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MSTE, HGE, PSAD

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Sudden drop of Shear Strength   LIQUEFACTION  
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Reciprocal of Deflection   RIGIDITY OF STRUCTURE  
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Develop when center of mass and center of rigidity of structure does not coincide   TORSIONAL SHEAR STRESS  
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Refers to lateral displacement of one level relative to other   STOREY DRIFT  
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Resultant of resistance to the applied lateral force   CENTER OF RIGIDITY  
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- Point where where the applied seismic forces acts - Point where the vertical force acts   CENTER OF MASS  
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Flexibility of structure   RECIPROCAL OF STIFFNESS  
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Floor which is less than 70% stiff as floor above it & 80% stiff as average   SOFT STOREY  
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Can be measured by seismometer   GROUND DISPLACEMENT  
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Deals with forces at rest   STATIC  
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Distance of center mass and center of rigidity   ECCENTRICITY  
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Determines whether a body will be at rest or motion   RESULTANT  
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Energy by virtue or velocity   KINETIC  
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- Refers to the ability of a material to deform in the plastic range without breaking - Property that enables the material to under large permanent strains before failure   DUCTILITY  
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Causes the material to deform for a long period of time until a sudden fracture occurs   CREEP  
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Refers to ability of material to absorb energy in the elastic range - Material undergoes changes in its structure resulting in increased resistance to further deformation   RESILIENCE  
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Refers to ability of material to absorb energy in the plastic range   TOUGHNESS  
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Refers to the stress at which a material begins to deform plastically   STRAIN HARDENING  
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Refers to the tendency of solid materials to return to their original shape after being forces are applied on them   ELASTICITY  
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Slope of the straight line portion of the stress-strain curve   YOUNG'S MODULUS  
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Stress directly proportional to strain   HOOKE'S LAW  
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Ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain   POISSON'S RATIO  
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- Procedure that involves turning the angle twice and making the line of sight each time at the point. If two lines result, an average is established to create the line.   DOUBLE CENTERING  
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What is the lane width for National Road?   3.35m  
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Informs road users to abide certain traffic rule requirements on road condition   SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS SIGNS  
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Signs that inform road users to traffic laws & regulations which if disregarded will constitute an offense.   REGULATORY SIGNS  
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Signs which provide means of displaying essential traffic information on wide multi-lane roads   OVERHEAD SIGNS  
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Inform & advice road users of direction, distances, routes, the location or services & points of interest   INFORMATIVE SIGNS/ GUIDE SIGNS  
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Warn or advice of temporary hazardous condition that could endanger road users or the men & equipment engaged on roadwork.   ROADWORK SIGNS  
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Warn road users of condition on or adjacent to the road that maybe unexpected or hazardous.   WARNING SIGNS  
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Guide drivers through a change in horizontal alignment of the road   CHEVRON SIGNS  
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The EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE is the standard shape of ____   WARNING SIGN AND GIVE WAY  
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What is the conventional sign shape for regulatory sign?   CIRCLE  
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Standard sign shape for STOP sign   OCTAGON  
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GUIDE SIGNS, ROADWORK SIGNS, SUPPLEMENTARY PLATES are ______ in shape   RECTANGULAR  
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Contained within the bucket when following the outline of the bucket sides   PLATE LINE CAPACITY  
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Volume on the level of lowest edge of bucket   WATER LINE CAPACITY  
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Maximum volume w/o spillage based on angle of repose of material in bucket   HEAPED CAPACITY  
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It is the bucket capacity when load is struck off   STRUCK CAPACITY  
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Maximum number of vehicles, which have a reasonable expectations of passing over a given section of a lane or a roadway in one direction or in both directions during one hour under prevailing road & traffic conditions   ROAD CAPACITY  
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Defined as the number of vehicles per unit distance occupying a section of roadway at a given instant time   ROAD DENSITY  
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Ideal capacity of a road is _______vph   2000 vph  
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___% of tide is guaranteed safe for the ships, based on INTERNATIONAL WATER WAY CONGRESS   98%  
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The datum line for design of port facilities in accordance with chart which being used by Philippine Ports Authority   MLLW - Main Lower Low Water  
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CE Board April 2023 The shear strength of soil increases with _______   INCREASE IN NORMAL STRESS  
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Triaxial shear stress acts on what axis?   ALL PLANE AXIS EXCEPT X and Y axis  
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In what plane does the additional stress (deviator stress) can affect the shear stress?   HORIZONTAL  
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What test is not performed in the laboratory?   VANE TEST  
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Soil greater than 75mm is classified as __________   COBBLES  
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In 1.3cNc + 𝛾Df Nq + 0.4𝛾BNy, Nc, Nq, Ny are function of   ANGLE OF FRICTION  
