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1ST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION | iReview Learning and Training Center

Board of Civil Engineering
Friday, October 4, 2019
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following problems and answer the questions, choosing the best
answer among the choices provided. Shade the letter of your choices on the answer
sheet provided. Shade letter E if your answer is not among the choices provided.
Strictly no erasures.

SITUATION 1: The permanent loads from the joists are assumed to be uniformly distributed
along the length of the bearer in figure Tm01.
Materials used in the floor system:
19-mm thick Plywood as floor sheet (density = 500 kg/m 3).
Radiata pine sawn timber as joists (45x150mm, density = 550 kg/m 3).
Radiata pine glulam as bearers (120x300mm, density = 550kg/m3).
1. Calculate the deadload in kN/m acting on the interior joists. Estimate using
tributary area method.
A. 0.224 C. 0.194
B. 0.260 D. 0.188

2. Calculate the deadload in kN/m acting on the external bearer. Estimate using
tributary area method.
A. 0.402 C. 0.336
B. 0.306 D. 0.382

3. Calculate the deadload in kN/m acting on the internal bearer. Estimate using
tributary area method.
A. 0.691 C. 0.525
B. 0.645 D. 0.612

SITUATION 2: The beam shown in Figure 5 has a yield stress fy = 300 MPa and an ultimate
tensile strength fu = 430 MPa. The beam was manufactured by heavily welded plates
longitudinally to form a cross-section shown in Figure 5. The beam carries a uniformly
distributed dead load g=9.6kN/m (including beam self-weight), a concentrated dead load
G = 24kN and a concentrated live load Q = 60kN. (Ignore any load combination).
4. Calculate the design positive bending moment.
A. 64.8 kN-m C. 86.4 kN-m
B. 28.8 kN-m D. 48 kN-m

5. Calculate the elastic section modulus for compressive stress in positive

bending.
A. 283.82 x 103 mm4 C. 409.23 x 103 mm4
3
B. 393.56 x 10 mm 4 D. 356.26 x 103 mm4

6. Calculate the elastic section modulus for compressive stress in negative

bending.
A. 283.82 x 103 mm3 C. 409.23 x 103 mm3
3
B. 393.56 x 10 mm 3 D. 356.26 x 103 mm3

SITUATION 3: Check the given structure in figure X29-55 in terms of critical buckling
using a factor of safety of 2.
7. Which of the following gives the load in vertical member?
A. 0.347P C. 0.781P
B. 0.684P D. 0.632P

8. Which of the following gives the load in inclined member?

A. 0.347P C. 0.781P
B. 0.684P D. 0.632P

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9. Which of the following gives the maximum value of P in terms of EI = constant?

A. 0.53EI C. 0.20EI
B. 0.15EI D. 0.46EI

SITUATION 4: A steel pipe column, 260 mm outside diameter and 3 m high, is supported
on a circular steel base plate and a concrete pedestal. Column ends are hinged and
side sway is prevented. Axial load on the column is 800 kN. Allowable compressive
stress on the column is 55 MPa and allowable bearing stress on the pedestal is 10 MPa.
10. Calculate the required thickness of the column based on compressive stress.
A. 17.45 mm C. 19.23 mm
B. 21.75 mm D. 23.13 mm

11. Calculate the required minimum diameter of the base plate.

A. 300 mm C. 350 mm
B. 280 mm D. 320 mm

12. If the column is 20 mm thick, calculate the required thickness of the base
plate based on allowable shear stress of 100 MPa.
A. 5.5 mm C. 6.7 mm
B. 8.1 mm D. 10.2 mm

