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,,
r Immediately after Mayon Volcano showed ,
,,
telltale sights of activity the PHIVOCS set up J
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stations to monitor the volcano. Two such ,
j

stations were located at points A and 8, 7 km I

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apart and on the same horizontal plane as the 'I

base of the volcano, 8 being closer to the
volcano. From A, the angle of elevation of the
top of Mayon Volcano is a·. At the height of . ~A,1;..-..,1..;...._
' ___ _______. _
.... -- ----.
Mayon Volcano's wrath, the vertical smoke
emitted from the volcano's crater subtended
an angle of 64" on each stations A and 8. D D
A.5suming the smoke and the two stations are
on the same vertical plane, find the height of
the smoke.

Solution:

,, ., ,,
., ,;
, I

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A B

h,

p
. ass a .
1
A'
quadri1M_ circle through A8CD (cyclic 180'-8' == 162"
'"Gleral)
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C Grade resistance (kg)

= vehicle weight {kg) x grade
I
I D = 91(1000)(0.05)
: h,
I
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= 4550 kg
I
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A 7 km B Total r~~istance = grade resistance+ rolling

resistance
Total resistance = 4550 + 4550 1
Total resistance= 9100.kg
A

Considering triangle ABC: Effective grade:

Using Sine Law: Rolling resistm
AC 7 Effective grade %= Grade %+ factor (kg/ton)
Sin 162"Sin 1o· 10
AC= 12.46km Effective grade =5 + SO
10
h, =AC Sin a· Effective grade= 100/4
h, = 12.46 Sin a·
h1 = 1.73 km Hint:
Rolling resistaince factor (kg/ton)
= 20 + 6 times tire penetration (cm)
Using Sine Law:
Grade resistance = vehicle weight (kg) x grade
. h2 _ 12.46
Rolling resistance = Rolling resistance factor
Sin 64" - Sin 1a·
times weight in tons
h2 =36.24 km {height of smoke)

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A contractor can buy dump trucks for
. A _wheel tractor-scraper weighing 91 to .
being operated ns ts P800,000 each (surplus) or rent them for
penetration of ~n a haul roa~ with a tire P1189 per truck per day. The truck has a
resistance (kg) d cm. ~at ts the total salvage value of P1-00,000 at the end· of its
scraper is as ad~ effective grade when the useful life of 5 yrs. Annual cost of maintenance
cen mg a slope of 5%? is P20,000.00. If money is worth 14% per
annum, determine the number of days per
Solution: year that a truck must be used to warrant the
Rolling!esistaince factor (kg/ton) . purchase of the truck.
: 20 6
+ times tire penetration (cm)
- 20 + 6(5)
. = 50 kg/ton
Rolhn_g resistance = 50(91) = 4550 kg
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,,,,,,--
50/U
fan·
l • (FC - SV)i s;s : (30t)2 + {30 - 60t}2 - 60t(3o - 60t)(O.s)
-
Annual cost= (FC)i + (1 + i)" - 1 + O.C - 9~0t2 + 900-3600t + 36QQt2-900t + 1800t2
82 =6300t2 -4so0t + goo
I ) + (800000 • 100000)(0, 14)
aooooo(o.14 dS
== (1 + o.14)s - 1 - 2S cit = 2(6300)t - 4500
+ 20,000
2(15) ~; = 12600(0.5) -4500
Annual Cost= P237,898 (for buying the car)
dS ·
Annual Cost if rent ! 1198x (for renting the car) -- =60kph
dt
1189x =237,899
x=200days 5. CE Board Nov. 2019
A mountain peak A is 1040 m. above sea
level. From mountain peak A, the angle of
4. CE Board Nov. 2019 ·. · elevation of mountain peak B was 1o·. TIJe
pilot of Air Asia upon flying directly over peak
AToyota- Landcruiser drives east from point A A, took the angle of depression of peak B
at 30 kph. Another car, BMW, starting from B equal to 46°12' and read his altimeter to be
at the same time, drives S 3ff'W toward A at 2,820 m. above the sea level. Determine the
60 kph. B is 30 km away from A. How fast in elevation of mountain pe~k 8.
kph isthe distance between two cars changing
after 30 minutes? Solution:
Solution: T ' r<J46"1
:.----"' ·.. __ _
2'
N : 43'48' ··-...
111so 1 ! · - · -.
! i 56' 1 :
1 : so· _... ----· Ix
2820 :· .-·:.:Sio' -~ 1

