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1. Providing bolts on two girders within the span should have?

A. Concrete spacer
B. Slipper
C. Wood
D. Wood block
2. Using 1/2" thk. Plywood and 2' x 3' formworks, what is the economical section
of a column?
A. 500mmx500mm
B. 600mmx600mm
C. 700mmx700mm
D. 900mmx900mm
3. Stiffener provided between a span of two bottom chords?
A. Cross bracing
B. Box strut
C. Bridging
D. Stiffener
4. What is the thickness of a two way slab with a dimension of 5000x6000 mm?
A. 100mm
B. 122mm
C. 150mm
D. 120mm
5. Refer to the portion of a beam where bending moment changes from positive
to negative?
A. Inflection point
B. Mid point
C. Center point
D. Top beam
6. What is the shape of a metal tube?
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A. Semi-rounded cube
B. Square
C. Octagonal
D. Round section
7. Support used in steel decking?
A. Scaffolding
B. Bracing system
C. Props
D. Steel
8. Width of prestressed beam with a span of 8.0 m on light loadings?
A. 250mm
B. 500mm
C. 400mm
D. 240mm

9. Stone placed on a slope to prevent erosion?

A. Riprap
B. Flag stone
C. Boulder stone
D. Fiber rolls
10. Structural Member, whose function is to transfer the loads from a Building
Safely into the Ground?
A. Column
B. Beam
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C. Girder
D. Footing
11. Distributes the load of the column equally among the piles?
A. Footing
B. Pile cap
C. Column
D. Pile foundation
12. Reinforcement on column footing?
A. Traverse bars
B. Main bars
C. Temperature bars
D. Matting
13. It is the Depth below ground Water level multiplied by the Weight of Water?
A. Soil bearing pressure
B. Hydrostatic pressure
C. Water pressure equilibrium
14. Ideal height of the "steel column joint line" from finished floor level?
A. 50 cm
B. Waist high
C. 150 cm
D. 210 cm
15. Reinforcing bars provided within the span of two columns on combined
footing?
A. Top bar
B. Web bar
C. Temperature bars
D. Main bars
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16. The distance between inflection point in the column when it breaks?
A. Developed length
B. Effective length
C. Equivalent length
17. Alternative way of providing a 90 degree hook bend on a 36mm bar without
the use of a machine bender?
A. Heating the bar for easy bending
B. Cutting a piece of bar and welding it 90 degrees on vertical bar
C. Bending two smaller diameter bars which are equivalent to 35mm bar
manually
18. Why round columns are better that other shape?
A. Have the same radius of gyration on all sides
B. Clean detail and accepts good lighting effect
C. Form works can be use more repeatedly than other shapes
19. A bar used to hold the reinforcement on a beam?
A. Tie bar
B. Web
C. Lateral ties
D. Main bar
20. Technical term referring to earthquakes?
A. Seismic
B. Forces
C. Foreinsic
21. A type of half-lapped joint that resists tension?
A. Lock splice
B. Scarf splice
C. Square splice
D. Dove tail
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22. Cutting of concrete pouring on a beam should be?

A. Perpendicular to the span
B. Parellel to the span
C. Diagonally across the span
D. Across the span
23. If the water content of the soil is high, what is to ideal way to do with the
footing?
A. Deeper
B. Wider
C. Thicker
D. Longer
24. If the riser is 18cm, find the tread width using riser / tread proportion formula
(R) (T) = 75?
A. 26.88cm
B. 28.66cm
C. 32.68cm
D. 30.88cm
25. Inclined structural member that supports the steps of a stair?
A. Flight
B. Curtain steep
C. Carriage
D. Run
26. What do you call the point wherein material is about to Rupture?
A. Ultimate strength
B. Inflection point
C. Point of breaking
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27. This is used for extending 32mm reinforcing bars?

A. Coupler
B. Cap
C. Splicing
D. Plate
28. Street line elevation is +10.00m, the reference point is 2.00m above street
line, the natural grade line is 3.00 below the reference point. Column footing
depth is 2.00m from the natural grade line. What is the elevation of the foundation
bed?
A. +9.00m
B. +5.00m
C. +7.00mm
D. +8.00m
29. What is the most important determinant of concrete strength?
A. Cement
B. Water
C. Gravel
30. Specification of wide flange as W-12x24 means?
A. Width and height
B. Weight and height
C. Thickness x width x height
D. Thickness and width
31. Ideal height of the steel column for high for mid or high rise building?
A. 1 storey’s high
B. 2 storey’s high
C. 3 storey’s high
D. 5 storey’s high
32. What happens to short columns?
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A. Elongates
B. Buckles
C. Deforms
33. Surface provided by a zocalo and drop wall?
A. Spandrels
B. Curtain walls
C. Facade
D. Retaining wall
34. Rigid connection or anchorage at support of a beam?
A. Restraint
B. Pre stressed
C. Tied beam
D. Reinforced
35. Which of the following is not a material used as a beam?
A. Concrete
B. Steel
C. Timber
D. PVC
36. A joint between adjacent parts of a structure which permits movement
between them?
A. Control joint
B. Construction joint
C. Contraction joint
37. In precast construction, bearing pad used for joint that rely on gravity by
placing a beam on a corbel of a column?
A. Synthetic rubber
B. High density plastic
C. Padding foam
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38. Jack rafter between the hip and the valley rafters?
A. Hip jack rafter
B. Cripple jack rafter
C. Valley jack rafter
39. Used to hold horizontal batten on top of corrugated sheathing?
A. Corrugated G.I. sheet
B. Batten nail
C. Batten board
D. Vertical batten
40. When rust is present in structural steel, it can be remedied by?
A. Scraping the rust off using steel brush
B. Coating with rust converter
C. Hot dipping process
D. Solignum rust proof
41. The minimum clear spacing between parallel bars in layer shall be db but not
less than?
A. 25mm
B. 36mm
C. 16mm
D. 28mm
42. For Conduits and Pipes Embedded in concrete slab,wall and beam what is
the minimum standard?
A. 1/4 overall thickness
B. 1/3 overall thickness
C. 1/2 overall thickness
D. 3/4 overall thickness
43. Bars larger than 36mm diameter shall not be bundled in?
A. Walls
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B. Beams
C. Columns
D. Footings

44. In spirally reinforced or tied reinforced compression members, clear distance

between longitudinal bars shall not be less than ________ or 40mm.
A. 1.5 db
B. 1.6 db
C. 1.8 db
D. 2.0 db
45. The minimum cover for cast in place concrete which are not exposed to
weather or in contact with ground for slabs, walls and joist if 36mm diameter bar
or smaller used?
A. 45mm
B. 50mm
C. 40mm
D. 20mm
46. In Bundled Bars shall be en closed within?
A. Stirrups or ties
B. Hooks
C. Bars
D. Nails
47. What is the wind velocity for zone 2 in kph?
A. 100
B. 125
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C. 200
D. 250
48. For Conduits and Pipes Embedded in concrete column, what is the minimum
percentage?
A. 5%
B. 3%
C. 2%
D. 4%
49. For Conduits and Pipes Embedded in concrete column, what is the minimum
percentage?
A. 10mm
B. 15mm
C. 20mm
D. 25mm
50. Minimum concrete cover for precast concrete if the concrete exposed
to earth or weather for wall panels if 36mm and smaller db used?
A. 20mm
B. 30mm
C. 50mm
D. 40mm