1.

The most commonly used type or reinforced concrete construction consists of a solid slab
supported by two parallel beams
a. ONE WAY JOIST OR RIBBED SLABS
b. TWO WAY WAFFLE SLAB
c. ONE-WAY SLABS
d. TWO WAY WAFFLE SLAB

2. Transparent glass and frame incorporated in panel curtain wall.

a. Window type panel b. Sandwich type panel

c. Skin type panel d. Open Sandwich type panel

3. The section of a beam at which the bending moment changes from positive to negative.
a. web reinforcement b. point of inflection

c. beam d. cantilever beam

4. The tensile reinforcement is located at top of the beam and inverted U-stirrups are provided.

a. Cantilever Beams c. T – beams

b. Rectangular beams d. Hollow box girders

5. Is a system of end bearing or friction piles, pile caps, and tie beams for transferring building loads
down to a suitable bearing stratum.

a. Pile Cap c. Pile foundation

b. Pile Ring d. End bearing piles

6. In driving ___________ with a drop-hammer, the hammer is generally raised by steam-power

and is dropped either automatically or by hand.

a. Pile Ring c. Pile foundation

b. Driftbolt /driftpin d. Wood-pile Foundations

7. It depend principally on the bearing resistance of soil or rock beneath their feet for support. The
surrounding soil mass provides a degree of lateral stability for the long compression member.

a. Pile foundation c. End bearing piles

b. Friction piles d. Wood-pile Foundations

8. It also called a drive band; a steel band which encircles the head of a timber pile to prevent it
from splitting when being driven.

a. Pile Ring c. Pile Cap

b. Friction piles d. End bearing piles

9. A short rod or square bar driven into holes bored in timber, for attaching adjacent sticks to each
other or to piles.

a. Pile Ring c. Driftbolt /driftpin

 b. Friction piles d. Pile Cap

10. Supports (mullions) are clearly expressed. Vertical lines dominant. Mullions are generally 4’ – 4”
max.; height, 8’ – 0” maximum.

a. Grid type c. Unit and Mullion type

b. Panel type d. Stick type

11. Refers to the method of installation where the mullions and horizontal rails (gutter section and
window sill section) are installed first before installation of the window and wall panels.

a. Wall Units c. Stick type

b. Grid type d. Panel type

12. Supports not expressed. Non-lineal pattern. Joints vertical and horizontal usually without trim.

a. Wall Units c. Stick type

b. Panel type d. Unit and Mullion type

13. A wall whose purpose is to resist the thrust of a bank of earth or other material.

a. Gravity wall b. Cantilever wall c. Retaining Wall d. Counterfort wall

14. This is a type of wall which is constructed of such proportions that its weight alone resists the thrust
of the earth.

a. Gravity wall b. Cantilever wall c. Retaining Wall d. Counterfort wall

15. It is similar to the cantilever wall with the exception that the vertical wall is tied to the base at
regular intervals with triangular-shaped walls called _______.

a. Gravity wall b. Cantilever wall c. Retaining Wall d. Counterfort wall

16. ________is constructed of reinforced concrete and makes use of the weight of the earth in resisting
the tendency to overturn at the outer edge. The vertical wall, supported on a horizontal base, serves as
a cantilever beam in resisting the earth pressure. Walls of intermediate height are generally of the
________ type.

a. Gravity wall b. Cantilever wall c. Retaining Wall d. Counterfort wall

17. A method of making building surfaces impervious to water.

a. Damp-proofing b. Thermal insulation c. Weathering d. Water proofing

18. applying by brush or low-pressure spray, a clear silicon water repellent or sealant to porous surface
material such as cement plaster and bricks to prevent weathering

a. Water repelling b. Soil poisoning c. Thermal insulation d. Damp-proofing

19. a method of protecting rooms against the intrusion of rats and other small destructive animals from
gnawing the wooden parts of the house and habitating the under-ceilings and under-floors of houses
and buildings.

a. Damp-proofing b. Rat proofing c. Weathering d. Water proofing

20. These are columns with longitudinal bars and closely spaced continuous spiral hooping.

a. Composite Columns b. Lally Columns c. Spiral Columns d. Combined Columns

21. where structural steel columns are embedded into the concrete core of a spiral column.

