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Design and Construction “CE Board Exam Nov. Design and Construction “CE Board Exam Nov.
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A simply supported steel beam has a span of 6m. and is The implementing rules and regulations of P.D. 1594 states
subjected to a vertical concentrated load of 150 kN acting that for a unit price contract, quantity overruns or under
at midspan. An allowance of 100% for impact is made for runs of not more than 15% of the estimates per major pay
the concentrated load only. The beam is laterally supported item and 25% per minor item need not be covered by a
only at the supports. The 1992 National Structural Code of change order provided that the same is authorized by the
the Philippines States that the allowable tensile stress for approving and contract prices of a project are as follows.
laterally unsupported members subject to bending is 0.60
Fy while the allowable compressive stress for laterally
unsupported members subject to bending is given by the
equation.
Item Quantity Unit Price (Pesos)
1 100 1,000
2 50 10,000
3 500 5,000
4 60 6,000
5 1,000 3,000
Where Cb maybe taken as 1.0 since the maximum moment 6 400 1,500
does not occur at the supports, rt is the radius of the 7 3,000 2,000
compression web area, taken about the axis in the plane of 8 20 25,000
the web.
Which of the following quantity need not be covered by a

Steel is A 36 steel with yield strength Fy = 248MPa. Which
change order.
of the following most nearly gives the most economical
(lightest) section that will limit the flexural stress to the
allowable value.
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A projectile is fired upward and to the right at an initial

slope of 4 vertical to 3 horizontal and hits the ground at a
point 2m lower than the origin. The maximum height is
attained 8m away from the origin. Compute the value of the
total horizontal distance.

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The preliminary design of a roadway established two

tangents meeting at the point of intersection at station 200
+ 130. The first tangent has an azimuth equal to 169° while
the second tangent has an azimuth equal to 118°. A simple
horizontal curve with radius equal to 100m. is to be
provided. Which of the following gives the tangent distance
“T”.
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The approved agency estimate (AAE) of a Gov’t. project is A beam 8.5m. long is fixed at the left end and supported by
500M. The bids are: a roller at a point 1.5m from the right end. There is an
internal hinge at a point 2.5m. from the fixed end. The
Bidder A : P354,000,000 beam is loaded by a clockwise couple equal to 50kN.m at a
Bidder B : P639,000,000 point 4.5m to the right of the fixed end and a downward
Bidder C : P483,000,000 uniform vertical load equal to 5kN/m starting at a point
Bidder D : P583,000,000 4.5m. from the fixed end up to the right end of the beam.
Bidder E : P295,000,000 Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum
Bidder F : P385,000,000 moment.
The implementing rules and regulation of Pres. Decree No.

1594 states that no award of contract shall be made to a
bidder whose bid price is higher than Allowable
Government Estimate(AGE) or the Approved Agency
Estimate(AAE) is defined as one half the sum of the (AAE)
and the average of all responsive bids. For the purposes of
determining the average of responsive bids, bids higher
than 120% of the AAE or lower than 60% of AAE shall not
be considered. Which bidder wins the contract for the
Gov’t. project?

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50mm thick finish both of which has a unit weight of
24kN/m3. The floor also carries ceiling whose weight is
A 50mm diameter split barrel sample is driven into the 720Pa and a live load of 2400Pa. The floor is supported by
ground and the load of a cased burbale by means of blows simply supported steel beams with a span of 10m spaced at
form 65kg mass hammer falling freely through a distance 4.6m on centers with compression flange rigidly attached to
of 760mm. The sample is driven a total of 450mm into the the concrete floor. The steel is A36 with yield strength (Fy)
soil. Which of the following is the test best described by = 248MPa. The allowable shear stress specified in the 1992
this procedure? NSCP is 0.40Fy. Considering the weight of the beam,
which of the following sections is the most economical
(lightest) section for the given load assuming that shear
a) Dutch Cone Penetration Test stress governs the design.
b) Standard Proctor Test
c) Standard Penetration Test
d) Vane shear test

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A block weighing 200 N rests on a plane inclined upward

to the right at a slope of 4 vertical to 3 horizontal. The
block is connected by a cable initially parallel to the plane
passing through a pulley which is connected to another
block weighing 100N moving vertically. The coefficient of
kinetic friction between the 200N block and the inclined
plane is 0.10, which of the following most nearly gives the
acceleration of the system.

