I.

STRUCTURAL

1. For a force system to be in static equilibrium, the algebraic summation of forces is:
a. 100 % b. minimum c. maximum d. zero

2. The maximum moment of a simply supported beam whose span length is L, in meter, carrying a
uniformly distributed load of w in N/m, is:
a. wL2/2 b. wL2/4 c. wL2/8 d. wL2/10

3. Loads that are movable or replaceable on structure are known as:

a. Dead Load b. Live Load c. Seismic Load d. Envtl Load

4. A large beam supporting a smaller beam is called:

a. Joist b. Girder c. Purlin d. Lintel Beam

5. The modulus of elasticity of structural steel is:

a. 100 GPa b. 200 GPa c. 200 MPa d. 450 GPa

6. What is the force developed in a 50mm x 50mm bar subjected to an axial tensile force of 100N?
a. 100N b. zero c. 0.04 MPa d. 200N

7. It is one in which the lateral stiffness is less than 70% of the stiffness of the story above it.
a. Soft story b. Weak story c. Story drift d. Ordinary moment resisting system

8. A horizontal or nearly horizontal system acting to transmit lateral forces to the vertical resisting
elements. It includes horizontal bracing system.
a. Shear wall chord b. Boundary elements c. Diaphragm d. Dual system

9. These are inert material used in concrete which occupy more than 75% of the volume of the
hardened concrete product.
a. Sand b. Gravel c. Debris d. Aggregates

10. A cantilevered beam, 5m long is loaded with 10KN concentrated load at the free end. What is the
maximum moment developed at the fixed end?
a. 10KN b. 50KN c. 50KNm d. 5KNm

11. Steel elements such as wire, cables, bars, rods or strands of wires or a bundle of such elements
used in pre-stressed concrete structures are called:
a. Hangers b. Stirrups c. Bundled bars d. Tendons

12. What method of pre-stressing in which tendons are tensioned before concrete is cast in place?
a. Pre-tensioning b. Pre-poisoning c. Pre-casting d. Pre-stressing

13. Two forces equal in magnitude but oppositely directed and produce moment, is called:
a. Torque b. Moment c. Couple d. Coupling
14. This refers to the substance other than aggregate, cement or water added in small quantity
normally less than 5% of the weight cement, to alter the properties of the concrete mix or the
hardened solid.
a. Grout b. Inert Materials c. steel bars d. Admixture

15. What do you call the distance between supports?

a. Span b. Moment arm c. Bay length d. Center-center distance

II. NSCP
 1. The minimum bend diameter for 10mm Ǿ through 25mm Ǿ bars
a. 12db b. 6db c. 10db d. 8db

2. Bars larger than ____mm shall not be bundles in beams.

a. 25mm b. 16mm c. 28mm d. 36mm

3. Minimum concrete cover cast against and permanently exposed to earth

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

4. In ultimate strength design, the strength reduction factor Ǿ for shear and torsion
a. 0.70 b. 0.75 c. 0.85 d. 0.90

5. The minimum one way slab thickness for a BOTH ends continuous slab is
a. L/20 b. L/24 c. L/10 d. L/28

6. Deep simple span flexural members has overall depth to clear span ratio greater than
a. 0.40 b. 0.60 c. 0.70 d. 0.75 e. None of the above

7. Before commencing the excavation work, the person making the excavation shall notify in writing
the owner of the adjoining building not less than _____ days before such excavation is to be made.
a. 10days b. 15days c. 30days d. 45days

8. The minimum distance that the toe of fill slope made to the site boundary line
a. 0.60m b. 0.80m c. 1.50m d. 2.0m

9. When grillage footings of structural steel shapes are used on soils, they shall completely embedded
in concrete. Concrete cover shall be at least ____mm on the bottom.
a. 10mm b. 12mm c. 200mm d. 250mm

10. The minimum nominal diameter of steel bolts when wood plates or sill shall be bolted to foundation
wall in zone 4 seismic area in the Philippines.
a. 10mm b. 12mm c. 16mm d. 20mm

11. The maximum spacing of ties and spirals in a driven pre-cast concrete pile center to center.
a. 75mm b. 100mm c. 125mm d. 150mm

12. Aviation control towers fall to what type of occupancy?

a. special occupancy structures b. essential facilities
c. hazardous facilities d. standard occupancy

