QUESTIONNAIRES

1. The most important single factor affecting the strength of concrete is

a. Water-cement ratio
b. Design of concrete mix
c. Quality of aggregates
d. Compressibility

2. Which of the following is not a principal requirement of hardened concrete

a. It should have the required strength

b. It should be water tight
c. It should be cohesive

3. The lower the water-cement ratio indicates

a. Lower cement factor

b. The greater its strength
c. Permeability
d. High resistance to fire

4. As work progresses in a concrete pavement construction, sampling of concrete for flexural

strength test determination shall be taken using

a. Beam mold at 126 strokes per layer

b. Cylinder mold at 25 strokes per layer
c. Beam mold at 63 strokes per layer
d. Beam mold at 75 strokes per layer

5. In order to determine the consistency of concrete mixture, the most common method is

a. Flexural strength test

b. Compressive strength test
c. Slump test
d. Penetration test

6. The strength level of the concrete for Item 311 will be considered satisfactory if

a. The average of all sets o 3 consecutive strength tests results equal or exceed the
specified strength and no individual result is deficient by 20% of the specified strength
b. The averages of all sets of 3 consecutive strength test results equal or exceed the the
specified strength and no individual result is deficient by 15% of the specified strength
c. The averages of all sets of 3 consecutive strength test results is lesser than the
specified strength
d. The result of a single specimen strength test result attained the specified strength

7. Which of the following requirement is not included before applying concrete pouring permit for
concrete pavement construction

a. Check line and grade

b. Check availability of concrete vibrator and concrete saw
c. Check degree of compaction
d. Check status of supplies
8. In concrete paving, a workable concrete should have a slump of

a. 40-75mm if not vibrated

b. 10-30mm if not vibrated
c. 10-30mm if vibrated
d. 40-75mm if vibrated

9. In a newly concrete paved road, removal of forms shall be done

a. After 2 hours
b. Within 3 hours
c. After 24 hours
d. After the concrete has initially set

10. When transporting concrete mix in a non-agitating truck, the time elapsed from the time the
water is added to the mix until the concrete is deposited in place at site

a. Shall not be exceeding 45 minutes

b. Within 60 minutes
c. After 90 minutes
d. At any time the Project Engineer directed

11. When sampling test beam sample for flexural strength test prior to acceptance, concrete
specimen should reach an age at:

a. 7 days
b. 14 days
c. 28 days
d. 21 days

12. Because of the present traffic congestion in Metro Manila where the location of concrete
batching plant is about 35 km from the project site, what type of admixture that delays that
delays the time of setting of concrete:

a. Accelerating admixture
b. Plasticizer admixture
c. Retarding admixture
d. Super plasticizer admixture

13. In a concrete paving, a volume if 15,780 bags of cement shall be consumed up to its
completion, compute for the number of quality tests required

a. 5
b. 4
c. 8
d. 6

14. The type of concrete used in footings, pedestals, massive pier shafts and gravity walls is usually
referred as
 a. Class C
b. Class A
c. Class B
d. Class P

15. Class P requires a minimum compressive strength of

a. 3500 psi
b. 3000 psi
c. 4000 psi
d. 5000 psi

16. One of the most important characteristic of concrete mix is workability, which generally mean,

a. That the concrete could be easily placed without segregation

b. That the concrete mix will attain its desired strength
c. That the concrete mix will withstand the test of time
d. That the concrete mix is economical

17. Concrete is thoroughly consolidated by means of vibrators inserted in a vertical position for a
period of not longer than

a. 15 seconds in any one location

b. 20 seconds in any one location
c. 25 seconds in any one location
d. 30 seconds in any one location

18. Measurement of a concrete core sample is usually made at

a. 4 peripherals
b. 6 peripherals
c. 9 peripherals
d. 12 peripherals

19. Concrete in the area represented by the cores will be considered adequate if the average
strength of the core is

a. Equal to at least 85% of and no single core is less that 75% of the specified strength
b. Equal to 80% of the specified strength
c. Equal to at least 80% of and no single core is less than 70% of the specified strength
d. At least attained a 80 % of the required strength

20. Sawing of contraction joint commence when the concrete is sufficiently hardened usually at

a. 4-24 hours
b. After 24 hours
c. After 36 hours
d. After 72 hours

21. Concrete specimens obtained from the field shall be shipped so as to arrive in a laboratory prior
to testing for

a. At least 24 hours
b. At least 36 hours
 c. At least 48 hours
d. At least 12 hours

