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Diagnostic Examination – Structural Engineering and
Construction
INSTRUCTIONS: Do not write anything on the questionnaire.
Shade the letter that corresponds to your answer on the answer
sheet provided.
7. The create of mass 20 kg is subjected to a force having a
constant direction and a magnitude F = 100 N, where s is
measured in meters. When s=4 m, the crate is moving to the
right with a speed 8 m/s.

SITUATION: The man of weight 𝑊1

attempts to lift himself and the seat of
weight 𝑊2 using the rope and pulley
Determine its speed when s = 25 m. The coefficient of kinetic
system shown.
friction between the crate and the ground is μk = 0.25. Where
1. Determine the force at A.
a. 10 c. 16 θ = 30°
b. 134 d. 144 a. 10 m/s b. 11 m/s
c. 12 m/s d. 13 m/s
2. Find his reaction on the seat.
a. 10 c. 16 SITUATION: The 20-lb surveyor’s transit in the figure is
b. 134 d. 144 supported by a tripod of negligible weight that is resting on a
rough horizontal surface. The legs of the tripod are connected
3. These materials, which comprise cast by ball-and-socket joints to the platform supporting the transit.
iron, glass, and stone, are characterized by
the fact that rupture occurs without any
noticeable prior change in the rate of
elongation.
a. Fragile materials c. Elastic materials
b. Brittle materials d. Ductile materials

4. These materials, which comprise structural steel, as well as

many alloys of other metals, are characterized by their ability
to yield.
a. Fragile materials c. Elastic materials
b. Brittle materials d. Ductile materials

SITUATION: A concrete 0.875 m x 0.875 m x 0.3 m thick

square pad footing is used to support the load of 12000 lb.
8. Calculate the force at leg AB
a. 0 c. 9.58 lb
b. 6.74 lb d. 8.32 lb

9. Calculate the force at leg AC.

a. 9.58 lb c. 8.32 lb
b. 0 d. 6.74 lb

10. Calculate the force at leg AD.

a. 9.58 lb c. 8.32 lb
b. 0 d. 6.74 lb

SITUATION: A cast iron tube is used to support a

compressive load. Knowing that E = 69 Gpa and the
5. Determine the intensity w1 of the distributed load acting on maximum allowable change in length is 0.025%, determine
the base of the footing for equilibrium. 11. Calculate the maximum stress.
a. 10.73 kip/ft c. 6.58 kip/ft a. 15.76 MPa c. 12.88 MPa
b. 3.2 kip/ft d. 2.4 kip/ft b. 17.25 MPa d. 10.72 MPa

6. Determine the intensity w2 of the distributed load acting on 12. Calculate the minimum wall thickness for a load of 7.20
the base of the footing for equilibrium. kN if the outside diameter of the tube is 50mm.
a. 5.79 kip/ft b. 1.65 kip/ft a. 1.41 mm c. 5.64 mm
c. 0.5 kip/ft d. 0.9 kip/ft b. 1.226 mm d. 2.82 mm
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SITUATION: A train starts from station A and for the first

