1. In 1905, the American engineer C.A.

A.P Turner employed concrete floor slabs without beams that used diagonal and
orthogonal patterns of reinforcing bars. Today, it is now evolving by introducing plastic voids or bubbles in slabs.
This new technology drastically decreases the weight of the slab and allows for 55 feet slab span between columns
without beams. Slab weight is decreased by as much as 35% which also reduces the columns and foundation.
Notable architects who have used this system include Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind, Richard Meier, Renzo Piano
and Herzog de Meuron to name a few. What is this slab?
A. One way slab
B. Two way Slab
C. Slab on fill
D. Flat Plate/Slab

2. It is a flaky layer of hardened but weak hydrated cement and fine aggregates which began as a milky layer on the
upper surface of the concrete mass during the curing process which was caused by an excess amount of water used
in the mixture or by too much vibration.
A. Mortar
B. Plaster
C. Laitance
D. Grout

3. Density of Water
A. 1000 kg/m3
B. 1000 g/m3
C. 1000 kg/m2
D. 9.81 kN/m2

4. Intensity of force per unit area of cross section

A. Strain
B. Stress
C. Torsion
D. Tension

5. Unit of Stress
A. Pascal
B. N/m3
C. Kn/m3
D. Pascal/m2

6. Formula of Stress
A. S = P/A
B. Pa = N/m2
C. MPa = N/mm2
D. Stress = Force/Volume

7. How much is 1 kilopound per square inch (ksi) in MegaPascal (MPa)

A. 6.859 MPa
B. 6.895 MPa
C. 9. 685 MPa
D. 5. 896 MPa

8. What is the compressive strength of the Class B Mixture of concrete after 28 th day?
A. 3500psi
B. 2000psi
C. 3000psi
D. 2500psi
9. What is the compressive strength of the Class B Mixture of concrete after 28th day in MPa?
A. 20.67 MPa
B. 17.24 MPa
C. 24.13 MPa
D. 27.13 MPa

10. Convert 2500psi into MegaPascal.

A. 17.24MPa
B. 20.7MPa
C. 24.13 MPa
D. 27.6 MPa

11. Convert 4000psi into MegaPascal.

A. 17.24MPa
B. 20.7MPa
C. 24.13 MPa
D. 27.6 MPa

12. What is the compressive strength of the Class A Mixture of concrete after 28 th day?
A. 3500psi
B. 2000psi
C. 3000psi
D. 2500psi

13. Convert 3500psi into MegaPascal.

A. 17.24MPa
B. 20.7MPa
C. 24.13MPa
D. 27.6MPa

14. Compressive Strength of fully cured concrete is most directly related to

A. Cement-Aggregates Ratio
B. Water – Cement Ratio
C. Slump Ratio
D. Absolute Volume of Cement

15. What is the most determinant of Concrete Strength?

A. Water
B. Cement
C. Aggregates
D. Admixture

16. Basic S.I. unit of Force

A. KiloPascal
B. Pascal
C. Newton
D. N/m2

17. 1MPa is equals to

A. 1 x 10^9 Pa
B. 1 x 10^3 Pa
C. 1 x 10^6 Pa
D. 1 x 10^12 Pa
18. Given a 3mx4mx0.15m Ground Floor Slab, what is the approximate total weight of 10mm Rebars spaced
at 300mm O.C. B.W. needed for the slab?
A. 50.6kg
B. 60.5kg
C. 54kg
D. 56kg

19. (Refer to question no. 18) What is the total deadload of the concrete?
A. 3420kg
B. 4320kg
C. 4300kg
D. 4230kg

20. (Refer to question no. 18) The slab is Ceramic Tile Finished (20mm) on 13mm Mortar bed, what is the
total deadload?
A. 4362.2 kg
B. 5262.2 kg
C. 5242.2 kg
D. 5172.2 kg

21. (Refer to question no. 18) What is the total load of the floor if Minimum liveload for the groud floor is
considered.
A. 6762.2 kg
B. 7662.2 kg
C. 7642.2 kg
D. 7572.2 kg

22. (Refer to question no. 18) The slab is Ceramic Tile Finished (20mm) on 25mm Mortar bed, what is the
total deadload?
A. 5666 kg
B. 6656 kg
C. 5665 kg
D. 6665 kg

