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EVALUATION EXAM IN SURVEYING AND 5. A civil engineer recorded 50.8, 52.3, 51.6 and
TRANPORTATION ENGINEERING 53.2 paces in walking along a 47.5m course to
determine his pace factor. He then took 660,
1. A distance has been measured and found to 658, 671 and 670 paces in walking an unknown
be 1317.6m. Later the tape was standardized distance AB. Compute the distance AB based on
and found to be 100.02 m long. Find the correct his pace factor.
length of the line. a. 607.58 m
a. 1317.46 m b. 664.75 m
b. 1317.86 m c. 650.83 m
c. 1317.66 m d. 643.26 m
d. 1317.26 m 6. A series of 12 angles was measured, each
2. A chaining party measures a distance AB with an estimated error of ±20 second arc. What
along a slope with a 100m tape which is known is the total estimated error in angles?
to be too long by 0.04 m. The distance from A at a. ±1’09”
the base of the slope to B at the summit is b. ±1’69”
recorded as 416.85m. Levels run from A to B c. ±.04’
established a difference in elevation of 24.50m. d. ±.07’
Compute the true horizontal distance from A to 7. To make a peg adjustment, the following notes
B. were taken.
a. 416.30m Wye level at Wye level at
b. 417.02m 1 2
c. 416.56m Rod reading 0.75 1.906
d. 416.42m at P
3. A 30m tape was standardized and was found Rod reading 2.766 3.789
to be 0.0025m too long than the standard tape at Q
length at an observed temperature of 28°C and Point 1 is on the line PQ and midway between P
a pull of 15 kilos. The same tape was used to and Q. Point 2 is on the same line as P and Q
measure a certain distance and was recorded to but not between them. Point 2 is 25m from P and
be 354.12m long at an observed temperature of 230m from Q. With the wye level at point 2, what
38°C and a pull of 15 kilos. Determine the true is the rod reading at P for level sight?
length of the line. a. 1.906 m
a. 354.12m b. 1.922 m
b.345.12m c. 1.969 m
c.345.19m d. 1.987 m
d.354.19m
4. A rectangular lot was measured using a 50m 8. An engineer measures a distance AB and the
metallic tape which was 10mm too long. The following values were recorded in series of
recorded dimensions where 124.54m long by measurements. Determine the relative precision
64.12m wide. What is the error in area of the measurement.
introduced due to the erroneous length of tape? 1 520.18
a. 3.6993 m2 2 520.25
b. 3.5649 m2 3 519.78
c. 3.1945 m2 4 520.12
d. 3.5408 m2
a. 1/7935
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b.1/7395 a. 22 453.13m
c.1/7216 b. 22 451.33m
d. 1/7612 c. 22 435.13 m
9. The transit is set up at A and a subtense bar d. 22 345.13 m
held at B was sighted to have a subtended angle 14. A dumpy level is set up at one end of a line
read on the subtense bar to be 0°50’30”. 160m long for the purpose of determining the
Compute the horizontal distance between A and instrument interval factor. The line is marked by
B. hubs ate every 40m and a stadia rod is held at
a. 135.51 m each hub. The stadia intercept at each location
b. 163.51 m of the rod were observed as follows: 0.402,
c. 163.15 m 0.813, 1.231, 1.602 respectively. Compute the
d. 136.15 m average value of the stadia interval factor. Height
10. The grid area of a parcel of land is 25425 of instrument is 1.5m.
sq.m. If the sea level reduction factor is a. 98.851
0.9998756 and the grid scale factor is 0.9999, b. 98.158
determine the actual ground area. c. 98.185
a. 25 463.41 d. 98.815
b. 24 563.41 15. A distance was measured and was recorded
c. 25 436.41 to have a value equivalent to 8 perch, 6 rods and
d. 24 536.41 45 vara. Compute the total distance in meters.
11. From the given data, compute the bearing a. 108.61m
line 3-4. b. 106.81m
LINES BEARING DISTANCES c. 106.18m
1-2 N 43°10’W 17.44 d. 108.16m
2-3 N 24°44’E 7.43 16. A vein has a strike of N27°30’E. A drift in the
3-4 15.40 vein on a 3% grade has a bearing of N 30°20’ E.