22. Generally in concrete construction, the Materials Engineer determine the relative proportions of
cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate and water, so that it will yield a workable and durable
concrete, so it is necessary to

a. Survey the location of materials source

b. Prepare the design of concrete mix
c. Calibrate the compression machine
d. Check the adequacy of materials

23. To prevent the segregation of fresh concrete, it shall not be dropped more than

a. 3m
b. 2.5 m
c. 1.5 m
d. 2m

24. When transporting concrete specimen from the field to the laboratory, it shall be protected from
jarring or impact effects, as a Materials Engineer, what will you do?

a. Place it on a well covered boxes and damp it with sand

b. Place it in a wooden crate and carefully sprinkled with water
c. Concrete specimen should be carefully packed and crated, surrounded by damp sawdust
d. Any of the above

25. If water to be used in concrete work is of questionable quality, the Materials Engineer should be
required to

a. Submit a 1 quart sample in any testing laboratory accredited by DPWH

b. A certificate indicating the source and suitability shall be submitted
c. Look for another water source
d. Any of the above

26. The standard fineness modulus of sand used in the preparation of design of concrete mix has a
value of

a. 2.75
b. 3.0
c. 2.0
d. 2.5

27. The type of equipment used in determining the initial and final setting of cement

a. Blaine-air apparatus
b. Vicat apparatus
c. Compression machine
d. Ductility machine

28. Sampling of fresh concrete is usually taken during

a. 1st batch
 b. Middle batch
c. 2nd batch
d. Any of the above

29. The number of specimens required in the submission of concrete hollow blocks for testing

a. 3 pcs
b. 4 pcs
c. 6 pcs
d. 2 pcs

30. An over sanded mix and too wet mix in a concrete usually resulting to

a. scaling
b. rutting
c. shrinkage crack
d. pavement depression

31. the maximum water-cement ration for Class A concrete is

a. 0.54
b. 0.58
c. 0.53
d. 0.49

32. When obtaining core specimens for test results of concrete beam samples which are considered
deficient, how many cores shall be taken

a. At least one representative cores

b. At least 3 representative cores
c. At least 2 representative cores
d. As the Materials Engineer directed it to do so

33. What is the basis in casting length of a regular pile to be used in bridge construction

a. Test pile
b. Tip of pile
c. Load pile
d. Batter pile

34. A non-load bearing concrete hollow block should have an individual strength requirement of

a. At least 3.45 MPa

b. At least 6.9 MPa
c. At least 2.5 MPa
d. At least 3.0 Mpa

35. The thickness of the cores obtained from the in-place concrete are as follows: 22.8 cm, 22.5
cm, 24.0 cm, 23.3 cm, 22.9 cm, 24.5 cm, 23.0 cm, 23.0 cm and center 23.1 cm. compute
for the average thickness

a. 23.23 cm
b. 23.0 cm
c. 23.06 cm
 d. 23.5 cm

36. A set of concrete specimen was taken for flexural strength determination, with a corresponding
value of f’ 435, 467.5 and 560 psi. after computing the average strength, as a Materials
Engineer, what would you recommend?

a. Allow 100% payment

b. Adjust payment
c. Conduct core test for compressive strength determination
d. Allow 90% payment

37. Cement was stocked in a contractor’s bodega for more than 3 months and the Materials doubt
the quality of cement, what will you do?

a. Dispose it for use in concrete works

b. Obtain sample for retest
c. Reject all the cement
d. Any of the proceeding

38. The most commonly used in testing the surface regularity of a concrete pavement is

a. 3m straight edge
b. Benkelman Beam
c. Dynamic Cone Penetrometer

39. Removal of forms in floor slab structure shall be made

a. After 14 days attaining at least 80% of the design strength

b. After 2 days at least attaining 75% of the design strength
c. After 14 days attaining at least 70% of the design strength
d. After a day, attaining at least 75% of the design strength

40. If the plasticity index of a soil has a numerical value of 0, the soil is

a. Non-plastic
b. plastic
c. fine sand
d. coarse sand

41. Moisture content of soil is generally based on

a. density
b. degree of saturation
c. weight of solids
d. total weight of soils

42. When rolling an embankment materials, the soil must be at

a. Optimum moisture content

b. Fully saturated
c. Completely dry
d. Maximum dry density
43. A soil with a classification of A-3 is considered

a. Coarse sand
b. Fine sand
c. Silty clay
d. clayee

44. The method used in determining the relative strength of soil is

a. Soil Penetration Test

b. Standard Penetration Test
c. Abrasion Test
d. Field Density test

45. When a soil has a CBR value of 2%, the soil is considered

a. Very stable
b. normal
c. weak
d. stable

46. The strength of a subgrade is the principal factor in

a. Determining the thickness of pavement

b. Considering that the soil is adequate
c. Determining that the material shall be taken from borrow location
d. Any of the above

