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CIVIL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAM

APPLIED MATH, SURVEYING, TRANSPORTATION & HIGHWAY ENG’G, CONSTRUCTION MGT.

Monday, December 12, 2022 Module 11

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item
by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE: WHENEVER YOU CAN ENCOUNTER A CARET (^) SIGN, IT MEANS EXPONENTIATION.

1. The principal subdivision of a transit which 12. The science of mapping out a big track of land
carries the telescope is known as: and consist in taking overlapping photographs
A. leveling plate group from an aeroplane flown at adequate altitude.
B. vertical vernier A. hydrography B. photogrammetry
C. lower plate C. uronography D. cartography
D. upper plate
13. The configuration and roughness of the ground is
2. An instrument or device used to determine the referred to as:
area of any irregular figure plotted on a map A. contour B. relief
which is drawn to scale. C. hachure D. topography
A. areanometer B. plotter
C. planimeter D. altimeter 14. Imaginary lines passing through places where
magnetic declinations are the same at a given
3. In stadia surveying, the height of the time.
instrument must be known in order to determine A. orthogonic lines B. isogonic lines
the: C. agonic lines D. isoclinic lines
A. probable error
B. accidental error 15. This drawing has elevations as its vertical
C. elevation of the line of sight axis, and horizontal distance as measured along
D. stadia distance the centerline of the facility (or other
reference line), as its horizontal axis.
4. A straight line tangent to a level surface: A. Profile B. Elevation
A. horizontal line B. level line C. Contour D. Map
C. level surface D. tangent line
THEORY OF ERRORS
5. One of the oldest types of surveying instrument
in field mapping. It consist of a board attached 16. The sides of a rectangular lot are measured,
to a tripod in such a way that it can be leveled with errors equal to ±0.010, ±0.008, ±0.006, and
or rotated in any desired direction. ±0.016 meters respectively. Determine the
A. plane table B. plotter anticipated error of the perimeter of the lot.
C. transit D. phantograph A. 0.021 B. 0.035
C. 0.056 D. 0.063
6. An artificial shade line indicating relief but
does not give exact information regarding 17. The following data are the observed elevation of
elevation. a point by running a line of levels over four
A. isogonic B. agonic different routes.
C. hachure D. level
ROUTE DISTANCE PROBABLE ERROR
7. A curved surface every element of which is 1 51.22 ±0.04
normal to a plumb line: 2 50.80 ±0.05
A. plumb surface B. curved surface 3 51.36 ±0.10
C. plane surface D. level surface 4 51.32 ±0.20

8. The sum of meridian distances of the two

Determine the most probable value of the
extremities of a given line is known as: elevation of the observed point
A. double parallel distance
A. 50.0828 B. 51.0882
B. meridian distance C. 52.0288 D. 53.0822
C. parallel distance
D. double meridian distance Situation – Given the following data in measuring a
distance of a certain line.
9. A point where the vertical produced upward, DISTANCE NO. OF MEASUREMENTS
pierces the celestial sphere.
520.14 2
A. horizon B. zenith 520.20 4
C. nadir D. ecliptic
520.18 8
520.24 5
10. The correction to be applied to the latitude or
departure of any course is to be total error of 18. Determine the most probable value of the
latitude or departure as the length of the
measurements.
course is to the length of the traverse is one A. 520.18 B. 520.19
way of balancing a traverse and is known as:
C. 520.20 D. 520.21
A. approximate value B. compass rule
C. transit rule D. value rule
19. Calculate the standard deviation/error of any
single observation.
11. A long extremely slow swing of the needle of the
A. 0.017 B. 0.064
compass is: C. 0.025 D. 0.032
A. irregular variation
B. daily variation 20. Calculate the standard deviation/error of the
C. annual variation
mean.
D. secular variation A. 7.27 x 10^-3 B. 3.90 x 10^-3
C. 5.74 x 10^-3 D. 7.73 x 10^-3

