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1. What is the area bounded by the curve y2 = x and the line
x = 4.
a. 33/2 b. 32/3 c. 33/4 d. 35/2
2 .Determine the distance from the y axis to the centroid of the section having the
coordinates A ( 4,0) , B ( 4,4), C (10,8), D (12,4) and E ( 12,0).
a. 8.22 b. 7.33 c. 9.11 d. 7.88
3. A horizontal force of of 250 N pushes a flat bottomed 600 N box on a
horizontal surface from rest to a velocity of 22 m/s after traveling 120m. What
is the coefficient of friction between the block and the surface ?
a. 0.31 b. 0.41 c. 0.21 d. 0.51
4. A solid has a circular base of radius 20 cm. Find the
volume of the solid if every plane section perpendicular to the base is an
equilateral triangle.
a. 18475.21cm3 b. 19475.21cm3
c.208475.21cm3 d. 108475.21cm3
5. Find the volume of the solid by revolving the ellipse 4 x 2 9 y 2 36 about the line
3x + 4y = 20.
a. 473.74 b. 463.74 c. 453.74 d. 443.74
6. .A hollow steel tube having an outside diameter of 220 mm and inside
of 200mm. Which of the following gives the maximum torque that it
could carry if the allowable shearing stress is 75.5 MPa
a. 50 kN.m b. 60 kN.m c. 40 kN.m d. 30 kN.m
7. Compute the maximum shearing stress developed in a phosphor bronze spring
having a mean diameter of 200 mm and consisting of 30 turns of 20 mm
diameter wire when the spring is stretched 150 mm. G = 42 GPa
a. 47.1 MPa b. 42.1 MPa c. 35.1 MPa d. 28.1 MPa
8. A shell leaves a mortar with a muzzle velocity of 500 fps directed upward at
an angle of 600 with the horizontal.
Which of the following is the position of the shell 20 seconds after firing?
a. 4500ft, 2121 ft b. 5000ft, 2221 ft c. 5500ft, 2321 ft d. 4500ft, 2121 ft
Which of the following is the resultant velocity of the shell 20 seconds after
firing ?
a. 307.14 fps b. 317.14 fps c. 327.14 fps d. 337.14 fps
Which of the following is the maximum height attained by the shell ?
a. 2611 ft b. 2711 ft c. 2811 ft d. 2911 ft
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1. A truck is moving along a 20 m span of beam. The front axle load is 8 kN, middle is 16
kN and rear 16 kN. The middle load is spaced 3 m from the front and 6 m from the rear.
Determine the maximum moment produced by the load.
a) 141.62 kN.m b) 161.62 kN.m c) 171.62 kN.m d) 151.62 kN.m
2. A reinforced concrete beam has a width of 300 mm and an effective depth of 600 mm to
the centroid of the tension reinforcement. Compression reinforcement if required will be
placed at a depth of 60 mm. If fc’ =30 MPa, fy = 410 MPa, determine the number of 28 mm
diameter longitudinal reinforcement if the beam is to support a bending moment of 650 kN.m.
a) 6 b) 5 c) 7 d) 8
3 . A wooden log is to be used as a foot bridge to span 3 m between simple supports. The
log is required to support a concentrated load of 30 kN at the midspan. If the allowable
stress in bending and shear are 9 MPa and 0.7 MPa respectively, what is he minimum
diameter of the log ? Neglect the weight of the log.
4. A reinforced concrete spiral column having a diameter of 500 mm carries an ultimate
load Pu = 5000 kN, If fc’ = 25 MPa, fy = 400 MPa, find the required number of 28 mm
bars.
a) 16 b) 14 c ) 12 d ) 18
5. A simple beam having a simple span of 10 m is subjected to a clockwise couple at the left
support. Locate the point of maximum deflection from the left support .
a) 4.22 m b) 4.12 m c) 4.32 d ) none
6. A footing is 2.4 m by 1.5 m . The total load of 1000 kN on the footing has an eccentricity
of 0.4 m in the direction of the longer dimension. Determine the maximum and minimum soil
pressure at the base.
a) 555.56 kPa b) 575.56 kPa c) 585.56 kPa d) 595.56 kPa
7. A W410 x 74.4 supports a slab with a thickness of 150 mm. The effective width of the
slab is 2000 mm. Properties of the steel section are as follows.
