P A N D A Y ver3

CE BOARD 2019
Mathematics
60 seconds Question
Mathematics
Mathematics

Compute the value of “b” if A

and B are perpendicular.

A = 2i + bj + k
B = 4i -2j -2k
Answer

b=3
2 – minute Question
Mathematics
Mathematics

  
Evaluate dy/dx when x = 1
If: y = 3 - +8ln(5x)
Answer

663.6
3 – minute Question
Mathematics
Mathematics

A and B can do a piece of

work in 42 days , B and C in
31 days and A and C in 20
days. Working together , how
many days can all of them
finish the work.
Answer

18.86 days
4 – minute Question
Mathematics
Mathematics

  
Water is draining at the rate of 48/s
from a conical tank whose
diameter at its base is 40 feet and
whose height is 60 ft. At what rate
in ft/sec is the radius of the water
in the tank shrinking when the
radius is 16 ft.
Answer

dr/dt = 1/6 ft/s

Geotechnical Engineering
60 seconds Question
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering

The ratio between the volume

of voids and the total volume
of the soil mass is referred to
as ___________.
Answer

Porosity
2 – minute Question
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering

What is the atmospheric

pressure in KPa at the base of
mountain if a mercury barometer
reads 700mm at that location?
Answer

93.40 kPa
3 – minute Question
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering

An  object having a weight of



8.26 KN/ is thrown in the dead

sea where water has a specific
gravity of 1.20 . Evaluate the
percentage volume of the
object below the water surface.
Answer

70 %
4 – minute Question
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering

A   soil sample has a dry unit



weight of 15 KN/ and a void

ratio of 0.50 obtain the unit
weight of the sample in KN/
when fully saturated.
Answer
  

18.25 kN/
Structural Engineering
60 seconds Question
Structural Engineering
Structural Engineering

_______ is the bending

tensile stress at which the
concrete begins to crack.
Answer

Modulus of rupture
2 – minute Question
Structural Engineering
Structural Engineering

A   tensile load of 8000 kg



elongates a 1 m. long square rod

by 1 mm., steel modulus of
elasticity is 2x Kg/. What is the
dimension of a side of the rod in
cm?
Answer

2 cm
3 – minute Question
Structural Engineering
Structural Engineering

For the truss shown, compute bar

force BE. Assume all members are
pin-connected.
Answer

BE = 10 kN C
4 – minute Question
Structural Engineering
Structural Engineering
 
Solve for the deflection at the free
end. E = 10,000 MPa, I = 60x .
Answer

160 mm (downward)
Or
0.16 m. (downward)
Clincher Round
60 seconds Question
Clincher round

Two runners A and B compete

for a race of 1000 m. long. It took
130 sec for A to reach the finish
line and for B 138 sec. how far
was B behind A when A reaches
the finish line?
Answer

57.97 m or 58 m
60 seconds Question
Clincher round

A pump can pump out water from

a tank in 11 hours. Another pump
can pump out water from the
same tank in 20 hours. How long
will it take both pumps to pump
out water in the tank?
Answer

7.1 hours
60 seconds Question
Clincher round

A piece of paper 0.05 in thick.

Each time the paper is folded
into half, the thickness is
doubled. If the paper was folded
12 times, how thick in feet the
folded paper be?
Answer

17.0666 ft
60 seconds Question
Clincher round

An audience of 540 person is seated

in rows having the same number of
persons in each row. If 3 more
persons sit in each row, it would
require 2 rows less to seat the
audience. How many persons were in
each row originally?
Answer

27