MATERIALS ENGINEER REVIEW 15.

Under what climatic conditions do we use the lower penetration grade

or hard asphalt?
- hot climate
1. The standard penetration test (SPT) is an in-situ-test that measures what?
- depth of soil layer 16. Sampling of the freshly mixed concrete should be taken on the
_________ batch discharge of the transit mixer.
2. Which of the ff. bituminous material is best recommended for sealing - middle
weakened plane joint?
- joint filler asphalt 17. Soft and unstable soil were encountered during the course of sub-grade
preparation. If you were the materials engineer assigned to the project, what
3. The main problem associated with wrong practice of conveying concrete is the most effective and cheaper method that you would recommend to
is called what? stabilize the soil prior to the construction of the sub-base course?
- segregation - geotextiles

4. The specifications call of 1:2:4 concrete mix. In a one bagger mixer, 18. How many times per layer should concrete specimen molded in a
which of the ff. amount of water is most likely required for the mix? 6”x6”x12” beam mold be rodded?
- 20 liters - 63 times

19. What is the basis for acceptance or rejection on any construction

5. A one-lane road, with a pavement of 3.5 meters and shoulder width of
0.5 meter on each side of the pavement, was designed to have a sub-base
and base courses with a combined thickness of 300mm. If the thickness of
the sub-base is 125mm, the spreading and compaction of the sub-base and
base courses shall be carried out in.
- 3 layers over the full width of 4.5m
6. As Materials Engineer, what is the area of the trial section that you
would recommend to check the suitability of the materials and efficiency of
the equipment to be used for ITEM 310 Bituminous Concrete Surface
Course?
- about 500 sq.m.
7. Per Program of Work, the estimated volume of ITEM 201 materials is
7,500 cu.m. How many grading and plasticity tests are required based on
the DPWH minimum testing requirements?
- 25 grading and 25 plasticity
8. Bituminous Concrete mixes contains asphalt by weight equivalent to
what?
- 5 to 8%
9. Quality of factory-produced reinforcement concrete pipes may be best
establishment through what?
- test of concrete pipes sample
materials?
- Material Test Reports
20. In testing concrete cylinder sample the load applied should be
continuous without shock at a constant rate within the range of _______ per
second.
- 0.14 to 0.34 Mpa per second or 20 to 50 psi per second
21. During the application of the first half of the anticipated load a loading
shall be permitted.
- higher rate
22. Initial rolling in bituminous mixes shall be performed with a _______
roller.
- Pneumatic-Tire Roller
23. Final rolling in bituminous mixes shall be performed with a _________
roller.
- 3-wheel or Tandem type steel wheel roller
24. Rolling of bituminous mix shall be discounted whenever it begins to
produce excessive _________ or _________.
- pulverizing of the aggregate or displacement of the mixture.
25. Final rolling

10. Where do we take additional cores when the measured of any core
taken from the pavement is deficient in thickness by more than 25mm?
- at no less than 5 meter intervals parallel to the centreline in each
direction from the affected location.

11. The results of the Immersion-Compression Test Conducted on an

asphalt mix sample are as follows:
- Dry Stability = 2,000 kpa
Wet Stability = 1,000 kpa

What is the resulting Index Retained Strength? Does it meet the

specification requirement of Item 301, Bituminous Concrete Surface
Course.
Index Retained Strength, IRS = wet stability/dry stability
IRS >= 70% to meet specifications.

12. Quality Control testing in a DPWH project is the responsibility of the

____________?
- Contractor Materials Engineer

13. As Materials Engineer, when is the right time to start sampling and
testing aggregate of the course materials?
- before the course materials be incorporated in a project

14. The spot test on asphalt is used to determine what?

- overheating during manufacture