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1997″ Neglecting the weight of the beam, which of the following
most nearly gives the maximum value of the load P that the
member can support.
A steel plate is 360mm wide and 20mm thick with four bolt
holes cut into the plate as shown in the figure s-3. The
general expression for the specification method for
computing the net area is:
Where:
T = thickness of plate
B = width
H = diameter of holes
S = pitch
g = gage
Which of the following most nearly gives the critical net

area (An) of the section in accordance with the 1992 NSCP.

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A beam is fixed at both ends and has an internal hinge

along the span. Classify the beam as either unstable,
statically indeterminate or statically determinate and degree
of indeterminacy. Assume all loads can act anywhere in
any direction of the beam.

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A simply supported beam has a span o f4.5m. The beam is

subjected to an axial tensile force of 250kN. And a vertical
concentrated load P acting at its midspan. The member is a) Statically indeterminate to the first degree
fully laterally supported for its entire length. The effect of b) Unstable
any bolts can be neglected. The beam consists of 2- c) Statically indeterminate to the second degree
150×90x12mm angles with long legs back to back spaced d) Statically determinate
at 10mm apart. For this problem the properties of one
150×90x12mm angles are:
Area (A) = 2751 mm2

Section modulus (Sx) = 0.000063m3 Design and Construction “CE Board Exam Nov.
Steel is A36 with yield strength (Fy) = 248MPa 1997″
Allowable tensile stress = 0.60Fy
Allowable flexural stress = 0.66Fy A 2 N weight is swing in a vertical circle of 1m radius and
the end of the cable will break if the tension exceeds 500N.
Which of the following most nearly gives the angular
velocity of the weight when the cable breaks?

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In accordance with sections 5.4.7.2.3 of the 1992 NSCP, March 22nd, 2010 admin No comments Section 5.10.11.5
strength level of an individual class of concrete shall be of the 1992 NSCP, discuss the provisions for moment
considered satisfactory if both of the following magnification. Compression members shall be designed
requirements are met. using the factored axial load Pu from a conventional frame
analysis and a magnified factored moment Mc defined by:
a) Average of all sets of three consecutive strength tests
equal or exceeds fc’ Mc = δs M2b + δb M2s
b) No individual strength test (average of two cylinders) Where:

falls below fc’ by more than 3.5MPa.
M2b = the value of larger factored end moment on
The required fc’ for a project is 28MPa. The results of four compression member due to loads that result in no
sets of cylinder tests with 5 samples are as follows. appreciable sideways, calculated by conventional elastic
frame analysis.
Set A Set B Set C Set D
Sample # 1 24.0 28.5 32.0 21.0 M2s = value of larger factored end moment on compression
Sample # 2 23.5 28.0 30.5 24.5 member due to loads that result in appreciable sideways,
Sample # 3 25.0 32.0 25.0 20.5 calculated by conventional elastic frame analysis.
Sample # 4 35.0 25.0 25.0 22.0
Sample # 4 30.5 29.0 28.0 20.0
Which of the following set is acceptable for the project

requirements?
∑Pu and ∑Pc are the summations for all columns in a story.
Design and Construction “CE Board Exam Nov. For frames not braced against sideways, both δb and δs shall
1997″ be computed. For frames braced against sideway, δs shall
be taken as 1.0.
The result of standard Proctor Test is as follows:
In equation (5.10.7) for members braced against sideway
and without transverse loads between supports Cm maybe
Weight (W) of moist soil in taken as:
Water content (%)
Proctor mold (grams)
10 1.485
12 1.606
14 1.696
16 1.755 But not less than 0.40. For all other cases,
18 1.741
20 1.651 Cm shall be taken as 1.0
The volume of the mold for this test is 1/30cu.ft. (946,000 A rectangular tied concrete column has dimensions of
cubic millimeters). Which of the following most nearly 300mm x 380mm. The column length is 4.5m. is to be
gives the value of the optimum moisture content of the constructed in a frame braced against sideway (the effective
soil? length factor K can be taken as 1 and EI = 34MN-m2.. The
column is loaded in single curvature by the ultimate
factored moment of 110kN.m at its top end and 120kN.m at

