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2. One of the main reasons to enter into a joint venture on a big construction project is to :

A. let bidders know the size of the project for more accurate cost estimating

B. better plan future uses for the completed project

C. spread the risks associated with the project

D. pay for the bidding process

c

A. lower the boom

B. lower the load

C. raise the boom and lower the load

D. lower the boom and raise the load

d

3. Which of the following statements is valid for a bid bond?

A. It pays for costs incurred by the bidder if the bid deadline is missed.

B. It represents the costs that the owner incurs if the bidder fails to enter into a contract.

C. It represents the costs incurred by subcontractors if a project is underbid.

D. It pays for office overhead costs related to a bid.

b

A. Yes, all the parameters are within an acceptable range.

B. No, the VMA is excessive.

C. No, the dust-to-binder ratio is too high.

D. No, Gmm at Nmax is too high.

a

5. In competitive bidding, when the bids are all opened, the owner will normally award the contract to the lowest

A. available bidder

B. qualified bidder

C. responsible bidder

D. bonded bidder

c

6. Scaffoldings left standing for _________ months shall not be used until damaged members are replaced and the whole structure returned to its original strength.

A. 1 month

B. 3 months

C. 4 months

D. 6 months

c

7. It refers to scaffolds in which the supports for the platform are step ladders, tripods or similar movable contrivances.

A. Supported Scaffold

B. Suspended Scaffold

C. Mobile Scaffold

D. Trestle Scaffold

d

8. Operational manuals, warranties, guarantees, and as-built drawings are generally provided to the owner during which phase of the project?

А. Construction

B. Procurement

C. Close-out

D. Feasibility

c

9. Ready-mixed concrete being delivered to a jobsite is found to have a slump less than specified. Without compromising strength, which of the following is the most appropriate corrective action?

A. Decrease the amount of water in the mix before the truck leaves the ready-mix plant.

B. Increase the water to the mix in the truck at the jobsite before the concrete is poured.

C. Add a water-reducing admixture to the mix in the truck at the jobsite before the concrete is poured.

D. Increase the rotation speed of the mixing drum while the truck is in transit to the jobsite.

c

10. This pattern of collapse occurs when one outer wall fails while the opposite wall remains intact. The side of the floor or roof assembly that was supported by the failed wall drops to the floor, forming a triangular void underneath

A. A- Frame Collapse

B. Pancake Collapse

C. V-Shaped Collapse

D. Lean-to Collapse

d

11. Whenever a masonry wall is constructed, a limited access zone is to be established. Which of the following is true?

A. The limited access zone shall run to the same length on both sides of the wall.

B. The width of the limited access zone shall be wall height plus 2 ft.

C. The width of the limited access zone shall be wall height plus 4 ft.

D. If provided along the entire length of the wall, the width of the limited access zone is based on the judgment of the contractor.

c

12. Which of the following techniques are commonly used for construction adjacent to historic structures?

I. Under pinning

II. Anchor rod and deadman

III. Slurry walls

IV. Compaction piles

A. I and II

B. I and III

C. II and III

D. II and IV

b

13. Which of the following chemicals is commonly used for dust control at construction sites?

A. Calcium chloride

B. Sodium thiosulfate

C. Calcium bicarbonate

D. Sodium phosphate

a

14. At what height shall workers be required to use fall arrest equipment?

A. Over 6m

B. Over 8m

C. Over 10m

D. Over 15m

c

15. This type of risk control includes limiting the amount of time a person is exposed to a particular hazard, implementing safe working procedures for all hazardous tasks, and training all personnel.

A. Elimination

B. Substitution

C. Administrative control

D. Engineering control

c

16. The term "design-build" means the

A. design firm designs the project and the client builds it

B. design firm both designs and builds the project

C. client designs the project and the contractor builds it

D. contractor designs the project and the subcontractors build it

b

17. For which of the following is the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) NOT used?

A. construction projects

B. computer programming assignments

C. preparation of bids and proposals

D. queueing problems

d

18. It is the transverse member of shoring and timbering which directly resists pressure from sheathing or wales.

A. Sheathing

B. Strut

C. Wale

D. Toeboard

b

19. This is the vertical member of shoring and timbering which directly resists pressure from side of an excavation.

A. Sheathing

B. Strut

C. Wale

D. Toeboard

a

20. A set of detailed rules to govern company policies, processes, and practices in all economic activities to conform with OSH standards, including the personnel responsible, and penalties for any violation thereof.

A. Safety and health program

B. Safety and health committee

C. Safety and health audit

D. OSH standards

a

21. In demolition safety, this control is characterized by ensuring separation between the public and the demolition activities.

A. Elimination

B. Substitution

C. Isolation

D. Engineering control

a

22. A risk associated with poorly guarded or dangerous equipment and machinery that may cause injury.

A. Safety hazard

B. Health hazard

C. Unsafe act

D. Unsafe condition

a

23. The maximum volume that can be placed in the bucket without spillage based on a specified angle of repose for the material in the bucket.