13. The allowable deflection for any structural member loaded with live load only.
a. L/200 b. L/240 c. L/300 d. L/360

14. The allowable deflection for any structural member loaded with dead load and live load only.
a. L/200 b. L/240 c. L/300 d. L/360

15. Spacing for a lateral support for a beam shall not exceed _____ times the least width b of
compression flange or face.
a. 30 b. 40 c. 50 d. 60

III. MISCELLANEOUS
1. It is an isolated column of masonry or a bearing wall not bonded at the sides into associated
masonry, when its horizontal dimension measured the right angles or the thickness does not
exceed four times its thickness.
a. pedestal
b. pier
c. slender column
d. wall

2. Method of pre-stressing in which tendons are tensioned after concrete has hardened.
a. pre-stressing
b. pre-tensioning
c. post-tensioning
d. pre-casting

3. A material, other than aggregate, cementitious material or water, added in small quantities to
the mix in order to produce some (desired) modifications, either to the properties of the mix or
of the hardened product.
a. admixture
b. accelerator
c. hydraulic cement
d. air-entraining agent

4. A simply supported beam, L meters long, carrying a uniformly distributed load of w in N/m,
produces a maximum shear force of:
a. wL/2
b. wL2/4
c. 1/2wL2
d. 1/8wL2

5. Structures that are subjected to transverse loads are called:

a. tie rods
b. piles
c. columns
d. beams

6. It states that Stress is proportional to Strain.

a. Pascal’s Law
b. Law of Gravity
c. Hooke’s Law
d. Varignon’s Theorem

7. Members that are generally vertical, subjected to compressive loads, sometimes with bending
moments, are called:
a. trusses
b. columns
c. towers
d. beams

8. These are referred to permanent loads or unmovable loads.

a. Dead Loads
b. Seismic loads
c. Live loads
d. Environmental Loads

9. A force system to be in static equilibrium, the algebraic sum of the forces along any direction:
a. 100%
 b. Zero
c. Minimum
d. Maximum

10. The normal force exerted by a smooth horizontal surface towards a 100-lb block acting on it is:
a. 100N
b. 100%
c. Zero
d. 100 lbs

11. It is a twisting force that rotates or tends to rotate a shaft.

a. stress
b. dead load
c. elasticity
d. torque

12. Loads that change position within the span of a beam in short amount of time. These loads are
often exemplified by wheel loads.
a. Dead loads
b. Snow loads
c. Varying loads
d. Moving Loads
13. It is synonym to bending stress.
a. normal stress
b. tangential stress
c. flexural stress
d. torsional stress

14. These are used to connect shafts.

a. welds
b. splices
c. steel bolts
d. flanged bolt couplings

15. Adherence between materials such as bricks/mortar, or piles of felt, of between felts and other
elements of roof systems, which use bitumen or other materials as the cementing agent.
a. Bond
b. Shear
c. Bend
d. Epoxy

16. A mixture of aggregate, cement and water, with or without admixtures is called:
a. concrete
b. reinforced concrete
c. pre-cast concrete
d. concrete block

17. A wall that resists horizontal forces applied in the plane of the wall.
a. Bearing wall
b. Shear wall
c. dike
d. dam

18. If the ratio of the short direction to the long direction of a slab is less than 0.5, then the slab is
considered:
a. two-way slab
 b. flat slab
c. ground slab
d. one-way slab

19. In ultimate strength design, the reduction factor Ǿ for bending is:
a. 0.6
b. 0.7
c. 0.8
d. 0.9

20. The actual strain by which a concrete fails is 0.004. For safety purposes, the ACI code allows
designers to use:
a. 0.001
b. 0.002
c. 0.003
d. 0.004

21. The minimum clear cover allowed by the code for slabs, not exposed to weather is:
a. 20mm
b. 30mm
c. 40mm
d. 75mm

22. A number 8(#8 steel reinforcing bar) has a diameter of:

a. 16mm
b. 20mm
c. 25mm
d. 28mm

23. What do you call those structures that are necessary for emergency operations subsequent to a
natural disaster?
a. essential facilities
b. hazardous facilities
c. special occupancy structures
d. standard occupancy structures

24. It is one in which the lateral stiffness is less than 70% of the stiffness of the story above or less
than 80% of the average stiffness of the three stories above.
a. weak story
b. soft story
c. story drift
d. multi-story