23. On an ordinary site, where should the foundation rest?

A. Soft to Medium
B. Medium to Hard
C. Hard to Very Hard
D. Doesn't matter

24. A Structural Element carrying compressive force.

A. Column
B. Beam
C. Footing
D. Girder

25. A pre-stressing bar, cable, rope, strand or wire.

A. Tendons
B. Fibers
C. Zipline
D. Ropes
26. The ability of a metal to undergo cold plastic deformation without breaking, particularly by pulling in
cold drawing.
A. Elasticity
B. Rigidity
C. Malleability
D. Ductility

27. A brick wall is weak in

A. Tension
B. Compression
C. Torsion
D. Stress

28. It is called a Normal Stress where force is acting perpendicular to the cross sectional area.
A. Strain
B. Axial Stress
C. Shear Stress
D. Perpendicular Stress

29. It is called a Tangential Stress where force is acting parallel to the cross sectional area.
A. Torsion
B. Axial Stress
C. Shear Stress
D. Parallel Stress

30. It is the change in the shape of material when subject to the action of force.
A. Camber
B. Deformation by
C. Deflection
D. Crippling

31. It is called deformation per unit length.

A. Stress
B. Strain
C. Torsion
D. Pascal

32. The tendency of a force to produce rotation about a given point.

A. Moment
B. Moment Diagram
C. Shear Diagram
D. Shear

A One Way Slab with 4m length x 2m wide x 0.175m thk. with 0.25mx0.35m beam along the short span
and 0.35mx0.45m along the long span and a 0.35mx0.35m Columns on every corner.
33. What is the total load of the concrete slab?
A. 3360kg
B. 3660kg
C. 6330 kg
D. 3630kg

34. What is the total load of the beam along short span?
A. 420kg
B. 425kg
C. 430kg
D. 415kg

35. What is the total load carried by the beam along long span?
A. 3192kg
B. 3195kg
C. 3190kg
D. 3129kg

36. What is the total load a single column will carry?

A. 1806kg
B. 1086kg
C. 1608kg
D. 1860kg

37. Considering that the slab is Ceramic Tile Finished (20mm) on 25mm Mortar bed, what is the total
deadload of the slab?
A. 4258kg
B. 4528kg
C. 4825kg
D. 4285kg

38. With additional Ceiling made of Acoustical Fiber Board under the slab, what is the total deadload of the
slab?
A. 4299kg
B. 4499kg
C. 4399kg
D. 4599kg

39. What is the total load of the floor if Minimum liveload for the Second floor is considered?
A. 5499kg
B. 5599kg
C. 5699kg
D. 5799kg

A Two Way Slab with 4m length x 3m wide x 0.175m thk. with 0.25m x 0.35m beam along the short span
and 0.35mx0.45m along the long span and a 0.35mx0.35m Columns on every corner.
40. What is the total load of the concrete slab?
A. 5040kg
B. 5050kg
C. 5060kg
D. 5070kg

41. What is the total load of the beam along short span?
A. 1575kg
B. 1876kg
C. 1576kg
D. 1577kg

42. What is the total load carried by the beam along long span?
A. 3087kg
B. 3078kg
C. 3870kg
D. 3807kg

43. What is the total load a single column will carry?

A. 2331kg
B. 2313kg
C. 2231kg
D. 2213kg

44. Considering the beam along long span with 10mm stirrups spaced at 2-0.05m, 4-0.10m rest at 0.15m,
what is the total weight of the stirrups with 135 degree bend?
A. 27.65kg
B. 24.65kg
C. 25.65kg
D. 29.65kg

45. Considering the beam along short span with 10mm stirrups spaced at 2-0.05m, 4-0.10m rest at 0.15m,
what is the total weight of the stirrups with 135 degree bend?
A. 16.05kg
B. 14.05 kg
C. 18.05kg
D. 13.05kg

46. What is the minimum concrete cover for beams?

A. 40mm
B. 50mm
C. 2inches
D. 38mm

47. What usually happens to steel when stressed?

A. Bend
B. Twist
C. Break
D. Rupture

48. It is the stress caused by an applied load that acts to reduce the length of a material along the axis of the
applied load.
A. Compression
B. Tension
C. Tensile Strength
D. Compressive Strength

49. It is the stress caused by an applied load that tends to elongate the material along the axis of the applied
load.
A. Compression
B. Tension
C. Tensile Strength
D. Compressive Strength
50. A Column that fails due to a combination of buckling crushing when overloaded.
A. Long Column
B. Short Column
C. Pedestal
D. Intermediate Column