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1
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Triangular shape with one side horizontal

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Danger warning signs

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Average dept of embankment material needed to place on top of natural ground

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Fill

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A road by which a job is connected to the highway system, used in connection with borrow pits

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Access Roads

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Lines laid ACROSS the direction of travel

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Transverse

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Lines laid IN the direction of Travel

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Longitudinal

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Employed to inform road users of route, destinations and other pertinent traffic

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Guiding Device

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Marker that are Rectangular w/ series of alternating black & white bands

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Hazards

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Provide space for the expansion of the pavement, preventing compressive stress

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Expansion Joint

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Road Marking should be of ____ and should protrude more than 6mm above level of the carriage way

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Non skid material

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Measure of concrete fluidity

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Consistency

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Brooming should not be more than ___ in depth

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1.5mm

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Used to restrain and guide out of control vehicles that will cause least damage

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Guard Rails

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Concrete Vibrators are not allowed to be operated longer than ____ seconds

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15

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Simplest form of road by shaping and smoothing natural soil

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Earth Road

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Ensure adhesion of the surface course to the binder course

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Tack Coat

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Composed of one part Portland Cement and two parts Aggregate so and water to handle it easily

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Mortar

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Painted sticks placed along the side of the road as guide and reference in elevation

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Blue Tops

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18
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Signs round and in blue colors

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Obligatory

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Located beneath or alongside the roadway collecting surface water

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Drainage structure

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Means by which road users is advised as to detailed requirements affecting road use

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Traffic Control Devices

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Concrete’s ability to be placed in a prepared form w/o honeycomb

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Workability

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22
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Removal of saturated mixtures of soils and organic matter

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Unsuitable Excavation

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23
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Forms should be made of ___ of an approved section

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Steel

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Undertaken after the curing period before the pavement is opened

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Sealing of Joints

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Removing earth from its original position in a cut
Excavation
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Small rectangle device fixed to the pavement surface supplement pavement markings
Raised Pavement Markers
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Used for lane control. White in color, 5m in length (urban) 7.5m in high speed road
Pavement arrow
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Earth fill below the pavement to raise the road
Embankment
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Excavation of common materials used as embankment fill
Common Excavation
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Constructed when there's an interruption of more than 30 mins in concreting
Construction Joint
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PCCP (Abbrev meaning)
Portland and Concrete Cement Pavement
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structure that link barangays and cities in the country, serves as medium in transporting goods
Road
33
Philippine Traffic signs conform to the _____ of the United Nations on Road traffic and Road Signs
1968 Vienna Conventions
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Pressing of soil particles to expel air from the mass and filling the voids to make the material more dense
Compaction
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Used to inform road users of potentially hazardous roadway conditions
Warning Devices
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it is sometimes termed as an all weather road
Gravel Road
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tool for economic road building, material conservation, investment protection and roadway upgrading
Soil Stabilization
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Conducted on site in order to determine if the required compaction specification has been attained
Field Density Test
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A bituminous layer below the surface or wearing course
Binder Course
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The uppermost structural component of the roadway, provide resistances to wear and shearing stress
Surface Course
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Average depth needed in excavating the natural found to satisfy the designed grade
Cut / Excavation
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Serves to provide structural capacity to bituminous concrete slabs
Base and Subbase courses
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Signs that are small and rectangular, supplement information on the main sign
Additional Information
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Necessary to divert traffic from any existing roadway whenever the construction operations block the flow of traffic
Detour Roads
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Done within 24 hours after concrete pouring water using cooled diamond edge saw blade
Concrete Sawing
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Signs shall have a yellow background and red border
Yield
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Determines actual position of the road structure based on the plans
AS-Stake Survey
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Structural layer which accepts greater compressive stress than the subgrade and reduces the deformation of the pavement
Subbase Course
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Essential ingredient in rigid pavements, most structural concrete
PC - Portland Cement
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The upper layer of natural soil which may be undisturbed local materials or soil elsewhere
Subgrade
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used to grade concrete in such manner to prevent segregation
Screeding
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Three Elements of the Road System
The Road The Vehicle The Driver
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Forms for concrete shall remain in place undisturbed within ___ hours after pouring
24
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Deformed bars used in construction and longitudinal joints together with keys to tie 2 slabs together
Tie bars
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Load transfer devices in joints to transfer loads from one slab to another
Dowels
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small reflective panels mounted on guide post as an effective aid for night driving
Delineators
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Suitable material from sources outside the roadway
Borrow
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Layer of material placed on an existing surface to eliminate irregularities placing an overlaying course
Leveling Course
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Signs are rectangular with a white or yellow plate with a symbol that stands for service
Information Sign
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Excavation and disposal of materials regardless of its nature
Unclassified Excavation
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Normally consist of lines, patterns words and symbols
Traffic Markings
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After grouting, the surface is cured for a period of at least __ days from installation
3 days
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____ shape shall be used for STOP signs only
Octagonal
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are normally used in expansion joints, and their diameter, spacing and length would be similar to that indicated for contraction joints
Dowel Bars
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Upper level of natural soil which may be undisturbed local materials
Subgrade
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After the concrete has been struck off and consolidated, it is further smoothed by means of ________
Floating
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______ shape shall be used for regulating traffic
Round
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Suitable native material obtained from roadway cuts or borrow areas
Selected Borrow
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Employed more FREQUENTLY than any other devices to regulate, warn or guide road users
Traffic Signs
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Suitable materials which can be common or rock which are brought and compacted together to form a stable embankment
Embankment Fill
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Means removing and disposing all surface objects including vegetation tress and other objects not designated along the roadway
Clearing and Grubbing
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Substance other than aggregates water and Portland cement that can be added to concrete to improve its properties
Admixture
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serves to stabilize the base and bind it to the paving material
Prime Coat
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meant to stabilize the foundation bed to avoid possible settlement that impair the function of drainage
Foundation Fill
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Are suitable materials excavated along the road traverse which are disposed as excess of embankment
Surplus Excavation
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necessary for the hydration to take place so that the concrete may harden properly and prevent loss of moisture during curing
Concrete Curing
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Maximum number of words that can be placed as pavement marking
3
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should be smooth yet skid resistant, quiet when in contact with tires
Wearing Course
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made of mineral aggregate mixed with asphalt laid at high temperature of 275 to 300 deg.
Asphalt Concrete Pavement
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Angle of constructed soil plane usually expressed in proportion of length and depth
Slope
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Consists of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks which cannot be excavated with blasting
Rock Excavation
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Constructed along side the road as protection from erosion
Slope Protection
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described as flexible pavement
Asphalt Road
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Fill may be obtained by _________ with bulldozer from borrow pits
Quarrying
84
Describe the compressive strength of concrete mix
Water-Cement Ratio
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Compaction Trial of not less than ____ sq.m is done to determine the actual capability of compaction
500
86
treatment applied to concrete during hardening period to protect against early shrinkage due to lose of moisture
Curing Agent
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Raised rim of concrete which forms the edge of the sidewalk
Curb and Gutter
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Provided to relieve the tensile stresses due to temperature
Contraction Joint

HIGHWAY FINALS (Quiz based) (4 decks)

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