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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the 8. Find the perimeter of the triangle whose vertices are A(-
following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by 4,-6), B(2,-8), and C(-6,-2).
shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on A. 16.9 C. 20.8
the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES B. 18.2 D. 17.5
ALLOWED.GOOD LUCK.
9. Jade the Legendary University must choose from
NOTE: A times B is represented by A × B or A*B. A raised among three plans for a new classroom building. (1)
Spending $21M now will meet the needs of the next 10
to the power n is expressed as A^n. All problems
years. (2) Spending $13M now will meet the needs of
are 1 point each.
the next 6 years. After 6 years, $12M would be spent on
another building to meet the needs of the last 4 years.
PART 1 – APPLIED MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING, (3) For $15M now, the new building can be designed for
PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPORTATION AND expansion later at a cost of $7M. If Metro U uses an
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING,
interest rate of 5%, Which of the following is the
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND
cheapest?
METHODS
A. (3) is the cheapest with a present worth of 20.2M
B. (1) is the cheapest with a present worth of 21M
1. A trough has an open top 0.30 m by 6m and closed
C. (2) is the cheapest with a present worth of 22.3M
vertical ends which are equilateral triangles 30 cm on
each side. It is filled with water to half its depth. Find D. (1) is the cheapest with a present worth of 19.2M
the volume of the water in m3.
A. 0.041 C. 0.072 10. A right triangle whose vertices are A(8,6), B(8,12), and
B. 0.038 D. 0.058 C(x,6). (Determine the coordinate x so that the area of
the triangle is 36 u2.
2. VTech Drilling may buy a patent with 14 years of life A. 12 C. 20
left. If VTech spends $1.5M to implement the B. 24 D. 16
technology, it expects net revenues of $650,000 per year
for the patent’s life. If VTech’s discount rate for money’s 11. The lateral area of a right circular cone is 386 m2. If its
time value is 10%, what is the maximum price that diameter is one-half its altitude, determine its altitude
VTech can pay for the patent. in meters.
A. 2.2 M C. 4.4M A. 20.5 C. 23.9
B. 3.3 M D. 5.5M B. 21.4 D. 22.5

3. Rolan Raza with his brother Jade Olaes want to make a 12. If the points (-3,-5), (x,y), and (3,4) lie on the straight
manufacturing plant. A fixed capital investment of P line, which of the following is correct?
10,000,000 is required for a proposed manufacturing A. 3x + 2y + 1 = 0 C. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0
plant and an estimated working capital of P2,000,000. B. 2x + 3y – 1 = 0 D. 2x – 3y + 1 = 0
Annual depreciation is estimated to be 10% of the fixed
capital investment. Determine the rate of return on the 13. A square hole 2’’ x 2’’ is cut through a 6-inch diameter
total investment and the minimum pay out period of log along its diameter and perpendicular to its axis.
the annual profit. Find the volume of wood that was removed.
A. 20.83%; 2.86 yrs C. 20.38%; 2.68 yrs A. 23.54 cu.in. C. 21.78 cu.in.
B. 23.80%; 6.28 yrs D. 23.08%; 6.66 yrs B. 27.32 cu.in. D. 34.62 cu.in.

4. Find the slope of a line, which passes through point А(5, 14. A plywood manufacturer produces a piece of plywood
-3) and meets y axis at 7. at a labor cost of P0.50 and material at P3.00. The fixed
A. -2 C. 4/5 charges on business are P50,000 a month a variable cost
B. 2 D. -4/5 is P 0.50 a piece. If one plywood sells for P6.00 each, how
many pieces must be produced each month for
5. A rectangular tank 6m wide 12m long and 18m high is 2/3 manufacturer to break even.
full of water. If 120m3 of water is added, how much (in A. 23,000 C. 24,000
percent) is the tank filled with water? B. 27,000 D. 25,000
A. 75.93% C. 66.67%
B. 79.53% D. 76.67% 15. A businessman invest in a medium scale business
which cost him P47,000 . The net annual return
6. A cylindrical tank, 4m in diameter and 6m high is full of estimated is P14,000 for each of the next 8 years.
water. It is then tilted to a position enough for the water Compute the benefit cost ratio if the annual rate of
surface to cut the diameter of the base. How much water interest is 18%.
is retained? A. 1.21 C. 1.26
A. 12 m3 C. 16 m3 B. 1.31 D. 1.62
B. 14 m 3 D. 18 m3
16. A spherical wooden ball 15 cm in diameter sinks to a
7. What is the point of intersection of two circles with depth of 12 cm in a certain liquid. Compute the area
equation (x + 2)2 + y2 = 25 and (x - 3)2 + (y + 2)2 = 9? exposed above the liquid.
A. 1.8391 , 2.9913 C. 2.8993 , 0.9984 A. 141.4 cm2 C. 138.2 cm2
B. 0.9212 , 2.9881 D. 1.0124 , 1.3004 B. 128.7 cm2
D. 131.1 cm2

