LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO c.

PVC Pipes
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND
d. Biopolymers
TESTING
7. This is a process of examining the mechanical
1. Any material used for construction purpose
loading of a material up to break or up to a
such as materials for house building.
specific deformation.
a. Physical Material
a. Non-destructive Material Testing
b. Building Material
b. Destructive Material Testing
c. Nonphysical Material
c. Both A and B.
d. Tangible Material
d. Neither A or B.
2. A material is said to possess this quality when
8. With this, the material is damaged and the
the design incorporates good safety standards
component can usually no longer be used. In
and measures. Therefore, designers are
general, specially prepared and standardized
ensuring that they come up with plans that do
samples are used for this type of testing.
not compromise the well-being of the building
and its occupants. a. Non-destructive Material Testing
a. Durability b. Destructive Material Testing
b. Safety c. Both A and B.
c. Cost-effectiveness d. None of the above.
d. Sustainability 9. This is used to determine the elongation at
fracture of a material and is considered to be the
3. A material is said to possess this quality when
most important testing method in destructive
they opt for using eco-friendly materials to aid in
material testing.
preserving and protecting our environment.
a. Compressive Test
a. Durability
b. Bending Test
b. Safety
c. Tensile Test
c. Cost-effectiveness
d. Torsion Test
d. Sustainability
10. This is used to determine flow curves where
4. This is a common building material that
a standardized specimen is loaded uniformly
includes crushed stone, gravel, and sand,
with low increasing force in the longitudinal
typically bound together with Portland cement,
direction
has high compressive strength and thermal
mass, but has low tensile strength. a. Compressive Test
a. Bricks b. Bending Test
b. Concrete c. Tensile Test
c. Ceramics d. Torsion Test
d. Stone 11. This tests the mechanical resistance with
which a body opposes the intrusion of another
5. Are synthetic materials made using a variety
body.
of polymers. This material is lightweight, rot-
resistant, corrosion resistant, inexpensive, and a. Hardness Test
moldable. However, they are not flame-resistant
and not applicable for load-bearing uses. b. Fatigue Test

a. Glass c. Creep Test

b. Paper d. Impact Test

c. Fabric 12. This test studies the deformation behavior of

a material. Using this test, a beam mounted on
d. Plastic two supports is studied under a single force
applied to the centre.
6. The following are plastics except:
a. Compressive Test
a. Geofoams
b. Bending Test
b. Fiberglass
c. Tensile Test d. Eddy Current Testing
d. Torsion Test 18. This is a cost-effective method used to
locate surface breaking flaws such as cracks,
13. This test is a method with sudden loading
porosity, laps, seams and other surface
primarily suitable for determining the cleavage
discontinuities, and can be applied to both
fracture tendency or toughness property of a
ferrous and non-ferrous materials and all non-
material.
porous materials
a. Hardness Test
a. Ultrasonic Testing
b. Fatigue Test
b. Magnetic Particle Testing
c. Creep Test
c. Dye Penetrant Inspection
d. Impact Test
d. Eddy Current Testing
14. This test defines the load limit up to which a
19. This is a process of detecting flaws in a
material that is loaded dynamically can
material by observing disruptions in the flow of
withstand without breaking. Moving machine
the material’s magnetic field.
parts in particular are subject to dynamic loads,
caused by vibrations for example. In this case, a. Ultrasonic Testing
a fracture occurs after a high number of load
b. Magnetic Particle Testing
cycles with stresses that are far below the yield
point and far below the fracture stress. c. Dye Penetrant Inspection
a. Hardness Test d. Eddy Current Testing
b. Fatigue Test 20. This has a very important role in the function
of a building that revolves around ensuring that
c. Creep Test
occupants can comfortably circulate the building
d. Impact Test premises.
15. This test studies how materials behave a. Temperature Control
under lasting static loads at increased
b. Visual Comfort
temperatures than they do at the same load at
room temperature. After a certain amount of c. Noise Control
time, increased temperatures under stresses
below the hot yield point and without an increase d. Circular Space
in load lead to a slow but steady irreversible ******************************************************
plastic deformation. After a sufficiently long,
even load time, this leads to fracture of the LESSON 2: PROPERTIES OF BUILDING
specimen. MATERIALS

a. Hardness Test 1. It is the formation of rust (iron oxide) in metals,

when they are subjected to atmosphere.
b. Fatigue Test
a) sublimation
c. Creep Test
b) rust
d. Impact Test
c) corrosion
16. This test uses high-frequency sound waves
to detect and evaluate flaws, measure d) oxidation
dimensions, and characterize materials. 2. It is the ability to resist heat conduction. And
a. Ultrasonic Testing it is the reciprocal of thermal conductivity.