4-1 S21°40’W What is the dip of the vein?
a. 38.52°
a. S 17°11’ E b. 31.25°
b. S 71°11’ E c. 85°54’
c. S 11°17’ E d. 85°45’
d. S 11°71’ E 17. A vein of ore has a strike of N 45° E, it
12. The magnetic bearing of a line was recorded intersects level ground along a line, having this
as S 80°15’W in 2000 at an island which had a bearing. The vein dips westerly at an angle of
declination of 16°E in that year. Compute the 15° with the horizontal. A drift slightly sloping
present magnetic bearing of the same line in mine opening following the vein has been
2006 if the declination in 2006 is 4°30’ W. opened in the vein on a bearing of N 30° E.
a. N 88°15’ W Determine the percent of grade of this drift.
b. N 88°15’ E a. 6.9%
c. S 88°15’ W b. 7.9%
d. S 88°15’ E c. 8.9 %
13. A line measures 22 456.72m at elevation d. 5.9%
3260m. The average radius of curvature is 20 18. A transit is set up on a point between A and
847 000m. Compute the sea level distance. B. The difference in elevation between A and B
is desired and the stadia method has been
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selected for the job. Sight on A, vertical angle is b. 3.82m

-4°30’, stadia intercep is 1.8m. Sight on B, c. 4.12m
vertical angle is +6°15’, stadia intercept is 2.07m. d. 4.41m
The stadia interval factor is 99.8 and stadia 23. Compute the deflection angle of Sta
constant is 0.30. Both sights were made on the 0+736.58 on the curve to the tangent through
rod at the HI. Determine the difference in PC.
elevation between A and B. a. 5.288°
a. 38.46m b. 10.58°
b. 36.46m c. 5.785°
c. 32.46m d. 7.56°
d. 34.46m 24. Compute the degree of the curve. Use chord
19. A distance was measured with a 100m tape basis and assume 20m length of chain.
and found to be 632.40m long. The tape is then a. 5.288°
compared with a standard and discovered to be b. 10.58°
0.08 m short. The true length of the line is c. 5.785°
a. 641.89m d. 7.56°
b. 631.89m
c. 671.89m SITUATION 2. A compound curve has the
d. 681.89m following data: I1=28°, I2=31°, D1=3°, D2=4°.
20. A 100m tape is 100m long at 15kg, at 25 kg STA PI= 30+120.5.
tension it is used to measure the length of the 25. Compute the tangent distance of the first
line. The measured length is 500m. The tape is curve.
0.05cmx0.05cm in cross section, Es=2,000,000 a. 99.13m
kg/cm2. Compute the corrected length of line. b. 102.78m
a. 503 m c. 95.24m
b. 502 m d. 87.33m
c. 501 m 26. Determine the length of the common tangent.
d. 500 m a. 174.68 m
21. The sag correction for a 100m tape b. 121.56m
supported at ends only is 0.24m when the same c. 165.32m
tape is supported at the ends and the 50m mark, d. 144.12m
all other conditions remaining the same, what 27. Find the stationing of PCC.
would be the sag correction for one full tape a. 30+157.89
length. b. 30+189.23
a. 0.08 m c. 30+106.97
b. 0.06 m d. 30+212.56
b. 0.09 m
d. 0.05 m SITUATION 3. Given a compound curve with a
long chord equal to 120 m forming an angle of
SITUATION 1. The angle of intersection of a 10° and 16° respectively with the tangents. The
circular curve is 45°30’ and its radius is 198.17m. common tangent is parallel to the long chord.
