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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

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Student Number: Set No.:

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Instructions: Solve for the following problems. Shade the letter of your answer in the
answer sheet provided. You can use the questionnaire for your solution. Avoid erasures.
Any form of cheating is strictly prohibited.

1. A pendulum with a concentrated mass “M” is suspended vertically inside a

stationary railroad freight car by means of a rigid weightless connecting rod. If the
connecting rod is pivoted where it is attached to the box car, which of the
following most nearly gives the angle that the mass makes with the vertical due
to a constant horizontal acceleration at 2ft/s2?
A. 11.52 deg B. 3.55 deg C. 9.41 deg D. 15.47 deg
2. It is a graphical of pictorial method for solving for normal and shear stresses on
any plane once the stresses on orthogonal planes are known. This method uses
the simple properties of circle and simplifies the calculation necessary for
determining stresses.
A. Mohr’s Circle
B. Incremental Method
C. Graphical Stress Diagram
D. Three- dimensional Method
3. A steel tie on bridge must be made to withstand a pull of 5000 lbs. Find the
diameter of the rod assuming a factor of safety of 5 and ultimate stress of 64,000
psi.
A. 0.75 B. 0.71 C. 0.84 D. 0.79
4. Determine the outside diameter of a hollow steel tube that will carry a tensile load
of 500 kN at a stress of 140 MPa. Assume the wall thickness to be one-tenth of
the outside diameter.
A. 111.3 mm B. 109.7 mm C. 113.7 mm D. 112.4 mm
5. If the ultimate shear strength of the steel plate is 42,000 psi, what force is
necessary to punch a 0.75-inch diameter hole in a 0.625 inch thick plate?
A. 63,000 B. 68,080 C. 61,850 D. 66,800
6. A simply supported beam, 10 m long carries a uniformly distributed load of 20
kN/m. What is the value of the maximum moment of the beam due to this load?
A. 10,000 kN-m B. 5,000 kN-m C. 2,000 kN-m D. 250 kN-m
7. A bullet is fired at an angle of 75˚ with the horizontal with an initial velocity of 420
m/s. How high can it travel after 2 seconds?
A. 840 m B. 792 m C. 750 m D. 732 m

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8. A simply supported beam, 10 m long carries a uniformly distributed load of 20
kN/m. What is the value of the maximum shear of the beam due to this load?
A. 250 kN B. 100 kN C. 1000 kN D. 500 kN
9. A beam supported at both ends and carrying a uniformly distributed load:
A. Has its maximum mending moment at the supports
B. Has its maximum shear at the center of the beam
C. Has its maximum shear at the supports
D. Has uniform shear throughout the length of the beam
10. A coin is tossed vertically upward from the ground at a velocity of 12 m/s. How
long will the coin touch the ground?
A. 4.45 seconds B. 3.45 seconds C. 2.45 seconds D. 1.45 seconds
11. A stone is projected from the ground with a velocity of 15 m/s at an angle of 30˚
with the horizontal ground. How high will it rise? Use g=9.817 m/s 2?
A. 2.865 m B. 2.685 m C. 2.586 m D. 8.652 m
12. A ball is thrown from a tower 30 m high above the ground with a velocity of 300
m/s directed at 20˚ from the horizontal. How long will the ball hit the ground?
A. 24.2 s B. 23.2 s C. 21.2 s D. 22.2 s
Situation (13-15)
A reinforced concrete beam has a width of 300mm and an effective depth of 450mm.
the beam is reinforced with 6-32mm dia bars at the bottom and 2-28mm dia bars at the
top located 65mm from the maximum compression fiber. f’c = 34.5MPa, Fy = 345MPa.
Assume that the contribution of the compression steel may not be neglected and that
compression steel yields.
13. Which of the following gives the balanced steel ratio if it is considered singly
reinforced only?
A. 0.022 B. 0.033 C. 0.044 D. 0.055
14. Which of the following gives balanced steel ratio if it is doubly reinforced
considering the effect of compression steel?
A. 0.033 B. 0.043 C. 0.053 D. 0.063
15. Which of the following gives the ultimate moment capacity?
A. 570.6 kN-m B. 435.12kN-m C. 542.89 kN-m D. 473.56 kN-m
16. A simple beam 10 m long carries a concentrated load of 200 kN at the midspan.
What is the maximum moment of the beam?
A. 250 kN-m B. 500 kN-m C. 400 kN-m D. 100 kN-m
17. A iron steam pipe is 200 ft long at 0°C. What will its increase in length when
heated to 100°C? Coefficient of linear expansion is 10 x 10-6 ft/°C.
A. 0.18 ft B. 0.12 ft C. 0.28 ft D. 0.20 ft
18. A man in hot-air balloon drops an apple at a height of 150 m. if the balloon is
rising at 15 m/s, find the highest point reached by the apple.
A. 151.5 m B. 161.5 m C. 171.5 m D. 141.5 m
19. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.035 m and an outer diameter of 0.06 m.
Determine the polar moment of inertia of the hollow shaft.
A. 1.512 x 10-6m4 B. 1.215 x 10-6m4 C. 1.152 x 10-6m4 D. 1.125 x 10-6m4
20. What power would a spindle 55 mm in diameter transmit at 480 rpm. Stress
allowed for short shaft is 59 N.mm2