47. It is the process of improving the properties of soil to make it suitable for a particular purpose

a. Soil replacement method

b. Stabilization method
c. Hydraulic consolidation
d. Hydraulic fill method

48. Generally, an embankment material requires a compaction of

a. At least 90%
b. At least 95 %
c. 85%
d. 90%

49. Soils with liquid limit exceeding 80 or plasticity index exceeding 55 is considered

a. Suitable materials
b. Unsuitable materials
c. Highly organic materials
d. muck

50. In order to determine the degree of compaction of in-placed base materials, the test used is

a. Compaction test
b. Field Density Test
c. Moisture Density Relation
 d. Specific Gravity Test

51. The particle size distribution of a soil is usually determined by

a. Sieve Analysis Test

b. Liquid Limit Test
c. Plasticity Test
d. Compaction Test

52. The strength of a subgrade is assessed by

a. Compaction Test
b. Compression Test
c. California Bearing Ratio Test
d. Plasticity Index

53. Which of the following engineering properties of a granular soil is not included in the group

a. Compressible due to static load

b. Good load bearing qualities
c. Drain readily
d. Comparatively incompressible due to static load

54. An embankment with a thickness of 0.55mshall be compacted to ensure its stability. How many
layers will you compact and what is the minimum compaction requirement

a. 3 layers / 95% minimum compaction requirement

b. 2 layers / 90% minimum compaction requirement
c. 3 layers / 90% minimum compaction requirement
d. 2 layers / 95% minimum compaction requirement

55. The higher the Plasticity Index in a soil is an indication of

Original weight of sample 880g

Weight of sample after extraction 839.7g

What is the percent asphalt content?

a. 4.5%
b. 5.0%
c. 5.8%

56. A sample was cored in an asphalt pavement to determine its degree of compaction. Per
laboratory test conducted, the measure specific gravity was 2.320, percent asphalt was 6.0.
specific gravity of asphalt was 1.02, and specific gravity of aggregates was 2.66. what is the
compacted degree of compaction?

a. 85.63%
b. 90.63%
c. 95.63%

57. What is the ductility of the bituminous materials if the sample broke after 25 minutes with a rate
of stretching of 5 cm/min?
 a. 120
b. 125
c. 130

58. In three edge bearing method of testing pipes, how many inches of crack does the ultimate load
produce?

a. 0.1in
b. 0.01 in
c. 1.0 in

59. A beam 6”x6” was beaten with application of 7000 lbs by third point loading method. The
fracture occurred within the idle third, what is the modulus of rupture?

a. 580 psi
b. 583 psi
c. 585 psi

60. When the strength tests results of concrete beam or cylinder samples are not acceptable, how
many representative cores shall be taken from each member or area of concrete in place
considered deficient?

a. At least two
b. At least three
c. At least four

61. Concrete in the area represented by the cores will be considered adequate if the average
strength of the cores is at least

a. 80% of the required strength

b. 85% of the require strength
c. 90% of the require strength

62. If the deficiency in strength of concrete specimen is 5 to less than 10%, how much percent will
be allowed for payment?

a. 100%
b. 80%
c. 70%

63. In the evaluation of core samples, for each core sample, how many measurement of length are
made?

a. 8
b. 9
c. 10

64. If concrete is mixed in the central mixing plant, the mixing time shall not be less than 50 sec nor
more than

a. 60 sec
 b. 90 sec
c. 120 sec

65. What is the maximum time required in transporting mixed concrete from the time water is added
to the mix until it is deposited in place at the site when hauled in non-agitating trucks?

a. 45 min
b. 50 min
c. 60 min

66. Vibrators shall not be operated longer than how many seconds in any one location?

a. 15 sec
b. 20 sec
c. 30 sec

67. What is the maximum time required in transporting mixed concrete from the time water is added
to the mix until the concrete is deposited in place at the site when hauled I transit mixer or truck
agitator?