PC is at station 0+700. 28. Determine the angle of intersection form of
22. Compute the right angle offset from Sta the tangents through PC and PT.
0+736.58 on the curve through PC a. 36°
a. 3.37m b. 30°
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c. 32° curve if the common tangent between the

d. 26° second curve and the third curve has a length of
29. Determine the longest radius of the 220 m.
compound curve. a. 173.17m
a. 167.03m b. 187.12m
b. 318.56m c. 212.13m
c. 425.74m d. 226.31m
d. 123.46m
30. Determine the shortest radius of the SITUATION 4. An 80m long spiral curve is to be
compound curve. connected to a central curve having a radius of
a. 167.03m 280m. The angle of intersection between the
b. 318.56m tangents for the spiral is 60°.
c. 425.74m 34. Find the offset distance at the first quarter
d. 123.46m point of the spiral.
a. 0.12m
31. Two tangents of a simple curve have b. 0.04m
azimuths of 142° and 178°30’ respectively. If the c. 0.06m
external distance is 12.02m, compute the middle d. 0.08m
ordinate. 35. Find the spiral angle at the third quarter point
a. 10.235m of the spiral.
b. 11.415m a. 5.23°
c. 12.417m b. 4.60°
d. 13.412m c. 6.12°
d. 5.78°
32. In a reverse curve, the first radius of 36. Find the deflection angle of the third quarter
curvature is 200m and the central angle is 10°. If point of the spiral
the perpendicular distance between parallel a. 1.74°
tangents is 10m, compute the radius of the b. 1.53°
second curve. c. 2.04°
a. 523.45m d. 1.93°
b. 458.23m 37. Find the length of the short tangent.
c. 612.47m a. 31.24m
d. 734.31m b. 24.71m
c. 26.75m
33. Three simple curves are connected to each d. 21.23m
other such that the first and second curve forms 38. Find the length of the long tangent.
a compound curve, while the second and the a. 61.23m
third curve forms a reversed curve. The common b. 49.12m
tangent of the compound curve makes an angle c. 53.35m
of 45° and 60° with the tangent lines of the d. 56.12m
compound curve while the angle of convergence 39. Find the tangent distance for the spiral.
of the second tangent of the compound curve a. 161.29m
with the tangent of the third curve is 35°. The b. 143.17m
degree of the first curve is 5˚ while that of the c. 202.21m
second is 4°. Compute the radius of the third d. 257.12m
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40. Find the external distance for the spiral. a. 10+061.23

a. 43.45m b. 10+056.12
b. 44.42m c. 10+081.56
c. 42.47m d. 10+065.64
d. 46.31m
SITUATION 6. The cross section notes shown
41. A vertical parabolic curve has a forward below are for a ground excavation for a 10m
tangent of 2% and a backward tangent of -4% roadway.
intersecting at Sta 2+160. Locate the stationing Sta 25+100
of the lowest point of the curve if the length of the 7.85 0 8.45
curve is 240m. 1.9 3.2 2.3
a. 2+189
b. 2+195 Sta 25+150
c. 2+200 9.35 0 10.7
d. 2+221 2.9 2.6 3.8
46. What is the volume of excavation between
SITUATION 5. A 6% downgrade meets a 4% the two station using End area method?
upgrade at an elevation of 102m at station a. 1984.875 m3
0+100. If the length of parabolic curve is 200m b. 1976.25m3
long. c. 1994.25m3
42. Find the stationing of the lowest point of the d. 1986.875 m3
curve. 47. Determine the prismoidal cross section.
a. 0+125 a. -10.875 m3
b. 0+116 b. 8.25m3
c. 0+133 c. -9.375m3
d. 0+120 d. 6.25m3
43. Find the elevation of the lowest point of 48. What is the volume of excavation between
curve. the two station using prismoidal formula.
a. 103.57m a. 1984.875 m3
b. 104.21m b. 1976.25m3
c. 102.52m c. 1994.25m3
d. 104.4 m d. 1986.875 m3
44. Find the rate of change in grade per 20m
length. 49. A square lot is divided into 20m squares and
a. 1.4% per 20m the corners are numbered 1-4 vertically and A-D
b. 1.6% per 20m horizontally. The ground elevations of different
c. 1% per 20m corners are given in the table below. It is required
d. 1.2% per 20m to grade to a level of elevation 10m. Compute the
volume of the materials excavated after the
45. An unsymmetrical parabolic curve has a grading work is completed.
forward tangent of -8% and a back tangent of A1=16.2 B1= 15.8 C1=16.3 D1=14.6
5%. The length of the curve at the left side is 40m A2= 15.6 B2=14.3 C2=15.2 D2=13.8
while that of the right is 60m. The PC is at station A3= 13.8 B3=12.6 C3=14.3 D3=12.7
10+040. Compute the stationing of the highest A4= 12.1 B4=11.9 C4=13.9 D4=11.8
point of the curve.
