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The primary consideration in the design of geometric cross-section
for highways, taxiways and runways:

a. Drainage
b.Shoulder
c. Parking
d.None of the Above

A. Drainage
It is described as the amount of time for vehicle to travel through a
system at a determined progression speed. This is an outcome of
the signal timing that is determined by the offsets between
intersections and allotted green time for a coordinated phase at
each intersection

Operational speed
This type of leveling is used to determine the differences in
elevation between points of designated short measured intervals

Profile Leveling
It is the highest over-all speed at which a driver can travel on a given
highway under favorable weather and under prevailing conditions

Bandwidth
It is the factor added to the height of a dam to account for the
uncertainties in the wave and water depth

freeboard
It is defined as a line tangent to the local velocity at all points along
its length of flow.

Streamline
It is the flow which occurs if a certain flow of liquids for a given
length, reach, or stream, where the average velocity is the same for
every cross-section

Uniform
It is the intersection of the plane of the earth’s equator and the
celestrial sphere

Celestial equator
It is the plane tangent to the earth’s surface at the observer’s
position.

Horizon
It is a point vertically above the observer on the celestial sphere

Zenith
An estimate of the maximum expected lateral force that will occur
due to seismic ground motion at the base of a structure.

Base shear
A point at a particular story as the location of application of the
lateral load at that point will not produce rotation of that story.

Center of rigidity
A point representing the mean position of the matter in a body or
system.

Center of mass
According to USCS, it is the soil grain with grain size greater than
4.75 mm but less than75 mm.

Gravel
A continuous curve representing the accumulated volume of
earthwork plotted against the linear profile of a roadway or airfield.

Mass Diagram
The bucket volume contained within the bucket when following the
outline of the bucket sides

Plate line capacity

The bucket capacity when the load is struck off flush with the bucket
sides

Struck capacity
The maximum a volume that can be placed in the bucket without
spillage based on a specified angle of repose for the material in the
bucket

Heaped volume
An excavator designed primarily for excavation below grade

Backhoe
It is the time by which the completion of an activity can be delayed
without affecting the start of succeeding activities.

Free Float
This alternative statistical approach to the distribution of strength,
particularly brittle materials, was developed by a Swedish Engineer.
It defines that the survival probability 𝑃𝑠 (𝑉0 ) as the fraction of
identical samples of volume 𝑉0 that survive after application of a
stress 𝜎. This distribution is called …

Weibull Distribution
A structure built into the sea but not parallel to the coast line and
includes any stage, stair landing place, landing state jetty, floating
barge or pontoon , any bridge, or other works connected therewith

a. Pier
b. Port
c. Wharf
d. Lighthouse

A
Shoulder paving is a valuable method of providing:

I. Integrity of the pavement

II. Width to place edgeline pavement marking
III. Additional safety to prevent vehicle skidding or drivers losing
control in gravel
IV. Low maintenance cost compared with unpaved shoulders

All of the above

Section 302.2.2 of the NSCP provides that the slope of cut surfaces
of the ground shall be no steeper than …

1:2
The fraction of soils passing which sieve number is used for
Atterberg Limit tests of soils?

40
The property of material that deforms considerably even with a
slight increase in stress.

Yielding
The material regains its original dimensions when the load is
removed. This property is…

Elasticity
The material deforms in the plastic range without breaking. The
property is …

Ductility
Which of the following is measured by a seismometer?

a) Reference Points
b) Ground Displacement
c) Intensity
d) Focal Depth

B
It shows the sequence and interdependence of activities of a
project in a diagrammatic form by using standard symbols

Network
It is an identifiable, quantifiable, measurable, costable, and discrete
lowest level element of work, which must be performed during the
course of a project in order to achieve the project mission.

Activity
 It is the state that marks the completion of a preceding activity and
the beginning of the succeeding one. It has no duration, represents
only a single point in time.

Event
It is a superimposed activity, which does not represent any specific
operation or process. It has zero duration and consumes no
resources.

Dummy activity
A key event common to two or more sub networks is called …

Interface event
It gives the time within which the even must take place if the project
is to be completed on schedule.

Slack
These are the three time estimates that will be used to determine
the expected activity duration.

A. Optimistic, Pessimistic, Most likely

B. Early, Late, On time
C. Upper, lower, middle
D. None of the above

A
 In order to evaluate uncertainty in project time, the originators of
the PERT assumed that the means of distribution of critical activities,
lying on a critical path, follow what distribution?

