CIVIL ENGINEERING c=172, T=400.

Determine the value of

Final Pre-Board Examination [Link] to answer. Single choice.
[Link] sides of the square lot having an area of (1 Point)
2.25 hectares were measured using a 100m tape a. 0.8
that was 0.04m too short. Compute the error in
the area in sq. [Link] to answer. Single b. 10
choice. c. 0.4
(1 Point)
d. 12
a. 15 sq.m [Link] 6-8: A car moves according to the
b. 18 sq.m equation S = u t +1/2 a t^2, where S is the
distance in meters, u is the initial velocity in m/s,
c. 16 sq. m a is the acceleration in m/s^2, and t is the time
d. 17 sq. m in seconds. Given that when t = 3 sec, S =
2.A line is divided into 10 equal parts. If the 96.25m and when t+10 sec, S= 291.667m,
measure of each part is a prime integer, what is determine the following: The value of u in
the possible length of the line?Required to [Link] to answer. Single choice.
answer. Single choice. (1 Point)
(1 Point) a. 120
a. 150 b. 110
b. 210 c. 100
c. 90 d. 130
d. 230 [Link] value of “a” in kph/[Link] to answer.
[Link] that 3^2a x 11^b= 27^4x x〖 33〗^2x, Single choice.
express a in terms of [Link] to answer. (1 Point)
Single choice. a. 6
(1 Point)
b. -6
a. 2x
c. 3
b. 5x
d. -3
c. 7x [Link] value of S when t=15 [Link] to
d. 3x answer. Single choice.
4.A turning point has an elevation of 46.21m and (1 Point)
the foresight taken on that point is 0.25m. If the a. 426.67 m
backsight reading taken at BM#4 is 0.52,
determine the elevation of BM#[Link] to b. 406.25m
answer. Single choice. c. 385m
(1 Point)
d. 352.33m
a. 46.48m 9.A goldsmith needs 120 grams of gold alloy, of
b. 46.98m 75% pure gold. Only two alloys of gold are
available, the first being 80% pure gold, and the
c. 45.94m other 60% pure gold. How many grams of 80%
d. 45.44m pure gold must he use to suit his
[Link] molar heat capacity pf a solid compound is requirements?Required to answer. Single choice.
given by the equation c = a +bT, where a and b (1 Point)
are constants. When c=52, T=100 and when a. 30
 b. 90 d. 43.545
c. 80 [Link] velocity with which the bullet will hit the
[Link] to answer. Single choice.
d. 40 (1 Point)
[Link] men can dig 150 ft of trench in 7hours.
Three men can backfill 100 ft of trench in 4 a. 157.656 m/sec
hours. How long will it take 6 men to dig and fill b. 432.11
200 ft of trench, in hours?Required to answer. c. 321.567
Single choice.
(1 Point) d. 443.22
[Link] 15-16: A car is traveling 30 m/s
a. 16.445 and approaches 10 m from an intersection when
b. 15.765 the driver sees a pedestrian and slams on his
c. 12.345 brakes and decelerates at a rate of 50 m/s2. How
long does it take the car to come to a
d. 14.875 stop?Required to answer. Single choice.
[Link] persons can do work in the ratio [Link]. (1 Point)
Working together, they can finish the work in
120 minutes. What is the difference of the times a. 0.6 sec
to finish between the slowest and the fastest b. 0.8
person?Required to answer. Single choice. c. 0.7
(1 Point)
d. 0.9
a. 372 minutes [Link] far does the car travel before coming to
b. 124 minutes a stop?Required to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
c. 248 minutes
d. 324 minutes a. 10 m
[Link] 12-14: A bullet is fired at an initial b. 9
velocity of 150 m/s and an angle of 56° at the c. 11
top of 120 m tall building. Neglecting air
resistance, determine the following: The d. 8
maximum height above the level ground that [Link] exit ramp on a certain interstate has a
can be reached by the [Link] to answer. radius of curvature of 75m. If the ramp is banked
Single choice. 20 degrees, what is the maximum speed that can
(1 Point) safely be executed?Required to answer. Single
choice.
a. 122.61 m (1 Point)
b. 321.43 a. 45.2 m/s
c. 908.19 b. 16.4
d. 513.45 c. 22.1
[Link] time for the bullet to hit the
[Link] to answer. Single choice. d. 21.1
(1 Point) [Link] arithmetic mean of two numbers whose
geometric mean is 4 and harmonic mean is
a. 26.284 sec 1/[Link] to answer. Single choice.
b. 33.445 (1 Point)
c. 13.443 a. 128
 b. 98 [Link] distance between two points F and R is
165.2m. If the 50m tape used is 0.01m too short,
c. 144 what is the correct distance between the two
d. 64 points?Required to answer. Single choice.
[Link] terms form a harmonic progression, what is (1 Point)
the fourth term?Required to answer. Single a. 165.233m
choice.
(1 Point) b. 165.167m

