Debremarkos University Model Exit Exam 2015
Debremarkos University Model Exit Exam 2015
Debremarkos University Model Exit Exam 2015
10. Which of the following statement is not true about the mechanism
of shrinkage of concrete?
A) Dry shrinkage occurs when contracting of a hardened concrete
mixture due to the loss of capillary water.
B) Plastic Settlement occurs due to excessive temperature
difference within a concrete structure or its surroundings.
C) Carbonation shrinkage occurs when carbon dioxide penetrates
into the concrete through pores.
D) Plastic shrinkage occurs due to the amount of water lost to
evaporation is greater than the rate of bleeding there is a net
reduction in volume.
15. As the project is built, the actual quantities are checked against
the estimated quantities. For example, if the estimated quantity of
concrete for a sheer wall is 23 m3, but the actual installed concrete is
26 m3, then the contractor would be paid for the additional 3m3.who is
responsible for this addition of cost due to variation of work when the
types of contact is guaranteed maximum price addition of cost due to
variation of work when the types of contact is guaranteed maximum
price
A) Contractor
B) Consultant
C) Client
D) Government
16. In a long and short wall method of estimation, the length of wall is
the center-to-center distance between the walls and
A) Breadth of the wall
B) Half breadth of wall on each side
C) One fourth breadth of wall on each side
D) None of the above
19. A crawler mounted bull dozer has a costs 19,000,000 birr; its
useful life is 10 years, and an end-of-life salvage value is 2,000,000-
birr. Thus, with sum of years digit method (SOYD) the depreciation at
end of year 8 is:
A) 618,182-birr
B) 2,927,274-birr
C) 927,273-birr
D) 309,091-birr
38. Look for Figure 1 and Table 1 What will be the possible minimum
cost and duration of the project?
A) 24000 Birr and 10 days
B) 24000 Birr and 11 days
C) 24500 Birr and 11 days
D) 25000 Birr and 10 days
40. Total executed amount (the value of work executed and material
supplied to date) is 10,000,000 Birr; total previous payment is Birr
3,400,000, Retention 5%, Advance payment paid to the contractor is
Birr 3,000,000, Previous VAT were Birr 510,000. Now; how much of
total payment to the contractor with 15% VAT you certify? (if other
variables are constant)
A) Birr 4,090,000.00
B) Birr 5,295,549.95
C) Birr 3,148,212.90
D) Birr 2,049,404.30
41. The excavation exceeding 1.5 m in width and 10 sq. m in plan
area with a depth not exceeding 20 cm, is termed as __________
A) Pit excavation
B) Site clearance
C) bulk excavation
D) trench excavation
44. The generator house project has 600,000 ETB budget cost for the
construction. According to the project schedule the construction team
should be done with 35% of the work. As of today, the project is 45%
complete while 50% budget has been used. What is the performance
of the project regarding cost and time?
A) Over budget and ahead of schedule
B) Under budget and behind a schedule
C) Over budget and behind a schedule
D) Under budget and ahead of schedule
45. The major ideal composition of a good brick earth is
A) Clay (Alumina)
B) Iron oxide
C) Silica
D) CaO & MgO
46. Which one of the following termination types gives a right to claim
for one of the parties?
A) Termination by agreement
B) Termination by performance
C) Termination by frustration
D) None of the above
52. Interest paid (earned) on both the original principal borrowed (lent)
and previous interest earned is often referred to as __________.
A) Present value
B) Simple interest
C) Future value
D) Compound interest.
54. Suppose the Cost of the project is 600,000 ETB, life of the project
is 5 years annual cash flow is 200,000 ETB with an interest rate is 10%.
Therefore, how much is the discounted payback period
______________.
A) 2 yrs.
B) 2 yrs. 6 months
C) 3 yrs.
D) 3 yrs. and 9 months
55. One of the following is not about the difference between Pile &
Pier foundations?
A) Pier foundation transfer load only through bearing.
B) Pier foundation is shallower in depth than pile foundation
C) Pier foundation is preferred where the top strata consist of
decomposed rock overlaying strata of hard rock.
