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and Section _______________ Date: ______________________

1. A highway curve has a super elevation of 10 degrees. What b. Equal

is the radius (in feet) of the curve such that there will be c. Increasing
no lateral pressure between the tires and the roadway at d. Decreasing
a speed of 60 mph? 12. If A is the cross section of the flow and Pw is the wetted
a. 1363.92 ft perimeter, then the hydraulic head, Hd, is equal to:
b. 2363.92 ft a. Pw/A
c. 3363.92 ft b. A/Pw
d. 4363.92 c. Pw x A
2. A ball is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. d. Pw – A
How high does it go? 13. A water temperature rise of 18 F in the water cooled
a. 10.38 m condenser is equivalent in deg C to (ME Board October
b. 20.38 m 1994).
c. 30.38 m a. 7.78 C
d. 40.38 m b. 10 C
3. The coefficient of friction for dry surfaces: c. 263.56 K
a. Depends on the materials and the finish condition of d. -9.44 C
the surface 14. An ideal gas is contained in a vessel of unknown volume at
a pressure of 1 atmosphere. The gas is released and
b. Depends only on the finish condition of the surfaces
allowed to expand into a previously evacuated bulb whose
c. Does not depend on the materials volume is 0.500 liter. Once equilibrium has been reached,
d. Depends on the composition of the materials only the temperature remains the same while the pressure is
4. Relative to the force needed to keep a box moving at recorded as 500 millimeters of mercury. What is the
constant velocity across a floor, to start the box moving unknown volume, V, of the first bulb?
usually needs a. 1.069 liter
a. Less force b. 0.853 liter
c. 0.961 liter
b. The same force
d. 1.077 liter
c. More force 15. The measure of the ability to transfer heat to other bodies
d. Any of the above, depending on the natures of the based on a reference temperature where a body has given
surface in contact up all the thermal energy it possibly can.
5. A round steel bar 12 inches long is to withstand a dead a. Zero pressure
load of 40,000 lb in compression. The rod must not b. Gage pressure
shorten more than 0.004 inch and have a factor of safety c. Vacuum pressure
of at least 10. Assume the ultimate strength of the d. Absolute pressure
material to be 110,000 psi and modulus of elasticity to be, 16. An open system, first law should be utilized for all the
15,500,00 psi. Determine the diameter of the rod. following, EXCEPT:
a. 2.14 in a. A turbine
b. 4.14 in b. A pump
c. 3.14 in c. A piston cylinder device with no inlet and exhaust
d. 5.14 in valves
6. Compute the lineshaft diameter that transmit 40 kw at d. A nozzle
1200 rpm. The ultimate shear stress is 81.95 MPa and 17. For a loan acquired six years ago, a man paid out the
safety factor is 10. amount of P75,000. The interest was computed at 18%
a. 5.3 in compounded annually. How much was the borrowed
b. 3.3 in amount?
c. 4.3 in a. P24,782.36
d. 2.3 in b. P26,782.36
7. The ratio of the moment of inertia of the cross section of c. P25,782.36
the beam to the section modulus: d. P27,782.36
a. Equal to the radius of gyration 18. For having been, loyal, trustworthy and efficient, the
b. Equal to the area of the cross section company has offered a supervisor a yearly gratuity pay of
c. Measure of a distance P20,000 for 10 years with the first payment to be made
d. Dependent on the modulus of elasticity of beam one year after his retirement. The supervisor, instead,
measure requested that he be paid a lump sum on the date of his
8. Stresses that are independent of loads: retirement less interest that the company would have
a. Working stress earned if the gratuity is to be paid on yearly basis. If
b. Operating stress interest is 15%, what is the equivalent lump sum that he
c. Residual stress could get?
d. Shear stress a. P100,375.37
9. What is the flow rate through a pipe 4 inches in diameter b. P137,375.37
carrying water at a velocity of 11 ft/s? c. P107,375.37
a. 726 cm3/s d. P237,375.37
b. 19184 cm3/s 19. A diagram drawn to help visualize and simplify problem
c. 993 cm3/s having diverse receipts and disbursements.
d. 27183 cm3/s a. Budget
10. Oil flow through a 30 tubes condenser with a velocity of b. Investment
1.75 m/s. The internal diameter of tube is 20 mm an oil c. Year-end-convention
density is 0.90 gm/mL. Find the volume flow in liters per d. Cash-flow
second. 20. Instead of the profits being paid out to the stockholders or
a. 16.5 owner as dividends, they are retained in the business and
b. 11.6 used to finance expansion. This is called:
c. 15.6 a. Retained earnings
d. 9.4 b. Flow back
11. In a uniform flow, the velocities at all points are ___. c. Bonds
a. Constant d. Deposits