two successive ties of this type, engaging longitudinal bars
shall be alternated end for end.
A. stirrup
B. crosstie
C. splice
D. anchorage
95) The minimum thickness required by Code for a solid Cantilevered Slab shall be the larger of 75mm and:
A. length/10
B. length/20
C. length/24
D. length/ 28
96) It is a permanent roofed structure attached to and supported by the building and projecting over public
right-of-way.
A. Marquee
B. Mean roof
C. Canopy
D. Trusses
97) For non-prestressed concrete the minimum concrete cover for beams and columns not exposed to
weather and not in contact with the earth is:
A. 20mm
B. 25mm
C. 40mm
D. 50mm
98) The minimum tie or hoop diameter for bundled bars is:
A. 6mm
B. 10mm
C. 12mm
D. 16mm
99) For cast-in-place construction, size (diameter) of spirals shall not be less than ___ for 16mm through
32mm longitudinal bars.
A. 10mm
B. 12mm
C. 16mm
D. 20mm
100) For Bars 28mm, 32mm & 36mm diameter, the minimum bend shall not be less than:
A. 6db
B. 8db
C. 10db
D. 12db
A. Development length
B. Column ties
C. Main rebars
D. Lateral ties
A. Development length
B. Column bars
C. Main rebars
D. Lateral ties
103) Figure 1 shows that the depth of excavation is:
A. 3.0 meters
B. 3.15 meters
C. 3.5 meters
D. 4.5 meter
A. Isolated
B. Trapezoidal
C. Combined Footing
D. Strap Footing
A. Tied columns
B. Rectangular columns
C. Spiral columns
D. Wide Flange
106) How many main reinforcing bars are used in C-1 in Figure 2?
A. 4-16mmØ
B. 4-20mmØ
C. 4
D. 5
107) How many main reinforcing bars are used in C-2 in Figure 2?
A. 6-16mmØ
B. 6-20mmØ
C. 6
D. 7
108) How many main reinforcing bars are used in C-3 in Figure 2?
A. 8-16mmØ
B. 8-20mmØ
C. 8
D. 9
A. Composite
B. Square
C. Spiral
D. Tied
110) The minimum bars for tied columns per NSCP is:
A. 4-16mmØ
B. 4-20mmØ
C. 4
D. 5
A. One-Way Slab
B. Two-Way Slab
C. Flat Slab
D. Ground Slab
A. One-Way Slab
B. Two-Way Slab
C. Flat Slab
D. Ground Slab
A. One-Way Slab
B. Two-Way Slab
C. Flat Slab
D. Ground Slab
A. One-Way Slab
B. Two-Way Slab
C. Flat Slab
D. Ground Slab
A. One-Way Slab
B. Two-Way Slab
C. Flat Slab
D. Ground Slab
A. One-Way Slab
B. Two-Way Slab
C. Flat Slab
D. Ground Slab
117) The minimum thickness for S-1 shall not be less than 100mm and shall be at least___, whichever
is larger:
A. L/20
B. L/24
C. L/28
D. L/10
118) The minimum thickness for S-3 shall not be less than 100mm and shall be at least:
A. L/20
B. L/24
C. L/28
D. P/180
119) The minimum thickness for S-4 shall neither be less than L/24 mm nor shall be less than:
A. 90mm
B. 75mm
C. 100mm
D. 110mm
120) The minimum concrete cover for S-1 shall be at least ____ if not exposed to weather and not in
contact with the ground:
A. 50mm
B. 10mm
C. 20mm
D. 25mm
A. Temperature bars
B. Main bars
C. Tendons
D. Crossties
122) Per NSCP, the minimum diameter of reinforcements for S-6 both top and bottom bars, is:
A. 50mm
B. 10mm
C. 12mm
D. 25mm
123) Slabs are designed per
A. linear meter
B. square foot
C. cubic meter
D. cubic foot
A. One-Way Slab
B. Two-Way Slab
C. Flat Slab
D. Ground Slab
A. Torsion
B. Flexural stress
C. Tensile stress
D. Shearing stress
A. Rupture
B. Shaking
C. Sublimation
D. None of the above
A. Rupture
B. Shaking
C. Sublimation
D. None of the above
A. Rupture
B. Shaking
C. Sublimation
D. None of the above
129) It is a sudden undulation of a portion of the earth’s crust with hypocenter and epicenter whose
magnitude ranges from 1 to 12.
A. Earthquake
B. Shaking
C. Sublimation
D. tectonic
A. Volcano
B. Zone 1
C. Fault line
D. Mountain
A. 4m
B. 6m
C. 8m
D. 20m
A. 4m
B. 6m
C. 8m
D. 20m
A. 4m
B. 6m
C. 8m
D. 20m
A. 4m
B. 6m
C. 8m
D. 20m
135) From Figure 5, what is the distance between 2A and 3B?
