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MATHEMATICS and SURVEYING
MAY 2019
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A germ population has a growth curve
Ae0.4t. At what value of t does its original
value doubled?
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A person driving her car 45 kph
approaches an intersection just as the
traffic lights turns yellow. She knows that
the yellow light lasts only 2.0 sec before
turning red and she is 28 m from the near
side of the intersection. Should she try to
stop or she speeds up to cross the
intersection before the light turns red?
The intersection is 15 m wide. Her car’s
maximum deceleration is -5.8 m/s2,
whereas it can accelerate from 45 kph to
65 kph in 6.0 sec. Ignore the length of her
car and her reaction time.
a) She should speed up to cross the
intersection before the light turns
red.
b) She should adjust the rate of
deceleration and wait for the next
red light.
c) She should maintain the rate of
deceleration and continue as she
would pass through the intersection
against the green light.
d) She should adjust the rate of
deceleration, stop and wait for the
next green light.
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The Wollomombi Falls in Australia have a
height of 1100 ft. A pebble is thrown upward
from the top of the falls with an initial velocity
of 20ft/sec. The height of the pebble “h” after
the “I” sec is given by the equation h = - 16 t2 +
20t + 1100. How long after the pebble is
thrown will hit the ground?
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Given the following cross-section notes for a
road grading work:
−3.2 1.2 1.2 2.8
+ + + 9.
𝑋1 0 3.5 𝑋2
The road bed is 9 m wide and the side slope
for cut is 1:1 and for fill is 1.5:1. Determine
the area of cut if the section.
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A 2 kg body is tied to the end of a chord abd
whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 1.5 m at
3 revolutions per sec. Neglecting the attraction
due to gravity, find the acceleration of the
body toward the center of the circle in m/s2?
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Find the equation of the curve passing
through the point (3, 2) and having the slope
5x2 – x at every point (x, y).
Device mounted on a fixed support A machine was purchased at an original
(permanent signs) or portable support cost of P400, 000 with a salvage value of
(temporary signs) whereby a specific message P20, 000. Life of this machine expected to
is conveyed by means of words or symbols last for 6 years. It was used for 4000 hrs. in
placed or erected for the purpose of the first year, 6000 hrs. in the second year,
regulating, warning or guiding traffic. and 6000 hrs. on the 3rd year. The machine
is expected to last for 38000 hrs. in the
a) Roadwork signs
period of 6 yrs. Which of the following
b) Overhead signs gives the depreciation at the end of the
c) Traffic signs second year?
d) Special instruction signs
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AB is diameter of a circle, BC is a chord 10
A maximum wave height and wave period of cm, long, CD is another chord. Angle ABC
the maximum wave height in wave train. = 18֯ . What is the area of the circle in
a) Deep water wave sq.cm.
b) Equivalent depth water wave height
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c) Highest wave
d) Significant wave
Suppose you receive x dollars in January.
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Each month thereafter you receive $100
Find a polar equation that has the same graph more than you received the month
as the circle x2 + y2 = 4y. before. Write a factored polynomial that
describes the total dollar amount you
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Two trains going in opposite directions leave 15. CE BOARD May 2019 >
the time. One train travels 15 mph faster than
A polyhedron having 12 faces and has for
the other, in 6 hours, the trains are 630 miles
its face 12 regular pentagon is called
apart. Find the speed of each.
dodecahedron. Determine the number of
11. CE BOARD May 2019 > edges.
What is the process of proportioning the 16. CE BOARD May 2019 >
cement, water, aggregates and additives prior
to mixing concrete called? If the perimeter of a rectangle is 68
meters and the length is 14 m more than
a) Paving
the width, what are the dimensions of the
b) Mixing rectangle?
c) Batching
d) Curing
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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?