I
..
I lh
I
)040
I 040 I '
I t • ' I
I

I t ' • I \ ~ L

I ~' -.
,. - -~
d
-
c. - ~ 1- -

Using Sine Law:

AB _ 1780
Sin 43· 48' - Sin 56"12'
Using Cosme
. Law for C
AD
82 :: (30t)2 + (JO _ GOt)
:. • AB =1482.60m
2 _ 2(JOt)(30 - 60t)Cos 60
x:. 1482.60 Sin 10·
'
:er 30 min., t =0.5 hrs. X: 257.45 m

s2: (15)2 +(0)2 - 2(15)(0) cos ao· h =1040 + 257.45 ·

S.. (15)2 h =1297.45m
:: 15 krn
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STATION CUT
The slope distance and zenith angle betwee 351 + 00
n
points A and 8 were observed with a 351 + 50
total
station instrument as 9585.26 ft. 52.28
and 351 + 75 0
81 ·42 20" respectively. The H.I. and rod
1
23.58
352 + 00 8.40 3.73
readings "r" were equal. If the elevation of
A is 35'2 + 14 13.80 o
1238.42 ft. compute the elevation of 8.
Consider the effect of curvature and refracti 352 + 50 33.34
on
correction. Her = 0.0206 M2 where M
is in
thousands of feet.
Solution:
Solution: Earthwork volumes: from 351 + 00 to 351 +S}

s 1• 2·2 From 351 +00 to 351 + 50 =50 m

----------- "b, / ,
FiU = 57.93 + 52.28 (50) =2,755.3 m1
2
o,',_'TJ:/ .•..-·· :

=.:·~·~
/
·~=---=- --d!:-•r,1.•. - : .'
... From 351 + 50to 351 + 75 =25 m
Fill = 52.28 + 23.58 ( S) = _ m3
2 948 3
2
A El. 1238 .42
9585
.zj-s, ·•2· 20"

M From 351 + 75 to 352 + 00 =25 m

M = 9588.26 Sin 81"42'20.
Fill= 23.582+ 3.73 (25) = 341 .4 ml
M = 9484.996 ft.
her = 0.0206 M2 Cut= (840~( 2S) = 70.0 m3 (Pyramid)
her = 0.0206(9484.996)2 •
her = 1.85 ft.
v =9585.26 Cos 81"42'20- From 352 + 00 to 352 + 14 = 14 m
V = 1382.27 ft. Fill= (3.73/14) = 17.4 ml
Elev. B = 1238.42 + H.I. +ha+ V-H.1.
Elev. B =1238.42 + 1.85 + 1382.27 8.40 + 13.80
Cut= (14) = 155.4 m3
2
Elev. B =2623.04 ft
From 352 + 14 to 352 +so= 36 m

fiiY=iB•EWMf I Cut= 13.8 0; 33.34 (36) =848.5 m3

below' between stati_ons
Given the end are !\o If the ma~erial shn
nks
351 + 00 and 352 ·volume is there?
12%' how must excess
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Station
._ 351 +00
Cut Fill
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-
- 2,755.3
-
- 351 + 50 One of the provisions of safety sight distance
948.3 de~ends on the characteristics of the vehicle
351 +75 which are as follows :
70.0 I. Type of vehicles, car or truck
341.4
352 +00 II. Friction between the tire and road
Ill. Eye height of the driver
155.4 17.4 IV. Speed of vehicle
352 + 14
848.5 a) I only
352 + 50
b) II and Ill only
Total 1,073.9 m3 4,0.62.4 m3
c) IV only
Excess fill= 4,062.4 - 1,073.9(1.00 - 0.12) ~ d) All of the above .
Excess fill= 3,117.4 m3

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_ inform and advise road users of
- to level a floor or layer of concrete with a directions, distances, routes, the location of
3tr~ight edge using a back services for road users and points of interest.
and forth motion
while moving across the surface. a) Cross road sign
a) Troweling
~ b) Guide signs
Iii" b) Screeding c) Advance direction signs
c) Floating
d) Traffic instruction signs
d) Finishing