a. 5/8 c. 165.217m

b. 8/5 d. 165.183m
[Link] 24-25: If sin-1 (3x – 4) = π/2 and
c. -3/8 cos-1 (x – y) = π/3 Find the value of xRequired to
d. -8/5 answer. Single choice.
[Link] 3rd, 11th, and 19th term of progression is (1 Point)
33, 85, and 137, respectively. What is the 35th a. 1
term?Required to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point) b. 2

a. 228 c. 3

b. 247.5 d. 4
[Link] the value of yRequired to answer. Single
c. 234.5 choice.
d. 241 (1 Point)
a. 2

[Link] harmonic mean of two numbers is 16 and b. 1/2

their geometric mean is 12. What is their c. 3
arithmetic mean?Required to answer. Single d. 4
choice. [Link] base of a natural, hyperbolic, or Napierian
(1 Point) logarithm isRequired to answer. Single choice.
a. 8 (1 Point)
b. 13 a. 2
c. 9 b. 1/2
d. 15 c. 1
22.A line 100m long was paced by a surveyor for d. e
four times with the following data: 142, 145, [Link] characteristic of the logarithm
145.5 and 146. Then another line was paced for 0.00078807 to the base 10 is:Required to answer.
four times again with the following results: 893, Single choice.
893.5, 891, and 895.5. Determine the distance of (1 Point)
the new [Link] to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point) a. 3

a. 617.236m b. 4

b. 617.263m c. -3

c. 503.241m d. -4

d. 503.214m
[Link] vertices of a triangle are at A(4,3), B(-1,7) c. 0.017m
and C(0,-8). Find the length of the altitude from
the vertex [Link] to answer. Single choice. d. 0.021m
(1 Point) [Link] the shearing stress at the walls of
the pipe in PaRequired to answer. Single choice.
a. 4.63 (1 Point)
b. 4.27 a. 13.62
c. 4.36 b. 21.54
d. 4.72 c. 12.02
29.A point inside a circle where the angular
bisectors [Link] to answer. Single d. 20.13
choice. [Link] 34-35: During a test on a 2.4 m
(1 Point) suppressed weir 900 mm high, the head was
maintained constant at 300 mm. in 38 seconds,
a. Orthocenter 28.80 kiloliters of water were collected.
b. Incenter Determine the velocity approach?Required to
c. Circumcenter answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
d. Centroid
[Link] the vertex of the parabola a. 0.263 m/s
y2+6y+5x+14=[Link] to answer. Single b. 0.632 m/s
choice. c. 0.035 m/s
(1 Point)
d. 0.026 m/s
a. (1, -3) [Link] the weir factor?Required to
b. (1,3) answer. Single choice.
c. (-1, -3) (1 Point)

