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CE BOARD 1998
Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov.

1998
A concurrent force system in space is composed of 3 forces

described as follows P1 has a magnitude of 100kN and acts
through the origin and points x =3, y =4, z=2. P 2 has a
magnitude of 60kN and acts through the origin and points x
= 4, y = 1, z = -2. P3 has a magnitude of 80kN and acts
through the origin and points x = 2, y = -3, z = 3.
1) Which of the following most nearly gives the x-

component of the resultant force.
2) Which of the following most nearly gives the y-

3) Which of the following most nearly gives the z-

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A bill of quantities is to be prepared for square isolated A rectangular reinforced concrete beam with width of
reinforced concrete column and footing as shown. The 300mm and effective depth of 600mm is subjected to a
foundation is strong enough that form works is not required service (unfactored) bending moment of 200kN.m. The
for footing. The swell factor for backfill is 120%. beam is reinforced with 4-32mm bars. The modular ratio
n = 8.
1) Which of the following most nearly gives the quantity of
excavation in m3. 1) Using the alternate (working stress) Design method.
Which of the following most nearly gives the distance of
2) Which of the following most nearly gives the quantities the neutral axis from the top of the beam (kb) in mm.
of form works is sq.m.
2) Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum
stress in concrete in MPa.
3) Which of the following most nearly gives the total comp.

force in concrete in kN.
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Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 3) Negative moment at interior faces of exterior supports,
1998 for members built integral with their supports.
a. Where the support is a spandrel beam or girder

For continuous beams and slabs, approximate coefficients
of shear and bending moments in accordance with the
NSCP Specifications may be utilized when the following -(wL2/24)
conditions are satisfied.
b. Where the support is a column
1) Adjacent clear spans may not differ by more than 20% -(wL2/16)
of the shorter span.
2) Ratio of live load to dead should be less than 3.
3) The loads must be uniformly distributed. C) Shear Forces:
When all conditions are satisfied, the following formulas 1) Shear in end members at first interior
maybe used to determine shear forces and bending support.(1.15wL/2
moments in continuous beam and one way slabs. )
A) For positive moment 2) Shear at the other support ... (wL/2)
End span:
1) If discontinuous ends is unrestrained (WL2/11)
2) If discontinuous ends is integral with the

support. (wL2/14)
3) Interior spans.. (wL2/16)
B) For negative moment
1) Negative moment at exterior face of first interior The figure shown is a continuous beam having given clear
support.
spans of L1 = 6m., L2 = 7m and L3 = 8m. It carries a
uniform dead load of 12 kN/m and a uniform dead load of
Two spans -(wL2/9) 12kN/m and a uniform live load of 30 kN/m. It is required
to compute the following. Use NSCP moment coefficients.
More than two spans - (wL2/10)
1) Which of the following most nearly gives the moment at
2) Negative moment at other faces of interior A.
supports (wL2/11)
3) Negative moment at face of all supports for B.
a) Slabs with spans not exceeding 3) Which of the following most nearly gives the moment at
C.
3m . - (wL2/12)
b) Beams and girders when the ratio of sum of column

stiffness to beam stiffness exceeds 8 at each
end of the span .. - (wL2/12)

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Section 4.5.1.3.1 of the NSCP specifies the allowable axial A W 16 x 58 is connected to W 18 x 31. Use A-36 steel Fy
compressive members whose cross-sections meet with the = 248MPa. Allowable stress Ss = 0.40 Fy. A 502 grade hot
provisions of the code. driven rivets with an allowable shearing stress of 120MPa
and allowable bearing stress of 1.5 Fu(AISC). The support
is to be designed using the full strength of W 16 x 58 beam
based on the gross section.
A compression member is 3m. long and pinne at both ends.

