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Key Facts: MDLPA Construction Technical Expert Exam

75 / 120 points

Passing threshold

Order 817/2021 procedure, Article 26(4)

Normally 3 hours

Duration subject to examination regulation

Order 817/2021 procedure, Article 26(3)

12 years / 4 in design

Ordinary experience route; exceptions apply

Order 817/2021 procedure, Article 4

30 independent English-language questions for construction technical-expert study, focused on building assessment and intervention. MDLPA examines separate domains; use the current official materials for the domain you seek.

Sample MDLPA Construction Technical Expert Practice Questions

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1Under the attestation procedure approved by Order 817/2021, which authority organizes examinations for expert tehnic in construction?

A.ANRE for every construction specialty

B.The municipality where the engineer resides

C.Ministerul Dezvoltării, Lucrărilor Publice și Administrației (MDLPA)

D.The contractor employing the applicant

Explanation: MDLPA is the competent authority identified by the construction attestation procedure. The examination and recognition concern specified attestation domains, rather than an unrestricted engineering license.

2Article 3 of the MDLPA attestation procedure lists A1 and A2. Which statement correctly distinguishes these domains for the listed building types?

A.A1 includes concrete, reinforced concrete, masonry, and timber structures; A2 includes metal, timber, and other composite structures

B.A1 is fire safety and A2 is energy efficiency

C.A1 is road engineering and A2 is acoustic protection

D.A1 and A2 are experience grades independent of structural material

Explanation: A1 and A2 are mechanical-resistance and stability domains distinguished by their stated structural materials and construction scope. Timber appears in both descriptions; the domains are not simple mutually exclusive material labels.

3For an ordinary expert tehnic application under Article 4 of Order 817/2021, outside its fire-safety personnel exception, which experience combination is specified?

A.8 years total, including 3 years in design

B.10 years total, including 2 years in design

C.12 years total, with no design experience condition

D.At least 12 years total, including at least 4 years in design

Explanation: The ordinary expert route requires at least 12 years of professional experience, including at least 4 years in design. Relevant studies, documented experience, and domain-specific conditions must also be satisfied.

4An expert is attested in A1 and is asked to certify a complete building fire-safety assessment solely on that basis. What is the sound scope decision?

A.Accept because experience in structures confers every attestation domain

B.Check the required fire-safety domain and obtain appropriately attested specialist involvement

C.Accept if the assessment contains no structural calculations

D.Replace the fire assessment with a statement that the concrete frame is strong

Explanation: Attestation is granted by defined domain, and A1 does not by itself establish fire-safety attestation. A structural assessment cannot substitute for the required specialist evaluation of fire provisions.

5A client requests approval of a new opening in an existing load-bearing wall. Which evidence best supports the expert's technical conclusion?

A.The opening's appearance in an architectural rendering alone

B.A photograph showing that a neighboring building has a similar opening

C.Surveyed geometry, material information, load paths, relevant analysis, and a documented intervention assessment

D.The contractor's assurance that the wall is easy to cut

Explanation: The conclusion must address the actual structure and the proposed change to its load path. Observations, assumptions, analysis, and intervention requirements should be traceable in the assessment.

6An original drawing indicates reinforcement that has not yet been confirmed on site. How should an expert describe it in the assessment?

A.As documentary evidence requiring appropriate confirmation, with any remaining uncertainty stated

B.As directly observed reinforcement

C.As a certified material test result

D.As proof that no inspection is needed

Explanation: Documents and site observations are different evidence sources. The report should identify the source of each assumption and explain the consequences of unresolved uncertainty.

7Why can an open ground floor beneath much stiffer upper stories be a seismic vulnerability?

A.The upper-story stiffness can be assigned to the ground story without checking its actual members

B.Passing the ground floor's gravity checks establishes its seismic deformation capacity

C.Upper-story infill guarantees uniform drift over the building height

D.It can concentrate lateral deformation and damage in the relatively flexible story

Explanation: A marked story-stiffness discontinuity can concentrate seismic drift at the flexible level. Strength, detailing, and the actual structural system must also be evaluated rather than inferring failure from appearance alone.

8A building's principal lateral-resisting walls are concentrated along one edge of the plan. What should the expert investigate?

A.Only the sum of wall cross-sectional areas

B.Torsional response arising from the relationship between mass and lateral stiffness distributions

C.Only the average compressive strength of concrete

D.Only the total building mass, without its position relative to the resisting system

Explanation: An eccentric stiffness distribution can couple translation and rotation under lateral loading. The assessment should examine torsion and its effects on member demands and edge displacements.

9Partial-height masonry infill restrains the lower part of an RC column. What seismic mechanism deserves particular attention?

A.A guaranteed reduction in column shear demand

B.Complete elimination of frame-infill interaction

C.Short-column action with increased shear demand over the reduced effective height

D.Conversion of the column into a tension-only member

Explanation: Partial restraint can shorten the effective deforming length of the column. This can increase shear demand and produce brittle damage unless the actual interaction and detailing are adequately addressed.

10An existing timber floor has uncertain in-plane stiffness and weak wall connections. Which assessment approach is appropriate?

A.Investigate diaphragm behavior and connections before relying on rigid-diaphragm force distribution

B.Assume rigidity because the floor is horizontal

C.Distribute seismic forces by wall strength alone without checking compatibility

D.Ignore floor-to-wall connections if gravity loading is satisfactory

Explanation: Diaphragm stiffness and connections control how lateral actions reach the resisting walls. Gravity-load adequacy alone does not establish a reliable seismic load path.