25. A structural system without a complete vertical load-carrying space frame.

a. shear wall system
b. bearing wall system
c. bracing system
d. frame

26. The minimum size of fillet weld is:

a. 3mm
b. 5mm
c. 6mm
d. 12mm
27. A cantilever beam whose length is 4 m, loaded with a concentrated load 20 KN at the free end,
produces a maximum bending moment of:
a. 20 KNm
b. 40 KNm
c. 60 KNm
d. 80 KNm

28. Two forces equal in magnitude and oppositely directed is called:

a. couple
b. reaction
c. equilibrant
d. moment

29. The minimum reinforcing steel for Spiral Columns allowed by the ACI Code is:
a. 4-16mm-diameter bars
b. 6-16mm-diameter bars
c. 6-25mm-diameter bars
d. 4-25mm-diameter bars

30. It is a point in a beam or column where there is no moment developed.

a. midspan
b. d-distance from support
c. point of zero shear
d. point of inflection

31. The ACI Code states that “bars larger than #11 should not be bundled in beams or girders”.
This means that one should not bundle the steel bars if the diameter is larger than:
a. 36mm c. 32mm
b. 34mm d. None of the Above

32. The steel ratio, ρ for spiral columns ranges from

a. 0.10-0.80
b. 0.01-0.08
c. 0.001-0.008
d. 0.0001-0.0008

33. The temperature bars are 10-mm diameter steel bars placed on top and perpendicular to the
main reinforcement of:
a. beams
b. spread footings
c. two-way slabs
d. one-way slabs

34. Which is the correct factored load for Strength Design Method?
a. 1.4 DL + 1.7 LL + 1.4 EL
b. 1.7 DL + 1.4 LL + 1.7 EL
c. 1.4 DL + 1.7 LL
d. 1.4 DL + 1.7 EL

35. It is defined as the unit strength of a material

a. Rigidity
b. Hardness
c. Stress
d. Stiffness
 36. The stress developed when the applied load causes adjacent sections within a body to slide past
each other.
a. axial stress
b. bearing stress
c. shearing stress
d. flexural stress

37. It is the contact pressure developed between two bodies.

a. bearing stress
b. thermal stress
c. allowable stress
d. strain

38. The stress induced as a result of restrained deformations due to changes in temperature.
a. rupture stress
b. thermal stress
c. yield stress
d. creep

39. The actual stress in a material under a given loading.

a. axial stress
b. bending stress
c. allowable stress
d. working stress

40. It is the maximum safe stress that a material can withstand.

a. ultimate stress c. rupture stress
b. allowable stress d. strain

Multiple Choice (Encircle the letter that corresponds to the best answer).

A wall which support vertical roads in addition to it's weight without the benefit of a complete vertical load
carrying space frame is called:
a.) retaining wall c.)Shearing wall
b.) Curtain wall d.) Bearing wall

2. The point in the moment diagram at which the curvature reverses as it changes from concave to
convex is called:
a.) Point of deflection c.) Point of inflection
b.) Moment of Inertia d.)Magnitude

3. For beam with a slab on one of side only, the effective overhanging flange width shall not exceed:
a.) one-twelfth the span length the beam.
b.) Six-times the slab thickness, one-half the clear distance to the next web.
c.) one-half the clear distance to the next web
d.) any of the above

4. Underwater watertight chamber to allow construction work to be done

a.) Bent chamber c.) Caisson
b.) Submersible air chamber d.) None of these
5. The minimum clear spacing between parallel bars in a layer shall be db but not less than:
a.) 20 mm b.) 25 mm c.) 40 mm d.) 50 mm

6. Where parallel reinforcement is placed in two or more layers, bars in the upper layers shall be
placed directly above bars in the bottom layer with clear distance between layers not less than:
 a.) 20 mm b.) 25 mm c.) 30 mm d.) 40 mm

7. Which statement is false?

a.) Development length of main reinforcement is always a function of the reinforcement diameter.
b.) Transverse reinforcement provides additional flexural support.
c.) Spiral hoops have stronger confining effect than ties.
d.) None of the above

8. A point in each normal section of a member through which the axis passes and about
which the section twists
a.) centroid c.) center of gravity
b.) shear center d.) none of the above

9. When the beam is loaded, the new position of its longitudinal centroid axis is called:
a.) Deflected Shape c.) Elastic curve
b.) Parabolic Curve d.) Inelastic Curve

