EVALUATION EXAM # 2

Name: Engr. Date:

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

Situation 1 - Refer to the figure. The force FA, FB, and FC lie in the
same plane.

1. Given:
Force, FA = 80 lb
Angle, α = 65º
Resultant of FA and FB = 120 lb
Determine the magnitude of FB.
A. 36.9 lb C. 61.8 lb
B. 27.8 lb D. 129.4 lb

2. Given:
Forces, FA = 40 lb, FB = 50 lb, and FC = 40 lb
Angles, α = 65º and β = 80º
Determine the magnitude of the resultant of these three forces.
A. 108.7 lb C. 66.9 lb
B. 73.9 lb D. 116.1 lb

3. Given:
Forces, FA = 40 lb and FC = 70 lb
Angles, α = 65º
Resultant of FA, FB, and FC = 110 lb
Direction of Resultant, θR = 78º measured from the force FA in
counterclockwise direction.
Determine the angle β.
A. 43.8° C. 60.6°
B. 54.4° D. 71.2°

Situation 2 - The storage tank contains oil and water acting at the
depths shown. It has a width of b = 1.25 meters. Take ρoil = 900 kg/m3.

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 4. Determine the hydrostatic force acting on panel AB in kN.
A. 3.410 C. 4.103
B. 3.104 D. 4.301

5. Determine the hydrostatic force acting on panel BC in kN.

A. 25.971 C. 22.161
B. 26.211 D. 27.591

6. Determine the distance of the hydrostatic force acting on panel

ABC measured from the top of the tank, in meters.
A. 0.835 C. 1.512
B. 0.671 D. 1.103

7. A rigid gate of a flood control structure in a river is 6 m wide

by 4 m high and weighs 10 kN. With its longer edge horizontal, it
is moved up and down with its short edges sliding in vertical
channel guides. Evaluate the force, in kN, needed to raise the
gate when the surface of the water is 2 m. above its top edge.
There is no water on the downstream side of the gate. The
coefficient of friction between the gate and the channel guides
is 0.10. Neglect the buoyant effect of the water on the gate and
the weight of the cables connected to the gate.
A. 104 C. 110
B. 94 D. 92

Situation 3 - The cable will break when the maximum tension reaches
Tmax = 10 kN.

8. Determine the minimum tension when h = 9m.

A. 4.17 kN C. 10.42 kN
B. 5.21 kN D. 2.08 kN

9. Determine the minimum tension when h = 10m.

A. 12.01 kN C. 8.84 kN
B. 9.13 kN D. 7.51 kN

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10. Determine the minimum sag h.
A. 8.35 m. C. 7.09 m.
B. 6.49 m. D. 4.69 m.

Situation 4 - Shown below is the cross section of an earthwork (SG =

2.50) dam. Assuming hydrostatic uplift varies linearly from one-half
the hydrostatic head at the upstream edge of the dam to zero at the
downstream edge, find the following: Use h = 97 ft., a = 10 ft., y1 =
30 ft., y2 = 90 ft., and b = 70 ft.

11. Hydrostatic force acting on the vertical face of the dam, in

pounds.
A. 295630.8 C. 296350.8
B. 293560.8 D. 290356.8

12. Maximum soil pressure at the base of the dam, in lb/ft^2.

A. -10885.35 C. -10858.53
B. -10585.83 D. -10583.58

13. Minimum soil pressure at the base of the dam, in lb/ft^2.

A. -3493.79 C. -3497.93
B. -3439.97 D. -3473.99

Situation 5 - Refer to the figure as shown.

14. Determine the tension developed in cable AC for equilibrium of

the 400 lb-crate.
A. 273.7 lb C. 214.3 lb
B. 231.2 lb D. 294.7 lb

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15. Determine the force developed along strut AD for equilibrium of
the 400 lb-crate.
A. 358.6 lb C. 397.9 lb
B. 547.4 lb D. 502.3 lb

16. If the tension developed in each cable cannot exceed 300 lb,
determine the largest weight of the crate that can be supported.
A. 518.9 lb C. 407.1 lb
B. 536.2 lb D. 278.6 lb

17. It is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that a pressure

change at any point in a confined incompressible fluid is
transmitted throughout the fluid such that the same change occurs
everywhere. This principle is from:
A. Pascal C. Boyle
B. Archimedes D. Bernoulli

Situation 6 - The 5-m wide overhang is in the form of a parabola.

18. Determine the total hydrostatic force acting on the curved

surface, in kN.
A. 220.725 C. 367.875
B. 628.625 D. 588.600

19. Determine the line of action of the total hydrostatic force in

degrees.
A. 36.87° CW from the pos. x- C. 53.13° CW from the neg. x-
axis axis
B. 53.13° CCW from the pos. x- D. 36.87° CCW from the neg. x-
axis axis

20. Determine the depth of center of pressure in meters.

A. 2.355 C. 1.609
B. 1.391 D. 0.645

Situation 7 - The uniform plate has a weight of 500 lb.

