QUESTIONS ANSWER

1 What is the sample for comprehensive strength determination of a structural concrete concrete cylinder sample
2 What is the test to determinee the consistency of concrete slump test
3 What is the length required for RSB sample for quality test? 1m/10,000 kg/ shipment
4 How many sampless should be taken every 75 cu.m of fresh concrete? 3 pcs sample/set
5 What is the required size of test specimen for GI sheets 3 pcs - 60mm in 1 sht / 100 sheets
6 What kind of paint that has a reflectance or beads? reflectorized paint
7 What is the construction material that has a property of being dark brown to black asphalt
cementitious material which the predominating subsstance iss bitumen
8 For how long or how many hours sshall a bituminous prime coat be left undisturbed? 24 hours
9 What is the rate of application of bituminous tack coat? 0.2 - 0.7 liter/ sq.m
10 What is the penetration grade of blown asphalt 0 to 30 penetration grade
11 What kind of sample is taken for flexural test concrete beam sample
12 What are the test needed for 2.65 cuc.m Item 201 (aggregate base course) CBR
Abrasion
GPCD (grading, plastic limit, compaction, density)
13 How many grading test are required for 3200 cu.m selected borrow topping (Item 104) 3 grading (1 grading test for every 1500 cu.m)
14 As a materials Engr. What wilkl you recommend if you find out that the materials to be blend with coarser materials
used as Item 200 iss finer than the required materials?
15 What is the standard specification for LL and PI of Item 201? maximum 25% and maximum of 6% respectively
16 What is the CBR requirement for Item 201? 80%
17 What asphalt is used for sealing weaken plae joint of concrete pavement? blown asphalt
18 What is item 311 of the DPWH specification (Blue Book) Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
19 What is the machine used for abrasion test Los Angeles Abrasion Machine
20 How to determine the degree of compaction of Items 104, 200 & 201? by Field Density Test
21 What is the formula in obtaining the PI? PI = LL-PL (Plastic Index = Liquid Limit - Plastic Limit)
22 What are the other terms for sieve analysis? Grading Test
Particle Size Destribution Tests
Mechanical Analysis
23 What is the degree of compaction of the soil if the wet density is 2200 kg/cu.m 101.23%
with an actual moisture content of 10.2% and maximum dry density of 1960 kg/cu.m
24 How many concrete cores shall be taken for 1 km concrete pavement 5 holes / km/lane
25 What is the moisture content of the soil having an original weight of 162.5 grams 24.3
and an oven-dried weight of 138.2 grams 17.58% = wt of water/wt. of over dried sample
26 If the group index is high, what indication does it mean? clayey soil
27 As a materials Engr., how can you determine that the sample placed in the oven is if the sample reaches its constant weight
already oven-dried?
28 In oven drying a sample for test, what temperature shall be maintained? 110 ± 5°C
29 Why is that cooling an oven dried sample before weighing is advisable? it can affect the weight of the sample
30 What is the difference between hygroscopic moisture content from hygroscopic moisture content - is the moisture content of
natural moisture content an air dried sample
natural moisture content - is the moisture content of the
original sample from the field
31 For how many bags of cement does a 10kg sample represent 2000 bags
32 For 15000 kgs of RSB, how many samples shall be submitted for Quality Test 2 pcs - 1m sample
33 The admixture is being introduced to fresh concrete structure using a pumpcrete Superplasticizer
34 What is the use of blown asphalt? joint filler and water proofing
35 What is the commonly known as hot asphalt or penetration grade asphalt? asphalt cement
36 How many days does the sample of immersion-compresssion test be soaked in water? 4 days @ 50°C
37 If ductility test is for asphalt, _______ is for cement? Consistency Magnesium oxide, insoluble residue, Loss on Ignition
38 Paint is composedf of ______________ 30% vehicle, 50% pigment, 15% beads
39 What is the size of tamping rod used in tamping concrete sample 16mmØ and 610mm long with hemispherical tip
40 What is the temperature to be maintained when curing sample after its initial curing? 23°C ± 1.7°C
41 Concrete cylinders are cured and ready for test. Temperature between 63°F to 85°F are
permitted for a period not to exceed ______ hours immediately prior to test if 3 hours
free moisture is maintained on the surface of the specimen at all times.