a. Composite Columns b. Lally Columns c. Spiral Columns d. Combined Columns

22. are fabricated steel pipes provided with flat steel plates which holds a girder or girt

a. Composite Columns b. Lally Columns c. Spiral Columns d. Combined Columns

23. where structural steel is encased in concrete of at least 7 cm thick, reinforced with wire mess

a. Composite Columns b. Lally Columns c. Dowell bars d. Combined Columns

24. are short bars used to transfer the stress at the bottom of the columns to the footings

a. Dowell bars b. Lally Columns c. Spiral Columns d. Combined Columns

25. The reinforcement extends from column to column, the columns being placed at the corners of
equilateral triangles; hence slabs are triangular in shape.

a. Two-way system b. Three-way system c. Four-way system d. One-way system

26. This system is the most commonly used and consists of two sets of bars extending directly from
column to column in both directions. Slabs are square or rectangular.

a. Two-way system b. Three-way system c. Four-way system d. One-way system

27. Four-way system. The reinforcement extends both directly and diagonally between columns in both
directions. The slabs are square or rectangular.

a. Two-way system b. Three-way system c. Four-way system d. One-way system

28. are spread footings supporting free-standing columns and piers.

a. Strip footings b. Stepped footings c. Individual or isolated footings d. Combined footings

29. These are beams having a single span with a support at each end, there being no restraint at the
supports.

a. Simple beams b. Cantilever beams c. Continuous beams d. Rectangular beams

30. These are beams that are supported at one end only, or they may be that portion of beams
projecting beyond one of its supports.

a. Simple beams b. Cantilever beams c. Continuous beams d. Rectangular beams

31. These are beams resting on more than two supports. The term “semi-continuous” is also frequently
used in reinforced-concrete. It refers to a beam having two spans with little or no restraint at the two
extreme ends of the beam.

a. Simple beams b. Cantilever beams c. Continuous beams d. Rectangular beams

31. The Flexible Rectangular Beam block models a slender beam with a rectangular cross-section that
can be solid or hollow.

a. Simple beams b. Cantilever beams c. Continuous beams d. Rectangular beams

32. These are beams with reinforcement in the compression as well as the tension side of the beam,
hence they are also called double reinforced beams.

a. T-Beams b. Cantilever beams c. Beam with Compression Reinforcement d. Rectangular beams

33. When a reinforced concrete floor slab and its supporting beam (or girder) are built at the same time
and thoroughly tied together, a part of the slab may be considered to act with upper part of the beam in
compression.

a. T-Beams b. Cantilever beams c. Beam with Compression Reinforcement d. Rectangular beams

34. Reinforcement used to resist shearing stresses.

a. web reinforcement b. point of inflection

c. beam d. cantilever beam

35. Defined as a structural member, resting on supports usually at its ends, which supports transverse
loads.

a. web reinforcement b. point of inflection

c. beam d. cantilever beam

36. These are usually moulded in a yard or at the site allowed to cure for 4 weeks before using. In
driving, a pre-cast pile is provided with a cast-iron point, and a driving head is used in which a cushion of
sand. Waterjet

a. Cast-in piles b. Pre-cast Piles c. uncased pile d. cased pile

37. A hollow cylindrical steel tube usually furnished with a tight-fitting collapsible steel core or mandrel,
is driven into the soil.

a. Cast-in piles b. Pre-cast Piles c. uncased pile d. cased pile

38. A steel tube is fitted at the bottom with a driving point and is driven into the ground to the required
depth.

a. Cast-in piles b. Pre-cast Piles c. uncased pile d. cased pile

39. ________ are constructed in the ground in the position they are to occupy, and are often reinforced.
Practically all are covered by patents.

a. Cast-in piles b. Pre-cast Piles c. uncased pile d. cased pile

40. These are combination timber and concrete or steel and concrete piles.

a. Pedestal b. Pre-cast Piles c. Steel-pipe Pile d. Composite pile

41. A steel pipe or shell is first driven into the ground.

a. Pedestal b. Pre-cast Piles c. Steel-pipe Pile d. Composite pile

42. These are concrete-filled pipes which are made to bear on rock or hard pan.

The pipes are generally 10 to 18 inches in diameter, having a thickness of 3/8 to 5/8 inches.