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an average 100m. Find the correct elevation of

a. 12 480 m3 BM2.
b. 13 580 m3 53. Find the error due to settlement of level.
c. 11 680 m3 a. 0.25m
d. 14 790 m3 b. 0.21 m
SITUATION 7. A 5% grade intersects a -3.4% c. 0.15m
grade at station 1+990 of elevation 42.30 m. d. 0.10m
Design velocity= 60kph 54. Determine the error due to settlement of rod.
Ht. of driver’s eye from road pavement=1.37 m a. 0.021m
Ht. of an object over the pavement b. 0.015m
ahead=100mm c. 0.098m
Perception-reaction time= ¾ sec d. 0.055
Coefficient of friction between the road 55. Compute the corrected elevation of BM2.
pavement and the tires= 0.15 a. 15.211m
50. Determining the stopping sight distance. b. 13.111m
a. 83.29 m c. 18.676m
b. 59.48 m d. 16.902m
c. 79.63m
d. 99.28m SITUTATION 9. The distance BC was measured
51. Determine the required length of curve. 3 times are recorded as follows:
a. 170.30m TRIAL DISTANCE
b. 450.83m 1 141.60
c. 131.82m 2 141.80
d. 200.93m 3 141.70
56. Determine the probable error.
52. A line of levels 9.36 km is run to check the a. ±0.039
elevation of BM2 which has been found to be b. ±0.022
31.388 meters, with BM1 of elevation at sea level c. ±0.014
(reference datum). Backsight and foresight d. ±0.055
distances are consistently 110m and 70m 57. Determine the standard error.
respectively. If at every turning points the rod a. ±0.686
settles about 0.004 m, determine the corrected b. ±0.577
elevation of BM2. c. ±0.482
a. 31.184m d. ±0.321
b. 34.342m 58. Determine the precision of the measurement.
c. 37.541m a. 1/3434
d. 40.112m b. 1/4433
c. 1/3633
SITUATION 8. A line of levels 10 km long was d. 1/4512
run over soft ground. Starting from BM1 with
elevation of 22.5 meters. The elevation of BM2 SITUATION 10. Determine the required
was computed to be 17.25 m. It was found out thickness for the different types of pavement
however that the level settles 5mm between the using the following data:
instant of every backsight reading, the rod settles
2mm if the backsight and foresight distance have
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59. Pavement subjected to an expansion 64. Determine the weighted mean of the
pressure of 0.75 kg/cm2 with an average of 0.06 following observations.
kg/cm3. ROUTE DIFFERENCE WEIGHT
a. 0.125m IN ELEVATION
b. 0.165m A 100.46 1
c. 0.135m B 100.50 2
d. 0.175m C 100.48 4
60. Rigid pavement without dowels with a wheel
load of 75 kN. The allowable bending stress of a. 33.494m
concrete is 2 MPa. b. 117.23m
a. 345.41 mm c. 140.676m
b. 325.41 mm d. 100.483m
c. 335.41 mm
d. 355.41 mm SITUATION 11. Given the following data for a
61. Flexible pavement with a wheel load of 65 kN compass survey. Balance the survey by the
with an allowable subgrade pressure 0.18 MPa Compass rule.
and a radius of contact area equal to 165mm. COURSE BEARING DISTANCE
a. 183.92 mm AB N62˚30’E 1411
b. 173.92mm BC S6˚45’E 1395
c. 163.92 mm CD N80˚15’W 1172
d. 153.92mm DA N26˚W 601
62. A car was travelling at a speed of 80 kph. The
65. Determine the corrected length of course AB.
driver saw a roadblock 80m ahead and stopped
a. 1411.129m
on the break causing the car to decelerate b. 1171.035m
uniformly at 10m/s2. Assuming perception- c. 1396.573
reaction time is 2 sec, determine the distance
d. 600.255
from the roadblock to the point where the car will
66. Find the area of the closed traverse.
stop in meters. a. 1,564,489.487 m2
a. 10.87m
b. 2,415,056.094 m2
b. 11.12m
c. 1,207,528.482 m2
c. 13.45m d. 2,691,974.548 m2
d. 16.17m
63. Two cars are approaching each other from
SITUATION 12. The rod reading on a rod held at
the opposite directions at a speed of 120 kph and
a distance of 30 m from the instrument is 1.55m.
