CE MSTC Past Board Exam Objective Type Questions

Sending out a large enough number of surveys so that even if the response rate is low, you will have sufficient numbers of responses to do statistical analysis

Which of the following is most important in avoiding bias in surveying?

All of these

The warrant for the use of safety barriers can be established considering:

I. Fore slope of back slope steepness and height

II. Unforgiving hazards within the clear zone

III. Water hazards within the clear zone

Three words or less

Messages when painted on pavement should be limited to how many words only?

longitudinal lines, transverse lines, other lines, and other markings

What are the four types of pavement and curb markings?

I, II, and III

The design of overtaking lanes and climbing lanes require the consideration of the following:

I. Initial diverge taper

II. Auxiliary lane length

III. End or merge taper

Density

It is defined as the number of vehicles per unit distance occupying a section of roadway at a given instant in time and is usually measured in vehicles per mile or vehicles per kilometer.

Wharf

A continuous structure built parallel to along the margin of the sea or alongside riverbank, canals, or waterways where vessels may lie alongside to receive or discharge cargo, embark, or disembark passengers or lie at rest.

I, II, and III only

Minimum K value sag vertical should be selected on the basis of three controlling factors:

I. Sight distance is a requirement in all situations for driver safety.

II. Appearance is generally required in low fill and flat topography situations.

III. Riding comfort is a general requirement with specific need on approaches to a floodway where the length of depression needs to be minimized.

IV. Vertical alignment should fit into the natural terrain earthwork balances.

Deep water wave

Wave at a point where the water depth is equal to one-half of the wavelength or greater to be expressed in terms of the parameters of significant wave.

Rumble strip

A type of thermoplastic lane marking designed to aid and provide motorist with visual, audio, and motion warning on the road.

I, II, and III only

Lane lines must not be continued on the following cases:

I. Across signalized intersections. However, lane lines of low priority road must be discontinued at the intersection;

II. Across side street entrances unless the street is one-way street (going in only); and,

III. Past the start of the taper at which a multi-lane road narrow down.

IV. On roads with more than two lanes if not separated by median islands.

Guide signs

Inform and advise road users of directions, distances, routes, the location of services for road users, and points of interest.

All of the above

Shoulder paving is a valuable method of providing:

I. Integrity of the pavement

II. Width to place edge line pavement markings

III. Additional safety to prevent vehicles skidding or drivers losing control in gravel

IV. Low maintenance cost compared with paves shoulders

Pier

Any structure built into the sea but not parallel to the coastline includes any stage, stair, landing place, landing stage, jetty, floating barge or pontoon, and any bridge or other works connected therewith.

Fairway

A body of water with navigable depth leading to a harbour is called:

Align the hour hand with the sun's azimuth, and south will be the midway between the hour hand and 12.

Assuming the sun-rises at 6:00 a.m., sets at 6:00 p.p. and moves at a uniform rate, how can a lost boy scout determine south by means of a watch on a cloudless day?

North direction

This should always be shown on site plans for orientation purposes. Displaying it prominently is the standard practice.

I, II, III, and IV ony

The following are the step-by-step procedures for calculating azimuths clockwise.

I. Plan and prepare

II. Perform the calculation

III. Repeat the calculation

IV. Check the calculation

V. Calculate the azimuths clockwise traverse

IV. Calculate azimuths counter-clockwise traverse

All of the above

Given the geometric relationships, which of these statements are true?

I. At the PC and PT, the radius and tangent are perpendicular.

II. The angle between the tangent and the long chords originating at the PC or PT, is equal to one half of ang the angle of intersection I

III. The curvature at the center of the circle that subtends the arc between the PC and the PT is called the central angle. Its value is the same as the angle of intersection I.

Vertical curve

They are normally parabolas centered about the point of intersection of the vertical tangents they join.

All of the above

Which of the following is/are correct?

I. If two sides of a triangle are congruent, the angles opposite these sides are congruent.

II. If two angles of a triangle are congruent, the sides opposite these angles are congruent.

III. An equilateral triangle is equiangular.

IV. An Equiangular triangle is equilateral.

III only

Which of the following is true?