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21. Determine the tension in cable at A.
A. 100 lb C. 350 lb
B. 0 lb D. 250 lb

22. Determine the tension in cable at B.

A. 100 lb C. 350 lb
B. 0 lb D. 250 lb

Situation 8 - An open cylindrical tank, 6 ft high and 3 ft in diameter,

contains 4.50 ft of water. If the cylinder rotates about its geometric
axis,

23. What constant angular velocity (rad/s) can be attained without

spilling any water?
A. 5.115 C. 9.626
B. 5.511 D. 9.266

24. What is the pressure (lb/ft^2) at the bottom center of the tank
when ω = 6.00 rad/sec?
A. 241.558 C. 320.042
B. 23.895 D. 64.395

25. What is the pressure (lb/in^2) at the bottom center of the tank
if initially it is closed with the air space subjected to a
pressure of 15.5 psi, and the angular velocity is 12.0 rad/sec?
A. 16.42 C. 14.26
B. 14.93 D. 19.34

Situation 9 - The force P prevents the 375-N pole from falling. The
pole is supported by a ball-and-socket joint at A and leans against a
frictionless wall at B.
Given:
x1 = 3.15 m z1 = 3.15 m
y1 = 4 m θ = 45°

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26. Find the required force (N) P.
A. 116.8 C. 136.2
B. 124.6 D. 102.7

27. Find the reaction at B in N.

A. 75.4 C. 89.2
B. 82.6 D. 95.4

28. Find the vertical reaction at A in N.

A. 310.1 C. 325.4
B. 336.8 D. 292.4

Situation 10 - A liquid has a mass of 100 kg. and a volume of 0.05541

m3. Determine its:

29. Density
A. 1084.37 kg/m3 C. 1804.73 kg/m3
B. 1843.70 kg/m3 D. 1708.34 kg/m3

30. Unit Weight

A. 16.76 kN/m3 C. 18.09 kN/m3
B. 17.70 kN/m3 D. 10.64 kN/m3

31. Specific Gravity

A. 1.80 C. 1.71
B. 1.84 D. 1.08

Situation 11 - To prevent the 500-N ladder from sliding, a worker

exerts a horizontal force F at C as shown in the Figure.
Given: L = 6m, a = 1.5m, θ = 30°

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 32. Assuming all surfaces are frictionless, calculate the required
Force F in N.
A. 521.4 C. 258.6
B. 577.3 D. 324.7

33. Assuming all surfaces are frictionless, calculate reaction at A.

A. 550 C. 500
B. 600 D. 450

34. If µA=0.3 and µb=0.2, calculate the maximum weight of the ladder
if the worker exerts a force F = 200N.
A. 420 C. 380
B. 400 D. 440

Situation 12 - A 120-kg man crosses the 4-m-long beam as shown in

the figure. The coefficients of static friction at A and B are 0.40
and 0.20, respectively. Neglect the weight of the beam. θ = 30°.

35. Determine the maximum value of “x” (m) before the beam start to
slide.
A. 1.18 C. 2.3
B. 3.2 D. 2.5

36. What is the reaction (N) at A in Part 1?

A. 691 C. 526
B. 754 D. 831

37. What is the reaction (N) at B in Part 1?

A. 652 C. 704
B. 503 D. 456

Situation 13 - Figure below shows a stone about to be fired from a

sling. The total unstretched length of the rubber band is 80 mm. The
rubber band elongates/stretches 1 mm for every 15 N of force.

Given: a = 100 mm b = 40 mm

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 38. As the pellet is about to be released, how much is the total
elongation, in mm, of the rubber band?
A. 102 C. 62
B. 204 D. 124

39. What is the force, in N, exerted on each leg of the rubber band?
A. 930 C. 1530
B. 1860 D. 765

40. What is the pulling force, in N?

A. 1860 C. 1824
B. 930 D. 912

41. In a bakery, water enters a mixing chamber at the rate of 150

liters per sec through Pipe A, while cooking oil with specific
gravity of 0.80 is forced at 30 liters per sec through Pipe B.
Assuming the liquids are incompressible and from a homogeneous
mixture of oil globules in water, evaluate the density of the
mixture in kg/m^3 leaving through a pipe of diameter 300 mm.
A. 967 C. 1000
B. 712 D. 768

42. A block of wood floats in water with 50 mm projecting above the

water surface. When placed in glycerin of SG 1.35, the block
projects 76 mm above the surface of that liquid. Determine the
specific gravity of the wood.
A. 0.84 C. 0.67
B. 0.91 D. 0.76

43. A fluid property that measures the fluid’s resistance to shear

stress.
A. density C. surface tension
B. viscosity D. bulk modulus

Situation 14 - A cubic tank is filled with 1.5 m of oil, SG = 0.752.

44. Find the force acting on the side of the tank, in kN, when the
acceleration is 4.9 m/s^2 vertically upward.
A. 18.67 C. 16.59
B. 6.23 D. 5.54

45. Find the force acting on the side of the tank, in kN, when the
acceleration is 4.9 m/s^2 vertically downward.
A. 18.67 C. 16.59

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 B. 6.23 D. 5.54

46. What should be the acceleration and its direction to have no

pressure at bottom of the tank?
A. 9.81 m/s^2, downward C. 9.81 m/s^2, upward
B. 32.2 m/s^2, downward D. 32.2 m/s^2, upward

Situation 15 - Diagonals BE, CD, DG, and EF of the truss shown below
are tension cables. Find the following:

[Link] are the members that have 0 force?

A. CD / BE C. BE / DG
B. CD / EF D. DG / CD

48. The axial force in member BC, in kN.

A. 104.6, T C. 94.0, T
B. 104.6, C D. 94.0, C

49. The axial force in member DE, in kN.

A. 14.0, C C. 60.0, C
B. 14.0, T D. 60.0, T

50. The axial force in member FG, in kN.?

A. 46.0, C C. 28.3, C
B. 46.0, T D. 28.3, T

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