ASSESSMENT EXAM 02 A. Isoclinic Lines C.

Isogonic Lines
B. Agonic Lines D. Trigonic Lines
SURVEYING AND TRANSPORATION
6. A closed traverse has the following data.
ENGINEERING
Find the corrected bearing of line CD by
INSTRUCTION: READ EACH QUESTION transit rule
CAREFULLY, CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER A. S 65° 17’52”W C. S 65° 48’ 29” W
OUT OF THE CHOICES. B. S 65° 62’11”W D. S 65° 26’ 45” W
7. To determine the area of a triangular lot
DURATION: 4 HOURS ABC, a surveyor set-up a transit at point P
inside the lot and recorded the following
WARNING: FORMS SUBMITTED LATER THAN bearing and distances of each corners of the
5:15PM WILL NOT BE RECORDED. lot from P. Determine the area of the lot in
square meter.

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1. Point A is between points B and C. The
A. 3127.305 C. 3611.768
distances of B and C from point A are 1000
B. 3467.981 D. 3798.210
m and 2000 m, respectively. Measured from
point A, the angle of elevation of point B is 8. A subtense bar is mounted at a certain
18°30’, while that of point C is 8°15’. Find distance from the instrument and the angle
the difference in the elevations of B and C. subtended by the bar is 0°06’. Compute the
Consider the effects of curvature and horizontal distance from the instrument
refraction. station to the location of the subtense bar.
A. 44.94 m C. 44.81 m A. 2291.183 m C. 1145.92 m
B. 44.27 m D. 44.41 m B. 1415.92 m D. 572.93 m
2. A curved line in a level surface all points of 9. A parcel of land is defined as shown on the
field note. What is the length of side 1-2, in
which are normal to the direction of gravity
meters
and equidistant from the center of earth.
A. Level Surface C. Vertical Line
B. Line of Sight D. Level Line
3. The horizontal axis of a transit was inclined
at 4’ with the horizontal due to non-
adjustment. The first sight had a vertical A. 162.40 C. 172.30
angle of 50°, the next has -30°. Determine B. 154.40 D. 182.10
the error in the measured horizontal angle. 10. SITUATION: The following 5-year traffic
A. 2’27.46” C. 7’4.58” data was recorded in the year 1976 and
B. 1’36.25” D. 10’50.5” due to its age, some of the data were
4. Elevation of triangulation station A is 250m erased. It is also known that the data
while that of B is 1715m. In between stations follows a certain pattern corresponding to
the year it was taken. Determine the
A and B is a mountain C with elevation
severity ratio of the traffic data.
650m. The height of transit placed at A is
A. 0.297 C. 0.169
1.2m. The Distance AC is 10km and BC is
B. 0.275 D. 0.432
20km. A tower is to be constructed at B such
that the line of sight will just pass through 11. Refer to the situation above. Compute for
the top of the 105-m high tower at mountain the accident rate per million entering
C. What is the required height of tower B in vehicles resulting to fatalities if the ADT for
meters? five years is 36,000 and the road has a
A. 88.1 C. 63.8 length of 5 miles.
B. 75.5 D. 52.3 A. 23 C. 24
5. Imaginary lines passing through places B. 5 D. 4
having zero declination.
12. The traffic intensity of a certain freeway is B. 5.322 º D. 2.55 º
0.833. The arrival rate of vehicles at a 20. Refer to the situation in the previous
certain intersection (stop sign) is 200 problem. Determine the distance of P.T.
vehicles per hour. Compute the service from line through P.C.
rate in vehicles/hr. A. 160.52 m C. 153.20 m
A. 280 C. 240 B. 131.20 m D. 96.31 m
B. 360 D. 320 21. The Radius of the first curve of the
13. It is the ratio of the average arrival rate to compound curve is 300m and the radius of
the average departure rate in queueing the second curve is 100m, because of big
theory. difference of radius, a transition is
A. Trip Modal C. Peak Hour provided, before entering the second
Factor curve, if the design speed is 60km/hr, and
B. Queue Time D. Traffic Intensity the desirable rate of change of normal
14. The number of accidents for 3 years acceleration is 0.60m/s3, determine the
recorded in a certain section of a highway length of transition.
is 3,500. If the average daily traffic is 450,
what is the accident rate per hundred A. 51.48 m C. 32.32 m
million vehicle miles if the roadway is 100 B. 32.32 m D. 24.32 m
miles in length? 22. SITUATION: The grade of line through PC
A. 5771 C. 7103 is -4% and the grade of line through PT is
B. 6721 D. 8268 +3%, the stationing of PC is 10+100, and
15. The crossing of two or more traffic streams the stationing of lowest point is 10+160.
travelling in the same general direction Determine the stationing of P.T.
along a significant path of the highway A. 10+255 C. 10+250
without the aid of traffic signals. B. 10+205 D. 10+125
A. Crossover C. Weaving 23. Refer to the previous problem. Determine
B. Ankle breaker D. Lane the stationing of the intersection of grades.
Interchange A. 10+151.5 c. 10+150.5
16. A separate bus lane is proposed to replace B. 10+152.5 d. 10+142.3
