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Novice Librarian

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Between 10 & 13

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Bringing of a concrete surface to true grade.

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Leveling

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Pre molded inserts are placed in concrete slab to control cracking.

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Jointing

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Ability to resist indentation/penetration.

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Hardness

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Increase in soil density, resulting from expulsion of water.

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Consolidation

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Given authority to review reports of inspection & accidents.

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Health and Safety Committee

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Process of injecting any agent into soil.

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Grouting

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Every construction project shall have ___.

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Construction safety and health program.

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Reason that will not cause a contract change.

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Unforeseen Conditions

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If standard deviation of set of observation is 0,

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That all observations are same value.

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Reaction time to be used for safety road signs.

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2.5 seconds

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Ability to withstand cyclic stresses.

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Fatigue Resistance

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Manner of moving straight edge back and fort with saw like motion.

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Screeding

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Turning angle twice and making line of sight each time at the point.

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Double Centering

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Source or situation with potential cause to harm.

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Hazard

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Human action that deviates from safe procedure, occurrence of accident.

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Risk

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Color of loading and unloading zones.

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Red

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More than a column driven into the soil to support a structure.

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Piles

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Considered to be the basic unit of travel behavior.

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Trip

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Timing of signal, vehicles can pass through greens & successive signas.

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Signal Coordination

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Thermoplastic lane marking (visual, audio, motion)

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Rumble Strips

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Component of vehicle weight which acts parallel to an inclined surface.

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Grade Resistance

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Basic lane width appropriate on national road.

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3.35 m

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Berth structure projecting out from shoreline.

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Pier

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Signs used to guide drivers (horizontal alignment)
Chevron Signs
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Capacity required for all scaffolding.
At least 4 times of its weight
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Essential elements: navigation, guidance, and control
Driving Task
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Method of protecting employees from cave ins.
Protective System
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Bucket volume contained within bucket.
Plate line capacity.
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Signs that inform road users about direction & distances.
Guide Signs
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Provides detailed requirements for materials equipment and workmanship.
Specifications
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Time scheduling you should consider in preparation of PERT CPM
All of the above
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Ability to dissipate mechanical vibrations.
Damping Capacity
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Drawing has elevation as its vertical & horizontal axis.
Profile (Geometric)
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Formal/legally binding agreement.
Contract
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Informal group discussion
Toolbox Meeting
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Occurs after the completion of construction and resolution.
Profile
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Must be placed in a form or mold.
Formwork
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By excavating sides of an excavation to form one/series of horizontal level/step.
Benching
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Expected number of production
Mean
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Cause of unusual sounds and change in building.
Temperature
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All normal curves are bell shaped & symmetric
True Statements
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Ideal capacity of road in vehicle per hour.
2000
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Process of providing required water and temperature after placing concrete.
Curing
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Process of transferring energy from wind to water, type of wave:
Gravity Wave
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Application of hot bitumen
Tack Coat
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Train passes on curves, no super elevation, give thrust on:
Inner side of outer trail
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Used in determination of critical path method.
Network
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Device mounted on a fixed support
Traffic Signs
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Not a characteristic of contour
Contours on the ground can cross another
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Standard shape for guide signs
Rectangle
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% of tide of water level which is safe to ships depth of berth.
98 %
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Maximum number of vehicles
Road Capacity
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Warn road users
Warning Signs
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Maximum sustain 15 mins rate of flow
Capacity
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Which has greater displacement, player or ball?
The player & ball have same displacement
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Type of control identified as primary, secondary & working.
Horizontal Control
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Maximum number of vehicles, passenger or like
Volume
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Waves which fall forward
Breaking Waves
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Primary consideration in geometric cross sections for highways.
Drainage
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Ratio of wave height to its wave length.
Steepness
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MMLW means
Mean Lower Low Water
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Two angles sum is 360 degrees
Conjugate Angles
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Normally parabolas centered about point of intersection of vertical tangents.
Vertical Curve
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Least of number of links must be disengaged from a 23 link chain.
4
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Must be shown on site plans for orientation purposes.
North Directions
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Open water of navigable depth
Fairway
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Structure built but not parallel to coast
Pier
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Consideration in avoiding bias in survey.
Taking care to choose individuals
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Messages when painted should be limited
3 words or less
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4 types of pavement & curve markings
Longitudinal Lines Transverse Lines Other Lines Other Markings
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Structure built but parallel along
Wharf
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Wave at point where water depth is 1/2 the wavelength.
Deep Water Wave
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Exactly one defective
DNN, NDN, NND
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Chance of probability a person will be harmed.
Risk
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Single most important environment factor in coastal engineering?
Coastal Erosion
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Source of potential damage/harm
Hazard
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Basic concept for design in construction
Design of Structure
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Determination of traffic capacity / number of vehicles per unit distance at given instant time.
Density
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Test drive consistency of concrete
Slump Test
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Most important process in preparing concrete / Proportioning prior to mixing concrete
Batching
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Ways of avoiding traffic conflicts
All of the Above
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Bulk composition of concrete
All of the above
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Result of insufficient asphalt binder in the mix or stripping.
Raveling
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Caused by shrinkage/differential thermal stress of asphalt
Transverse Cracking
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Interval which may amount to as much as two & a half day
Age of Tides
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_____ difference between actual travel time and a given segment of transportation and ideal travel time
Delay
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What will happen as density continues to increase?
The point is reacted at which speed declines noticeably
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Wave generated in deep water, changes not only on height & length but period will ____.
Remain Constant
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When directly generated & affected by local winds.
Wind Sea
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Maximum wave height and wave period of maximum wave height in wave train.
Highest Wave
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Value of quantity is 3.5 must be less than 0.05
3.45 < x < 3.55
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Ship with draft of 7.5 m
Standard water depth of berth (-7.5m) + design low tide (-0.35m) = (-7.8 m)

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