Diagnostic Examination

Design Subjects

Multiple choice exam

Situation 1
The car shown has a mass of 1600kg.

1. Determine the shortest time taken by the car to reach a speed of 25m/s, starting from rest if the car is of rear
wheel drive (front wheels are free rolling). Take the coefficient of friction between the wheels and road is 0.20
a. 32.05 b. 36.21 c. 28.30 d. 25.43
2. Determine the acceleration of the car to reach the same speed if driving power is supplied at the to all four
wheels only
a. 1.96 b. 2.34 c. 1.76 d. 2.23
3. Determine the shortest time for the car to reach the same speed if driving power is supplied to all four wheels.
a. 10.76 b. 12.76 c. 14.2 d. 11.2
Situation 2
The two 120 wedges shown are used to adjust the position of the column under a vertical load of 180kN.

4. Determine the force P required to lower the column

a. 68.8 b. 72.3 c. 59.3 d. 75.4
5. Determine Q which prevents the horizontal motion of the base plate of the column. Take coefficient of static
friction as 0.30
a. 54 b. 64 c. 59 d. 48
6. Determine the reaction between block A and block B.
a. 189.8 b. 155.7 c. 198.0 d. 180.6

Situation 3:

The flooring system will be constructed using timber joists having dressed dimensions 0f 40mm x 140mm x
4.2m and spaced at 0.3m on centers. The supporting girders are 40mm wide and 3.6m apart. The total load on
the floor including weight of flooring is 3.0kPa
7. Calculate the maximum bending stress in the joist, in Mpa
a. 8/45 b. 10.55 c. 6.74 d. 9.32
8. Determine the maximum shearing stress in the joists in Mpa
a. 0.378 b. 0.422 c. 0.446 d. 0.464
9. What is the maximum bearing stress in Mpa?
a. 1.38 b. 1.22 c. 1.47 d. 1.52

Situation 4
The 100-kg block is at rest on a frictionless surface when the force P(t) is applied.

10. Determine the maximum velocity of the block.

a. 2 m/s c. 4 m/s
b. 3 m/s d. 5 m/s
11. Determine the time when it has its maximum velocity.
a. 1 sec c. 3 sec
b. 2 sec d. 4 sec
12. Determine the velocity of the block at t = 6 s.
a. 0 c. 1.25 m/s
b. 1.00 m/s d. 1.50 m/s
Situation 5
The trolley travels at the constant speed of 90 km/h along a parabolic track described by y = x2/500, where x
and y are measured in meters.

13. Compute the acceleration of trolley at point O.

a. 2.0 m/s2 c. 3.0 m/s2
 b. 2.5 m/s2 d. 3.5 m/s2
14. Compute the radius of curvature of trolley at point A.
a. 123.3 m c. 312.3 m
b. 213.3 m d. 250 m
15. Compute the acceleration of trolley at point A.
a. 2.0 m/s2 c. 3.0 m/s2
b. 2.5 m/s2 d. 3.5 m/s2

situation 6
In the system shown the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20 under bodies B and C.
16. Determine the acceleration of body A
a. 8.34 b. 2.09 c. 4.17 d. 18.68
17. Determine the acceleration of body B
a. 3.56 b. 4.56 c. 7.02 d. 9.12
18. Determine the acceleration of body C
a. 3.09 b. 2.95 c. 4.03 d. 12.45

Situation 7:
For the 2in by 6in wooden beam shown

19. Determine the normal stress at A

a. -921 b. -895 c. -940 d. -849
20. Determine the normal stress at B
a. 530 b. 549 c. 599 d. 579
21. Determine the max tensile stress
a. 852 b. 749 c. 710 d. 892

Situation 8
The supporting structure of the billboard is attached to the ground by a pin at B, and its rear leg rests on the
ground at A. Friction may be neglected. Point G is the center of gravity of the billboard and structure, which
together has a mass of 1400 kg. To prevent tipping over in high winds, a 1200-kg mass is placed on the
structure near A, as shown
 22. If q = 1200 N/m, which of the following most nearly gives the reaction (in N) at A?