Beam depth , d 413 mm Cross sectional area,As 9480 mm
Flange width, bf 180 mm Moment of Inertia I 274.3 x 10 6 mm4
L ocate the neutral axis fro the top of the slab. n = 10
a) 142.59 mm b) 162.59 mm c) 182.59 mm d) 192.59 mm
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1. A building is 84.5 m high above the street level. The required static pressure of the water line at the
top of the building is 245.35 kPa. What must be the pressure in MPa in the main water line located 4.75 m
below the street level ?
a) 1.12 MPa b) 1.86 MPa c) 2.56 MPa d) 2.91 MPa
2. An iceberg having a specific gravity of 0.92 floats in salt water having a specific gravity of 1.03. If the
volume of ice above the water surface is 1000 cu.m, what is the total volume of the iceberg ?
a) 9364 m3 b) 10640 m3 c) 8779 m3 d) 6568 m3
[Link] length of Cipolleti weir should be constructed so that the head will be 470 mm when the discharge
is 3.45 m3/s ?
a) 1.87 m b) 5.71 m c) 9.5 m d) 4.15 m
4. An open cylindrical vessel 1.20 m in diameter and 2.10 m high is 2/3 full of [Link] the amount
of water in liters that will be spilled out if the vessel is rotated about its vertical axis at a constant speed of
90 rpm.
a)130 liters b)200 liters c)58 liters d)102 liters
5. Points A and B are 25 km. apart along a new 600 mm steel pipe. A is 10 m higher than B. With water
flowing and with the same pressure at A and B, determine the discharge if f = 0.013.
a) 143 lps b) 186 lps c) 256 lps d) 296 lps
6. If 12 m3/s of water per meter width of channel flows down a spillway into a horizontal floor and the
velocity is 20 m/s, determine the downstream depth required to cause a hydraulic jump,
a) 5.7 b) 6.7 c) 7.2 d) 7.9
7. A masonry dam ( sp. gr. 2.4 ) is 20 m high. It has a thickness of 2.0 m and 14 m at the bottom. The
upstream face has a batter of 4m in 2 m with the upstream water surface at the top of the dam. Assuming
no hydrostatic uplift how far from the toe will the resultant intersect the base of the dam ?
a) 4.85 m b) 4.21 m c) 5.62 m d) 3.81 m
Figure for Prob. # 7
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1. Find the area bounded by the curve y = 4 sinx and the lines x , x and the x axis.
3
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
2. A block weighing 200 N is placed at a distance of 2.5 m from the center of a platform
of 4 m radius. If the platform is rotated at 15 rpm , what is the minimum
coefficient of friction between the block and the platform to prevent sliding ?
a. 0.73 b. 0.63 c. 0.53 d. 0.43
3. Compute the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse x 2 + 2y2 + 4x + 4y + 4 =0.
a. 1.414 b. 1.514 c. 1.614 d.1.714
4
4. Evaluate a. 0.145 b. 0.245 c. 0.345 d. 0.5
Sin
6
(2 x)dx
0
ex
5. Find the value of y if y ln a) 2
x2 b 1.75 c 1.25 d) 1.5
e
6. Twenty eight men can finished a piece of work in 60 days. At the start of the 16 th day 5 men were laid
off and after the 45th day 10 more men were hired. How many days were they delayed in finishing the
piece of work ?
