Surveying and Structural Design

Taken from UST Architecture Undergraduate Assessment Test (USAT)

by Engr. Ramon S. Eugenio
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_____ hectares equal 356sq.m.

0.356
0.00356
0.000356
0.0356
1 hectare = 10,000 sq.m

_______ sq.m. equal 1,200sq.ft.

111.54
110.34
111.65
111.45
1 sq.ft. = 0.0929 sq.m.

4. The included angle between two lines

having bearing of S.87 deg. 44 W. and S.32
deg. 21E., respectively is _____.
55 deg.23
120 deg.05
239 deg.55
59 deg.55

5. A man makes 98 meters by making 151

paces, his pace factor is ___.
1.54m
0.65m
1.53m
0.61m

6. The horizontal distance between

STA.9+400 and STA.11+320.87 is ____.
1,920.87m
1,820.87m
2,120.87m
2,120.78m
*ano STA? sorry di ko pa alam sagot.

7. The type of surveying that readily

shows the relief of the ground.
Geodetic
Plane
Topographic
Hydrographic

8. The imaginary line in a topographic

survey that connects all points with
equal elevation is known as ___.
Topography
Contour
Interval
Benchmark

9.

Convert 1295922 to decimal form.

129.99
129.98
129.59
129.58

10. Type of surveying performed in order to

establish horizontal and vertical control, to
obtain topographic data and to lay-out the
positions highways, railroads, streets,
pipelines, or any other linear projects.
Cadastral
Subdivision
Route
Consolidation

11. The base line (usually located beneath the

ground) used as reference for the
establishment of the elevaton of a point on
the ground.
Muhon; a point
Bench mark
Meridian
Latitude
Datum

12. A closed plane figure with three or

more straight sides.
Triangle
Trapezoid
Polygon
Perimeter

13. The area enclosed by a triangle with

sides equal to 50, 120 and 130
meters.
Cosine: a2=b2+ c2 - 2bc cosA
Sine:
A = B
1,000sq.m.
sinA sinB
2,000sq.m.
2,500sq.m.
3,000sq.m.

14. The area enclosed by a triangle whose two

adjacent sides are 20m and 31m,
respectively and with an included angle of
942356 is ____.
309.09 sq.m.
309.08 sq.m.
309.10 sq.m.
309.11 sq.m.

15. The term is used in referring to

angles inscribed clockwise pivoted
from the south meridian.
Bearing
Meridian
Azimuth
Coordinate

16. The angle formed between the true

North and the magnetic North.
Deflection
Magnetic North: compass
True North: North Pole
Refraction
Declination
Inflection

17. The best kind of measuring tape that

has a very low coefficient of
expansion.
Steel
Invar
Cloth
Fiberglass

18. A type of surveying that takes into

account the curvature of the earth.
Geodetic
Plane
Contour
Grid

19. Referred to as the movement of soil

or rock from one location to another
for construction purposes.
Earthwork
Cut
Embankment
Fill

20. The process wherein two or more parcels

of land are combined together and
thereafter subdivided into smaller parcels.
Consolidation
Consolidation-subdivision
Subdivision
Project

21. What does CMP stand for?

Chattel Mortgage Program
Community Mortgage Program
City Mortgage Program
City Municipal Program

22. The law that promotes mass low-cost

housing.
BP 220
BP 210
BP 957
BP 597

23. Horizontal lines found in a transit

instrument used to measure horizontal
distance between the transit position and
given point on the ground with the aid of a
leveling rod.
Horizontal
Stadia
Vertical
Vernier

24.the azimuth of a line having a bearing

of N.34 deg. 22W is _____.
145 deg.38
34 deg.22
214 deg.38
304 deg. 38

25. The cross section cut at STA 3+ 020 is

34.0sq.m. while the cross sectional cut of
STA 4 + 040 is 21sq.m. compute for the
volume at cut between two stations.
28,020 cu.m.
28,030 cu.m.
28,040 cu.m.
28,050 cu.m.
*no answer yet. :( whats STA?