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21. Calculate the probable error of any single CORRECTIONS IN TAPING

observation.
A. 0.011 B. 0.021 32. Using a 50 m tape that is 0.02 m too long, the
C. 0.031 D. 0.041 measured distance from A to B is 160.42 m. What
is the correct distance from A to B?
22. Calculate the probable error of the mean. A. 160.484 m B. 160.356 m
A. 2.61 x 10^-3 B. 3.72 x 10^-3 C. 160.400 m D. 160.440 m
C. 4.90 x 10^-3 D. 5.86 x 10^-3
33. The distance from D to E, as measured, is 165.2
MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCE m. If the 50 m tape used is 0.01 m too short,
what is the correct distance, in m?
23. In six trials of walking along an 85 m course on A. 165.299 B. 165.365
fairly level ground, a pacer for a survey party C. 165.167 D. 165.233
counted 102, 105, 103, 105, 106, and 104 and a
half paces respectively. He then started walking 34. The correct distance between points E and F is
in an unknown distance AB, four trials which 213.5 m. If a 100 m tape that is 0.025 m too
were recorded as follows: 88.5, 89, 88, and 86.5 long is used to measure EF, what will be the
strides. Determine the length of the line AB. measured distance, in m?
A. 143.5 m B. 127.5 m A. 212.765 B. 212.659
C. 86.25 m D. 71.75 m C. 213.447 D. 213.553

24. A subtense bar is mounted at a certain distance 35. When the temperature was 3ºC, the distance from
from the instrument and the angle subtended by E to F was measured using a steel tape that has
the bar is 0°04. Compute the horizontal distance a standard length at 20ºC with a coefficient of
from the instrument station to the location of thermal expansion of 0.0000116/ºC. If the
the subtense bar. correct distance from E to F is 836.5 m, what is
A. 1,814.26 m B. 1,718.87 m the measured distance, in m?
C. 2,101.27m D. 2,017.87 m A. 835.675 B. 836.335
C. 836.005 D. 836.665
25. The length intercepted on the stadia rod is 3.6
m and the line of sight makes an angle of 3º15’ 36. The recorded area of the lot is 9475.3 m² using
with the horizontal. Find the distance, in m, a 100 m. tape. It was found out that the tape is
from the center of the instrument to the rod, if 0.04 m too long. Determine the correct area of
the stadia constant is 0.3 and stadia interval the lot.
factor is 100. A. 9467.71 m² B. 9471.67 m²
A. 363.33 B. 361.28 C. 9482.87 m² D. 9487.17 m²
C. 357.62 D. 359.14
37. To measure a base line, a steel tape 50 m long,
26. A current meter was lowered at a depth of 1.8 m standardized at 20°C with a pull of 100 N was
from the river’s water surface. Determine the used. If the base line was measured to be 2000
depth of the water at the point if the six-tenth meters long. Determine its corrected length. The
method of observation was used. temperature at the time of measurement is 30°C
A. 5.8 m B. 4.5 m and the pull exerted is 180 N. Assume E = 200
C. 3.0 m D. 2.4 m GPa and α 11.6x 10-6/°C. Cross-sectional area of
tape is 10 mm2.
27. A line was measured with a 50 m tape. There were A. 1999.688 m B. 1999.768 m
2 tallies and 3 pins, and the distance from the C. 2000.232 m D. 2000.312 m
last pin and the end of the line was 2.25 m.
Find the length of the line in meters. 38. A rectangular lot was being measured using a 30-
A. 1,152.25 B. 1,017.25 m metallic tape which was 6 mm too long. The
C. 117.25 D. 517.25 recorded dimensions were 70.50 m long by 37.10 m
wide. What is the error in area (m2) introduced
28. The forward azimuth of a line is known to be due to the erroneous length of tape?
52º. What is its back azimuth? A. 1.046 B. 1.864
A. 148º B. 322º C. 0.864 D. 2.024
C. 232º D. 218º
Situation – A 50-m tape weighs 2 kg and is supported
29. If the polar distance of a star is 2º30’, what at its end points and at the 10-m and 25-m marks. If
is its declination? a pull of 6 kg is applied, determine the following:
A. 177º30’ B. 87º30’
C. 92º30’ D. 62º30’ 39. Correction due to sag for one tape length,
A. 0.024 B. 0.037
30. A line was measured to have 5 tallies, 6 marking C. 0.051 D. 0.062
pins and 63.5 links. How long is the line?
A. 1205.5 ft B. 1887.5 ft 40. Correct distance between the ends of the tape.
C. 5663.5 ft D. 1163.5 ft A. 49.963 B. 49.396
C. 50.037 D. 50.604
31. A car was travelling at a speed of 50 mph. The
driver saw a road block 80 m ahead and stepped EARTH’S CURVATURE AND REFRACTION
on the brake causing the car to decelerate
uniformly at 10 m/s2. Find the distance from the 41. A man standing on a bench can see the top of a
roadblock to the point where the car stopped. tower 40 km away. If the eye of the man is 1.5 m
Assume perception reaction time -2s. above sea level, determine the height of the
A. 12.48 m B. 6.25 m tower above sea level considering curvature and
C. 10.28 m D. 8.63 m refraction correction.
A. 81.45 m B. 82.67 m
C. 83.34 m D. 84.51 m

