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TOWER CIVIL ENGINEERING REVIEW CENTER CIVIL ENGINEERING PRE-LICENSURE EXAMINATION NO. 1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only gone 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 NO. 1 The section of a light-weight aggregate concrete beam is shown in the figure below. The hole of diameter D is located at 300mm measured from the bottom of the beam. The beam is simply supported over a span of 6m. Unit weight of concrete is 24KN/m. Concrete compressive strength ffe = 25.40MPa and concrete tensile strencth f- = 2.80MPa. In this problem, bi = 350mm, bz = 250mm, h = 600mm and D = iSoen. a ” 7 Determine the compressive stress in the beam due to this cracking moment, in MPa a. 3.16 c. | 2.60 b. 3.08 a. 3.2 What additional weight can the beam support without cracking, in kN/m? a. 9.32 ee cray) b. 10.52 a. 9.20 SITUATION NO. 2 The chain hoist on the wall can be Placed anyyhere along the boom and has a rated capacity of 28KN. The boom is Pinned to the wall column at its left end A. Neglect the weight and thickness of the beam. 4, What is the maximum tension inthe cable due to the 28 kN loading? 134.68 kN ce. 122,49 aN b. 147.33KN d. 118222 kN 5. If the trolley is exactly at point 5, determine the actual tension in the cable. a. 143.38 kW cc. 125.45 kN b. 127133 kw d. 155.16 iN 6. If the weight of the beam is 2 kN/n, determine the maximum tension in the cable due to the 28 kN loading? a. 163.56 kw 182.46 kn b. 147.64 kN a. 151152 iv SITUATION WO. 3 Trusses are pinned connected and. suspended from the parabolic cable. It is subjected to the loading as shown. What is the tension in the cable at the point where the slope of the tangent line is zero? a. LAT kN 7 ce. 0.25 kW bl 2128 kw a. 2158 kw 8. What is the vertical reaction at pin 6? a. 5.50 kN” ec. 2.90 kN b. 3.80 kN a. 7:20 Kw What is the maximum tension in the cable? a. 4.57 ke “e. 6.07 kN b.12.45 kw a. ol 6aKe SYTUATION WO. 4 The truss is loaded as shown in the figure below. Cross bracings are made of cable which can support only tensile forces. SoKN 40kN 20kN 10. Determine the force in member BF. a. 36.40 kw ce. ONY b. 20 Ky d. 28.30 %Ku 11. Find the force acting in member AP. a. 50 kN ce. 80 kN b. 90 kN a. 70 KN 12. Find the force in menber BE. a. 30 KN a. 40 kw Db. 60 kN a. 50 kW SYTUATION NO. 5 A tower truss is supported and loaded as shown in the figure below. Assume the diagonals can support either a compressive or tensile force. Determine the approxinate value of the forces in the members of the truss. 13. Determine the force in menber DF a. 6.67 ce. 10.33 kN b. 5.53 kN a. 2.33 kN 14, Find the force acting in menber BF. a. 10 kN ce. 20 kw Be okay a. 1s kw 15. Find the force in menber CF. a. 8 kN cS kW b. 10 KN a7 ow SITUATION NO. 6 The lap joint of a tension member is shown in the figure. The plate is 290m wide and 16 mn thick. The bolts are 25 mm in dianeter and the holes are 2 mm larger than the bolt Giameter. Steel A36 with Fy = 250 MPa and F. = 400 MPa. It is required to determine the capacity of the joint based on gross area, net area and block shear. ‘The allowable stresses are: Bearing on projected area of the plates, F) = 1.50%, Tension on net area of the plate, F; = 0.505, Shear on plates, fy = 0.3070 Shear strength of bolt = 210 MPa 16, Determine the value of P based on bolt shear 736 Kw ce. S42 ew be 619 kN 4.863 kN 17, Determine the value of P based on bearing on Projected area of plate. @. 1670 kN 2490 iN b. 1310 aw od: 1560 KW. 18. Determine the value of P based on block shear. a. 729.60 KN ©. 845.70 aN b. 630.40 kai al 42/10 kN SITUATION NO. 7 The bracket connection shown is subjected to service dead load D = 60 KN and service live joad 1 = 40 kN. A36 steel is used for the bracket. The size of the weld is 12 mm. 125mm 125mm, 250mm y wiz x 170 19, Determine the direct shear stress! in the weld. a. 16.45 MPa cc. 25.04 mPa b. 11.76 wpa

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