Professional Documents
Culture Documents
INSTRUCTIONS: 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.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
5. When an anvil is dropped into a gorge, the speed with which it strikes
the ground is directly proportional to the square root of the distance
it falls. An anvil that falls 400 feet hits the ground at a speed of
160 feet per second. Find the height of a cliff over the gorge if a
dropped anvil hits the ground at a speed of 128 feet per second.
A. 256 ft C. 156 ft
B. 265 ft D. 165 ft
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 2
11. Two cities are connected by means of a highway. A car leaves city B
at 1:00 P.M. and travels at a constant rate of 40 mi/hr toward city
C. Thirty minutes later, another car leaves B and travels toward C at
a constant rate of 55 mi/hr. If the lengths of the cars are
disregarded, at what time will the second car reach the first car?
A. 6/11 C. 16/6
B. 11/6 D. 6/16
12. You can choose one of three boxes. Box A has four $5 bills and a single
$100 bill, box B has 400 $5 bills and 100 $100 bills, and box C has
24 $1 bills. You can have all of box C or blindly pick one bill out
of either box A or box B. Which offers the greatest expected winning?
A. Box A C. Either A or B, but not C
B. Box C D. All offer the same expected winning.
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 3
15. A man is walking at the rate of 5 miles per hour away from a tower 80
feet high standing in a horizontal plane. At what rate are his feet
receding from the top when is 60 feet from the base?
A. 2 mi/hr C. 4 mi/hr
B. 3 mi/hr D. 5 mi/hr
16. ____ rounds off the formed edge of a slab to prevent chipping or
damage.
A. Bleeding C. Screeding
B. Leveling D. Edging
18. A company offers the following schedule of charges: $30 per thousand
for orders of 50,000 or less, with the charge decreased by 37 1/2 ¢
for each thousand above 50,000. Find the order size that makes the
company’s receipts a maximum.
A. 56,000 C. 55,000
B. 65,000 D. 66,000
21. The relationship between the air temperature T (in °F) and the altitude
h (in feet above sea level) is approximately linear for 0 ≤ ℎ ≤ 20,000.
If the temperature at sea level is 60°, an increase of 5000 feet in
altitude lowers the air temperature about 18°. Express T in terms of
h, and sketch the graph on an hT-coordinate system.
A. T = -9/2550 h + 60 C. T = 9/2500 h - 60
B. T = -9/2500 h + 60 D. T = 9/2550 h - 60
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 4
23. Estimate the net force needed to accelerate a 200-gram apple at 1/2.g.
A. 2 N C. 1 N
B. 3 N D. 4 N
24. The points at which the cut or fill slopes intersect the existing
ground are referred to as ___.
A. Hinge points C. Stake points
B. Catch points D. Subgrade points
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 5
30. The yearly mortality rate for American men from prostate cancer has
been constant for decades at about 25 of every 100,000 men. (This rate
has not changed in spite of new diagnostic techniques and new
treatments.) In a group of 100 American men, what is the probability
that at least 1 will die from prostate cancer in a given year?
A. 0.9537 C. 0.9357
B. 0.9753 D. 0.9037
32. It takes a force of 130 N to stretch a spring 50 cm. Find the work
done in stretching the spring 20 cm beyond its natural (unstretched)
length.
A. 5.2 joules C. 5.5 joules
B. 2.5 joules D. 2.2 joules
34. The layer of natural soil over which the pavement of a road is laid
is called:
A. Sub-grade C. Sub-base
B. Base D. Wearing coarse
35. A stone is thrown upward from a bridge. The stone’s height in feet,
s(t), above the water t seconds after the stone is thrown is a function
given by the equation s(t) = -16t2 + 32t + 256. Find the time it takes
the stone to hit the water.
A. 5.12 C. 6.12
B. 4.12 D. 3.12
36. Morning peak traffic upstream of a toll booth is given in the table
below. The toll plaza consists of three booths, each of which can
handle an average of one vehicle every 6s. Using a queuing diagram,
determine the longest delay to an individual.
Time Period 10 min volume Cumulative Volume
7:00-7:10 200 200
7:10-7:20 400 600
7:20-7:30 500 1,100
7:30-7:40 250 1,350
7:40-7:50 200 1,550
7:50-8:00 150 1,700
A. 300 veh C. 250 veh
B. 200 veh D. 350 veh
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 6
37. It is the maximum volume that can be placed in the bucket without
spillage based on a specified angle of repose for the material in the
bucket.
A. Plate line capacity C. Water line capacity
B. Struck capacity D. Heaped volume
39. Deep water waves break when the forward velocity of the crest particles
exceeds the velocity of propagation of the wave itself. Determine the
amplitude of the water waves at this condition when the depth of water
is 64 m.
A. 18.29 m C. 11.28
B. 19.28 m D. 12.98 m
40. A machine that cost $30 000 new has an &year life and a salvage value
equal to 10% of its original cost. The annual maintenance cost of this
machine is $1000 the first year, with an increase of $200 each year
hereafter; the annual operating cost is $800 per year. Determine the
EUAC of this machine if the interest rate is 10% per year, compounded
annually.
A. $7661.78 C. $7761.78
B. $6761.78 D. $6671.78
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 7
45. A tower 125 ft high is on a cliff on the bank of a river. From the top
of the tower, the angle of depression of a point on the opposite shore
is 28°40’, and from the base of the tower, the angle of depression of
the same point is 18°20’. Find the width of the river.
A. 850 ft C. 580 ft
B. 550 ft D. 880 ft
48. It involves dropping a heavy weight from a crane onto the ground
surface to achieve soil densification.