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2019
the difference between the actual travel
~ is nothing more than a column driven time and a given segment of a transportation
tra~ th~ so_ il to support a structure by system and som~ ideal travel time for that
str Sfenng building loads to a deeper and segment.
anger layer of soil or rock. a) Queue time
a) Caisson b) Tr~vel time
b) Pier ~ · c) Delay
c) Shoring d) Service time
~ d) Piles
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13. CE Board Nov. 2019 -Solution:

I
4
- - are written instructions detailing how h= r
the facility is to be constructed. 3
I& a) Specifications 4
h = (3)
b) Estimates 3
c) Bid documents r2 h
1t
V= --
d) Plans 3

V= n;'( ~)
14. CE Board Nov. 2019 41t r3
V= --
9
Owing to retardation of the tidal wave in the
ocean by frictional force, as the earth revolves dV ~ 41t
daily around its axis and as the tide ten~s to _ 3 r2 ~
dt 9 dt
follow the direction of the moon, the highest ,.
tide for each location is not coincident with _ dV =·4(81)1t
conjunction and opposition but occurs at some dt 9(12)
constant time after new and full moon. This
interval which may amount to as much as two .
and a half days is known as:
!~ = 3,r ft 3 f-min.

~ a) Age of tides
b) Lunar tide
c) Diurnal tide 16. CE Board Nov. 2019
d) Semi-diurnal tide
A steel storage tank ·for propane gas is to be
constructed in the shape of a right circular
cylinder of altitude 1O ft. with a hemisphere
15. CE Board Nov. 2019 attached to e~ch end. The radius "r" is· yet to
be determined. Express the volme V (in ft.3)
sand falling from a chute forms a conical pile of the tank as a fraction of "r" in feet.
whose altitude is always equal to 4/3 the
adius of the base. How fast is the volume Solution:
~ reasing when the radius of the base is 3 ft.
:~d is increasing at the rate of 3 in/min?

JO

· Vol. of cylinder= 1r r2 (10)

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Vol. of two ends of sphere:

4 3 t 9. CE Board Nov. 2019
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V =- 1t r
s 3 The provision of safety sight distance depends
4 on the characteristics of the road environment
TotaIV=101tr 2 + 1tr3 such as:
3
301t r2 +41t r3 I. Road geometry
V = -- -- - II. Road surface
3 111. Road illumination at night
Jt r2 IV. Road topography
V=(30+4r) -
3
a) I and IVonly
2
V=-tc r2(2r+15) ~ b) I, II and Ill only
3
c) II and IV only
d) All of the above
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Cracks approximately at right angles to the 20. CE Board Nov. 2019
pavement centerline. These may be caused
Wearing way of the pavement surfa~ caused
by shrinkage or differential thermal stress of
by dislodging of aggregated pa~rcles ~nd
the asphalt concrete or maybe reflective
binder. This is usually a res~lt ?f rnsuffic1ent
cracks.
asphalt binder in the mix or stnppmg of asphalt
a) Alligator cracking from particles of aggregate. .
b) Block cracking a) Joint or crack spalhng
b) Flushing
Q=> c) Transverse cracking
c) Bleeding
d) Longitudinal cracking ~ d) Raveling

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9 p@=MU.Z&Mlil
A box contains 5 defective and 195 non- te the effective specific _gravity of
def~tive cell phones. A quality control Compu t f a paving mixture which are as
aggrega e o
engineer selects 2 cell phones at random with
replacement. What is the probability that follows:
exactly 1 is defective? Bulk sp.
Materials Gravity ravit
Solution:
Asphalt 1.030 6.0
p:: ~(2...)
200 200
+ ~(~)
200 200
cement
Mineral 3.100 8.0
P:: 0.04875 filler
30.0 2.690

56.0 2.611
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Max. specific gravity of paving mixture Solution:
Gmm = 2.535 Air void ratio:

Solution: V = Gmm Grm

A Gnvn
Effective specific-gravity:
Pmm = 6 + 8 + 30 + 56 V = 2.535 - 2_.384
Pmm = 100 ,A 2.535
VA =0.0595 say 0.06
G = pmm -Pb
se p p
_!!!!!_ _ _ b

Glffll Gb
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100-6
Gs e=- --- Smith and Jones, both 50% marksmen, decide
100 6
to fight a duel in which they exchange
2.535 1.03
alternate shots until one is hit. What are the
Gse =2. 796 (effective specific gravity) odds in favor of the man who shoots first?

