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FINAL PREBOARD
Saturday, September 10, 2022 Test 14

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE:
WHENEVER YOU CAN ENCOUNTER A CARET (^) SIGN, IT MEANS EXPONENTIATION

7. The hoisting beam assembly shown is supported by two 28-

PSAD mm-diameter bolts at A and a 150 mm  200 mm plate at B. In
this problem, a = 1.2 m and b = 2.8 m. If the allowable bearing
1. For the column shown, b = 400 mm and h = 650 mm. Which of stress in concrete is 7.5 MPa, which of the following gives the
the following gives the location of the plastic centroid which is maximum safe value of W in kN?
along the centroidal x-axis from the y-axis? A. 67.5 C. 42.8
A. 325 C. 200 B. 33.75 D. 21.4
B. 0 D. 250

8. A semicircular arch subjected to equal but oppositely directed

forces at A and B as shown. Given T = 2.8 kN, D = 2.4 m and h
2. The weight (kPa) of a 110-mm-thick concrete slab with unit = 0.85 m. What is the bending moment (kN-m) at E?
weight of 23.5 kN/m³ is: A. 3.25 C. 1.98
A. 25.4 C. 213.6 B. 1.54 D. 2.38
B. 3.56 D. 2.59
3. Given the following data of a singly-reinforced rectangular
beam:
Beam with = 300 mm
Effective depth = 510 mm
f’c = 27.5 MPa; fy = 415 MPa
Reinforcement ratio = 2.54%
How many 25-mm-diameter bars are required?
A. 8 C. 9
B. 7 D. 6
4. Give the following data of a rectangular beam:
Beam width, b = 280 mm 9. For the truss shown, H = 10 kN, P = 85 kN, a = 1.5 m, b = 4 m,
Effective depth, d = 390 mm and c = 3.5 m. Compute the total reaction (kN) at B.
Tension steel: five 25-mm-diameter A. 16.6 C. 12.8
Compute the reinforcement ratio. B. 13.2 D. 10.3
A. 4.12% C. 3.21%
B. 1.86% D. 2.25%
5. Calculate the maximum deflection (in mm) of a 5-m-long
cantilever beam given the following:
Beam, b × h = 250 mm × 400 mm
Total load = 22 kN/m
Modulus of elasticity, E = 45 GPa
A. 28.6 C. 15.2
B. 6.4 D. 20.8
6. Given the following date of a steel column resting on steel base
plate:
Column loads:
Axial dead load = 1550 kN
Axial live load = 950 kN
Concrete 28-day compressive strength = 27.5 MPa
Allowable concrete bearing stress = 0.35 f’c
Width of base plate = 500 mm
What is the minimum required length (mm) of base plate?
A. 520 C. 500
B. 705 D. 450
10. The bracket shown is bolted Situation 2 – Given the following data for the wall shown in the
to each of the column flanges Figure.
using 10 20-mm-diameter
A325 bolts. The load P = 380 Dimensions:
kN and e = 350 mm. a = 0.3 m d = 3.5 m
Compute the shear stress b = 0.60 m e = 5 m,
(MPa) in each bolt if P acts at c = 0.60 m H = 5.5 m
the centroid of the bolt group.
A. 88.6 Unit weight of soil = 19 kN/m³
B. 151.2 Unit weight of concrete = 24 kN/m³
C. 177.2 Active earth pressure coefficient = 1/3
D. 75.6 Coefficient of friction at the base = 0.40

Consider 1 meter length of wall perpendicular to the paper.