I. All histograms are single peaked

II. All bell-shaped curves are normal curves and symmetrical

III. All normal curves are bell shaped and symmetrical

I, II, III and IV only

To operate an instrument well, a field engineer needs to understand its construction. There are differences among a transit, an optical theodolite, and the new electronic theodolites or total stations; but geometrically, they are all the same. All instrument is designed around the same fundamental relationship or principle lines.

Which of the following are correct geometric relationships?

I. The vertical axis should be perpendicular to the axis of the plate levels.

II. The vertical crosshair should lie in a plane perpendicular to the horizontal axis.

III. The line of sight should be perpendicular to the horizontal axis.

IV. The horizontal axis should be perpendicular to the vertical axis.

V. The axis of the telescope should be perpendicular to the line of sight.

Reaction Distance and Braking Distance

What are the components of stopping sight distance?

Drainage

Primary consideration in the design of geometric cross-section of highways, runways, and taxiways.

Volume

The maximum number of vehicles, passengers, pedestrians or the like, can be accommodated by a given facility under a given level of service.

Horizontal control

This is commonly identified as primary, secondary, and working control on the jobsite?

Breaking waves

Waves which fall forward since the forward velocity of the crest particles exceed the velocity of propagation of the wave length L is less than 7 times the wave height (L<7H).

Steepness

The ratio of the wave height to its wave length is called:

Mean Lower Low Water

What is the meaning of MLLW?

Swells

Waves under the influence of the winds that generated them are called:

Capacity

The maximum sustained 15-minute rate of flow, expressed in passenger cars per hour per lane, which can be accommodated by a uniform freeway segment under prevailing traffic and roadway conditions in one direction is called:

Warning signs

Warn road users of condition on or adjacent to the road that may be unexpected or hazardous.

V

The purpose of installing edge lines is generally based on the following except one.

I. To discourage travel on road shoulders.

II. To make driving safer and more assured, particularly at night and during inclement weather by providing a continuous guide for the driver.

III. To act as a guide past object, which are close to the edge of pavement, and which constitute a hazard.

IV. To prevent parking at or near intersections.

V. To delineate the edge of the travelled way to distinguish it from the shoulder area.

Road capacity

It is the maximum number of vehicles, which have a reasonable expectation of passing over a given section of a lane or roadway in one direction or in both direction during one hour under prevailing road and traffic conditions.

DWPH

Pavement markings shall only be applied and/or removed by:

Rectangular

Guide signs are generally ___________ in shape.

Road capacity

It is the maximum number of vehicles, which have a reasonable expectation of passing over a given section of lane or roadway in one direction or in both direction during one hour under prevailing road and traffic conditions.

III

The overall track structure for a railroad typically consists of the following except one.

I. Subgrade

II. Ballast

III. Spikes

IV. Ties

V. Rails

VI. Rail fastening

I, III, and IV only

In the standard practice of measuring vertical or zenith angles, the following practices are of great importance:

I. Be sure the instrument is level.

II. Sight with the vertical crosshair.

III. Sight exactly on the target.

IV. Sight direct and reverse.

Which standard practices are true?

Spring tides

In many parts of the world, the high waters reach their greatest height and the low waters at the least height, soon after the time of full and new moon, these tides are called.

Contours on the ground can cross another

Which of these contour characteristics is not true?

98%

Based on the expression on the technical resolution on the International Water Way Congress, about how many percent of tide is guaranteed safe for the ships?

The point is reached at which speed declines noticeably

In the measures of congestion of highway capacity, what will happen as the density continues to increase?

Traffic signs

Device mounted on a fixed support (permanent signs) or portable support (temporary signs) whereby a specific message is conveyed by means of words or symbols placed or erected for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.

Batching

What is the process of proportioning the cement, water, aggregates, and additives prior to mixing concrete called.

Decrease

A wave generated in deep water, when reaching shoaling waters, charges not only in its height but also in its length but the period will

Significant wave

A maximum wave height and wave period of the maximum wave height in wave train.

Wind sea

When directly generated and affected by local winds, a wind wave system is called:

Pile

It is nothing more than a column driven into the soil to support a structure by transferring building loads to a deeper and stronger layer of soil or rock.

