A.

220 mm x 440 mm C 250 ram x Situation: Problem 83 to 85

SOO mm Situation # - A timber beam with an unsupported length of 5 m Is shown in Figure
B. 150 mm x 300 mm D. 200 mm TD-14. The beam cross-section is 150 mm x 300 mm. Thebeam is 80% stress
S i t u a t i o n : P r o b l e m 8 0 t o 8 2 ( C E M a y 2 0 0 3 ) grade Yaksl having the following properties:
Situation 5 — A square timber column with dimension B I . 150 millimeters has Bending and tension parallel to grain = 24.5 MPa
height of 3.60 meters. The column is fixed at both ends (effective length factor = Modulus of elasticity In bending - 9.78 x 103 MPa
0.67). The timber is 80% stress grade Apitong. The properties of structural • Compression parallel to grain = 15.8 MPa
timber of Philippine woods are given in Table 473. The provisions of the 1992 Compression perpendicular to grain - 6.27 MPa
National Structural Code of the Philippines relevant to this problem is as follows: Shear parallel to grain • 2.49 MPa
Use the provision of the 2001 NSCP for bending.
The effective length I shall be used in design formulas given in this section.
Actual length shall be multiplied by the appropriate effective length factor to
Problem 83 0
determine the effective length L. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the effective length of beam,
in millimeters:
Allowable unit stresses of aoss-sectional area of square or rectangular solid A. 9100 • C. 9000
oolumns shall be determined by the following formulas, but such unit stresses B. 9200 D. 7500
shall not exceed the values for compression parallel to the grain F.
Short columns (Le/D of 11 or less• Problem 84 0
FeFc Which of the following most nearly gives the allowable bending stress in
MegaPascals:
Intermediate columns (LID greater than 11 but less than K):
= Ft [1 —.1-1SZ-14 • ; where k = 0.671 A. 22.7 C. 26.3
3 . K B. 19.6 D. 20.8
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 •
i n
Problem 85 0
Which of the following most nearly gives the safe value of the uniform load w in
tong columns (LID of K or greater but less than 50): kN/m.
A. 16.3 C. 25.4 .
= 0.30E 8. 15.3. D. 37.5
.•
(Le / D)2
 .../D shall w kN/m
not exceed 50.
Problem 80 0 Problem 82 0
mhich of the following gives the Which of the following most nearly
classification of this column: gives the maximum compressive
A. Long load, In kiloNewtons:
a. Short • 265 C. 43
Figure TD 14
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D. Not allowed by 1992 NSCP.

Situation: Problem 86 to 88
Problem 81 0 A laminated beam is composed of
Which of the following most nearly three planks, each 150 mm by 60
gives the allowable compressive ipm, glued together to form a
stress, in MegaPascals: section 150 mm wide by 180 mm
A. high. The allowable 'shear stress in
the glue is 0.6 MPa, the allowable
B. shear sEress in the wood is 0.9 MPa,
and the allowable flexural stress in
the wood is 8 MPa. Span length is 2
m, simple span.
Problem 86 0
Which of the following most nearly
give the uniformly distributed load
the beam can carry without
exceeding the allowable flexural
stress, In kN/m.
A AO CO