SITUATION 5: A pile cap is to be designed to distribute a load from 480 mm square

concrete column to a nine-pile group, with geometry as shown in FIG. RCD043. The
service loads include 865 kN (including pile cap weight) due to dead load, 1,245 kN
due to live load, and 1,000 kN axial load and moment of 180 kN·m due to earthquake.
The permissible ultimate load per pile at is 720 kN, and the pile diameter is 400 mm.
Concrete compressive strength f’c = 27 MPa and steel yield strength is f y = 415 MPa.
Use ultimate load combinations U = 1.4D + 1.7L and U = 1.32D + 1.1E + 1.1L
13. If the pile cap is has an effective depth of 545 mm, determine the nominal
beam shear stress on the pile cap.
A. 0.532 MPa C. 0.626 MPa
B. 0.955 MPa D. 0.798 MPa

14. Determine the maximum ultimate punching shear stress on the pile cap.
A. 1.463 MPa C. 1.323 MPa
B. 1.596 MPa D. 1.357 MPa

15. Determine the maximum ultimate bending moment on the pile cap.
A. 732 kNm C. 998 kNm
B. 875 kNm D. 659 kNm

SITUATION 6: The superstructure of a bridge is concrete slab deck 150 mm thick. The
deck is supported by wide flange steel beams, 1.5 m apart, rigidly connected to the
slab by shear connectors. It is simply supported on a span of 25 m. Each of the
composite steel beam is subjected to the following loads:
DL = 12 kN/m (total)
LL = 17.8 kN front wheel, 71.2 kN rear wheel
Distance between wheel loads = 4.27 m
Impact on live load is 15/(L+37), with a maximum of 30%
Properties of W830x175
A = 22387 mm^2 bf = 290 mm
d = 835 mm Ix = 2500x10^6 mm^4
tw = 14 mm Iy = 78 x10^6 mm^4
tf = 19 mm

16. Calculate the maximum flexural stress in MPa in the steel beam composite with
the concrete slab due to dead load. Use modular ratio of n = 9.
A. 127.97 C. 141.45
B. 117.68 D. 138.24

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17. Calculate the maximum flexural stress in MPa in the steel beam composite with
the concrete slab due to live load plus impact.
A. 80.66 C. 56.97
B. 78.05 D. 85.96

18. Calculate the maximum web shear stress in MPa in the beam.
A. 14.67 C. 16.23
B. 22.02 D. 21.96

SITUATION 7: A 300 mm thick slab supports a 300 mm thick masonry wall carrying uniform
service dead load of 214.31 kN/m and service live load of 145.94 kN/m. The base of
the wall footing slab is 1.2 m from the ground surface. Design parameters are as
follows: γsoil = 16 kN/m3, γconcl = 24 kN/m3, qa = 215.46 kPa, f’c = 27 MPa and fy = 414
MPa.
19. Calculate the minimum required width of the wall footing slab.
A. 1.9 m C. 1.8 m
B. 2.0 m D. 1.7 m

20. Calculate the required center to center spacing of 16 mm bars for flexure.
A. 130 mm C. 180 mm
B. 150 mm D. 190 mm

21. Calculate the nominal beam shear stress on the footing slab.
A. 1.25 MPa C. 0.87 MPa
B. 0.91 MPa D. 1.03 MPa

SITUATION 8: A gasoline tank 3m in diameter and 6m high is made from a steel having a
thickness of 12mm. Use specific gravity of gasoline 0.8.
22. When the tank is filled with gasoline, determine the maximum circumferential
stress.
A. 7.36 MPa C. 3.7 MPa
B. 5.89 MPa D. 9.57 MPa

23. If the circumferential stress is limited to 5 MPa, what is the maximum height
of gasoline to which the tank maybe filled.
A. 4.08 m C. 2.72 m
B. 5.10 m D. 3.75 m

SITUATION 9: A concrete pile 20 m long and weighs 8.65 kN/m lies on the ground. It
will be picked up at pick up points from the ground such that bending will not be
critical.
24. If the pile will be picked up from both ends at the same time, where should the
pick-up points be located from the ends so that the bending moment at midspan
on the pile will be zero.
A. 2.5 m C. 4 m
B. 3 m D. 5 m

