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2019 - May
How many different ways are there to arrange The angle of elevation of the top of a building During the Winter Olympics Game in Torino, A circular pool of water is expanding at the rate
six people in a round table? from point A on a ground is 24.2֯. From point B, Italy, the total number of gold medals won by of 16𝜋 in2/sec. at what rate is the radius
which is 44.5 ft. closer, the angle of elevation is Germany, Canada, and United States were expanding when the radius is 4 inches (in
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38.1֯. What is the height of the building? three consecutive odd integers. Of these three inches per minute)?
When directly generated and affected by local countries, Germany won the fewest. If the
winds, a wind wave system is called: 23. CE BOARD May 2019 > sum of the first integer, twice the second 33. CE BOARD May 2019 >
integer, and four times the third integer is 69,
a) Wind seiching A circle has an equation of x2 + y2 + 2ky = 0. Find Many printing presses are designed with large
find the number of gold medals won by each
b) Wind swell the value of k when the length of the tangent country. plates that print a fixed number of pages as a
c) Wind wakes from (5, 4) to the circle is equal to one. unit. Each unit is called a signature. A particular
d) Wind sea 28. CE BOARD May 2019 > press prints a signature is 16 pages each.
24. CE BOARD May 2019 > Suppose C(p) is the cost of printing a book of p
19. CE BOARD May 2019 > A new corporate bond is being offered in the Given that sin 34 = 0.5592, find an acute angle pages, assuming each signature printed cost
market for $930. The bond has a face Value of ɵ such that cos ɵ = 0.5592. $0.14. What is the cost of printing a book of
From the given data shown: 128 pages?
P1, 000 and matures in 10 years. The issuing
corporation promises to pay $70 in interest 29. CE BOARD May 2019 >
Score 1 2 3 4 5 34. CE BOARD May 2019 >
every year. What is the company’s cost of the
Frequency 14 15 14 17 10 Solve for x from the following equations:
capital raised though this bond issue if the
xy = 12 yz = 20 zx = 15 A manufacturer of custom windows produces
stock broker’s fee is $15 per bond sold?
y windows per week using x hours of labor per
Determine the standard deviation. 30. CE BOARD May 2019 > week, where y = 1.75√𝑥. How many hours of
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20. CE BOARD May 2019 > labor are required to keep production at 28
The passengers on an excursion bus consisted From the top of a lighthouse 120 m above lh
windows per week?
of 14 married couples, 8 of whom brought no sea, the angle of depression of a boat is 15֯.
An 80-m spiral connects a tangent with a 180-
m radius circular curve. The maximum velocity children and, 6 of whom brought 3 children a How far is the boat from the lighthouse?
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in kph that a car could pass through the curve piece. Counting the driver, the bus has 31
occupants How is this possible? 31. CE BOARD May 2019 > Simplify if possible : 7x3 + 2x5.
without skidding is nearest to:
The number of hours daylight D(t) at a
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particular time of the year can be
An engineer designs simple curve at a certain Players A and B matches pennies N times. approximated by Samsung, a computer chip manufacturer, has
point of a highway. The data for the simple They keep a tally of their gains and losses.
found that only 1 out of 2000 chips is defective.
curve area: After the first loss, what is the chance that at
no time during the game will they be even?
𝑘
D(t) = 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 [ 2𝜋
365
]
(𝑡 − 79) + 12
A certain company ordered a shipment of
chips. How many chips will the company order
𝑁
I = 44֯ a) ( ) /2𝑁 before the probability that at least one chip is
𝑛
R = 400 ft. 𝑁 for t days and t = 0 corresponding to January 1. defective is 45%.
b) ( ) /2𝑛 The constant k determines the total variation
P.C. = 11 + 10.57 𝑛
P.T. = 14 + 17.75 𝑵 in day length and depends on the latitude of
c) ( ) /𝟐N
𝒏 the locale. When is the day length the
𝑁
Compute the deflection of station 13 + 00. d) ( ) /2 shortest? Assume k = 6.
𝑛
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Determine the elevation of residual water level A wave generated in deep water, when The local weather forecaster says “no rain” and A line has been measure 10 times with the
(RWL) for the sheet pile type if the following reaching shoaling waters, charges not only in his recorded is 2/3 accuracy of prediction. But results shown in column (1) of the following
data are as follows: its height but also in its length but the period the Federal Meteorological Service predicts table. It is assumed that these measurements
Elev. Of MLL, W (datum) = 0.00 m will ________. rain and their record is ¾ with no other data have already been corrected for all the
Elev. Of HWL = + 1.26 m available, what is the chance of rain? systematic errors. What is the standard error?