b. Magnetic Particle Testing a.) Thermal resistor

c. Dye Penetrant Inspection b.) Thermal resistivity

d. Eddy Current Testing c.) Thermal capacity

17. This test involves measuring the strength of d.) Thermal resistant
electrical currents in a material’s magnetic field. 3. Two pulling (opposing) forces that stretch an
a. Ultrasonic Testing object trying to pull it apart.

b. Magnetic Particle Testing a.) Compression

c. Dye Penetrant Inspection b.) Tension

c.) Shear
d.) Torsion a.) Bending Stress
4. Two pushing (opposing) forces that squeeze b.) Shear Moment
an object trying to compress it.
c.) Shear Stress
a.) Torsion
d.) Bending Moment
b.) Shear
11. The selection, quality assessment, and
c.) Compression rigorous testing of construction materials are
essential to ensure
d.) Bending
a) Durability, stability, sustainability
5. The amount of heat transferred through unit
area of specimen with unit thickness in unit time. b) Durability, instability, sustainability
a.) Thermal Conductivity
c) Durability, sturdiness, sustainability
b.) Heat Conductivity
d) Durability, sturdiness, aesthetics
c.) Specific Heat Conductivity
12. Which of the following is not categorized as
d.) Specific Heat 6. This property of a material properties of building materials?
conducts or resist electricity through them.
a) Physical Properties
a.) Chemical Properties of Material
b) Mechanical Properties
b.) Physical Properties of Material
c) Chemical Properties
c.) Mechanical Properties of Material
d) Corrosive Properties
d.) Electrical Properties of Material
13. It is the ratio of mass to the volume of the
7. It is the property of a material to absorb heat material in its natural state that is including voids
and it is required to design proper ventilation. and pores.
a.) Thermal Resistivity a) Porosity
b.) Thermal Capacity b) Density Index
c.) Thermal Conductivity c) Bulk Density
d.) Thermal Load d) Specific Gravity
8. The ability of a construction materials to resist 14. What is the density value of steel in kg/m3?
the effects by chemicals like acids, salts and a) 2500-2800
alkalis is known as _______.
b) 7800-7900
a.) Chemical Resistance
c) 2600-2900
b.) Chemical Conductor
d) 7600-7800
c.) Corrosion Conductivity
15. It is the ability of a material to undergo
d.) Corrosion Resistivity certain number of cycles of sharp temperature
variations without failing.
9. The following are the importance of
understanding material properties for product a) Creep
design except for _______.
b) Fatigue
a.) Understanding the physical characteristics of
c) Spalling Resistance
materials used in product design
d) Coefficient of Softening
b.) Identifying key material properties and how
they influence the product design 16. What do you call the ability of a material to
permit water through it?
c.) Considering how materials respond to
environmental conditions a) Water Permeability
d.) Analyzing not the aesthetic qualities of b) Water Absorption
materials
c) Hygroscopicity
10. When a moment or "turning force" is applied
to a structural member that is fixed on both d) Weathering Resistance
ends, such as a pole beam, making it deflect or 17. It is the capacity of a material to resist failure
bend. A moment that causes bending is called caused by loads acting on it.
_______.
a) Hardness 3. Not only the filling agent that eliminates air
pockets and spaces between the individual
b) Strength
crushed rocks, sand also has a very high
c) Abrasion Resistance compressive strength.