25. If the pile will be picked up from both ends at the same time, where should the
pick-up points be located from the ends so that the maximum bending moment on
the pile will be minimum.
A. 4.54 m C. 5.86 m
B. 4.14 m D. 3.54 m

SITUATION 10: Reinforced concrete beams 300 mm wide and 500 mm deep below the slabs
are spaced 2.5 m on centers. The beams support a slab 100 mm thick carrying superimposed
dead load of 3 kPa and live load of 4.8 kPa. In the typical frame shown below, columns
E and H are removed so that girder BEHK supports beams DEF at E and GHI at H. Concrete
weighs 24 kN/m3. See figure JH-12AB.
26. Calculate the factored load in kN at E induced by beam DE.
A. 272.77 C. 235.80
B. 266.04 D. 189.72

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27. Calculate the maximum negative ultimate moment in kN-m of beam DE. Assume full
fixity at column supports.
A. 133.02 C. 467.02
B. 199.53 D. 537.90

28. Calculate the maximum positive ultimate moment in kN-m of girder BK.
A. 221.70 C. 233.24
B. 268.95 D. 239.42

SITUATION 11: The circular bar 20 mm in diameter shown in STRM09 is bent into a
semicircle with a mean radius of 600 mm. Given P = 2000 N and F = 1000 N.
29. Compute the reaction at B.
A. 1545 N C. 933 N
B. 1732 N D. 1232 N

30. Compute the reaction at A.

A. 1545 N C. 933 N
B. 1732 N D. 1232 N

31. Compute the maximum bending stress in MPa developed in section a-a.
A. 331 C. 260
B. 420 D. 510

SITUATION 12: A tied column 450 mm square is reinforced with 8-ϕ25 mm equally
distributed on its sides. The unsupported length of the column is 2.6 m and is prevented
to sidesway by shear walls. K = 1.0, f’c = 20.7 MPa and fy = 415 MPa. Use 40 mm covering
of tie reinforcement with diameter 12 mm. Es = 200 GPa.
32. Determine the location of the plastic centroid from the right face.
A. 250 mm C. 225 mm
B. 200 mm D. 275 mm

33. Determine the nominal axial load in kN when concrete strain is 0.003 and yield
strain of steel is y = fy/Es.
A. 1684 kN C. 1178 kN
B. 1533 kN D. 1098 kN

34. Determine the balanced eccentricity in mm.

A. 282 C. 234
B. 305 D. 256

SITUATION 13: Two plates, each 11 mm thick, are bolted together form a lapped tension
member as shown. Diameter of bolts are 18 mm and the plate material is A36 steel with
Fy = 250 MPa and Fu = 400 MPa. Assume the fasteners are adequate and do not control
the tensile capacity. Diameter of hole is 3 mm bigger than the diameter of bolt. See
figure SS-12.
35. Determine the tensile capacity of the lapped joint based on gross area.
A. 577.5 kN C. 770 kN
B. 412.5 kN D. 495 kN

36. Determine the tensile capacity of the lapped joint based on net area.
A. 457.6 kN C. 631.4 kN
B. 651.2 kN D. 562.2 kN

37. Determine the tensile capacity of the lapped joint based on block shear
strength.
A. 594 kN C. 530 kN
B. 704 kN D. 802 kN

SITUATION 14: Member BD of the pin-connected frame in figure FIGSTM111 has a rectangular
cross-section 100 mm wide by 400 mm deep.

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38. Determine the horizontal reaction at pin B.