a. Pedestal b. Pre-cast Piles c. Steel-pipe Pile d. Composite pile

43. These are are cast-in-place, plain or reinforced concrete piers formed by boring with a large auger or
excavating by hand a shaft in the earth to a suitable bearing stratum and filling the shaft with concrete.

a. Caissons b. Pre-cast Piles c. Pile Cap d. Composite pile

44. are the continuous spread footings of foundation walls.

a. Strip Footings b. Stepped footings c. Combined Footings d. Cantilevered footings

45. supporting two or more column. This type of footing is used where it is not possible to center the
footing beneath its supported column as in the case of columns located at or very near the property line.

a. Strip Footings b. Stepped footings c. Combined Footings d. Cantilevered footings

46. are strip footings that change levels to accommodate a sloping grade and maintain the required
depth at all points around a building.

a. Strip Footings b. Stepped footings c. Combined Footings d. Cantilevered footings

47. This type of footing may be used in place of a combined footing under the same conditions. In this
type of construction, the footings of the exterior and interior columns are connected by a tie-beam or
strap which is so extended to support the exterior column.

a. Strip Footings b. Stepped footings c. Combined Footings d. Cantilevered footings

48. A slab or connecting beam which covers the heads of a group of piles, tying them together so that
the structural load is distributed and they act as a single unit.

a. Pile Cap b. Pile Ring c. Pile foundation d. End bearing piles

49. A pile that depend principally on the frictional resistance of a surrounding earth mass for support.
The skin friction developed between the sides of a pile and the soil into which the pile is driven is limited
by the adhesion of soil to the pile sides and the shear strength of the surrounding soil mass.

a. Pile Ring b. Friction piles c. Pile Cap d. End bearing piles

50. A foundation that are used on soil of low bearing power where there is a tendency towards unequal
settlement due to unequal loading of soil.

a. Deep Foundations b. Shallow Foundations c. Mat/Raft foundations d. Pile foundation

51. are employed when the soil underlying a shallow foundation is unstable or of inadequate soil
bearing capacity.

a. Deep Foundations b. Shallow Foundations c. Mat/Raft foundations d. Pile foundation

52. When it is desired to avoid the deep excavation required for concrete and masonry footings, and
when the load has to be distributed over a wide area of support, steel rails or beams are used to give the
required moment of resistance with a minimum of depth.

a. Steel Grillage foundations b. Shallow Foundations c. Mat/Raft foundations d. Pile foundation

53. It provide support for the superstructure above and enclose a basement wall or crawl space partly or
wholly below grade.

a. bearing wall b. foundation wall c. curtain wall d. retaining wall.

54. occur when the unsupported height is not greater than ten times the shortest lateral dimension of
the cross section.

a. Tied Columns b. long columns c. Short Columns d. Combined Columns

55. occur when the unsupported height is more than ten times the shortest lateral dimension of the
cross section.

a. Tied columns b. long columns c. Short Columns d. Combined Columns

56. These are columns with longitudinal bars and lateral ties. The ratio of the effective cross-sectional
area of vertical reinforcement to the gross column area should not be less than 1% nor more than 8%,
and should consist of at least 4 bars of a minimum size of #5.

a. Tied columns b. long columns c. Short Columns d. Combined Columns

57. A flat plate is a concrete slab of uniform thickness reinforced in two or more directions and
supported directly by columns without beams or girders

a. two way-waffle slab b. two-way flat plate c. two-way flat slabs d. two-way slabs

57. When a floor panel is square or nearly so, having beams or walls on four sides, it is generally
economical to use two sets of reinforcing bars placed at right angles to each other.

a. two way-waffle slab b. ribbed slabs c. two-way flat slabs d. two-way slabs

58. For medium span lengths with light or medium live loads, ribbed slabs have proved to have an
economical type of floor construction. They are not so well suited to heavy concentrated loads as the
solid one or two-way slabs. A one-way joist slab consists of relatively small adjacent T-beams.

a. two way-waffle slab b. ribbed slabs c. two-way flat slabs d. two-way slabs

59. It is a two way concrete slab reinforced by ribs in two directions. These able to carry heavier loads
and span longer distances than flat slabs. It is used for greater shear strength and moment-resisting
capacity.