A. 518 C. 1,906
B. 698 D. 2,942
23. If q = 1200 N/m, which of the following most nearly gives the reaction (in N) at B?
A. 12,753 C. 23,350
B. 11,254 D. 22,564
24. Which of the following most nearly gives the smallest load q (in N/m) that would cause the structure to tip
over?
A. 1,268 C. 1,200
B. 1,585 D. 890

Situation 9
A reinforced concrete beam is a part of a continuous frame system and will be designed for ttension only. It
has a web width of 300mm and effective depth of 600mm. The beam is used to support a 100mm thick
concrete slab casted integrally with the beam resulting to an effective width of 900mm for the equivalent
concrete flange. Use f’c = 27Mpa and fy = 345Mpa. If the beam carries a total factored design moment of
370kn-m, determine the following:
25. The number of pieces of 28mm bars required for the beam if designed for negative bending to resist the
above load
a. 3 c. 5
b. 4 d. 8
 26. The number of pieces of 28mm bars required for the beam if designed for positive bending to resist the
above given load
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5
27. The number of 28mm bars required for the beam if designed for negative bending in order that the
concrete just reach its crushing failure when the steel bars attained its requirement?
a. 7 c. 9
b. 8 d. 10
c. Situation 10
A solid pole, 3m high and 250 mm in diameter is fixed at the base. It is subjected to a compressive force of 3 kN
acting at an eccentricity of 100 mm from its centroidal axis and a lateral load of 0.45 kN applied at the top. Unit
weight of the pole is 22 kN/m3.
28. What is the maximum compressive stress in the pole?
a.0.6 MPa c. 1.2 MPa
b.1.8 MPa d. 2.4 MPa
29. What is the maximum tensile stress in the pole?
a.2.4 MPa c. 0.95 MPa
b.1.2 MPa d. 1.90 MPa
30. What is the maximum shear stress developed in the base?
a.0.006 MPa c. 0.012 MPa
b.0.010 MPa d. 0.024 MPa

Situation 11
Two timber beams(E = 1.5x106psi) are mounted at right angles and in contact with each other at their
midpoints. The upper beam A is 2 in wide by 4 in deep and simply supported on an 8-ft span; the lower beam B
is 3 in wide by 8 in deep and simply supported on a 10-ft span. At their cross-over point, they jointly support a
load P = 3000 lb.

31 Determine the contact force between the beams.2580 lb

a. 2810 c. 2580
b. 2390 d. 2670
32 Determine the deflection of the upper beam.
a. 0.36in c. 0.56in
b. 0.48in d. 0.64in
33. Determine the deflection of the lower beam.
a. 0.36in c. 0.56in
b. 0.48in d. 0.64in

Situation 12
The bow string has an unstretched length of 850mm and cross sectional area of [Link] is recorded that
the stress on the upper segment of the bowstring is 50MPa.

34. Determine the average normal strain in the string.

a.0.06604 c.0.06064
b.0.05717 d.0.05771
35. Determine the applied pull of the archer on the arrow.
a.9.4kN c.13.3kN
b.19.7kN d.20kN
36. Determine the tension acting on the lower segment of the string.
a.9.4kN c.13.3kN
b.19.7kN d.7.4kN
Situation 13
A bridge truss is subjected to a standard highway load at the bottom chord. The highway load consists of a
uniformly distributed load of 9.35 kN/m and a concentrated load of 116 kN.

For the computation of design forces, apply the moving concentrated load at the truss joint only.
37. Find the maximum vertical reaction at A due to the highway load.
a. 142.4 kN c. 74.8 kN
b. 190.8 kN d. 123.3 kN
38. What is the maximum ordinate of the influence line for the force developed in member BC?
a. 0.289 c. 0.250
 b. 0.577 d. 0.866
39. Determine the maximum force that can be developed in member BC due to the highway load.
a. 110.1 kN (tension)
b. 66.9 kN (compression)
c. 110.1 kN (compression)
d. 66.9 kN (tension)
Situation 14
A right-angled rigid pipe is fixed to a wall at A and is additionally supported through the cable CD as shown The
tension in the cable is 3 kN.