A. 48 kN C. 56 kN
B. 64 kN D. 60 kN

39. Determine the maximum moment on member BD.

A. 48 kN-m C. 56 kN-m
B. 64 kN-m D. 60 kN-m

40. Determine the maximum normal stress in member BD.

A. 25.4 MPa C. 2.8 MPa
B. 24 MPa D. 1.4 MPa

SITUATION 15: A simply supported beam is reinforced with 4-ϕ36 mm at the bottom and 2-
ϕ25 mm at top of the beam. Steel covering to centroid of reinforcement is 70 mm at
the top and bottom of the beam. The beam has a total depth of 600 mm and a width of
300 mm. f’c = 28 MPa and fy = 415 MPa. Balanced steel ratio b =0.029.
41. Determine the depth of compression block.
A. 213.22 mm C. 201.15 mm
B. 236.65 mm D. 181.23 mm

42. Determine the design strength in kN-m.

A. 675.50 C. 750.56
B. 641.56 D. 725.59

43. Determine the service live load at the mid-span in addition to a total DL = 40
kN/m if it has a span of 6 m.
A. 280 kN C. 177 kN
B. 166 kN D. 157 kN

SITUATION 16: A typical T-section results from the monolithic construction of the slab
and its supporting beams.
Slab thickness t = 120 mm
Web width bw = 350 mm
Total depth below the slab h = 480 mm
f’c= 20.7 MPa
fy = 415 MPa
γconc = 24 kN/m^3
Concrete cover to the centroid of reinforcements = 70 mm
Consider a beam rigidly supported by columns over a span of 7.3 m, clear distance
between stems is 0.9 m. The floor will be designed to carry service live load of 12
kPa and superimposed dead load of 6 kPa.
44. Determine the factored uniform load for a beam in kN/m.
A. 32.83 C. 27.38
B. 42.16 D. 41.04

45. Determine the required amount of tensile reinforcement for positive bending
A. 529 mm^2 C. 477 mm^2
B. 770 mm^2 D. 508 mm^2

46. Determine the required amount of tensile reinforcement for negative bending.
A. 1011 mm^2 C. 1770 mm^2
B. 2245 mm^2 D. 1529 mm^2

SITUATION 17: A concrete beam with a rectangular section 300 mm wide and 500 mm deep
is prestressed by 2 post-tensioned cables of area 600 sq.mm. each, initially stressed
to 1600 MPa. The cables are located at a constant eccentricity of 100 mm throughout
the length of the beam having a span of 10 m. The unit weight of concrete is 24
kN/cu.m. and modulus of elasticity is 38 GPa.
47. Find the maximum stress at the bottom of the beam at mid span section due to
prestressing and self-weight.
A. 28.16 MPa (T) C. 28.16 MPa (C)
B. 24.56 MPa (C) D. 24.56 MPa (T)

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48. Neglecting all losses, find the deflection at the center of the span when it is
supporting its own weight.
A. 24.16 mm C. 20.21 mm
B. 16.26 mm D. 12.31 mm

49. Allowing for 20% loss in prestress, find the final deflection at the center of
the span when it carries a superimposed load of 18 kN/m.
A. 20.91 mm C. 7.52 mm
B. 12.60 mm D. 16.17 mm

SITUATION 18: A rectangular footing 0.70 m thick 2.5 m wide along the y-axis and 3 m
long along the x-axis, supports concentrically a column 0.4 m square subjected to the
following:
Axial load = 1200 kN
Moment about y-axis = 360 kNm
Height of backfill on top of the footing = 1.5 m
Concrete unit weight = 24 kN/m^3
Soil unit weight = 17 kN/m^3
50. Calculate the max net soil pressure in kPa.
A. 320 C. 256
B. 160 D. 275

51. Calculate the minimum net soil pressure in kPa.

A. 45 C. 80
B. 64 D. 53

52. Calculate the gross safe soil bearing capacity in kPa.

A. 362.3 C. 298.3
B. 202.3 D. 234.3

SITUATION 19: Two plates, each 11 mm thick, are bolted together form a lapped tension
member as shown in the figure BLW02(F). Diameter of bolts are 18 mm and the plate
material is A36 steel with Fy = 250 MPa and Fu = 400 MPa. Assume the fasteners are
adequate and do not control the tensile capacity. Diameter of hole is 3 mm bigger
than the diameter of bolt.
53. Determine the tensile capacity of the lapped joint based on gross area.
A. 577.5 kN C. 481.2 kN
B. 770.0 kN D. 495.0 kN