Normal Distribution
 Which of the following is true?

A. CPM is activity-oriented and PERT is event-oriented

B. CPM is event-oriented and PERT is activity-oriented
C. CPM and PERT are activity-oriented
D. CPM and PERT are event-oriented

A
These are standards that define the properties of a material

Material Standards
The requirements of a specific product

Product Standards
The standards for installing materials, products, and systems

Workmanship Standards
These standards spell out acceptable criteria for testing materials
and systems

Test Method Standards

 These constitute that portion of the written requirements for a
building construction project that are contained in the divisions of a
project manual

Specifications
 It presents a database that includes design data, drawings,
specifications, materials, and system parameters, and life cycle data,
for all the various disciplines involved in a project and relates those
data to each other and to the project as a whole to present an
overall view of the project.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

For slab-on-grade construction, some preparation must be made to
the subgrade, depending on the type of soil and other conditions
encountered at the site. At least, the area beneath the slab must be
cleared and grubbed and unsuitable soils, such as topsoil, must be
removed. The slab bed for ground-supported slabs should:

I. Provide the necessary bearing capacity for slab support

II. Control ground moisture
III. Establish the proper slab elevation
IV. Be leveled with the ground surface

I, II, and III only

To determine the sustainability of a building, it is necessary to assess
the effect of the building on the environment during its entire life
cycle. Factors that must be addressed includes:

I. The life cycle of each materials

II. The most significant environmental risks
III. The opportunities available to provide for sustainability in the
building
IV. The client’s attitude and resources

All of the Above

 Admixtures are materials other tan Portland cement, aggregates,
and water that are added to concrete either immediately before or
during its mixing to alter the properties of the concrete in a variety
of ways. They can be used to:

I. Improve workability
II. Reduce separation of coarse and fine aggregates
III. Entrain Air
IV. Accelerate or retard setting and hardening
V. Decreases the need for additional water

I, II, III, IV
These are used to support structural steel and to
make splices in it.

Accessories
 Concrete can be handled and transported by:

I. Chutes
II. Push buggies
III. Buckets handled by cranes
IV. Pumping through a pipeline
V. Pneumatically forcing through a hose (shotcrete)

All of the above

It is pneumatically placed concrete, used primarily for swimming
pools and other in-ground and aboveground free-form structures
and for repairing damaged concrete.

Shotcrete
 Concrete should be compacted by a method appropriate to the
material and its location to:

I. Eliminate stone pockets and large air bubbles

II.Consolidate each layer with that previously placed
III.
Completely embed reinforcing and fixtures
IV.Bring just enough fine material to the faces and top surfaces to
produce the desired finish
V. To use the maximum amount of concrete

I, II, III, IV
 The purpose of floating is to

I. Embed large aggregate just beneath the surface

II. Remove slight imperfections, humps, and voids to produce a
level or plane surface
III. Consolidate mortar at the surface in preparation for other
finishing operations
IV. Open the surface to permit excess moisture to escape

All of the above

The type of foundation that distributes a buildings loads directly to a
sufficient area of soil to obtain adequate bearing capacity

Spread footing
The type of foundation transmits a building’s loads through soils
that have inadequate bearing capacity

Pile and caisson foundation

 Slab construction depends on the following factors:

I. Slab type
II. Site preparation, including preparation of the slab bed, grading,
and backfilling
III. Precautions to control ground and surface moisture
IV. Thermal control when required

All of the above

An appearance of a powdery material on the surface of a newly
hardened concrete slab

Dusting
Occurrence of numerous fine hair cracks in the surface of a newly
hardened slab due to surface shrinkage.

Crazing
The breaking away of the hardened concrete surface of a slab to a
depth of about 1/6 to 3/16 inches

Scaling
 Site characteristics that may affect the design and construction of
slabs on grade, building foundations, and site improvements
include:

I. History of earthquakes
II. Underlying soil type and properties
III. Moisture conditions
IV. Thermal conditions
V. Geographic factors that may require construction precautions to
control termites and unusual conditions

II, III, IV, V

 The rough and final grades on a building site are established by
what process using a combination of power equipment and hand
tools. It is necessary where lawns, planting, pavement, walks, and
building slabs will be placed.

Grading
It is a measure of a material’s ability to resist indentation or
penetration.

Hardness
It is a measure of a material’s ability to withstand cyclic stresses.

Fatigue resistance
It is a measure of a material’s ability to dissipate or deaden
mechanical vibration

Damping capacity