A. 7.21m
B. 10.2m
C. 8.5m
D. 20m
If all columns in Figure 5 along X-axis is 500mm and along Y-axis, 300mm and the distance between columns
is taken center-to-center (items 136-140):
A. 7.0m
B. 7.5m
C. 8m
D. 8.5m
A. 7.0m
B. 7.5m
C. 5.0m
D. 5.5m
A. 7.0m
B. 7.5m
C. 5.0m
D. 5.5m
A. 7.0m
B. 7.5m
C. 5.0m
D. 5.5m
A. 3.70m
B. 4.5m
C. 5.0m
D. 5.5m
141) The stirrups or hoops, A in Figure 6 is also termed as:
A. Main bars
B. Tendons
C. Ties
D. Web reinforcement
A. Main bars
B. Tendons
C. Ties
D. Web reinforcement
143) The minimum concrete cover, C in Figure 6 if the beam is not exposed to weather and not in
contact with the earth shall be:
A. 25mm
B. 40mm
C. 50mm
D. 75mm
144) The minimum concrete cover, C in Figure 6 if the beam is in contact with the earth shall be:
A. 25mm
B. 40mm
C. 50mm
D. 75mm
145) If the main reinforcement in Figure 6 is bundled bars, the size of the stirrups/hoops shall be:
A. 20mmØ
B. 12mmØ
C. 16mmØ
D. 10 mmØ
146) Rebars larger than ____, shall not be bundled:
A. 28mmØ
B. 32mmØ
C. 36mmØ
D. 34 mmØ
147) If the beam in Figure 6 is simply supported carrying a uniformly distributed load w in N/m in a
span length of L in meters, the maximum deflection is:
A. δ = (5wL4) / (384EI)
B. δ = (WL4) / (48EI)
C. δ = (WL3) / (8EI)
D. δ = (WL2) / (4EI)
148) If the beam in Figure 6 is simply supported carrying a uniformly distributed load w in N/m in a
spam length of L in meters, the deflection at the support is:
A. minimum
B. 10mm
C. 50mm
D. zero
149) If the beam in Figure 6 is simply supported carrying a uniformly distributed load w in N/m in a
spam length of L in meters, the maximum deflection is at:
A. Supports
B. Midspan
C. L/3
D. L/4
A. Development length
B. Dowels
C. Temperature bars
D. Main bars
Figure 7 – Combined Footing Details
A. CF1
B. CF2
C. CF3
D. All the above
152) The thickness of the gravel base in the combined footings in Figure 7 is:
A. 4 inches
B. 5 inches
C. 6 inches
D. 8 inches
A. 12 mm Ø
B. 16 mm Ø
C. 20 mm Ø
D. 10 mm Ø
154) The overall depth of CF2 is:
A. 500 mm
B. 400mm
C. 220 mm
D. 120 mm
155) Given the scale in the Plan Details in Figure 7, the depth of excavation for CF1 from FFL is:
A. 4000 mm
B. 3000 mm
C. 2000 mm
D. 1000 mm
A. Square footing
B. Rectangular footing
C. Trapezoidal
D. Round
A. 150 mm
B. 50 mm
C. 25 mm
D. 75mm
A. Square
B. Rectangular
C. Trapezoidal
D. Tied columns
A. 600 x 600
B. 300 x 300
C. 200 x 200
D. 100 x 100
Reference Figure 8, which is an enlarged Plan & Section of Column Footing 1 (CF1), please answer items
161-165. See Figure 8 next page.
161) How many bottom bars are there in the CF1 in the transverse direction?
162) How many topmost bars are there in the CF1 in the transverse direction?
A. 15-16 mm Ø
B. 12-16 mm Ø
C. 30-16mm Ø
D. 24-16 mm Ø
163) The distance of Lower Ground FFL from the bottom of the footing is:
A. 1.65 m
B. 400 mm
C. 1.50 m
D. 800 mm
A. 100 mm
B. 125 mm
C. 150 mm
D. 200 mm
165) The Footing Tie Beam (FTB) should have a minimum concrete cover of:
A. 50 mm
B. 75 mm
C. 150 mm
D. 200 mm
Figure 8 – CF1 Plan & Section
Figure 9 – Truss (T2)
A. 9.80 m
B. 7.50 m
C. 15.0 m
D. 20.0 m
A. plastic
B. steel
C. timber
D. concrete
168) Each panel at the left portion of the line of strut in the truss in Figure 9 measures:
A. 4350 mm
B. 7500 mm
C. 1505.8 mm
D. 1087.5 mm
169) What is the size of the web members to the right of the strut in Figure 9?
