CE PAST BOARD EXAM DEFINITION OF TERMS - MSTE

(2015-2021)

1. It is described as the expected number of production.

a. Mean c. Reliability

b. Standard Deviation d. Variance

2. When inside the building, one may notice unusual sounds and change
in the building. What causes these events?

a. Temperature c. Atoms

b. Ductility d. Ions

3. Which of the following are true statements?

a. All symmetric histograms have single peaks.

b. All symmetric bell-shaped curves are normal.

c. All normal curves are bell-shape and symmetric

d. None of the above.

4. What is the ideal capacity of the road in vehicles per hour?

a. 2000 c. 1800

b. 1400 d. 1700

5. The process of providing the required water and maintaining a

favourable temperature for a period of time after placing concrete is
referred to as:

a. Curing c. Troweling

b. Screening d. Finishing

6. Waves are formed by the frictional drag of wind across the water
surface. This is a process of transferring energy from wind to water.
Water particles are moved from their position by wind, and then
returned to the original position by gravity, which is a restoring
force. These waves are called.

a. Deep Water Waves c. Gravity Waves

b. Significant Waves d. Equivalent Depth Water Waves

7. An application of hot bitumen material given to the old surface to

provide adhesion to the old and new road surface is referred to as:

a. Tack Coat c. Prime Coat

b. Seal Coat d. Surface Dressing

8. When train passes on curves, which have no super-elevation, It

will give thrust on the:

a. Outside of outer rail c. Inner side of outer rail

b. Outside of inner rail d. Inside of inner rail

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9. Which of the following are true procedures in measuring zenith
angle?

I. Level the instrument

II. Direct sight with horizontal cross hair

III. Read and record the direct vertical angle

IV. Reverse sight with the horizontal cross hair

(ALL OF THE ABOVE)

10. What are the procedures used to position the vertical crosshair
so that it will lie in a plane perpendicular to the horizontal axis.

I. Check the level of the instrument

II. Sight the telescope on some sharply-defined point at a

………………………………….certain distance

III. Clamp both horizontal motion tangent screw, move the

line of sight and down.

IV. The vertical crosshair should remain exactly on the

point, if so, the objective has been made.

(ALL OF THE ABOVE)

11. What are the procedures of preparation of the Critical Path

Method?

I. Preparation of the list of activities or events and

unique description of the events.

II. Setting a minimum and maximum duration of the events.

III. Evaluation the sequence of activities and events from

start to finish requiring the maximum time during project completion.

(ALL OF THE ABOVE)

12. Which of the following is used in determination of the critical

path method?

(NETWORK)

13. The chance of probability that a person will be harmed or

experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazard.

(RISK)

14. What is the single most important environmental factor considered

in coastal engineering?

(Coastal Erosion)

15. Any source of potential damage, harm of adverse health effects on

something or someone called:

(HAZARD)

16. Basic concept for design in construction is called___.

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 (Design of Structure)

17. Which of the following describes on the determination of the

traffic capacity?

(DENSITY)

18. How do you test the relative consistency of concrete?

a. Slump Test c. Aggregate-Cement Ratio

b. Water-Cement Ratio d. All of the above

19. Most important process to prepare concrete:

a. Water-Cement Ratio c. Admixture

b. Batching d. Cement-Aggregate Ratio

20. Ways of avoiding traffic conflicts:

a. Time-Sharing solutions c. Grade separation solutions

b. Space-Sharing solution d. All of the above

21. What is the bulk composition of concrete?

a. Portland Cement c. Water

b. Aggregates d. All of the above

22. Wearing way of the pavement surface caused by dislodging of

aggregated particles and binder. This is usually a result of
insufficient asphalt binder in the mix or striping of asphalt from
particles of aggregate.

a. Join or Crack Spalling c. Bleeding

b. Flushing d. Raveling

23. Cracks approximately at right angles to the pavement centreline.

These may be caused by shrinkage or differential thermal stress of
the asphalt concrete or maybe reflective cracks.

a. Alligator Cracking c. Transverse Cracking

b. Block Cracking d. Longitudinal Cracking

24. Owing to retardation of the tidal wave in the ocean by frictional

force, as the earth revolves daily around its axis and as the tide
tends to follow the direction of the moon, the highest tide for each
location is not coincident with the conjunction and opposition but
occurs at some constant time after new and full moon. This interval
which may amount to as much as two and a half days is known as:

a. Age of Tides c. Diurnal Tide

b. Lunar Tide d. Semi-Diurnal Tide

25. ______ are written instructions detailing how the facility is to

be constructed.

a. Specifications c. Bid Documents

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 b. Estimates d. Plans

26. ______ is the difference between the actual travel time and a
given segment of a transportation system and some ideal travel time
for that segment.

a. Queue Time c. Delay

b. Travel Time d. Service Time

27. ______ informs and advises road users of directions, distances,

routes, and the location of services for road users and points of
interest.

a. Cross Road Signs c. Advance Direction signs

b. Guide Signs d. Traffic Instruction signs

28. ______ is nothing more than a column driven into the soil to
support a structure by transferring building loads to a deeper and
stronger layer of soil or rock.

