CE PAST BOARD EXAM DEFINITION OF TERMS - MSTE

(2010-2021)

1. It is the displacement of one level relative to the level above or

below.

a. Fatigue b. Torsional Shear Stress

c. Story Drift d. Creep

2. Occurs when the center of mass and rigidity do not coincide.

a. Fatigue b. Torsional Shear Stress

c. Story Drift d. Creep

3. If the structure is subjected to a cycle of stresses and ____, it

causes the beam to have sudden ultimate structure.

a. Fatigue b. Torsional Shear Stress

c. Story Drift d. Creep

4. If a structure is subjected to a load for a long period of time, it

will continue to deform until a sudden fracture occurs.

a. Fatigue c. Plasticity

b. Creep d. Resonance

5. A condition that when there is already a permanent deformation, it

continues to deform when a minimal load is applied beyond the elastic
range.

a. Fatigue c. Plasticity

b. Creep d. Resonance

6. Refers to the large amplitude vibration of an object or system when a

given impulses at its natural frequency.

a. Fatigue c. Plasticity

b. Creep d. Resonance

7. It is measured by the Richer Scale

a. Ground Acceleration b. Intensity of observed effects

c. Magnitude of Earthquake d. Resonance

8. It is measured by a Seismometer

a. Reference Points b. Attenuation

c. Components of Ground motion d. Actual Displacement

9. Besides the epicentre, it describes the location of the earthquake

a. Geologic Formation c. Fault Line

b. Focal Depth d. Dip Angle

10. Identify the material property described by the following material:

The composite material exhibits elastic properties in one direction
different from that in the perpendicular direction.

a. Isotrophic c. Prismatic

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 b. Homogeneous d. Orthotrophic

11. Identify the material property described by the following material:

The material has the same composition at every point but the elastic may
not be the same in all directions.

a. Isotrophic c. Prismatic

b. Homogeneous d. Orthotrophic

12. Liquefaction is best described as

a. A sudden drop in the Shear Strength of a Soil

b. A decrease in the Pore Water Pressure of a soil

c. An increase in the Bearing Capacity of a soil

d. An increase in the effective stress of soil

13. Which refers to the rigidity of a structure?

a. Deflection c. Reciprocal of Deflection

b. Reciprocal of Deflection d. Reciprocal of Stiffness

14. Identify the following: It is the point through which the resultant of
the resistance to the applied lateral force acts.

a. Center of Mass c. Center of Rigidity

b. Center of Gravity d. In-Plane Offset

15. Identify the following: It is the point through which the applied
seismic force acts

a. Center of Mass c. Center of Rigidity

b. Center of Gravity d. Out-Plane Offset

16. Identify the following: It refers to the flexibility of a structure

a. Reciprocal of Stiffness c. Reciprocal of Rigidity

b. Reciprocal of Deflection d. Static Deflection

17. One in which the lateral stiffness is less than 70% of the stiffness
of the story above is called

a. Story Displacement c. Lateral Drift

b. Soft Story d. Story Drift

18. A lateral displacement of one level relative of the level above or

below is called_____.

a. Story Displacement c. Lateral Drift

b. Soft Story d. Story Drift

19. Which of the following is measured by a seismometer?

a. Reference Points c. Intensity

b. Ground Displacement d. Focal Depth

20. Identify the property of the material described by the following: The
material deforms considerably even with a slight increase in stress.

a. Yielding c. Fracture
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 b. Strain Hardening d. Breaking

21. Identify the property of the material described by the following: The
material regains its original dimensions when the load is removed.

a. Resilience c. Plasticity

b. Buckling d. Elasticity

22. Identify the property of the material described by the following: The
material deforms in the plastic range without breaking.

a. Elongation c. Resilience

b. Ductility d. Stiffness

22. Which of the following refers to the flexibility of a structure?

a. Composite Stiffness c. Inverse of Stiffness

b. Rigidity d. Static Deflection

23. Identify the following: It is the point through which the resultant of
the resistance to the applied lateral force acts.

a. Shear Wall c. Eccentricity

b. Center of Mass d. Center of Rigidity

24. Identify the following: It is the distance between the center of

rigidity and center of mass.

a. Deflection c. Pitch

b. Drift d. Eccentricity

25. Which material property is referred to by the following: The material

has the ability to absorb energy in the plastic range

a. Toughness c. Stiffness

b. Brittleness d. Resilience

26. Which material property is referred to by the following: The material

has the ability to absorb energy in the elastic range

a. Toughness c. Ductility

b. Stiffness d. Resilience

27. Which material property is referred to by the following: The material

has the ability to defuse the plastic range without breaking

a. Toughness c. Ductility

b. Stiffness d. Resilience

28. Which material property is described by the following: The composite

material exhibits elastic properties in one direction different from that
in the perpendicular direction.

a. Orthotropic c. Isotrophic

b. Homogeneous d. Prismatic

29. Which material property is described by the following: The material

has the same composition at every point but the elastic properties may not
be the same in all direction.