a single freeway lane with a capacity of 24. Five vehicles pass a section A at intervals
2000 veh/hr. If the auto occupancy is 1.5 of 3, 4, 3 and 5 sec. respectively. The
passengers per vehicle and the bus vehicles speeds are 50, 45, 40, 35 and 30
capacity is 50 passengers, determine the kph respectively. Determine the traffic
average headway for each bus. density.
A. 1 bus/min C. 3 bus/min A. 31 C. 11
B. 4 bus/min D. 2 bus/min B. 38.7 D. 1200
17. Divided arterial highway for through traffic 25. The instantaneous speed of a vehicle at a
with full or partial control of access and specified section or location.
generally with grade separations at major A. Spot speed C. Running speed
intersections B. Average speed D. Travel speed
A. Freeway C. Parkway 26. For the data shown,
B. Expressway D. Walkway Island
18. An arterial highway for non-commercial
traffic with full or partial control of access
usually for recreation.
A. Freeway C. Parkway
B. Expressway D. Walkway Island
19. SITUATION: The stationing of PI of the
simple is curve is 100+000 and the
stationing of PC. Of the curve is 99+800.
Point B is selected along the curve such
that the distance of this point to PI is 150m,
angle of intersection is 500. Determine the
deflection angle of point B, with respect to A. 1040 C. 1120
tangent line through P.C B. 1580 D. 2720
A. 3.11 º C. 3.349 º
27. Assume that the toll attendant in the new the design velocity is 60 kph, evaluate the
toll gate takes an average of 3 minutes to
serve each vehicle, but the distribution time external distance, in meters.
varies depending on whether drivers pay A. 20.21 C. 15.08
exact toll fee. Given an average arrival rate
of 12 veh/h which vehicles arrive at B. 18.26 D. 11.25
unequal time intervals, determine the 34. (continuation) Evaluate the length of spiral
average waiting time in the queue in
tangents,
seconds.
A. 270 c. 0.125 A. 113.8 C. 80.2
B. 0.075 d. 450 B. 104.9 D. 96.9
28. The time interval between the passage of
successive vehicles moving in the same 35. (continuation) Evaluate the difference in
lane and measured from head to head as lengths between the long and short
they pass a point on the road.
A. Time headway tangents.
B. Time of travel at Time mean speed A. 26.5 C. 27.4
C. Time of travel at spot speed
B. 26.9 D. 28.6
D. Time of travel at space mean speed
29. Assume that the toll attendant in the new 36. The common tangent of a compound curve
toll gate takes an average of 3 minutes to makes an angle of 12˚ from the tangent
serve each vehicle, but the distribution time
varies depending on whether drivers pay passing thru P.C. and is 18˚ from the
exact toll fee. Given an average arrival rate tangent passing thru the P.T. If the radius
of 12 veh/h which vehicles arrive at
unequal time intervals, determine the of the second curve is 180 m, find the
average number of vehicles waiting in the radius of the first curve if the length of the
line.
common tangent is 70 m.
A. 0.9 C. 0.6
B. 1.5 D. 1.11 A. 397.36 m C. 394.76 m
B. 396.42 m D. 398.65 m
30. It is the clear distance between two
consecutive vehicles. 37. The vertex angle of a simple curve is 40°.
A. Clearance C. Time headway From the midpoint of the curve, the
B. Gap D. Space headway
31. Introduced a set of notations which have distance to the vertex is 0.50 m farther than
become standard in the literature of the distance to the midpoint of the long
queuing models. A general queuing system chord. Using chord-basis, what is the
is denoted by a/b/c
A. Kendall C. Kylie degree of curve?
B. Candle D. Kyrie A. 4.4° C. 8.9°
32. A portion of the extension of SLEX has a
free flow speed of 60kph and a capacity of B. 13.3° D. 17.8°
3600 veh/hr. If in a given hour, 3344 38. The perpendicular distance between the
vehicles were countered at a specified
two parallel tangents of a reversed curve is
point along this highway, determine the
space mean speed of these 3344 vehicles 8 m. and the chord distance from the PC to
A. 38 C. 88 the PT is equal to 30 m. Compute the
B. 83 D. 240
central angle of the reverse curve.
33. SITUATION. Two tangents having
A. 30°56’ C. 30°39’
azimuths of 240° and 282° are connected
B. 15°28’ D. 28°12’
by an 80-m spiral curve with a 6° circular
39. Calculate the design velocity if the
curve. The width of the roadway is 10 m. If
desirable length of spiral is 96.51 m and
the degree of central curve is 6°.
 A. 80 kph C. 100 kph locations. If the line was found to be 150m
B. 90 kph D. 110 kph long, determine the correct measurement.
40. Given: I = 44°, R = 400 ft. Compute for the A. 149.997 C. 149.9132
deflection angle per foot B. 149.9727 D. 149.883
A. 0.0716 C. 0.0617 46. The following interior angles of a triangle
B. 0.0671 D. 0.0761 traverse were measured with the same
41. The following data are the observed precision. Determine the most probable
elevation of a point by running a line of value of angle A.
levels over four different routes. Determine
the most probable value of the elevation
A. 340.258 C. 340.242
B. 340.275 D. 340.288 A. 40.77 C. 40.62