a. two way-waffle slab b. ribbed slabs c. two-way flat slabs d. two-way slabs

60. A flat-slab is a flat plate thickened at its column supports to increase its shear strength and moment-
resisting capacity. The slab is commonly reinforced with bars running in two directions. This area of
increased thickness is called a drop panel or drop. The columns are generally square in cross section, but
rectangular or circular cross sections are also used. Column capital may be used in place and in
conjunction.
a. two way-waffle slab b. ribbed slabs c. two-way flat slabs d. two-way flat plate

61. These are double reinforced beams used for long spans. In order to reduce the dead load (the weight
of the beam) it is hollowed in the center of the section.

a. Cantilever beams b. Hollow box girders c. Beam brackets/ corbels d. T-beams

62. Short beam extensions from columns used to support rafters or trusses.

a. Cantilever beams b. Hollow box girders c. Beam brackets/ corbels d. T-beams

63. These are formed and sitecast in the same manner as concrete floor systems.

a. Reinforced concrete roof slabs b. Hollow box girders c. Beam brackets/ corbels d. T-beams

64. A wall on which either floor or roof construction rests.

a. Retaining wall b. Spandrel wall c. Bearing wall d. Panel wall

65. A subsurface wall built to resist the lateral pressure of internal loads.

a. Retaining wall b. Spandrel wall c. Bearing wall d. Panel wall

66. The space between any arch and the beam over the same; or an exterior non-bearing wall in
skeleton construction built between columns or piers and wholly supported at each story.

a. Retaining wall b. Spandrel wall c. Bearing wall d. Panel wall

67. That portion of an enclosing wall below the first tier of joists.

a. Retaining wall b. Foundation wall c. Bearing wall d. Panel wall

68. exterior non-load bearing walls whose outer surface may or may not form the exterior facing of the
building and whose interior surface may or may not form the interior finish.

a. Retaining wall b. Spandrel wall c. Bearing wall d. Panel wall

69. . In this method the reinforcing steel is first prestressed and then the concrete is poured. When the
concrete has developed strength, the stress in the steel is released.

a. Pre-tensioning or unbonded pre-stressing

b. Pre-tensioning or bonded prestressing

c. Post-tensioning or bonded pre-stressing

d. Post-tensioning or unbonded pre-stressing

70. Are exterior non-load bearing walls whose outer surface may form exterior building face or it may be
used back of panel curtain wall as back-up.

a. Panel walls b. Panel Curtain walls c. Masonry panel walls d. Pre-cast masonry panel walls

71. are natural or artificial stone slabs which are anchored to the building structure by masonry anchors

a. Panel walls b. Stone masonry panel walls c. Masonry panel walls d. Pre-cast masonry panel walls

72. are ordinary reinforced or prestressed concrete wall units which may span one floor or several
floors.

a. Panel walls b. Stone masonry panel walls c. Masonry panel walls d. Pre-cast masonry panel walls

73. In this method, tubes, conduits, or channels are inserted in the concrete where reinforcing steel is
required. After the concrete is adequately cured, steel reinforcement is inserted in the tubes or
channels.

a. Pre-tensioning or unbonded pre-stressing

b. Pre-tensioning or bonded prestressing

c. Post-tensioning or bonded pre-stressing

d. Post-tensioning or unbonded pre-stressing

74. are exterior non-load bearing walls made up of panels attached directly to the building structure
with an adjustable attachment or mounted on supports (subframe), which in turn, are attached to the
building structure by adjustable attachments.

a. Panel walls b. Panel Curtain walls c. Masonry panel walls d. Pre-cast masonry panel walls

75. Panel made up of one material.

a. sandwich type panel b. stick type panel c. Skin type panel d. Grid type panel

76. Supports (vertical and horizontal members) clearly expressed. Vertical and horizontal lines equally
dominant

a. sandwich type panel b. stick type panel c. Skin type panel d. Grid type panel

77. Supports not expressed. Non-lineal pattern. Joints vertical.

a. sandwich type panel b. sheathed type panel c. Unit and mullion type panel d. Grid type panel

78. Supports (mullions) are clearly expressed. Vertical lines dominant. Mullions are generally 4’ – 4”
max.; height, 8’ – 0” maximum.

