Highway and Railroad Engineering

Early roads with hard surfaces were found in the land of ______________.

• Egypt

• Rome

• Aztec

• Mesapotamia

• Greece

He was accredited as the "Father of Modern Road Building"

• John Louden Mac Adam

• Thomas Telford

• Jerome Tresaguet

• Eli Blake

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Major highways and expressways were constructed through the financial assistance and loans from foreign banks in the year _________________.

• 1900

• 1950

• 1960

• 1970

• 1980

"This nation is on Wheels" the Philippine government new concept of development is

• to get the farmers out of mud

• to have the modern vehicles for transportations

• to move faster in urbanization

• to invest on trains, and massive transportation

• to declare the improvement of the country

"A minimum of expenses is of course, highly desirable; but the road which is truly the ______________ is not the one which has cost the least money, but the one which makes the mast profitable returns in proportion to the amount expended upon it. "

• economical

• cheapest

• profitable

• inexpensive

• low-cost

A remote controlled television camera passes through small scales physical module of the area or route.

• computer graphics

• interactive graphics

• vertical aerial photograph

• remote sensing

• orthophotographs

In Highway Development Planning, community are involved in the following except one.

• Solicit the cooperation and support of public officials

• Organize and develop skilled persons to conduct group

  meeting

• Create special staff to carry out this function

• Participate continuously in the planning stage

• Receive input or information on the needs and goals of affected persons group

The Function of a Planner in a highway development except one.

• To prepare preliminary design, scoop of study and the initial work program. Know the basic needs, plan and objectives of affected persons

• Data gathering by contacting the representatives of other agencies involved.

• Organize and develop skilled persons to conduct group meeting, workshops, hearing and other related activities.

• Secure formal ratification from the local officials and

  have the results documented.

• Prepare detailed plan for appropriate community interaction.

Automobile Age in the Philippines

• 1930-1950

• 1950-1970

• 1940-1960

• 1960-1980

• 1980-2000

The length of railroads and canals in U.S. was approximately equal in the year _______________.

• 1820

• 1825

• 1830

• 1835

• 1840