54. Determine the tensile capacity of the lapped joint based on net area.
A. 757.6 kN C. 651.2 kN
B. 631.4 kN D. 562.2 kN

55. Determine the tensile capacity of the lapped joint based on block shear strength.
A. 594 kN C. 704 kN
B. 525 kN D. 802 kN

SITUATION 20: A flat bar used as a tension member is connected to a gusset plate, as
shown in the figure KL-Da45. The welds are 5 mm fillet welds with E70xx electrodes,
Fu = 482 MPa. The connected parts are of A36 (F y = 248 MPa, Fu = 400 MPa). Assume
that the tensile strength of the members is adequate.
56. Calculate the available strength of the welds if x = 100 mm.
A. 99.20 kN C. 102.23 kN
B. 125.98 kN D. 128.42 kN

57. If the connection includes both the 100-mm-long longitudinal welds shown and an
additional 100-mm-long transverse weld at the end of the member, what is the
required size of the weld for a total service load of 150 kN?
A. 4 mm C. 5 mm
B. 6 mm D. 7 mm

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58. If the connection must resist a service load of 150 kN, what minimum total
length of 6-mm fillet weld, E70xx electrode is required?
A. 240 mm C. 245 mm
B. 250 mm D. 275 mm

SITUATION 21: Two channels are welded at the tip of the flanges to form a box column.
Properties of each channel:
A = 5350 mm² tw = 10 mm
d = 250 mm Ix = 52 x 106 mm4
bf = 100 mm Iy = 5 x 106 mm4
tf = 15 mm Fy = 248 MPa

Distance from centroidal y-axis of the channel to the outer face of the web, x = 29
mm. Column height = 4 m, fixed at the top and bottom for both axes. The major x-axis
of the channel is the x-axis of the built-up column.
59. Determine the maximum bending stress in the column due to a moment of 170 kN.m
about the y-axis.
A. 204.3 MPa C. 188.1 MPa
B. 324.5 MPa D. 265.8 MPa

60. What is the critical slenderness ratio of the built-up column?

A. 40.57 C. 63.12
B. 77.30 D. 25.87

61. Determine the available strength of the member, in kN assuming that the column
is purely axially loaded.
A. 1393 C. 1458
B. 1078 D. 1154

SITUATION 22: If the bucket shown in Figure LLP68 and its contents have a total weight
of 20lb.
62. Determine the force supporting cable DA.
A. 10lb C. 20lb
B. 15lb D. 25lb

63. Determine the force supporting cable DB.

A. 1.56lb C. 1.11lb
B. 4.32lb D. 2.14lb

64. Determine the force supporting cable DC.

A. 15.6lb C. 13.47lb
B. 14.51lb D. 14.65lb

SITUATION 23: Consider the structure shown in Figure D-44(g).

65. Calculate the horizontal reaction at A.
A. 23.1lb C. 33.4lb
B. 34.4lb D. 52.3lb

66. Calculate the vertical reaction at A.

A. 61.3lb C. 13.7lb
B. 24.5lb D. 32.1lb

67. Calculate the tension at BD.

A. 47.4lb C. 65.3lb
B. 83.5lb D. 74.6lb

SITUTAION 24: Segment A of the composite beam is made from 2014-T6 aluminum alloy
(𝐸𝑠𝑡 = 29𝑘𝑠𝑖) and segment B is A-36 steel (𝐸𝑎𝑙 = 10.6𝑘𝑠𝑖). If the allowable bending stress
for the aluminum and steel are 𝜎(𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤)𝑎𝑙 = 15𝑘𝑠𝑖. and 𝜎(𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤)𝑠𝑡 = 22𝑘𝑠𝑖. Consider the simply
supported beam shown in Figure F3-(b)554S.

