MTT COMPRE EXAM REVIEWER 01
MTT Comprehensive Exam Review Quiz
Prepare yourself for the MTT Comprehensive Exam with our engaging quiz designed specifically for construction and materials engineering enthusiasts. Test your knowledge across a variety of topics including asphalt, concrete, soil mechanics, and more.
Features of the quiz:
- 100 challenging multiple-choice questions
- Immediate feedback on answers
- Enhance your understanding of construction materials
To be acceptable, the compacted bituminous pavement shall have a thickness tolerances of:
- 0.05 mm
- 0.5 mm
- 5 mm
None of the above
A documented proof attesting that the quality of construction materials fails or meets the specifications requirement.
Quality Control Program
Certificate of Quality Control Assurance Report
Materials Inspection Report
Materials Test Reports
Results of flexural strength test on one-set of specimen taken during pouring of pavement has an average strength of 555 psi and two-specimens have an identical results of 460 psi, the concrete pavement is:
Acceptable
To be remove and replace
Not to be paid
Take core specimens for strength test
A good load bearing quality of soil is classified as:
Fine-grained soil
Granular soil
Organic soil
Both a and b
Flexural strength of concrete beam specimen when tested by the third-point method at fourteen (14) days shall be not less than:
24.1 MPa
3.8 MPa
4.5 MPa
None of the above
Asphalt Cement having the hardest penetration grade:
AC 40 – 50
AC 60 – 70
AC 85 – 100
AC 120 – 150
Test on soil, asphalt and concrete aggregates that determine the structural strength of granular aggregates
Abrasion
Soundness
Mortar strength
CBR
N the acceptance of bituminous concrete pavement, how many core samples are required to be taken for each full day’s operation for testing?
At least one, but not more than three samples
At least two, but not more than four samples
At least three, but not more than five samples
None of the above
Tests to determine the shelf life of an emulsion:
Sieve Test
Storage Stability
Cement Mixing
Viscosity Test
An approved document which specifies the minimum number of tests required for an item of works corresponding to program quantities is:
Minimum Testing Requirements
Program of Works
Quality Control Program
Status of Test
What is the required degree of compaction for a layer of compacted aggregate base course material?
95% Max.
100% Max
85% Min.
100% Min
In the Jobmix Formula the range of tolerance for Asphalt Content is:
± 0.04 %
± 0.4 %
± 4 %
None of the above
A 16 mm diameter reinforcing steel bars intended for use as tie bars for PCCP was tested for a quality test and test report showed that the variation in mass is over/exceed the specification requirements, what action should the Materials Engineer do?
Accept for the intended usage
Reject and change the source
Accept and undertake corrective measures
Resample and retest
Item in the DPWH Blue Book consist of furnishing, placing and compacting crushed gravel, crushed stone or crushed rock on a prepared subgrade/subbase in one or more layers:
Item 200
Item 201
Item 202
None of the above
The required diameter of the sample before crumbling occurs in Plastic Limit Test:
3.5 mm
3.15 mm
3.2 mm
3.6 mm
In asphalt aggregate (composite aggregate) the dividing size between coarse and fine aggregate is:
4.75 mm
2.36 mm
1.18 mm
None of the above
Empty spaces in a compacted mix surrounded by asphalt coated particles:
Voids in the mineral aggregates
Air voids
Voids filled with asphalt
None of the above
What is the basis of acceptance for concrete beam and cylinder specimen taken at the pouring activity?
Average strength test results of three specimens is equal to at least 85% and no individual strength test result is less than 75%
Average strength test results of three specimens is equal or exceeding the designed strength and no individual strength is deficient by more than 15%
Strength test results for three concrete specimens meets the 100% requirement of 3.8 MPa (550 psi) for beam and 20.7 MPa (3000 psi) for cylinder
All of the above
For hydroscopic moisture content, the required weight:
25 g passing No. 2 mm sieve
25 g retain No. 2 mm sieve
10 g passing No. 2 mm sieve
10 g retain No. 2 mm sieve
A liquid asphalt prepared by mixing asphalt cement with volatile petroleum distillates is:
Oxidized Asphalt
Cutback Asphalt
Emulsified Asphalt
None of the above
Sieve size in which the cement sample is required to pass prior to the conduct of testing:
0.045 mm
0.075 mm
0.850 mm
None of the above
The soil sample as received from the field shall be dried thoroughly in air or in drying apparatus at what temperature?
Not exceeding 60 oC
Not exceeding 100 oC
Not exceeding 110 oC
None of the above
An activity in the construction of a project which should be done timely as the work progresses to insure quality of the project.