Elev. Of LWL = - 0.23m a) Remain constant
b) Increase 47. CE BOARD May 2019 > Length Residual V2
38. CE BOARD May 2019 > c) Decrease (V)
d) None of the above A surveyor up a transit at point P, which is at 1000.57 + 0.12 0.0144
A rectangular soccer field is twice as long as it the inner portion of a four-sided tract of land 1000.39 - 0.06 0.0036
is wide. If the perimeter of soccer field is 300 43. CE BOARD May 2019 > ABCD, and read the bearings and measures the 1000.37 - 0.08 0.0054
yards, what are the field’s dimensions? distances as follows: 1000.39 - 0.06 0.0036
The cost of electricity in a certain city is given 1000.48 + 0.03 0.0009
39. CE BOARD May 2019 > by formula C = 0.07n + 6.5, where C is the cost LINE BEARING DISTANCE 1000.49 + 0.04 0.0016
and n is the number of kilowatt hours used. PA N 40֯ 30’ W 420.35 1000.33 - 0.12 0.0144
A long rectangular sheet of metal, 12 cm wide, PB N 38֯ 00’ E 530.15
Solve for n and find the number of kwh used. 1000.46 + 0.01 0.0001
is to be made a rain gutter by turning up two PC S 70֯ 00’ E 480.75
Solve for n and find the number of kwh used 1000.47 + 0.02 0.0004
sides so that they are perpendicular to the PD S 60֯ 15’ W 695.10
for costs of Php 49.97, Php 76.50 and Php 125. 1000.55 + 0.01 0.0100
sheet. How many centimetres should be
turned up to turned up to give the gutter its What is the area of the tract in hectares? 51. CE BOARD May 2019 >
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greatest capacity?
The first cost of an electric rebar bender is 48. CE BOARD May 2019 > A metal sphere with sp. gravity of 3 originally
40. CE BOARD May 2019 > P324, 000 and a salvage value of P50, 000 at weighs 34 kg. It underwent a process of
the end of its life for 4 years. Money is worth If 300 pounds of face is required to push 1000- recasting and was formed into a solid cone
A subdivision property was measured using a pound safe up a ramp, then what is the angle with a base having a radius of 6 cm. Assuming
6% annually. If there is no salvage value and
100-m tape which was actually 0.01 m short. If of inclination of the ramp? 12% of the metal was lost in the process. What
the annual maintenance cost is P18, 000, find
the recorded area was 3000 sq.m, what is the the capitalized cost of perpetual service. is the perpendicular height of the new cone?
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41. CE BOARD May 2019 > The interior satellite TV antenna is a dish
In triangle ABC, AB = 30 m, BC = 36 m, and AC having the shape of a finite paraboloid that has Determine the connection values for the
A printing machine costs P400, 000 to purchase = 48 m. The perpendicular bisectors of the a diameter 12 meters and is 2 meters deep. latitude of line AB and departure of line BC
with a life of 10 years with no salvage value. If Find the distance from the center of the dish to using compass rule.
sides intersect at point P. How far is P from side
the rate of interest is 10% per annum, the focus.
BC?
compounded annually, compute the STATION BEARING DISTANCE
equivalent uniform annual cost of the machine A-B N 28֯ 10’ E 285.10
if it will cost P100, 000 per year to operate? B-C S 75֯ 25’ E 610.45
C-D S 15֯ 30’ W 720.45
D-E N 1֯ 42’ W 203.00
E-A N 52֯ 06’ W 647.02
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To stimulate his son is the persuit of partial In the measures of congestion of highway
differential equations, a math professor capacity, what will happen as the density
offered to pay him $8 for every equation continues to increase? HYDRAULICS and GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
correctly solved and to fine him $5 for every a) Minimum rate flow is eventually MAY 2019
incorrect solution. At the end of 26 problems, reached
neither owed any money to the other. How b) Increase speeds and reduced 1. CE BOARD May 2019 > 5. CE BOARD May 2019 >
many did the boy solved correctly? flow rate
c) The point is reached at which If a container containing water 0.3 m deep is The permeameter in a permeability test setup
54. CE BOARD May 2019 > speed declines noticeably carried inside an elevator that accelerates at involves a soil sample 200 mm dia. and a length
d) Running speed and traffic flow is 3m/s2, evaluate the pressure, in kPa, exerted of 30 mm. the height of water is kept constant
A proposed manufacturing plant will require a minimum by the water at the base of the container if the at 400 mm. in a duration of 4 min., water was
fixed capital investment of P8 M and an
elevator is travelling downward. collected in the graduated flask having a
estimated working capital of P1.5 M. The
volume of 420 cu.cm. Determine the
annual profit is P2 M and the annual
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depreciation is to be 8% of the fixed capital
investment. Compute the rate of return of the Evaluate the plastic settlement, in meter(s), on
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total investment. a layer of plastic clay due to an increase of
pressure caused by loads above it under the A layer of soft clay having an initial void ratio of
55. CE BOARD May 2019 > following conditions: 2 is 10 m thick. Under a compressive load
Initial intergranular pressure = 200 kPa applied above it, the void ratio decreased by
In 2 minutes, a conveyor belt can move 300
Increase in intergranular pressure = 120 kPa one-half. Evaluate the reduction in the
pounds of recyclable aluminum from the
Thickness of the clay layer = 8 m thickness of the clay layer, in meters.
delivery truck to a storage area. A smaller belt
Coefficient of consolidation = 0.315
can move the same quantity of cans the same
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distance in 6 minutes. If both belts are used,
find how long it takes to move the cans to the A 300 mm diameter test well penetrates 27 m.