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68. Determine the location of the centroid of the transformed section from the
bottom.
A. 3.27in C. 2.70in
B. 2.30in D. 1.70in

69. Determine the moment of inertia of the transformed section about the neutral
axis.
A. 36.4in^4 C. 25.5in^4
B. 45.6in^4 D. 30.9in^4

70. Determine the maximum allowable intensity w(kip/ft) of the uniform distributed
load.
A. 36.4in^4 C. 25.5in^4
B. 45.6in^4 D. 30.9in^4

SITUATION 25: An 8m high retaining wall resists active pressure increasing from 0 to
the top to 55kN/m at the base per meter strip of length along the longitudinal axis.
71. Determine the moment (kN-m) at the base if the wall is free at the top.
A. 587 C. 871
B. 643 D. 325

72. If the wall is laterally supported at the top, determine the design moment at
the base (in kN-m). Apply end moment equations wL^2/30 at the top and wL^2/20
at the base. Assume EI is constant.
A. 249 C. 235
B. 783 D. 534

73. Determine the resultant base shear (in kN) of the wall if the wall is laterally
supported at the top.
A. 158 C. 743
B. 176 D. 983

SITUATION 26: A propped beam 10m in length has a flexural capacity of 680kNm and a web
shear capacity of 820kN. Its flexural rigidity EI=65x10^12Nmm^2.
74. What is the load (kN/m) on the beam based on flexural capacity of the beam?
A. 78 C. 63
B. 54 D. 86

75. What is the load (kN/m) on the beam based on web shear capacity of the beam?
A. 244 C. 187
B. 131 D. 314

76. The prop is removed resulting to displacement at the free end of the beam. Find
the required camber (m) to offset the deflection at its free end.
A. 1.05 C. 1.50
B. 1.40 D. 2.11

SITUATION 27: A 3m long steel pipe column with an outside diameter of 260mm supports
an axial load of 800kN. The column can be considered hinged at both ends and sidesway
is prevented.
77. Calculate the minimum thickness (mm) of the column if the allowable compressive
stress of the column is 55MPa.
A. 23 C. 18
B. 28 D. 20

78. Calculate the minimum diameter (mm) of the circular base plate supporting the
column if the allowable bearing stress of concrete pedestal is 10MPa.
A. 320 C. 640
B. 240 D. 200

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79. Calculate the effective slenderness ratio of the column if its thickness is 10mm
A. 24.5 C. 33.9
B. 45.3 D. 34.1

SITUATION 28: A W350x90 is used as a beam. Given the following data:

Properties of W350 x 90:
𝑏𝑓 = 250𝑚𝑚 𝐼𝑥 = 266𝑥106 𝑚𝑚4
𝑑 = 350𝑚𝑚 𝐼𝑦 = 44.5𝑥106 𝑚𝑚4
𝑡𝑓 = 16𝑚𝑚 𝑟𝑡 = 69𝑚𝑚
𝑡𝑤 = 10𝑚𝑚 𝐴 = 11,550𝑚𝑚2
80. Compute the flexural capacity (kN-m) of the beam.
A. 268.44 C. 226.18
B. 204.33 D. 134.55

81. Compute the web shear capacity (kN) of the beam.

A. 348.14 C. 433.45
B. 341.13 D. 347.20

82. Compute the horizontal shear capacity (kN) at the neutral axis of the beam.
A. 433.54 C. 432.14
B. 344.51 D. 351.58

SITUATION 29: A 15m high hollow circular pole is subjected to wind force that varies
uniformly from 1.92kPa at the top to 1.44kPa at the base. The pole has an outside
diameter of 180mm and a wall thickness of 15mm.
83. Compute the maximum shear (kN) at the base of the pole.
A. 4.54 C. 4.14
B. 3.67 D. 3.77