10. What is a round steel bolt embedded in concrete or masonry use to hold down machinery, steel
columns or beams, casting, shoes, beam plates and engine heads?
a.) Retaining bolt c.) Anchor bolts
b.) Foundation bolts d.) Friction bolts

11. Aggregates should conform to PNS or ASTM standards and must be well graded. Easy workability
and method of consolidated are such that the can be poured without honeycomb or voids. what is the
nominal maximum size of a course aggregate when working spaces between reinforcements for proper
bonding?
a.) Course aggregates shall be no large than 1/2 the minimum clear spacing between individual
reinforcing bars or wires. bundles or bars. or prestressing tendons or ducts.
b.) Course aggregates shall be no large than 1/2 the minimum clear spacing between individual
reinforcing bars or wires, bundles of bars, or prestressing tendons or ducts.
c.) Course aggregates shall be no larger than 7/8 the minimum clear spacing between individual
reinforcing bars or wires. Bundles of bars. Or prestressing tendons or ducts.
d.) Course aggregates shall be no larger than 3/4 the minimum clear spacing between individual
reinforcing bars or wires. Bundles of bars. Or prestressing tendons or ducts.

12. In any one bundle, groups of parallel reinforcing bars bundled in contract to act as a unit shall be
limited to a maximum of
a.) three c.) five
b.) four d.) six

13. The most important component to determine the strength of a concrete mix is:
a.) Cement b.) Sand c.) Gravel d.) Lime

14. The greatest stretching stress a structural member can bear without cracking or breaking
a.) Tension limit
b.) T tensile stress
c.) Elasticity limit
d.) None of these

15. Slab thickness for joist construction shall not be less than one-twelfth the clear distance ribs nor
less than
a.) 50mm b.) 75mm c.) 100mm d.) 125mm

16. In T-beam construction, the flange and web being built integrally, the width of the slab effective as
T-beam flange shall not exceed one quarter of the span length of the beam and the effective overhanging
flange width on each side of the web shall not exceed:
 a.) eight times the slab thickness
b.) one-half the clear distance to the next web
c.) smaller of the above
d.) 500mm

17. The steel materials are to be butt joined using a fillet weld. The thicker material is 8.5mm.What is the
minimum size of the fillet weld?
a.) 3.0mm c.) 7.5mm
b.) 6.0mm d.) 5.0mm

18. Depth of footing above bottom reinforcement shall not be less than 150mm for footing on soil nor less
than _________ for footing on files
a.) 200mm b.) 250mm c.) 300mm d.) 400mm

19. Maximum usable strain at extreme concrete compression fiber shall be assumed to be equal to
a.) 0.0001 b.) 0.003 c.) 0.002 d.) 0.004

20. In joist construction consisting of monolithic combination of regularly spaced ribs and a top slab, the
ribs shall not less be less than 100mm in width and shall have a depth of not more than _________times
the minimum width of rib
a.)2 b.) 2 1/2 c.) 3 d.)3 ½

21. In spirally reinforced or tied reinforcement compression members, clear distance between longitudinal
(vertical) bars shall not less than 40mm nor
a.) 1.5 db b.) 2.0 db c.) 5.0db d.)1.0db

22. In walls and slabs other than concrete joist construction, primary flexural reinforcement shall be
spaced not farther apart than three times the wall or slab thickness nor
a.) 300mm b.) 400mm c.) 450mm d.) 550mm

23. It is designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the plane of the wall
a.) bearing wall b.) curtain wall c.) grade wall d.) shear wall

24. The section at which the moment changes from positive to negative is called
a.) neutral axis c.) point of shear
b.) inflection point d.) maximum moment

25. Which of the following criterion precludes good condition practice for conduits and pipes embedded in
concrete?
a.) Conduits and pipes embedded in slab, wall or beam shall not be larger in outside dimension than 1/3
the overall thickness of slab, wall or beam in which they are embedded
b.)Reinforcement with an area not less than 0.002 times area of cross-section shall be provided normal to
Piping
c.)Conduits and pipes with their fittings, embedded within the column shall not displace more than 5% of
the area of cross-section on which strength is calculated
d.)Concrete cover for pipes, conduits, and fitting shall not be less than 40mm for concrete exposed to
each of the weather.

