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INSTRUCTIONS: 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.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Consider the following important lines defining different land-widths in the context
of roads:
1. Centre line
2. Building line
3. Road boundary
4. Control line
The correct sequence of these lines with respect to location is:
A. 3, 1, 2, 4 C. 1, 3, 4, 2
B. 4, 1, 2, 3 D. 1, 3, 2, 4
2. Traffic flow equation for a section of road is u = 80 – 0.7k where ‘u’ is the speed
in kph and ‘k’ is the density in vpkm (vehicles per km). The maximum expected flow is:
A. 4572 vph C. 2286 vph
B. 1143 vph D. 572 vph
3. In the figure given below, lengths PQ(WCB : 30°) and QR (WCB : 45°) respectively up
to three places of decimal are:
Hint: WCB = Whole circle bearing, horizontal angle that measures clockwise from north.
A. 273.205, 938.186 C. 551.815, 551.815
B. 273.205, 551.815 D. 551.815, 938.186
4. A 6-lane freeway through rolling terrain (rural) has 12-ft lanes, interchanges every
1.25 mi and has 8 ft-wide shoulders. Traffic studies have resulted in the following
data:
AADT = 65,000 veh/day.
The traffic stream includes 8% trucks, 3% buses and 5% RVs. K = 0.12
Peak hour factor, based on 15-min traffic counts, is 0.9. During peak flow, directional
split = 60/40.
The LOS for the peak direction of the freeway is most nearly:
Hint: For all rural freeway segments, fN is 0.0. fIC = 1.5 mph
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A. A C. C
B. B D. D
5. A circular horizontal curve has PC at 12 + 43.56. Degree of curve = 4°. Deflection
angle between tangents is 50°24’45” (right). In order to provide adequate horizontal
sightline offset at the design speed, it is proposed to shift the forward tangent by
a parallel offset of 20 ft, while maintaining the PC, as shown in the figure. The new
degree of curve is most nearly:
Hint: 1 station = 100 ft.
A. 3.75 C. 3.91
B. 4.33 D. 3.88
6. The length and bearings of a closed traverse PQRSP are given below.
Line Length (m) Bearing (WCB)
PQ 200 0°
QR 1000 45°
RS 907 180°
SP ??? ???
Determine the missing length and bearing of line SP.
A. 207 m and 270° C. 707 m and 180°
B. 707 m and 270° D. 907 m and 270°
7. A 2-lane rural freeway segment has 12-ft lanes and an 8-ft shoulder. A cut slope of
1V:4H exists adjacent to the shoulder as shown. The ADT is 16,000 and the design speed
is 65 mph. What should be the minimum width (ft), measured from the edge of the
shoulder, which should be free of any obstructions? Hint: for an ADT of 16,000 and
design speed of 65 mph, use width of clear zone = 46 ft.
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A. 24 C. 38
B. 54 D. 46
8. Activities involved in the process of earthmoving:
I. Excavating
II. Loading
III. Hauling
IV. Placing
V. Compacting
VI. Grading
VII. Finishing
A. I, III & V C. I, III, V & VI
B. I & III only D. All of the above
9. Find the area of a triangle ABC: c = 23 cm., A = 20, B = 15.
A. 41.40 C. 46.16
B. 42.78 D. 40.82
10. Match List-I (Property of aggregate) with List-II (Test associated with the property)
and select the best answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Strength 1. Impact
B. Hardness 2. Soundness
C. Toughness 3. Stripping
D. Durability 4. Crushing
5. Abrasion
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
A. 4 5 1 2 C. 4 1 5 3
B. 5 4 1 3 D. 5 1 4
11. A 6-in.-square unreinforced-concrete beam is loaded in third-point loading on a simple
span of 5 ft. The test is conducted at 28 days after the concrete beam is cast. If the
failure occurs by flexural cracking within the middle third of the beam when load P =
800 lb, the 28-day compressive strength (lb/in2) of the concrete is most nearly:
Hint: fr = 7.5λ√fc′
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A. 6,500 C. 4,500
B. 5,500 D. 3,500
12. Shoring or timbering in excavation over _____ deep and those installed to prevent the
movement, collapse of an adjacent structure shall be designed by a structural engineer
and approved by the proper authority.