true area and how much is the error? 49. CE BOARD May 2019 >
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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
differential equations, a math professor
offered to pay him $8 for every equation
correctly solved and to fine him $5 for every
incorrect solution. At the end of 26 problems,
neither owed any money to the other. How
many did the boy solved correctly?
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A proposed manufacturing plant will require a
fixed capital investment of P8 M and an
estimated working capital of P1.5 M. The
annual profit is P2 M and the annual
depreciation is to be 8% of the fixed capital
investment. Compute the rate of return of the
total investment.
55. CE BOARD May 2019 >
In 2 minutes, a conveyor belt can move 300
pounds of recyclable aluminum from the
delivery truck to a storage area. A smaller belt
can move the same quantity of cans the same
distance in 6 minutes. If both belts are used,
find how long it takes to move the cans to the
storage area.
56. CE BOARD May 2019 >
Newton’s Law of cooling states that the rate at
which an object cool is directly proportional to
the difference in the temperature between the
object and its surrounding medium. Newton’s
law can be used to show that under certain
conditions the temperature T (in ֯C) of an object
at t (in hours) is given T = 75e-20. Express t as a
function of T.
57. CE BOARD May 2019 >
In the measures of congestion of highway
capacity, what will happen as the density
continues to increase?
a) Minimum rate flow is eventually
reached
b) Increase speeds and reduced
flow rate
c) The point is reached at which
speed declines noticeably
d) Running speed and traffic flow is
minimum
HYDRAULICS and GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
MAY 2019
1. CE BOARD May 2019 >
If a container containing water 0.3 m deep is
carried inside an elevator that accelerates at
3m/s2, evaluate the pressure, in kPa, exerted
by the water at the base of the container if the
elevator is travelling downward.
2. CE BOARD May 2019 >
Evaluate the plastic settlement, in meter(s), on
a layer of plastic clay due to an increase of
pressure caused by loads above it under the
following conditions:
Initial intergranular pressure = 200 kPa
Increase in intergranular pressure = 120 kPa
Thickness of the clay layer = 8 m
Coefficient of consolidation = 0.315
Void ratio of the clay = 1.132
3. CE BOARD May 2019 >
Water flows through a rectangular irrigation
canal 500 mm deep by 1 meter wide with a
mean velocity of 2 m/sec. Determine the rate
of flow in m3/min.
4. CE BOARD May 2019 >
The diameter of a pipe carrying water changes
gradually from 150 mm at A to 450 mm at B, A
lis 5 m lower than B. What will be the
difference in pressure in kPa between A and B,
when 180 liter/sec is flowing loss of energy
being neglected?
5. CE BOARD May 2019 >
The permeameter in a permeability test setup
involves a soil sample 200 mm dia. and a length
of 30 mm. the height of water is kept constant
at 400 mm. in a duration of 4 min., water was
collected in the graduated flask having a
volume of 420 cu.cm. Determine the
coefficient of permeability in percent.
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A layer of soft clay having an initial void ratio of
2 is 10 m thick. Under a compressive load
applied above it, the void ratio decreased by
one-half. Evaluate the reduction in the
thickness of the clay layer, in meters.
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A 300 mm diameter test well penetrates 27 m.
below the static water table. After 24 hours of
pumping at 69 liters/sec. The water level in an
observation well at a distance of 95 m from the
test well is lowered 0.5 m and the other
observation well at a distance of 35 m from the
test well, the water level dropped by 1.1 m.
① What is the rate of flow in m/day?
②Compute the coefficient of permeability of
the aquifer in m/day.
③Compute the transmissibility of the aquifer
in m3/day.
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Water is pumped at a rate of 1 m3/sec through.
The permeameter in a permeability test setup
involves a cylindrical soil sample 40 mm in
diameter and height 200 mm. The hydraulic
head of the test was held constant at 300 mm.
In a duration of one min., the water collected
in the graduate was recorded at 1.5 liters.
Evaluate the coefficient of permeability of the
soil sample, in cm2/sec.
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A cylinder having a diameter of 1.20 m and
weighing 800 N is held in position is sea water
