2017 National Civil Engineering Quiz: University of The Philippines - Diliman Association of Civil Engineering Students

2017 NATIONAL CIVIL
ENGINEERING QUIZ
University of the Philippines – Diliman
Association of Civil Engineering Students
Easy Round
GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
It is a phenomenon by which some soils temporarily
change from a solid to a liquid state and lose, as a
result, their ability to carry loads or remain stable. It
occurs in water-saturated soils and takes place when a
soil deposit is shaken or vibrated
Soil Liquefaction
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

The series above is in the form of:

a. Power Series
b. Fourier Series
c. Taylor Series
d. Leibnitz’s Series
A. Power Series
CONSTRUCTION
ENGINEERING AND
MANAGEMENT
It is a term applied to the bituminous residue from coal distillation
mechanically mixed with sand or limestone.
a. Trinidad Asphalt
b. Artificial Asphalt
c. Pyrogenous Asphalt
d. Rock Asphalt
B. Artificial Asphalt
FLUID MECHANICS
The figure shows a semi-circular gate
of radius 3 feet is submerged into fresh
water as shown. Determine the vertical
force acting on the gate, assuming that
the gate has a width of 4 feet. Express
your answer in kilo-pounds (kips).
3.53 kips
ENGINEERING SCIENCE
The

curvilinear motion of a particle is defined by
and
where is in meters per second, y is in meters, and t is in seconds. It
is also known that x=0 when t=0. Determine the acceleration vector
at t = 0.

2
𝑎 =(− 16 𝑖 − 8 𝑗 )𝑚 / 𝑠
ENGINEERING SCIENCE
The mass of each sphere is 200kg and the radius is
300mm. Determine to three significant figures the
gravitational force acting between the two spheres
that are touching each other. Express your answer in
microNewtons.

7.41
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
The compression block of a reinforced concrete is
translated into an equivalent rectangular block. What
do you call this equivalent stress block?
Whitney Equivalent Compression Block
ENGINEERING MECHANICS
Which of the following is/are always true about materials?
I. It is said to be prismatic if the cross-section all throughout the
length are equal
II. It is said to be homogenous if it has the same properties throughout
its volume
III. It is said to be isotropic if it has the same properties in all directions
a. I and II only
b. I and III only
c. II and III only
d. I, II and III
D. I, II and III
TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING
Which of the following is/are element/s of a road system?
I. Road
II. Vehicle
III. Driver
IV. Environment
a. I, II and III only

b. I, II and IV only
c. I, III and IV only
d. I, II, III and IV
D. I, II,III and IV
Average Round
ENGINEERING SURVEYING
In a two-peg test of a dumpy level, the following observations were taken:
Rod Reading on Rod Reading on

A B
Instrument at A 1.506 2.024
Instrument at B 0.938 1.449
What is the correct difference in elevation between A and B? express your
answer in four (4) decimal places.
0.5145
TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING
Data on a traffic accident recorded for the past 5 years on a certain stretch of a two-lane
highway is shown:
Year Property Damage Injury Fatal
2012 110 42 4
2013 210 54 2
2014 182 60 5
2015 240 74 7
2016 175 94 6
Total 917 324 24
Determine the severity ratio.

0.28
If the log 40 = 1.6021, the decimal part of the answer
is known as?
Mantissa
WATER RESOURCES
ENGINEERING

A rectangular channel cut in firm clay is 10 meters wide and the
depth of the water is 1.8 meters. The channel slope is 0.001.
Allowable velocity to prevent erosion is expressed as , where g =
9.81m/s2. Determine the specific energy of the system in
Joules/Newton.
1.91 Joules/Newton
ENGINEERING STATISTICS
A pack of cards contains 52 cards: 13 spades, 13 clubs, 13 hearts
and 13 diamonds. Of the 52 cards, 4 are aces one from each suit.
The hearts and the diamonds are colored red, the spades and
clubs are black. Four cards are drawn from the pack, each card
being returned to the pack before the next card is drawn. Find the
probability that all are clubs. Express your answer in fraction
form, in simplest form.
1/256
Express the following in Cylindrical Coordinate System:
(-4, -5, 10)

(6.40 , −128.66 ° ,10.00)

ENGINEERING MECHANICS
Determine the vertical
reaction at A in the
structural system shown:
700 lbs
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
A square tied column 450mm on each side is
reinforced with 8-25 mm bars with fy=415MPa.
Determine the safe service axial live load of the axial
dead load on the column is 820kN. Use f’c = 21MPa.
1,066.63 kN
GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
A soil sample in its natural state has a wet density of
155.1 pcf and a moisture content of 36%. After
compaction, its maximum dry density is 118.5 pcf.
Determine the percent compaction of the soil. Use G
= 2.65
96.24%
TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING
If 2340 vehicles passes a certain lane of road with an
average speed of 52kph, determine the appropriate spacing
of the vehicles. Express your answer in meters/vehicle.
22.22 m/ vehicle

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The series above is in the form of:

a. I, II and III only

Rod Reading on Rod Reading on

Determine the severity ratio.

(-4, -5, 10)

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