Effective length of factor K = 1.0. The column is subjected
to an axial compressive load of 590kN. The section is made Properties of sections
up of 2 angles of unequal legs with long legs back to back W 16 x 58 W 18 x 31
and separated by a gusset plate 11mm thick. Use A 36 d = 403mm Flange thickness = 11mm
steel, Fy = 248 MPa and E = 200000 MPa. Web thickness = 10mm
1) Which of the following gives the largest allowable

compressive stress. 1) Which of the following most nearly gives the minimum
diameter of rivets not the exceed allowable shear stress.
2) Which of the following gives the smallest allowable
compressive stress. 2) Which of the following most nearly gives the minimum
diameter of rivets not to exceed allowable bearing stress.
3) Which of the following gives the most economical
setion. 3) Which of the following most nearly gives the minimum
diameter of rivets.
Section Area(m2) rx(m) ry(m)

2- < 12080x10 0.0056 0.040 0.018
2- < 115090x12 0.0062 0.052 0.021
2- < 180100x10 0.0079 0.060 0.026

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A truss shown in the figure is subjected to a horizontal Three identical cylinders are stacked within a rigid bin as
force at joint C. The term E below refers to the modulus of shown in the figure weight of each cylinder is 500 N. There
elasticity of the material in Pa and the term A refers to the is no friction at any contact surface.
cross-sectional area of the members. The truss is to be
analyzed using the method of superposition.
1) Which of the following most nearly gives the relative

displacement of joint B and D, if member BD is removed in 1) Which of the following most nearly gives the force at A,
meters. in Newtons.
2) Which of the following most nearly gives the relative 2) Which of the following most nearly gives the force at B,
displacement of joint B and D due to two unit loads (N) in Newtons.
acting at joint B and D acting towards each other in the
direction of member BD, if the member BD is removed in 3) Which of the following most nearly gives the force at C,
m. in Newtons.
3) Which of the following most nearly gives the value of

the bar force in member BD in Newtons.
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1998
Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov.
A piece of equipment was purchased for P4,000,000.00
1998 The useful life is estimated at 5years with no salvage value.
The equipment is estimated to be used 1000 hours every
From the beam shown in the figure. year Operating costs are as follows:
Fuel .10 liters/hour @ P10 per liter

Oil 1 liter/hour @ P20 per liter
Grease .2 liters/hour @ P5 per liter
The equipments uses 6 tires costing P60,000 each.

Estimated life of tires is 4000 cost of money is 15% per
year. Cost of insurance taxes, storage, etc. is 15% per year.
1) Which of the following gives the fixed end moment at B
due to the concentrated load in kN.m.
1) Which of the following gives the cost of using the
equipment only in pesos per hour.
2) Which of the following most nearly gives the
distribution factor at B for the member AB in %
2) Which of the following gives the cost of using the tires
in pesos per hour.
B.
3) Which of the following gives the cost of using the
equipment and tires in pesos per hour.

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2) Which of the following most nearly gives the minimum

Design and Construction CE Board Exam May width of footing rounded to the nearest 0.10m. such that the
1998 effective soil pressure will not be exceeded.
For the forces in the figure shown 3) Which of the following most nearly gives the ultimate
shear due to factored loads acting or, the critical section.

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Given the beam shown in the figure, in equation (1) and (2)
below, the terms are as follows:
1) Which of the following most nearly gives the magnitude

of the horizontal component of the resultant of the force
system?
2) Which of the following most nearly gives the magnitude
of the resultant force?
3) Which of the following gives the angle that the Axy = area of the moment diagram of the given load acting
equilibrant makes with the horizontal axis. on a simple beam
Xxy = distance of centroid of Axy from point x

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I = moment of inertia of member
1) For the wall footing shown in the figure, which of the
following most nearly gives the effective soil pressure if Lxy = span length of member xy
the allowable soil pressure is 200kPa. (the effective soil
pressure is the remaining soil pressure available to support 1) Determine the value of the expression:
the loads after the effects of the soil an concrete weights are
subtracted) fc = 28 MPa fy = 280MPa
Representing the contribution of the uniform load and

concentrated load acting on the span ab, to the three-
moment equations of two-span beam.
2) Determine the value of the expression:
Unit weight of concrete = 24kN/m3

Unit weight of soil = 16kN/m3
Allowable soil pressure = 200kPa
PD = 200kN/m Representing the contribution of the triangular load acting
PL = 180kN/m on the triangular load acting on the span bc, to the three-
moment equations of two-span beam.
3) Compute the maximum negative moment.