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its bottom end. The column carries factored axial loads due reduced concrete beam has a width of 300mm and an
to dead load of 150kN, 350kN due to live load. effective of 400mm. Concrete strength is 24MPa and steel
yield strength is 340MPa. Which of the following most
Which of the following gives the magnified factored nearly gives the maximum allowable steel area (As) in
moment (Mc) that will be used it design the steel accordance with the 1992 NSCP strength design method.
reinforcement in accordance with the NSCP 1992.

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The development length (Ld) of a steel reinforcing bar with
given stress (Fs) embedded in concrete anchorage bond A non-prismatic simply supported beam has a total span of
strength (u) and diameter of bar (D) is given by the 8m. The 4m. long middle section of the beam has a
expression. moment of inertia twice the moment of inertia of the
section beside the supports. The beam is acted upon by
downward concentrated load acting at mid span equal to
10kN. Which of the following most nearly gives the slope
(theta) at a point 2m. to the right of the left support (at the
change in cross section.)

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A rod with cross-sectional area of 100sq.mm is stretched

between two fixed points such that the initial tensile load is
10kN. The rod has an initial modulus of elasticity (E) equal
to 180GPa. And a coefficient of linear expansion (alpha)
equal to 0.00001 mm/degree centigrade. The initial tension
Design and Construction “CE Board Exam Nov. is designed such that the rod will have a zero stress when
1997″ there is a certain change in temperature of the rod. Which
of the following most nearly gives the value of this
temperature change T:
A ball is shot at a ground level at an angle of 80ball is shot
at a ground level at an angle of 80 degrees with the
horizontal with an initial velocity of 10m/sec. Which of the Design and Construction “CE Board Exam Nov.
following most nearly gives the maximum height (h) 1997″
attained by the ball?
The H2O table in a deposit of silt is lowered from a depth
of 3m to a depth of 6m. all the silt is saturated even after
the H2O table is lowered and the water content is 22%.
1997″ Which of the most nearly gives the change in effective
pressure at a depth of 12m. on account of lowering of water
table Sp.gr. of soil is 2.60
Section 5.10.3.2 and 5.10.3.3 of the 1992 National Code of
the Phil. States as follows: Balanced strain conditions exists
at a cross section when tension reinforcement reaches the
strain corresponding to its specified yield strength fy just as
concrete in compression reaches its ultimate strain of 0.003.
For flexural members subject to combined flexure and
compressive axial load, when the design axial load strength
θPn is less than the smaller of 0.10 fc’ Ag or θPb. the ratio
of reinforcement ρ provided shall not exceed 0.75 of the
ratio ρb that would produced balanced strain conditions for
the section under the flexure without axial load. For
members with compression reinforcement, the portion of ρb
equalized by compression reinforcement need not be

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The soil is said to be non-plastic if the liquid limit is less Based on the AISC Specifications, the effective net area Ae
than: at the root of the thread of a threaded tension member is Ae
= 0.7854 (D – 0.9743/n)2 Where D is the nominal outside
a) 90 diam. Of the threads and n is the number of threads per
b) 50 25.4mm. if the load is 250kN and the number of threads per
c) 20 inch of the threaded tension member is 4, Fy = 250MPa the
d) 60 diameter sufficient to carry the load is:

