MATERIALS ENGINEER 17.

Samples for CBR test is soaked for _____before

ACCREDITATION EXAMINATION subjecting to penetration test.
March 11, 2006 Ans. 4 days

1. Quality test for cement is represented by how many 18. How many spheres used in abrasion test in grading
bags? B
Ans. 2000 bags Ans. 11 spheres

2. Used to classify steel bars into grade? 19. The test of asphalt w/c determines the overheating
Ans. yield strength during the process of manufacture.
Ans. Spot Test
3. What is the best used to determine the consistency
of concrete” 20. The test w/c determines the amount of asphalt
Ans. slump test present.
Ans. Extraction Test
4. What asphalt is commonly called as hot asphalt?
Ans. Asphalt cement 21. Job mix tolerance for the temperature of bituminous
mixture of item 310.
5. What is the rate of application of tack coat? Ans. +/- 10 degree
Ans. 0.2 – 0.7 L/sq.m
22. The required temperature of the mix for item 310
6. How to determine the proportion of cement, water, when placed upon dumping.
fine aggregates and coarse aggregates? Ans.
Ans. design mix
23. A good sub-grade must have a ____ liquid limit,
7. Percent air voids will ____ as percent asphalt _____plastic limit.
increases in marshal stability. Ans. low, low
Ans. decreases
25. Sub-grade having a CBR value of 2% or less is
8. Field density test is defined____ considered____.
Ans. Ans. weak sub - grade

9. SPT means? 26. What will be the condition of soil that is considered
Ans. Standard Penetration Test unsuitable?
Ans.
10. Type of emulsified asphalt w/c work better w/ wet
aggregates and in cold weather. 27. Describe the concrete cylinder briefly.
Ans. cationic Ans.

11. The apparatus used to determine the hydraulic 28. Determines the purity of asphalt.
setting of cement in the laboratory. Ans. Solubility Test
Ans. Vicat Apparatus
29. Frequency of sampling and testing for asphalt
12. How many weeks does the producer of asphalt mix mix.
or the contractor shall submit job-mix formula? Ans.
Ans. three (3) weeks
30. The optimum moisture content is determine
13. What is the latest state of the art equipment during___.
consuming radio active material w/c is commonly Ans. laboratory Compaction
used in the compaction control of earth and asphalt
road construction and in measurement of moisture 31. Concrete curing refers to ____.
content? Ans.
Ans. Nuclear Density Gauge
32. In item 104 (embankment), field density test is
14. If there’s a necessity to add water to the concrete carried out for every ____ sq.m.
mix in order to increase its workability provided Ans. 500
that concrete does not exceed specified slump, how
many minutes after the initial time of mixing does 33. Liquid limit is the moisture content corresponding to
adding of water be permitted? what no. of blows.
Ans. Not exceeding 45 minutes Ans. 25 blows

15. Gabions’ dimensions are subject to tolerance limit 34. The samples to be used in liquid limit and plastic
to _____ of the manufactured state. limit should pass to what sieve no.?
Ans. 3% Ans. No. 40