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 A. 42.12 kW B. 50.61 kW C. 96.88 kW D. 39.21 kw
21. A 30-m long aluminum bar is subjected to a tensile stress of 172 MPa. Find the
elongation if E = 69,116 MPa?
A. 0.746 m B. 0.007 m C. 6. 270 mm D. 7.46 cm
Situation (22-24)
A channel section 12 x 30 has the following properties:
I = 67428000mm4
d = 309.8 mm
bf = 80.5mm
tf = 12.7mm
tw = 12.7mm
22. Find the shearing stress per meter at the junction between the flange and web.
A. 3.06 V N/m B. 2.86 V N/m C. 2.15 V N/m D. 2.35 V N/m
23. Find the max shear force.
A. 1.35 V B. 1.05 V C. 1.96 V D. 1.19 V
24. Find the location of the shear center from the center of the web.
A. 20.48 mm B. 21.65 mm C. 22.61 mm D. 24.63 mm
25. A flywheel rotating at 500 rpm decelerates uniformly at 2 rad/sec 2. How many
seconds will it take for the flywheel to stop?
A. 24.5 s B. 28.4 s C. 25.1 s D. 26.2 s
26. A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 800 feet is traveling at 27ft/s. His speed
in the tangential direction increases at the rate of 3 ft/s2. What is the cyclist’s total
acceleration?
A. 2.8 ft/s2 B. -3.12 ft/s2 C. -5.1 ft/s2 D. 3.13 ft/s2
Situation (27-29)
A concrete mixture has a ratio of 1:2:4 by mass. The water requirement is 24 liters per
bag of cement.
Weight of cement = 40 kg per bag.

Materials Specific Gravity

Cement 3.33
Sand 2.5
Gravel 2.67

27. Determine the volume of cement per bag.

A. 0.012 m3 B. 0.011 m3 C. 0.010 m3 D. 0.009 m3
28. Determine the volume of sand.
A. 0.062 m3 B. 0.052 m3 C. 0.042 m3 D. 0.032 m3
29. Determine the total volume of concrete.
A. 0.128 m3 B. 0.228 m3 C. 0.328 m3 D. 0.428 m3
30. The radius of the earth is 3960 miles. The gravitational acceleration of the earth’s
surface is 32.16 ft/s2. What is the velocity of escape from earth in miles/s?
A. 6.94 B. 8.62 C. 9.36 D. 7.83
31. A water reservoir of 24 m high and 12 m in diameter is to be completely filled with
water. Find the minimum thickness of the reservoir plating if the stress is limited
to 50 MPa.