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According to implementing Rules and Regulation PD 159, 1997″
which of the following is not authorized to be a member of
the PBAC. A tied column is subjected to axial load and end moments.
The conditions of the column are as follows:
a) Representative of Phil. Constructors Association
b) Representative of PICE
c) Representative of CPA Unsupported length, Lu 5.00m
d) Representative of Road Engineers Association of the Effective length factor, K 0.90
Phil. Flexural rigidity, EI 7500 x 109 N-mm2
Magnification factor, delta 1.20
Moment magnifying coef., Cm 0.533
Design and Construction “CE Board Exam May Determine the ultimate load Pu in kN that this colum can
1997″ carry. Use phi = 0.70.
A concrete beam of rectangular cross section, 120mm x

300mm is to be reinforced by six, high tensile pre-stressing
tendons each having a cross sectional area of 300mm2. If Design and Construction “CE Board Exam May
the level of pre-stress in the tendon is 150N/mm2 and if the
reinforced beam is subjected to an axial tensile load of
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150kN, determine the final stress in the concrete assuming
that the ration of the elastic modulus of steel to that of The rotation or twist in degrees of a shaft, 800mm long,
concrete is 15: subjected to a torque of 80N-m, 20mm in diameter, and
shear modulus G of 80,000MPa is:

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A simply supported beam 400mm by 800mm and span of

10.0m, is pre-stressed by a straight tendon with a force of
1200kN at an eccentricity of 200mm from the centroid. The
beam supports a total weight. Calculate the stresses at the
top fiber.

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A cubic meter of soil in its natural state weighs 1.75kN; A steel beam 7.2m long carries a uniformly distributed load
after being dried, it weighs 15.08kN. The specific gravity of 36kN/m throughout the span. It is simply supported at its
of the soil is 2.70. Determine the void ratio of the original end and at its center (a two 3.6m span continuous beam). If
soil sample: the shear (reaction) at the end support is 48.6kN, the
maximum positive moment is developed at this distance
from the end support.

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The allowable capacity of a 10mm thick fillet weld, E60

electrode (Fu = 415MPa) is:

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A footing is 2.40m by 1.50m. The total load P of 1,000kN
on the footing has an eccentricity of 0.40m in the direction
A reinforced concrete beam has the following properties; of the longer dimension. Determine the maximum soil
pressure at the base.
Beam with, b …………………………… 320mm
Effective depth, d ……………………… 640mm
Concrete strength, fc …………………… 25MPa
Reinforcing steel strength, fy …………. 400MPa
Compute the shear capacity of stirrups

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A W 410 x 74.4 supports a slab with a thickness of 150mm.

The effective width of the slab was computed to be
2000mm. The structural steel section of the composite
system has the following properties:
Beam depth, d 413mm

Flange width, bf 180mm
Cross sectional area, As 9480mm2
Moment of inertia 274.3 x 106mm4
Where is the new location of the neutral axis from the top
of the slab in mm. Use n = 10m transform the area of
concrete to steel.

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A vertical wall retains a cohesionless soil which has a unit A pipe 60cm. in length is connected at the end by a nozzle
weight of 14 kN/m3, and angle of internal friction of 26 and the total energy produce in the nozzle is 250m.
degrees. If the wall is 5.0m high, what is the total active Compute the velocity of the jet.
soil pressure in kN on the wall. Assume a unit length of
wall.
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Hydraulics “CE Board Exam Nov. 1997″ A drainage canal in the shape of trapezoidal with a bottom
width of 2.5m. side slopes 1:1 carries water at a depth of
Determine the discharge in MLD of a 2800 mm gravity 3m. Find the velocity using chezy’s formula, S = 0.0009, n
flow concrete aqueduct 4km long with a head loss of 5.6m. = 0.015
Assume pipe is flowing just full with roughness coeff. of
0.015.