11. Steel floor joists are used to support a floor load of 4.8 kPa. If
the allowable load of the steel joists is 5.32 kN/m, which of the 18. What value of total vertical reaction (kN) is needed to have a
following gives the maximum safe spacing (m) of the joists? factor of safety against sliding of 1.6? Use μ = 0.4.
A. 1.3 C. 1.2 A. 383.2 C. 412.8
B. 1.0 D. 1.1 B. 324.7 D. 432.6
12. A circular simple beam has a diameter of 400 mm. It is loaded 19. What value of total righting moment (kN-m) is needed to have
with a concentrated load of 210 kN at midspan. Determine the a factor of safety against overturning of 2.2?
maximum horizontal shearing stress (MPa) of the beam. A. 386.4 C. 463.2
A. 1.11 C. 1.58 B. 352.7 D. 412.8
B. 2.22 D. 3.24 20. Compute the maximum moment (kN-m) on the stem of the
13. A 9-m high vertical retaining wall is acted on by a soil pressure wall.
that varies uniformly from 5.5 kN/m at the top to 12.6 kN/m A. 121 C. 158
at the fixed end. Compute the maximum moment (kN-m) in the B. 102 D. 132
wall.
A. 318.6 C. 315.9
B. 325.7 D. 330.8
14. A water tank 3 m in diameter and 6 m high is made from a steel
having a thickness of 12 mm. If the circumferential stress is
limited to 5 MPa, what is the maximum height of water to
which the tank maybe filled?
A. 4.08 m C. 5.45 m
B. 4.12 m D. 5.34 m

Situation 1 – Two channels are welded at the tip of their flanges

to form a box column.

Properties of one channel section:

A = 4250 mm² tw = 7.2 mm
d = 300 mm x = 19 mm
bf = 75 mm Ix = 53.7 × 10⁶ mm⁴
tf = 13 mm Iy = 1.62 × 10⁶ mm⁴

The column is 6 m long hinged at both ends (K = 1.0) and

laterally supported about the weak axis at midheight. Use Fy =
248 MPa.

15. Calculate the slenderness ratio for buckling about the x-axis. Situation 3 – A rigid bin holds three identical cylinders stacked as
A. 50.6 C. 53.4 shown in the figure. Each cylinder is 600 mm in diameter and
B. 48.2 D. 58.7 weighs 700 N. The bin is 1 m wide. Neglect friction.
16. Calculate the slenderness ratio for buckling about the y-axis. 21. Determine the total reaction at B in N.
A. 58.7 C. 48.2 A. 428.9 C. 436.5
B. 50.6 D. 53.4 B. 486.9 D. 404.1
17. If the axial load is 1200 kN what is the minimum required plate 22. Determine the total reaction at E in N.
thickness (mm) of the cover plate if the axial stress is not to A. 228 C. 202
exceed 113 MPa. Width of plate b = 110 mm. B. 268 D. 236
A. 8 C. 12 23. Determine the total reaction at F in N.
B. 6 D. 10 A. 1400 C. 2100
B. 1050 D. 1200
Situation 4 – Refer to the figure shown. Situation 5 – A series of uniformly spaced hangers along a
Given: L=6m parabolic cable supports a 60-m pipeline as shown. The total
S1 = S2 = S3 = 2.6 m weight of the pipe and water is 10.4 kN/m.
Factored loads in beam KLMNO: 27. Calculate the minimum sag (m) of the cable if the allowable
Dead load = 15 kN/m tensile load of the cable is 3200 kN.
Live load = 19 kN/m A. 1.5 C. 1.8
For maximum stresses, apply pattern loading for live load B. 1.2 D. 2.0
28. If the sag is y = 3 m, calculate the tensile stress (MPa) at mid
24. Calculate the maximum factored moment (kN-m) at L in beam length of the cable if its diameter is 90 mm.
LM. A. 269.8 C. 136.2
A. 140.3 C. 134.2 B. 245.2 D. 95.4
B. 145.7 D. 158.7 29. If the sag is y = 3 m, calculate the maximum additional load
25. Calculate the maximum factored shear (kN) at span KLMNO. (kN/m) can the cable support if its allowable tensile load is
A. 136.9 C. 125.3 2000 kN.
B. 164.2 D. 150.7 A. 2.67 C. 2.15
26. Calculate the maximum factored reaction (kN) at span B. 3.25 D. 1.58
KLMNO.
A. 365.8 C. 285.4
B. 290.1 D. 242.3