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- Molecules of liquids get attracted to ___________ - For example, when an insect such as mosquitoes that is denser than water is able to float or run along the water surface   SURFACE TENSION  
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Where is the METACENTER for stable equilibrium?   ABOVE CENTER OF GRAVITY  
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The shear strength of a cohesionless soil is proportional to the tangent of ___________   ANGLE OF SHEARING RESISTANCE  
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When the metacenter of a floating body is lower than the center of gravity, then the body will be in ___________   UNSTABLE EQUILIBRIUM  
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The metacentric height is the distance between the _______   CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE FLOATING BODY AND THE METACENTER  
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The following describes the ______ - Caused by soft clay - Decreases the pile capacity - Caused due to relative settlement of soil   NEGATIVE SKIN FRICTION ON PILES  
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It does not vary on any other planet   SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF LIQUID  
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In civil engineering, soil is __________   UNCEMENTED AGGREGATE  
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The weight per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and pressure is called ________   SPECIFIC WEIGHT  
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Ratio of VOLUME OF WATER and the VOLUME OF VOIDS   DEGREE OF SATURATION  
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Ratio of WEIGHT OF WATER to the WEIGHT OF SOLID PARTICLES   MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT  
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Ratio of VOLUME OF VOIDS and the VOLUME OF SOIL MASS   POROSITY  
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It is the ratio of the VOLUME OF VOID SPACE to the VOLUME OF SOLID SUBSTANCE   VOID RATIO  
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Situation with a potential cause to harm in terms in injury, ill health, damage to property, damage to environment or combination.   HAZARD  
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It is a human action that deviates from a commonly accepted safe procedure or standard operations that could permit an occurrence of an accident   RISK  
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It is the color of loading and unloading zone marking   RED  
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Type of thermoplastic lane marking designed to aid and provide motorist with visual, audio and motion warning on the road   RUMBLE STRIP  
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The timing of signals in relationship to one another so that vehicles traveling at a determined speed can pass through the greens of successive signals.   SIGNAL COORDINATION  
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- Basic unit of travel behavior - It is also involve movement from single origin to a single destination and are usually described in terms of their origins, destinations, purposes, time of occurrence, travel modes and routes.   TRIP  
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It represents the component of vehicle weight which acts parallel to an inclined surface   GRADE RESISTANCE  
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A cohesive soil deposit is considered soft if the unconfined compression strength in KPa is between _______   24 TO 48  
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Section 302.2.2 NSCP. Steepness of the cut shall not exceed _______   1:2  
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It is nothing more than a column driven into the soil to support a structure by transferring building loads to a deeper and stronger layer of soil or rock   PILES  
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1 atm = ____mmHg. Specific gravity of mercury ______   760 mmHg // 13.56  
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If water used to measure the atmospheric pressure, how high would it be?   10.33 m  
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What will happen to the bearing capacity of soil if the ground water table in a soil formation rises due to flooding?   IT GETS WEAKER  
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____ is the reaction time to be used for the road safety design.   2.5 sec  
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Refers to the measure of a material's ability to withstand cyclic (repeated) stresses.   FATIGUE RESISTANCE  
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it is a manner of moving a straight-edge back and forth with saw-like motion across the top of the forms   SCREEDING  
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It is the horizontal force directed outward. This force has the capability of pushing the vehicle off the road in which the car will overturn in outward direction.   CENTRIFUGAL FORCE (CF)  
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Every construction shall have a suitable ________, which must be in accordance with these rules, and other orders and issuances issued by the DOLE   CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM  
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Who is given authority to review reports and inspection, accident investigations and implementation of the program?   HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE  
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An act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations thereof   R.A NO 11058  
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Refers to any person trained and duly certified to administer first aid by the Philippine Red Cross or any organization authorized by the Secretary of Labor and Employment   CERTIFIED FIRST AIDER  
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Refers to a qualified first-aider, nurse, dentist or physician engaged by the employer to provide occupational health services in the establishment, project, site or workplace   OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PERSONNEL  
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Refers to any employee or officer of the company trained by DOLE or DOLE-Accredited Training Organization and tasked by the employer to implement an OSH program, and ensure that it is in accordance with the provisions of OSH standards.   SAFETY OFFICER  
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Refers to the industry-determined specifications of proficiency required for effective work performance   COMPETENCY STANDARDS  
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Refers to a situation caused by a condition or practice in any place of employment that could reasonably be expected to lead to death or serious physical harm   IMMINENT DANGER  
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It is a collective effort that focuses both on the different jobs in a company, and a group of people tasked to identify them.   JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS  