d. (-1,3) a. 0.73
b. 1.89
c. 0.98
[Link] 31-33: The flow rate in a 300mm
diameter pipe is 0.226 m3/s. The flow is known d. 2.25
to be turbulent and the centerline velocity is 3.76
m/s. The specific gravity of the fluid flowing is [Link] coordinates of the corners of a polygonal
0.90. Determine the friction factorRequired to area of ground are taken in order as follows: A
answer. Single choice. (0,0); B (210, -170); C (620, -225); D (1000, 70); E
(1 Point) (750, 390); F (310, 540); G (-95, 135), returning to
A. Compute the [Link] to answer. Single
a. 0.01043 choice.
b. 0.01184 (1 Point)
c. 0.01751 a. 1,041,300 sq. m
d. 0.01138 b. 551,625 sq. m
[Link] the head loss per meter length of c. 520,650 sq. m
pipeRequired to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point) d. 1,103,250 sq. m
[Link] the latitude of the line 86.43m
a. 0.0304m long if it has a bearing of N35°42’’[Link] to
b. 0.015m answer. Single choice.
(1 Point) d. 9
a. 70.19 N [Link] the surface area of the spherical
b. 50.44 N [Link] to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
c. 50.44 E
a. 77.34
d. 70.19 E
[Link] latitude and departure of the line AB are b. 80.16
30.56m South and 57.89m East. Determine eh c. 62.83
bearing of the [Link] to answer. Single d. 80.59
choice. [Link] the volume of the lower spherical
(1 Point) [Link] to answer. Single choice.
a. S27.83°E (1 Point)
b. S57.36°E a. 447.83
c. S32.57°E b. 388.17
d. S62.17°E c. 409.12
[Link] surface area of an open cylinder tank is d. 469.14
68 sq m. If the diameter is 2/3 of its height, [Link] 44-45: Harry and Hermione
compute the height of the [Link] to wanted to measure the length of the field where
answer. Single choice. quidditch is played. The used a 50-m tape which
(1 Point) were suspended in air and supported by brooms
a. 5.58 m at ends and third-points. They measured a
b. 5.28 distance of 1387.47 m with a tape weighing 6 N
at an applied pull of 21 N. What they didn’t
c. 5.15 realize is that Professor Snape applied a spell on
d. 4.97 the brooms that caused the tape to slope by 3%.
[Link] the volume of a cone to be constructed Determine the total correction due to the weight
from a sector having a diameter of 72 cm and a of the [Link] to answer. Single choice.
central angle of 210°Required to answer. Single (1 Point)
choice. a. 0.5228 m
(1 Point)
b. 0.6270 m
a. 11450
c. 0.1701 m
b. 13500
d. 1.1498 m
c. 15510 [Link] the true length of the
d. 12270 [Link] to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
[Link] 41-43: An upper spherical a. 1386.85 m
segment with single base has a height of 2 cm. If
the base radius is 4 cm, Find the radius of the b. 1386.95 m
[Link] to answer. Single choice. c. 1386.32 m
(1 Point) d. 1387.26 m
a. 7 cm
b. 11 46.A long, extremely very slow swing of the
needle of the [Link] to answer.
c. 5 Single choice.
(1 Point) (1 Point)
Daily Variation a. 212.765m
b. Annual Variation b. 212.659m
c. Irregular Variation c. 213.447m
d. Secular Variation d. 213.553m
[Link] imaginary line passing through places [Link] up the correct statement from the
having the same magnetic [Link] following:Required to answer. Single choice.
to answer. Single choice. (1 Point)
(1 Point) a. For thin structures subjected to wetting
a. Isoclinic Lines and drying, the water cement ratio should be
b. Isogonic Lines 0.45

c. Agonic Lines b. For mass concrete structures subjected to

wetting and drying, the water ratio should be
d. Isotropic Lines 0.55
[Link] imaginary line passing through places
having zero magnetic [Link] to c. For thin structures which remain
answer. Single choice. continuously under water, the water-cement
(1 Point) ratio by weight should be 0.55

a. Isoclinic Lines d. All the above.