40. Neglecting the weight of the pipe, which of the following most nearly gives the largest shear force (in kN)
on the pipe’s cross section?
A. 3.00 C. 2.71
B. 1.28 D. 2.97
41. Neglecting the weight of the pipe, which of the following most nearly gives the maximum bending moment
(in kN-m) at A?
A. 2.71 C. 4.88
B. 3.47 D. 2.31
42. Neglecting the weight of the pipe, which of the following most nearly gives the maximum twisting moment
(in kN-m) about x-axis?
A. 1.90 C. 0.53
B. 0.84 D. 0.79
Situation 15
Wood planks are used to retain 3m height of backfill. The active earth pressure increases from zero at the free
end to 24.5kPa at the fixed end
Plank dimension
Thickness, t = 100mm
Width, w = 300mm
Modulus of elasticity E = 8.5Gpa
43. Which of the following gives the maximum bending stress in the cantiver wood planks
a. 22.05 c. 15.60
b. 73.47 d. 12.25
44. which of the following gives the lateral reaction in kN/m at the propped end if the planks are propped at
the free end but has lateral displacement of 12.7mm?
a. 6.35 c. 17.43
b. 7.36 d. 29.43
45. If the wood planks are supported by a strut at mid-height, what pulling force should be applied at the strut
to prevent the free end from deflecting.
a. 23.52 c. 9.9
b. 11.6 d. 26.45
Situation 16
The actual detail section of a concrete beam designed for positive bending is as shown in the given figure. f’c = 21 MPa and fy =
276 MPa.

46. Which of the following gives the design classification of the cross section?
A. Under-reinforced, singly-reinforced
B. Over-reinforced, singly-reinforced
C. Doubly-reinforced, compression steel yields
D. Doubly-reinforced, compression steel does not yield
47. Which of the following gives the nominal flexural strength of the section in kN·m?
A. 211 C. 320
B. 280 D. 362
48. At what simple span the section could resist a live uniform load of 30 kN/m if the unit weight of concrete is 23.5 kN/m?
A. 5.5 m C. 6.7 m
B. 6.4 m D. 7.2 m
Situation 17
A 120lb cabinet shown in the figure is mounted on casters that can be locked to prevent their rotation. The coefficient of static
friction between the floor and each caster is 0.30. If h = 32in., determine the magnitude of the force P required to move the
cabinet to the right.

49. If all caters are locked

a. 45.0lb c. 36.0lb
b. 12.9lb d. 30.0lb
50. If the casters at B are locked and the casters at A are free to rotate
a. 45.0lb c. 36.0lb
b. 12.9lb d. 30.0lb
51. If the casters at A are locked and casters at B are free to rotate
a. 45.0lb c. 36.0lb
b. 12.9lb d. 30.0lb
 Situation 18
for the complex truss shown:

52. If P = 10kN, determine the force in member AC

a. 5.77 c. 11.57
b. 5 d. 9.35
53. If P = 15Kn, determine the force in member ED
a. 17.3 c. 34.6
b. 12 d. 19.32
54. If P = 5Kn, determine the force in memberCE
a. 5 c. 6
b. 0 d. 3
Situation 19
A plate is used as a bracket and is attached to a column flange as shown. Assume the base metal shear is
adequate.

55. Calculate the direct shear load in the welds in N/mm.

a. 206.15 c. 187.04
 b. 191.43 d. 270.76
56. Calculate the maximum resultant load in the welds in N/mm.
a. 427.89 c. 581.05
b. 466.98 d. 634.04
57. Calculate the required size of the fillet weld if electrode E70xx is used with Fu = 482 MPa.
a. 4 c.5
b. 6 d. 7
Situation 20
Identify the items discussed in the design of steel and concrete structures.
1. A beam section for which the tensile steel will theoretically yield before concrete crushes at a strain of 0.003.
a. Brittle c. balanced
b. Under-reinforced d. over reinforced
In this design method, a member is selected that has cross-sectional properties such as area and moment of inertia
that are large enough to prevent the maximum applied loads from exceeding a permissible value. This permissible
value is obtained by dividing the nominal strength by a factor of safety.
a. Allowable strength design c. load resistance factor design
b. Ultimate strength design d. plastic design
Failure mode of a tension member due to excessive deformation.
a. Gross section yielding c. net section fracture
b. Block shear d. torsional buckling