1. Foundations are probably built of concrete in the 3.

The machine foundation must have a factor of

proportion of what measure of Portland cement safety of:
sand: crushed stone?

A. 4 B. 5
A. 1 : 2 : 5 B. 2 : 4 : 6 C. 6 D. 7
C. 2 : 3 : 5 D. 1 : 2 : 4

2. For design stability, the center of gravity of the

4. The diesel engine foundation safe soil bearing
total combined engine, driven equipment and
pressure is:
foundation should be kept ________.

A. Anywhere
B. Above the foundation top
C. In line with surface of the foundation
A. 4,890 kg/cm2 B. 4,500 kg/cm2
D. Below the foundation top
C. 4,490 kg/cm2 D. 4,125 kg/cm2
5. Anchor bolts in a machine foundation should be
7. To secure the belts embedded within the
embedded in concrete of at least how many time
foundation, the distance of the edges of the
of the bolt diameter?
foundation from the bedplate must be ________.

A. 15 B. 20 A. 120 mm to 300 mm B. 150 mm to 330 mm

C. 30 D. 25 C. 100 mm to 280 mm D. 200 mm to 380 mm

6. As a good practical rule, the foundation depth

8. The weight of the machine foundation is how
may be taken as how many times of the engine
many time of the weight of the engine?
stroke?

A. 2.2 to 3:2 B. 3.2 to 4:2 A. 4 to 5 times B. 3 to 5 times

C. 2:5 to 3:5 D. 3:5 to 4:5 C. 2 to 3 times D. 4 to 6 times
9. To eliminate transmission of the vibration, the 11. For stability, the total combined engine, driven
foundation should be isolated from the floor slabs equipment, and foundation center of gravity must
of building footings at least how many mm around be kept _________.
its perimeter?

A. Below the foundation top

B. Above the foundation top
A. 15 B. 20 C. 120 mm above the foundation top
C. 25 D. 30 D. None of the above

10. The minimum vertical distance from the floor 12. There shall be no foundation bolts less than
or soil level to the top edge of the foundation must __________.
be around _________.

A. 150 mm B. 100 mm A. 12 mm in diameter B. 16 mm in diameter

C. 200 mm D. 120 mm C. 18 mm in diameter D. 20 mm in diameter
 13. The weight of steel bar reinforcement show be
15. Foundation bolt length should be at least how
how many time the weight of the foundation?
many times the anchor bolt diameter?

A. ½% to 1% B. 1% to 1.5% A. 16 times B. 18 times

C. 3% to 5% D. 3.2% to 4.2% C. 20 times D. 30 times

16. Foundation bolts of specified size should be

14. Concrete foundation should have steel bar used and surrounded by a pipe sleeve with an
reinforcement placed vertically and horizontally to inside diameter of at least how many time the
avoid ___________. diameter of the anchor bolt?

A. Breaking B. Thermal cracking A. 3 B. 4

C. Melting D. Vibration C. 5 D. 6
 19. The steam turbine foundation should be
17. For a diesel engine’s foundation, in pouring a designed to support the machine load plus how
concrete mixture, it should be poured: many percent for impact, condenser load, floor
loads and dead loads?

A. One time B. Two times A. 15 B. 20

C. Three times D. Four times C. 25 D. 30

18. For foundation if steam turbine, the concrete 20. Which of the following draft rely on the stack
mixture should be ________. effect to draw off combustion gases?

A. 1:2:4 B. 1:3:5 A. Natural draft B. Forced draft

C. 1:2:3 D. 1:3:4 C. Induced draft D. Balanced draft
21. Fans located before the furnace that are used 23. Chimneys that rely on natural draft are
to supply air for burning. sometimes referred to as

