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INSTRUCTION: Select the best answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each
item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.
SITUATION 1: A rectangular wooden beam has a span of 6 m and carries a total uniform load of 25 kN/m
including its own weight. The beam is made up of 80% stress grade Apitong will allowable stresses of the
following:
1. Find the smallest dimension of the beam that will not exceed the allowable bending stress.
a. 220 x 440 b. 200 x 400 c. 225 x 375 d. 250 x 500
2. Find the smallest dimension of the beam that will not exceed the allowable shearing stress.
a. 220 x 440 b. 200 x 400 c. 225 x 375 d. 250 x 500
3. Find the smallest dimension of the beam that will not exceed the allowable shearing stress.
a. 220 x 440 b. 200 x 400 c. 225 x 375 d. 250 x 500
SITUATION 2: A particle moces along a horizontal straight line with acceleration of a = 6 3√S , when t =
2 sec , its displacement is S = 27 m and its velocity is 27 m/s .
5. Which of the following gives the velocity of the point when t = 4 sec?
a. 80 m/s b. 75 c. 60 d. 55
SITUATION 3: In the figure shown in Figure STSDM – AFE , using slope deflection method,
SITUATION 4: A 300 mm concrete wall supports a dead load of 300 kN and a live load of 220 kN. The
allowable bearing pressure is 240 kPa and the level of the bottom of the footing is 1.2 m below the
ground surface. Assume concrete weighs 24 kN/m3 and that of soil is 16 kN/m3. Use f’c = 28 MPa, fy of 28
mm bars = 248 MPa, 600 mm , steel covering of 100 mm.
SITUATION 5: A W 610 x 113 is to be supported on a 300 mm concrete wall such that there is a bearing 200
mm wide. Use A 36 steel Fy = 250 MPa and f’c = 20.7 MPa.
14. Which of the following gives the maximum end reaction due to web yielding?
a. 569 kN b. 487 c. 523 d. 511
15. Calculate the maximum end reaction due to bending stress of the flange.
a. 160 kN b. 145 c. 140 d. 125
SITUATION 6: Determine the determinancy of the following structures shown in the following figures. Take
note the zero degree means determinate, X is unstable and n° means indeterminate.
SITUATION 7: Three cylinders in Figure ESEF – KT have the indicated weights and dimensions. Assuming
smooth contact surfaces,
SITUATION 8: A 250 x 300 mm concrete beam is prestressed with a prestressing force of 530 kN at an
eccentricity of 60 mm. The beam carries a superimposed load of 50 kN/m.
24. Calculate the maximum span that can be carried by the beam.
a. 4 m b. 3 c. 6 d. 9
SITUATION 9: A reinforced concrete beam has a width of 280 mm an effective depth of 520 mm. It is
reinforced with 4 – 28 mm Φ bars at the bottom. Using f’c = 21 MPa, and fs = 140 MPa with n = 9.
25. What is the location of the neutral axis from the bottom?
a. 301.51 mm b. 294.18 c. 311.50 d. 281.94
SITUATION 11: A model rocket is launched from point A with an initial velocity of 75 mps. If the
rocket’s descent parachute does not deploy and the rocket lands a distance of d = 100 m from the A,
SITUATION 12: Cable ABCD supports the loading shown in Figure STAC – 8080.
SITUATION 13: A column section shown in Figure RCCS – GSW31 is reinforced with 8 – 32 mm ϕ bars, with a
clear concrete cover of 40 mm for the 12 mm ϕ ties. Due to reversal of lateral forces, the design axial
load due to the reversal effect of DL , LL, and WL changes as follows:
37. Determine the concrete shear strength for the positive x-direction using simplified calculation.
a. 261.4 kN b. 270 c. 282.9 d. 285.6
38. Determine the concrete shear strength for the negative x-direction using simplified calculation.
a. 200.6 kN b. 212.8 c. 220.6 d. 235.1
SITUATION 14: A normal weight concrete tested at 28 days yielded the following situations.