84. Compute the maximum moment (kN-m) at the base of the pole.
A. 53.3 C. 35.6
B. 65.4 D. 30.2

85. Compute the maximum shearing stress (MPa) at the base of the pole.
A. 1.07 C. 1.54
B. 1.16 D. 0.76

SITUATION 30: A bolted lap joint is shown in Figure T-46(k)001. The bolts are 20mm in
diameter in 23 mm holes. The plates are 12mm thick, x1 = 33mm, x2 = 76mm, x3 = 50mm.
Allowable stresses of plates:
Tension in gross area = 0.60Fy
Tension in net area = 0.50Fu
Shear on net area = 0.30Fu
Yield strength of plate, Fy = 248MPa
Ultimate tensile strength of plate, Fu = 400MPa
86. Find the safe load P based on gross area yielding.
A. 450 Kn C. 405 kN
B. 350 kN D. 525 kN

87. Find the safe load P based on net area rapture.

A. 441 kN C. 439 kN
B. 463 kN D. 523 kN

88. Find the safe load P based on block shear.

A. 389 kN C. 530 kN
B. 572 kN D. 465 kN

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SITUATION 31: Given the following data for a concrete mix:

Target mean strength = 42 MPa
Slump = 50 mm to 100 mm
Water-cement ratio = 0.41
Unit weight of concrete = 23.6 kN/m3
Water content = 180kg/m3
Entrapped air = 1%
Coarse aggregate = 10.1kN/m3
Specific gravity of materials:
Cement = 3.15
Fine aggregates = 2.64
Coarse aggregates = 2.68
89. Calculate the volume (m3) of cement, water, and coarse aggregate per cubic meter
of concrete.
A. 0.703 C. 0.432
B. 0.541 D. 0.643

90. Calculate the weight(kN) of cement needed for 10 m3 of concrete.

A. 38.76 C. 45.40
B. 42.43 D. 43.07

91. Calculate the required volume (m3) of fine aggregates required for 0.55 m 3 of
concrete.
A. 0.234 C. 0.146
B. 0.137 D. 0.158

SITUATION 32: Three identical smooth cylinders are stacked in a rigid bin as shown in
Figure L5-GGR34. Each cylinder has a diameter and weighs 400N. The bin has a width w
= 0.80m.
92. Calculate the total reaction (N) at A.
A. 500 N C. 1500 N
B. 600 N D. 1200 N

93. Calculate the total reaction (N) at E.

A. 500 N C. 1500 N
B. 600 N D. 1200 N

94. Calculate the total reaction (N) at F.

A. 500 N C. 1500 N
B. 600 N D. 1200 N

SITUATION 33: A beam is shown in Figure 6P33-01. If a unit load moves along the beam
coming from the left end and using the influence line, compute the following:
95. The ordinate at point A in the influence diagram for reaction at B.
A. 21/16 C. 26/21
B. 17/13 D. 15/7

96. The ordinate at a point 21 m from the left end in the influence diagram for
shear at C.
A. 3/17 C. 1/2
B. -1/2 D. 0

97. The ordinate at point C in the influence diagram for moment at C.

A. 4 C. 2
B. 3 D. 0

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SITUATION 34: A W300 x 97 beam is simply supported on a span of 10 m. The beam supports
a superimposed load of 15 kN/m on its entire length and three 30 kN loads at its
quarter points.
Properties of W300 x 97
d=308 mm Ix=221.8x106 mm4
bf=305 mm Iy=72.4x106 mm4
tw=9.9 mm W=97 kg/m
tf=15.4mm A=12,323 mm2

98. Calculate the maximum bending stress (MPa) in the beam.

A. 314 C. 233
B. 243 D. 312

99. Calculate the maximum average shear stress (MPa) in the beam.
A. 47.1 C. 40.9
B. 38.4 D. 45.3

100. Calculate the maximum horizontal web shear stress (MPa) at neutral axis.
A. 37.5 C. 44.4
B. 45.1 D. 15.4

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