A. Volume Capacity

B. Heaped Volume

C. Struck Capacity

D. Safe Volume

b

24. These are primarily used for lifting, lowering, and transporting loads. They move loads horizontally by swinging or traveling.

A. Dump Truck

B. Crane

C. Backhoe

D. Forklift

b

25. An engineering control or PPE set that protects you after you fall which is characterized by stopping the fall before you hit the surface like net/mesh and/or body harness.

A. Fall protection system

B. Fall arrest system

C. Fall-proof system

D. Fall alert system

b

26. What color should be used to direct traffic in the workplace?

A. Red

B. Green

C. Yellow

D. White

d

27. Which of the following represents the most frequent cause of fatalities and serious injuries within the\ construction industry?

A. Trips

B. Falls

C. Electrocutions

D. Chemical and Toxic Exposure

b

28. Window cleaners of a high-rise commercial building require a suspended working platform that can be raised or lowered along the exterior façade. Which of the following temporary structures is most appropriate for this purpose?

A. Birdcage Scaffold

B. Slung Scaffold

C. Cantilever Scaffold

D. Trestle Scaffold

b

29. This refers to the type of use of a building for interior space such as an office, a restaurant, a private residence, or a school. Use of such are grouped based on similar life-safety characteristics, FIRE hazards and combustible contents.

A. Accommodation

B. Building Code

C. Occupancy

D. Building Elements

c

30. 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.

A. Flow

B. Headway

C. Density

D. Traffic Capacity

c

31. It is a vertical pipe that carries fluids from one floor to another within a building.

A. Drain Pipe

B. Vent Pipe

C. Downspout

D. Risers

d

32. What is the maximum distance, as specified in the construction contract that the contractor is expected to transport soil material without receiving additional payment?

A. Free haul distance

B. Transport threshold

C. Transport distance

D. Material Allowance

a

33. Establishments, projects sites, and all other places where work is being undertaken wherein the number of employees, nature of operations, and the risks or hazards involved in the business required compliance with the provisions of RA 11058.

A. Covered workplace

B. High-risk establishment

C. Medium-risk establishment

D. Low-risk establishment

a

34. What color should be used for alert to designate dangerous parts of machines or energized equipment which may cause injury/hazard?

A. Red

B. Green

C. White

D. Orange

d

35. Archimedes' principle states that:

A. the sum of the pressure, velocity, and elevation heads is constant

B. flow passing two points in a stream is equal at each point

C. the buoyant force on a body is equal to the volume displaced by the body

D. a floating body displaces a weight of fluid equal to its own weight

d

36. The name for the flow in which quantity does not vary with time at any location along the channel is

A. steady flow

B. critical flow

C. uniform flow

D. nonuniform flow

a

37. A flow net is constructed of

A. isobars and aquicludes

B. isobars and streamlines

C. streamlines and isochrones

D. isogons and isopleths

b

38. Granular soils tend to densify and consolidate if subjected to vibrations and seismic shaking. When saturated granular soils undergo seismic vibrations, they become subject to cyclic shear deformation, which causes an increase in pore water pressure. The result is usually a severe reduction in effective stress. This hazardous soil condition is called

A. consolidation

B. liquefaction

C. heave

D. boiling

b

39. The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall

A. is equal to mass of the soil retained

B. proportional to the depth of the soil

C. proportional to the square of the depth of the soil

D. proportional to the internal friction of the soil

b

40. The internal molecular attraction of a soil, the cohesion

A. decreases as the moisture content increases

B. increases as the moisture content decreases

C. is more in well compacted clays

D. depends upon the external applied load.

c

41. When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as

A. quick test

B. drained test

C. consolidated undrained test

D. unconfined compression test

c

42. The coefficient of compressibility of soil, is the ratio of

A. stress to strain

B. strain to stress

C. stress to settlement

D. rate of loading to that of settlement.

b

43. Accurate determination of water content, is made by

A. calcium carbide method

B. sand bath method

C. alcohol method

D. oven-drying method.

d

44. The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in

A. sandy soils

B. silty soils

C. gravel soils

D. clay soils

d

45. The ultimate Settlement of a soil is directly proportional to:

A. depth of the compressible soil strata

B. compressive index

C. void ratio

D. both (a) and (b)

d

46. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Failure plane carries maximum shear stress