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storage area. below the static water table. After 24 hours of
Water flows through a rectangular irrigation pumping at 69 liters/sec. The water level in an
56. CE BOARD May 2019 > canal 500 mm deep by 1 meter wide with a observation well at a distance of 95 m from the
mean velocity of 2 m/sec. Determine the rate test well is lowered 0.5 m and the other
Newton’s Law of cooling states that the rate at
of flow in m3/min. observation well at a distance of 35 m from the
which an object cool is directly proportional to
test well, the water level dropped by 1.1 m.
the difference in the temperature between the
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object and its surrounding medium. Newton’s
① What is the rate of flow in m/day?
law can be used to show that under certain The diameter of a pipe carrying water changes
②Compute the coefficient of permeability of
conditions the temperature T (in ֯C) of an object gradually from 150 mm at A to 450 mm at B, A
the aquifer in m/day.
at t (in hours) is given T = 75e-20. Express t as a lis 5 m lower than B. What will be the ③Compute the transmissibility of the aquifer
function of T. difference in pressure in kPa between A and B,
in m3/day.
when 180 liter/sec is flowing loss of energy
being neglected?
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Water is pumped at a rate of 1 m3/sec through. A square footing 1.2 m on a side in embedded A layer of clay 8.6 m thick is overlain by a A rectangular gate 1.60 m wide and 2.0 m. high
The permeameter in a permeability test setup 1.00 m into a cohesive soil deposit. The unit deposit of sand 15.2 m thick to ground surface. has water on one side and is inclined 45֯ with
involves a cylindrical soil sample 40 mm in weight of the soil is 18 kN/m3 and the angle of When the water table is at ground surface the horizontal. Water is 1.50 m. above the top
diameter and height 200 mm. The hydraulic internal friction is 30֯. The soil cohesion level, the saturated unit weight of the sand was of the gate
head of the test was held constant at 300 mm. strength is 10 kPa. Using Terzagih’s Formula for determined to be 21.2 kN/m3 for which its dry
In a duration of one min., the water collected general shear failure, unit weight is 18.2 kN/m3. The saturated unit ① Compute the hydrostatic force acting on
in the graduate was recorded at 1.5 liters. weight of the clay is 18.8 kN/m3. When the the gate.
Evaluate the coefficient of permeability of the From the given table: ground water table lowered by 7.6 m, the ② Compute its location of the center of the
soil sample, in cm2/sec. Nc = 37.6 Ns = 22.45 degree of saturation of the sand above the Pressure from B.
Nf = 19.13 water table was lowered at 30%. At the mid- ③ If the gate is hinged at the top (B), what
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A cylinder having a diameter of 1.20 m and
① Evaluate the effective pressure, in kPa,
weighing 800 N is held in position is sea water A circular gate 1.5 m., in diameter is inclined at
before lowering of the water table. 17. CE BOARD May 2019 >
by a wire tied to an anchor block resting at the an angle of 45 deg. Fresh water stands on one
② Evaluate the effective pressure, in kPa,
bottom of the sea such that 0.30 m of the side of the gate to a height of 10 m above the Three pipes A, B and C are connected in
After lowering of the water table.
cylinder is below the surface of the water with center of the gate. parallel. If the combined discharged of the 3
③ Evaluate the effective pressure, in kPa,
its axis vertical. The anchor block has a volume pipes is equal to 0.61 m3/s. and assuming they
when there is no water in the sand layer
of 0.50 cubic meter and weighs 24 kN per cubic ① Evaluate the total force on the gate but remain in moist condition at the same have equal values of friction factor “f”,
meter in air. Assume sea water to have a ② Locate the point of action of the total force degree of saturation. compute the following using the tabulated
specific gravity = 1.03. Neglecting the weight From the bottom on the plane of the gate. data shown:
and volume of the cable. ③ If the gate is hinged at the top, evaluate the
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force normal to the gate at the bottom that PIPELINE LENGTH DIAM.
① Evaluate the buoyant force on the cylinder will require to open it in kN. A footing 2 m. x 2 m. in plan and 0.050 m. thick, A 600 m. 150 m.
for the position described, in kN. is designed to support a 0.60 m. square B 480 m. 200 m.
