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Civil 6

1) Calculate the reaction RB

a) 2.5 kips
b) 35 kips
c) 5 kips
d) Zero

2) Find the maximum bending moment of a beam loaded with a uniform load of 5kips/ft, and a concentrated
load of 30 kips

a) 288 kip ft
b) 146 kip ft
c) 239 kip ft
d) 239 kip ft

3) In order to provide the geometric standard for each roadway/highway component, what is that needs to be
established first?
a) Functional classification
b) Traffic capacity
c) Road networks
d) Exiting designs

4) What loads are considered as construction loads ?


a) Wind load, dead weight, live load from construction workers, earthquake load
b) Wind load,dead weight, live load from construction workers, load due to wet concrete
c) Wind load , dead weight, live load from workers, earthquake load
d) Wind load, dead weight, live load from workers, seismic load

5) Consider steady and uniform flow in a prismatic channel. The channel is trapezoidal in cross section, with a
base of width 5ft and sides . the channel slopes 10 feet over its 0.5 mile length. Where is the velocity the
greatest in the channel?
a) At the upstream end
b) At the downstream end
c) 2/3 of the distance form the pstream end
d) None of the answers

6) 100 ml waste water sample was diluted with 800 ml of water. Initial dissolved oxygen level (DOi) was found
to be 14.8 mg/l . after 5 days of incubation, final dissolved oxygen level (DOf) was found to be 3.9 mg/L .
what is the 5 day BOD of the sample?
BOD5 = (DOI – DOf) / Vsample + Vdilution )
a) 211.3 mg/L
b) 98.1 mg/L
c) 64.2 mg/L
d) 37.8 mg/L

7) The forward pass in project network calculations determines the


a) Earliest itmes an activity can begin
b) Earliest times an activity can be finished
c) The longest time that the project can take
d) Critical path of the project
e) Only A and B are correct
f) A,B and C are all correct

8) Consider the following statements


In a simply supported beam subjected to uniformly distributed load throughout the length, at which points is
the stress due to (i) flexure and (ii) shear equal to zero selectively is the stress
1. At support section at neutral fibre
2. At mid span section at neutral fibre
3. At mid span section a top fibre
4. At support section at bottom fibre
5. Which of the above stream is correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 2 and 4
d) 1 only

9) A bid for foundation construction is based on owner supplied soil boring test results showing sandy clay to a
depth of 6m. However during construction the backhoe encounters Large pieces of concrete buried
throughout the construction site. This situation would normally be referred to a s?
a) A concealed conditions
b) Unexplained features
c) Unexpected characteristics
d) Hidden detriment

10) Inspections are also called


a) Product reviews
b) Audits
c) Walkthroughs
d) All answer are true
e)
11) The activity on node network shown below describes a project consisting of 8 tasks A-H. Each node indicates
activity duration in weeks. All relationships are finish-to-start. the minimum time to complete the project is
a) 15 weeks
b) 16 weeks
c) 17 weeks
d) 18 weeks

12) A concrete mix has the following specifications


Cement content = 660 lb/yd³ (SG of cement = 3.10)
Fine aggregate (SSD) = 1250 lb/yd³ (SG of SSD fine aggr 0 2.65)
Water cement ratio = 5 gallons per sack, wt of cement sack = 94 lb
Air content = 6
The volume of coarse aggregate required per CU, yd of concrete is most nearly
a) 9.7 ft³
b) 8.6 ft³
c) 8.2 ft³
d) 7.7 ft³

13) The maximum vertical shearing stress due to VQ/lb in teh beam with a rectangular cross section
a) Occurs where the normal stress is maximum
b) Occurs at the neutral axis
c) Occurs at the outermost fober
d) Is linearly dependent on the distance from neutral axis

14) A bid manager is in charge of a closed bid in which several firms are involved. The last day of the bidding
period arrives and one firm has not yet submitted an entry. Bbob calls the firm and asks if they are going to
submit a bid and they say they have been too busy to write a proposal but might be able to get one worked
out by the next day. He should
a) Open the bids and reveal the lowest bid to enxourage the firm to enter
b) Open the bids and quote a false low bid so they will enter but he will bot giving away the contract
c) Tell them he cant do anything for them
d) Allow the firm to enter a late bid

15) Structural fill is required to support a slab-on-grade in a n area with a deep frost line. To avoid potential
problem with frost heave, the best material for structural fill would be
a) Low-plasticity cohesive soil compacted dry of optimum (CL)
b) Inelastic silt
c) Silty sand
d) Well graded sand

16) Increased water-cement ratio(W/C) in concrete mix


a) Results in decreased strength
b) Reduces workability
c) Decrease hydration process
d) Reduce the slump value

17) The ratio of the maximum normal stress due to maximum vertical shearing stress in a cantilever beam of
length (L), with and loaded at the end is given by
a) L/h
b) 2L/h
c) 4L/h
d) 2L/b

18) A pile foundation is shown in the figure. The ultimate side resistance Qsu , ultimate point resistance Q pu and
ultimate negative skin friction Qnu are given on the figure. A safety factor of 2.0 is required ont he capacity,
the safety factor is not applied to downdrag forces. Assume that the downdrag forces that can be applied to
the top of the pile is most nearly

a) 115
b) 135
c) 155
d) 310

19) A driver rounds a curve at a speed of 60 mi/h and sees a truck overturned on a road way level ahead.
a) 150 feet
b) 221 feet
c) 480 feet
d) 520 feet

20) The minimum and maximum void ratios of a sand ar e0.47 and 0.8 respectively. The specific gravity of the
soil solids, Gs is 2.65. a direct shear test was conducted on this soil(dry) for the test
Void ratio, e = 0.62
Tan ψ = S/N
Specimen size = 2*2*1.5 in (height)
Normal load, N = 40 lb
Shearing load of failure S = 28 lb
The soil friction angle for the shear test is about
a) 30
b) 35
c) 40
d) 45
21) A line connecting points of equal elevations on a map is called
a) Property line
b) Critical areas line
c) Line of equal elevation
d) Contour line
22) The process of identifying and evaluating contractors for a bid list is called
a) Prequalification
b) Forecasting
c) Fast tracking
d) None of the above

23) Soil samples extracted form the standard penetration test (SPT) cna be used in
a) Liquid limit test
b) Sieve analysis
c) Hydrometer test
d) All of the above

24) The earth pressure that is developed behind a retaining structure depends on the movement of the
structure relative to the soil. The active earth pressure is developed when
a) The structure moves toward the soil
b) The structure does not move
c) The structure moves away from the soil
d) The structure and the soil move away form each other

25) The main types of plastic movement occur in concrete are


a) Plastic settlement
b) Plastic shrinkage
c) A and amp; B
d) None of the above

26) The beam shown in teh figure is loaded with a uniform load of 1 kip/ft and a point load of 6 kips
located at 5 ft from the left end. The location of the maximum moment measured form the right end
is most nearly

a) 5.0
b) 8.5
c) 10.0
d) 11.5

27) QDS means


a) Qatar construction services
b) Qatar contract standard
c) Qatar construction specifications
d) None of the above

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