A. Natural draft B. Forced draft A. Natural chimney B. Gravity chimney

C. Induced draft D. Balanced draft C. Normal chimney D. Stack

22. Forced draft fans are run at relatively high

24. Force draft fans create a positive pressure of:
speed in the range of :

A. 1200 to 1800 rpm B. 1000 to 1600 rpm A. 0.5 to 2.5 kPa B. 1.0 to 3.0 kPa
C. 1500 to 2000 rpm D. 900 to 1500 rpm C. 2.0 to 4.0 kPa D. 0.2 to 2.2 kPa
25. Fans that are used to draw combustion 27. In order to keep combustion products inside
products through the furnace bed, stack, and the combustion chamber and stack system,
pollution control system by injecting air into the balanced draft system may actually operate with a
stack after combustion. slight

A. negative pressure
B. positive pressure
A. Natural draft B. Forced draft
C. positive and negative pressures
C. Induced draft D. Balanced draft D. absolute pressure

26. The term used when the static pressure is equal 28. The static pressure drop due to friction through
to the atmospheric pressure. the boiler and stack.

A. Natural draft B. Forced draft A. Draft loss B. available draft

C. Induced draft D. Balanced draft C. stack effect D. fan boost
29. The difference between the theoretical draft 31. The total pressure supplied by the fan at
and the draft loss. maximum operating conditions.

A. draft loss B. available draft A. net rating or fan boost B. draft loss
C. stack effect D. fan boost C. available draft D. stack effect

30. In balance system, the available draft is

32. Generally the higher the chimney….

A. the smaller the stack effect

B. the greater the stack effect
C. stack effect is zero
A. unity B. zero D. stack effect approaches unity
C. 100 D. infinite
33. Modern stacks are seldom built higher than…
35. The average flue gas temperature is

A. the temperature entering the stack

B. the temperature leaving the stack
C. the temperature halfway up the stack
A. 60m B. 50 m D. the sum of the temperatures
C. 40 m D. 30 m

34. Most stacks are built of height less than… 36. The coefficient of velocity is approximately

A. 60m B. 50 m A. 0.30 to 0.50 B. 0.40 to 0.60

C. 40 m D. 30 m C. 0.20 to 0.40 D. 0.50 to 0.70
37. For realistic problems, the achievable stack
39. The angle between the stack and the guy wire
effect probably should be considered to be:
is usually

A. 75% of the ideal

B. 80% of the ideal
C. equal to the ideal
A. 30 degrees B. 45 degrees
D. half of the ideal C. 60 degrees D. 75 degrees

38. Guyed stacks seldom exceed:

40. Guyed stacks height seldom exceed

A. 1.83 m in diameter
B. 2.83 m in diameter
C. 1.45 m in diameter
A. 30.48 m B. 34.80 m
D. 2.45 m in diameter
C. 43.80 m D. 48.30 m
41. The maximum unit pressure of turbine and 43. Concrete foundations should have steel bar
generator on the reinforced concrete should not reinforcements placed both vertically and
exceed horizontally to avoid

A. 17.62 kg/cm2 B. 18.62 kg/cm2 A. vibrations B. thermal cracking

C. 16.62 kg/cm2 D. 19.62 kg/cm2 C. breakdown D. rupture

44. Foundation bolts of specified size should be

42. Foundations should be isolated from floor slabs
used and surrounded by a pipe sleeve with an
or building footings by at least how many mm to
inside diameter of at least how many times the
eliminate transmission of vibration.
diameter of the anchor bolt?

A. 25 mm B. 15 mm A. 3 B. 4
C. 35 mm D. 45 mm C. 5 D. 6
45. Foundation bolts of specified size should be
used and surrounded by a pipe sleeve with a 47. In guyed steel packs, the angle between wires
length of at least how many times the diameter of in a set of three is
the bolt?

A. 18 B. 14 A. 120 deg B. 110 deg

C. 15 D. 16 C. 135 deg D. 145 deg

46. Foundation should be designed to support the

machine load plus how many percent for impact,
48. Guys are usually applied in how many sets?
condenser load, floor loads and dead loads?

A. 25 B. 34 A. 1 to 3 B. 2 to 4
C. 15 D. 36 C. 3 to 5 D. 4 to 6
49. The empirical coefficient e in machine
foundation if not given is assumed

A. 0.11 B. 0.25
C. 0.32 D. 0.15

50. The term suction units is used with

A. Natural draft B. Forced draft

C. Induced draft D. Balanced draft