d) Plasticity a. Cement

18. When the material is subjected to load, if it b. Water

fails suddenly without causing any deformation
c. Aggregate
then it is called ________.
d. Sand
a) Fatigue
4. It is a mixture of Cementous material,
b) Impact Strength
aggregate, and water. Aggregate is commonly
c) Brittleness considered inert filler, which accounts for 60 to
80 percent of the volume and 70 to 85 percent
d) Abrasion Resistance of the weight of concrete.
19. Two pushing or pulling adjacent forces, a. Cement
acting close together but not directly opposing
each other is called ___________. b. Concrete

a) Shear c. Fine Aggregates

b) Stress d. Sand

c) Force 5. It is a raw material that are produced from

natural sources and extracted from pits and
d) Bending quarries, including gravel, crushed stone, and
20. If a material is subjected to repeated loads, sand.
then the failure occurs at some point which is a. Cement
lower than the failure point caused by steady
loads. b. Concrete

a) Fatigue c. Aggregates
b) Creep d. Sand

c) Brittleness 6. Aggregates whose particles pass through

4.75 mm IS sieve are termed as fine
d) Abrasion Resistance aggregates. Most commonly used fine
****************************************************** aggregates are sand (pit or quarry sand, river
sand and sea sand) and crushed stone in
LECTURE 3: AGGREGATES AND SOIL powdered form.
MATERIALS
a. Cement
1. An adhesive, the principal ingredient in
concrete. Calcium oxide is a product of b. Concrete
superheated limestone and the bonding agent c. Fine Aggregates
that holds the aggregate and sand of concrete
together once it cures. d. Coarse Aggregates

a. Cement 7. It is found as deposited in soil and is to be

excavated out. Its grains are generally sharp or
b. Water angular. It should be free from organic matter
c. Aggregate and clay.

d. Sand a. Pit or Quarry Sand

2. Washed, crushed rock — often mistakenly b. Sand

called gravel — aggregate is the component c. Fine Aggregates
that gives concrete its compressive structural
integrity. d. Coarse Aggregates

a. Cement 8. Toughness is the resistance to fracturing and

this quality depends on the maximum energy
b. Water that can be absorbed before fracturing.
c. Aggregate a. Toughness and hardness of the aggregate
d. Sand b. Strength of aggregate
c. Shape of aggregate b) A well-compacted soil shows increased in
permeability when compared to poorly
d. Particle Size, shape and Texture
compacted soil.
9. The maximum practical size of aggregate is
c) A well-compacted soil shows reduced
used for the proportion of concrete. It reduces
compressibility when compared to poorly
the cement content, water requirement, and
compacted soil.
drying shrinkage.
d) A well-compacted soil shows increased shear
a. Toughness and hardness of the aggregate
strength when compared to poorly compacted
b. Strength of aggregate soil.

c. Shape of aggregate 15. It is the process of mechanically increasing

the density of soil by reducing its void spaces.
d. Particle Size, shape and Texture a) Soil Classification
10.The characteristics of aggregate have b) Soil Testing
different parts of Particle Size, shape and
Texture, Specific Gravity and Bulk density, the c) Soil Compaction
strength of aggregate Porosity, absorption, and
d) Soil Heating
Moisture Content, Bulking of Sand, Soundness
of Aggregate. 16. In this test, Casagrande’s device is used
which consist a cup with moving up and down
a. Toughness and hardness of the aggregate
mechanism in order to test the water content of
b. Strength of aggregate the soil.

c. Shape of aggregate a) Liquid Limit Test

d. Aggregate characteristic b) Proctor Compaction Test

11. For engineering purpose, soil can be c) Pycnometer Method

classified in terms of ___________
d) Oven drying Method
a) Particle size
17. This type of rollers are used for compacting
b) Texture granular soils and asphalt surfaces.