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 a. Homogeneous c. Isotropic

b. Orthotropic d. Prismatic

30. Which material property is described by the following: The material

has the same elastic properties in all directions.

a. Isotrophic c. Homogeneous

b. Orthotropic d. Prismatic

31. What behaviour of an engineering material is described by the

following: The material returns to its original shape when the load is
removed?

a. Buckling b. Elasticity

c. Plasticity d. Resilience

32. What behaviour of an engineering material is described by the

following: The material deforms considerably even with a slight increase
in stress.

a. Yielding b. Strain hardening

c. Breaking d. Fracture

33. Which material has the same compression at any point?

a. Isotropic b. Plastic

c. homogenous d. Orthotropic

34. What is the term which refers to the ability of a material to deform
in the plastic range without breaking?

a. Stiffness b. Resilience

c. Elongation d. Ductility

35. What do you call the ability of a material to absorb energy in the
plastic range?

a. Elasticity b. Toughness

c. Plasticity d. Stiffness

36. Which terms refers to the property of a material which makes it return
to its original dimension when the load is removed?

a. Plasticity b. Elasticity

c. Permanent set d. Stiffness

37. Which terms refers to the property of a material to absorb energy in

the elastic range?

a. Resilience b. Stiffness

c. Plasticity d. Toughness

38. Which of the following term is described herein? Stressing high

strength steel wires before concrete hardens.

a. Post tensioning b. Creep

c. Pre tensioning d. Relaxation

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39. Which of the following terms is described herein? Stressing high
strength steel after the concrete has been cast and has attained
sufficient strength.

a. Post tensioning b. Creep

c. Pre tensioning d. Relaxation

40. Which of the following terms is described herein? Loss of stress that
takes place with the passage of time as concrete is held at a constant
strain.

a. Post tensioning b. Creep

c. Pre tensioning d. Relaxation

41. Which terms refers to the force generated by a body in motion?

a. impulse b. Impact

c. Dynamic c. Static

42. What is the term for the value beyond which the stress is no longer
proportional to the strain?

a. Elastic limit b. Ultimate stress

c. Proportional limit d. Tensile stress

43. Materials which have the same composition at any point re described as

a. homogenous b. Isotropic

c. Plastic d. Orthotropic

44. Which property of a material enables it to under large permanent

strains before failure?

a. Proportional limit b. strain hardening

c. Ductility d. Creep

45. What do you call the retarding force acting opposite a body in motion?

a. inertia b. Dynamic

c. static friction d. kinetic friction

46. Which structural member has the ratio of its unsupported height to its
least lateral dimension of not less than 3 and is primarily to support
Axia Load?

a. Pedestal b. Column

c. Deep beam Corbel

47. What do you call the force which determines whether the body will be
in equilibrium or will have a varying state of motion?

a. Equilibrium b. Resultant

c. Momentum d. Impulse

48. Identify the principle used in equations related to the deformation of

axially loaded materials: That the stress is proportional to the strain
within the elastic region.

a. hooke’s Law b. Young’s modulus

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 c. Poisson’s ratio d. St. Venant’s principle

49. Identify the principle used in equations related to the deformation of

axially loaded materials: That in the deformation of axially loaded
members, the ratio of the lateral to the longitudinal strain is constant.

a. hooke’s Law b. Young’s modulus

c. Poisson’s ratio d. St. Venant’s principle

50. . Identify the principle used in equations related to the deformation of

axially loaded materials: That within the elastic range, it is the
constant of proportionality that defines the linear relationship between
stress and strain.

a. hooke’s Law b. Young’s modulus

c. Poisson’s ratio d. St. Venant’s principle

51. Which terms refers to the force generated by a body at rest?

a. impact b. Impulse

c. Dynamic d. Static

ANSWER KEY:

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. A
13. C
14. C
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. A
21. D
22. B (C)
23. D
24. D
25. A
26. D
27. C
28. A
29. A
30. A
31. B
32. A
33. C
34. D
35. B
36. B
37. A
38. C
39. A
40. D
41. C
42. C
43. A
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44. C
45. D
46. B
47. B
48. A
49. C
50. B
51. D

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