A. 50 x 50 mm
B. 75 x 75 mm
C. 150 x 150 mm
D. 200 mm
A. beam
B. corbel
C. gutter
D. downspout
Figure 10 shows the Section of Stair No. 2 for questions 171-175.
171) The largest diameter of reinforcing bar used in the stair is:
A. 12mm Ø
B. 16mm Ø
C. 10mm Ø
D. 20mm Ø
172) The smallest diameter of main reinforcing bar used in the stair is:
A. 12mm Ø
B. 16mm Ø
C. 10mm Ø
D. 20mm Ø
173) The stair shown in Figure 10 specifies that the building is a ____ -storey building:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 6
A. slab
B. beam
C. column
D. footing
A. Overhanging slab
B. Flat slab
C. Simply supported slab
D. Cantilevered slab
Figure 11 – Mat Footing
176) The space between the column and the flooring that is filled with 12-mm thick Filler is called:
A. contraction joint
B. construction joint
C. void
D. isolation gap
177) The bottom bars of the mat footing has two layers. The lowest layer is made of what rebars?
A. 122-16 mm Ø
B. 120-16 mm Ø
C. 130-16mm Ø both ways
D. 240-12 mm Ø
A. 500 mm
B. 600 mm
C. 300 mm
D. 240 mm
179) In Figure 11, how many columns are there that required mat footing?
A. 20
B. 16
C. 5
D. 6
A. 12mm Ø
B. 16mm Ø
C. 10mm Ø
D. 20mm Ø
181) The Footing Tie Beam (FTB) in Figure 11 has an overall depth of:
A. 650 mm
B. 550 mm
C. 600 mm
D. 450 mm
182) The space between the mat footing and the tie beam is called expansion joint or:
A. contraction joint
B. construction joint
C. void
D. isolation gap
A. 150 mm
B. 75 mm
C. 60 mm
D. 45 mm
Figure 12 – Truss, T4
184) How many panels are there in the truss T4 in Figure 12?
A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
A. 24 m
B. 25m
C. 26
D. 30
186) The strut indicated in the truss T4 are connected to columns to minimize deflection. Strut is
what type of support?
A. vertical support
B. simple support
C. reaction
D. lateral support
A. sheet
B. angles
C. channel
D. zee
188) Which is the correct size and shape of the middle web members in the truss T4?
A. L100x100x8.0mm
B. L50x50x6.0mm
C. L75x75x5.0mm
D. L90x90x8.0mm
A. cambered
B. deflected
C. unsymmetrical
D. symmetrical
190) Aside from struts connected to columns, the deflection of the truss T4 can also be minimized by
providing ____ to the truss:
A. camber
B. column at the midspan
C. beam at the midspan
D. tie rods
191) The recorded earthquake intensity depends on how far away from its center the observer is
located. Rating intensities from I to XII, it describes and rates earthquakes in terms of human reactions
and observations.
A. Earthquake Meter
B. Accelerograph
C. Rossi-Forrel Scale
D. Modified Mercalli Scale
192) It is a gradual change in strain under constant stress due to high temperature and/or repeated
pounding.
A. Creep
B. deformation
C. settlement
D. compression
193) This type is considered ______ if the framing assumes that the beam-column connections have
sufficient rigidity to hold virtually the original angles and positions.
A. Semi-Rigid Frame
B. Simple Frame
C. Braced Frame
D. Rigid Frame
194) The modulus of elasticity of a structural steel is:
A. Es = 200GPa
B. Es = 250GPa
C. Es = 100GPa
D. Es = 200MPa
195) In pin connected tension members, the pin diameter shall not be less than ____ times the eye
bar width.
A. 1.0
B. 3/4
C. ½
D. 7/8
196) These are used to fasten together components of built-up members using fusion in a controlled
atmosphere in a triangular fashion.
A. Fillet welding
B. bolting
C. connections
D. combination
197) It is the average of the roof eave height and the height to the highest point on the roof surface,
except that, for roof angles of less than or equal to 10°, the mean roof height shall be the roof eave.
A. Total Height
B. Mean Roof Height
C. Building Height
D. Height
A. 1.25
B. 1.0
C. 1.5
D. 2.0
A. Open Building
B. Low Rise Building
C. Enclosed Building
D. Flexible Building
200) It is flat, unobstructed areas exposed to wind flowing over open water for a distance of at least 2
kilometers. This exposure shall apply only to those buildings and other structures exposed to the wind
coming from the water.
A. Exposure A
B. Exposure B
C. Exposure C
D. Exposure D