D) Pier foundation transfer load through fiction & bearing.
56. One of the following alternatives comprises the correct order for
“Program → Project → Task → Work package” level of division of the
WBS structure. Which one?
A) Residential building → Real estate development →
Substructure → Site clearance
B) Residential building → Real estate development →
Substructure → Earthwork
C) Real estate development → Residential building →
Substructure → Earthwork
D) Real estate development → Residential building →
Substructure → Site Clearance
59. The phase of highway location study used to identify several routs
by considering various factors such as terrain and soil conditions,
directness of the rout is
A) Desk study of existing information
B) Reconnaissance survey
C) Preliminary location survey
D) Final location survey
62. Suppose, for a loader bucket whose heaped capacity is 3.82 m3;
the soil’s bucket fill factor is 0.9 and its load factor is 0.8. Hence, the
actual bucket load in bank cubic meter for a loader is:
A) 3.82 Bm3
B) 2.82 Bm3
C) 2.75 Bm3
D) 3.75 Bm3
67. Look at Figure 2, if you take the number in bracket as the number
of daily labors for each activity, then after, how many resources is
required at the 9th date of the project (Hint: do resource aggregation)?
A) 3 Daily Labor
B) 4 Daily Labor
C) 5 Daily Labor
D) 2 Daily Labor
68. From the following, choose incorrect statement. Tensile
reinforcement bars of a rectangular beam
A) Are curtailed if not required to resist the bending moment
B) Are bent up at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement
C) Are bent down at suitable places to serve as shear
reinforcement
D) Are maintained at bottom to provide at least local bond stress.
75. The give required resources for C-5 lean concrete were material
cost birr 882.3, labor cost birr 82.08 and equipment cost birr 46.15.
Determine the rates of C-5 lean concrete by considering 30% both over
head & profit margin; And 2.5m3 hourly labors and equipment outputs?
A) 882.3
B) 933.59
C) 1213.67
D) 32.83
84. When do the engineer can adjust unit rate without the prior
approval of the client based on PPA condition of contract
A) If the final quantity of the work done differs from the quantity in
the bill of quantities for the particular item by more than 25 percent
B) If the executed work price exceeds by 5 percent from the initial
contract price
C) If the changes in quantities brings the initial contract price to
exceeded by more than 15 percent
D) None
85. A long column has maximum buckling/crippling load when
A) Both ends are hinged
B) Both ends are fixed
C) One end is fixed and another end is hinged
D) One end is fixed and another end is free
88. Assume you are assigned as site engineer and you want to
construct six 1300mm x 1300mm square footing pads having a depth
of 1000mm & 50mm concrete cover on each side of square footing
pad. Calculate the quantity of Ø14 reinforcement bar required if c/c
spacing is 200mm and the length of reinforcement bar is 1.8m.
A) 149 Kg
B) 144 Kg
C) 183 Kg
D) 14 Kg
89. Which paint is commonly used in walls, doors, windows and metal
structures?
A) Enamel paint
B) Cement paint
C) Emulsion paint
D) Oil paint
91. The potential labor hours available for a large energy complex
were found to be 5.4 million hours. The non-productive activities
expressed in thousands of labor hours were 360 for holidays and
strikes, 1,152 for absentees, 785 for temporary stoppage and 1,084 for
indirect labor. Determine the productive labor yield after the above
factors are taken into consideration?
A) 37.5
B) 31.5
C) 41.5
D) 39.5
96. The maximum direct stress in the concrete gravity dam is the
major principal stress acting on the major principal plane passing
through the point, if Reservoir Full Condition, the maximum vertical
stress is occurred :
A) At the toe (downstream of the dam)
B) At the heel(upstream of the dam)
C) At the center of the dam
D) At the foundation of the dam site
97. Which of the following is not true about building information
modeling (BIM)?
A) Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the process of generating
and managing building data during its life cycle.
B) BIM uses modeling software to increase productivity in building
design and construction.e
C) BIM is Software
D) None of the above