40. Determine the ratio of the modulus of rupture to the compressive strength if fu = 26.48 MPa and
ft = 2.83 MPa. Hint: Ratio = ft/fu
a. 0.09 b. 0.11 c. 0.14 d. 0.20
41. Compute the average compressive strength fc’r for the design concrete mix if the specified
compressive strength f’c = 28 MPa such that record of prior cylinder test results are not
available. For specifications, refer to Figure MTACS – IJCS.
a. 40.7 MPa b. 36.5 c. 7.0 d. 21.0
42. From a compression test , the axial strain is 0.0015 and the lateral strain is 0.00027. Calculate
the Poisson’s ratio.
a. 0.18 b. 0.10 c. 0.09 d. 0.06
44. Refers to a websites that integrates a wide variety of contents for a purpose of attracting and
aggregating multiple users together in a central virtual space.
a. Treaties b. Procuring Entity c. Portal d. Goods
SITUATION 16: Three cables are used to tether a balloon as shown in Figure EMTDF – KKVM knowing that
force in cable AC is 444 N.
SITUATION 17: Figure RCD – TRDDR shows floor framing plan of a reinforced concrete building. All beams
are 300 mm x 500 mm. Use 1.2D + 1.6L
51. Compute the total ultimate load concentrated at E induced by beam DEF using the tributary area
method.
a. 238.32 kN b. 240.09 c. 245.56 d. 260.15
SITUATION 18: A national highway project 7.2 m wide by 1 km by 25 cm thick. Using class A mixture
(multiplied by 9 for bags of cement , 0.5 for every cu m of sand and 1 for every cu m of gravel.)
SITUATION 19: Two plates each with thickness t = 16 mm are bolted together with 6 – 22 mm ϕ bolts
forming a lap connection shown in Figure SDBC – HK. Bolt hole diameter = 25 mm.
Allowable stresses:
SITUATION 20: For the given state of stresses shown in Figure SMMC – ECS29,
SITUATION 21: A simply supported beam having a width of 350 mm and an effective depth of 520 mm carries
a uniformly distributed factored load of 7 kN/m including the own weight and Pu = 370 kN acting 2 m from
the left support. Use f’c = 20.7 MPa, all steel including stirrups is 415 MPa. See Figure RCDCS – AJMY.
SITUATION 23: A W 460 x 177 column has a length of 8 m. Refer to the NSCP Specs at Figure SDSC – SLMY.
Use fy = 380 MPa, A = 22600 mm2 and rmin = 68.2 mm. If the both ends are hinged, (K = 1.00)
70. Which of the following objects considered as machine parts in the necessary of stiffness?
a. connecting rod b. beams c. trusses d. purlins
71. Marble A is placed in a hollow tube, and the tube is swung in a horizontal plane, causing the
marble to be thrown out. As viewed from the top, which of the following points best describes the
path of the marble after leaving the tube. Refer to Figure EDRM – RCC1.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
72. A 200 mm thick one way reinforced slab overhangs a simple support. The span of overhang is 2.4 m.
Drawings called for the reinforcement to be placed with top cover of 25 mm. The steel was
misplaced, however and later was found to be as much as 87.5 mm. below the top of the concrete.
Use f’c = 27.6 MPa, fy = 414.6 MPa. Reinforcing bars is 22 mm ϕ spaced at 275 mm on cover. Find
the Ultimate moment ϕMn as built.
a. 78.75 kN.m b. 78.31 c. 76.55 d. 80.22
73. A wooden beam 150 x 300 mm is loaded at flexural strength of 8 MPa. Find the maximum moment that
could carry.
a. 12 kN.m b. 18 c. 20 d. 25
74. These are the displays of cumulative costs, labor hours, or other quantities plotted against
time.
a. Gantt chart b. PERT c. S Curve d. Primavera
75. A building in Manila is to be designed to have a base shear coefficient of 1.402 with a site
coefficient if 1.2. Find the fundamental period of vibration.
Figure ESEF – KT
Figure SMMOI – JDJS
Figure SDBC - HK
Figure SMMC – ECS29