Guide sign

This sign informs and advises road users of the directions, distances, routes, the location of services for the road users and points of interest.

All of these

Ways of avoiding traffic conflicts:

I. Grade separation

II. Space-sharing

III. Time-sharing

Delay

The difference between the actual travel time of a given segment of a transportation system and some ideal travel time for that segment.

Transverse cracks

Cracks approximately at right angles to the pavement centerline. These may be caused by shrinkage or differential thermal stress of the asphalt concrete or maybe reflective cracks.

I, II, and III only

The provision of safety sight distance depends on the characteristics of the road environment such as:

I. Road geometry

II. Road surface

III. Road illumination at night

IV. Road topography

All of the above

One of the provisions of safety sight distance depends on the characteristics of the vehicle which are as follows:

I. Type of vehicles, car, or truck

II. friction between the tire and the road

III. eye height of the driver

IV. speed of vehicle

Screeding

To level a floor or layer of concrete with a straight edge using a back-and-forth motion while moving across the surface.

Age of tides

Owing to the retardation of the tidal wave in the ocean by frictional forces, as the earth revolved daily around its axis and as the tides tends to follow the direction of the moon, the highest tide for each location is not coincident with the conjunction and opposition but occurs at some constant time after new and full moon. This interval which may amount to as much as 2.5 days is known as:

Raveling

Wearing way of the pavement surface caused by dislodging of aggregate particles and binder. This is usually a result of insufficient asphalt binder in the mix or stripping of asphalt from particles of aggregate.

Batching

The most important process to prepare concrete.

Slump test

A test to determine the relative consistency of concrete

Specifications

These are written instructions detailing how the facility is to be constructed.

Hazard

These are circumstances or deviation from standard condition which could permit an occurrence of accident or incident.

Wave

It is the single most important environmental factor in the broad field of coastal engineering.

Curing

It is a construction operation that concrete should be protected so that moisture is not lost during the early stages of hardening, and it should be kept at a temperature that will promote hydration and also protect against injury from subsequent construction activities.

Risk

It is combination of the likelihood of an occurrence of a hazardous event with specified period and specified circumstances and the severity of injury or damage to health of the people, property, environment or any combination of these caused by the event.

Combination of unusually high sea level with severe wave action

What is the worst condition which should be considered in relation to the design of coastal defense works?

Gravity waves

Waves are formed by the frictional drag of wind across the water surface. This is a process of transferring energy from wind to water. Water particles are moved from their position by the wind, and then return to the original position by gravity, which is restoring force. These waves are called:

Density is more accurate: Only density is a function of cars in a given length of roadway

Which is the more accurate parameter of traffic capacity; volume or density? Why?

I, III, IV, and V only

Which of the following are the concepts of safe design for construction?

I. The design of the structure to be built

II. The subsystems to be included in the structure (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, etc.)

III. The equipment involved in building the structure

IV. The on-site facilities such as man lifts elevators, concrete batch plants and rock crushing/gravel processing or asphalt plants

V. The manpower of the structure

Shrinkage

It occurs as concrete hardens, being greater in wet mixes. Curing helps to limit effects and therefore concrete in the actual structure should be thoroughly and continuously moistened for some considerable period after placing.

Prime coat

The single initial application of bituminous material to an existing bituminous, Portland concrete, or block surface or base is called:

2000 vph

The ideal capacity of road in vehicles per hour is:

All of the above

Which of the following satisfies the requirement for estimating expected activity times in a PERT network?

I. Make use of three estimates

II. Puts the greatest weight on the most likely time estimate

III. Is motivated by the beta distribution

Mechanical, thermal, electrical and chemical

The sound of creaks and groans that one hears inside the building are in fact materials response to external stimuli such as heart, wind and gravity loads. These stimuli fall into four categories. What are these major properties that exhibited by materials?

All of the above

In the standard practice of measuring vertical or zenith angles, the following practices are great importance:

I. Be sure the instrument is level

II. Sight with the vertical crosshair

III. Sight exactly on target

IV. Sight direct and reverse

Which standard practices are true?

I only

Which of the following is the calculation of the probability that the critical path will be completed by the time T?