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The discipline dealing with the prevention of work related injuries and diseases as well as the protection and promotion of the health of workers.   OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH  
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Pavement markings are applied /removed by _____   DPWH  
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The process of injecting any agent into soil or rock to increase its strength or stability, protect foundations or reduce ground water   GROUTING  
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Localized upward buckling and shattering of the slabs at transverse joint or cracks.   BLOWUPS  
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Cracking appears as a series of interconnecting cracks caused by fatigue failure of the asphalt concrete surface which is often due repeated traffic loading   ALLIGATOR CRACKING  
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Cracks approx. at right angles to the pavement centerline. These may be caused by shrinkage or differential thermal stress of the asphalt concrete or maybe reflective cracks.   TRANSVERSE CRACKING  
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The following are the overall track ______ - Subgrade - Ballast - Ties - Rails - Rails Fastening   STRUCTURE OF RAILROAD  
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The following are the standard practice of __________ - Instrument is level - Sight Target - Sight direct and reverse   MEASURING VERTICAL OR ZENITH ANGLES  
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The following are the characteristics of __________ - Point Upstream - At the right angles to the slope - On the ground closes itself   CONTOUR  
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A measure of material ability to resist indentation or penetration   HARDNESS  
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An increase in soil density of a cohesive soil resulting from the expulsion of water from the solid voids spaces   CONSOLIDATION  
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Tides when the waters reach their greatest height and the low waters at the least height after a full moon and new moon   SPRING TIDES  
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-Berth structure projecting out from the shoreline. -Runs perpendicular (or at an angle) to the shore and projects out into the water. -It is also used as a walkway for passenger.   PIER  
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A place on coast for security and comfort of vessels. Small bay or other sheltered part of an area of water   HARBOR  
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Includes HARBOR and adjacent town or city suitable for (a) LOADING GOODS (b) EMBARKING PASSENGERS   PORT OR SEAPORT  
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A continuous structure built parallel to along the margin of the sea or alongside riverbanks, canals or waterways. Suitable for RECEIVE AND DISCHARGE CARGO   WHARF OR QUAY  
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It is done on slabs that are to be left exposed or to receive thin finishes, such as resilient flooring, carpet, tile, or paint   TROWELING  
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Process of measuring concrete ingredients either by volume or by mass and introducing them into the mixture.   BATCHING  
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Result of insufficient asphalt binder in the mix of stripping of asphalt from particles of aggregate.   RAVELING  
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The main purpose is to elevate the road to a certain level such that it makes the resultant force normal to the road surface for a certain speed.   SUPER ELEVATION (e)  
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Type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Modern types of these show the dependency relationships between activities and the current schedule status   GANTT CHART  
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What are the capacity requirement for all scaffoldings?   AT LEAST 4 TIMES ITS OWN WEIGHT  
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The following are characteristics of ____________ -High Shear Strength - Prone to settlement due to vibrating load - Easy to compact   COHESIONLESS SOIL  
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The material composition is the same but its mechanical properties are different in every direction   ORTHOTROPIC MATERIAL  
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At any time, the discharge at every section of the stream remains the same   CONTINUOUS FLOW  
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When the path of individual fluid particles does not cross or intersect   LAMINAR FLOW  
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When its path lines are irregular curves and continuously cross each other   TURBULENT FLOW  
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The CONTINUITY EQUATION is based on what principle?   CONSERVATION OF MASS  
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The BERNOULLI'S ENERGY THEOREM is based on what principle?   CONSERVATION OF ENERGY  
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What do you call the maximum amount of stress a material can handle?   ULTIMATE STRENGTH  
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What do you call the strength of a material at failure?   RUPTURE STRENGTH  
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An interest rate which specifies the actual rate of interest on the principal for one year as __________   EFFECTIVE RATE  
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These are the products or services that are desired by human and will be purchased if money is available after the required necessities have been obtained   LUXURIES  
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Highest surface part of a wave   CREST  
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Lowest surface part of a wave   TROUGH  
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Vertical distance between the crest and trough   WAVE HEIGHT  
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Horizontal distance between two adjacent crests or troughs   WAVE LENGTHS  
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These are long sights that can be taken with greater accuracy than using the stadia method   MERITS  
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Difference between the most probable value of the quantity and its observed value   RESIDUAL ERROR  
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The ff are used for _____ > Straining device > Thermometer > Stakes   BASE LINE MEASUREMENTS  
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The maximum grade permitted on curves for Phil. National roads   6%  
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These are the additional costs of producing one more unit of a product.   MARGINAL COST  
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It refers to the period of time in years that results in the minimum equivalent annual cost.   ECONOMIC LIFE  
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