② Evalaute the tensile force in the wire when 13. CE BOARD May 2019 > column. Due to architectural requirement, the C 750 m. 100 m.
the top of the cylinder is 0.60 m above the column is so located that its external face is
In a tri-axial test for a normally consolidated ① Compute the rate of flow of pipeline A in
water surface, in kN. flush with shorter edge of the footing. The
soil, the normal stress at failure is equal to 450 lit/sec.
③ Evaluate the rise in the tide that will lift the column load, including the weight of the
kPa and the shear stress at failure is equal to ② Compute the rate of flow of pipeline B in
anchor from the bottom of the sea, in column itself, is 50 kN. Assume the concrete to
meters. 300 kPa. weigh 24 kN/m3. lit/sec.
③ Compute the rate of flow of pipeline C in
① Compute the angle of friction. lit/sec.
10. CE BOARD May 2019 > ① Evaluate the total downward load on the
② Compute the angle of failure plane with
supporting ground, in kN.
A sample of saturated clay has a water content the major principal axis.
② Evaluate the overturning moment on the
of 56 percent. Assume Gs = 2.72. Compute the ③ Compute the max. principal stress of
footing, in kN.
following: failure.
③ Evaluate the maximum pressure induced
① Void ratio (e)
on the supporting soil, in kPa.
② Saturated unit weight (ꙋsat)
③ Porosity (n)
Dimensions:
y1 = 3 m. x1 = 1 m.
STRUCTURAL DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION y2 = 4 m. x2 = 4 m.
z = 12 m
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① What is the width of bearing plate required ① What is the value of the normal axial
① Compute the total ultimate load Wu
if the bearing length is 100 mm. stress?
(kN/m) to design beam I-J-K-L. Ultimate load:
② If the critical section for bending in bearing ② How much is the max. in plane shear
① What is the moment (kN-m) at the end of U = 1.4 DL + 1.7 LL
plates is at distance “K” from the centroidal stress?
y-axis of the web, find the required bearing the F of beam EF? ③ At what angle in degrees from the x-axis ② If the design ultimate load Wu = 32kN/m,
plate thickness. ② What is the moment (kN-m) at the misdpan does the max. in plane shear stress occur? find the negative moment (kN-m) at the end
③ Determine the web yielding stress which of beam FG?
of K of span JK.
occurs at distance (N + 2.5K), where N is ③ What is the shear (kN) at the end F of beam
the length of bearing plate = 100 mm. EF? ③ How many 25 mm Ø bars are required at
the end K of span KL if the design ultimate
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load, Wu = 32 kN/m.
From the figure shown: Longitudinal beams, EFGH and IJKL are simply
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Given: supported at E, F, G and H, and at I, J, K, L.
L1= 6 m Ls = 7 m Identify the material property described by
L2 = 8 m S = 2.5 m the following material:
Beam section b x h = 350 mm x 450 mm
Slab thickness, t = 100 mm The material has the same composition at
every point but the elastic may not be the
Material strength” 12. CE BOARD May 2019 > same in all directions.
Fc’ = 27.5 MPa fy = 415 MPa
Given beam: a) Isotropic
Loads: U = 1.2D + 1.6L B x h = 300 mm x 450 mm b) Orthotropic
Dead load: WD = 5.0 kPa including slab Slab thickness, t = 100 mm c) Homogeneous
and beam S = 2.8 m. d) Prismatic
Live load: WL = 3.8 kPa L1 = L2 = L3= 8 m
All beams are 350 mm wide,
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Identify the material property described by It is measured by the Richter scale.
the following material: a) Ground acceleration
b) Intensit of observed effects
The composite material exhibits elastic
c) Magnitude of Earthquake
properties in one direction different from that
d) Period of Earthquake
in the perpendicular direction.
a) Isotropic 19. CE BOARD May 2019 >
b) Homogeneous
Given:
c) Prismatic
W x L = 450 mm x 600 mm
d) Orthotropic
Ast = 16 – 25 mm Ø bars
Ties = 12 mm Ø spaced at 100 mm on center
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Concret: fc’ = 27.5 MPa
Identify the material property described by Steel:fyy for lateral ties = 275 MPa
the following material: Effective cover to centroid of vertical steel
reinforcement on each side = 65 mm
The material has the same elastic properties Shear strength reduction factor = 0.65
in all directions.
① Find the shear capacity of the column along
a) Prismatic
the y-axis Vuy (kN)?
b) Isotropic
② What is the shear capacity of the column
c) Orthotropic
along the x-axis Vux (kN0?
d) Homogeneous
③ Which of the following gives the maximum
allowable factored shear force, Vux (kN)?
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a) Geologic formation
b) Focal depth
c) Fault line
d) Dip angle
It is measured by seismometer.
a) Reference points
b) Attenuation
c) Components of ground motion
d) Actual displacement