16. Liquid limit is usually ___ than plastic limit. 35. A core should be taken for every ______, if no core
Ans. greater was taken @ the end of each day’s operation.
Ans. 100 ln.m
 Ans.
36. Samples of aggregates for base coarse materials
when tested for quality passed the requirements 52. Immersion-compression test is to determine______.
except grading. What will you recommend? Ans. stability
Ans.
53. If the volume of asphalt specimen is 500 cc, weight
37. The moisture density curve is different for each soil if dry specimen in air is 1200 grams. What is the
w/c of the ff. statement is true. Bulk specific of asphalt specimen?
Ans. 2.40
38. What is the compressive strength in PSI if the
concrete cylinder (6” diam.) if the samples fails @ 54. The results of the immersion-compression test
92,000 Lbs.? conducted on an asphalt mix sample are as follows.
Ans. 3254 psi Dry Stability = 2,000 Kpa
Wet Stability = 1,000 Kpa
39. What is the degree of compaction of soil having a What is the resulting index retained strength? Does
maximum dry density of 2.233 g/cc and a dry it meet the specs requirement of item 310?
density of soil from the hole equivalent to 2.010 g/cc Ans.
Ans.
55. A core specimen taken from a concrete pavement
40. Emulsified asphalt is a colloidal dispersion of was measured for thickness determination. The
asphalt in water whose color is chocolate brown required pavement thickness is 23 cm. The
before and turns ______ when emulsion is broken. measurement taken were: 23, 24, 23, 23, 24, 24, 24,
Ans. black 23.
The measurement at the center is 23 cm. Obtain the
41. What is the single test procedure to determine the average thickness.
suitability of an asphaltic concrete mix? Ans. 23.22
Ans.
56. The required PH level of water to be used in concrete
42. What test determines the hardness of coarse mix____.
aggregates? Ans. 4 to 6
Ans. Abrasion Test
57. Why is it Portland cement is called in that name and
43. What is the dividing line between coarse and fine why?
aggregates? Ans.
Ans. 58. How many samples are required for testing a 125
concrete pipes?
44. If the sample splitter is not advisable for use in Ans.
reducing samples for test, what is the alternative wax
of reducing sample for testing size? 59. Which of the ff. Does not affect the coring of
Ans. quartering sample;
a) Length-Diameter Ratio, b) Manner of Drilling, c)
45. Geosynthetics may be used for____. Diameter of Core, d) None of the Above
Ans. Ans.

46. Concrete cylinder for testing shall be submitted to 60. It is the dynamic test used in the field to obtain
the laboratory _____ hrs. prior to testing rapid empirical results which can be used to estimate
Ans. 24 hrs shear strength and bearing capacity.
Ans.
47. What is the maximum mass % wear for coarse
aggregates by Los Angeles Abrasion Machine? 61. Three cores taken a pavement section poured on a
Ans. 40 % single day were tested for strength compliance. The
results are 2400 Psi, 3500 Psi and 4000 Psi. The
48. As construction work progresses, you noticed that required strength is 3500 Psi. What will you
the delivered materials are different from the one recommend?
tested and passed. If you are in doubt, what will you Ans.
do?
Ans. conduct immediate re - testing 62. Unconfined compression test if perform in what
type of soil?
49. What is the sieve no. for the calibrated sand to be Ans. clayey soils
used in the FDT?
Ans. No. 10 63. Which of the ff. need not inspection report:
a) Water, b) Top Soil, c) Pavement Markings, d)
50. Steel bars are considered undersize Sodding
when_______. Ans.
Ans.
64. The approval of sample because the source was
51. Frequency of sampling and testing for compaction already identified will lead to:
of sub-base matl’s. Ans.
65. The acceptance of pavement is based on what test?
Ans.

66. Upon your arrival at the site, you have found out
that it was already one hour and 50 minutes ago when
the concrete ingredients were charged into the
mixing drum, what will you do?
Ans.
67. Sub-grade having a CBR value of 2 percent or less is
considered ______
Ans.

68. What is sub-grade construction?

Ans.

69. What will be the amount of water cement ratio if the

slump is zero (0)?
Ans.

70. What will be the condition of soil before

compaction?
a) Wet b) Dry c) OCM d) MDD
Ans.

71. What will be the effect of using different brands of

cement?
a) Texture b) Strength c) No effect
Ans.

72. Temperature of Concrete upon dumping.

a) 22 to 28 b) 22 to 26 c) 18 to 28 d) 18 to 26
Ans.

73. Specific gravity of concrete pavement.

Ans.

74. Test on cement to catch fire.

Ans.

75. Loss of ignition is for what?

Ans.

76. How to prepare concrete cylinder sample?

Ans.
77. Acceptance of pavement is based on ____
Ans.

78. Quality test for boulders______

Ans.

79. Temperature of Asphalt upon dumping.

a) 63 C b) 71 C c) 76 C d) 85 C
Ans.

80. Used to det. The % of clay and silt.

Ans.

81. Which is more coarser Item 200 or item 201?

Ans. 201

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