c) Chemical & Physical properties a) Pneumatic Rollers

d) All of the above b) Smooth Wheel Rollers

12. The purpose of soil classification is to c) Sheepsfoot Rollers

___________
d) Vibratory Rollers
a) To arrange various soils types in to
18. Soil testing is a vital and necessary step in
groups
the construction process. Which of the following
b) To use it for various purpose statements is correct in describing the
importance of soil testing in construction?
c) For finding its properties
a) Determine the suitability of the soil, allowing
d) For investigating the soil you to assess whether the construction project
13. This method of classifying soil is mostly can be accommodated at the location.
intended for highway construction and was b) Receive precise results and ensure maximum
developed in 1929 as the Public Road quality and safety for the project.
Administration classification system.
c) Test the soil for strength, density, compaction,
a) Unified Soil Classification System contamination, sand content, etc. and assess
b) Textural Soil Classification System what the impact of the soil may have on the
construction project.
c) AASHTO Classification System
d) All of the above
d) Indian Classification System
19. A 1 Kg of soil was placed in an oven and
14. Identify the Incorrect statement with respect dried at 110 degrees C. After 24 hours, the soil
to the influence of compaction on the properties is taken out and the weight is now reduced to
of soil. 900 g. Determine the moisture content of the
a) A well-compacted soil shows increased in soil.
density when compared to poorly compacted a) 1.9 Kg
soil.
b) 900 g
c) 100 g c. Crushed stones
d) 1 Kg d. Admixture
20. Unified Soil Classification System classifies 7. During the planning for mix design, how many
soils into two broad categories; days will the cement strength be tested?
a) Coarse-grained and Fine-grained Soil a. 30 days
b) Silt and Clay b. 28 days
c) Gravel and Sand c. 15 days
d) Soil and Aggregates d. 29 days
****************************************************** 8. It is a hydraulic binder which is used to
produce concrete.
LECTURE 4: CONCRETE MATERIALS &
TESTING a. Water
1. The following are components of concrete, b. Sand
except:
c. Gravel
a. Water
d. Cement
b. Asphalt
9. Concrete aggregates sum up to
c. Aggregates approximately ___ of the concrete weight and
___ of the concrete volume.
d. Cement
a. 70%, 90%
2. What is the water-cement ratio?
b. 80%, 70%
a. 0.6
c. 60%, 70%
b. 0.5
d. 90%, 80%
c. 1
10. It consists of sand and gravel, representing
d. 0.3 3.
the grain skeleton of the concrete.
Concrete has relatively high ________strength.
a. Pastes
a. Tensile
b. Mixtures
b. Compressive
c. Aggregates
c. Torsion
d. Binders
d. Super
11.The amount of water in the mix in pounds
4. In a one bag of cement how many liters of compared with the amount of cement is called.
water is added in a concrete mix design.
a. Cement/water ratio
a. 2 milliliters
b. Water/binder ratio
b. 1 milliliter
c. Cement/paste ratio
c. 1 liter
d. Water/cement ratio
d. 3 gallons
12.What is the kind of water that is most suitable
5. In the ratios 1:2:4, respectively, what are in creating concrete?
those ratios stands for?
a. Natural Water
a. Sand: Coarse aggregate: Fine aggregate
b. Sea Water
b. Aggregate: cement: sand
c. Drinking Water
c. Cement powder: Sand: Rough Aggregate
d. Wastewater
d. Water: cement powder: aggregates.
13.It is liquid or powder which are added to the
6. The following are types of aggregates, concrete during mixing in small quantities.
except:
a. Concrete Admixtures
a. Sand
b. Concrete Commixture
b. Gravel
c. Concrete Solution
d. Concrete Compound 20.Measured by breaking cubic or cylindrical
concrete specimens in a compression-testing
14.Measures the workability of concrete by self-
machine.
compaction achieved due to falling from height.
The result is attained by diving the partial weight a. Temperature Test
to the compacted weight of the fresh concrete.
b. Slump Test
a. Temperature Test
c. Water Absoprtion Test
b. Slump Test
d. Compressive Strength Test
c. Compaction Factor Test
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d. Permeability Test
LECTURE 5: STRUCTURAL DESIGN
15. Is the measure of ease of working with
1. It is one of the most widely used
concrete which increases with the increase in
manufacturing materials due to its formability,
the water-cement ratio.
weldability, strength, and ability to be heat
a. Workability Test treated to precisely modify its mechanical
properties.
b. Temperature Test
a. Nickel Steel
c. Setting Test
b. Carbon Steel
d. Durability Test
c. Silicon Steel
16.The cement-water reaction is exothermic.
Thus, to aid the chemical reaction to progress d. Tungsten Steel
positively, the concrete temperature must be
2. Its process is to shape metal (in this case,
kept low.
steel) while it is in a solid state. It is commonly
a. Temperature Test used for automotive and truck applications in the
manufacture of valves, fittings, hand tools and
b. Slump Test
hardware as well as in the manufacture of
c. Compaction Factor Test industrial, heavy construction and mining
equipment.
d. Permeability Test
a. Forging Steel
17. The testing used to evaluate concrete's
resistance to vulnerabilities like water b. Plain Carbon Steel
absorption, surface absorption, water
c. High Strength Low Alloy Steel
permeability, or chloride permeability.
d. Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
a. Temperature Test
3. This type of steel is meant to optimize its
b. Slump Test
mechanical properties and corrosion resistance.
c. Compaction Factor Test These kinds of steel have manganese content
which reaches up to 2%.
d. Permeability Test
a. Plain Carbon Steel
18.Determines the water absorption rate
(sorptivity) of both the outer and inner concrete b. High Strength Low Alloy Steel
surfaces.
c. Forging Steel
a. Temperature Test
d. Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel
b. Slump Test
4. Is a type of steel that is used as a construction
c. Water Absoprtion Test material. It is designed to have a good
strength/weight ratio (which is also called
d. Permeability Test specific strength) and to be cost-effective in
19.Measures the consistency of a concrete order to be benefited as a structural component
batch to see how easily the concrete will flow. in buildings, roads, bridges, etc.