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 A. 24.5 mm B. 28 mm C. 21 mm D. 26 mm
32. The stress in a 90-cm diameter pipe having a wall thickness of 9.5 cm and under
a static head of 70 m of water is
A. 325 kPa B. 32.5 kPa C. 32.5 MPa D. 3.25 MPa
33. A cylindrical tank with 10 inches inside diameter contains oxygen gas at 2,500
psi. Calculate the required thickness in mm under a stress of 28,000 psi.
A. 11.44 B. 11.34 C. 10.60 D. 10.30
34. A solid shaft 48.2 cm long is used for a transmission of mechanical power at a
rate of 37 kW running at 1760 rpm. The stress is 8.13 MPa. Calculate the
diameter.
A. 30 mm B. 35 mm C. 40 mm D. 50 mm
35. The radius of the moon is 1080 mi. The gravitational acceleration at the moon’s
surface is 0.165 times the gravitational acceleration at the earth’s surface. What
is the velocity escape from the moon in miles/second?
A. 2.38 B. 1.47 C. 3.52 D. 4.26
36. The stress in an elastic material is:
A. inversely proportional to the materials yield strength
B. inversely proportional to the force acting
C. proportional to the displacement
D. inversely proportional to the strain
37. A cylinder of diameter 1.0 cm at 30° is to be slid into a hole on a steel plate. The
hole has a diameter of 0.99970 cm at 30°C. To what temperature the plate must
be heated? Coefficient of linear expansion for steel is 1.2 x 10 -5 cm/°C.
A. 62°C B. 65°C C. 48°C D. 55°C
38. A copper rolled wire 10 m long and 1.5 mm diameter when supporting a weight of
350 N elongates 18.6 mm. Compute the value of the Young’s modulus of the
wire.
A. 200 GPa B. 180.32 GPa C. 148.9 GPa D. 106.48 GPa
Situation (39-41):
A bullet having a mass of 0.45kg is fired vertically upward with a muzzle velocity of 915
m/s. the bullet has a velocity of 900 m/s after 1 second. Assume that at resistance
remains constant.
39. Which of the following most nearly gives the average resistance in Newton on the
bullet?
A. 2.3 B. 3.3 C. 1.3 D. 4.3
40. Which of the following most nearly gives the distance height of the bullet after 1
second?
A. 900 m B. 950 m C. 850 m D. 650 m
41. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum height that will be reached
by the bullet in meters?
A. 24000 B. 35000 C. 28000 D. 43000
Situation (42-44)
A reinforced concrete beam has a width of 250 mm and an effective depth of 500 mm.
the compression strength of concrete is 28 MPa and the yield strength of the steel
reinforcement is 415 MPa.
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 A. 0.0222 B. 0.0246 C. 0.0288 D. 0.0295
43. Compute the maximum steel area.
A. 1600 mm2 B. 2300 mm2 C. 2700 mm2 D. 3100 mm2
44. Compute the nominal moment if the 25 mm dia bar is fully utilized.
A. 685.32 kN.m B. 540.21 kN.m C. 485.6 kN.m D. 331.26 kN.m
45. Traffic travels at 65 mi/hr around a banked highway curve with the radius of 300
ft. What banking angle is necessary such that friction will not be required to resist
the centrifugal force?
A. 5.4 deg B. 18 deg C. 3.2 deg D. 2.5 deg
46. A concrete highway curve with a radius of 500 ft is banked to give a lateral
pressure equivalent to f = 0.15. For what coefficient of friction will skidding
impend for a speed of 60 mph?
A. < 0.360 B. < 0.310 C. > 0.310 D. > 0.360
47. A steel wire is 6 m long, hanging vertically supports a load of 2000 N. neglecting
the weight of the wire, determine the required diameter if the stress is not to
exceed 140 MPa and the total elongation is not to exceed 4 mm. E = 200,000
MPa.
A. 3.4 mm B. 4.4 mm C. 4.26 mm D. 5.4 mm
48. An iron column of annular cross-section has an outer diameter of 200 mm and is
subjected to a force of 74 kN. Find the thickness of the wall if the allowable
compressive stress is 10 MPa.
A. 12.75 mm B. 12.57 mm C. 17.75 mm D. 15.75 mm
49. Compute the safe wall thickness of a 76.3 cm diameter steel tank. The tank id
subjected to 7.33 MPa pressure and the steel material has a yield stress of 215.4
MPa. The factor of safety to use is 3.
A. 1 1/2 inches B. 3.89 inches C. 4.09 inches D. 3.96 inches
50. A cylindrical water tank is 8 m in diameter and 12 m high. If the tank is to be
completely filled, determine the minimum thickness of the tank plating if the
stress is limited to 40 MPa.
A. 11.77 mm B. 13.18 mm C. 10.25 mm D. 12.6 mm
51. A 40-kg block is resting on an inclined plane making an angle of 20˚from the
horizontal. If the coefficient of friction is 0.60, determine the force parallel to the
incline that must be applied to cause impending motion down the plane. Use
g=9.81 m/s.
A. 77 N B. 82 N C. 72 N D. 87 N
Situation (52-54)
A reinforced concrete cantilever beam is reinforced with 6-28 mm dia bars. The bars are
considered to be top bars. Assume side, top and bottom cover greater than 62.5 mm, fc’
= 28 MPa and fy = 280 MPa.
52. Compute the development length if the bars are straight.
A. 476 mm B. 643 mm C. 732 mm D. 847 mm
53. Compute the development length if the bar is terminated with 180deg hook.
A. 357 mm B. 467 mm C. 588 mm D. 624 mm
54. Compute the development length if the bar is terminated with 90deg hook.
A. 280 mm B. 270 mm C. 260 mm D. 250 mm

