SUBJECT I: Mathematics, Engineering Economics & Engineering Mechanics

PROBLEM 1- Math: Trigonometry (1 min.)

If the two angles of a triangle are 60o and 70o and the longest side is 20 meters, what is the shortest side
in meters?

PROBLEM 2- Math: Geometry (30 sec)

A cylindrical water tank is designed to have a volume of 5m3. If the height of the tank is to be 1.5 times
its diameter, solve for the diameter in meters.

PROBLEM 3- Math: Trigonometry (1 min)

Three adjacent towns A, B & C are connected by straight roads. The distance between towns A & C is 12
km and between A & B is 8 km. If the angle between the lines joining A & B and A & C is 120o , what is
the distance between towns B & C ?

PROBLEM 4- Math: Economics (1.5 min)

You obtain a loan of P500,000 at the rate of 12% compound annually in order to build a house. How
much must you pay monthly to amortize the loan within a period of five years?

PROBLEM 5- Math: Engineering Mechanics (1 min)

A car accelerated from 36 km/hr to 72 km/hr in 10 seconds. What is the distance in meters travelled
during the period of acceleration?

PROBLEM 6- Math: Geometry (30 sec)

A thin wire 100 cm long is formed into a circle. What is the area of the circle formed in cm2?

PROBLEM 7-Math: Economics (30 sec)

With interest compounded annually, after how many years will a deposit now of P1000 become P1331?
PROBLEM 8-Math: Mechanics (30 sec)

A stone is shot vertically upward with an initaial velocity of 50m/sec. What is the maximum height in
meters it can reach? Use g= 9.81 m/sec2.

PROBLEM 9- Math: Algebra (30 sec)

Team A can finish painting a tank in 2 days while Team B can finish painting the same tank in 3 days. If
both teams work together, how many days can they finish painting the tank?

PROBLEM 10- Math: Mechanics (30 sec)

An elevator with a total weight of 1000 kg is accelerated in its upward rise at 1m/sec2. What is the
tension in kg in the supporting cables? Use g= 9.81 m/sec2.

SUBJECT II: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning

PROBLEM 1- Fluid Mechanics: (30 sec)

A piece of wood is floating in water. If 40% of its volume is exposed, what is the density of the wood in
kg/m3?

PROBLEM 2-Thermodynamics: (30 sec)

A vessel with volume 1 m3 contains equal masses of water vapour and liquid water in equilibrium at 500
kPa. What is the mass of the vapor?

PROBLEM 3- Thermodynamics: (1.5 min)

An air receiver containing atmospheric air at 30oC weighs 20 kg. What will be its weight in kg when it
contains air at 1000 kPa and 50oC? Volume of air receiver is 0.20 m3.

PROBLEM 4- Refrigeration: (30 sec)

A vapor compression refrigeration cycle requires 2.5 kw compressor power. The mass flow rate of
refrigeration is 0.10 kg/s. The enthalpy at evaporator entrance is 55 kJ/kg and at exit is 178 kJ/kg. What
is the coefficient of performance?
PROBLEM 5- Refrigeration: (1 min)

Find the tons of refrigeration required to refrigerate 5000 kg of fish from 24oC to -10oC in 24 hours using
the following average values: specific heat above freezing point is 0.76 kcal/kg-oC, and below freezing is
0.41 kcal/kg-oC, latent heat of freezing point, which is -2.2oC, is 51 kcal/kg.

PROBLEM 6- Thermodynamics: (1 min)

A gas manufacturer receives an order of 200 liters of a certain gas at STP (32OF and 1 atm). What
minimum volume of tank is necessary to transport the gas at 80oF and maximum pressure of 8 atm?

PROBLEM 7- Fluid Mechanics: (1 min)

A body weighs 20 kg in air but weighs only 15 kg when completely submerged in water. What is the
density of the body in kg/m3?

PROBLEM 8- Refrigeration: (1.5 min)

A solar-assisted heat pump is used to maintain a heated space at 22oC from a cold source of 0oC. If the
heat pump requires an input power of 3 kw, what is the heat supplied to the heated space in kJ/hr?

SUBJECT III: Strength of Materials and Machine Design

PROBLEM 1- Elongation: (1 min)

What load in Newtons must be applied to a 25 mm round steel bar 2.5 m long (E= 207 Gpa) to stretch
the bar 1.3 mm?

PROBLEM 2- Torsional Stress of Shaft: (1 min)

Find the diameter of the solid shaft which delivers a power of 50 kw at 600 rpm if the allowable
torsional stress is 20, 000 kPa.

PROBLEM 3- Shearing Stress: (1 min)

If the ultimate shearing stress of a steel plate is 400 MPa, what force in kN necessary to punch a 25 mm
diameter hole in a 6 mm thick plate?
PROBLEM 4- Thin- Wall Cylinder: (1 min)

A thin-wall cylindrical tank has an inside diameter of 1 meter and subject to an internal pressure of
1200 kPa. If the tank material has an allowable tensile stress of 70 N/mm2, find the wall thickness in mm.

PROBLEM 5- Kinematics of Gears: (1 min)

Mating gears have a diametral pitch of 4. The pinion has 28 teeth while the gear has 56 teeth. Find the
center distance in mm.

PROBLEM 6- Torsional Stress of Shaft: (1 min)

Find the torsional stress in MPa in a 40 mm diameter shaft that transmits 20.53 kw at 600 rpm.

PROBLEM 7- Tensile Stress: (30 sec)

A wire 25 mm in diameter, subject to a tensile load of 1000 Newtons develops stress of :

PROBLEM 8- Compressive Stress: (1 min)

A pipe 25 cm outside diameter and 20 cm inside diameter is subject to a compressive load of 5kN. Find
the compressive stress in kPa.