a. sandwich type panel b. sheathed type panel c. Unit and mullion type panel d. Grid type panel

79. Supports are not a primary element of expression in this type of wall.

a. spandrel type panel b. stick type panel c. Skin type panel d. Grid type panel

80. Refers to the method of installation where the mullions and horizontal rails (gutter section and
window sill section) are installed first before installation of the window and wall panels.

a. sheathed type panel b. stick type panel c. Skin type panel d. Grid type panel

81. are one-way spanning units that may be supported by site cast concrete, precast concrete, or
masonry bearing walls, or by steel, sitecast concrete, or precast concrete frames.

a. precast concrete slabs b. beams c. structural tees d. all of the above

82. a fluid applied elastomeric coating formulated to waterproof and preserve the substrate of concrete,
wood, and steel. The wide temperature range, withstands extreme thermal movement, settling and
cracking; resists puncture and tearing; and can be applied by roller, brush, spray or squeegee.

a. fluid type b. membrane type c. cementitious type d. integral type

83. powder form waterproofing compound mixed with the cement-aggregate mixture.

a. fluid type b. membrane type c. cementitious type d. integral type

84. powder form waterproofing compound mixed with water and applied by brush to the surface to be
waterproofed.

a. fluid type b. membrane type c. cementitious type d. integral type

85. a hot or cold membrane applied to the surface; for example asphalt paper laid with hot asphalt or
self sealing asphalt paper.

86. Concrete must meet strengths usually greater than AA-type concrete which has a strength of ____
psi in ______.

87. applying a water-impervious material or a vapor barrier to a surface, usually slab-on-fill, to prevent
the penetration of moisture, from the ground or the exterior or to prevent the penetration of
condensate to the surface material.

a. Damp-proofing b. Thermal insulation c. Weathering d. Water proofing

88. method of installing thermal barriers in surfaces of structures to keep the heat or cold away from the
interior spaces.

a. Damp-proofing b. Thermal insulation c. Weathering d. Water proofing

89. Changes in color, texture, strength, chemical composition, or other properties of a natural or
artificial material due to the action of the weather.
a. Damp-proofing b. Thermal insulation c. Weathering d. Water proofing

90. application of cover materials to structural steel components or systems to provide increased fire
resistance. _______________

91. a method of protecting finish floor surfaces from wear and tear or from chemical abrasions due to
heavy use. _______________

92. a method of protecting the steel and other ferrous materials from corrosion. ________________

93. A liquid which is applied to a dry paint or varnish to cause it to soften or lose adhesion so that it may
be removed easily. ___________________

94. A liquid designed to remove coatings by chemical and/or solvent action. ____________________

95. A liquid designed to remove scale that forms on the inside of hot water heaters, boilers, etc.
____________________

96. fibrous type and granular type

a. foamed-in place b. sprayed-on c. loose fill d. blanket insulation

97. a polyurethane product made by combining a polyisocyanate and a polyester resin. This type of
insulation can be applied either by pouring or by spraying. The basic ingredients for both are drawn from
their containers, measured and mixed by machine.

a. foamed-in place b. sprayed-on c. loose fill d. blanket insulation

98. is made from fibrous materials such as mineral wool, wood fiber, cotton fiber or animal hair and
made into batt or boards.

a. foamed-in place b. sprayed-on c. loose fill d. blanket insulation

99. materials used are polyurethane foam asbestos fiber mixed with inorganic binders; vermiculite
aggregate with a binder such as Portland cement or gypsum and perlite aggregate using gypsum as a
binder. Machines are used for blowing these insulations into place and as a result, the shape and
irregularity of the surface being insulated is of little consequence.

a. foamed-in place b. sprayed-on c. loose fill d. blanket insulation

100. A flexible blanket- type thermal insulation, commonly used as insulation between studs or joints in
frame construction.

a. foamed-in place b. batt insulation c. Block/rigid slab d. blanket insulation

101. stiff and inelastic such as foamed plastic, cellular glass, foamed concrete, etc. Example is
STYROFOAM ROOFMATE SL extruded polysterene board as manufactured by DOW Chemicals, for
inaccessible roof decks.

a. foamed-in place b. batt insulation c. Block/rigid slab d. blanket insulation