A. Vibratory compaction C. Dynamic compaction
B. Surcharging D. Electroosmosis
49. The verdict is in. After years of research, the nation’s health experts
agree that high cholesterol in the blood is a major contributor to
heart disease. Thus, cholesterol intake should be limited to 300
milligrams or less each day. Fast foods provide a cholesterol carnival.
All together, two McDonald’s Quarter Pounders and three Burger King
Whoppers with cheese contain 520 milligrams of cholesterol. Three
Quarter Pounders and one Whopper with cheese exceed the suggested
daily cholesterol intake by 53 milligrams. Determine the cholesterol
content in each item.
A. 67 and 122 C. 67 and 112
B. 77 and 112 D. 77 and 122
50. A glider was towed 1000 meters into the air and then let go. It
descended 70 meters into a thermal (rising bubble of warm air), which
took it up 2100 meters. At this point it dropped 230 meters into a
second thermal. Then it rose 1200 meters. What was its altitude at
that point?
A. 3950 C. 4050
B. 4000 D. 4100
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 8
51. From a point on level ground 135 feet from the base of a tower, the
angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 57°20’. Approximate the
height of the tower.
A. 221 ft C. 112 ft
B. 122 ft D. 211 ft
56. Suppose that, in a certain part of the world, in any 50-year period
the probability of a major plague is 0.39, the probability of a major
famine is 0.52, and the probability of both a plague and a famine is
0.15. What is the probability of a famine given that there is a plague?
A. 0.583 C. 0.385
B. 0.835 D. 0.538
57. A spiral curve was laid out in a certain portion of the Manila-Cavite
Coastal Road. It has a length of spiral of 80 m and an angle of
intersection of the two tangents of 40 degrees. If the degree of curve
is 6 degrees, determine the length of throw.
A. 1.395 m C. 1.059 m
B. 1.593 m D. 1.935 m
58. A power-shift crawler tractor has a rated blade capacity of 7.65 LCM.
The dozer is excavating loose common earth and pushing it a distance
of 61 m. Maximum reverse speed in third range is 8 km/h. Estimate the
production of the dozer if job efficiency is 50 min/h.
Hint: Fixed time = 0.05 min. Dozing speed = 4.0 km/h.
A. 217 LCM/h C. 271 LCM/h
B. 277 LCM/h D. 211 LCM/h
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 9
60. If the initial height of the rock is 3.0 m calculate the rock’s
velocity when it has fallen to 1.0 m above the ground
A. 3.6 m/s C. 4.5 m/s
B. 6.3 m/s D. 5.4 m/s
61. If the wind is blowing at 12 mi/hr in the direction N40°W, express its
velocity as a vector v.
A. 7.7i - 9.2j C. 9.2i - 7.7j
B. -9.2i + 7.7j D. -7.7i + 9.2j
62. Point C has a bearing of N28°E from point A and a bearing of N12°W
from point B. What is the area of triangle ABC if B is due east of A
and 23 km from A?
A. 355 km2 C. 353 km2
B. 335 km2 D. 333 km2
63. Determine the length of spiral curve designed for a maximum car speed
of 90 kph. The degree of central curve is 5ᵒ.
A. 124.51 m c. 134.51 m
B. 114.51 m d. 144.51 m
64. In a city, streets run north and south, and avenues run east and west.
Streets are 850 feet apart and avenues are 850 feet apart. The city
plans to construct a straight freeway from the intersection of 25th
Street and 8th Avenue to the intersection of 115th Street and 64th
Avenue. How long will the freeway be?
A. 16 miles C. 17 miles
B. 18 miles D. 19 miles
65. How long will it take a 2750-W motor to lift a 385-kg piano to a sixth-
story window 16.0 m above?
A. 20 s C. 22 s
B. 21 s D. 23 s
67. Before compact disc (CD) technology, one way of recording music was
by engraving grooves on thin vinyl discs called records. The vinyl
discs used for long-playing records had a surface area of about 111
square inches per side and were played at revolutions per minute on a
turntable. What is the radius of a long-playing record?
A. 4.9 in C. 6.9 in
B. 5.9 in D. 7.9 in
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 10
69. In the November 27, 1994, issue of Parade magazine, the “Ask Marilyn”
section contained this question: “Suppose a person was having two
surgeries performed at the same time. If the chances of success for
surgery A are 85%, and the chances of success for surgery B are 90%,
what are the chances that both would fail?” What do you think of
Marilyn’s solution: (0.15)(0.10) = 0.015 or 1.5%?
A. Her solution is both mathematically correct and intuitively
obvious.
B. Her use of complementary events is incorrect.
C. Her use of the general addition formula is incorrect.
D. She assumed independence of events, which is most likely
wrong.
70. Find the EAC for a 5-year life of a $680 overhaul at the end of year
3. Let i = 8%
A. $153.2 C. $135.2
B. $125.3 D. $132.5
71. A class consists of 60 girls and 40 boys. In how many ways can a
president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary be chosen if the
treasurer must be a girl, the secretary must be a boy, and a student
may not hold more than one office?
A. 22,814,400 C. 22,481,400
B. 22,841,400 D. 22,418,400
73. A reservoir has the form of an inverted truncated pyramid with a square
horizontal cross section. The base of the reservoir is 10 feet on a
side; the top is 20 feet on a side, and the depth is 10 feet. If water
is flowing into the reservoir at the rate of 30 cubic feet per minute,
find how fast the water is rising when it is 5 feet deep.
A. 2/15 ft/min C. 5/25 ft/min
B. 5/12 ft/min D. 1/25 ft/min
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions
CIVIL ENGINEERING Mock Board Examination NOV 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 08:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. Page 11
74. Find the area S of the surface that is formed by revolving the graph
of y = √x on the interval [1,4] about the x-axis.
A. 35.80 C. 33.50
B. 38.05 D. 30.85
XPERTZ
Excellence in Professional Engineering Review and Training Solutions