UPDA Exam Questions for Civil Engineers 2016
1. What is the last process to make OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) cement?
a) Calcium sulfate
2. Gas pipe construction who will do?
a) Mechanical engineer
3. What is the range to accept compaction test for subbase?
a) 100% - 98%
4. Plastic behavior of concrete is?
a) Plastic cracks
b) Plastic settlement
c) A&B
d) None of above
5. There is a pit 100,000 m3 what is the embankment for excavation if the swell
factor is 20% and shrinkage factor is 15%?
a) 115,000 m3
6. Expansive soil below foundation, if it is need to be replaced with?
a) Well graded sand
7. What is from the following affecting the choice from batching plant or to mix at
site?
a) Price of concrete
b) Availability
c) Strength of concrete
d) All of above
8. Consider the following statements:
a) Shape factor
b) Length of the beam
c) Type of loading
d) Yield strength of material
Which of these affect the influence length of plastic hinge in beam?
Select one:
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a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) 3 and 4
9. Line connecting the same elevation on the map knows as:
Contour line
10. Where will you use super elevation in road way/highway alignment?
Winding road (curved)
11.Simply supported beam subject to uniform distributed load trough the length, at
which points is the stress due to Flexure and Shear equal to zero selectivity?
a) Support section at natural fiber
b) Mid span section at natural fiber
c) Mid span section at to fiber
d) Support section at bottom fiber
A) 1&2
B) 2&3
C) 2&4
D) 1
12. One form the following is not part the project life cycle?
a) Concept
13.Number 34 in the term “N34” “E” is usually associated as?
a) Temporary point
b) Bearing
c) Town
d) Traverse point
14.The bearing capacity of soil is a function of?
a) Soil shear strength parameters
b) Unit weight of soil
c) Foundation dimensions
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d) All of above
15.Example for sedimentary rock?
- Sand stone
16.Moister content of timber used in building frames can be?
a) >20%
17. Level of service on road is?
a) Qualitative measure of traffic flow
b) Numerical number from 1 – 5
c) Qualitative measure of traffic flow & Numerical number from 1 – 5
d) None of above
18. If you have short measuring tape the error will be (n)…error?
a) Systematic
19.Undrained shear strength of clay equals?
a) 2 confined compressive strength
b) confined compressive strength
c) ½ confined compressive strength
d) Not related to confined compressive strength
20. Critical path in project network is the?
a) Longest sequence of activities
21.What is the value of engineering?
Value engineering can be defined as an organized effort directed at analyzing designed building
features, systems, equipment, and material for the purpose of achieving essential functions at the
lowest life cycle cost consistent with required performance, quality, reliability, and safety
22.What are the project phases?
5 phases of project management
1. conception and initiation,
2. planning,
3. execution,
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4. performance/monitoring, and
5. project close
23.Type of foundations?
All foundations are divided into two categories:
1. shallow foundations and – depth 1m
1. Individual footings
2. Strip footings
3. Raft or mat foundations
2. deep foundations – depth 20-60m
1. Pile foundations
a) End bearing pile
b) Friction pile
24.The higher hand in project requirements?
25.What is the difference between client and owner?
Client is a person that purchases goods or services, under the protection and engages the
professional advice / knowledge of another person/business leader.
I.e. when you employ the services of a lawyer, you are his/her client
Costumer is a person that purchases goods or services from another person or company.
I.e. when you buy milk at the supermarket, you are a supermarket customer.
Owner is the person, company or state authorities who are the real owners, and have the power to
project changes, stopped or sale
26.What is LEED?
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green
building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was
designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter
most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental
quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
27.Fire-fighting components?
Fire protection in buildings, offshore construction is typically achieved via all of the following:
a) Passive fire protection - the installation of firewalls and fire rated floor assemblies to form fire
compartments intended to limit the spread of fire, high temperatures, and smoke.
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1. What is the last process to make OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) cement?
a) Calcium sulfate
2. Gas pipe construction who will do?
a) Mechanical engineer
3. What is the range to accept compaction test for subbase?
a) 100% - 98%
4. Plastic behavior of concrete is?
a) Plastic cracks
b) Plastic settlement
c) A&B
d) None of above
5. There is a pit 100,000 m3 what is the embankment for excavation if the swell
factor is 20% and shrinkage factor is 15%?
a) 115,000 m3
6. Expansive soil below foundation, if it is need to be replaced with?
a) Well graded sand
7. What is from the following affecting the choice from batching plant or to mix at
site?
a) Price of concrete
b) Availability
c) Strength of concrete
d) All of above
8. Consider the following statements:
a) Shape factor
b) Length of the beam
c) Type of loading
d) Yield strength of material
Which of these affect the influence length of plastic hinge in beam?
Select one:
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a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) 3 and 4
9. Line connecting the same elevation on the map knows as:
Contour line
10. Where will you use super elevation in road way/highway alignment?
Winding road (curved)
11.Simply supported beam subject to uniform distributed load trough the length, at
which points is the stress due to Flexure and Shear equal to zero selectivity?
a) Support section at natural fiber
b) Mid span section at natural fiber
c) Mid span section at to fiber
d) Support section at bottom fiber
A) 1&2
B) 2&3
C) 2&4
D) 1
12. One form the following is not part the project life cycle?
a) Concept
13.Number 34 in the term “N34” “E” is usually associated as?
a) Temporary point
b) Bearing
c) Town
d) Traverse point
14.The bearing capacity of soil is a function of?
a) Soil shear strength parameters
b) Unit weight of soil
c) Foundation dimensions
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d) All of above
15.Example for sedimentary rock?
- Sand stone
16.Moister content of timber used in building frames can be?
a) >20%
17. Level of service on road is?
a) Qualitative measure of traffic flow
b) Numerical number from 1 – 5
c) Qualitative measure of traffic flow & Numerical number from 1 – 5
d) None of above
18. If you have short measuring tape the error will be (n)…error?
a) Systematic
19.Undrained shear strength of clay equals?
a) 2 confined compressive strength
b) confined compressive strength
c) ½ confined compressive strength
d) Not related to confined compressive strength
20. Critical path in project network is the?
a) Longest sequence of activities
21.What is the value of engineering?
Value engineering can be defined as an organized effort directed at analyzing designed building
features, systems, equipment, and material for the purpose of achieving essential functions at the
lowest life cycle cost consistent with required performance, quality, reliability, and safety
22.What are the project phases?
5 phases of project management
1. conception and initiation,
2. planning,
3. execution,
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4. performance/monitoring, and
5. project close
23.Type of foundations?
All foundations are divided into two categories:
1. shallow foundations and – depth 1m
1. Individual footings
2. Strip footings
3. Raft or mat foundations
2. deep foundations – depth 20-60m
1. Pile foundations
a) End bearing pile
b) Friction pile
24.The higher hand in project requirements?
25.What is the difference between client and owner?
Client is a person that purchases goods or services, under the protection and engages the
professional advice / knowledge of another person/business leader.
I.e. when you employ the services of a lawyer, you are his/her client
Costumer is a person that purchases goods or services from another person or company.
I.e. when you buy milk at the supermarket, you are a supermarket customer.
Owner is the person, company or state authorities who are the real owners, and have the power to
project changes, stopped or sale
26.What is LEED?
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green
building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was
designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter
most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental
quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
27.Fire-fighting components?
Fire protection in buildings, offshore construction is typically achieved via all of the following:
a) Passive fire protection - the installation of firewalls and fire rated floor assemblies to form fire
compartments intended to limit the spread of fire, high temperatures, and smoke.
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