a. Caisson c. Shoring

b. Pier d. Piles

29. _____ to level a floor or layer of concrete with straight edge

using a back and forth motion while moving across the surface.

a. Troweling c. Floating

b. Screeding d. Finishing

30. The provision of safety sight distance depends on the

characteristics of the road environment such as:

I. Road Geometry

II. Road Surface

III. Road Illumination at Night

IV. Road Topography

a. I and IV only c. II and IV only

b. I,II, and III only d. All of the above

31. One of the provisions of safety sight distance depends on the

characteristics of the vehicle which are as follows:

I. Type of vehicles, car or truck

II. Friction between the tire and road

III. Eye height of the driver

IV. Speed of the vehicle

a. I only c. IV only

b. II and III only d. All of the above

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32. In the measures of congestion of highway capacity, what will
happen as the density continues to increase.

a. Minimum rate flow is eventually reached.

b. Increase speeds and reduced flow rate

c. The point is reached at which speeds declines noticeably.

d. Running speed and traffic flow is minimum.

33. A wave generated in deep water, when reaching shoaling waters,

changes not only in its height but also in its length but the period
will_____.

a. Remain constant c. Decrease

b. Increase d. None of the above

34. Players A and B match pennies N times. They keep a tally of their
gains and losses. After the first toss, what is the chance that at no
time during the game will they be even?

a. [N n] / 2N c.[N n] / 2^N

b. [N n] / 2n d. [N n] / 2

35. When directly generated and affected by local winds, a wind wave
system is called____.

a. Wind Seiching c. Wind Wakes

b. Wind Swell d. Wind Sea

36. What is the process of proportioning the cement, water,

aggregates and additives prior to mixing concrete called _______.

a. Paving c. Batching

b. Mixing d. Curing

37. A maximum wave height and wave period of the maximum wave height
in wave train.

a. Deep water wave

b. Equivalent depth water wave height

c. Highest wave

d. Significant wave

38. Device on a fixed support (permanent signs) or portable support

(temporary signs) whereby a specific is conveyed by means of symbols
placed or erected for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding
traffic.

a. Roadwork Signs c. Traffic Signs

b. Overhead Signs d. Special Instruction signs

39. Which is not a characteristic of contour?

a. Contours on the ground can cross another

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 b. Contours are at right angles to the slope

c. Contour on the ground closes itself

d. Contours point upstream

40. What is the standard sign shape which is generally used for guide
signs?

a. Triangle c. Circle

b. Rectangle d. Square

41. What percentage of the tide of the water level which is safe to
ships depth of berth

a. 88% b. 98% c. 92% d. 95%

42. Which of the following are true procedures in measuring zenith

angle?

I. Level the instrument

II. Direct sight with vertical cross hair

III. Reverse sight with horizontal cross hair

IV. Read and record to reversed vertical angle

a. I,II, and III only c. I, III and IV only

b. II, III and IV only d. All of the above

43. It is the maximum number of vehicles, which have a reasonable

expectation of passing over a given section of a lane or a roadway in
one direction or in both direction during one hour under prevailing
road and traffic conditions.

a. Flow of Traffic c. Density

b. Road Capacity d. Free Flow

44. Warn road users of conditions on or adjacent to the road that may
be unexpected or hazardous.

a. Roadwork Signs c. Traffic Signs

b. Warning Signs d. Guide Signs

45. The maximum sustained 15 min. rate of flow, expressed in

passenger cars per hour per lane, which can be accommodated by a
uniform freeway segment under prevailing traffic and roadway
conditions in one direction.

a. Capacity c. Density

b. Traffic Flow d. Design Hourly Volume

46. Waves under the influence of the winds that generated them are
called____.

a. Wakes b. Sea c. Swell d. Seiching

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47. During the baseball practice, a batter hits a very high flyball
and runs in a straight line and catches it. Which has the greater
displacement, the player or the ball?

a. The ball and the player have the same distance travelled.

b. The displacement of the player is greater than the

displacement of the ball.

c. The player and the ball have the same displacement.

d. The ball has a greater displacement travelled compared to the

player.

48. The purpose of installing edge lines is generally based on the

following except one:

I. To discourage travel on road shoulders

II. To make driving safer and more assured, particularly at

night and during inclement weather by providing a continuous guide
for the driver.

III. To act as a guide past objects, which are close to the

edge of pavement and which constitute a hazard.

IV. To prevent parking at or near intersections

V. To declineate the edge of the travelled way to

distinguish it from the shoulder area

a. I b. II c. IV d. V

49. This type of control on the object on the job site is commonly
identified as primary, secondary, and working.

a. Horizontal Control c. Monumental Control

b. Referencing Control d. Vertical Control

50. _______ is the maximum number of vehicle, passenger, or the like,

which can be accommodated by a given facility or system under given
condition at a given level of service

a. Volume c. Density

b. Traffic Flow d. Capacity

51. Waves which fall forward since the forward velocity of the crest
exceed the velocity of propagation of the wave itself. In deep water,
this normally occurs when the wave velocity L is less than 7 times
the wave height

a. Deep Water waves c. Gravity Waves

b. Significant Waves d. Breaking wave

52. _____ is the primary consideration in the design of geometric

cross sections for highways, runways, and taxi ways.