kilometer it travels with a uniform acceleration. Then for the 21. Two timber beams are mounted at right angles and in
next two kilometers it travels with a uniform speed. Finally, contact with each other at their midpoints. The upper beam A
the train decelerates uniformly for another kilometer before is 50 mm wide by 200 mm deep and simply supported on a 3
coming to rest at station B. The time for the whole journey is m span. The lower beam B is 80 mm wide by 200 mm deep
six minutes. and simply supported on a 4 m span. At their cross – over
13. How many seconds did it travel with uniform speed? point, they jointly support a concentrated load of 100 KN.
a. 120 c. 180 Find the load carried by the lower beam.
b. 240 d. 60 a. 59.68 KN c. 36.82 KN
b. 40.32 KN d. 63.48 KN
14. Find the maximum speed of the train.
a. 16.7 m/s c. 16.3 m/s 22. Calculate the radius of curvature of a rectangular steel
b. 17.0 m/s d. 16.0 m/s beam 6 mm x 50 mm if its maximum bending stress is 162
MPa. E = 200, 000 MPa.
a. 26.764 m c. 19.328 m
15. A man weighing 800 N stands in the middle of a 400 N b. 30.864 m d. 35.365 m
wooden plank that is floating in water. The plank is 10 m long,
1 m wide and 50 mm thick. Find the maximum bending stress
in the plank. SITUATION: A doubly reinforced concrete beam has a width
a. 2.4 MPa c. 3.6 MPa of 350mm, effective depth of 650mm. The steel covering both
top and bottom reinforcement is 65mm. It is reinforced for
c. 4.8 MPa d. 1.8 MPa
tension As = 4000 mm^2 and for compression As’ = 1000
mm^2. If f’c = 21 MPa and fy = 400 MPa.
16. A rigid block weighing 44 KN is supported by three 23. Which of the following gives the depth of compression
circular rods attached to a rigid ceiling and are spaced equally stress block?
and symmetrically. The lengths of the 3 rods were the same a. 284.19 mm c. 431.57 mm
before the block was placed and their deformations are equal. b. 192.07 mm d. 315.83 mm
The two outer rods are made up of copper and the center rod is
24. Which of the following gives the nominal moment
made up of steel. Diameter of steel and copper is 100 mm and
capacity of the beam?
50 mm respectively. If 𝐸𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑙 = 200, 000 𝑀𝑃𝑎 and a. 533.87 kN. m c. 898.73 kN. m
𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟 = 120, 000 𝑀𝑃𝑎. Determine the stress in steel rod. b. 418.03 kN. m d. 629.54 kN. m

a. 4.31 MPa c. 8.98 MPa 25. Which of the following gives the distance of the resultant
b. 5.23 MPa d. 2.54 MPa compressive force from the tension steel?
a. 362.48 mm c. 484.10 mm
17. A truck and trailer combination crossing a 12 m. span was b. 258.91 mm d. 561.72 mm
axle loads of 10 KN, 20 KN and 30 KN separated respectively
by distances of 3 m and 5 m. Compute the max moment
developed in the span.
SITUATION: A 20-m long beam is simply supported at the
a. 104.2 kN.m c. 106.5 kN.m
left end and 5m from the right end as show in the figure. The
b. 95 kN.m d. 89 kN.m
following loads are moving across the beam: Uniform Live
Load = 8.8kN/m having a length of 6m and two concentrated
18. A flat steel bar 25 mm wide by 6 mm thick and 1 m long is
wheel loads of 38 kN having a distance of 2m.
bent by couples applied at the ends so that the midpoint
deflection is 20 mm. Compute the maximum stress in the bar.
E = 200, 000 MPa.
a. 95.85 MPa c. 89.23 MPa
b. 96.35 MPa d. 67.45 MPa
26. Determine the maximum shear that may be developed at C
19. A 4 kg mass is suspended from a spring which has a spring due to the moving live loads.
constant of 2, 000 N/m. Determine the frequency of vibration a. -70.24 kN c. 27.6 kN
of the platform. b. -68.24 kN d. 18.96 kN
a. 2.49 hertz c. 1.62 hertz
b. 3.56 hertz d. 5.60 hertz 27. Determine the maximum moment at C.
a. 360.36 kN.m c. 368.8 kN.m
20. In a tri – axial test undertaken for a certain material the b. 267.59 kN.m d. 657.32 kN.m
following three principal stresses were recorded:
Sx = + 100 MPa Sy = – 50 MPa 28. Determine the maximum negative moment.
Compute the maximum shearing stress. a. 414 kN.m c. 252 kN.m
a. 75 MPa c. 60 MPa b. 357 kN.m d. 562 kN.m
b. 120 MPa d. 45 MPa
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