by a wire tied to an anchor block resting at the
bottom of the sea 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 0.50 cubic meter and weighs 24 kN per cubic
meter in air. Assume sea water to have a
specific gravity = 1.03. Neglecting the weight
and volume of the cable.
① Evaluate the buoyant force on the cylinder
for the position described, in kN.
② Evalaute the tensile force in the wire when
the top of the cylinder is 0.60 m above the
water surface, in kN.
③ Evaluate the rise in the tide that will lift the
anchor from the bottom of the sea, in
meters.
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A sample of saturated clay has a water content
of 56 percent. Assume Gs = 2.72. Compute the
following:
① Void ratio (e)
② Saturated unit weight (ꙋsat)
③ Porosity (n)
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A square footing 1.2 m on a side in embedded
1.00 m into a cohesive soil deposit. The unit
weight of the soil is 18 kN/m3 and the angle of
internal friction is 30֯. The soil cohesion
strength is 10 kPa. Using Terzagih’s Formula for
general shear failure,
From the given table:
Nc = 37.6 Ns = 22.45
Nf = 19.13
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A circular gate 1.5 m., in diameter is inclined at
an angle of 45 deg. Fresh water stands on one
side of the gate to a height of 10 m above the
center of the gate.
① Evaluate the total force on the gate
② Locate the point of action of the total force
From the bottom on the plane of the gate.
③ If the gate is hinged at the top, evaluate the
force normal to the gate at the bottom that
will require to open it in kN.
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In a tri-axial test for a normally consolidated
soil, the normal stress at failure is equal to 450
kPa and the shear stress at failure is equal to
300 kPa.
① Compute the angle of friction.
② Compute the angle of failure plane with
the major principal axis.
③ Compute the max. principal stress of
failure.
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A layer of clay 8.6 m thick is overlain by a A rectangular gate 1.60 m wide and 2.0 m. high
deposit of sand 15.2 m thick to ground surface. has water on one side and is inclined 45֯ with
When the water table is at ground surface the horizontal. Water is 1.50 m. above the top
level, the saturated unit weight of the sand was of the gate
determined to be 21.2 kN/m3 for which its dry
unit weight is 18.2 kN/m3. The saturated unit ① Compute the hydrostatic force acting on
weight of the clay is 18.8 kN/m3. When the the gate.
ground water table lowered by 7.6 m, the ② Compute its location of the center of the
degree of saturation of the sand above the Pressure from B.
water table was lowered at 30%. At the mid- ③ If the gate is hinged at the top (B), what
height of the clay layer, force is needed at the bottom (A) to open
the gate.
① Evaluate the effective pressure, in kPa,
before lowering of the water table. 17. CE BOARD May 2019 >
② Evaluate the effective pressure, in kPa,
Three pipes A, B and C are connected in
After lowering of the water table.
parallel. If the combined discharged of the 3
③ Evaluate the effective pressure, in kPa,
pipes is equal to 0.61 m3/s. and assuming they
when there is no water in the sand layer
but remain in moist condition at the same have equal values of friction factor “f”,
degree of saturation. compute the following using the tabulated
data shown:
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PIPELINE LENGTH DIAM.
A footing 2 m. x 2 m. in plan and 0.050 m. thick, A 600 m. 150 m.
is designed to support a 0.60 m. square B 480 m. 200 m.
column. Due to architectural requirement, the C 750 m. 100 m.
column is so located that its external face is
① Compute the rate of flow of pipeline A in
flush with shorter edge of the footing. The
lit/sec.
column load, including the weight of the
② Compute the rate of flow of pipeline B in
column itself, is 50 kN. Assume the concrete to
weigh 24 kN/m3. lit/sec.
③ Compute the rate of flow of pipeline C in
lit/sec.
① Evaluate the total downward load on the
supporting ground, in kN.
② Evaluate the overturning moment on the
footing, in kN.
③ Evaluate the maximum pressure induced
on the supporting soil, in kPa.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION
MAY 2019
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A wooden log is to be used as a foot bridge to
span a 2m. gap. The log is to support a
concentrated load of 27 kN.
Allowable shear stress = 1.2 MPa
Allowable bending strees = 6.6 MPa
① What is the diameter of the log needed