[Link] rocks which are formed due to cooling of
b. Isogonic Lines magma at a considerable depth from earth's
c. Agonic Lines surface are calledRequired to answer. Single
choice.
d. Isotropic Lines
(1 Point)
[Link] of triangulation station Warren is
250 m while that of Wilbert is 695m. In between a. Plutonic rocks
stations Warren and Wilbert is a mountain b. Volcanic rocks
Joshua with elevation 325m. The height of transit
at Warren is 1.2m. The distance from Warren to c. Hypabyssal rocks
Joshua is 30km and from Wilbert to Joshua is d. Igneous rocks.
50km. Determine the height of tower, in meters, [Link] foundation in which a cantilever beam is
that can be constructed at station Warren such provided to join two footings, is known
that the line of sight will just pass through the asRequired to answer. Single choice.
mountain Joshua with a clearance of (1 Point)
[Link] to answer. Single choice. a. strip footing
(1 Point)
b. combined footing
a. 48
c. strap footing
b. 32
d. raft footing
c. 56 [Link] forces which meet at one point and have
d. 37 their lines of action in different planes are
[Link] correct distance between points E and F called:Required to answer. Single choice.
is 213.50m. If a 100-m tape that is 0.025 m too (1 Point)
long was used to measure EF. What will be the a. coplanar non-concurrent forces
measured distance?Required to answer. Single
choice. b. non-coplanar concurrent forces
 c. non-coplanar non-current forces a. 3t3 - 2t
d. intersecting forces b. 6t – 2
[Link] a given instant ship A is travelling at 6 c. 3t2 + 2t
km/h due east and ship B is travelling at 8 km/h
due north. The velocity of B relative to A d. 6t + 2
is:Required to answer. Single choice. [Link] ratio of shearing stress to shearing strain
(1 Point) within elastic limit, is known asRequired to
answer. Single choice.
a. 7 km/hrs (1 Point)
b. 2 km/hrs a. modulus of elasticity
c. 1 km/hrs b. shear modulus of elasticity
d. 10 km/hrs c. bulk modulus of elasticity
[Link] equation of motion of a particle starting
from rest along a straight line is x = t3 - 3t2 + 5. d. tangent modulus of elasticity
The ratio of the accelerations after 5 sec and 3
sec will be:Required to answer. Single choice. [Link] product of mass and velocity of a moving
(1 Point) a body, is called:Required to answer. Single
choice.
a. 2 (1 Point)
b. 3 a. moment
c. 4 b. momentum
d. 5 c. power
[Link] locus of the instantaneous center of a
moving rigid body, is:Required to answer. Single d. impulse
choice. [Link] size of the particles of silt soil,
(1 Point) is:Required to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
a. straight line
a. 0.002 mm
b. involute
b. 0.04 mm
c. centroid
c. 0.06 mm
d. spiral
[Link] the gravitational acceleration at any place is d. 0.08 mm
doubled, the weight of a body, will:Required to [Link] maximum value of effective stress in the
answer. Single choice. past divided by the present value, is defined as
(1 Point) over consolidation ratio (OCR). The O.C.R. of an
over consolidated clay isRequired to answer.
a. be reduced to half Single choice.
b. be doubled (1 Point)
c. not be affected a. less than 1
d. none of these b. 1
59.A particle moves along a straight line such c. more than 1
that distance x traversed in t seconds is given by
x = t2(t + 1), the acceleration of the particle, will d. None of these
beRequired to answer. Single choice. [Link] ratio of the volume of voids to the
(1 Point) volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is
known asRequired to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point) [Link] initial setting time of lime-pozzolana,
a. porosity isRequired to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
b. specific gravity
a. 30 minutes
c. void ratio
b. 90 minutes
d. water content
[Link] a body in equilibrium undergoes an c. 60 minutes
infinitely small displacement, work imagined to d. 120 minutes
be done, is known asRequired to answer. Single [Link] steel contains:Required to answer.
choice. Single choice.
(1 Point) (1 Point)
a. imaginary work a. 18% of chromium and 8% nickel
b. negative work b. 12% of chromium and 36% of nickel
c. virtual work c. 8% of chromium and 18% of nickel
d. none of these d. 36% of chromium and 12% of nickel
[Link] 71-73: A 3-degree curve has an
external distance of 8.53m. What is the length of
the long chord? Use [Link] to
[Link] effective size of particles of soil is answer. Single choice.
denoted by:Required to answer. Single choice. (1 Point)
(1 Point) a. 158.85m
a. D10 b. 171.28m
b. D20 c. 183.42m
c. D30 d. 155.21m
d. D60 [Link] the central angle using chord
[Link] of saturation of a natural soil deposit [Link] to answer. Single choice.
having water content 15%, specific gravity 2.50 (1 Point)
and void ratio 0.5, isRequired to answer. Single a. 23°
choice.
(1 Point) b. 24°