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Design and Construction CE Board Exam May 2) Which of the following most nearly gives the max. load
1998 in kN that can be applied to the connection without
exceeding the allowable bearing stress between the plates
and the rivets.
A sand layer of the cross-sectional area shown in the figure
below has been determined to exist for a 450m. length of
3) Which of the following most nearly gives the max. load
levee. The coefficient of permeability of the sand layer is
in kN that can be applied to the connection without
3m per day. Compute the quantity of water which flows
exceeding the allowable tensile strength of the plates.
into the ditch.

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For the shaded area given in the figure.

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A plate with width of 300mm and thickness of 20mm is to

be connected to two plates of the same material with half 1) Determine the area, in square meters.
the thickness, by 25mm diameter rivets, as shown in the 2) Determine the x-coordinate of the centroid, in meters.
figure. The rivet holes have a diameter 2mm larger than the 3) Determine the y-coordinate of the centroid, in meters.
rivet diameter. The plate is A36 steel with yield strength Fy
= 248 megaPascals, allowable tensile stress of 1.35 Fy. The
rivets are A502, Grade 2, hot-driven rivets with allowable
shear stress of 150 megaPascals.
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Given the figure below:
1) Determine the reinforcement ratio, in percent

2) Determine the ratio of the center spacing of
reinforcement to the column dimension in the direction of
1) Which of the following most nearly gives the max. load bending.
in kN that can be applied to the connection without
exceeding the allowable shear stress in rivets.

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3) Using the interaction Diagram, determine the maximum 2) Determine the maximum negative bending moment, in
downward load that the column can support, in kN, if kN-m
eccentricity e = 200mm.
3) Determine the location of the inflection point from the
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A simply supported beam with span of 8meters is subjected 1998
to a uniform vertical downward load equal to 50kilo
Newtons/meters, acting on the plane of the minor axis of
The result of a grading analysis is the particular size
the beam section, which includes the beam weight. The
distribution shown in the figure. Determine the effective
beam is restrained against lateral buck.ing of the top and
grain size D10.
bottom flanges for the entire span. The material is A36
steel with fy = 248 megaPascals and modulus of elasticity =
200 gigaPascals. The allowable flexural stress for laterally
braced compact sections is 0.66 fv. The allowable
deflection is 1/360 of the span. Three compact sections are
being considered, as follows, with their respective
properties relevant to this problem (length units are in
meters):
Section Moment of Inertia Beam Depth

1 W 24 x55 0.000558 m4 0.598m.
2 W 21 x 62 0.000554 m4 0.533m.
3 W 21 x 68 0.000616 m4 0.537m.
1) Determine the minimum section modulus Sx, in m3, such
that the maximum flexural stress will not be exceeded.
2) Determine the minimum moment of inertia Ix, in m4,
such that the maximum deflection will not be exceeded.
3) Assuming that shear stress is not critical, which of the
sections being considered is the most economical section a) 0.10
adequate for the given load. b) 0.07
c) 0.09
d) 0.08

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1998
A simply-supported beam has shear diagram shown in the
figure.
A soil sample is placed in a brass box. The soil is gripped
by perforated metal grilles and porous discs are behind the
metal grilles to allow the sample by means of a 500kg
weight and while applying the normal load, a lateral force
is gradually exerted in the box using an electrical screw
jack. The force and the corresponding cross section of
specimen are recorded during the test. This is known as:
a) Consolidated drain test
b) Direct shear test
c) Undrained shear test
1) Determine the maximum positive bending moment, n d) Unconfined compression test

kN-m.