26. A 1000mmx25mm nominal diameter deformed steel bar is subjected to test. The following results
were obtained: actual length is 999 mm: actual diameter-23.5mm :actual weight is 3.90 kg: Yield
force=22099.14kg: yield stress = 45.02kg/sqmm: ultimate force = 31425.74kg :ultimate stress = 64.02
kg/sq mm: actual strain =127 %.Judge the quality of the steel bar as per PS standard 681-04.02:1975
a.) Nominal diameter of steel bar .23.5 mm is less than the required diameter of 25 mm, thus of poor
quality
b.) The steel bar is an intermediate steel bar.
c.) Steel bar results is less than the minimum standard of PS grade 410 thus maybe categorized only as
PS grade 275
d.) Steel bar is PS grade 410 and posses the minimum standard for PS grade 410 thus the good quality

27. Which of the following criterion is NOT applicable for plug and slots weld?
a.) The thickness of plug/slot welds in material 16 mm or less in thickness shall be equal to the thickness
of the material
b.) The minimum center to center spacing in a longitudinal direction on any line shall be 2 times the
length of the slot
c.) The thickness of plug or slot welds in material over 16mm in thickness shall be at least 1/2 the
thickness of material but not less than 16mm
d.) The width of the slot shall not be less than the thickness of the part containing it plus 8 mm nor shall it
be greater than 2 1/2 times the thickness of the weld

28. Which of the following criteria for bundled bars do not apply?
a.) Bars larger than 32 mm shall not be bundled in beams
b.) Bundled bars shall be enclosed within stirrups or ties
c.) Group of parallel reinforcing bars bundled in contact to act as a unit shall be limited to four in any one
bundled.
d,) Individual bars within a bundle terminated within the span of flexural members shall terminate at
different points with at least 40db staggered

29. A structural member spanning from truss or supporting rafters:

a.) Floor Joist b.) Purl in c.) Girt d.)Girder

30. A horizontal piece of wood, stone, steel, or concrete across the top of door or window opening to bear
the weight of the walls above the opening
a.)Lintel b.) Transom beam c.) Transverse rafter d.)None of these

31.A wall that holds back on earth embankment

a.) Shoring wall c.) Buttress wall
b.) Retaining wall d.) Foundation wall

32. Using the data given below, determine the ultimate moment capacity of the given beam as a singly
reinforced elements.(See Figure 1)
Given: fc* = 21 MPa
fv = 275 MPa clear concrete cover =40 mm
a.) 167.60 kn-m b.) 147.9 kn-m c.) 187.4 kn –m d.) 227.9 kn-m

33. The process of removing concrete forms from the cured concrete.
a.) Stripping b.) Clearing
c.) Deforming works d.) None of these

34. The ultimate strength of the material divided by the allowable working load.
a.) Maximum strength c.) Safety factor
b.) Strength limit d.) None of these

35. A kind of roof that has four sloping sides

a.) Gable roof b.) Mansard roof c.) Hip roof d.) Lean

36. Stone placed on a slope to prevent erosion.

a.) rip-rap c.) embankment
b.) flag stoone d.) border stone

37. A standard hook may consist of a 180 deg.bend plus a 4 db extension (at the free end)not less than
a.) 55 mm b.) 60 mm c.) 75 mm d.)85 mm
38. A standard 90 degree hook consist of a bend plus an extension of
a.) 8 db b.) 10 db c.) 12 d b d.) 16 db

39. Concrete slab should have a minimum clearance of

a.) 20 mm b.) 40 mm
c.) 15 mm d.) 30 mm

40. An expansion joint adjacent parts of a structure to permit expected movements between them is
called:
a.) Contraction joint c.)Construction joint
b.)Truss joint d.) Conduction joint

41. To find the volume of water in a cylinder tank, multiply the area of its base by its
a.) Diameter c.) Height
b.) Radius d.) none of these

42. It refers to occupancy load which is either partially or fully in place or may not be present at all is
called:
a.) Live load
b.) Dead load
c.) Concentrated load
d.) Distributed load

43. What is the method of analyzing indeterminate modular building frames by assuming hinges at the
center of the beam spans and column height?
a.)Cantilever method b.) Moment distribution method
c.) Free body diagram method d.)Portal method