Solution
Infinite series:
22. CE Board Nov. 2019 p (probability that it will hit) = 0.5
The following ingredients are used in· the q (probability that it will not hit) =0.5
preparation of an asphalt concrete paving
mixutre. p = p + qqp + qqqqp + qqqqqqp + ....
P = 0.5 + (0.5) 3 + (0.5)5 + (0.5)7 + (0.5)9 +...
Materials Gravity 00

p= ro,52x +1
Asphalt 1.030 6.0 x=O
cement
. 2
Mineral 3.100 8.0 P=-
filler 3
Fine 30.0 2.690
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coarse 56.0 2019
2.611
A r ate Rosenberg Engineering has offices in
specific gravity of paving mixture :rthem California, where a heat pump can
Max. GlfVII = 2.535 • used for cooling in the summer and heatin9
tn the wint
- •fie gravity of the compacted paving w·u er. Replacin.g
their current systef1l
sulk spectmple Grnt> = 2.384 S~rt:s t . $1500 in May and $500 in June•
rni>cture sathe air void ratio in the compacted
compute monthg ,'" July, it will save them $200 per
August) ,or the su
•rni,dUr8· $100 mmer months (J un e ..
and s1 so' , for the fall and spring mont/15
,or the Wi t
March). What is n er months (Novem~r w
..
e
heat pump? th e Paybac
k period tor t11
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9
Year 1:
Cal~ulat~ the benefit/cost ratio for a highway
Month Cash Cummulative proJect with the following benefits and ·costs.
Flow Total The project life is 40 years, the interest rate is
1) May · -1500 -1500 10%, and the project's right of way is worth
2) June - 500 - 2000 $SM i~ 40 years.
3) . July + 200 -1800
4) August + 200 -1600 $20 M Construction Cost (includes
5) September + 100 -1500 acquiring right of way)
6) October + 100 -1400 $350 K Annual maintenance
7) November + 150 -1250 $3M Repaving every 8 years
8) December + 150 -1100 $1 M Annual value pf lives saved (1 per
year)
$1.25 M Time savings for commercial traffic
Year 2: $20 0.25 rs 250000 t_rips
- • - - -hou •---'-'-
hour trip year
Month Cash Cummulative
$1 M Time savings for commuter and '
Flow Total
recreational traffic/year
9} January +150 -950
$5 0.25 hours 800000 trips ·
10} February
11) March
+ 150
+ 150
-800
- 650 hour ·- -- ·
trip year
12} April + 100 - 550
13) May + 100 -450 Solution:
14) June + 200 - 250 Annual benefit costs = 1 M + 1.25 M + 1 M
15) July + 200 - 50.
16} August + 150 Annual benefit costs = $3.25 M
+ 200 '

Payback period is 15.25 months. construction costs:

a) Annual cost of $20 M
25- CE Board Nov. 201 P(1 + i)" i
9
A1 = [ (1 + i)" - 1.]
We learned that radon-22 decays according to
~e formula A =Ao e-0.1s11 wtiere t is expressed 20(1.10)4°(0.10)
in days. Find the material's half-life. A1 = (1.10) 40 -1

Solution:· A1 =$2.045 M
A:::Aoe-0.1s11 -
%rio-A
A. - J b) Annual maintenance A2 = $0.35 M
oe-0 .1s1t
%::: e-0.1s11 Annual cost of repaving ~very 8 years.
In (1/,)2
== ln(e-0.1s11) o I 2 3 4 S 6 7 8
6
~~ ~3~471806 = - 0.181t In ·e
1~ 29542434 =t '------------.f=
3M
~ h::tlf I'
• lfA nf r~rlnn-?? 1~ _•f R.1 d11v•
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Solution:
A = Fi _
3
(1+1)"-1

A = 3(0.10)
3
(1.10) 8 -1
A3 =0.262 M

c) Project right of way+ Repaving every 8

years =$5 + $3 =$8 X

l. .I
I .f

d) A = F(i) X I
24-lx
4
(1 + i)" • 1

A = 8(0.10)
4
(1.10)40 -1
A4 =0.018M X

24-2\'