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Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998
The velocity at which the change from laminar to turbulent What is the discharge capacity of a concrete pipe culvert 4
flow occurs is: ft. in diam. And 10m. long if the difference in water level at
the outlet is 10m. Assume coefficient of discharge C =
a) lower than that from turbulent to laminar 0.74.
b) equal to that from turbulent to laminar
c) higher than that from turbulent to laminar
d) none of these
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998
A large cylindrical steel tank 4m. high with its bottom

on level ground contains two layers of liquid. The bottom
layer is water 2m. deep. The top layer is occupied by a
liquid whose specific gravity is not known to a depth of
1m. A 50 mm diam. orifice with a coefficient of velocity of
0.98 is situated one meter from the bottom of the tank. The Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998
jet from the orifice hits the ground 2.75m horizontally away
from the vena contracta. Determine the sp.gr. of the liquid. A watershade covering an area consisting of an equilateral
triangle ABC and a square section on the side BC. AV is
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 1.5km. long. If the storm precipitation depths as measured
on the rain gages at A, B and C are 75 mm., 125 mm and
100 mm respectively, compute the average precipitation
Which of the following statements is not in accordance over the watershed using Thiessens polygon method.
with Pascals Law?
a) The pressure is the same in all directions at any point in

a fluid at rest.
b) The pressure applied at any point to a liquid in a closed
vessel is transmitted undiminished to every portion of the
vessel
c) A body submerged in a fluid apparently weighs less by
an amount equal to the weighs less by an amount equal to
the weight of fluid displaced.
d) None of these
Horizontal orifice under a constant head of 1.30m. issues a Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998
jet which hits a point 5m. below the centerline of the orifice
and 5m horizontally from the vena contrata. What is the
coeff. of velocity? If the discharge over a 45 triangular weir is 0.021 m3/sec.
What is the head if C = 0.594?
A vertical jet of water thru a nozzle supports a load of 150

N. The velocity and diameter of the jet at the nozzle tip are
17.46 m/s and 3 cm. Find the distance of load from the
nozzle tip in meters.

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Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998
On slow filter, thin gelatinous surface coat of biological Assuming the same cross sectional area and slope, which
growth maybe develop. of the following channel shapes will give the highest
discharge?
a) facultative
b) biomass
c) sludge bulking
d) Shmuthdecke
Wastewater from residential community is 400 liters per

Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 person per day containing 240 mg/liter suspended solids.
Calculate the number of grams of suspended solids per
Type of bacteria found in water which lives and developed person per day.
without oxygen.
a) facultative
b) Bacilli
c) sponge
d) anaerobic A drainage canal in the shape of trapezoid with a bottom
width of 2.5m. and sideslope of 1 hor. To 1.5 vertical
carries water at a depth of 3m. Find the discharge in m3/sec
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 using Mannings formula. S = 0.0004, n = 0.015.
Wastewater from a residential community is 400 liters per

person per day containing 200 milligram per liter BOD and
240 milligram per liter suspended solids. Determine the
number of grams of BOD per person per day. Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998
A spillway 12.9m. long releases flood run off from a

reservoir 5 hectares in area. If the reservoir level drops
from elevation 55m to 54m. in 2520 sec. fond the elevation
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 of the crest of the spillway in meters. Use Francis formula.
Assume constant reservoir surface area.
A nozzle situated at ground level issues a jet inclined at 30

with a velocity of 12 m/s. How long will it take before the
jet hit the ground?
A storm drain with a radius of 1.8 m. flows half full. Find

the hydraulic radius in meters.
If a 5kg steel plate attached to an end of a 0.1 x 0.3 x 1.2m.

Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 wooded pole, what is the length of the pole above the
water? Use sp.gr. of wood equal to 0.50. Neglect buoyant
Find the discharge through a rectangular suppressed weir in force on steel.
m3/sec if L = 2.4m. and H = 18cm. Neglect velocity of
approach. Use Francis formula.