44. The deformation of a structural member as a result of loads acting is called:

a.) Strength b.) Strain
c.) Stress d.) Deflection

45. The major horizontal supporting member of the floor system is called:
a.) Rafter b.)Girder c.) Purl in d.) Girt

46. How is camber treated in a steel truss 25 meters longer?

a.) Camber shall be approximately equal to 1% of the span
b.) Camber shall be approximately equal to the dead load deflection
c.) Camber shall be approximately equal to 0.8 % of the span plus 1/3 the dead load deflection
d.) Camber shall be approximately equal to 0.5 % of the span plus 1/2 the live load deflection

47. What is the design analysis requirement, considered as a basis for the structural design of buildings
and structure, where the total lateral forces are distribute to various vertical elements of the lateral force-
resisting system in proportion to their rigidities considering the rigidity of the horizontal bracing system or
diaphragm?
a.) Shear and moment diagram c.)Stability against overturning
b.) Distribution of horizontal shear d.) horizontal torsional moments

48. Bundled bars shall be enclosed within stirrups or this but bars larger than the size below shall not be
bundled in beams
a.) 40 mm b.) 36 mm c.) 32 mm d.) 28 mm

49. Splices in spiral reinforcement shall be lap splices of 48db but not less than
a.) 300 mm b.)400 mm c.) 500 mm d.) 600 mm
50. Again, for joist construction, the clear spacing between ribs shall not exceed
a.) 250mm b.) 50mm
c.)750mm d.)1000mm

51. The force adhesion per unit area of contact between two bonded surfaces is
a.) Axial stress c.) allowable stress
b.) Bond stress d.) flexural stress

52. A kind of roof that has four sloping sides

a.) Gable roof b.) Mansard roof c.) hip roof d.)Lean
53. The stress per unit area of the original cross section of a material which resists its elongation is
a.) allowable stress c.)Flexural stress
b.) Tensile stress d.)Bending stress

54. A beam that projects beyond one or both its supports is called:
a.) Overhanging beam
b.) Continuous beam
c.) Intermediate beam
d.) Cantilevered beam

55. A simple beam has a span of 6 m with two concentrated load of 20kN each placed at the third points
of the span. If the extreme fiber stress is 10MPa, determined the required section modulus
a.) 2000000 mm3 b.) 6000000 mm3 c.) 4000000 mm3 d.) 1000000 mm3

56. Walls that support weight from above as well as their own dead weight
a.) Load bearing wall c.) Shoring wall
b.) Curtain wall d.) None of these

57. In formula e=PL/AE,E stands for

a.)Total deformation c.) Equal forces
b.) Elongation d.) Modulus elasticity

58. A bended rust to resists shear and diagonal stresses in a concrete beam is called:
a.) Bottom bar c.) Metal plate
b.) Stirrups d.) Temperature bar

59. Ratio of unit strain is:

a,) Ration and proportion b.) Moment of inertia
c.) Modulus of elasticity d.)Slenderness Ratio

60. The stress per square unit area of the original cross section of a material which resists its elongation
is
a.) allowable stress c.) Flexural stress
b.) Tensile stress d.) Bending stress

61. A beam that project beyond one or both its support is called:
a.) Overhanging beam
b.) Continous beam
c.) Intermidiate beam
d.) Cantievered beam

62. A simple beam ha a spam of 6 m with two concentrated loads of 20 kN,each placed at the third points
of the span.If extreme fiber stress is 10MPa,determine the required section modulus.
a.) 2000000 mm3 b.)6000000 mm 3 c.) 4000000 mm3 d.)1000000 mm3
63.Walls that support weight from above as well as their own dead weight
a.) Load bearing walls c.) Shoring walls
b.) Curtain wall d.) None of these
64. Any material change in shape when subjected to the action of a force is called:
a.) Reflection b.) Deflection c.) Deformation d.) Acceleration

65. Which is not among the following arrangement, a seismic requirement for transverse reinforcement?
a.)Maximum spacing of hoops shall not exceed 24 times the diameter of the hoop bars
b.) Maximum spacing of hoops shall not be eight times the diameter of the smallest longitudinal bars
c.)Maximum spacing of hoops shall not be more than d/4
d.)The first hoop shall be located not more than 75 mm from the face of the supporting member

66. How is 90-degree bend standard hook for concrete reinforcement constructed?
a.) 90 degree bend plus 10 db extension, at free end of the bar
b.) 90 degree bend plus 12 db extension, at free end of the bar
c.) 90 degree bend plus 6 db extension, at free end of the bar
d.) 90 degree bend plus 4 db extension, at free end of the bar