a. 45 min
b. 90 min
c. 100 min

68. The minimum compressive requirement of prestressed concrete structures and members

a. 16.1 MN/sq.m
b. 20.7 MN/sq.m
c. 87.7 MN/sq.m

69. The class of concrete deposited in water

a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Seal

70. The class of concrete used in all superstructure and heavily reinforced substructures

a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class C

71. The minimum cement content of concrete deposited in water

a. 300 kg/cu.cm
b. 400 kg/cu.cm
c. 500 kg/cu.cm

72. The slump maintained in placing concrete in water

a. 10 -20 cm
b. 20-30cm
c. 40-50cm
73. The instrument used in placing concrete in water in a compact mass in its final position

a. Truck mixer
b. Tremie
c. Chute

74. The maximum consistency range in slump in Class P concrete

a. 50mm
b. 100mm
c. 200mm

75. The maximum specific gravity of a thermoplastic paint

a. 2.15
b. 3.15
c. 4.15

76. The softening point of a thermoplastic paint

a. 100.5°C
b. 102.5°C
c. 105.5°C

77. The maximum drying time of a thermoplastic paint

a. 5 min
b. 10 min
c. 15 min

78. The minimum percentage of glass beads contained in a thermoplastic paint

a. 15%
b. 20%
c. 25%

79. The minimum weight of sample of reflectorized thermoplastic paint

a. 10kg
b. 15kg
c. 20kg

80. The apparatus used to measure the thickness or height of compacted bituminous paving mixture

a. Ruler
b. Vernier caliper
c. Steel tape

81. It is used in calculating the unit weight of the mixture and the degree in compaction of the
asphalt pavement

a. Bulk specific gravity of compacted bituminous mixture using saturated surface dry
specimens
 b. Dry unit weight if compacted bituminous mixtures
c. Mass of the specimen in water

82. The test which covers the quantitative determination of bitumen in hot mixed paving mixtures and
pavement samples for specification acceptance, service evaluation, control and research.

a. Extraction
b. Spot test
c. Flash point

83. The solvent used in extraction of bitumen

a. Diesel oil
b. Gasoline
c. Water

84. The percent of bitumen content is computed based on

a. By mass of raw sample

b. By mass of dry aggregates
c. By mass of asphalt

85. The method used to determine the grading of aggregates extracted from bituminous mixtures

a. Mechanical analysis of extracted aggregates

b. Stability test
c. Viscosity

86. The drying temperature of samples

a. 110±3°C
b. 100±3°C
c. 100°C

87. It is a solid asphalt which is a basic constituent of all other asphalt called as hot asphalt or
penetration grade asphalt

a. Asphalt cement
b. Emulsified asphalt
c. Cutback asphalt
88. It is a kind of liquid which is a mixture of asphalt cement and oil

a. Slow curing asphalt

b. Emulsified asphalt
c. Blown asphalt

89. It is a kind of liquid asphalt which is a mixture of asphalt cement and kerosene

a. Medium curing cutback

b. Asphalt cement
c. Rapid curing cutback

90. It is a kind of liquid asphalt which is a mixture of asphalt cement and gasoline
 a. Rapid curing asphalt
b. Blown asphalt
c. Joint filler

91. Asphalt is defined as

a. A petroleum product
b. A dark brown cementitious materials whose consistency ranges from solid to semi solid
and whose main constituent is called bitumen which is either found in nature or as residue
in petroleum refining
c. None of the above

92. A kind of liquid asphalt which is a mixture of asphalt cement and water with emulsifier with
pungent odor.

a. Emulsified asphalt
b. Asphalt cement
c. Rapid curing cutback

93. Joint filler in concrete pavement is a

a. Blown asphalt
b. Hot asphalt
c. Liquid asphalt

94. A device used to measure the relative hardness of asphalt

a. Penetrometer
b. Spectrometer
c. Vicat apparatus

95. A property of asphalt cement to stretch without breaking

a. Ductility
b. Durability
c. Tensile

96. A point where the volatile components of asphalt will evaporate

a. Fire point
b. Flash point
c. Center point

97. Determines whether asphalt is overheated or not during the process of manufacture

a. Spot test
b. Boil test
c. Extraction test

98. Apparatus used in the specific gravity of asphalt

 a. Metal pycnometer
b. Glass pycnometer
c. Any bottle

99. Consistency test for asphalt

a. Viscosity
b. Slump test
c. Loss in heating

100. Volatilization test which measures the relative proportion of asphalt to oil

a. Distillation
b. Extraction
c. Float test

101. Measurement wherein the asphalt begin to melt

a. Softening point
b. Boiling point
c. Fire point

102. The sampling requirement of asphalts

a. 1 sample for every 200 drums or 40MT

b. 1 sample for every 100 drums
c. 1 sample for every shipment

103. The component of bituminous mixes which range from 92 to 96%

a. Bituminous blended aggregates

b. Concrete aggregates
c. Sand