(Drainage)

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53. The ratio of the wave height to its wave length is called

(Steepness)

54. What is the meaning of MLLW?

(Mean Lower Low Water)

55. While there are differences among transits, a theodolite and a

total station, all these instruments are designed along the same
fundamental relationships or principle lines. The geometric
relationship is as follows.

I. The horizontal axis should be perpendicular to the axis

of the plate.

II. The vertical crosshair should lie in a plane

perpendicular to the horizontal axis.

III. The line should be perpendicular to the vertical axis

IV. The horizontal axis should be parallel to the vertical

axis

V. The axis of the telescope level should be parallel to

the line of sight

a. I and IV only c. II and IV only

b. II, III, and V only d. All of the above

56. Which of the following are true statements?

I. All symmetric histograms have single peaks.

II. All symmetric bell-shaped curves are normal.

III. All normal curves are bell-shape and symmetric

a. III only c. I only

b. I and II only d. II only

57. Which of these following statements below best describes the

principles of isosceles and equilateral triangles?

I. If two sides of a triangle are congruent, the angle

opposite to these sides is congruent.

II. If two angles of a triangle are congruent, the sides

opposite these angles are congruent

III. An equilateral triangle is equiangular

IV. An equiangular triangle is equilateral

a. I and III only c. None of these

b. II and IV only d. All of the above

58. Two angles whose sum is 360 degrees

a. Conjugate Angle c. Supplement Angle

b. Compliment Angle d. Reflection Angle

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59. They are normally parabolas centered about the point of
intersection of the vertical tangents they join.

a. Grade c. Vertical Tangent

b. Elevation d. Vertical Curve

60. What is the least number of links that must be disengaged from a
23-link chain so that any number of links from 1 to 23 can be
obtained by taking one or more of the pieces?

a. 2 c. 3

b. 4 d. 5

61. This should always be shown on site plans for orientation

purposes. Displaying it prominently is the standard practice.

a. Vicinity Map c. North Directions

b. Scale d. Legends and Symbols

62.

D  ANSWER

63.

B  answer

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62. An open water of navigable depth is called _______.

a. Significant Depth c. Fairway

b. Skewd d. Shoal

63. _____ is a type of thermoplastic lane marking design to aid and

provide motorist with visual, audio, and motion warning on the road.

a. Chevron Markings c. Rumble Strips

b. Painted Meridian d. Diagonal markings

64. ____ inform and advise road users of directions, distances,

routes, the location of services for road users and points of
interest.

a. Traffic Sign c. Guide Sign

b. Regulatory Sign d. Warning Sign

65. Any structure built into the sea but not parallel to the coast
line and includes any stage, stair landing place, landing state
jetty, floating barge or pontoon any bridge or other works connected
therewith.

a. Pier c. Wharf

b. Port d. Lighthouse

66. The expression [Xt – X] is defined to be absolute error in X,

where Xt is the true value of a quantity and X is the measured value
or value stored in a computer. If the true value of a quantity is 3.5
and the absolute error must be less than 0.05, find the acceptable
measured values.

a. 3.45 < X < 3.55 c. 3.45 < X > 3.55

b. 3.45 > X > 3.55 d. 3.45 > X < 3.55

67.

 B – answer

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68. Identify the proper sequence on the following

I. Quadrilateral

II. Parallelogram

III. Rectangle

IV. Square

a. II, IV, III c. IV, III, II, I

b. I, II, III, IV d. I, III, II, IV

69. Shoulder paving is a valuable method of providing:

I. Integrity of the pavement

II. Width to place edge line Pavement markings.

III. Additional safety to prevent vehicles skidding or

drivers losing control in gravel

IV. Low maintenance cost compared with unpaved shoulders

a. I only

b. II, III and IV only

c. IV only

d. All of the above

70. Messages when painted on pavement should be limited to how many

words only

a. 5 words or less c. 3 words or less

b. 4 words or less d. 6 words or less

71. What are four types of pavement and curb markings?

a. Longitudinal lines, transverse lines, transition lines, and

stop lines

b. Longitudinal lines, transverse lines, other lines and other

markings

c. Longitudinal lines, transverse lines, stop line, and center

line

d. Longitudinal Lines, transverse lines, center line, and lane

lines

72. A continuous structure built parallel to along the margin of the

sea or alongside river banks, canals or waterways where vessels may
lie along side to receive or discharge cargo or disembark passengers
or lie at rest.

a. Wharf c. Port

b. Pier d. Lighthouse

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73. It is defined as the number of vehicles per unit distance
occupying a section of roadway at a given instant in time, and is
usually measured in vehicles per mile or per kilometre

a. Density c. Flow

b. Capacity d. Volume

74. Wave at a point where the water depth is equal to ½ the

wavelength or greater to be expressed in terms of the parameters of
significant waves.

a. Deep water wave c. Significant Wave

b. Highest wave d. Equivalent deep water wave

75.

 B – answer

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 A – answer

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 A - answer

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