Hydraulics “CE Board Exam Nov. 1997″ Determine the discharge in MLD of a 2800 mm gravity
flow concrete aqueduct with a hydraulic gradient of 0.0015.
A H2O tank with 3 mØ is filled with H2O. The H2O level is Assume pipe is flowing full with coefficient of roughness =
2.30 m above a nozzle. What is the velocity of H2O coming 0.015
out of the nozzle? Neglect losses

A rectangular channel 1 meter in width carries water of 3
Determine the magnitude of the force on the inclined gate m3/s at a depth of 0.6 m. Determine the type of flow.
1.5m. by 0.5m. shown in the figure. The tank is completely
closed and the pressure gage at the bottom of the tank reads
90000 N/m2. Use 9800 N/m3 for H2O.
Hydraulics “CE Board Exam Nov. 1997″ Precipitation station x was inoperative for part of a month
during which a storm occurred. The respective storm totals
at three surrounding stations A, B and C were 98.80 and
A drainage canal in the shape of trapezoidal with bottom 110mm. The normal annual precipitation amounts at
width of 2.5m and side slopes of 1 horizontal to 1.5 stations x A, B and C are respectively, 880, 1008, 842 and
vertical, carries H2O at a depth of 3m. Find the discharge in 1080mm. Estimate the storm precipitation for station x.
m3/s using the chezy’s Formula. S = 0.0009, n = 0.615.

Find the discharge of a Cipolleti weir if it has a length
An aeration basin with a vol. of 400 m3 contains a mixed
equal to 1.67m. and the head of weir is one fifth of its
liquor (aerating activated sludge) with a suspended solids length.
concentration of 2000 milligrams per liter. How many kg of
mixed liquor suspended solids are in the tank.

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A trapezoidal flume of most efficient proportion has a base
width of 1.5m. Its full discharge is 3 m3.s. If the same Fluid particles move in a straight line along a smooth pipe.
material were used for a most efficient rectangular section. The factor that causes coeff. of friction. .
What is the discharge of the new section?
a) viscous shear
b) density of liquid
c) pressure head
d) froude number
A block of wood (s = 0.65) is 20 mm thick is floating in sea
water (s = 1.03). Find the area of a block of wood which
will just support a man weighing 80kg when the top surface A circular pipe 2m. in diameter carries water at a depth of
is just at the water surface. ¾ of its diameter. What is the hydraulic radius?
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A spillway controls reservoir 4 hectares in area. The Tow pipes with the same friction factor and length are
permanent crest is at elevation 40m. the length of the parallel. If the first pipe has twice the diameter of the
spillway crest is at elevation 40 m. the length of the second, what must be the ratio of their flow?
spillway is 35.20ft. initially the level of H2O is at elev. 41.8
m. After 25 minutes H2O goes down at a certain level.
What is the final elevation.
An open vessel 30cm. in diameter and 90cm high is filled

Hydraulics “CE Board Exam Nov. 1997″ with water to a depth of 45 cm. Find the magnitude of the
velocity such that the vortex is just at the bottom.
An open vessel 3m. in diameter contains water at a depth of
3.05m and 0,91 m of oil (S = 0.8) the tank is accelerated
upward at 3 m/s2. Find the pressure at the bottom.
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A rectangular weir was installed to control the flow. If the

Hydraulics “CE Board Exam Nov. 1997″ flow is set at 3cu.m/s, Cd = 0.6 and the length is 0.8m.,
what must the height be?
A device attached at the end of the pipe with a cover use
for cleaning.
a) clean out
b) man hole
c) culvert
d) none A rectangular weir was installed to control the flow. If the
flow is set at 3cu.m/s, Cd = 0.6 and the length is 2m., what
must the height be?

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Water has velocity of 4 m/s through a 40 cm pipe. The A 12cm.diameter solid cylinder of height 8 cm. weighing
discharge through the pipe is: 0.5kg is immersed in liquid with density 800 kg/cm
contained in a tall metal cylinder having a diameter 15cm,
Before immersion the liquid was 8cm. deep. How deep is it
submerged?
For adiabatic conditions