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LEVELING 49. A closed traverse has the following data:

42. Based on the following levelling notes, find the Distance

elevation of Station 5. Course Bearing
(m)
Station BS FS Elevation 1-2 N 09.27º E 58.70
1 8.26 458.45 2-3 S 88.43º E 27.30
2 9.98 2.39 3-4 N 86.78º E 35.20
3 12.87 2.26
4-5 S 05.30º E 35.00
4 8.65 11.36
5-1 - -
5 5.32
A. 476.88 m B. 479.26 m What is the bearing of line 5-1?
C. 478.82 m D. 477.28 m A. S 78.31º W B. S 76.05º W
C. S 85.16º W D. S 72.07º W
43. The following notes were taken during a
differential levelling. 50. A closed traverse has the following data:
Station BS FS Elevation
BM1 7.11 751.05 Line Latitude
1 8.83 1.24 1-2 +9.15
2 11.72 1.11 2-3 -8.41
BM2 10.21 3-4 -24.15
What is the difference in elevation between 4-5 +6.21
BM1 and BM2? 5-1 +17.10
A. 17.7 B. 18.2
C. 15.1 D. 16.4
Using the transit rule, determine the corrected
latitude of line 3-4.
44. Determine the difference between the elevations
A. -24.113 B. -24.187
of Sta 6 and Sta 5, in m, using the following
C. -24.214 D. -24.044
notes
Station BS FS Elevation 51. From the given closed traverse, compute the
1 4.90 463.80 bearing of line 3-4.