42. A base line AB has a horizontal distance of B. 41.23 D. 41.38

150 m. The transit is set up at A with the 47. SITUATION: A steel tape with coefficient of

traverse axis 1.5 m above the ground, the linear expansion of 0.0000116 per °C is

horizontal angle from AB to an inaccessible known to be 50 m long at 20°C. The tape

point C is 87°45’ and the vertical angle was used to measure a line which was

between a horizontal line of sight from A to found to be 532.28 m long and when the

C is 35°24’. The transit is then set up at B temperature was 35°C. Find the

and an angle ABC is measured and found temperature correction per tape length

to be 65°30’. Find the elevation of point C if A. 0.0055 C. 0.0087

the elevation of A is 125.35 m. B. 0.0044 D. 0.0021

A. 234.45 C. 432.36 48. Refer to the situation in the previous

B. 324.35 D. 342.36 problem. Find the temperature correction

43. SITUATION: A 50m tape weighs 2kg. for the measured line.

Every time a measurement is performed, A. 0.0816 C. 0.0718

the tape is supported at its end points and B. 0.0926 D. 0.0619

at t he 8m and 25m marks. If a pull of 6kg 49. Refer to the situation in the previous

is applied, Determine the correction due to problem. Find the correct length of the line.

sag for one tape length. A. 532.62 C. 532.29

A. 0.000948 C. 0.02894 B. 532.86 D. 532.37

B. 0.0091 D. 0.03898 50. The radius of the first curve of the

44. Refer to the situation in the previous compound curve is 300mand the radius of

problem. Determine the correct distance the second curve is 100m, because of big

between the ends of the tape. difference of radius, a transition is

A. 49.991 C. 49. 9711 provided, before entering the second

B. 49.9909 D. 49.961 curve, if the design speed is 60km/hr, and

45. Refer to the situation in the previous the desirable rate of change of normal

problem. The same tape was used to acceleration is 0.60m/s3, determine the

measure a line using the same support length of transition.

A. 51.48 m C. 45.23 m
B. 32.32 m D. 24.32 m