A. 5.0 m C. 6.6 m
B. 6.0 m D. 7.2 m
13. The equilibrium superelevation required on a broad gauge track at horizontal curve of
radius 650 m for a speed of 65 kph is, nearly: (Hint: for a broad gauge track, the
road width is 1.676 meters)
A. 0.013 cm C. 0.130 cm
B. 8.58 cm D. 17.16 cm
14. It is the bucket volume contained within the bucket when following the outline of the
bucket sides.
A. Plate line capacity C. Waterline capacity
B. Struck capacity D. Heaped volume
15. A stone is thrown upward from the top of a 13-m building. At t = 2 s, the stone is 3
m above ground. Find the height of the stone at t = 0.5 s. Is the stone moving upward
or downward at t = 0.5 s?
A. 14.18 m, downward C. 13.33 m, downward
B. 14.18 m, upward D. 13.33 m, upward
16. The magnetic bearing of a line AB is S 45° E and the declination is 5° West. The true
bearing of the line AB is
A. S 45° E C. S 50° E
B. S 40° E D. S 50° W
17. Find the area bounded by the curves y = x^2/8 and y = –x.
A. 31/3 C. 34/3
B. 32/3 D. 35/3
18. Which of the following are the purpose for use of steel bar reinforcement in cement
concrete pavements?
1. To increase the flexural strength of concrete
2. To prevent the onset of cracks
3. To allow wider spacing of joints
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A. 1 and 2 only C. 2 and 3 only
B. 1 and 3 only D. 1, 2, and 3
19. By using Lagrange’s mean value theorem for
f(x) = x(x + 2)(x – 1),
find ‘c’ for c ∊ (–1, 0).
A. –1/3 C. –3/4
B. –2/3 D. –4/5
20. Two straight lines intersect at an angle of 60°. The radius of a curve joining the two
straight lines is 600 m. The length of the mid-ordinate in meters is:
A. 80.38 C. 39.89
B. 8.40 D. 60.40
21. Liberty Travel surveyed 125 potential customers. The following information was ob-
tained.
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68 wishes to travel to Hawaii 34 wishes to travel to Hawaii and Las Vegas
53 wishes to travel to Las Vegas 26 wishes to travel to Las Vegas and Disney World
47 wishes to travel to Disney World 23 wishes to travel to Hawaii and Disney World
18 wishes to travel to all three destinations
How many of those surveyed did not wish to travel to any of these destinations?
A. 22 C. 28
B. 25 D. 18
22. The following graph (Source: American Automobile Manufacturers Association) shows the
total motor vehicle production, in millions, in the United States for the years 2006-
2013. In which years was the number of vehicles produced ≤ 8.5 million?
A. 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013 C. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
B. 2009, 2010 D. 2008, 2011
23. A man wishes to save money by setting aside 1 cent the first day, 2 cents the second
day, 4 cents the third day, and so on. If he continues to double the amount set aside
each day, how much must he set aside on the fifteenth day?
A. $16,438 C. $15,447
B. $15,744 D. $16,384
24. The lost time due to starting delay on a traffic signal is noted to be 3 s, the actual
green time is 25 s and yellow time is 3 s. How much is the effective green time?
A. 31 s C. 28 s
B. 25 s D. 22 s
25. 240 passengers travelling in a spaceship from Mars to Earth like one or more of the
three meals among sandwich, burger and pizza as given below. 140 passengers like
sandwich, 110 passengers like burger and 90 passengers like pizza. 40 of them like
both sandwich and burger, 50 of them like both Sandwich and Pizza, 40 of them like
both burger and pizza whereas 30 of them like all the three meals. What is the
probability that a randomly selected passenger likes pizza only?
A. 0.125 C. 0.250
B. 0.375 D. 0.500
26. Let S be the set of all 4 digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 2, 3, 5,
7, 8 and 9. Probability that a randomly selected number of S has all digits distinct
is ______.
