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Materials of Construction [Quiz No. 2]

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Classifies inorganic soils for suitability as sub-grade materials in terms of good drainage and bearing capacity:

a)

AASHTO Soil Classification System

b)

USCS United Soil Classification System

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

2.

Tests performed on soils passing the No. 40 sieve are called:

a)

Attenberg Limits

b)

Liquid Limits

c)

Plastic Limits

d)

Soil Limits

3.

Any soil, crushed stone, and sand used to raise an existing grade, or as a man-made-deposit, generally used under spread footings, pavers, or concrete slabs on grade is called:

a)

Fill materials

b)

Granular fill

c)

Borrow fill

d)

All of the above

4.

The Tagalog equivalent of earth fill is:

a)

estaka

b)

banda y banda

c)

escombro

d)

larga masa

5.

These are stone-filled wire baskets used to stabilize soil and prevent erosion:

a)

Geo synthetics

b)

Geonets

c)

Gabions

d)

Geomembranes

6.

A built-up construction or combination of building materials as clay, concrete, or stone set in mortar or plain concrete is known as:

a)

Masonry

b)

Riprap

c)

Wall

d)

Fence

7.

A hollow masonry unit with two or three cells or cores made form Portland cement, water, and various types of aggregates:

a)

concrete hollow block

b)

structural clay

c)

structural brick

d)

brick

8.

Purpose of CHB cells

a)

To make it lightweight

b)

To make it stronger

c)

To make it cheaper

d)

To allow heat insulation

9.

A two-core block made from fiber and cement and is lightweight is called:

a)

Jackbilt Block

b)

CHB

c)

Durisol Block

d)

Ramrod Block

10.

A generic term that refers to any of a number of cementitious substances that are applied to a asuface in paste form after which it hardens into a solid material:

a)

gypsum

b)

plaster

c)

concrete

d)

mortar

11.

A kind of brick used for high temperature

a)

Fly-ash brick

b)

Firebrick

c)

Thermal brick

d)

Cinder block

12.

Standard size of a common brick

a)

 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 8"

b)

3 x 2 1/2 x 8"

c)

3 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 8"

d)

3 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 8"

13.

This is a proportioned mixture of cement, fine aggregate and water

a)

Cement mortar

b)

Concrete

c)

Lean concrete

d)

CHB

14.

Together with wood and clay, also one of the basic building materials of man:

a)

stone

b)

brick

c)

soil

d)

cement

15.

Which among the following is not a classification of stone?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Obsidian Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Sedimentary Rock

16.

Igneous rock is formed by the crystallization of:

a)

shale

b)

molten magma

c)

sediments

d)

volcanic ash

17.

Stone cut to specific size, squared to dimensions and to specific thickness is called:

a)

rubble stone

b)

stone veneer

c)

dimension stone

d)

brick

18.

Stone delivered from the quarries in rough and irregular shape that has at least one good face for exposure in wall is called:

a)

dimension stone

b)

stone veneer

c)

rubble stone

d)

ashlar

19.

A building stone of igneous origin and composed of quartz, hornblende and mica is a:

a)

limestone

b)

granite

c)

slate rock

d)

serpentine

20.

It is also known as gypsum partition blocks, are usually made of gypsum, vegetable fibers as binders and reinforcement. Used for furring and fireproofing columns:

a)

plaster block

b)

shale block

c)

clay block

d)

mortar block

21.

This is a type of metamorphic rock, characterized by its vein structure which is actually a recrystallized limestone used for facades, floors and walls:

(a)  

22.

It means "fired earth" and is a clay product which has been used for architectural decorative purposes, since Ancient Greece and Rome.

(a)  

23.

Steel bars used for reinforcement of concrete are:

a)

structural steel bars

b)

zee bars

c)

billet steel bars

d)

tee bars

24.

What is the standard weight of a 25mm diameter hot-rolled weldable deformed or plain steel bar per meter length?

a)

343 kilos

b)

4.833 kilos

c)

3.853 kilos

d)

2.466 kilos

25.

These are narrow thin strips of wood or metal used as a building material supporting structures for plaster, shingles or tiles:

a)

expanded metal laths

b)

gypsum laths

c)

metal straps

d)

gypsum laths and expanded metal laths

e)

gypsum laths and metal straps

26.

What metal is made with chromium or a combination of nickel and chromium used in buildings for exterior wall panels, frames for doors, expansion joints, flashings, copings, fascia and gravel stops?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Stainless Steels

c)

Steel

d)

Chromium

27.

It is a steel element such as a wire, cable, bar, rod or strand or a bundle of such elements, used to impart pre stress to conrete

a)

Tenon cables

b)

Tendons

c)

Pre stressing cables

d)

Reinforcements

28.

An iron alloy usually including carbon and silicon which has high compressive strength but low tensile strength is

a)

Wrought iron

b)

Black iron

c)

Cast iron

d)

Pig iron

29.

A ferrous metal that offers great resistance to abrassion and finds important use in the cutting edges of heavy digging tools is a:

a)

Alloy steels

b)

Nickel steel

c)

Weathering steel

d)

Manganese steel

30.

The metal that has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity and is ductile, malleable and non-magnetic is:

a)

Tin

b)

Copper

c)

Lead

d)

Aluminum

31.

Standard gauge of tie wires?

a)

Ga 16

b)

Ga 20

c)

Ga 18

d)

Ga 22

32.

1 kilo of tie wire is equivalent to how many meters?

a)

45

b)

35

c)

53

d)

48

33.

Identify:

a)

sagrod

b)

turnbuckle

c)

eyebolt

d)

weighing hook

34.

A composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain a desired property

(a)  

35.

A traditional building material that is easily worked, has durability and beauty and has freedom from rust and corrosion and is comparatively lightweight is:

(a)