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55. What is the modulus of elasticity if the stress is 44,000 psi and unit strain of
0.00105?
A. 41.905 x 106 B. 42,300 x 106 C. 41.202 x 106 D. 43.101 x 106
56. A 2-inch solid shaft is driven by a 36-inch gear and transmits power at 120 rpm. If
the allowable shearing stress is 12 ksi, what horsepower can be transmitted?
A. 29.89 B. 35.89 C. 38.89 D. 34.89
57. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.035 m and an outer diameter of 0.06 m.
Compute for the torque in N-m, if the stress is not exceeding 120 MPa.
A. 4500 B. 4100 C. 4300 D. 4150
58. Compute the nominal shear stress at the surface in MPa for a 40-mm diameter
shaft that transmits 750 kW at 1500 rpm. Axial and bending loads are assumed
negligible.
A. 218 B. 312 C. 232 D. 380
59. A force of 10 N is applied to one end of a 10 inches diameter circular rod.
Calculate the stress.
A. 0.20 kPa B. 0.15 kPa C. 0.05 kPa D. 0.10 kPa
60. A 50-kilogram block of wood rest on the top of the smooth plane whose length is
3 m and whose altitude is 0.8 m. How long will it take for the block to slide to the
bottom of the plane when released?
A. 1.51 seconds B. 2.41 seconds C. 2.51 seconds D. 2.14 seconds
Situation (61-63)
A beam 100mm x 200mm has a simple span 0f 5m. It carries a uniform load of 5 kN/m.
61. Compute the shear force one meter from the left support.
A. 7.5 kN B. 6.5 kN C. 5.5 kN D. 4.5 kN
62. Compute the shear stress at 30mm from the top of the beam at a section one
meter from the left support.
A. 0.287 MPa B. 0.387 MPa C. 0.487 MPa D. 0.587 MPa
63. Compute the maximum shearing stress developed in the beam.
A. 0.937 MPa B. 0.837 MPa C. 0.737 MPa D.0.637 MPa
64. A body weighing 40 lbs starts from rest and slides down a plane at an angle pf
30˚ with the horizontal for which the coefficient of friction µ=0.3. How far will it
move during the third second?
A. 19.99 ft B. 39.63 ft C. 18.33 ft D. 34.81 ft
65. A car and its load weighs 27 kN and the center of gravity is 600 mm from the
ground and midway between the front and rear wheel which are 3 m apart. The
car is brought to rest from speed a speed of 54 kph in 5 seconds by means of
brakes. Compute the normal force on each of the front wheels of the car.
A. 7.576 kN B. 9.541 kN C. 5.478 kN D. 6 kN
66. What force is required to punch a 1/2-inch hole on a 3/8 thick plate if the ultimate
shearing strength of the plate is 42,000 psi?
A. 24,940 B. 24,620 C. 24,960 D. 24,740
67. A single bolt is used to lap joint two steel bars together. Tensile force on the bar
is 20,000 N. Determine the diameter of the bolt required if the allowable shearing
stress is 70 MPa?
A. 17 mm B. 18 mm C. 19 mm D. 20 mm