2 6.06 5.32 Distance

Line Bearing
3 2.51 5.28 (m)
4 6.28 6.11 1-2 N 58º E 80.0

5 9.22 4.60 2-3 Due N 50.0

6 3.48 3-4
A. 5.74 B. 5.47 S 36.74º
4-1 89.8
C. 5.53 D. 5.66 E
A. S 60.03º W B. N 55.60º E
Situation – With the use of an engineer's level, the C. N 64.30º E D. S 80.46º W
reading on a rod held 100 m away was found to be
1.56 m. The bubble was leveled through 4 spaces on 52. A closed traverse has the following data:
the level tube and the rod reading decreased to
1.54m. Distance
Line Bearing
(m)
45. Determine the angle that the bubble on the tube AB N 72º10’ E 64.86
was deviated in seconds of arc. BC S 48º13’ E 107.72
A. 41.25” B. 41.50”
C. 41.75” D. 42.00” CD S 35º30’ W 44.37
DE 137.84
46. What is the angular value of one space of the
EA 12.83
tube in seconds of arc?
A. 10.44” B. 10.38”
C. 10.31” D. 10.50” Find the bearing of line DE.
A. N 57º15’ W B. N 59º44’ W
47. Determine the radius of the level tube if one C. N 56º55’ W D. N 58º25’ W
space on the tube is 1mm.
A. 15 m B. 20 m 53. A closed traverse has the following data:
C. 25 m D. 30 m
Distance
Line Bearing
TRAVERSE (m)
AB S 70º29’ E 895
48. To determine the area of a triangular lot ABC, a
BC S 26º28’ E 315
surveyor set-up a transit at point P inside the
lot and recorded the following bearing and CD S 65º33’ W 875
distances of each corners of the lot from P. DE N 45º31’ W 410
Bearing from Distance
Corner EA N 10º00’ E 650
P from P
A N 47º32’ W 36.25 m
Determine the correct bearing of line CD using
B N 68º52’ E 48.32 m the transit rule.
C Due South 65.25 m A. S 65º44’12” W B. S 65º42’33” W
Determine the area of the lot in square meter. C. S 65º40’18” W D. S 65º48’29” W
A. 3257 B. 3127
C. 4253 D. 2586

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54. A closed traverse has the following data: 61. From Station A with center height of 1.4 m in
Distance fill, the ground makes a uniform slope of 5% to
Line Bearing
(m) station B whose center height is 2.8 m in cut.
AB 44.47 Assuming both sections to be level sections
having a width of roadway of 14 m and side slope
BC 137.84 of 2:1 for both cut and fill, compute the cross-
CD N 01º45’ E 12.83 sectional area of cut 48 m from station A.
DE N 72º10’ E 64.86 Distance from station A to station B is 60 m.
A. 35.123 sq. m. B. 38.251 sq. m.
EA S 48º13’ E 107.72 C. 42.612 sq. m. D. 45.312 sq. m