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A dam 4m. on top, 10m at the bottom and 20m. high has Determine the discharge through a trapezoidal weir whose
water 15m. depth acting on its vertical side. What is the sides are at an angle of 140111 from the vertical and the
factor of safety against sliding if the coefficient of friction crest length is 1.5m. long. The head on the weir is 0.3m.
is 0.80.
Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998

A tank contains three liquids. Oil with sp.gr. of 0.8,
Water flows in a rectangular canal having a width of 1m. gasoline with sp.gr. of 0.90 and see water with a sp.gr. of
and a depth of 0.6m. at the rate of 0.07 m3/sec. Determine 1.05 with depths of 0.65, 0.45 and 0.55 m. respectively.
the type of flow. Compute for the water pressure at a depth of 0.80 m.
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Compute the critical depth for a rectangular canal having a A fluid flows through a 1000m. long and 12 mm. diam.
critical velocity of 4 m/s. glass tube. In 2 minutes 0.015 m3. of fluid passes through
the tube. If head loss is 0.20 meter, what is the Reynolds
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 Number. Assume laminar flow.
With normal barometric pressure at sea level, the Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998
atmospheric pressure at an elevation of 1215.5m. in terms
of height of mercury is equal to _________. Wt. of air = 11 The discharge in a rectangular flume of most efficient
N/m3 and Hg = 760 mm of air at sea level. section(b = 2d) is 9 cu.m/sec. If the velocity of flow is 1.2
m/s, find the slope required for uniform steady flow. Use
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 Chezys c = 50 (S.I. units)
A large square tank has a 200 mm-diameter nozzle 5m. Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998
below the water level?
A suppressed rectangular weir is under a head of 32m. The
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1998 width of the channel upstream of the weir is 2.5m. and
water stands 1.25m. deep. Using the Francis formula, find
the discharge in m3/sec. Neglect velocity of approach.
A tank contains oil sp.gr. = 0.80, gasoline sp.gr. = 0.9 and
sea water sp.gr. = 1.05. What is the pressure at a depth of
1.2m in kg/m2 if the depths of liquids are 0.5, 0.6 and 0.8 Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998
m. respectively.
A dam 40m. high has a spillway discharging at 2m. deep
Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 and a crest length of 10m. If c = 3.2, find the discharge in
cu.m. sec.
A trapezoidal drainage canal has a width of 1.2 m. and
1.8m. at the bottom and top respectively. If n = 0.016, what Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998
is the hydraulic radius when flowing 1.2m. deep.
A masonry dam 6m. on top, 18m. at the bottom and 24m.
Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 high has water 20m. deep on its vertical side. What is the
factor of safety against sliding? Assume weight of masonry
as 2400 kg/m3. and coefficient of friction is 0.80.
A specimen of moist clay has a mass of 183.4 grams. After
oven drying, the mass is reduced to 157.7 grams. Compute
the moisture content of the sample.

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A 600 mm. diameter water main is bent at an angle of 45 Piston A has a cross section of 1200 sq.cm. While that of
from the horizontal. What vertical component of dynamic piston B is 950 sq.cm. with the latter higher than piston A
pressure is developed in the bend if the velocity in the pipe by 1.75m. If the intervening passages are filled with oil
is 2 m/s? whose specific gravity is 0.80, what is the difference in
pressure between A and B.
Determine the discharge in MLD in a 3000 mm gravity

flow aqueduct if the depth of flow is 2400 mm. The slope
of the hydraulic gridline is 0.0014 and the value of
Mannings n is 0.016.
A trapezoidal flume in the shape of a half hexagonal has

abase width of 1.5m. It is laid at a slope S, has a Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998
roughness coefficient n and the discharge is 3.0 m3/sec.
When flowing full. If the same material were used for the
most efficient rectangular section, by how much would be If the maximum flow in a 5 meter wide rectangular channel
the discharge decrease in cu.m. per sec.? is 10 cu.m./sec. what is the critical velocity in m/sec2. Use
g = 9.81 m/sec2.