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68. What is the stress in a thin-wailed spherical shell of diameter D and a wall
thickness it when subjected to internal pressure p?
A. S = D/pt B. S = 4D/pt C. S = pD/4t D. S = pD/t
Situation (69-70)
A reinforced concrete T-beam has an effective depth of 650mm and is reinforced with 8-
25mm dia bars. The web width is 330mm and has a flange thickness of 115mm. the
beam has a span of 8m and has a spacing center to center equal to 4m. fc’=21 MPa
and fy=350 MPa.
69. Compute the effective width of the flange.
A. 1m B. 1.5m C. 2m D. 2.5m
70. Compute the depth of the compression block.
A. 32.46mm B. 36.12mm C. 38.50mm D. 40.21mm
71. Compute the normal moment capacity of the beam.
A. 590 kN.m B. 734 kN.m C. 867 kN.m D.1014 kN.m
Situation (72-76):
A train is running up a grade of 1 in 200 at 32 kph when the coupling of the last car
breaks. Neglecting friction:
72. Which of the following most nearly gives the velocity of the car after 2 minutes?
A. 1 m/s B. 2m/s C. 3 m/s D. 4 m/s
73. Which of the following most nearly gives the distance traveled by the car after 2
minutes?
A. 417 m B. 741 m C. 471 m D. 714 m
74. Which of the following most nearly gives the time of travel before it begins to
slide back?
A. 211 sec B. 141 sec C. 181 sec D. 254 sec
75. By the time the car begins to slide down, which of the following most nearly gives
its distance from the train?
A. 805 m B. 852 m C. 896 m D. 752 m
76. If the grade extends 460 m below the point where the break occurred, which of
the following most nearly gives its velocity at the foot of the grade?
A. 32 kph B. 40 kph C. 45 kph D. 50 kph
Situation (77-79)
A simply reinforced concrete beam reinforced for tension has a width of 300mm and a
total depth of 600mm. it is subjected to an external moment Mu = 540 kN.m
fc’=28 MPa, fy=280 MPa, Es=200GPa
77. Which of the following gives the balance steel ratio in percent?
A. 4.15% B. 4.92% C. 5.32% D. 5.77%
78. Which of the following gives the depth “a” in terms of “d” in percent using rho=0.5
rho balance?
A. 15.29% B. 25.48% C. 35.64% D. 45.12%
79. Which of the following gives the minimum effective depth?
A. 583.21mm B. 536.16mm C. 492.36mm D. 452.30mm
80. An elevator weighing 2,000 lbs attains an upward velocity of 16 fps in 4 sec with
uniform acceleration. What is the tension in the supporting cables?
A. 1,950 lb B. 2,150 lb C. 2,495 lb D. 2,250 lb