Find the bearing of line AB. 62. The grading works of a proposed National road
A. S 37º18’ W B. S 35º30’ W shows the following data. FHD = 50 m, LEH = 450
C. S 38º34’ W D. S 36º46’ W m, Cost of haul = P0.25/ m station. Compute the
cost of borrow
55. A closed traverse has the following data: A. P2.50 B. P5.00
Distance C. P7.50 D. P10.00
Course Bearing
(m)
1-2 N 09.27º E 58.70 63. Two irregular sections 80 m apart have areas in
cut of 26 sq. m and 84 sq. m. The base width is
2-3 S 88.43º E 27.30 8 m and the side slope is 1:1. Find the
3-4 - - corrected volume of cut in cu. m between the two
stations using the prismoidal correction
4-5 S 05.30º E 35.00 formula.
5-1 S 72.07º W 78.96 A. 4,252.2 B. 4,234.8
C. 4,241.5 D. 4,263.4
What is the length of course 3-4?
64. From station A with center height of 1.4 m in
A. 39.30 B. 37.50
fill, the ground makes a uniform slope of 5% to
C. 38.65 D. 35.20
station B whose center height is 2.8 m in cut.
Assuming both sections to be level sections
AREA OF CROSS-SECTIONS & VOLUME OF EARTHWORKS
having a width of roadway of 10 m and side slope
56. The areas in cut of two irregular sections 70 m of 2:1 for both cut and fill, compute the cross-
apart are 26 sq. m and 84 sq. m, respectively. sectional area of fill 8 m from station A.
Base width = 8 m and side slope is 1:1. Using Distance from station A to station B is 60m.
the prismoidal correction formula, find the A. 12.54 sq.m B. 8.41 sq.m
corrected volume of cut, in cu. m, between the C. 15.81 sq.m D. 9.81 sq.m
two stations.
A. 3715.2 B. 3705.4 65. The area bounded by the waterline of a reservoir
C. 3710.5 D. 3720.8 and the contours at an interval of 2 m are as
follows: A1 = 10250 m2; A2 = 8350 m2; A3 = 7750
57. Find the corrected volume of cut in cu. m m2; A4 = 6900 m2; and A5 = 5250 m2. Calculate
between two stations 60 m apart if the areas of the volume of the reservoir by end area method.
the irregular sections in cut at the stations A. 54250 cu.m B. 72450 cu.m
are 32 sq. m and 68 sq. m, respectively. Base C. 61500 cu.m D. 84550 cu.m
width = 8 m. Side slope is 1:1. Use the
prismoidal correction formula. 66. The volume of a borrow pit 90 m by 90 m is to be
A. 2937.6 B. 2919.4 determined by unit area method. The area is
C. 2949.8 D. 2936.8 divided by equal square areas 30 m by 30 m. The
height of earth at each unit area are as
58. A particular station has the following earthwork follows:
cross-section. Row 1 3.2 2.8 3.6 4.2
Row 2 3.8 2.5 3.2 3.8
9.0/y 4.5/+4.0 +2.0 4.5/+2.0 x/+1.0
Row 3 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.0
If the width of the road base is 9 m and the Row 4 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.6
side slopes are 1V:1.5H, the quantity of x and y
is equal to: Find the volume of the borrow pit in cubic
A. x = 3, y = 6 B. x = 2, y = 4 meters.
C. x = 6, y = 3 D. x = 4, y = 2 A. 28045 B. 22045
C. 24515 D. 25065
59. Given the following cross-section notes for a
road grading work: 67. Find the area of the given cross-section if the
width of roadway is 10 m.
-3.2/x1 +1.2/0 +1.2/3.5 +2.8/x2 9.8 L 0 11.2 R
+ 3.2 + 2.8 + 4.21
The road bed is 9 m wide and the side slope for
cut is 1:1 and for fill is 1.5:1. Determine the A. 47.925 sq.m B. 59.421 sq.m
area of cut of the section. C. 65.350 sq.m D. 53.625 sq.m
A. 7.505 m2 B. 8.606 m2
C. 9.404 m2 D. 10.202 m2 68. The cross-section notes shown below are for a
ground excavation for a 10 m wide roadway.
60. The areas in cut of two irregular sections 65 m Sta 16 + 100
apart are 36 sq. m and 72 sq. m, respectively. 8.2 L 0 13.65 R
Base width is 10 m, side slope of 3H:2V. Using a + 2.15 + 3.5 + 5.8
prismoidal correction, find the corrected volume
of cut in cu.m. between the two stations. What is the cross-sectional area, in sq. m., at
A. 3061.35 B. 3459.69 Sta 16 + 100?
C. 3272.81 D. 3613.74 A. 64.1125 B. 46.1125
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69. Find the area of a piece of land with an 79. What is the angle of intersection of the
irregular boundary as follows: tangents of simple curve if their bearing are N
Offset Distance 75º12’ E and S 78º36’ E, respectively?
Station
(m) A. 26º12’ B. 18º42’
0 + 000 5.59 C. 03º24’ D. 22º38’

0 + 010 3.38 80. Find the radius of a simple curve having a

0 + 020 2.30 degree of curve of 5º using chord basis.
A. 229.2 m B. 142.3 m
0 + 030 3.96
C. 114.7 m D. 201.5 m
0 + 040 4.80
Situation – The Bearing of a tangent line through PC
The stations are on straight-line boundary. Find is N30°E, while the bearing of a tangent through PT
the area of the land by Trapezoidal Rule. is S70ºE. The stationing of PC is 110+100 while that
A. 138.4 sq.m B. 128.5 sq.m of PI is 110+300.
C. 118.5 sq.m D. 148.4 sq.m 81. Calculate the radius of the simple curve.
A. 238.35m B. 245.58m
Situation – The center height of the road at station C. 369.15 m D. 298.36m
7+110 is 2 m fill while at station 7+160 it is 1.2 m
cut. From station 7+110 to the other station the 82. Calculate the degree of curve
ground makes a uniform slope of 4.8% A. 4.8° B. 3.6°
C. 5.1° D. 6.1°
70. Compute the slope of the new road.
A. 0.012 B. 0.018 83. Calculate the stationing of P.T.
C. 0.016 D. 0.021 A. 110+458.1 B. 110+577.6
C. 110+432.8 D. 110+521.02
71. Find the distance in meters from station 7+110
in which the fill is extended. COMPOUND CURVES
A. 31.25 B. 33.25
C. 35.25 D. 37.25 84. The elements of a compound curve are as follows:
I1 = 18.0º D1 = 2º Sta PI = 42 + 089.6
72. Compute the stationing of the point where the I2 = 23.5º D2 = 4º
fill is extended. Find the stationing of PC. Use arc basis.
A. 71+141.25 B. 71+143.25 A. 41 + 908.38 B. 41 + 934.92
C. 71+145.25 D. 71+147.25 C. 41 + 917.23 D. 41 + 925.19

SIMPLE CURVES 85. A compound curve has the following data:

I1 = 28º D1 = 3º
73. A circular curve has the following data: I2 = 31º D2 = 4º
Azimuth of back tangent = 205º Find the stationing of PCC. Use PI Sta 30+120.5
Azimuth of forward tangent = 262º A. 30 + 110.73 B. 30 + 118.46
Middle ordinate, M = 5.8 m C. 30 + 114.88 D. 30 + 106.97
Find the length of the tangent, in meters.
A. 23.77 B. 24.88 86. A compound curve has a common tangent of 520 m
C. 25.99 D. 22.83 long. The first curve passing through the PC is
a 3-degree curve with a central angle of 50°.
74. From Point A on a simple curve, the Find the radius of the second curve if its
perpendicular distance to the tangent, at point central angle is 35°.
Q, is 64 m. The tangent passes through the PC. A. 1,084.3 B. 1,143.7
The distance from Q to PC is 260 m. Find the C. 1,265.2 D. 1,304.3
radius of the curve, in m.
A. 580 B. 540 87. The length of the common tangent of a compound
C. 560 D. 520 curve is 321 m. D1= 25°, I1= 36°, I2 = 62º. Find
the degree of the second curve. Use an arc
75. From the PC, the deflection angles of two basis.
intermediate points A and B of a simple curve A. 3° B. 3.5°
are 3º15’ and 8º15’, respectively. The chord C. 2° D. 4°
distance between A and B is 40 m long. Find the
length of the curve from the PC to B, in m? REVERSE CURVES
A. 74.3 B. 66.1
C. 70.5 D. 62.4 88. The common tangent of a reversed curve is 280.5
m and has an azimuth of 312º29’. BC is a tangent
76. A 4-degree simple curve has an angle of of the first curve whose azimuth is 252º45’. DE
intersection of 24º. Find the length of the long is a tangent of the second curve whose azimuth
chord. Use arc basis. is 218º13’. The radius of the first curve is 180
A. 119.13 m B. 125.10 m m. PI is at Sta. 16 + 523.37. B is at PI. What
C. 112.21 m D. 132.56 m is the stationing of PI2?
A. 16 + 754.8 B. 16 + 764.8
77. A 3º curve has an external distance of 8.53 m. C. 16 + 774.8 D. 16 + 784.8
What is the central angle? Use chord basis.
A. 23º B. 24º Situation – The perpendicular distance between two
C. 25º D. 22º parallel tangents of a reversed curve is 40 m. The
azimuth of the back tangent of the curve is 270. And
78. A 3-degree curve has an angle of intersection of the azimuth of the common tangent is 310°. If the
24º. What is the length of the long chord in m? radius of the back curve is 130 m and the stationing
Use chord basis. of P.R.C. is 10+100,
A. 158.85 B. 183.42
C. 171.28 D. 162.38 89. Calculate the length of R2
A. 45.367 m B. 40.973 m
C. 41.690 m D. 44.760 m

