MATERIALS ENGINEER REVIEWER

1.

What is the metal device that are used as a load transfer device held in a position parallel to the surface and centerline of the slab
of pavement?

2.

Ans. dowels
To protect dowel from corrosion and to facilitate sliding in concrete, it shall be coated with _________.

3.

Ans. thin film of bitumen

The surface of the pavement shall be roughened by means of ____________.

4.

Ans. brooming
What is the depth of corrugation produce by brooming in the surface of the pavement?

5.

Ans. 1.5 mm.

The surface of the newly placed concrete when it is sufficiently set shall be cured for a period of _________.

Ans. 72 hrs.
6. The curing of the pavement are done on the following:

Ans.

7.

1) by covering the concrete with mats saturated with water

2) thoroughly wetting the pavement
3) by ponding
4) by applying curing compound after finishing of the surface
When is the right time the joint be sealed?

8.

Ans. after the curing period or before it is opened to traffic

what is item 505 in DPWH specification?

9.

Ans. Grouted Riprap

What is item 506 in DPWH specification?

Ans. Stone Masonry

10. ___________ is a spray application of bituminous material used to temporarily stabilize a recently seeded area. The bituminous
material can be applied to the soil or to a straw or hay mulch as a tie down.
Ans. Mulch treatment
11. ___________ is a combination of bituminous material and aggregate that is physically mixed by mechanical means, spread on the
job site and compacted.
Ans. Bituminous Aggregate Mixtures
12. __________ is a combination of bituminous material and mineral aggregate applied at ambient temperature for use in patching
holes, depression and distress area in existing pavement.
Ans. Maintenance Mix
13. __________ is a pavement construction using essentially one-size aggregate which penetrated in place by an application of high
viscosity bituminous material followed by an application of smaller size course aggregate and thoroughly rolled,
Ans. Penetration Macadam
14. The glass beads used in traffic paint shall have a minimum of ______ % true spheres.
Ans. 70%
15. The glass beads shall have a minimum refractive index of ______ .
Ans. 1.50
16. The white thermoplastic material shall not exceed a yellowish index of ______.
Ans. 0.12
17. The thermoplastic material shall have a maximum percent residue of _____ after heating at 8 +/- 0.5 hours at 218 +/- 2*C
Ans. 28%
18. The softening point of thermoplastic paint should be _______.
Ans. 102.5+/-9.5*C
19. What kind of water shall be used in laboratory test especially if it deals with chemical?
Ans. Distilled Water
20. Liquid limit brass cup with a sample is raised and allowed to drop sharply on the base through a height of what?
Ans. 10 mm.
21. How many rotation per second will the crank of a liquid limit device be rotated?

Ans. 2 rotation per seconds

22. What is the required size of calibrated sand used for FDT ?
Ans. Any clean, dry, free- flowing, uncemented and passing # 10 and retained # 200 sieve
23. What is the degree of compaction of soil having a maximum dry density of 2,250 kg/cu. m. and wet density of soil from hole is
equivalent to 2,335 kg/cu. m. and average moisture content of 8.85%?
Ans. % degree of compaction = (dry density/Max. dry density ) x 100
= [2,335/(1+8.85/100)] / 2,250 x 100
= ( 2,145.15/2,250 ) x 100
= 93.4%
24. What is the standard diameter of an orifice in FDT sand cone?
Ans. ( 12.7 mm )
25. Tie bars shall not be coated or painted with ____________.
Ans. asphalt or other materials
26. This is a method of determining in-place density of soil that can be used satisfactorily in moist, cohesive fine grained material
only. The sample is obtained by forcing a small thin walled cylinder into the material with a driving head and hammer or other
suitable apparatus.
Ans. Drive Cylinder Method
27. This method of test is intended to determine the density of cohesive soil and stabilized soil by measuring the weight and volume of
undisturbed samples.
Ans. Block, Chunk or Core Sampling
28. This method covers the determination of the density in-place of compacted or firmly bonded soil by using a flexible membrane
and liquid that can be used to measure the volume of a test hole soil with an accuracy within 1.0%.
Ans. By Rubber Balloon Method
29. This method covers the determination of the total or wet density of soil and soil aggregate in-place by the attenuation of gamma
rays, where the gamma detector, or both, remains at or near the surface.
Ans. Nuclear Method