Question 1

Octagon

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Standard sign shape for STOP sign

Question 2

Equilateral triangle

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Standard sign shape for GIVE WAY sign

Question 3

Red

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The color of No Loading/Unloading Zone 
markings

Question 4

B. Traffic signs

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. Device mounted on a fixed support 
(permanent signs) or portable support 
(temporary signs) whereby a specific message 
is conveyed by means of words or symbols 
placed or erected for the purpose of 
regulating, warning or guiding traffic.

Question 5

Guide Signs

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Signs which inform and advise road users 
of directions, distances, routes and the 
location of services for road users and point 
of interest.

Question 6

Chevron signs

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Signs used to guide drivers through a 
change in horizontal alignment of the road

Question 7

. Number of Traffic Lanes

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The design element which is the most 
affected by the volume of traffic.

Question 8

. Drainage

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The primary consideration in the design 
of geometric cross sections for highways, 
runways and taxiways is

Question 9

2.5 sec

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Reaction times vary widely. As a result, 
the usual practice is to use a single, rather 
conservative value. AASHTO suggests a value 
of ____ in its Policy on Geometric Design of 
Highways and Streets.

Question 10

Specifications

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It provides the detailed requirements 
for the materials, equipment and workmanship 
to be incorporated into the project.

Question 11

Plans

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This refers to drawing, usually 
accompanied by notes, of various aspects or 
components of the design.

Question 12

Estimates

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It include cost estimates for various 
parts of the project and are used to evaluate 
the acceptability of bids and the financial 
feasibility of the project.

Question 13

. Design Speed

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the maximum safe speed 
that can be maintained over a specified 
section of a highway when conditions are so 
favorable that the design features of the 
highway govern.

Question 14

3.35 m

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The basic lane width appropriate for 
national road is _______.

Question 15

Vicinity Map

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It is advisable for a site plan to 
contain a large-scale map of the overall area 
and to indicate where the project is located 
on the site.

Question 16

Profile

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This drawing has elevation as its 
vertical axis and horizontal distance as 
measured along the centerline of the 
facility as its horizontal axis.

Question 17

Super-elevation Diagram

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This applies to curved facilities, suc 
as highways or railways only. It consists of 
a graph with a roadway or railway cross slope 
versus horizontal distance

Question 18

Geometric Cross Section

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This view has elevation as its vertical 
axis and horizontal distance, measured 
perpendicular to the centerline, as its 
horizontal axis.

Question 19

Unsafe Act

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It is a violation of an accepted safe 
procedure which could permit the occurrence 
of an accident.

Question 20

Unsafe Condition

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A hazardous physical condition or 
circumstance which could directly permit the 
occurrence of an accident.

Question 21

Rule 1080

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Rule is the guidelines regarding 
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Question 22

Slump test

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How do you test the relative consistency 
of concrete?

Question 23

Batching

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Most important process to prepare 
concrete:

Question 24

14 days

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The number of days final curing for a 
concrete cement pavement is done for

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