Situation 27 – A 600-mm-diameter spiral column is reinforced

with 20-mm-diameter longitudinal bars. Use fy = 415 MPa and
f’c = 27.5 MPa.
30. Using a steel ratio of 1.5%, determine the minimum required
number of bars.
A. 13 C. 15
B. 14 D. 16
31. Given: Axial dead load = 1900 kN
Axial live load = 1730 kN
U = 1.2D + 1.6L
Determine the minimum required number of bars.
A. 10 C. 11
B. 9 D. 12
32. Determine the effective slenderness ratio of the column if the
column length is 6 m and K = 0.7. Take I = 0.70Ig.
A. 36.8 C. 42.5
B. 33.5 D. 51.2

Situation 6 – Steel beam is simply supported on a span of 9 m. The

beam supports a uniformly distributed load of 12 kN/m
including its own weight.

Beam properties:
A = 8,540 mm² tf = 9 mm
d = 305 mm Iₓ = 145 ⨯ 10⁶ mm⁴
bf = 205 mm E = 205 MPa

33. Determine the maximum flexural stress (MPa) in the beam.

A. 156.7 C. 98.5
B. 102.5 D. 127.8
34. To prevent excessive deflection, the beam is propped at the
midspan using a pipe column. Compute the axial stress of the
column with outside diameter of 200 mm, wall thickness of 10
mm, and height of 3 m.
A. 18.6 C. 11.3
B. 8.4 D. 15.8
35. What is the maximum flexural stress (MPa) in the propped
beam?
A. 25.4 C. 36.7
B. 20.8 D. 31.9
Situation 7 – A footing supports a 250-mm-thick concrete wall. FIGURE CODE-523
Given: NSCP COEFFICIENTS FOR CONTINUOUS BEAMS AND SLABS
Allowable soil bearing pressure = 192 kPa
Section 408.4 of NSCP states that in lieu of frame analysis, the following
Footing thickness = 350 mm approximate moment and shears are permitted for design of continuous beams and
Concrete strength, f’c = 27.5 MPa one-way slabs (slabs reinforced to resist flexural stresses in only one direction),
Steel strength, fy = 415 MPa provided:
36. If the footing is subjected to a moment of 126 kN-m and a total (a) There are two or more spans,
vertical load of 280 kN-m, determine the minimum width (m) (b) Spans are approximately equal, with the larger of two adjacent spans not
of footing to prevent uplift. greater than the shorter by more than 20 percent,
A. 1.0 C. 2.7 (c) Loads are uniformly distributed,
(d) Unit live does not exceed three times unit dead load, and
B. 2.3 D. 1.4
(e) Members are prismatic.
37. Given the following loads:
Resisting moment, Mr = 440 kN-m Positive moment
Overturning moment, Mo = 254 kN-m End spans
Total vertical load = 265 kN Discontinuous end unrestrained ..................................... wu Ln2 / 11
Find the maximum footing width (m) to prevent uplift. Discontinuous end integral with support ..................... wu Ln2 / 14
A. 2.1 C. 2.9 Interior spans .................................................................................... wu Ln2 / 16
B. 1.4 D. 4.1
Negative moment at exterior face of first interior support
38. Given the following data:
Two spans .............................................................................................. wu Ln2 / 9
Footing width = 3 m More than two spans ....................................................................... wu Ln2 / 10
Resisting moment, Mr = 500 kN-m
Overturning moment, Mo = 265 kN-m Negative moment at other faces of interior supports .................. wu Ln2 / 11
Total vertical load = 335 kN
Determine the maximum soil bearing pressure in kPa. Negative moment at interior face of exterior
A. 279 C. 223 support for members built integrally with supports
B. 319 D. 291 Where support is a spandrel beam ............................................ wu Ln2 / 24
When support is a column ............................................................ wu Ln2 / 16
Situation 8 – Given the following data for the figure shown. Use Shear in end members at face of
Figure CODE-523. first interior support ............................................................................. 1.15 wu Ln / 2
Superimposed dead load = 4.8 kPa
Live load = 7.6 kPa; U = 1.2D + 1.6L Shear at face of all other supports.............................................................. wu Ln / 2
Dimensions:
S = 2.8 m; L1 = L2 = L3 = 6 m Where Ln = clear span for positive moment or shear and average of adjacent clear
Slab thickness, t = 95 mm spans for negative moment.
Beam, b × h = 300 mm × 400 mm
Concrete cover to slab reinforcement = 20 mm
Slab reinforcement = 10 mm diameter Situation 9 – A bracket is welded to a steel column as shown in
Concrete strength, f’c = 20.7 MPa Figure STCN 10.45.
Steel strength, fy = 275 MPa
Unit weight of concrete = 24 kN/m³ Given: a = 150 mm Load, P = 275 kN.
39. What is the positive moment, +Mu (kN-m), at the span b = 450 mm
bounded by B-C-F-E? Allowable weld shear stress, Fvw = 124 MPa
A. 7.36 C. 12.58
B. 10.97 D. 9.22 42. Calculate the load in the weld (N/mm) when a = 0.
40. What is the spacing (mm) of the 10 mm diameter bars A. 324 C. 356
required for the negative moment, -Mᵤ, at the interior beam B. 306 D. 274
support BE? 43. Calculate the critical load in the weld (N/mm) due to eccentric
A. 115 C. 100 load P.
B. 85 D. 65 A. 683 C. 824
41. What is the maximum spacing of 10 mm diameter bars for the B. 624 D. 789
slab panel CBEF as prescribed by design codes? 44. If the thickness of the weld is 8 mm, calculate the load capacity
A. 315 C. 285 of the weld in N/mm.
B. 260 D. 300 A. 745.5 C. 701.3
B. 825.4 D. 635.8