67.As tie reinforcement for compressions, all non pre stressed bar shall be enclosed by lateral ties, at least
10 mm in size for longitudinal bars
a.) 12 mm b.) 15 mm
c.)20 mm d.) 22 mm

68. As a seismic requirement for flexural members where hoops are required. How are the remaining
portions of a beam treated with transverse reinforcement other than those required with hoops?
a.) Where hoops are not required, stirrups shall be spaced at no more than d/2 throughout the length of
the member
b.) Where hoops are not required, crossties shall be spaced at no more than d/3 throughout the length of
the member.
c.)Where hoops are not required, hoops shall continue except that spacing shall not be more than d/2
d.) Where hoops are not required, closed stirrups shall be spaced at no more than d/4 throughout the
length of the member

69. What is a concrete beam placed directly on the ground to provide foundation for the superstructure?
a.) Strap beam b.) Gerber beam
c.) Grade beam d.) Tie beam

70. A type of concrete floor which has no beam is called:

a.) Flat slab b.) 2-way slab c.) one-way slab d.) Ribbed floor

71.If the depth of a web exceeds 900 mm longitudinal skin reinforcement shall be uniformly distributed
along both sides faces of the members for the distance d/2 nearest the flexural tension reinforcement.
The total area of the longitudinal skin reinforcement in both faces need not exceed _________of the
required flexural tension reinforcement
a.) one-fourth b.) one-third c.) one-half d.) two-thirds

72. For normal weight of concrete, the modulus of elasticity of concrete Ec may be taken as
a.)1700 f'c b.)2700 f'c
c.) 3700 fc d.) 4700 f'c

73. One-way concrete slab are used when:

a.) The slab is being supported by two parallel beams
b.) The slab has no cantilevered portion
c.) The concrete slab is sloping to the all side
d.) The concrete slab is sloping on the near bottom side
74. The tendency for one part of a beam to move vertically with respect to an advancement part is called:
a.) Shear b.)Moment c.)Force d.) Strength

75. The standard hooks for the stirrups and ties shall mean
a.) a 90 degree bend plus 6 db extension at the free end of a bar,for 16mm bar and smaller
b.)a 90 degree bend plus 12 db extension at th free end of a bar,for 20mm and 25mm bar
c.)a 135 degree bend plus 6 d b extension at the free end of a bar plus 25mm and smaller
d.) none of the above

76. Inside diameter of a bend for stirrups and ties for 16mm bar and smaller shall not be less than
a.) 4 db b.) 6 db c.) 8 db d.) 10db

77. A composite member with laterally tied concrete around a steel core (of design yield strength not to
exceed 350 MPa) shall have vertical spacing of lateral ties shall not exceed
a.) 16 longitudinal bar diameter or 48 tie diameter
b.) 1/2 times the least side diameter of the composite member
c.) any of the above
d.) none of the above

78. In column ,the ratio of its effective length to its least radius of gyration is called:
a.)Moment of inertia b.) Development leght
c.) Slenderness ratio d.) Ratio and proportion

79. A joint where two successive placement of concrete meet is called:

a.) Truss joint c.) Construction joint
b.) Contraction joint d.) Expansion joint

80. A quantity which measure the resistance of the mass to being revolved about line is called:
a.) Tension b.) Torsion c.)Variation d.) Deflection

81. It means that by which a body develops internal resistance to stress:

a.) strain b.) strength c.) slenderness d.) stress
82. For offset bent longitudinal bars, the horizontal support at offset bend shall be provided by lateral ties,
spiral or parts of the floor constructions. Horizontal support provided shall be design ed to resist 1-1/2
times the horizontal component of the computed force in the inclined portion of on offset bar. Lateral ties
or spiral shall be placed not more than____________ from points of bend.
a.)100mm b.) 150mm c.) 200mm d.) 250mm

83. The minimum thickness of non-prestressed beams of span L whose supports are simply supported is
a.) L/16 b.) L/18.50 c.) L/21 d.) L/8

84. The greatest stress which a material is capable of developing without a permanent deformation
remaining upon the complete release of stress is called
a.) Allowable stress c.) Bending stress
b.) moment of inertia d.) Proportional limit

85. The failure in a base when a heavily loaded column strikes a hole through is called:
a.)Flexural stress
b.) Punching moment
c.) Punching shear
d.) Single shears