a. Temperature Test a. Structural

b. Slump Test b. Bars

c. Water Absoprtion Test c. Structural Steel

d. Permeability Test d. Beams

5. In some industries, they are also called ‘T- shapes – square, rectangular, elliptical, and
beams’ or ‘T-bars.’ They are made through circular.
specific manufacturing processes: hot rolling,
a. Angled Beam
hot extrusion, and plate welding.
b. Tapered Flange Beam
a. Universal Beam
c. Bearing Piles
b. Tee Section
d. Hollow Structural Steel
c. Angled Beam
11. The chemical or electrochemical reaction
d. Channels
between a steel and its environment.
6. Are generally used to serve as building blocks
a. Corrosion protection
within steel frameworks, ensuring the structural
integrity of the project due to their ability to b. Corrosion
support heavy loads.
c. Rusting
a. Channels
d. Galvanizing
b. Angled Beam
12. This is the proportion of total time during
c. Tee Section which the surface is wet, due to rainfall,
condensation, etc.
d. Universal Beam
a. Pollution
7. This kind of design allows them to be well-
suited for bridges, similar structures, and some b. Time of wetness
marine applications. These structural steel
sections cannot be used in the same way as c. Exposure
beams since they do not have a flat side all d. Water absorption
around; their only flat surface is used to have
them bolted onto other flat surfaces. 13. All of the following are part of the hot dip
galvanizing process, EXCEPT.
a. Channels
a. Rinsing bath
b. Angled Beam
b. Flux bath
c. Tee Section
c. Zinc bath
d. Universal Beam
d. Thermal diffusion
8. These structural steel sections create deeper
foundation systems that are much more stable 14. It is the process of coating one metal over
and structurally sound. The most common types another by using electricity, mainly done to
of these sections are H-Piles, Pipe-Piles, Disc provide protection from corrosion.
Piles, and Screw Piles. a. Hot dip galvanizing
a. Angled Beam b. Thermal spraying
b. Tapered Flange Beam c. Electroplating
c. Bearing Piles d. Sherardizing
d. Hollow Structural Steel 15. It is a thermal diffusion process and involves
9. These beams are typically used in placing the pre-cleaned components to be
construction as a cross-section for girders, or a coated into a container, along with a distribution
type of beam that is used to support other media and calculated mass of zinc powder.
beams. It doesn’t necessarily provide a high a. Hot dip galvanizing
resistance ratio. They have to be complemented
with other kinds of structural steel in order to b. Thermal spraying
fully take advantage of their capabilities. c. Electroplating
a. Angled Beam d. Sherardizing
b. Tapered Flange Beam 16. It is a process that involves immersing the
c. Bearing Piles steel component to be coated in a bath of molten
zinc (at about 450°C) after pickling and fluxing,
d. Hollow Structural Steel and then withdrawing it.
10. Are steel profiles/ sections with a hollow a. Hot dip galvanizing
portion that can be fabricated into several
b. Thermal spraying c) Filler
c. Electroplating d) Bitumen
d. Sherardizing 3. Who is recognized for pioneering the use of
bituminous binders for road surfaces in the 18th
17. It is the principle method of protecting
century?
structural steelwork from corrosion. These are
applied to steel surfaces using many methods, a) John Loudon McAdam
but in all cases this produces a ‘wet film’.
b) Edward de Smedt
a. Epoxy
c) Pierre-Marie-Jérôme Trésaguet
b. Paint
d) Roman engineers
c. Acrylic
4. When did the first recorded use of asphalt
d. Zinc coat pavement in the United States occur?
18. It is applied directly onto the cleaned steel a) 1776
surface. Its purpose is to wet the surface and to
b) 1867
provide good adhesion for subsequently applied
coats. c) 1870
a. Primers d) 1920
b. Intermediate Coats 5. What innovation in asphalt technology was
introduced in the 20th century?
c. Finish coats
a) Cold mix asphalt
d. Epoxy coat
b) Hot mix asphalt
19. These are applied to ‘build’ the total film
thickness of the system. Generally, the thicker c) Warm mix asphalt
the coating the longer the life. This may involve
the application of several coats. d) Modified bitumen