Total construction costs:,

Total cost= $2.045 M + $0.35 M + $0.262 M
V = (24- 2x)(18- 2x)(x)
- $0.018 M
V =(432 - 48x - 36x + 4x2)(x)
Total cost = $2.639 M
3 25 V = (432- 84x + 4x2)x
Benefit cost ratio = $ ·
$2.639 V =432x - 84x2 + 4x3
Benefit cost ratio= 1.23
-dV =432 - 168x + 12x2 =0
dx
Solving for x =3.4 in.
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Max wants to make a box with no lid from a

rectangular sheet of cardboard that is 18
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inc~es by 24 inches. The box is to be made by
cutting a square of side x from· each corner of What is the bulk composition of concrete?
the sheet and folding up the sides. Find the
a) Portland cement
value of x that maximizes the volume of the
b) Aggregates
box.
c) Water
~ d) All of the above
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t,Jti -
6Ei4•!MJti•iR,,u1
How do you test the relative consistency of
Data over the last 5 years indicate that for
concrete?
eac.h fatality, there are 40 nonfatal injury
6E a) Slump test accidents ($1 5000 present cost each) and 300
b) Water-cement ratio property damage accidents ($2000 present
c) Aggregate-cement ratio cost each). What is the breakeven value of a
d) All of the above statistical live (VSL) needed to justify a
highway project if i is 8%?
The death rate on a particular three-lane road
30. CE Board Nov. 2019 is 8 per 100 million vehicle-miles. Adding a
lane would reduce this to 5 per 100 million,
Most important process to prepare concrete: and other accidents would be reduced
a) Water-cement ratio proportionately. The lane would cost $1 .SM
per mile to build, and annual maintenance
ILi" b) Batching would be 3% of the first cost. Assume that the
c) Admisture lane would last 40 years. The road carries
d) Cement-aggregate ratio 10000 vehicles per day. Use reduction factor
of 3/8 for all accidents.

31. CE Board Nov. 2019 Solution:

_ Ai[(1 + i)" -1]
Ways of avoiding traffic conflicts:
a) Time-sharing solutions p- (1 + i)" i
b) Space-sharing solutions - [ (1+0.08)4°-1]
c) Grade separation solutions 1,500,000 -A, (1 + 0.08)4°(0.08)
U1" d) All of the above
At = 125,790
EAC =A1 + (FC)r
32. CE Board Nov. 2019 EAC = 125,790 + 1,500,000(0.03)
EAC = $170,790
T~e undergraduates of a School of Engineers
1
; shed to form ranks for a parade. In ranks of
No. of vehicles travel each mile each year:
abreast, 2 men were left over, in ranks of 5,
4
. over, in 7's, 6 ·over and 11 's 10 over. What
=1OOOO veh ( 365 days )
IS th , day 1year
h e least number of 'marchers there must
ave been? =3,650,000 vehicles/year
Solution:
X~ I
x ~ east number of marchers
170,100 =( i)3,Gso,ooo(,oo.!.ooo)
m+ 1 = is congruent to modulo 3, modulo 5,
[ VSL + 40(150,000) + 300(2000)]
x ~ulo 1,and modulo 11
1=must be divisible by 3, 5, 7 and 11
VSL =359,726
x·~1=(3)(5)(7)( 11)
X+ 1
:: 1155
X:: 1154
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The engineering group of Julies Bakeshop The relation between fc'( 14) and ,
must decide to spend P90,Q00 on a new follows: fc (28) are as
project. This project will cost P5,000 per year
for operations and It will increase revenues by fc'(14) = t
P20,000 annually. Both costs and revenues 1.203 + 0.7t- 0.000195!2 fc'(28)
will continue for 10 years. How much interest
is incurred in this project? The concrete strength at the end of 14 da .
245.82 kg/cm2. Determine th ys 1s
t th t h e concre1e ,
s PreWngH da ~ e end of 28 days according to !he .
Solution: O. es1gn guidelines tor public works nd :
Highway. a
A =20,000 - 5,000
A: 15,000
Solution:
By trial and error:
fc'(14) = 245.82 kg/cm2
p = A[(~+ It _
- 1] t = 28-14 = 14 days
(1 +if i 14 ·
t = - =2weeks
7
10
90,000:: ~5,000[ (1 + 1) • 1]
(1+i) 10 i
fc'(14) = t 2
fc'(28)
i =0.1056 , 1.203 + 0.7(2) - 0.000195(2)
fc'(14) = 0.76857 fc'(28}
245.32 = 0.76857 fc'(28}
fc'(28) = 319.19 kglcm 2