B. Failure plane does not carry maximum shear stress

C. Failure plane carries shear stress equal to maximum shear stress

D. None of these

b

47. Failure of the stability of slopes, generally occurs along

A. slip plane

B. a horizontal surface

C. a curved surface

D. all the surfaces

c

48. The horizontal component of the force on a curved surface is equal to

A. weight of liquid vertically below the curved surface

B. force on a vertical projection of the curved surface

C. product of pressure at its centroid and the area

D. weight of liquid retained by the curved area

b

49. When a body is totally or partially immersed in a fluid, it is buoyed up by a force equal to

A. weight of the body

B. weight of the fluid displaced by the body

C. weight of the body and fluild displaced by the body

D. difference of weights of the fluid displaced and that of the body

b

50. Energy equation is usually applicable to

A. non-uniform flow

B. turbulent flow

C. laminar flow

D. steady flow

d

51. Hydraulic grade line

A. remains above the centre line of conduit

B. remains below the centre line of conduit

C. remains parallel to the centre line of conduit

D. may be above or below the centre line of conduit

d

52. The soil moisture driven off by heat, is called

A. Free water

B. Hydroscopic water

C. Gravity water

D. None of the above

b

53. Which of the following is the primary factor that LEAST affects the shear strength of soil?

A. Particle Size

B. Density

C. Moisture Content

D. None of the above Number

a

54. Which of the following is most influenced by the size and distribution of the soil particles?

A. Permeability

B. Density

C. Porosity

D. None of the above

a

55. A partially saturated soil is classified as

A. One phase soil

B. Two phase soil

C. Three phase soil

D. Four phase soil

c

56. A triaxial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because

A. It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control

B. Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible

C. Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform

D. None of these

a

57. Physical properties of a permeant which influence permeability are

A. Viscosity only

B. Unit weight only

C. Both viscosity and unit weight

D. None of the above

c

58. The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and also a volume change, is known

A. Porosity

B. Plasticity

C. Permeability

D. Ductility

b

59. With the increase in the amount of compaction energy

A. Optimum water content increases but maximum dry density decreases

B. Optimum water content decreases but maximum dry density increases

C. Both optimum water content and maximum dry density increase

D. Both optimum water content and maximum dry density decrease

b

60. According to Atterberg, the soil is said to be of medium plasticity if the plasticity index PI is

A. 0 < PI < 7

B. 7 < PI <17

C. 17 < PI < 27

D. PI > 27

b

61. Equation of continuity is based on the principle of conservation of

A. energy

B. mass

C. momentum

D. none of the above

b

62. The ratio of inertia force and gravitational force is called as

A. Weber Number

B. Froude’s Number

C. Reynold’s Number

D. Pascal’s Number

b

63. The tendency of a liquid surface to contract is due to the following property

A. Viscosity

B. Comrpessibility

C. Surface Tension

D. Celerity

c

64. If drainage is permitted throughout the test, during the application of both normal, and shear stresses so that full consolidation occurs and no excess pore pressure is set up at any stage of the test, is known as

A. Quick test

B. Drained test

C. Consolidated undrained test

D. None of these

b

65. The ratio of settlement at any time 't' to the final settlement, is known as

A. coefficient of consolidation

B. degree of consolidation

C. consolidation index

D. consolidation of undisturbed soil

b

66. The ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of the given soil mass, is known

A. porosity

B. specific gravity

C. void ratio

D. water content.

a

67. Number of piles required to support a column, is

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

c

68. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

A. Compaction has no effect on the structure of a soil

B. Permeability decreases with increase in the dry density of a compacted soil

C. A wet side compacted soil is more compressible than a dry side compacted soil

D. Dry side compaction soils swell more when given access to moisture

a

69. It is the property of a structure in which the members are so sized and designed that when one member fails, the other members can safely carry the additional loads caused by load redistribution due to that event.

A. Transmissibility

B. Redundancy

C. Indeterminacy

D. Ductility

b

70. In what condition is a material when it breaks down and deforms permanently even due to a slight increase in stress above the elastic limit?

A. Plasticity

B. Fatigue

C. Creep

D. Yielding

d

71. A property of a material which it has the same composition at every point but the elastic property may not be same in all directions.

A. Orthotropic

B. Isotropic

C. Homogeneous

D. Prismatic

c

72. The material has the same elastic properties in all directions.

A. Isotropic

B. Orthotropic

C. Prismatic

D. Homogeneous

a

73. What method is used within the elastic range in steel design?

A. Allowable Stress Design

B. Load and Resistance Factor Design

C. Collapse Mechanism

D. Plastic Design

a

74. It refers to the sudden lateral deflection or deformation of a slender structure under axial load, leading to a loss of stability.

A. Buckling

B. Bending

C. Lateral Displacement

D. Storey Drift

a

75. It is the resistance to normal deformation such as elongation or shortening.

A. Modulus of Rigidity

B. Modulus of Elasticity

C. Poisson’s Ratio

D. Modulus of Rupture

b

76. It refers to the loss of stress that takes place with the passage of time as concrete is held at a constant strain.

A. Shrinkage

B. Creep

C. Elastic Shortening

D. Relaxation

d