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17. A 15-year municipal bond was issued 5 years ago. It 26. 1 m below the water surface.
pays 8% interest semiannually on its face value of A. 490.5 C. 686.7
$15,000. At the end of 15 years, the face value is paid. If B. 588.6 D. 784.8
your time value of money, or i, is 12.36%, what price
should you offer for the bond? 27. 100 m below the water surface.
A. 11,560 C. 16,150 A. 20110.5 C. 19620
B. 15,160 D. 10,156 B. 20404.8 D. 20012.4

18. What is the radius of the circle with following equation? Situation 2. At a site the subsoil consists of a 8 m thick
x2 + y2 – 8x – 48 = 0. layer of dry sand (G = 2.65, e = 0.85 , D10 = 0.14 mm)
A. 4 C. 12 which is underlain by a 6 m thick clay layer (G = 2.75,
B. 8 D. 16 w = 22%) below which there exists a thick layer of
hardpan. The water table is located at a depth of 6 m
19. Find the area of triangle whose vertices are A(2,0), below the ground level. Determine the following:
B(7,0), and C(5,3).
A. 15 C. 16 28. Height of capillary rise. Assume C = 0.5 cm2.
B. 7.5 D. 8 A. 470 mm C. 420 mm
B. 540 mm D. 590 mm
20. Three posts are set in level ground in such a manner that
their bases form an equilateral triangle with sides 10m 29. Effective stress at the bottom of the clay layer.
long. If the heights of the posts are 6m, 9m, and 15m, A. 167.9 kPa C. 152.1 kPa
find the area of the triangle formed by their tops. B. 173.2 kPa D. 177.5 kPa
A. 89.63 m2 C. 58.72 m2
30. Effective stress at the interface of dry and saturated
B. 78.54 m 2 D. 63.58 m2
sand.
A. 122.6 kPa C. 94.8 kPa
21. You own some municipal bonds that were issued at 8 %
B. 102.2 kPa D. 82.5 kPa
with semiannual interest payments. They were to be
repaid in 20 years. Calculate the effective interest rate
Situation 3. An embankment has a mass density of 1900
for $10 K bond that you can now sell for $ 8200. The
kg/m3. Laboratory test shows that the soil has a dry
bond matures in 14 years.
density of 1550 kg/m3 and the void ratio at its loosest
A. 12.7 % C. 10.8%
and densest states were 0.85 and 0.42 respectively.
B. 13.4 % D. 16.1% The specific gravity of soil particles is 2.66:

PART 2 – HYDRAULICS AND GEOTECHNICAL 31. Determine the moisture content of the embankment.
ENGINEERING A. 32.41% C. 28.63%
B. 18.14% D. 22.58%
22. A 120 mm square piece of wood (sg = 0.75) is 1.5 m long.
How many Newtons of lead weighing 110 kN/m3 must 32. Determine the saturated density in kg/m3.
be fastened at one end of the stick so that it will float A. 1967.3 kg/m3 C. 2056.2 kg/m3
upright with 0.3 m out of water. B. 1852.3 kg/m 3 D. 1753.1 kg/m3
A. 15.47 C. 12.95
B. 11.63 D. 13.88 33. Determine the relative density of the embankment.
A. 31.13% C. 45.21%
23. A stone weighs 100 N in air, and when immersed in B. 36.53% D. 54.78%
water it weighs 60 N. Compute the specific gravity of
the stone. Situation 4. A dam is trapezoid in shape with one face
A. 2.5 C. 3.4 vertical having 2m thick at top base and 4m thick in
B. 1.9 D. 2.9 bottom base. The height of dam is 8m and water
stands 6m at the vertical face. Determine the
24. A spherical balloon 9.5 m in diameter weighs 1250 N. It following:
is filled with helium weighing 1.65 N/m3. Determine
the maximum load (N) the balloon can lift. γair = 12 34. Factor of safety against overturning.
N/m3. A. 2.88 C. 1.76
A. 3671 C. 3519 B. 3.91 D. 2.42
B. 3408 D. 3396
35. Factor of safety against slide with µ = 0.6.
Situation 1. A 5 m by 4 m rectangular plate is vertically A. 1.76 C. 1.92
submerged in water, the 5-m side being horizontal. B. 1.42 D. 2.01
Determine the magnitude of the force (kN) on one
side of the plate if the top edge is: 36. Resisting moment in kN-m.
A. 1102 C. 1421
25. At the water surface. B. 1381 D. 1252
A. 392.4 C. 294.3
B. 490.5 D. 196.2 Situation 5. 171,900 m3 of soil are removed from a
highway cut in which the void ratio is 1.22.