90 kph respectively. Assuming reaction time of 2 After causing the level bubble to move 4
seconds and a coefficient of friction of 0.60 with divisions of the tube, the reading is 1.54m.
a break efficiency of 50%. Compute the
67. What is the angular value in seconds of arc
minimum sight distance required to avoid a head
divisions of bubble tube?
on collision of the two cars. a. 19.17 sec
a.345.72m b. 16.53 sec
b. 411.62m
c. 17.19 sec
c. 213.33m
d. 13.65 sec
d. 635.11m 68. If one division is equivalent to 2mm,
determine the radius of the level tube.
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a. 24m d. 45 mph
b. 26m
c. 25m SITUATION 15. From the given data of
d. 27m differential levelling
STA BS FS ELEV
SITUATION 13. The full dip of a seam is 1 in 4 1 5.87 392.25
N30˚E. Find the gradient of roadways driven in 2 7.03 6.29
the seam: 3 3.48 6.25
69. due North 4 7.25 7.08
a. 1 in 4.62 5 10.19 5.57
b. 1 in 6.5 6 9.29 4.45
c. 1 in 5.66 7 4.94
d 1in 8
70. N 75˚E 75. Find the difference in elevation of station 7
a. 1 in 4.62 and station 5.
b. 1 in 6.5 a. 15.13m
c. 1 in 5.66 b. 10.09 m
d 1in 8 c. 11.77m
71. due E d. 13.05m
a. 1 in 4.62 76. Find the difference in elevation of station 7
b. 1 in 6.5 and station 4.
c. 1 in 5.66 a. 15.13m
d 1in 8 b. 10.09 m
c. 11.77m
SITUATION 14. Two sets of students are d. 13.05m
collecting traffic data at two sections x and y of a 77. Find the elevation of station 3.
highway 600ft apart. Observation at x show that a. 355.11m
five vehicles passed the section at intervals of b. 412.45m
8.18, 9.09, 10.23, 11.68 and 13.64 sec, c. 392.61m
respectively. d.343.12m
72. Compute the density of traffic on the
highway. SITUATION 16. Hill B with an elevation of 626 is
a. 40 veh/mi on a line between hill A whose elevation is 660m
b. 48 veh/mi and hill C having an elevation of 600m. Distance
c. 44 veh/mi of hill B from hill A is 10km and the distance of
d. 50 veh/mi hill B from hill C is 12 km. Consider earth
73. Compute the time mean speed. curvature and refraction correction.
a. 30 mph 78. Compute the obstruction of the line of sight
b. 38.7 mph at hill B when observing C from A.
c. 40 mph a. 2.89m
d. 45 mph b.5.31m
74. Compute the space mean speed. c. 2.45m
a. 30 mph d. 1.31m
b. 38.7 mph
c. 40 mph
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79. What would be the height of equal towers to and pavement is 0.15. Allowable tensile stress of
be erected at hill A and C so that hills A, B and C concrete is 0.8 kg/cm2. Assume weight of
will be intervisible with a 4m tower erected at the concrete slab to be 2400 kg/cm3.
top of hill B. a. 1.11 m
a. 2.89m b. 2.22m
b.5.31m c. 3.33 m
c. 2.45m d. 4.44m
d. 1.31m SITUATION 18. The following traffic counts were
80. IF no tower will be erected at hill A and hill B, made during a study period of one hour from 9
what would be the height of tower to be erected AM to 10:00 AM as shown on the 15 minute
at C so that hill A, B and C will be intervisible from volume count
A. TIME VOLUME OF
a. 2.89m TRAFFIC
b.5.31m 9:00-9:15 465
c. 2.45m 9:15-9:30 480
d. 1.31m 9:30-9:45 510
9:45-10:00 490
SITUATION 17. The soil sample was obtained
from the project site and the CBR test was 84. Determine the peak hour volume.