I. Assumes that the activity times are the statistically independent

II. Assumes that the total time of the critical path has approximately beta distribution

III. Requires knowledge of the standard deviation for all activities in the network

Reliability

It is the probability of a mechanism that will function satisfactorily. If the mechanism is to operate intermittently and briefly, it also refers to performance on a given occasion. If the mechanism is to operate continuously, it refers to its performance for a specific period of time.

I, II, III, and IV only

Compacting applies energy to soil to consolidate it by compressing air voids to increase the soil's dry density. Which of these are the objectives of proper compacting?

I. Minimize settling

II. Increases the soil's load bearing characteristics

III. Increases soil stability

IV. Reduces water penetration

V. Protects slope that will drain water away

Inner side of outer rail

When train passes on curves, which have no super-elevation, it will give thrust on the:

Maximum expected time

Of all paths through the network, the critical path has the...

III only

Which of the following are true statements?

I. All symmetric histograms

II. All symmetric bell-shaped curves are normal

III. All normal curves are bell-shaped and symmetric

Chevron signs

Signs used to guide drivers through a change in horizontal alignment of the road.

3.35 m

The basic lane width appropriate for national roads is:

All of the above

Delineation of the road alignment needs to be considered as part of the design process to ensure that adequate guidance is provided to road users. Delineation is generally provided by the use of the following devices:

I. Pavement markings

II. Signs

III. Guideposts

IV. Reflective delineators

V. Lighting

VI. Curb or other physical devices

Driving task

Operating a motor vehicle on a street or highway can be complex and demanding at times, but it can be boring at other times. These range of circumstances coupled with the range of driver capabilities presents a challenge to the highway designer. It is helpful to begin by considering the three essential elements such as navigation, guidance and control is referred to as:

Guide signs

Sign that informs road users about the direction and distances of destinations on the route they are following or along other roads that intersect their route.

All of the above

What are some important properties of queuing diagrams?

I. The slope of D(t) is the departure rate; the slope of A(t) is the arrival rate.

II. The departure cannot exceed the service rate or capacity of the server. It may be less.

III. Cumulative departures can never exceed cumulative arrivals. D(t) can never be above A(t) in the queueing diagram.

IV. When a queue is present, the departure rate will equal the service rate. When no queue is present, the departure rate will equal the arrival rate. The queue first forms when the arrival rate first exceeds the service rate.

Pier

Any structure built into the sea but not parallel to the coastline includes any stage, stair, landing place, landing stage, jetty, floating barge or pontoon, and any bridge or other works connected therewith. A berth structure projecting out from the shoreline.

Formworks

Because concrete is unable to maintain a particular shape before it sets, it must be placed in a form or mold. In building construction, this is called:

At least four times its own weight

What is the capacity requirement for all scaffoldings?

Damping

It is a measure of a material's ability to dissipate or deaden mechanical vibrations.

All of the above

The safe capacity of piles driven by powered hammers is based on the following data:

I. Average penetration per blow, last six blows

II. Energy of hammer

III. Weight of hammer

IV. Weight of pile including appurtenances

V. Coefficient of restitution depending on the weight of piles

Toolbox meeting

It is an informal group discussion that focuses on a particular safety issue. These can be used daily to promote department safety culture as well as to facilitate health and safety discussions on job sites is known as:

Protective system

A method of protecting employees from cave-ins form material that could fall or roll from an excavation face or into an excavation face or into an excavation or collapse of adjacent structures. This includes support systems, sloping and benching systems, shield systems and other systems that provide the necessary protection.

Benching

A method of protecting workers from cave-ins by excavating the sides of an excavation to form one or a series of horizontal level or steps, usually with vertical or near vertical surfaces between levels.

Contract

A formal or legally binding agreement between two parties is referred to as:

Turnover of a project

It occurs after the completion of construction and the resolution of the majority of punchlist and commissioning issues.

Profile

This drawing has elevation as its vertical axis, and horizontal distance as measured along the centerline of the facility (or other reference line), as its horizontal axis.

I, II, and III

Which of the following is/are main drawback(s) in adopting bar charts?

I. All the activities are shown as being independent of each other

II. The sequence of activities not defined at all

III. It is difficult to judge whether an activity is completed or not