Figure STCN 10.45

Situation 10 – A closed cylindrical vessel 320 mm in diameter and 55. If the period of the building is T = 1.1 seconds, determine the
2.4 mm thick is subjected to an internal pressure, p and an lateral force at the third level in kN.
axial force, F resulting to the final stress represented by the A. 184.51 C. 192.61
Mohr’s circle shown. B. 176.33 D. 144.46
Given: a = 40 MPa, b = 31 MPa, and c = 99 MPa. 56. If the period of the building is T = 1.1 seconds, determine the
Determine the following: lateral force at the top level in kN.
45. The magnitude of the internal pressure “p” in MPa. A. 177.22 C. 237.37
A. 0.32 C. 0.28 B. 189.03 D. 218.08
B. 1.52 D. 1.76 57. If the period of the building is T = 1.1 seconds, determine the
46. The magnitude of the axial force “F” in kN. moment at the base in kN-m.
A. 125.6 C. 111.6 A. 6002 C. 5537
B. 105.7 D. 92.5 B. 5904 D. 5844
47. The maximum shearing stress in MPa.
A. 50.4 C. 58.4 NSCP 2015 Code
B. 52.5 D. 48.7
Section 208.5.2 Static Force Procedure

Section 208.5.2.1 Design Base Shear

The total design base shear in a given direction shall be

determined from the following equation:
C I
V W
RT

The total design base shear need not exceed the following:
2.5C I
V W
R

Situation 11 – A 6 meter fully restrained beam is loaded with a 40 The total design base shear shall not be less than the following:
kN concentrated load 2 meters from its left support. V  0.11C IW
Determine the following.
48. The moment at the left support in kN-m. In addition, for Seismic Zone 4, the total base shear shall not
A. 33.11 C. 35.56 be less than the following:
0.8ZN I
V W
B. 29.31 D. 36.32
49. The moment at the right support in kN-m. R
A. 26.67 C. 21.33
B. 17.78 D. 42.67 Section 208.5.2.2 Structure Period
50. The vertical reaction at the right support in kN.
A. 13.39 C. 14.44 The value of T shall be determined from one of the following
B. 12.65 D. 10.37 methods:

Situation 12 – The beam below is in equilibrium. Determine the T  C h 
values of the following.
51. The value of wA in kN/m. Where:
A. 50 C. 20 Ct = 0.0853 for steel moment resisting frames
B. 30 D. 10 Ct = 0.0731 for reinforced concrete moment-resisting frames
52. The value of wB in kN/m. and eccentrically braced frames
A. 50 C. 10 Ct = 0.0488 for all other buildings
B. 70 D. 90 hn = height of the building above the base
53. The value of a for which wA = 20 kN/m.
A. 0.375 m C. 0.875 m Section 208.5.5 Vertical Distribution of Force
B. 0.500 m D. 1.000 m
The total force shall be distributed over the height of the
structure in conformance with the equations below in the
absence of a more rigorous procedure.


V  F   F


The concentrated force Ft at the top, which is in addition to Fn,

shall be determined from the equation:
F  0.07TV
F 0.25V

V # F w" h"
F" 
Situation 13 – A building has the following floor weights, W1 = ∑ w h
1450 kN, W2 = 1200 kN, W3 = 1000 kN and W4 = 800 kN. Design
base shear, V = 640 kN. Each storey height = 3.0 meters.
54. If the period of the building is T = 0.5 seconds, determine the
lateral force at the second level in kN.
A. 89.6 C. 192.0
B. 152.8 D. 204.8
Situation 14 – A W250×149 section is used as a column with both Situation 15 – A triaxial shear test was performed on a well –
ends hinged. The column has a height of 8 meters. The column drained sand sample. The normal stress on the failure plane
is unbraced on both major and minor axes. and the shearing stress on the failure plane were determined
W250×149 Properties: to be 82 kPa and 57 kPa, respectively.
A = 19000 mm2 E = 200 GPa 65. Determine the angle of internal friction of the sand, in degrees.
rx = 117 mm Fy = 248 MPa A. 30.5 C. 32.5
ry = 67.3 mm Φ = 0.90; Ω = 1.67 B. 33.1 D. 34.8
&' ,
66. Determine the angle in degrees, of the failure plane with
When 4.71 + or (F/  0.44 F0 ), respect to the horizontal plane.
( -.
A. 52.6 C. 61.6
-. B. 45.8 D. 62.4
F1(  20.658-4 5 F0 67. Determine the axial stress applied to the specimen, in kPa.
A. 159 C. 148
B. 191 D. 258
&' ,
When > 4.71 + or (F/ < 0.44 F0 ),
( - . Situation 16 – A right circular cylinder having a diameter of 1.00
m and weighing 900 N is held in position by an anchor block
F1(  0.877 F/ such that 0.30 m of the cylinder is below the surface of the
water with its axis vertical. The anchor block has a volume of
Where Fe = elastic critical buckling stress 0.349 cubic meter and weighs 24 kN per cubic meter in air.
89 ,
Fe = ;< 9
Assume sea water to have a specific gravity = 1.03. Neglecting
: >
= the weight and volume of the cable,
68. Evaluate the buoyant force on the cylinder for the position
58. Determine the flexural buckling stress, Fcr, of the column in described, in kN;
MPa. A. 1.19 C. 5.56
A. 134 C. 126 B. 1.59 D. 2.38
B. 108 D. 117 69. Evaluate the tensile force in the wire for the given draft of the
59. If the column carries a live load of 600 kN, determine the dead cylinder, in kN;
A. 0.64 C. 0.24
load that it can carry. Use LRFD.
B. 1.48 D. 4.61
A. 880 C. 1000
70. Evaluate the rise in the tide that will lift the anchor from the
B. 932 D. 775
bottom of the sea, in meter(s).
60. Determine the allowable load Pa on the column in kN. A. 0.031 C. 0.425
A. 1342 C. 1634 B. 0.581 D. 0.531
B. 1820 D. 1711
Situation 17 – According to the elastic theory, the vertical stress
induced by a flexible line load of infinite length that has an
intensity of q units/length on the surface of a semi-infinite soil
HPGE Part 2 mass can be estimated by the expression