A. 5/18 C. 1/30
B. 5/36 D. 1/54
27. When the speed of the traffic flow becomes zero, then:
A. Traffic density attains its maximum value whereas traffic volume becomes zero
B. Traffic density and traffic volume both attain respective maximum values
C. Traffic density and traffic volume both become zero
D. Traffic density becomes zero whereas traffic volume attains its maximum value
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28. Sakura and Hanni pick up a ball at random from a bag containing 5 violet, 2 red and 3
orange balls one after the other, replacing it every time till one of them gets an
orange ball and the one who first gets an orange ball is declared a winner. If Sakura
begins the game, then the probability of Hanni winning the game is
A. 10/17 C. 7/17
B. 7/10 D. 3/10
29. The target mean strength (fm) for concrete mix design obtained from the characteristic
strength (fck) and standard deviation (σ) as defined in IS456-2000 is:
A. 𝑓𝑐𝑘 + 1.35σ C. 𝑓𝑐𝑘 + 1.45σ
B. 𝑓𝑐𝑘 + 1.65σ D. 𝑓𝑐𝑘 + 1.55σ
30. In quadrantal bearing system, bearing of a line varies from
A. 0 to 360 C. 0 to 90
B. 0 to 180 D. 0 N to 90 S
31. Generally, the dry materials used in making quality concrete are heavier than water.
Thus, shortly after placement, they tend to settle to the bottom and displace the
mixing water to the surface. This occurs more readily when the concrete is not air
entrained. This is defined as:
A. Screeding C. Leaking
B. Bleeding D. None of the above
32. Match List-I (Type of curve) with List-II (Design factor) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Summit curve 1. Superelevation runoff
B. Sag curve 2. Setback distance
C. Horizontal curve 3. Headlight sight distance
D. Transition curve 4. Right of way
5. Passing sight distance
A B C D A B C D
A. 4 1 3 2 C. 4 3 2 1
B. 5 3 2 1 D. 5 1 3 2
33. A 4-leg intersection in an urban location had 15 recorded accidents (all types) during
2005. During this year, the average daily volumes entering the intersection from the
four approaches were 1,900, 1,270, 1,620, and 930 vehicles. The intersection’s accident
rate (per hundred million entering vehicles) is most nearly:
A. 7.2 C. 720
B. 72 D. 7,200
34. If a two-lane National Highway and two-lane State Highway intersect at right angles,
the number of potential conflict points at the intersection, assuming that both the
roads are two-way is
A. 11 C. 24
B. 17 D. 32
35. If the pressure carried by a CBR specimen at 2.5 mm penetration is 3.5 N/mm 2, what is
the CBR of the soil? (Hint: standard unit load (pressure) for well graded crushed
stone for 2.5 mm penetration is 7 MPa)
A. 10% C. 35%
B. 50% D. 70%
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36. Primary cause of accident that is characterized by the human action that departs from
a standard or written job procedure or common practice, safety rules, regulations, or
instructions.
A. Unsafe act C. Unsafe condition
B. Safety hazard D. Health hazard
37. Find the volume generated by rotating the area in the first quadrant bounded by y = 9
– x2, x = 0, and y = 0 about the x-axis.
A. 648π/5 C. 648π/3
B. 684π/5 D. 684π/3
38. The basic lane width appropriate for national roads
A. 3.50 m C. 3.35 m
B. 2.50 m D. 4.00 m
39. Find the second derivative of y = (2x 3 – 5x)2.
A. 120x4 – 120x2 – 50 C. 240x4 – 240x2 + 50
4 2
B. 120x + 240x + 50 D. 120x4 – 240x2 + 50
40. Rectangular sheets of cardboard, which are 48 cm by 90 cm, are to be folded into open
cartons by cutting a square out of each corner and folding up the sides. How big should
the square be in order to maximize the volume of the carton?
A. 12 cm x 12 cm C. 10 cm x 10 cm
B. 15 cm x 15 cm D. 36 cm x 36 cm
41. Which of the following are considered correct?
1. The protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), shall be
provided by the employer at no cost to employees.
2. The employer is not required to pay for:
Ordinary clothing, skin creams, or other items, used solely for protection from
weather, such as winter coats, jackets, gloves, parkas, rubber boots, hats,
raincoats, ordinary sunglasses, and sunscreen.
3. The employer must pay for replacement PPE, except when the employee has lost or
intentionally damaged the PPE.
4. Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer shall be
responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of
such equipment.
A. 1, 2, and 3 only C. 1, 3, and 4 only
B. 2, and 4 only D. All of the above
42. A job requires specially engineered fill to be hauled from storage to the job site and
then placed and compacted. Given the following information the installed cost ($/yd)
of the fill is most nearly:
Compacted volume required at job site 15,000 yd3
Distance from storage to job site 32 mi
Average truck speed 32 mph
Truck capacity (net) 50,000 lb
Truck load time 25 min
Truck unload time 10 min
Truck operating cost $80 per hr
Cost of fill at storage facility $3 per ton
Compacted unit weight of fill 140 lb/ft3
Cost to place & compact fill $0.50 per yd3
A. 15 C. 23
B. 27 D. 22
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43. A projectile is fired with an initial speed of 36.6 m/s at an angle of 42.2° above the
horizontal on a long flat firing range. Determine the maximum height reached by the
projectile.
A. 35.63 m C. 33.33 m
B. 30.81 m D. 31.29 m
44. An edge of a variable cube is increasing at the rate of 3 cm/s. How fast is the volume
of the cube increasing when the edge is 10 cm long?
A. 900 cm3/s C. 800 cm3/s
B. 450 cm3/s D. 750 cm3/s
45. Is a type of thermoplastic lane marking designed to aid and provide motorist with
visual, audio, and motion warnings on the road. These are highly visible horizontal
lines on the road that produce a humming sound and ample bumpy ride to the motorists
when ran over.
A. Chevron Markings C. Diagonal Markings
B. Rumble Strips D. Painted Median
46. About 150 years ago the mathematical-biologist P. Verhulst used the equation
197.27
𝑝(𝑡) =
1 + 49.58𝑒 −0.03134(𝑡−1790)
to model the population of the United States, p(t) in millions, where t is the calendar
year. What does this model predict will happen to the population in the long term?
A. 185.25 C. 197.27
B. 190.00 D. 181.48
47. A person has $1000 and can invest it in an account that earns an annual rate of 8%
compounded quarterly. In five years $1400 will be needed. How long until this account
reaches $1400?
A. 15 quarters C. 17 quarters
B. 10 quarters D. 25 quarters
48. Philip agrees to lend $850 to his friend Joe to help Joe travel to Cincinnati to attend
a family wedding. Nine months later, Joe repaid the original $850 plus $51 interest.
What annual rate of interest did Joe pay to Philip?
A. 6% C. 8%
B. 7% D. 9%
49. With a 12% interest rate, approximately how much money must be invested today in order
to withdraw $1000 per year at the end of each year for 10 year?
A. $4800 C. $5800
B. $5650 D. $6150
50. A replacement electric motor is being considered for purchase. It is capable of
providing 200 hp. The pertinent data are as follows.
Cost $3200
Electrical Efficiency 0.85
Maintenance cost per year $50
Life expectancy 14 years
Salvage value after 14 years $0
The motor is used for 400 hr/yr and the cost of electricity is $0.04/kW-hr (1 hp =
0.746 kW). What is most nearly the effective annual cost using an interest rate of
10%?
A. $2920 C. $3290
B. $3250 D. $3610
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51. Air-drying materials; applied as a liquid in the field, except that primers are applied
either in the field or in a shop or factory.
A. Paints C. Special coatings
B. Coatings D. Transparent Finish
52. A horizontal force of 310 N is exerted on a 2.0-kg ball as it rotates (at arm’s length)
uniformly in a horizontal circle of radius 0.90 m. Calculate the speed of the ball.
A. 12.5 m/s C. 10.0 m/s
B. 11.8 m/s D. 13.9 m/s
53. Water must be pumped from a pond to an open discharge 40 ft above the pump. The line
from the pump to discharge consists of 340 ft of 4-in. pipe equipped with a check
valve and three standard elbows. The pump is located 10 ft above the pond water level.
The intake line consists of a 20-ft hose 4 in. in diameter equipped with a foot valve.
Find the total head that the pump must produce for a flow of 280 gal/min. The equivalent
length of the foot valve is 70 ft.
Use the table below.
Fitting Equivalent length Friction factor
Elbow 11 ft Pipe 5.4/100 ft
Foot Valve 70 ft Hose 4.3/100 ft
Check valve 25 ft
A. 79.8 ft C. 80.4 ft
B. 83.2 ft D. 76.2 ft
54. The prediction of highway demand requires a unit of measurement for travel behavior
to be defined. This unit is termed a trip and involves movement from a single origin
to a single destination. The parameters utilized to detail the nature and extent of a
given trip are as follows:
I. Purpose
II. Time of departure and arrival
III. Mode employed
IV. Distance of origin from destination
V. Route travelled.
A. All except V C. All except IV, V
B. All except III, V D. All of the above
55. At the Oriental Cafe Chinese restaurant, dinner consists of selecting 3 items from
column A, selecting 4 items from column B, and selecting 3 items from column C from
the menu. If columns A, B, and C have 5, 7, and 6 items, respectively, how many
different dinner combinations are possible?
A. 7000 C. 5500
B. 6000 D. 6500
56. The kinetic energy of an object is given by the formula KE = 1/2mv 2, where m is the
mass of the object and v is the velocity. In a 30.0-kg object, the velocity is expected
to approach a steady rate of 15.0 m/s. Find the limit of the kinetic energy (in Joules)
A. 3375 C. 3573
B. 3735 D. 3333
57. The specific heat of a certain gas as a function of temperature is given by the
equation cp = = 2.04 + 0.03T2. Find the rate of change of cp with respect to T (in
cal/gm(°C)2) when T = 210°C.
A. 15.4 C. 13.3
B. 12.6 D. 11.0
58. Suppose the hourly earnings X of a self-employed landscape gardener are given by the
following probability function:
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Gardener’s hourly earnings x (dollars) 0 6 12 16
Probability p(x) 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
Find the gardener’s mean hourly earnings.
A. 12 dollars C. 8 dollars
B. 10 dollar D. 16 dollars
59. On January 1, 2022, Iron Mountain Ski Corporation purchased a new snow-grooming machine
for $50,000. The machine is estimated to have a 10-year life with a $2,000 salvage
value. What journal entry would Iron Mountain Ski Corporation make at December 31,
2002, if it uses the straight-line method of depreciation?
The entry to record the first year’s depreciation would be:
Dec 31 Depreciation Expense _______
Accumulated Depreciation _______
(To record annual depreciation
on snow-grooming machine)
A. 4800 C. 3600
B. 5200 D. 6000
60. The end of a settling tank in a city sanitation system is the shape of a trapezoid
with upper edge 80 m long, lower edge 50 m long, and depth 60 m. Find the force on the
end of the tank if the tank is full of water.
A. 1764.4 X 106 N C. 1584.0 X 106 N
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B. 1058.4 X 10 N D. 1447.6 X 106 N
61. Anyone who has been alone in a building on a quiet evening knows that materials are
“alive.” The creaks and groans are material responses to external stimuli such as
heat, wind, and gravity loads. These stimuli fall into four categories, which define
the four major properties exhibited by materials:
A. Mechanical, thermal, electrical, and chemical
B. Mechanical, thermal, heat, and molecular
C. Mechanical, thermal, molecular, and chemical
D. Mechanical, thermal, electrical, and heat
62. A stunt driver wants to make his car jump over 8 cars parked side by side below a
horizontal ramp. With what minimum speed must he drive off the horizontal ramp? The
vertical height of the ramp is 1.5 m above the cars and the horizontal distance he
must clear is 22 m.
A. 37.89 m/s, 25.93 m/s C. 39.78 m/s, 23.95 m/s
B. 34.84 m/s, 26.66 m/s D. 41.11 m/s, 24.00 m/s
63. A highway with a straight alignment slopes down to a stop line as shown. The design
speed of the highway is 45 mph. The stopping sight distance (ft) is most nearly:
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A. 395 ft C. 230 ft
B. 360 ft D. 195 ft
64. A married civil engineer with two young children was killed on a job site when a
crane’s load shifted and fell. Punitive damages will be assessed when negligence by a
contractor’s employee is established. Compensation to the family for loss of income
will be made using an interest rate of 6%, even if negligence is not proven. The
engineer was 35, and retirement at age 65 is to be assumed. The engineer’s salary at
death was $45,000. If the salary was expected to increase $1000 per year in constant-
value dollars, what is the present worth of the family’s lost income? Is this a
realistic estimate of the value of a human life?
A. $741,800 C. $770,800
B. $761,800 D. $751,800
65. Estimate the hourly production in loose volume (LCM/h) of a 2.68-m3 wheel loader
excavating sand and gravel (average material) from a pit and moving it to a stockpile.
The average haul distance is 61 m, the effective grade is 6%, the bucket fill factor
is 1.00, and job efficiency is 50 min/h. Use table below for cycle time. For travel
time, use 0.30 min.
Basic Cycle Time (min)
Loading Conditions Articulated Wheel Loader Track Loader
Loose materials 0.35 0.30
Average materials 0.50 0.35
Hard materials 0.65 0.45
A. 195 C. 170
B. 168 D. 184
66. What are the procedures for zenith angle measurement?
I. Level the instrument.
II. Direct Sight with the Horizontal Crosshair.
III. Read and record the direct vertical angle.
IV. Reverse sight with the horizontal crosshair.
V. Read and record the reversed vertical angle.
VI. Average the angles.
A. I, II, III, IV, V, VI C. I, III, II, V, IV, VI
B. I, IV, V, II, III, VI D. None of the above
67. If the standard deviation of a set of observation is 0, you can conclude:
A. That there is no relationship among the observations
B. That the average value is 0
C. That all observations are the same value
D. That a mistake in arithmetic has been made
68. A roller is used to compact soil to a specific density. The roller can achieve this
target density for a 6-in. layer of material in four passes. The following specifica-
tions are given:
Width of roller drum = 8.0 ft; Forward speed of roller = 3 mph; Overall efficiency of
roller = 80%; Soil shrinkage = 15%
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The material delivery rate (bank measure) to the site is 950 yd3/hr. The number of
rollers required to keep up with this material delivery rate is most nearly:
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
69. Find the coordinates of the centroid of the area bounded by the curves y = x3, y = 0,
and x = 1.
A. (2/7, 4/5) C. (4/5, 2/7)
B. (3/5, 1/7) D. (1/7, 3/5)
70. An engineering control or PPE set that protect you after you fall which is characterized
by stopping the fall before you hit the surface like net/mesh and/or body harness.
A. Fall alert system C. Fall-proof system
B. Fall arrest system D. Fall protection system
71. A building project consist of 10 activities, represented by the network shown below.
Find the critical path of the network.
A. 1–2–4–7–8 C. 1–2–3–5–8
B. 1–2–4–5–8 D. 1–2–3–6–8
72. Find the expected production in loose cubic meters per hour of a small hydraulic
excavator. Heaped bucket capacity is 0.57 m3. The material is sand and gravel with a
bucket fill factor of 0.95. Job efficiency is 50 min/h. Average depth of cut is 4.3
m. Maximum depth of cut is 6.1 m, and average swing is 90 (swing depth factor = 1.00).
Cycle output is 250 cycles/hr. Bucket fill factor = 0.95.
A. 113 LCM/h C. 120 LCM/h
B. 125 LCM/h D. 109 LCM/h
73. Find the expected production in loose cubic meters per hour of a 2.3-m3 hydraulic
shovel equipped with a front-dump bucket. The material is common earth with a bucket
fill factor of 1.0. The average angle of swing is 75° (swing factor = 1.05) and job
efficiency is 0.80. Hint: Standard cycles is 150 per hour.
A. 285 LCM/h C. 290 LCM/h
B. 305 LCM/h D. 280 LCM/h
74. Estimate the production in loose cubic meters per hour for a medium-weight clamshell
excavating loose earth. Heaped bucket capacity is 0.75 m 3. The soil is common earth
with a bucket fill factor of 0.95. Estimated cycle time is 40 s. Job efficiency is
estimated at 50 min/h.
A. 70 LCM/h C. 63 LCM/h
B. 75 LCM/h D. 53 LCM/h
75. It is the process of increasing the density of a soil by mechanically forcing the soil
particles closer together, thereby expelling air from the void spaces in the soil.
A. Consolidation C. Relative density
B. Compaction D. Earthworks
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