PLANNING AND DESIGN DIVISION

1. What is the maximum cross fall used for PCCP pavement?

a. 2.00 % b. 2.30 % c. 2.50 % d. 1.50 %

2. The minimum covering required in the installation of Reinforced Concrete Pipes is?
a. 0.50 m. b. 1.0 m. c. 0.30 m. d. 0.80 m

3. The required depth of explorations along alignment of highways having light cut and fill
and where there is no special problem is.?
a. 1.00 m. b. 1.50 m. c. 2.0 m. d. 2.5 m.

4. What is the standard size for highways plan?

a. 910mm x 560mm b. 1000mm x 500mm c. 910mm x 600mm d. 900mm x 560mm

5. It is the major factor in determining the physical location, alignment, gradient, sight
distance, cross section and other design elements of highways.
a. Profile b. Topography c. Superelevation d. Pavement

6. The Final horizontal alignment shall be plotted on a scale of?

a. 1: 100 b. 1 : 200 c. 1 : 500 d. 1 : 1000

7. It is the minimum length of vertical curve without considering the corresponding constant
K for varying design speed.
a. 30 m. b. 40 m. c. 50 m. d. 60 m.

8. The minimum widening recommended on curves is?

a. 1.20 m. b. 1.50 m. c. 0.60 m. d. 1.0 m.

9. The minimum gradient used on through cut sections to provide longitudinal drainage is?
a. 1.0 % b. 0.50 % c. 7.0 % d. 3.0 %

10. What is the required cross slope for outer shoulder if the computed super elevation on
roadway is 8.0 %
a. + 1.0 % b. – 1.0 % c. + 3.0 % d. – 3.0 %

11. It is a design consideration at which a driver of a vehicle can see an object of specified
height on the road ahead of him.
a. Superelevation b. Clear Distance c. Sight Distance d. Eye Sight

12. For a design speed of 100Km/h, the appropriate maximum grade is?
a. 5.0% b. 3.0% c. 7.0% d. 1.0%

13. Where traffic for a two-lane road exceeds 1,200 vehicles per day, the recommended with
of shoulder should be?
a. 1.0 m. b. 1.5 m. c. 2.0 m. d. 2.5 m.

14. Type of pavement that consists of mixture of mineral aggregates and bituminous
materials, placed as an upper course usually constructed on top of a base course.
a. Rigid Pavement b. crushed aggregate course c. flexible pavement d. Prime coat
15. It is the portion of pavement structure usually recommended to be placed between the
subgrade and the rigid pavement.
a. Base Course b. Sub-base Course c. Crushed Aggregate Course d. Embankment

16. It is defined as the total annual traffic summed for both directions and divided by 365.
a. Cumulative Equivalent Single Axle Load (CESAL)
b. Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT)
c. Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
d. Equivalent Standard Axle (ESA)

17. What is the design life for rigid pavement without requiring major rehabilitation?
a. 10 yrs. b. 12 yrs. c. 15 yrs. d. 20 yrs.

18. The minimum diameter of dowel bars to be used on PCCP in relations to the thickness
(T) should be?
a. T/4 b. T/6 c. T/8 d. T/10

19. In determining the cumulative total of equivalent standard axle (ESA) that will pass over
the pavement during the design life, the estimated growth or increase in traffic in the
Philippines varying from area to area and road to road?
a. 1% to 3% b. 3% to 4% c. 5% to 8% d. 7% to 10%

20. Type of survey that is carried out in order to plan the best possible horizontal and vertical
alignment for road projects.
a. As-built b. Preliminary c. Reconnaisance d. Office Projection

21. In the recent Upgrades on Flood Control and Road Drainage Standards, the
recommended minimum diameter of drainage pipes shall be?
a. 610 mm b. 910 mm c. 2100 mm d. 300 mm

22. In the same Upgrade, the minimum spacing of drainage manholes/inlets shall be?
a. 15 m. b. 20 m. c. 25 m. d. 30 m.

23. For new road construction, rehabilitation or upgrading, the minimum thickness of the
PCC pavement when the Cumulative Equivalent Single Axle Load exceeds 7.0 x 10 6
shall be?
a. 230 mm b. 250 mm c. 280 mm d. 300 mm

24. For asphalt overlays, the minimum thickness shall be?

a. 50 mm b. 75 mm c. 100 mm d. 150 mm

25. In new construction, adopted minimum width of the carriageway shall be?
a. 610 mm b. 670 mm c. 732 mm d. 335 mm