a) pv = constant
b) pvk = constant A gate slanted 60 degree from the horizontal with width =
c) pvn = constant 1.6m and height = 2.4m is submerged by a depth of 1.8m.,
d) none of these determine the pressure at the top of the gate.
A drainage line 1.4 km long is designed base on a storm on A process at which no heat is added to or taken away from
a 6 ha. Property which produced 40 mm per hour assuming the flow system.
a velocity flow of 0.8 m/s. With a runoff coefficient of C =
0.5. what peak discharge can be expected from the area. a) Isothermal
b) Isentropic
c) Adiabitic
d) Isotropic
Determine the drag on a torpedo with area 0.01 sq.m. A pressure gauge at elevation 6m. at the side of a tank
moving horizontally at 80 m/s and Cd = 0.5.
containing a liquid reads 90 KPa. Another gauge at
elevation 4m. reads 110 KPa. What is the density?
Determine the discharge over a suppressed rectangular weir

has L = 4 m. and H = 1.2m, and Cw = 0.62. Hydraulics “CE Board Exam May 1997″
A 12cm. diameter solid cylinder of height 8cm. weighing

0.5 kg is immersed in liquid with density 800 kg/cm
Hydraulics “CE Board Exam May 1997″ contained in a tall metal cylinder having a diameter 15cm.
Before immersion the liquid was 8cm. deep. What is the
volume of liquids displaced?
A type of dam having a smallest cross-section.
a) Buttress Dam
b) Arch Dam
c) Gravity Dam
d) Rock Dam

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A pressure gauge at elevation 6m. at the side of a tank The water supply for city is pumped to a distribution
containing a liquid reads 90 kPa. Another gauge at reservoir. The pumping rate is 600 cu.m. per 4 hours. The
elevation 4m. reads 110 kPa. Compute for the specific estimated water requirements every 4 hours. The estimated
weight. water requirements every 4 hours is shown below.
HOUR DEMAND
0400 200
0800 800
Hydraulics “CE Board Exam May 1997″ 1200 1100
1600 700
Water has a velocity of 4 m/s through 40 cm pipe. The 2000 500
discharge through the pipe is: 2400 300
What is the maximum requirement from the reservoir?

An open tank 1.82m square, weighs 3,425 N and contains Hydraulics “CE Board Exam May 1997″
0.91 m of water. It is acted upon by an unbalanced force of
10,400 N parallel to a pair of sides. What must be the A rectangular channel has a base width of 7.0m. and a
height in m of the sides. What must be the height in m of depth of 2.5m. carries a discharged of 21.81 m3/s. It is
the sides of the tank so that no water will be spilled? required to change this channel into a most efficient
trapezoidal section having the same material. Determine the
increase in discharge of the new section.

Weber Number is defined as:
The maximum quantity of water which can be guaranteed
during a critical dry period.
a) The ratio of inertia forces to surface tension
b) The ratio of inertia forces to the pressure forces
a) Reservoir reliability
c) The ratio of inertia forces to the elastic forces
b) Secondary yield
d) The ratio of inertia forces to the gravity forces
c) Safe yield
d) reservoir yield
Determine the discharge over a triangular weir with angle = The removal of course and settle able solids by
73.74 deg. And H = 1.2m and Cw = 0.70. interception.
a) Screening
b) Comminution
c) Flocculation
Hydraulics “CE Board Exam May 1997″ d) Floatation
It is the increased pressure developed on impact with a pilot

tube as a result of localized kinetic energy reduction to
zero. Hydraulics “CE Board Exam May 1997″
a) Oritical Pressure A vertical jet of water supports a load of 200 N at a
b) Stagnation Pressure
constant vertical height of 12m. from the tip of the nozzle.
c) Hydrodynamics
The diameter of the jet is 25mm Ø. Find the velocity of the
d) Pressure Relief jet nozzle tip:

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Evaporation of water from the leaves of plants is called.
a) Eutrophication
b) Saturation
c) Transpiration
d) Interception
The science that treats of the water on earth, their

occurrence, circulation and distribution, their chemical and
physical properties and their reaction with their
environment including their relation to living things:
a) Hydrology
b) Hydrograph
c) Kinetics
d) Unography
Pipes 1, 2 and 3 are 300m., 150 and 250m. long and lf