42 The molds of specimen not to be transported shall be removed after initial 24 hours
curing of _____ hours and sshould be cured to the standard curing temperature of
7.4°F ± 3°F
43 High plasticity index means _______ of a soil High degree of compressibility
44 Sample to be used for liquid limit and plastic limit tests should pass to what sieve? Sieve No. 40 (0.425mm)
45 What compaction rammer shall used if the specs given for Moisture-Density 4.54 kg with 457mm drop
Relation Test (MDR) is T-180?
46 A beam mold measuring 6 x 6 x 20 is to be used for sampling concrete, how many 60 blows per layer
blows/tamps per layer shall be applied.
47 If asphalt mix having a weight of 3020g and an aggregate weighing 2865.98g, what is the % 154.02
of asphalt by weight of mix? 5.10%
48 What is the material used for Bituminous prime coat? Cut-back Asphalt
49 In Item 303, application of cover aggregates shall be evenly spreadover the surface 0.004 to 0.007 cu.m/sq.m
at the rate of approximately ____?
50 Applying tolerance of .4% fpr asphalt content to your answer in prob. 47, what is the 4.7% to 5.5%
acceptable range of asphalt content?
1 The standard penetration test (SPT) isan in-situ-tesst that measures what? depth of soil layer
2 Which of the ff. bituminous material is sbest recommended for sealing joint filler asphalt (blown asphalt)
weakened plane joints?
3 The main problem associated with wrong practice of conveying concrete is called what? segration
4 The specificationscall for 1:2:4 concrete mix. In a one bagger mixer, which of the following 20 liters
amount of water is most likely required for the mix?
5 A one-lane road with a pavement width of 3.5m and shoulder with 0.5m on each side of 3 layers over the full width of 4.5m
the pavement was designed to have sub-base and base courses with combined thickness
of 300mm. If the thickness of the sub base is 125mm, the spreading and compaction of the
sub base and base courses shall be carried out in
6 As material engineer, what is the area of the trial secxtion that you would recommend to 500 sqs.m
check the suitability of the materials and efficiency of the equipment to be used for
Item 310 Bit. Concrete Surface Course?
7 Per program of work, the estimated volume of Item 201 materials is 7500 cu.m. How 25 grading and 25 plasticity
many grading and plasticity tests are required based on DPWH minimum testing
requirements?
8 Bituminous concrete mixes contain asphalt by weight equivalent to what? 5% to 8%
9 Qualitry of factory- produces reinforced concrete pipes may be best established Test of concrete pipes samples
through what?
10 Where do we take additional cores when the measured of any core taken from the at no less than 5m interval parallel to the centerline in each direction from the affected locatio
pavement is deficient in thickness by more than 25mm?
11 The results of Immersion-Compression test conductedon an asphalt mix sample are
as follows:
Dry stability = 2000kpa; Wet stability = 1000 kpa
What is the resulting Index of Retained strength? Doess it meet the specification requirement IRS = Wet stabilix 100
of Item 301, Bituminous Concrete Surface Course Dry stability
= (1000 kpa/2000 kpa) x 100
IRS = 50%
*** No, it does snot meet the specification of Item 310 since the IRS is 70% minimum while the
12 Quality control testing in a DPWH project is the responsibility of the__________? Contractor's Materials Engineers
13 As materials engineers, whichis the right time to start sampling and testing a before it incorporated in the project
ggregate of the course materials?
14 The spot test on asphalt is used to determine what? overheating during manufacture
15 Under what climatic condition do we use the lower penetration grade or hot asphalt? hot climate
16 Sampling of freshly mixed concrete should be taken on the _________ batch discharge middle
of the transit mixer
17
rection from the affected location

he IRS is 70% minimum while the reulting IRS is only 50%