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81. A block weighing 200 N rests on plane inclined upwards to the right at a slope of
4 vertical to 3 horizontal. The block is connected to a cable initially parallel to the
plane, passing through a pulley and connected to another block weighing 100 N
moving vertically downward. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the 200 N
block and inclined plane is 0.10. Which of the following most nearly gives the
acceleration (a) of the system?
A. a=2.93 m/s2 B. 0.37 m/s2 C. a=1.57m/s2 D. a=3.74 m/s2
82. A car travels on the horizontal unbanked circular track of radius r. Coefficient of
friction between the tires and the track is 0.3. If the car’s velocity is 10 m/s, what
is the smallest radius it may travel without skidding?
A. 50 m B. 60 m C. 15 m D. 34 m
83. Poisson’s Ratio is the ration of the:
A. unit lateral deformation to the unit longitudinal deformation
B. unit stress to unit strain
C. elastic limit to proportional limit
D. shear strain to compressive strain
84. If a car travels at 15 m/s and the track is banked 5˚, what is the smallest radius it
can travel so that the friction will not be necessary to resist sliding?
A. 262.16 m B. 651.23 m C. 278.14 m D. 214.74 m
Situation (85-91):
For the angular section shown:

85. Which of the following most nearly gives the location of the centroid from the X
and Y axes?
A. Ẋ = 17.1 mm; Ӯ = 41.2 mm
B. Ẋ = 17.8 mm; Ӯ = 42.8 mm
C. Ẋ = 18.3 mm; Ӯ = 43.5 mm
D. Ẋ = 17.3 mm; Ӯ = 40.5 mm
86. Which of the following most nearly gives the centroidal moment of inertia I gx and
Igy?
A. Igx = 3.047 x 106 mm4; Igy = 840.63 x 103 mm4
B. Igx = 3.47 x 106 mm4; Igy = 848.63 x 103 mm4
C. Igx = 4.57 x 106 mm4; Igy = 868.63 x 103 mm4
D. Igx = 3.057 x 106 mm4; Igy = 828.63 x 103 mm4
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87. Which of the following most nearly gives the moments of inertia, I x and Iy?
A. Ix = 6.13 x 106 mm4; Iy = 1.14 x 106 mm4
B. Ix = 6.53 x 106 mm4; Iy = 1.44 x 106 mm4
C. Ix = 6.73 x 106 mm4; Iy = 1.64 x 106 mm4
D. Ix = 6.93 x 106 mm4; Iy = 1.24 x 106 mm4
88. Which of the following most nearly gives the products of inertia, I xy and (Ixy)G?
A. Ixy = 593.99 x 103 mm4; (Ixy)G = 41.77x 104 mm4
B. Ixy = 723.87 x 103 mm4; (Ixy)G = 72.33 x 104 mm4
C. Ixy = 518.65 x 103 mm4; (Ixy)G = 82 x 104 mm4
D. Ixy = 528.75 x 103 mm4; (Ixy)G = -92 x 104 mm4
89. Which of the following most nearly gives the polar moment of inertia, J G and JO?
A. JG = 3.888 x 106 mm4; JO = 7.97 x 106 mm4
B. JG = 3.345 x 106 mm4; JO = 7.24 x 106 mm4
C. JG = 4.114 x 106 mm4; JO = 8.12 x 106 mm4
D. JG = 4.257 x 106 mm4; JO = 8. 45x 106 mm4
90. Which of the following most nearly gives the max and min moments of inertia
about the axis and its rotation through O.
A. Imax = 7.125 x 106 mm4; Imin = 1.865 x 106 mm4
B. Imax = 6.287 x 106 mm4; Imin = 1.236 x 106 mm4
C. Imax = 6.123 x 106 mm4; Imin = 1.472 x 106 mm4
D. Imax = 6.584 x 106 mm4; Imin = 1.386 x 106 mm4
91. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment of inertia about and axis
through O making an angle of 20 deg with the horizontal?
A. Iu = 5.458 x 106 mm4; Iv = 2.241 x 106 mm4
B. Iu = 5.671 x 106 mm4; Iv = 2.426 x 106 mm4
C. Iu = 5.594 x 106 mm4; Iv = 2.375 x 106 mm4
D. Iu = 6.123 x 106 mm4; Iv = 2.575 x 106 mm4
Situation (92-94)
A column 400mm x 400mm supports a dead load of 890kN and a live load of 720kN.
The allowable soil bearing pressure is 250 kPa. The base of the footing is 1.5m below
the grade. Assume the weight of the concrete is 24 kN/m3 and that of soil is 16 kN/m3.
Total depth of the footing is 560mm and has an effective depth of 460mm.
92. Which of the following gives the effective soil pressure?
A. 222kPa B. 231kPa C. 238kPa D. 245kPa
93. Which of the following gives the dimension of the footing?
A. 2.70m B. 2.50m C. 2.35m D. 2.20m
94. Which of the following gives the shear stress for a two-way shear/punching?
A. 1.65MPa B. 1.89MPa C. 2.01MPa D. 2.14 MPa
95. A vertical bar of length L with a mass of 40 kg is rotated vertically about its one
end at 40 rpm. Find the length of the bar if it makes an angle of 45˚with the
vertical?
A. 1.58 m B. 2.38 m C. 3.26 m D. 1.86 m
96. The seats of a carousel are attached to a vertical rotating shaft by a flexible cable
8 m long. The seats have a mass of 75 kg. What is the maximum angle of tilt for
the seats if the carousel operates at 12 rpm?
A. 30˚ B. 35˚ C. 45˚ D. 39˚