a. Primers 6. Which property of asphalt allows it to deform

without breaking when subjected to external
b. Intermediate coats forces?
c. Finish coats a) Viscosity
d. Varnish b) Plasticity
20. It provide the required appearance and c) Water resistance
surface resistance of the system.
d) Hardness
a. Primers
7. What is the primary advantage of Cold Mix
b. Varnish Asphalt?
c. Finish coat a) Lower cost
d. Epoxy coat b) High durability
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LESSON 6: ASPHALT AND BITUMINOUS d) Fast setting
MATERIALS
8. Which asphalt type is known for its
1. What is the primary use of asphalt? waterproofing properties and is commonly used
in roofing materials?
a) Roofing material
a) Mastic Asphalt
b) Road construction
b) UPM
c) Waterproofing
c) Cutback Asphalt
d) Adhesive
d) Asphalt Cement
2. What is the essential liquid binder that holds
asphalt together? 9. What is the primary ingredient in asphalt
paving mixtures by weight?
a) Asphalt
a) Asphalt binder
b) Aggregate
b) Water b) It becomes brittle
c) Aggregates c) It melts at a fixed point
d) Bitumen d) It changes shape
10. What is the primary role of the binder course 17. What does "moisture resistance" refer to in
in asphalt pavement? the context of asphalt?
a) To provide a smooth driving surface a) Ability to repel water
b) To resist water infiltration b) Ability to absorb moisture
c) To endure high shear stresses c) Resistance to freezing
d) To serve as the top layer d) Resistance to heat
11. Which asphalt layer serves as the 18. What property of asphalt is measured by the
foundation for the pavement and distributes "surface tension"?
traffic loads?
a) Resistance to aging
a) Surface course
b) Resistance to deformation
b) Binder course
c) Force at the liquid's surface
c) Base course
d) Temperature sensitivity
d) Unbound materials
19. What does the term "Marshall Stability Test"
12. What is the primary advantage of asphalt in assess?
road construction regarding repair?
a) Water resistance of asphalt
a) Easy and cost-effective repairs
b) Asphalt's ability to resist aging
b) Minimal need for maintenance
c) Deformation characteristics of asphalt
c) Permanent resistance to cracks
d) Maximum load asphalt can withstand
d) No need for patching before deformation
13. Which test measures the maximum load an 20. What role does asphalt play in road
asphalt mixture can withstand before construction regarding smoothness?
deformation?
a) It provides a rough surface for better traction.
a) Flow test
b) It minimizes the risk of accidents.
b) Bulk Specific Gravity
c) It increases skid resistance.
c) Marshall Stability Test
d) It creates a consistently smooth and even
d) Air Void Content surface.
14. What At what temperature is hot mix asphalt
(HMA) typically mixed?
a) 50-100°C
b) 150-180°C
c) 0-10°C
d) 250-300°C
15. What does the term "viscosity" measure in
asphalt?
a) Resistance to water
b) Resistance to deformation
c) Temperature sensitivity
d) Resistance to aging
16. How does asphalt react to temperature
fluctuations?
a) It remains unchanged