A circular orifice is located 5m. below the water surface. If
the tank is large and the diameter of the orifice is 5 mm, Water flow in a 4m. wide rectangular channel. If the critical
calculate the discharge in m3/sec. if the coefficient of depth was measured to be 0.542m., what is the max. flow
discharge is 0.60. in cu.m./sec. use g = 9.81 m/sec2.
A vertical gate with width = 1.2 m. is submerged in liquid A large air tight conical tank is filled with water 3.6m.
with top and bottom edge, 3m. and 6m. below the surface, above a nozzle located at its sides. The air pressure inside
respectively. If oil with sp.gr. = 0.80 occupies the top 1 the tank is 20 kPa. If the side of the tank is inclined 15
meter of the liquid and the rest is water, calculate the force from the vertical and the nozzle is perpendicular to the side
acting on the gate. of the tank, what is the horizontal component of the
velocity of the jet?

The discharge over a rectangular suppressed weir is 0.333
cu.m/sec. Water stands 1.0 m. depth at the back of the weir. Run off from a 10 sq. km. drained area is discharge over a
Find the length of crest of the weir if the head is 20cm. weir 45m. long If rainfall with an intensity of 30mm. per
Consider velocity of approached and use Francis Formula. hour fell on the area, find the resulting head of the weir.
Use Francis formula and neglect velocity of approach.

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In a tri axial test, a specimen of saturated (normally The hydraulic and energy gradients for a straight pipe and
consolidated) clay was consolidated under a chamber uniform diameter are parallel with each other because of:
confining pressure of 80 kPa. The axial stress on the
specimen was then increased until the axial stress at failure a) uniform velocity
was 120 kPa. The pore pressure (u) at the time was 30 kPa. b) uniform pressure drop
Compute the consolidated undrained friction angle (phi). c) constant slope of pipe
d) none of these
A clay layer 4m. thick rests beneath a deposit of submerged
sand 8m. thick. The top of the sand is located 3m. below A sewer intended to carry only sanitary sewage.
the surface of the lake. The saturated unit weights of sand
and clay is 25 kN/m3. and 18 kN/m3. Compute the effective
vertical pressure at mid-height of clay layer. a) sanitary sewer
b) outfall sewer
c) storm sewer
d) combined sewer
Which of the statement is true.
a) center of buoyancy is always below the center of mass

of stability
b) buoyant force on any body is equal to the fluid
displaced
c) center of mass of displaced fluid is coincident with
center of mass of an object
d) none of these
A conduit, closed or open designed to convey water from a
source to a point usually a reservoir where the distributed
system begins.
a) Aqueduct
b) Gravity conduit In a flow net construction of determining seepage flow, the
c) canal paths along which water can flow through a cross-section
d) flume are called:
a) Equipotential lines
b) Flow lines
c) Flow diagrams
Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 d) Flow nets
The gravity-fet distribution system will have a flat or level Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998
hydraulic gradient or pressure surface when:
In acceptable dosage, this process in water treatment is
helpful in reducing the incidence of tooth decay.
a) pipes are more bigger and bigger from the source to the
end a) Coagulation
b) there are no leaks and no withdrawal from the system b) Fluorosis
c) the term is flat c) Calcium addition
d) the pipe size are uniform d) Fluoridation

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Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998
The slope of the curve x=6y3 2y2 at (6, 3) is equal to: Find the radius of curvature of the curve 4x y2 = 0 at
point (1,2).
Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998

Find the sum of the geometric progression 2x, 4x+14, 20x-
14 . Up to the 10th term. A coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of getting
3 tails up?

Find the equation of the diameter of the ellipse which
The volume of the frustum of a regular triangular pyramid bisects all chords having a slope of 1/5 the equation of
is 135 cu.m. The lower and the upper bases, both ellipse is 64x2 + 25y2 = 1600.
equilateral triangles have edges equal to 9 m. and 3 m.
respectively. Find its altitude.
Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 A truck travels from point M north ward for 30 min., then
eastward for one hour, then shifted N. 30 W. If the
The log of the product MN is equal to 1.62324929 and the constant speed is 40 kph, how far directly from M in km,
log of the quotient M/N is equal to -0.066946789. Find the will it be after 2 hours?
value of N.