Testing and inspection
Sampling and testing
Inspection and control of materials
Timely submission of materials samples for a testing laboratory
N the liquid limit test, what is the height drop of the brass cup on the base of the liquid limit device?
8 mm
10 mm
13 mm
13 mm
How many measurement shall be conducted on a core drilled bituminous concrete pavement sample for thickness determination?
9
8
5
None of the above
During a moisture-density relation test of a soil material, a 4.5 kg rammer was used, what is the required height of drop of the rammer?
305 mm
457 mm
380 mm
250 mm
The asphalt pavement represented by the cores shall not be accepted if the deficiency in density is:
Less than 2 %
More than 2 %
Equal to 2 %
None of the above
The asphaltic material that is usually classified by the viscosity is:
Asphalt Cement
Emulsified Asphalt
Cutback Asphalt
Both b & c
Application of low viscosity liquid asphalt to untreated base course prior to placing the asphalt pavement:
Tack Coat
Prime Coat
Seal Coat
Fog Seal
A liquid asphalt prepared by mixing asphalt cement with volatile petroleum distillates is:
Oxidized Asphalt
Cutback Asphalt
Emulsified Asphalt
None of the above
In the DPWH Standard Specification for Highways, Bridges and Airports (Volume II), Bituminous Plant-Mix Surface Course – General Specification is:
Item 307
Item 308
Item 310
None of the above
During the bituminous hot mix mixing operation, it is required that certain mass percentage of hydrated lime, dry aggregate basis shall be added to the mixture:
0 – 1.0 percent
0.5 – 1.0 percent
1.0 – 1.5 percent
None of the above
Condition of aggregate wherein it is completely dry and fully absorbent:
Oven dry
Air dry
Saturated and Surface dry
Damp or wet
Higher penetration grades or soft asphalt are used in places where climate is:
Hot
Cold
Both a and b
None of the above
Highly organic soils:
Silt and Clay
Peat and Muck
Gravel and Sand
Both a and b
To ensure a quality infrastructure projects, the main responsibility of a DPWH Engineer to a project is to implement:
Quality Control
Logistics Control
Construction Control
Quality Assurance
Test to be conducted on the in-place soil aggregate material in a road section to determine that another layer of soil can be placed/laid
Compaction
Field Density Test
Test pit for thickness
CBR
The minimum additional asphalt overlay thickness required if the deficiency in the average thickness of core is more than 5 mm.
Not less than 25 mm
Not less than 50 mm
Not less than 75 mm
None of the above
What test determines the optimum moisture content of a soil aggregate?
Moisture content
Field density
Laboratory compaction
None of the above
N the “flow curve” (% Moisture vs. Number of blows) the liquid limit is expressed as the moisture content corresponding to what blows?
10 blows
15 blows
25 blows
None of the above
The higher the fineness modulus the ____________ is the aggregate:
Finer
Coarser
Clayey
None of the above
The acceptability of reinforced concrete pipe culvert in all diameters and classes shall be determined by what result?
Compressive Strength Test
Measuring the inner and outer diameter
Three-edge bearing test
Materials Engineer Inspection Repor
In the classification test of soil aggregates, what tests shall be conducted in the field or laboratory?
Sieve analysis & laboratory compaction
Liquid and plastic limit
Plasticity index and field density
Grading, liquid limit and plasticity index
In the moisture density relation test of an Item 200 – Aggregate Subbase Course, the maximum dry density and optimum moisture content of the material is determined by:
AASHTO T 99 Method C
AASHTO T 99 Method D
AASHTO T 180 Method C
AASHTO T 180 Method D
The services of accredited private testing laboratories can only be availed by the contractor to test construction materials in behalf of DPWH after securing of what approved document?
Certificate of accreditation
Waiver from DPWH testing laboratory
Approved sample card
Authorization letter from project engineer
What is the required depth of hole in the conduct of in-situ density test of a compacted soil aggregate materials?
100 mm
150 mm
200 mm
Depends on the thickness of the layer under test
Strength of steel bars were evaluated using its:
Nominal cross sectional area
Actual cross sectional area
Nominal mass
None of the above
A mixture of resins, fillers, pigments and reflective spheres combined by heating to obtain a product with the derived properties suitable for traffic line striping.
Reflectorized Traffic Paint
Thermoplastic Traffic Paint
Epoxy-Resin Paint
None of the above
What is the minimum floor area in square meter is required for a District testing laboratory?
20
30
40
60
A written report which contains a propose definite single values for the percentage of aggregate passing each specified sieve size, the percentage of bituminous material to be added, the temperature of the mixture delivered on the road and the kind and percentage of additive of mineral filler to be used:
Job-Mix Formula
Program of Work (POW)
Design Mix
Minimum Testing Requirements
Test on concrete mix where the results is used as basis for quality control of concrete and also used for determination for compliance with specification.