a. 2.57 days b. 2.47 days c. 2.37 days d. 2.27 days
7. Determine the magnitude of the resultant force F = 3i + 4j = 12 k
a. 11 b. 12 c. 13 d. 14
8. A truncated prism has a horizontal triangular base ABC. AB = 10 cm,
BC = 12 cm and CA = 8 cm. The vertical edges through A,B, and C are
20 cm, 12 cm and 18 cm respectively. Determine the volume of the prism ?
a. 690.5 [Link] b. 661.5 [Link] c. 652.5 [Link] d. 678.5 [Link]
x4
Lim
9. Evaluate x x 12
2
a. 1/9 b. 1/8 c. 1/7 d. 1/6
x4
10. `When the expression x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6 is divided by ( x - 2) the remainder is 16. When it is
divided by x + 1, the remainder is 10. Find the value of constant b.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
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1. The sides of a vertical tank 2.5 m in diameter and 3.75 m high are kept in place by means of steel
hoops one on top the other at the [Link] tensile force in kg in each hoop is nearest to :
a) 1052kg,3143kg b)1002kg,3143kg c)1052kg,3103kg d) none
2. An open tank 6 10 m long is supported on a truck moving on a level track and uniformly accelerated from
rest to 30 km/hr. At rest the tank is filled with water to within 15 cm from its top. Find the shortest time in
which the acceleration maybe accomplished without spilling the water.
a) 32.45 s b) 28.74 s c) 18.76 s d) 38.54 s
3. A 600 mm diameter water main is bent at an angle of 45 0 from the horizontal. What vertical component
of dynamic pressure is developed in the bend if the velocity in the pipe is 2 m/s ?
a) 700 N b) 800 N c) 900 N d) 1000 N
4. A circular orifice is located 5 m below the water surface. If the tank is large and open, calculate the
discharge if C = 0.60.
a)0.0015 m3/s b)0.00015 m3/s c)0.0012 m3/s d)0.00012 m3/s
5. A vertical gate with width = 1.2 m is submerged in liquid with top and bottom edge 3m and 6m below the
surface respectively. If oil with specific gravity 0.8 occupies the top 1 m of the liquid and the rest is water,
calculate the force acting on the gate.
a) 165745 N b)151859 N c) 173502 N d) 180234 N
6. Determine the discharge in MLD in a 3 m diameter gravity flow aqueduct if the depth of flow is 2.4m.
The slope of the hydraulic gradeline is 0.0014 and manning’s n = 0.016.
a) 1152.6 b) 1234.5 c) 1356.4 d) 1422.3
7. A tank contains three liquids. Oil with specific gravity 0.8, gasoline with specific gravity 0.9 and sea water
with specific gravity 1.05 with depths of 0.65 m. 0.45 m and 0.55 m respectively. Compute the pressure at
a depth of 0.8 m.
a) 6.425 KPa b) 7.425 KPa c) 8.425 KPa d) 9.425 KPa
8. A suppressed rectangular weir is under a head of 320 mm. Using Francis formula and neglecting the
velocity of approach, determine the discharge.
a) 1.13 m3/s b) 0.93 m3/s c) 0.83 m3/s d) 0.73 m3/s
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1. On extreme fibers of flexural members the allowable stresses are as follows:
a) Tension Fb = 0.66Fy
b) Compression
70300Cb L 3520000Cb
when < <
Fy rt Fy
L
2
Fy
r
2 t
Fb Fy
3 10.55 x106 Cb
L 3520000Cb
When >
rt Fy
1170 x103 Cb
Fb 2
L Eq 1
rt
Or when the compression flange is solid and approximately rectangular in cross section and
it area is not less than of the tension flange.
83x10 3 Cb
Fb
�Ld � Eq 2
�
�b f t f �
�
� �
Note: Use the bigger value of Fb computed by Eq 1 and Eq 2 but not to exceed 0.6 Fy
Where:
L = distance between cross sections braced against twist or lateral displacement of the compression
flange in mm
rt = radius of gyration of a section comprising the compression flange plus 1/3 of the compression web
area, taken about an axis in the plane of the web in mm.