A traverse has the following data:
Eleven (11) men can finish the job in 15 days. Five (5) men
were working at the start and after 6 days four (4) men LINE BEARING DISTANCE
were added. How many days will it take to finish the job?
AB N. 7323 E 33.48
BC S. 3930 E 8.11
CD S. 4340 W 39.42
Find the area of the region bounded by the polar curve r2 =
a2 Cos 2 DE N. 3950 W 7.08
Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 EA N. 1733 W 22.02
Determine the amount of correction for the latitude of

the line CD using transit rule.

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A line 100 m. log was placed by a surveyor for four times A highway curve has a super elevation of 7. Find the
with the following data: 142, 145, 145.5 and 146. Then radius of the curve so that there will be no lateral pressure
another line was paced for four times again with the between the tires and the roadway at a speed of 40 mph?
following results, 893, 893.5, 891 and 895.5. Determine the
length of the line.
Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 A machine costing P720,000 is estimated to have a life of
10 yrs. If the annual rate of depreciation is 25% determine
A driver traveling at mph is 80 m. from a wall ahead. If the the total depreciation using a constant percentage of
driver applies the brakes immediately (perception time is 2 declining balance method.
seconds) and begins slowing the vehicle at 10 m/sec2
(decelerating), find the distance from the stopping point to
the wall.
Compute the surface area of the cone having a slant height

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 of 5 cm. and a diameter of the base equal to 6 cm.
A stadia intercept reading of 3.0 m. was taken on a rod

using a transit having a stadia interval factor of 100 and a
stadia constant of 0.3 m. if the line of sight is inclined at an
angle of 315, determine the horizontal distance from the Find the distance from a point (5, -3) to the line 7x 4y =
transit to the rod. 28.
Data on a traffic accident recorded on a certain intersection If the volume of the sphere is equal to 36 cu.cm, find the
for the past 5 years has an accident rate of 4160 per million surface area of the sphere.
entering vehicles (ARMV). If the average daily traffic
entering the intersection is 504, find the total number of
accidents during the 5 year period.
Water is the flowing into a conical vessel 15 cm. deep and

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 having a radius of 3.75 cm. across the top. If the rate at
which water is rising is 2 cm/sec. how fast is the water
The areas of cut of two irregular sections 60 m. apart are 32 flowing into the conical vessel when the depth of water is 4
sq.m. and 68 sq.m. respectively. The base width is 8 m. cm?
with a side slope of 1:1. Find the corrected volume of cut in
cu.m. using prismoidal correction formula.
Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 How many years will P100,000 earned a compound interest
of P50000 if the interest rate is 9% compounded quarterly?
A vertical sag curve has a descending grade of -1.7% and
an ascending grade of +2.3%. If the sag curve ahs a length
of 135 m., compute the length of the sight distance?
Find the length of the common chord of the curves x2 + y2

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 = 64 and x2 + y2 16x = 0.
A driver traveling at mph is 80 m. from a wall ahead. If the

driver applies the brakes immediately (perception time is 2
seconds) and begins slowing the vehicle at 10 m/sec2
(decelerating), find the distance from the stopping point to The area bounded by the curve x3 = y, the line y = 8 and the
the wall. y-axis. Determine the centroid of the volume generated.