26. The maximum moment for a simply

supported beam loaded with uniform
weight (w) along its entire length (l).
wl2/4
wl2/3
wl2/8
wl2/6

27. The maximum shear in the above

problem.
wl/2
wl/4
wl/36
wl/32

28. Maximum moment for a cantilever beam

having a span (l) loaded with a
concentrated load (P) at its free end is
_____.
Pl/2
Pl/3
Pl
Pl/8

29. Maximum shear of the above

problem.
P/2
P
P/4
2P

30. Type of beam where both ends are

fixed.
Continuous beam
Restraint beam
Simple beam
Overhanging beam

31. Kind of support that can only take or

absorb vertical reactions.
Hinge
Roller
simple
joint

32. Defined as the horizontal or nearly

horizontal system acting to transmit lateral
forces to vertical resisting elements.
Diaphragm
Stress
Frame
Scaffold

33. Width of the walkway that should be

maintained on sidewalk in front of
the building site during construction.
1.0m
1.2m
1.5m
2.5m

34. The required height of the protective

canopy for the above mentioned
walkway is _____.
2.0m
2.2m
2.4m
2.5m

35. Mimimun uniform live load for low

cost housing unit.
2200 Pa
1000 Pa
2500 Pa
1200 Pa

36. Mimimum uniform live load for

residential structure.
1800Pa
2000Pa
2400Pa
3000Pa
*sorry, di ko pa alam answer.

37. Cross sectional area of a 20mm

reinforcing bar.
490.87sq.mm
r 2
314.16sq.mm
312.11sq.mm
490.78sq.mm

38. Number of pieces of 25mm reinforcing bars

to be used if total area of reinforcement
obtained from design computation is
5,000sq.mm.
9
10
11
12

39. Kind of reinforcement designed to

control shear/cracking in beams.
Longitudinal bar
Stirrups
Temperature bars
Sectional bars

40. Maximum moment for a simply supported

beam with length (l) loaded with
concentrated load (P) at midspan.
Pl/2
P/3
Pl/4
Pl/8

41. Maximum shear of the above

problem.
P/2
P/3
P/4
P/8

42. Minimum concrete cover for structures

such as beams and columns (non prestressed) not exposed to weather nor in
contact with the earth.
20mm
30mm
40mm
50mm

43. Steel element such as wire, cable, bar or

strand or a bundle of such elements, used
to impart stress to concrete.
Tie
Tendon
Wobble
Anchorage

44. Material other than water, aggregate or

hydraulic cement, used as an ingredient of
concrete and added to concrete before or
during its mixture to modify its properties.
Retardant
Waterproofing
Admixture
Toner

45. Upright compression member with a ratio

of unsupported height to average least
dimension of less than 3.
Column
Pedestal
Brace
Buckle

46. Temporary force exerted by a device

to introduce tension in pre-stressing
tendons.
Jacking force
Effective force
Critical force
Allowable force

47. The allowable compressive strength

for concrete having fc= 20MPa
10 MPa
9 MPa
8.75 MPa
9.11 MPa

48. The minimum spacing of lateral ties 10mm

for a short tied column that has a
dimension of 500mm x 500mm reinforced
with 8-25mm bars is ____.
400mm
500mm
480mm
60mm

49. Minimum thickness of tied column.

200mm
250mm
300mm
350mm

50. Minimum cross sectional area of tied

column axially loaded.
20,000sq.m
30,000sq.m
40,000sq.m
60,000sq.m

51. Minimum number of reinforcing bars

for a tied column axially loaded.
4-16mm
6-16mm
9-16mm
12-16mm

52. Minimum diameter of spiral column,

axially loaded.
200mm
225mm
250mm
300mm

53. Minimum number of reinforcement

for spiral column, axially loaded.
4-16mm
6-16mm
12-16mm
16-16mm

54. Minimum diameter of lateral ties,

tied column,
8mm
10mm
12mm
16mm

55. Maximum spacing of concrete piles.

800mm
900mm
1000mm
1200mm

56. The distance between the center of

reinforcing bar to topmost of
reinforcement of a simply supported beam
is called.
Height of beam
Effective depth
Fire cover
Shear height

57. The ratio 0.45 of the maximum

concrete stress gives a factor of
safety of ____.
2
2.20
2.22
2.25

58. Minimum cover for cast in place

concrete.
20mm
30mm
40mm
50mm

59. Minimum cover for all concrete cas

directly on earth.
50mm
60mm
75mm
80mm

60. Minimum thickness of slabs without

beams or drop panels.
100mm
120mm
125mm
130mm

61. For reinforcement bars (Grade 300),

the minimum area of temperature
bars required is ___.
0.0018 bt
0.0020 bt
0.0025 bt
0.0030 bt

62. When the bars are placed in several

layers, the clear distance between
layers must not be less than ____.
12mm
18mm
20mm
25mm

63. Modulus of elasticity of concrete is

___.
4600 fc
4700 fc
4800 fc
4900 fc

64. Modulus of elasticity of steel is ___.

200 MPa
2000 MPa
20000 MPa
200000 MPa

65. Allowable punching shear for

concrete ____.
0.15 fc
0.17 fc
0.18 fc
0.20 fc

66. Allowable shear stress of steel is

taken as ____.
25% Fy
30% Fy
40% Fy
50% Fy

67. Allowable bending stress of steel

(laterally supported) is taken as___.
55% Fy
60% Fy
65% Fy
66% Fy

68. ASTM stands for ___.

American Steel Testing Materials
American Society Treatment of
Materials
American Society for Testing Materials
American Steel Test Module

69. ACI stands for ____.

American Concrete Institute
American Concrete Inc.
American Concrete Institution
American Concrete Investment

70. 1.5 kips is equal to ____.