About the MDLPA Construction Technical Expert Exam

Independent practice for Atestare expert tehnic în construcții. This 30-question English-language MCQ study adaptation concentrates on building structures, investigation, seismic assessment, and intervention reasoning. It does not cover every attestation domain or the complete session bibliography. It is not an official translation or format simulation and does not replace field investigation, report writing, engineering design, or supervised professional experience.

Exam sponsor: Ministerul Dezvoltării, Lucrărilor Publice și Administrației (MDLPA). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

MDLPA attests experts by technical domain. Articles 25–26 describe a written test-grilă, normally lasting 3 hours, with at least 75 of 120 points required. The general procedure does not prescribe a separate oral, practical, case-study, or assignment stage. The application dossier contains qualifications, experience, references, and activity evidence; these are admission requirements, not a separately described performance examination. Check the current session regulation for its detailed rules.

Time Limit

Normally 3 hours; confirm the session regulation

Passing Score

75 / 120 points (62.5%)

Exam / Certification Fees

Admission processing listed as free; separate examination fee unconfirmed

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Official sources

MDLPA construction attestation procedure — consolidated Order 817/2021 · Source checked 2026-10-10Articles 3–5 establish domains and eligibility; Articles 11–12 and 25–26 establish written examination and session-specific rules. No fixed item count or topic percentages are stated.
Romanian public-service portal — attestation admission · Source checked 2026-10-10Active listing updated in July 2026. The free service described is application analysis/admission; this does not independently confirm the examination fee.
MDLPA — session announcements and attestation materials · Source checked 2026-10-10Session calendar, exhaustive examination languages, and current domain-specific bibliography were not retrievable during review; confirm directly before applying.
Order 2834/2019 — approval of P100-3/2019 · Source checked 2026-10-10Romanian existing-building seismic-assessment reference; do not substitute generic study examples for its project-specific method.
European Commission JRC — Eurocode 8 worked examples · Source checked 2026-10-10Technical study reference for seismic behavior, assessment uncertainty, and isolation; it does not supply Romanian national defaults.
Romanian Chamber of Deputies — Law 169/2026 legislative record · Source checked 2026-10-10Construction-law changes in 2026 make older permitting summaries unsafe to reuse without checking current and transitional provisions.
NISTIR 6975 — concrete nondestructive evaluation · Source checked 2026-10-10Supplementary technical reference on testing principles and interpretation, not Romanian examination requirements.
JRC — concrete carbonation and corrosion study · Source checked 2026-10-10
JRC — strengthening failure mechanisms · Source checked 2026-10-10Research evidence for the importance of substrate, bond, and composite failure modes; not a Romanian design prescription.

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

6 practice questions

Professional scope and evidence

Authority, domains, ordinary eligibility, assignment scope, and evidence traceability.

9 practice questions

Seismic assessment

Irregularity, load paths, drift, mechanism checks, and knowledge uncertainty.

7 practice questions

Investigation and diagnosis

Testing limitations, deterioration, sampling, ground investigation, and settlement.

8 practice questions

Intervention appraisal

Material compatibility, composite action, changed system behavior, staging, and anchorage.

Preparing for the MDLPA Construction Technical Expert Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: 75 / 120 points (62.5%)
Assessment: MDLPA attests experts by technical domain. Articles 25–26 describe a written test-grilă, normally lasting 3 hours, with at least 75 of 120 points required. The general procedure does not prescribe a separate oral, practical, case-study, or assignment stage. The application dossier contains qualifications, experience, references, and activity evidence; these are admission requirements, not a separately described performance examination. Check the current session regulation for its detailed rules.
Time limit: Normally 3 hours; confirm the session regulation
Exam / certification fees: Admission processing listed as free; separate examination fee unconfirmed Official sources

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MDLPA Construction Technical Expert: Suggested Study Strategy

1Start with your exact attestation domain and the current MDLPA session regulation and bibliography.

2Distinguish observations, documentary evidence, test results, assumptions, and engineering conclusions in an assessment report.

3Evaluate brittle mechanisms and the whole load path rather than relying on one favorable strength ratio.

4Use the numerical exercises only with their stated assumptions; verify current Romanian provisions before applying a factor or threshold in practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the official procedure require a written and oral examination?

The current consolidated procedure describes an in-person written test-grilă. It does not specify a separate oral or practical stage. Duration is normally 3 hours and is set by the examination regulation; passing requires at least 75 of 120 points.

What is the official examination language?

Romanian-language competence is required in applicable qualification-recognition cases, and the official procedure and forms are Romanian. The reviewed procedure does not explicitly specify the complete set of examination languages. Confirm the current session's language with MDLPA; an English-language examination has not been verified.

Is this an official translation or a complete expert qualification course?

No. It is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation. Exact official Romanian names and terms are retained where relevant. It does not simulate the official test or substitute for reports, practical investigation, design work, or the required professional experience.

Are the practice topic counts official exam weights?

No. They describe this building-focused practice set. The procedure distinguishes attestation domains and session regulations; current domain-specific bibliography and topic weighting must be checked with MDLPA.

Is the examination free?

The public-service listing marks application analysis and admission processing as free. A separate examination tariff was not confirmed, so this resource does not assert a zero examination fee. Check the current session notice.