Compressive strength
Flexural strength
Load crushing strength
Both a and b
Result of quality test conducted in Item 201 – Aggregate Base Course showed an oversized percent passing on two-sieves and a plasticity index of 8, the materials should be:
Incorporate into the work
Reject and look for other source
Resample and retest
Reprocess and retest the material
What is the condition of your soil sample for liquid limit and plastic limit?
Oven-dried
Air-dried
Moist condition
Natural moisture content
In the unavailability of Pipe Tester for the three-edge bearing test of reinforced concrete pipe culverts, what is the alternative requirements as basis of acceptance of the delivered pipes?
Inspection report for casting of pipes
Quality test of used steel bar and cement
Concrete cylinder for compressive strength
Both a and c
The thinnest and more fluid grade of Medium-Curing Cutback Asphalt is:
MC – 30
MC – 70
MC – 250
MC – 800
The method which should be used for particle size analysis in the determination of particle size distribution in soils is:
Dry Sieving
Wet Sieving
Hydrometer Test
Depends on the maximum grain size
Department Order authorizing Private Testing Laboratories to perform the required test for and in behalf of the DPWH:
D. O. No. 11, Series of 2013
D. O. No. 118, Series of 201
D. O. No. 22, Series of 2018
D. O. No. 253, Series of 2003
What is the basis of acceptance in the strength of concrete represented by cores taken on the completed pavement?
Average strength of cores is 100% or more than the designed strength and no individual cores is deficient by more than 15%
Average strength of core is equal to at least 85% of and no single core is less than 75% of the specified strength
Strength of all cores meets the 100% of the specified compressive strength
Either a or c
One-set of concrete core specimens taken on the completed pavement showed an average strength of 22.50 MPa while the other two-cores have recorded a compressive strength of 17.80 and 18.0 MPa, as the Material Engineer of the project, what action shall be recommended for the in-place paving concrete?
Accept and recommend for payment
Remove and replace
Reject and recommend for no payment
Either b or c
Department Order requiring that the asphalt and concrete mixes for use in the DPWH projects shall only be supplied by an accredited batching plants
D. O. No. 253, S. 2003
D. O. No. 26, S. 1989
D. O. No. 179, S. 1994
D. O. No. 203, S. 2003
Aggregates that are prone to stripping:
Hydrophilic Aggregates
Hydrophobic Aggregates
Oleophilic Aggregates
None of the above
A medium curing cutback asphalt is readily identified by the characteristic smell of:
Gasoline
Kerosene
Oil
Tar
A rock fragment usually rounded by weathering or abrasion with an average diameter of 305 mm (12 in.) or more:
Cobble
Boulder
Broken Rock
None of the above
N case there is a contest in the official result of test report of material tested at your testing laboratory, what appropriate action should be done?
Retest the sample
Invalid the test report and change the result
Check/review the worksheets
Require to submit new material sample
A jobmix formula provides for close control of:
Aggregate gradation
Asphalt control
Both a and b
None of the above
Materials finer than 0.075 mm can be separated from larger particles by:
Hydrometer Analysis
Dry Sieving
Wet Sieving
All of the above
In the conduct of laboratory compaction test of an embankment material, the standard test method use is
AASHTO T 99 Method C
AASHTO T 180 Method C
AASHTO T 99 Method D
AASHTO T 180 Method D
The bituminous coating applied on an old or existing pavement to bind the new construction to the old surface is:
Prime Coat
Tack Coat
Seal Coat
Fog Seal
What specimen shall be submitted in the testing laboratory for determining the tensile, yield and elongation of structural metal?
One (1) steel plate or sheet
Cut one-meter length on delivered materials
Reduced test specimen of any size
Reduced rectangular test specimen
The upward movement of asphalt in an asphalt pavement resulting in the formation of a film of asphalt on the surface:
Shoving
Rutting
Bleeding
None of the above
A tool or means used by an engineer or an inspector to determine the acceptability of construction materials prior to incorporation into the work is:
Materials pretesting certificate
Manufacturer’s certificate
Materials testing
Material inspection report
What test shall be conducted on a molded concrete beams and what is the required age for breaking the specimen?
Compressive strength @ 14 days
Flexural strength @ 14 days
Compressive strength @ 28 days
Flexural strength @ 28 days
In a plastic limit test of soil material, what is the minimum weight of sample to be prepared?