150 lbs
1500 lbs
15000 lbs
150000 lbs

71. 1 lb is equal to ___.

4.44 newtons
4.48 newtons
4.50 newtons
4.75 newtons

72. The allowable tensile strength of

steel (for pin connected structures) is
____.
0.44 Fy
0.45 Fy
0.46 Fy
0.47 Fy

73. Allowable bearing stress of structural

steel.
0.70 Fy
0.80 Fy
0.90 Fy
0.92 Fy

74. The maximum slenderness ratio

(kl/r) for structural members under
compression.
100
120
200
250

75. The allowable bending stress for

structural steel members not laterally
supported.
50% Fy
60% Fy
65% Fy
66% Fy

76. The longitudinal center to center

spacing between two consecutive
holes (rivet).
Gage
Pitch
Pond
Rib

77. In reinforced concrete, the ratio of

Es/Ec is denoted by ______.
n
k
d
s

78. In reinforced concrete, Vmax/bd is

referred to as _____.
Bond stress
Shear stress
Compressive stress
Tensile stress

79. Maximum spacing of stirrups is

_____.
d/2
d/3
d/4
d/5

80. Beams over openings in masonry

walls such as windows and doors are
called _____.
Lintel
Joists
Spandrel
Stringer

81. A beam made of two or more

materials which act as a unit.
Continuous
Composite
Consolidated
Integrated

82. A structural steel comprising of two

rectangular shaped flanges connected by a
rectangular web plate is known as ______.
Wide flange
Angle bar
H-pile
Channel

83. Welding testing wherein sound waves

are sent through the weld being
tested.
Radiographic
Ultrasonic
Dye penetrants
Magnetic

84. Location wherein there is neither

compression nor tension in a
structural member.
Compression
Tensile
Neutral axis
Torsion

85. The dimension of a square footing

that requires a footing area of
8.8sq.m
2.0m x 2.0m
3.0m x 3.0m
3.5m x 3.5m
3.75m x 3.75m

86. The net upward pressure of the footing

dimension chase above whose column
carries a load of 1200kn (axial load).
120KN/sq.m
125KN/sq.m
133KN/sq.m
150KN/sq.m

87. When the beams and the slabs are

poured simultaneously to be
monolithic, it is called ______.
Continuous
One-way
Two-way
T-beam

88. The circumference of a 20mm

diameter bar is ______.
62.83 mm
63.28 mm
2r
68.32 mm
62.67 mm

89. Structure built for the purpose of holding

or providing one-sided lateral confinement
for soil or other loose material is called
____.
Retaining wall
Cantilever wall
Load-bearing wall
Abutment

90. Maximum moment in a shear and

moment diagram is obtained
when___.
Shear is maximum
Shear is zero
Shear is minimum
Shear is negligible

91. Maximum shear for a simply supported

beam with a length (l) loaded with a
concentrated load (P) at its mid-span.
P/2
P/3
P/4
P

92. Reinforced concrete cast elswhere

than its final position in the
structure.
post-tensioning
Pre-cast
Pre-stressed
Cast in place

93. A shelf or ledge formed by projecting

successive courses of masonry out
from the face of the wall.
Corbel
Course
Grout
Head joint

94. A portion of the wall which projects

on one or both sides and acts as a
vertical beam, a column or both.
Packing
Pilaster
Hollow pack
Course

95. A beam where the span to depth

ratio is equal or less than 3 to 1.
Deep beam
Hollow beam
Lally beam
Portal beam

96. A continuous horizontal layer of

masonry units.
Course
Netter
Diaphragm
Base

97. Minimum thickness of non-pre-stressed

beams with length (l) or one way slabs
unless deflections are computed (simply
supported).
1/24
1/20
1/28
1/10

98. In pre-tensioning, a device used to

anchor tendon during hardening of
concrete.
Clip angle
Base jack
Standard hook
Anchorage

99. A combination of a special or intermediate

moment resisting space frames and shear
wall or braced frames.
Combination system
Dual system
Composite system
Reinforced system

100. Method of prestressing in which the

tendons are tensioned before
concrete is placed.
Post tensioning
Pre tensioning
mid tensioning
Paratensioning

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