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The deflection angles of two intermediate points A and B The angular speed of a flywheel having a diameter of 6m.
of a simple curve are 315 and 815 respectively from the is 20 rpm. Compute its tangential velocity.
P.C. if the chord distance between A and B is 40 m, find
the length of curve from P.C. to B.
Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1998

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1998 The radius of the earth is 3960 miles. If the gravitational
acceleration of the earth surface is 32.16 ft/sec2., what is
A circle having an area of 201 sq.m. is cut into segments by the velocity of escape from the earth in miles/sec.?
a chord which is 3 m. from the center of the circle.
Compute the area of the smallest segment

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1998 The perpendicular offset distance from a point on a simple
curve to Q on the tangent line is 64 m. if the distance from
A closed traverse has the following data. Compute the the P.C. to Q on the tangent is 260 m., compute the radius
bearing of line 1-2. of the simple curve.
LINE BEARING DISTANCE
1-2 - 58.7 Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1998
2-3 - 27.3 A tape has a standard length at 20C. was measured at a

temperature of 3C. coefficient of thermal expansion is
3-4 N. 86.78 E. 35.2 0.0000116 m./ C and its true horizontal length is 865.30
m, what is the measured length?
4-5 S. 5 3 E. 35.0
5-1 S. 72.7 W. 78.96

A manufacturer produces certain items at a labor cost of
P115 each, material cost of P76 each and variable cost of The transit is set up at A and a stadia was placed at a
P2.32 each. If the item has a unit price of P600, how many distance of 194.20 m. from A. The stadia intercept was
number of units must be manufactured each month for the recorded to be 1.94. If the stadia constant is 0.30, determine
manufacturer to break even if the monthly overhead is the stadia interval factor.
P428,000.

Find the slope of the line having the parametric equation y
A man loans P187,400 from a bank with interest at 5% = 4t + 6 and x = t + 1.
compounded annually. He agrees to pay his obligations by
paying 8 equal annual payments, the first being due at the
end of 10 yrs. Find the annual payments.

CE BOARD 1998
Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1998 Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1998
Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector Determine the velocity sum of the progression if there are 7
having a diameter of 72 cm. and a central angle of 150. arithmetic mean between 3 and 35.
From a speed of 60 kph, a train decelerates at the rate of 2 Determine the velocity of progress with the given equation
m/min2. along the path. How far in meters will it travel
after 14 minutes?
Given a compound curve with I1 = 28, I2 = 31, D1 = 3, Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1998
D2 = 4. Compute the stationing of the P.C.C. if P.I. is at
station 30 + 120.5
The boat travels downstream in 2/3 the time as it does
going upstream. If the velocity of the river current is 8 kph,
determine the velocity of the boat in still water.
Using the prismoidal correction formula, compute the Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1998
corrected volume of cut and fill between stations 70 m.
apart if the areas of irregular sections in cut at the stations
are 26 sq.m. and 84 sq.m. respectively. Base width = 8m., Compute the distance between the directress of the curve
sideslope is 1:1. 9x2 + 25y2 54x 250y + 481 = 0
The volume of the water in a hemisphere having a radius of Evaluate the integral of 5 Cos6 x Sin2 x dx if the upper limit
2m. is 2.05 m3. Find the height of the water. is /2 and the lower limit is zero.
Determine the diameter of a closed cylindrical tank having Given the two sides of the triangle ABC as AB = 2 cm, BC
a volume of 11.3 cu.m. to obtain minimum surface area. = 8 cm. Find the possible length of side AC.
A circle having an area of 452 m2 is cut into two segments

by a chord which is 6m. from the center of the circle.
Compute the area of the biggest segment.

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Compute the equivalent rate of 6% compounded semi-

annually to a rate compounded quarterly.
A trough having an equilateral triangle end sections has

sides equal to 0.3 m. and 6 m. long. Find the volume of
water in container if the depth of water is one half the depth
of the trough.
Find the length of the arc of the circle x2 + y2 = 64 at x = -

1, and x = -3.
The area bounded by the curve y = 2x1/2 and the line y = 6

and the y-axis is to be revolved at the line y = 6. Determine
the centroid of the volume generated.
Find the slope of the curve x2 + y2 6x + 10y + 5 = 0 at

point (1, 0)
The log of the quotient M/N and the log of the product MN
is equal to 1.55630251 and 0.352182518 respectively. Find
the value of M.
Find the length of the latus rectum of the curve y2 = -12x


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A large cylindrical steel tank 4m. high with its bottom

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