for a maximum shear?
② Find the diameter of the log needed so
that the allowable bending stress is not
exceeded.
③ A 150 wide rectangular log is to be used
instead of the circular log. What is the
required minimum depth of the log so as
not to exceed the allowable bending
stress?
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A solid pole, 3 m. high and 250 mm in diameter
is fixed at the base. It is subjected to a
compressive force of 3 kN acting at an
eccentricity of 100 mm from its centroidal axis
and a lateral load of 0.45 kN applied at the top.
What is the max. compressive stress at the
base of the pole? Unit weight of pole is 22
kN/m3?
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A 250 mm Ø pole, 3 m high is fixed at the base.
It is subjected to the compressive force of 3 kN
acting at its centroid and a 0.45 kN internal
force applied at the top. What is the max. shear
stress in the pole?
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A bridge truss is subjected to a standard
highway load at the bottom chord. The
highway load consists of a uniformly
distributed load of 9.35 kN/m and
concentrated load of 1.16 kN
Angle, Ɵ = 45 ֯ S=4m
Lt = 16 m Lc = 8 m
For the computation of design force, apply the
moving concentrated load at the truss joint
only,
① Find the maximum vertical reaction at A
due to the highway load.
② What is the maximum ordinate of the
influence line for the force developed in
member JK?
③ Determine the maximum force (kN) that
can be developed in member JK due to the
highway load.
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An antenna tower on the top of a building is
subjected to an uplift force of 370 kN acting
along the z-axis. The tower is braced by 3
cables AB, AC, and AD.
Dimensions:
y1 = 3 m. x1 = 1 m.
y2 = 4 m. x2 = 4 m.
z = 12 m
① Find the minimum width of beam “b”
required to satisfy on cover requirements.
② Find the minimum width of the beam “b”
adequate for a factor shear force Vs = 600
kN if the spacing of 12 mm diameter ties is
60 mm.
③ If Vc = 450 kN and spacing of 12 mm
diameter ties is 70 mm, what is the
① What is the tension T2 (kN) in cable AC? required minimum width of the beam “b”,
② Find the tension T2 (kN) in cable AD. mm?
③ Determine the tension T1 (kN) in the cable
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6. CE BOARD May 2019 > The figure shows a one-way slab having a total
depth of 200 mm with a 25 mm clear covering
Given: at the bottom. The steel reinforcement is 20
As = 8 – 28 mmØ mm diameter. Spacing of steel reinforcement
As’ = 4 – 28 mmØ is 125 mm on centers. Fc’ = 30 MPa, fy = 400
ds = 12 mm diam. Bar MPa. Considerinf 1 m. width of slab. Determine
h1 = 125 mm the moment capacity of a strip slab.
h2 = 475 mm
a = 65 mm
fc’ = 28 MPa
fyb = 415 MPa (longitudinal bars)
fyv = 275 MPa (ties)
Shear strength reduction factor = 0.75
Clear concrete cover = 40 mm
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Specified maximum aggregates size is the
concrete mixture = 20 mm A W 450 x 90 beam is to be supported by a 250
mm wide concrete wall with fc’ = 27.5 MPa.
Beam loads induce and end reaction of 240 kN.
Beam properties are as follows:
d = 450 mm tw = 10 mm Ultimate load: U = 1.2 DL + 1.0 LL Super imposed loads:
tf = 18 mm K = 35 mm Given: S = 2.4 m DL = 2.6 kPa LL = 3.6 kPa
bf = 190 mm Fy = 248 MPa Lt = L2 = L1= 7.5 m Concrete unit weight = 24.4 kN/m3
Allowable bearing stress on support, Total DL = 4.5 kPa Clear concrete cover to stirrups = 50 mm
Fc = 0.35 fc’ LL = 3.6 kPa Stirrups = 10 mm Ø
Allowable bending stress in plate, Concrete column = 300 mm x 300 mm
Fc = 0.75 Fy ① Calculate the max. reaction at K.
② What is the max. shear at span KL?
③ Find the max. negative moment at K.

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The figure shows an element in pure shear

and the corresponding Mohr’s circle. Points A
and B represents the stresses in the x face and
on the y face respectively.

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
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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.
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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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Besides the epicentre, it describes the location

of the earthquake.

a) Geologic formation
b) Focal depth
c) Fault line
d) Dip angle

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It is measured by seismometer.

a) Reference points
b) Attenuation
c) Components of ground motion
d) Actual displacement