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90. Determine the length of curve from P.C. to 101. A grade of +6.5% meets a grade of -3% at St
P.R.C. 10 + 800 whose elevation is at 1560 m. A
A. 90.757m B. 95.151m parabolic curve AB, 400 m long connects the
C. 94.544m D. 91.474m grade lines with A on the back tangent. Find the
stationing of A.
91. Determine the length of curve from P.R.C. to A. 10 + 300 B. 10 + 600
P.T. C. 10 + 500 D. 10 + 400
A. 28.604m B. 32.998m
C. 32.391m D. 29.321m 102. A grade of -5% intersects a grade of +1%.
The change of grade is restricted to 0.4% in 20
TRANSITION CURVES - SPIRAL m Compute the length of the vertical parabolic
sag curve.
92. A spiral easement curve has a length of 100 m A. 340 B. 320
with a central curve having a radius of 300 m. C. 350 D. 300
Determine the offset distance from the tangent
to the third-quarter point of the spiral. Situation – A vertical summit parabolic curve has
A. 5.14 B. 4.02 its P (intersection of P.C and P.T.) at station
C. 3.68 D. 2.34 14+750 with elevation 76.30 m. The grade of the back
tangent is 3.4% and forward tangent of -4.8%. If the
93. A spiral easement curve has a length of 120 m length of curve is 300 m.
with a central curve having a radius of 300 m.
Determine the offset distance from the tangent 103. Compute the location of the vertical curve
to the third-quarter point of the spiral. from P.C.
A. 5.125 B. 4.025 A. 148.14m B. 139.53m
C. 3.375 D. 2.350 C. 124.39m D. 135.37m

94. A spiral easement curve has a length of 100 m 104. Compute the elevation of the summit of
with a central angle having a radius of 300 m. vertical curve.
Determine the degree of spiral at the third A. 57.49m B. 70.94m
quarter point. C. 61.72m D. 73.32m
A. 2.86 B. 4.12
C. 3.25 D. 2.14 105. Compute the stationing of the vertical curve
summit.
95. The degree of curve of the central curve of a A. 14+724.39 B. 14+784.55
spiral easement curve is equal to 6º. If the C. 14+831.36 D. 14+803.21
max, design velocity of the car passing thru the
spiral curve is 75 kph, determine the required
length of spiral.
A. 75.41 B. 78.25
C. 79.52 D. 82.23

VERTICAL CURVES

96. A -6% grade and a +2% intersect at STA 12 + 200

whose elevation is at 14.375 m. The two grades
are to be connected by a parabolic curve, 160 m
long. Find the elevation of the first quarter
point on the curve.
A. 15.275 m B. 17.175 m
C. 20.125 m D. 22.050 m

97. A -2.5% grade is connected to a +1.0% grade by

means of a 180 m vertical curve. The PI station
is 100 + 00 and the PI is at elevation 100 m
above sea level. What is the stationing of the
lowest point on the vertical curve?
A. 100 + 38.57 B. 100 + 50.24
C. 100 + 19.76 D. 100 + 75.32

98. A vertical sag curve has tangent grades of -3.5%

and +4.6% meeting at point A whose elevation is
67 m. If the length of the curve is 440 m, find
the elevation of the PC.
A. 75.2 m B. 74.7 m
C. 59.3 m D. 73.2 m

99. A vertical sag parabolic curve has tangent

grades of -2% and +3%. Find the length, in m, of
the curve if the required sight distance is 178
m.
A. 212.66 B. 258.74
C. 321.21 D. 412.36

100. A parabolic curve AB, 400 m long is

connected by tangents having an upgrade of +6.5%
and a downgrade of -3.0% intersecting at sta. 20
+ 800 at elevation 102.5 m. Find the distance
from B to the highest point of the curve.
A. 125.6 m B. 123.5 m
C. 126.3 m D. 124.8 m

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