a. 50% c. 25°

b. 60% d. 22°
73.A compound curve has the following data:
c. 75% I1=28°, I2=31°, D1=3°, D2=4° and Sta
d. 80% PI=30+120.50. Find the stationing of PCC. Use
[Link] determination of water content, is arc [Link] to answer. Single choice.
made byRequired to answer. Single choice. (1 Point)
(1 Point) a. 30+106.97
a. calcium carbide method b. 30+188.46
b. sand bath method c. 30+144.88
c. alcohol method d. 30+110.72
d. oven-drying method [Link] 74-75: An easement curve along
the Kennon Road has a length of spiral equal to
60m having a central curve of 400m. The design meets ascending rate of +0.4% at station
velocity of the car allowed to pass thru this 10+020 having an elevation of 240.62m. The
portion is 100kph. Compute the rate of increase maximum allowable change in grade per 20m
of centripetal [Link] to answer. station is 0.15%. Determine the length of the
Single choice. parabolic [Link] to answer. Single
(1 Point) choice.
a. 3.46 (1 Point)

b. 2.93 a. 180m

c. 4.42 b. 200mm

d. 5.16 c. 150m
[Link] the friction factor is equal to 0.14, compute d. 160m
the super-elevation of the [Link] to [Link] the stationing of the lowest point
answer. Single choice. of the [Link] to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point) (1 Point)
a. 0.07 m/m a. 10+026.67
b. 0.10 m/m b. 10+036.67
c. 0.08 m/m c. 10+056.67
d. 0.06 m/m d. 10+046.67
76.A man leaves his house at 8:00 AM and [Link] the elevation of the lowest point
traveling at an average speed of 2 kph, arrives at of the [Link] to answer. Single choice.
his office 3 min ahead of the expected time. Had (1 Point)
he left his house at 8:30 am and traveled at an a. 235.67m
average speed of 3 kph, he will arrive 6 min late
of the expected time. Find the distance that he b. 240.83m
had [Link] to answer. Single choice. c. 240.83m
(1 Point)
d. 250.67m
a. 2.4 km
b. 1.8 km
c. 2.1 km
d. 2.4 km
77.A truck travels from point M northward for 30
min, then eastward for 1 hr, then shifted N 30º 81.A civil engineer recorded 50.8, 52.3, 51.6, and
W. If the constant speed is 40 kph, how far 53.2 paces in walking along a 47.5m course to
directly from M in km will it be after 2 determine his pace factor. He then took 660,
hours?Required to answer. Single choice. 658, 671, and 670 paces in walking an unknown
(1 Point) distance AB. Compute the distance AB based on
a. 47.88 km his pace [Link] to answer. Single
choice.
b. 34.56 km (1 Point)
c. 41.23 km a. 607.58m
d. 36.33 km b. 649.39m
[Link] 78-80: A symmetrical parabolic
curve has a descending grade of -0.80% which c. 553.25m
 d. 618.36m (1 Point)
[Link] the manufacture of Portland cement, the a. Maximum Volume
proportions of raw materials used, are:Required b. Peak Hour Volume
to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point) c. Jam Volume