conducted at the field. The sample with the same a. 1945
subgrade imposed upon it is then subjected to a b. 1960
penetration test by a piston plunger 5 cm c. 1954
diameter moving a certain speed. The CBR d. 1950
value of a standard crushed rock for 2.5mm 85. Determine the peak hour factor.
penetration is 70.45 kg/cm2. The sample was a. 0.815
subjected to a load of 83 kg and it produces a b. 0.725
penetration 2.5mm. c. 0.615
81. Compute the CBR value of the soil sample. d. 0.953
a. 6% 86. Determine the design hourly volume.
b. 7% a. 2041
c. 8% b. 2022
d. 9% c. 2101
82. Using this soil for a subgrade of a pavement, d. 2201
determine the thickness of the pavement when a SITUATION 19. A turnout has a frog number of9
wheel load of 3000 kg with a tire pressure of 8 with a length of heel spread equal to 336.11m
kg/cm2 is imposed on the subgrade. Use US 87. Compute the length of heel.
Corps of engineers formula. a. 3000mm
a. 27.48 cm b. 3025mm
b. 33.12 cm c. 3055 mm
c. 25.11 cm d. 3505 mm
d. 38.45 cm 88. If the length of the toe is equal to 1820 mm,
83. If the pavement is made up of concrete, compute the total length of the turnout.
determine the spacing between construction a. 4845 mm
joints for an 8m width of a two lane roadway if b. 4885 mm
the coefficient of friction between the subgrade
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c. 4544 mm 94. Lines which should only be used where

d. 4588mm overtaking from both directions of the road and
89. Compute the angle subtended by the heel all crossing movements are prohibited.
spread. a. single unbroken white lines
a. 6˚22’ b. single unbroken yellow lines
b. 6˚52’ c. double unbroken yellow lines
c. 7˚52’ d. double unbroken white lines
d. 8˚2’ 95. A type of thermoplastic lane parking design
to aid and provide motorist with visual, audio and
90. The following data are the observed motion warnings on the road. They are highly
elevation of a point by running a line of levels visible horizontal lines on the road that produces
over four different routes. It is required to a humming sound and ample bumpy ride to the
determine the most probable value of the motorist when ran over. It promotes better traffic
elevation safety because it stimulates more the human
senses while driving.
ROUTE ELEVATION PROBABLE a. Bumpers
ERROR b. Diagonal markings
1 340.22 ±0.02 c. Rumble strips
2 340.30 ±0.04 d. Chevron marking
3 340.26 ±0.06 96. Type of markings used to guide traffic into
4 340.32 ±0.08 the right turning lanes separated by an island
a. 340.24m such as a corner island at a signalized
b. 342.20m intersection is called:
c. 324.40m a. chevron markings
d. 320.42m b. diagonal markings
c. curb markings
91. A long extremely slow swing of the needle of d. route markings
the compass is: 97. It is the measure of temporal space between
a. daily variation two vehicles.
b. annual variation a. Occupancy
c. secular variation b. Clearance
d. irregular variation c. Gap
92. Contour lines which cross each other d. Headway
indicate: 98. It denotes the proportion or percentage of
a. swamp time a point on the road is occupied by vehicles
b. uniform slope a. Occupancy
c. overhanging cliff b. Clearance
d. flat surface c. Gap
93. Determine the color of the curb markings for d. Time Headway
prohibition of parking. 99. Which type of parking will provide more
a. yellow spaces for the same length of curb space.
b. red a. angle parking
c. white b. diagonal parking
d. blue c. parallel parking
d. side parking
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100. When movement of traffic takes priority

over the temporary storage of vehicles or vice
versa, which type of parking is referred to?
a. angle parking
b. diagonal parking
c. parallel parking
d. side parking