8 grams
20 grams
100 grams
None of the above
Condition of aggregates containing an excess moisture on the surface of the particles:
Oven dry
Air dry
Saturated and Surface dry
Damp or wet
A type of emulsion compatible to acidic type of aggregates:
Anionic
Cationic
Both a and b
None of the above
A report which is prepared monthly by the Materials Engineer containing the number of test conducted based on the approved quality control program of the project:
Status of Test
Monthly Test Report
Summary of Test
All of the above
The prepared and compacted soil immediately below the pavement system and extending to such depth as will affect the structural design:
Base
Subbase
Subgrade
None of the above
When the plastic limit is equal to or greater than liquid limit, how are you going to report the P.I.?
PL ≥ LL, PI is reported as P (Plastic
PL ≥ LL, PI is reported as NP (Non-Plastic)
PL ≥ LL, PI is reported as VP (Very Plastic)
Both a and c
In the Jobmix Formula the tolerance for temperature of Asphalt Mix upon delivery is:
± 5 oC
± 7 oC
± 10 oC
None of the above
This test determines the compressive strength of the soil layer:
Compaction Test
CBR Test
FDT Test
Grading Test
After the sample is subjected to Abrasion Test, the recovered materials are then passed on what sieve?
2.00 mm sieve
4.00 mm sieve
1.70 mm sieve
4.75 mm sieve
Has the authority to recommend for the acceptance and or rejection on the quality of the construction materials.
Project Engineer
Quantity Engineer
Materials Engineer
Both a and c
The minimum moisture content that allow the soil to be rolled without crumbling:
Plastic Limit
Liquid Limit
Plasticity Index
Shrinkage Limit
Condition of aggregates wherein it is dry at the surface but containing some interior moisture less than the amount required to saturate the particles, hence somewhat absorbent:
Oven dry
Air dry
Saturated and Surface dry
Damp or wet
D. O. No. 57: Testing and Acceptance of Cement, states that the compressive of mortar samples tested at 3 days and 7 days can be considered for acceptance provided that the strength of the samples at 7 days is:
Not less than 85% of the required strength for 28 days
Not more than 85% of the required strength for 28 days
Not more than 15% of the required strength for 28 days
None of the above
Tests to be conducted on extracted core specimens taken on the completed asphalt concrete pavement to be used as basis for the final payment?
Compressive strength
Bulk specific gravity
Thickness
Both b and c
When is the proper time that the testing materials should be done in a construction of a project?
During construction stage
After construction stage
Prior to incorporation into the work
Both a and c
Quality test conducted on the delivered Item 201 – Aggregate Base Course indicates plasticity index of 4, abrasion loss of 48 and CBR value of 75%, what action shall be done on the material?
Reprocess by blending other sources
Accept and use the material
Reject and not allow to use
Resample and retest
This Item shall consist of constructing a Bituminous Concrete Surface Course composed of aggregates, mineral filler and bituminous material mixed in a central plant, constructed and laid hot on the prepared base:
Item 308
Item 310
Item 311
None of the above
What is the required depth of hole in the conduct of in-situ density test of a compacted soil aggregate material?
150 mm
100 mm
200 mm
Depends on the thickness of the layer under tes
Star Rating of DPWH Regional and District Materials Testing Laboratories
D.O. No. 80, Series of 1990
D.O. No. 152, Series of 2015
D.O. No. 126, Series of 2016
None of the above
Measure the shearing resistance of a soil when mixed with water.
Plastic Limit
Liquid Limit
Shrinkage Limit
Plasticity Index
Ideal condition in which the aggregate neither contributes water to nor absorbs water from the cement paste:
Oven dry
Air dry
Saturated and surface dry
Damp or wet
Materials other than cement, water and aggregates added to concrete mix before or during mixing to modify the rate of hydration:
Hydrated Lime
Admixture
Stabilizer
None of the above
Type of asphalt which is preferable to use for Asphalt Stabilized Road Mix Base Course:
Emulsified Asphalt
Cutback Asphalt
Asphalt Cement
Oxidized Asphalt
Test that determines the right amount of mixing water in compacting a soil material and serve as reference in checking the degree of compaction of compacted soil.
Moisture content determination
Ield density tes
Moisture density relation test
Both a and b
Class of concrete used in all super structure and heavily reinforced substructures. It includes slabs, beams, girders, columns, arch ribs, box culverts, reinforced abutments, retaining walls and reinforced footings.
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class P
In the Jobmix Formula the range of tolerance for aggregates Passing No. 4 and larger sieve is:
± 2 %
± 4 %
± 7 %
None of the above
Among the basic equipment required for the district laboratory as listed below, which is not included?
Thermostatically controlled oven
Iquid and plastic limit apparatus
Solution and analytical balance
None of the above
What is the size of sieve in which a soil sample for use in a liquid limit test is required to pass?
Passing 0.075 mm
Passing the 4.75 mm
Passing the 0.425 mm
Passing the 2.00 mm
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