a. lime 63%; silica 22%; other ingredients d. Saturation Flow rate

15% 87.A baseline measures 25 km at elevation 520
m. If the average radius of curvature is 6400 km,
b. silica 40%; lime 40%; other ingredients compute the sea-level [Link] to
20% answer. Single choice.
c. lime 22%; silica 63%; other ingredients (1 Point)
15% a. 24997.97 m
d. silica 70%; lime 20%; other ingredients b. 24995.24 m
10%
[Link] cementRequired to answer. Single c. 24998.63 m
choice. d. 24997.03 m
(1 Point) [Link] auxiliary lane primarily for the parking of
A. is brittle [Link] to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
b. warps due to changes in humidity
a. Queue Lane
c. strength is lowered when saturated by
water b. Waiting Lane

d. all the above c. Parking Lane

[Link] liquid limit and plastic limit exist d. Toll Lane
inRequired to answer. Single choice. [Link] A is between points B and C. The
(1 Point) distances of B and C from point A are 1000 m
a. sandy soils and 2000 m, respectively. Measured from point
A, the angle of elevation of point B is 1830’,
b. silty soils while that of point C is 815’. Find the difference
c. gravel soils in the elevations of B and C. Consider the effects
d. clay soils of curvature and [Link] to answer.
[Link] time which results in the least, possible Single choice.
construction cost of an activity, is known (1 Point)
as:Required to answer. Single choice. a. 44.94 m
(1 Point) b. 44.27 m
a. normal time c. 44.81 m
b. slow time d. 44.41 m
c. crash time 90.A curved line in a level surface all points of
d. standard time which are normal to the direction of gravity and
equidistant from the center of [Link] to
answer. Single choice.
[Link] maximum number of Vehicles that pass a (1 Point)
point on a highway during a period of 60 a. Level Surface
consecutive [Link] to answer. Single b. Line of Sight
choice.
 c. Vertical Line a. connect water reservoirs at different levels
d. Level Line intervened by a hill
b. supply water to a town from higher level
[Link] 91-93: A rectangular flume of to lower level
planed timber (n = 0.012) is 5 ft wide and carries c. to fill up a tank with water at higher level
60 cfs of water. The bed slope is 0.0006. At a from a lower level
certain section the depth is 3 ft and at another
section the depth is 2.50 ft. What is the slope of d. none of these.
the energy grade line between the two
sections?Required to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
a. 0.00088 [Link] shear stress distribution in viscous fluid
b. 0.00065 through a circular pipe is:Required to answer.
c. 0.00033 Single choice.
(1 Point)
d. 0.00042
[Link] is the distance between the two a. maximum at the center
sections?Required to answer. Single choice. b. same throughout the section
(1 Point) c. maximum at the inside of surface
a. 1376.43 ft d. none of these.
b. 1542.16 ft [Link] head of a liquid particle in motion is the
c. 1400.70 ft sum ofRequired to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
d. 1321.70 ft
[Link] the head loss between the two a. potential head and kinetic head
[Link] to answer. Single choice. b. kinetic head and pressure head
(1 Point) c. potential head and pressure head
a. 1.06 ft d. potential head, kinetic head and pressure
b. 0.89 ft head.
c. 1.18 ft [Link] main assumption of Bernoulli's equation
is:Required to answer. Single choice.
d. 1.23 ft (1 Point)
[Link] high Reynolds numberRequired to answer.
Single choice. a. The velocity of energy of liquid particle
(1 Point) across any cross-section of a pipe is uniform

a. inertial forces control, and viscous forces b. No external force except the gravity acts
are unimportant. on the liquid

b. inertial forces are unimportant and c. There is no loss of energy of the liquid
viscous forces control. while flowing

c. viscous forces predominate. d. All the above.

[Link] ratio of maximum velocity to average
d. none of these. velocity of viscous fluid through a circular pipe
95.A siphon is used:Required to answer. Single is:Required to answer. Single choice.
choice. (1 Point)
(1 Point)
a. 0.5
 b. 0.75
c. 1.25
d. 2.00
[Link]'s equation assumes that:Required
to answer. Single choice.
(1 Point)
a. fluid is non-viscous
b. fluid is homogeneous
c. flow is steady
d. flow is along the stream line
e. all the above