Colegio de San Juan de Letran

CVE429 – CE Review
SECTIO
NAME
N
STUDENT NO. DATE

PROBLEM SET no. 4 (Mathematics, Surveying, and Transportation Engineering)

Situation 1
A 100-m steel tape is of standard length under a pull of 5.50 kg and a temperature of 20°C when supported
kg
throughout its entire length. The tape weighs 0.05 , has a cross-sectional area of 0.04 cm2 and a modulus
m
kg
of elasticity of 2 x 106 2 . This tape was used in the field to measure a distance that was determined to be
cm
458.650 m. At that the time the measurement was made, the constant pull applied was 8 kg with the tape
supported at midpoint and at endpoints. During the measurement, the temperature was observed to be at
an average of 18°C. Use α =11.6 x 10−6 /° C .

1. Determine the correction due to tension (in meters).

A. 0.0122 m B. 0.0167 m
C. 0.0143 m D. 0.0206 m

2. Determine the correction due to sag (in meters).

A. 1.8321 m B. 1.6227 m
C. 1.5668 m D. 1.5233 m

3. Determine the correct length of the line (in meters).

A. 456.8216 m B. 455.5554 m
C. 456.5554 m D. 454.2318 m

❑
❑
4. The sides of a square having an area of 2.25 hectares were measured using 100-m tape that was 0.04
m too short. Compute the error in the area.
A. 18.0036 m2 B. 11.9984 m2
C. 12.0016 m2 D. 17.9964 m2

5. A 50-m tape weighing 1.075 kg has a standard pull of 8 kg. The tape’s cross-sectional area and
modulus of elasticity are 0.05 cm2 and 200 GPa, respectively. What pull (normal tension) is required
in order that the effect of sag will be eliminated when the tape is supported at the end points only?
A. 214.8 N B. 145.8 N
C. 163.5 N D. 197.4 N

Page 1 of 3
 Colegio de San Juan de Letran
CVE429 – CE Review

6. The observed interior angles of quadrilateral and their corresponding number of observations are as
follows:
CORNER ANGLE NO. OF OBSERVATIONS
1 67° 5
2 132° 6
3 96° 3
4 68° 4
Determine the correct angle at corner 3.
A. 96°32’ B. 97°31’
C. 94°57’ D. 95°27’

7. A lot has the following dimensions:

LINES BEARING DISTANCE (m)
1-2 N 57°39’ W 145.16
2-3 - -
3-4 S 44°45’ E 62.10
4-1 N 31°16’ E 300.00
Compute the length of line 2-3.
A. 298 m B. 290 m
C. 297 m D. 300 m

8. Given the following data of a closed traverse.

LINE BEARING DISTANCE, m

AB ? 44.47
BC ? 137.84
CD N 1°45’ E 12.83
DE N 72°10’ E 64.86
EA S 48°13’ E 107.72
Find the bearing of line BC.

A. N 57°12’ W B. N 59°39’ W
C. N 55°21’ W D. N 62°12’ W

Page 2 of 3
 Colegio de San Juan de Letran
CVE429 – CE Review

9. Determine the correction values for the latitude of line AB and departure of line BC using compass
rule.
LINE BEARING DISTANCE, m
AB N 26°10’ E 285.10
BC S 72°25’ E 610.45
CD S 15°30’ W 720.45
DE N 1°42’ W 203.00
EA N 53°06’ W 647.02
A. 0.08 & -0.13 B. 0.12 & -0.21
C. 0.10 & -0.17 D. 0.14 & -0.45

10. An existing highway with bearing of N 20° E is to be connected to another highway, with bearing of N
75° E, by a 4-degree simple curve. What length of curve is required?

A. 275 m B. 350 m
C. 250 m D. 300 m

11. The common tangent AB of a compound curve is 85.36 m. The angles the common tangent makes
with the tangents through PC and PT of the compound curve are 22°20’ and 15°40’, respectively. If
the degree of the first curve is 3°30’, what is the degree of the second curve?
E. 5.24° F. 8.11°
G. 6.42° H. 7.61°

12. Compute the deflection angle at the end point of the spiral curve if the length of spiral is 96 m, with a
degree of curve of the central curve of a spiral easement curve 6.5°?

A. 5.2° B. 7.3°
C. 6.2° D. 4.6°

13. On a railroad, a +0.8% grade meets a -0.4% grade at station 2 + 700 and at elevation 30 m. The
maximum allowable change in grade per station is 0.2% . Determine the length of the curve.
A. 120 m B. 80 m
C. 160 m D. 100 m

Page 3 of 3