25cm., 12cm. and 20cm. diam. With f1, f2 and f3 equal to
0.019, 0.019, 0.021 and 0.02 respectively and are connected
in series. If the difference in elevation of the ends of the
pipe is 10m., what is the rate of flow in cu.m./sec.
A submarine, which maybe supposed to approximate a

cylinder 3m Ø and 15m long travels submerged at 1.55 m/s
at sea water at 5°C. Viscosity is 1.519x 10-6 m2/s. Find the
Reynolds Number for this condition:

What spillway of a dam is used when a space is limited:
a) shaft spillway
b) siphon spillway
c) side channel spillway
d) none of these

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Mathematics “CE Board Exam Nov. 1997″ Mathematics “CE Board Exam Nov. 1997″
From the following differential leveling notes, compute the Given the following data of a closed traverse. Compute the
difference in elevation between station 5 and 6. bearing of line DE.
STA B.S. F.S. ELEV. LINE BEARING DIST(m.)
1 2.565 33.971 AB N. 72°10’ E. 64.86
2 10.875 5.821 BC S. 48°28’ E. 107.72
3 7.035 1.946 CD S. 35°30’ W. 44.37
4 3.560 5.741 DE ————– 137.84
5 7.186 9.736 EA ————– 12.83
6 4.123 7.977
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Find the determinants of x:
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Using the prismoidal correction formula, find the corrected

volume of cut between stations 80 m. apart if the areas of
irregular sections in cut at stations are 26 sq.m. and 68
sq.m. respectively. Base width = 8 m. and side slope is 1:1.

The correct distance between point E and f IS 213.5 m. If a
100m. tape that is 0.025 m. too long is used to measure EF,
The elements of a compound curve are as follows: what will be the measured distance in meters?
I1 = 18° D1 = 2°
I2 = 23.5° D2 = 4°
Determine the stationing of the P.C. if the stationing
of P.I. = 42 + 89.6. Use arc basis. Locate the center of the curve 9x2 – 144x + 16y2 +
96y+495 = 0
Find the remainder if 3x3 – 4x2y + 5xy2 + 6y3 is divided by

x2 – 2xy + 3y2

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The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one of each A turbine started from rest to 180 rpm in 6 min. at a
side equal to 6 cm. The bases are 12 cm. apart. What is the constant acceleration. Find the number of revolutions that it
volume of the right prism? makes within the elapse time.
A train starting at initial velocity of 30 kph travels a

distance of 21 km. in 18 min. Determine the acceleration of
the train at this instant.

Determine the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse
having an equation 4x2 + 9y2 – 64x + 54y + 301 = 0. The cost of equipment is P500,000 and the cost of
installation is P30,000. If the salvage value is 10% of the
cost of equipment at the end of 5 years, determine the book
value at the end of the fourth year. Use straight line
method.
The base of a right prism is pentagon with one of each side

is 6 cm. long. If the bases are 12 cm. apart, what is the
volume of the right prism in cu.m. Mathematics “CE Board Exam Nov. 1997″
The sides of the triangle are 12, 16 and 21. Find the area of
the triangle.
Evaluate the log6 845 = x
The volume of a pyramid is 140 cu.m. If it has a

rectangular upper base of 3 m. x 4 m. and an altitude of 5
m., determine the dimensions of the lower base. Mathematics “CE Board Exam Nov. 1997″
Find the derivative of Arc Sin 3x with respect to x:
Find the remainder if we divide 4y3 + 18y2 + 8y – 4 by 2y

+3

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Find the area of the region bounded by the curve r2 = 16 Car A moves due East at 30 kph at the same instant car B is
Cos θ. moving S. 30° E. with a speed of 30 kph. The distance from
A to B is 30 km. Find how fast is the speed between them
are separating after one hour.
The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″
tower A is 28° and the angle of elevation of the top of
tower A from the base of tower B is 46°. The two towers A corporation uses a type of motor truck which costs P5000
lie in the same horizontal plane. If the height of tower B is with life 2 yrs. and final salvage value of P800. How much
120 m., find the height of tower A. could the corporation afford to pay for another type of truck
of the same purpose whose life is 3 yrs. with a final salvage
value of P1000. Money is worth 4%.
Find the number of terms for a progression Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″
5,8,11,14……whose sum is 1025.
A parabolic curve having a forward tangent of -3%
intersects a back tangent of 6.5% at station 10 + 800 whose
elevation is 5260 m. If the length of the curve is 400 m.,
find the stationing of the highest point of curve.
Points A and B are 100 m. apart and are of the same