Af = area of the compression flange in mm2
2
M M
Cb 1.75 1.05 1 0.3 1
M2 M2
M1 and M2, smaller and bigger end moments at the end of the unbraced length
M1 / M2 is positive when M1 and M2 have the same sign
M1 / M2 is negative when M1 and M2 are of opposite signs
When the bending moment at any point on the unbraced length is larger than the moments at the end
of the unbraced length Cb = 1.0
A simply supported beam having a span of 8.0 m is laterally unsupported made up of A36 steel with Fy
= 248 MPa with the following properties:
bf = 200 mm rt = 53 mm d = 533 mm Sx = 2077 x 103 mm3 tf = 16 mm
Which of the following is the allowable bending stress
a) 65.4 MPa b ) 69.4 MPa c) 75.4 MPa d ) 86.8 MPa
2. From the given continuous beam with corresponding loads shown, determine the following:
` 10 kN 10 kN
4 kN/m
6m 2m 2m 4m 2m
a) Fixed end moments at span AB
b) Distribution factors of members AB,BC,CB and CD
c) Moments at B and C
3. The bridge truss shown in figure carries a moving concentrated of 20 kN and uniform load of 2
kN/m.
Which of the following is the maximum tensile force in BG
a) 9.912 kN b ) 11.912 kN c) 10.912 kN d ) 12.912 kN
Which of the following is the maximum compressive force in BG
a) 24.45kN b ) 25.45 kN c) 26.45 kN d ) 27.45 kN
4. For the wall footing shown in figure below:
Unit weight of concrete = 24 kN/m 3
Unit weight of soil = 16 kN/m 3
fc’ = 28 MPa , fy = 280 MPa
Which of the following is the effective soil pressure if the allowable soil pressure is 200 kPa
a) 177.12 kPa b ) 1745 kPa c) 186.25 kPa d ) 187.55 kPa
Which of the following is the minimum width of footing to the nearest 0.1 m
a) 3.8 m b ) 3.7 m c) 3.6 m d ) 3.5 m
Which of the following is the factored shear force at critical section
a) 241.45kN b ) 261.87 kN c) 272.45 kN d ) 287.35 kN
5. A wooden purlin is used on a truss with a top chord inclined at 30 0. The purlin is 50 mm by 100mm
and has a length of 3.5 m spaced at 0.45 m on centers. It carries a live load of 750 Pa, weight of
roofing 120 Pa, and ceiling load of 140 Pa.
Which of the following is the uniform load gives the uniform load
on the purlin
a) 403.42 N/m b ) 393.62 N/m c) 289.32 N/m d ) none
Which of the following gives the maximum flexural stress
a) 19.42 MPa b ) 16.42 MPa c) 13.49 MPa d ) 9.8 MPa
6. From the given bracket shown which consists of two plates riveted to the column and subject to
an eccentric load of 150 kN
Which of the following is the shearing stress due to axial load only
a) 59.42 MPa b ) 69.42 MPa c) 49.32 MPa d ) 76.8 MPa
Which of the following is the shearing stress due to moment only
a) 79.42 MPa b ) 69.76 MPa c) 89.32 MPa d ) 86.8 MPa
Which of the following is the maximum shearing stress
a) 119.4 MPa b ) 110.3 MPa c) 118.3 MPa d ) 128.8 MPa
7. A rectangular reinforced concrete beam 300 mm wide and with an effective depth of 600 mm is subject
to an unfactored moment of 200 kN.m. The beam is reinforced with 4 of 32 mm bars. Modular ratio is 8 .
Using working stress design method, determine the distance of the nuetral axis from the top of beam.
a) 224.55 mm b) 224.53 mm c) 246.33 mm d) 254.51 mm
8. Determine the maximum stress in concrete for the beam described in prob.# 7.
a) 10.45 MPa b) 12.5MPa c) 9.5MPa b) 8.75 MPa