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97. A highway curve is super elevated at 7˚. Find the radius of the curve if there is no
lateral pressure on the wheels of a car at the speed of 40 mph.
A. 247.4 m B. 265.6 m C. 229.6 m D. 285.3 m
Situation (98-100)
A simply supported beam 10m long has an overhang of 2m at the left support. If a
highway uniform load of 9.35 kN/m and a concentrated load of 116 kN, passes thru the
beam, compute the following based on influence line for maximum shear at midspan.
98. Determine the length of the beam where the uniform load could produce
maximum positive shear at the midspan.
A. 6.5m B. 7m C. 7.5m D. 8m
99. Determine the length of the beam where the uniform load could produce
maximum negative shear at the midspan.
A. 4m B. 5m C. 6m D. 6.5m
100. If the concentrated load will be placed at the end of the overhang, compute the
maximum shear at midspan.
A. 41.5kN B. 34.2 kN C. 22.3kN D. 18.32KN

Prepared By:

Engr. Earl John C. Villamora, RCE, REB

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 ANSWER KEY
1. B 51. D
2. A 52. D
3. B 53. A
4. D 54. D
5. C 55. A
6. D 56. B
7. B 57. A
8. B 58. D
9. C 59. A
10. C 60. A
11. A 61. A
12. C 62. A
13. C 63. A
14. C 64. D
15. A 65. A
16. B 66. D
17. D 67. C
18. B 68. C
19. D 69. C
20. C 70. C
21. D 71. C
22. D 72. C
23. D 73. D
24. D 74. C
25. D 75. A

26. D 76. B
27. A 77. B
28. D 78. B
29. A 79. A
30. A 80. D
31. B 81. C
32. D 82. D
33. B 83. A
34. D 84. A
35. B 85. B
36. C 86. A
37. D 87. B
38. D 88. D
39. A 89. A
40. A 90. D
41. C 91. C
42. C 92. A
43. C 93. A
44. C 94. A
45. A 95. A
46. B 96. D
47. B 97. B
48. A 98. B
49. B 99. B
50. A 100. C

“WISDOM is gained with KNOWLEDGE, while KNOWLEDGE is acquired with INTELLIGENCE. But
EXPERIENCE gives you ALL!”