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37. How many cubic meters of fill having a void ratio of 43. Determine the largest mass of cylinder F (in kg) that can
0.78 can be constructed? be supported.
A. 214,392 C. 241,923 A. 27.53 C. 37.47
B. 137,830 D. 173,380 B. 34.87 D. 40.77

38. If the true specific gravity of the soil is 2.70 and it 44. Determine the value of the sag yc, in m.
contains 10% moisture, how many meganewtons of dry A. 2.97 C. 3.67
soil will have to be moved? B. 3.03 D. 2.50
A. 2562 C. 2510
B. 2256 D. 2051 45. Determine the tensile force in segment BC, in N.
A. 342.11 C. 400.00
39. How many meganewtons of water will be in the soil? B. 270.05 D. 367.58
A. 251 C. 256
B.205 D. 225
Situation 8. The center diagonals of the truss in the
figure can support tension only.
PART 3 – PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS D F 300 lb
B
AND DESIGN

Situation 6. As shown in the figure, the 500-kg crate is

20’
supported by the three cables.

A C H
20’ 20’ E 15’ G 15’

200 lb 600 lb 600 lb

46. Which of the following most nearly gives the reaction at

H.
A. 460 lb C. 550 lb
B. 40 lb D. 990 lb

47. In space BCDE, find which diagonal is acting and the

force in it.
A. BE, 1050 lb C. BE, 198 lb
B. CD, 1050 lb D. CD, 198 lb

40. Determine the tension (in N) in cable AD. 48. In space DEFG, find which diagonal is acting and the
A. 2,389.24 C. 1,790.70 force in it.
B. 1,935.94 D. 1,627.87 A. DG, 233 lb C. DG, 175 lb
B. EF, 233 lb D. EF, 175 lb
41. Determine the tension (in N) in cable BD.
A. 2,389.24 C. 1,790.70
B. 1,935.94 D. 1,627.87 Situation 9. Refer to the figure below, given L = 14
meters.
42. Determine the tension (in N) in cable CD.
A. 2,389.24 C. 1,790.70
B. 1,935.94 D. 1,627.87

Situation 7. In the figure, cylinder E has a mass of 20 kg

and each segment can sustain a maximum tension of
400 N.

49. What is the deflection at midspan when the roller is

removed?
A. 3601.5/EI C. 7203/EI
B. 18,007.5/EI D. 12,204.6/EI

50. What is the vertical reaction at the roller?

A. 504 kN C. 126 kN
B. 351 kN D. 252 kN

51. What is the maximum positive moment of the beam?

A. 73.5 kN.m C. 96 kN.m
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B. 220.5 kN.m D. 288 kN.m

Situation 10. Given: Slab thickness, t = 100mm

Effective depth, d = 480 mm
Web width, bw = 300 mm

Materials: Concrete, fc’ = 24 MPa

Steel bar, fy = 415 MPa
𝜙 = 0.90
U = 1.2D + 1.6L
Concrete slab casted monolithically with the beam. The
beam will be reinforced for tension only.

52. If the equivalent width of the concrete flange from the slab
bf = 600mm, determine the value of the balanced steel area
(mm2) of the section.
A. 3,490 C. 6,080
B. 5,031 D. 4,776

53. Determine the maximum number of ϕ28mm tension bars

that can be used for the section.
A. 4 C. 6
B. 5 D. 7

54. If the beam carries a factored dead load moment of 290

and a factored live load moment of 245, determine the
required number of ϕ28mm tension bars.
A. 4 C. 6 58. Find the allowable bending stress (MPa) of the beam.
B. 5 D. 7 A. 176 C. 149
B. 164 D. 205

Situation 11. A simple beam has a span of 10 m and 59. Determine the allowable moment (kN-m).
supports a total uniformly distributed load of 12 kN/m. A.355 C. 390
B. 488 D. 419
Properties of W 480 x 86:
A = 10800 mm2 Ix = 383.13 x 106 mm4 60. Compute the safe uniform load (kN) if the beam is
bf = 180 mm tw = 12 mm simply supported.
tf = 15 mm A. 48.7 C. 52.4
d = 480 mm B. 61.0 D. 44.4

55. Calculate the maximum shear in the beam in kN.

A. 60 C. 40
B. 20 D. 80

56. Calculate the average shear stress in the beam in MPa.

A. 10.4 C. 40.4
B. 20 .4 D. 60.4

57. Calculate the maximum shear stress in the beam in

MPa.
A. 16.4 C. 12.2
B. 22 .4 D. 10.4

Situation 12. An 8m W18x76 A36 steel beam has adequate

lateral support. Properties of W18x76: bf = 280mm ; tf =
17.3mm ; d = 462.5mm ; tw = 10.8mm.

Determine the following:

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