elevation as the foot of the bldg. The angles of elevation of
the top of the bldg. from points A and B are 21 degrees and Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″
32 degrees respectively. How far is A from the bldg. in
meters? A quadrilateral has sides equal to 12 m., 20 m., 8 m. and
16.97 m. respectively. If the sum of the two opposite angles
is equal to 225°, find the area of the quadrilateral.
Find the slope of the line having the parametric equations x Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″
= t – 1 and y = 2t.
JA 5cm. x 5cm. is cut from a corner of 20cm x 30cm,
cardboard, find the centroid from the longest side.
Find the radius of curvature of a parabola y2 – 4x =0 at

point (4,4)
Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector

having a diameter of 72 cm. and a central angle of 210°.

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Find the differential equations of the family of lines passing A spherical triangle ABC has an angle C = 90° and
through the origin. sides a = 50° and c = 80°., Find the value of “b” degrees?
A frustum of a regular pyramid has an upper base of 8 m. x Find the minimum amount of thin sheet that can be made
80 m. and a lower base of 10 m. x 100 m. and an altitude into a closed cylinder having a volume of 108cu.in. in
of 5 m. Find the volume of the pyramid. square inches.
Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″
Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″ Differentiate Arc Cos 4x:
From the given close traversed, find the corrected bearing

of line EA.
LINE DIST(m.) BEARING
A deposit of P110,000 was made for 31 days. The net
AB 895 S. 70°29’ E. interest after deducting 20% withholding tax is P890.36.
Find the rate of return annually.
BC 315 S. 26°28’ E.
CD 875 S. 65°33’ W.
Find the area enclosed by the curve x2+8y+16=0, the x-
DE 410 N. 45°31’ W. axis, and the line x – 4 = 0.
EA 650 N. 10° E.
Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″ In the sum of the interior angles of a polygon with an equal
sides is 1080°, find the number of sides of a polygon?
What time after 3 o’clock will the hands of the clock be
together for the first time?
Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″ Find the distance from point A(4,2) to B(-5,1).

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Find the slope of a line having a parametric equation of x = A line was measured with a 50m. tape. There were 2 tallies,
2 + t and y = 5 – 3 t 8 pins, and the distance from the last pin to the end of the
line was 2.25 m. Find the length of the line in meters?

Which of the following numbers should be change to make
A circular cone having an altitude of 9 m. is divided into 2 all the numbers form an Arithmetic progression when
segments having the same vertex. If the smaller altitude is 6 properly arranged?
m., find the ratio of the volume of small cone to the big
cone.
A circular curve having an azimuth of back tangent equal to Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″
205° and the azimuth of the forward tangent equal to 262°.
If the middle ordinate is 5.6 m. find the length of the From the given differential leveling notes, find the
tangent. elevation of BM2.
STA B.S. F.S. ELEV.
BM1 ********2.565 33.971
Mathematics “CE Board Exam May 1997″ TP1 ********10.875 5.821
The corners of a cubical block touched the closed spherical TP2 *********7.035 1.946
shell that encloses it. The volume of the box is 2744 cubic
centimeter. What volume in cubic centimeter inside shell is BM1 *********5.741
not occupied by the block?
Find the value of “w” in the following equations:
3x – 2y + w =11
x + 5y – 2w = -9
2x + y – 3w = -6

From station 0 + 0.40 with center height of 1.2 m. in fill,
A projectile leaves at a velocity of 50 m/s at an angle of 30°
the ground line makes a uniform slope of 6.5% to station 0
with the horizontal. Find the maximum height that it could
+ 100, whose center height in cut is 3.5m. Find the grade of
reach?
the finished roadway.


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