61. Into a bakery dough mixing chamber water enters at the rate p = 0.637 q/N
of 300 liters per sec through pipe A. Cooking oil with specific where
gravity of 0.80 is forced in at 60 liters per sec through pipe B. N = z[1+(r/z)2]2
Assuming the liquids are incompressible and form a
homogenous mixture of oil globules in water, evaluate the r = horizontal distance from the line of the load
average velocity of the mixture leaving through a pipe C of z = depth of interest at which stress I induced
diameter 300 mm in m/sec.
A. 3.53 C. 3.68 A masonry wall weighing 7 kN per lineal meter is carried by a
B. 3.11 D. 5.09 wall footing 0.50 m wide.
62. Evaluate the kinetic energy of a unit weight of water, in 71. Evaluate the bearing pressure in kPa, exerted by the footing
meters, flowing at 4.3 m/sec? onto the supporting soil.
A. 0.634 m C. 0.139 m A. 14 C. 18
B. 0.821 m D. 0.943 m B. 20 D. 8
72. Evaluate the stress in kPa in the soil caused by the load at a
63. Evaluate the plastic settlement, in meter(s), on a layer of
depth equal to twice the width of the footing but directly
plastic clay due to an increase of the pressure caused by loads below the masonry wall.
above it under the following conditions: A. 12.7 C. 8.9
Initial intergranular pressure = 220 kPa B. 5.10 D. 11.5
Increase in intergranular pressure = 120 kPa 73. Evaluate the stress at a depth of 2 m and a horizontal distance
Thickness of the clay layer = 7.5 m of 3 m from the line of the load.
Coefficient of consolidation = 0.315 A. 0.60 C. 0.54
Void ratio of the clay = 1.132 B. 0.42 D. 0.24
A. 0.210 C. 0.215
B. 0.252 D. 0.241
64. A layer of soft clay having an initial void ratio of 0.90 is 10.45
m thick. Under a compressive load applied above it, the void
ratio is decreased by 1/3. Evaluate the reduction in the
thickness of the clay layers.
A. 1.34 m C. 1.23 m
B. 1.65 m D. 1.25 m
Situation 18 – A square footing, 0.9 m on a side is embedded 1.00 The ground water table is at a level that does not affect the unit
m into a cohesionless soil deposit. The unit weight of the soil weight of the soil.
is 18 kN/m3 and the angle of internal friction is 30 deg. Using
Terzaghi’s Formula for general shear failure. Use Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors. TABLE SMBC can be
Nc = 37.16, Nq = 22.46, Ny = 19.13 useful.
74. Evaluate the contribution of the depth of embedment to the 80. cohesion strength
ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa. A. 365 C. 1078
A. 405 C. 234 B. 766 D. 691
B. 364 D. 675 81. soil overburden
75. Evaluate the contribution of the footing dimension to the A. 606 C. 364
ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa. B. 161 D. 404
A. 229 C. 124 82. footing dimension
B. 948 D. 138 A. 646 C. 803
B. 123 D. 578
76. Evaluate the concentric load, in kN, that the footing can safely
support, using a factor of safety of 3.0 against bearing capacity
failure.
A. 167 C. 345
B. 143 D. 567

Situation 19 – The crest gate shown consists of a cylindrical

surface of which AB is the trace, supported by a structural
frame hinged at C. The length of the gate is 8.9 m.
77. Compute the horizontal force acting on AB.
A. 3456.89 kN C. 3892.88 kN
B. 3189.22 kN D. 3274.09 kN
78. Compute the vertical force acting on AB.
A. 1425.88 kN C. 1182.32 kN
B. 1099.40 kN D. 1102.13 kN
79. Compute the location of the resultant force horizontally from
C.
A. 2.3 m C. 8.6 m
B. 7.9 m D. 7.2 m

Situation 20 – A rectangular footing, 4 m ⨯ 5 m in plan, is founded

1.50 m below the ground surface for which the bulk unit
weight of the soil is 18 kN/m^3, the cohesion strength is 15
kPa, and the angle of internal friction is 30 deg. Under the
condition of general shear failure, evaluate the contribution of
the following to the ultimate bearing capacity, in kPa: