SET B

SITUATION 1
W 8 x 27 steel column 6 m long is connected at the top and the bottom and is part of a frame
subjected to joint translation (side sway). It carries an axial load of 800 kN and a counter clockwise
moment at the top and a clockwise moment at the bottom which is only 90% of the moment at
top.
Properties of W 8 x 27:
A = 0.013 m2 r = 94 mm SX = 0.00099 m3 FY = 248 MPa
ES = 200000 MPa K = 1.0
1. Determine the total axial compressive stress (MPa) if axial load existed?
A. 61.54 B. 44.47 C. 54.81 D. 77.05
2. Determine the allowable axial compressive stress (MPa).
A. 155.48 B. 117.53 C. 91.69 D. 121.84
3. If the allowable bending stress is 149 MPa, what is the value of the moment at the top in kN-m?
A. 66.49 B. 86.91 C. 62.52 D. 77.48

SITUATION 2
As shown in Figure 1, the soil has a unit weight of 17 kN/m3 and undrained shear strength of CU =
20 kPa. The slope makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal. Assume stability number m = 0.185.
4. Determine the stability factor.
A. 4.77 B. 5.41 C. 6.18 D. 6.56
5. Determine the maximum depth in meters up to which the cut could be made.
A. 8.54 B. 6.36 C. 7.11 D. 6.05
6. Determine the angle that the failure plane makes with the horizontal if BC = 8 m.
A. 28.59° B. 31.56° C. 34.55° D. 38.13°

7. It is generally used for the members carrying tensile, compressive or bending stresses for welds.
A. Base plate B. Groove welds C. Fillet welds D. Slot welds

8. The failure of the members may occur along a path involving tension on one plane and shear
on a perpendicular plane is also known as:
A. Net force B. Gross force C. Block shear D. None of these
9. Determine what rivets have bearing areas to develop sufficient strength? A. Countersunk
B. Chipped flush C. Button heads D. All of these

SITUATION 3
Use effective length of 3.5 m and FY = 248 MPa.
Wide Flange Section Properties:
bf = 250 mm tf = 12 mm
d = total depth = 300 mm tw = 8 mm
10. Determine the radius of gyration in mm on x direction.
A. 130 B. 135 C. 150 D. 165
11. Determine the allowable buckling stress, Fa in MPa.
A. 107.18 B. 112.45 C. 137.18 D. 151.23
12. Determine the allowable axial load in kN.
A. 923 B. 956 C. 1008 D. 1076

13. A direct shear test was conducted on a specimen of dry sand and with normal stress of 142 kPa.
Failure occurred at a shear stress of 96 kPa. The size of the specimen was 50 x 50 x 25 mm.
Determine the shearing stress in kPa if the normal stress is 85 kPa.
A. 74.23 B. 64.19 C. 49.22 D. 57.46

SITUATION 4
A consolidated drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay.
The results as follows:
Chamber confining pressure: 138 kPa Deviator Stress = 258 kPa
14. Determine the friction angle of the soil.
A. 32.55° B. 21.07° C. 28.89° D. 35.15°
15. Determine the normal stress at failure in kPa.
A. 204.68 B. 212.59 C. 278.87 D. 255.15
16. Determine the shear stress at failure in kPa.
A. 137.15 B. 112.95 C. 108.53 D. 111.31

17. A cylindrical pressure vessel is fabricated from steel plating that has a thickness of 20 mm. The
diameter of the pressure vessel is 450 mm and its length is 2.0 m. Determine the maximum internal
pressure (MPa) that can be applied if the longitudinal stress is limited to 140 MPa, and the
circumferential stress is limited to 60 MPa.
A. 24.89 B. 5.33 C. 30.75 D. 6.49

18. A steel wire 30 ft long, hanging vertically, supports a load of 500 lb. Neglecting the weight of
the wire, determine the required diameter (in) if the stress is not to exceed 20 ksi and the total
elongation is not to exceed 0.20 in. Assume E = 29 × 106 psi.
A. 0.0583 B. 0.0482 C. 0.0395 D. 0.0318

19. A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2 m long is surrounded by a shell of a cast iron 5 mm thick.
Determine the load (kN) that will compress the combined bar a total of 0.8 mm in the length of 2
m. For steel, E = 200 GPa, and for cast iron, E = 100 GPa
A. 195.39 B. 194.05 C. 193.48 D. 191.64

SITUATION 5
A particle has an initial speed of 200m/s and a constant acceleration of - 20 m/s2.
20. Determine the velocity of the particle when t = 5s in m/s.
A.125 B. 100 C.150 D.175
21. Determine the displacement (meters) of the particle during the 5-s time interval?
A.1000 B.250 C. 750 D.1250
22. Determine how much time (seconds) is needed to stop the particle?
A. 10.00 B.15.00 C. 18.33 D. 13.88

SITUATION 6
A dense silt layer has the following properties:
e=0.30, D10=10µm and capillary constant = 0.20cm2
Free ground water level is 8m below the ground surface.
23. Determine the vertical effective stress (kPa) at 5m depth (point A). Assume unit weight of solids
= 26.5 KN/m3 and that the soil above the capillary rise and ground surface is partially saturated at
50%.
A. 141.12 B. 111.69 C. 82.26 D. 75.84
24. Determine the effective vertical stress (kPa) above A.
A. 141.12 B. 111.69 C. 82.26 D. 75.84
25. Determine the effective stress (kPa) at 12m depth.
A. 165.48 B. 195.44 C.230.92 D.218.54

26. A square plate having one of its side equal to 3 m is immersed in a water surface in a vertical
position such that the two edges of the square would be horizontal in order that the center of
pressure shall be 8 cm from the center of gravity. Determine the hydrostatic force acting on the
plate at this position (kN)?
A. 631.12 B. 827.72 C. 942.12 D. 736.23

27. In a 600 mm ø pipeline, the flow is maintained at 710 liters/sec by a series of pumps 350 m
apart. Assume f = 0.020 for all cases. Determine the head loss between adjacent pumps in meters?
A. 5.37 B. 5.73 C. 3.57 D. 3.75

SITUATION 7
A vertical wall with a smooth face is 7.20m high and retains soil with an angle of friction of 27°.
Unit weight of soil is 20kN/m3.
28. Determine the total active force in kN.
A. 194.67 B. 195.22 C. 193.85 D. 194.12
29. Determine the total active force (kN) if the wall retains a sloping backfill which makes an angle
of 9° with the horizontal.
A. 203.21 B. 202.56 C. 201.89 D. 200.87
30. Determine the total active force (kN) if the wall retains a soil with a uniform surcharge of 10KPa
on a horizontal level.
A. 230.25 B. 221.71 C. 224.23 D. 228.65

SITUATION 8
For the frame shown in the Figure 2.
31. Determine the maximum shear in kN on member AB.
A. 30 B. 70 C. 20 D. 80
32. Determine the maximum moment in kN-m on member AB.
A. 170.1 B. 120.4 C. 201.3 D. 213.45
33. Determine the maximum moment in kN on member BC.
A. 120 B. 170 C. 320 D. 190
SITUATION 9
In the truss shown in Figure 3,
34. Determine the force DE in kN.
A. 1.20 (T) B. 1.20 (C) C. 1.34 (T) D. 1.34 (C)
35. Determine the force CE in kN.
A. 1.34 (T) B. 2.10 (T) C. 0 D. 1.27 (T)
36. Determine the force EB in kN.
A. 1.34 (C) B. 1.27 (C) C. 0 D. 2.1 (C)

37. Piston A has a cross section of 1200 cm2 while that of piston B is 950 cm2 with the latter higher
than piston A by 1.75 m. If the intervening passages are filled with oil whose specific gravity is 0.8,
determine the difference in pressure between A and B in kPa?
A. 19.55 B. 18.44 C. 13.73 D. 16.23

38. Mercury makes an angle of 130 degrees with respect to the vertical when in contact with clean
glass. How far will mercury go in a clean 10-mm-diameter glass tube if surface tension is 0.467
N/m?
A. 0.90 mm, rise B. 1.90 mm, rise C. 0.90 mm, drop D. 1.90 mm, drop

39. A piece of metal weighs 350 N in air and when it is submerged completely in water in weighs
240 N. Find the specific gravity of the metal.
A. 2.76 B. 2.31 C. 2.45 D. 2.78

SITUATION 10
A built-up beam is made up of 1250 mm x 9 mm web section and two flange sections of 620 x 20
mm plate. It has a span of 14 m and carries a uniform load of 40 kN/m including the self-weight.
Use A 36 steel Fy = 248 MPa.
40. Determine the section modulus of the given beam in mm3.
A. 12188.6 B. 18195.31 C. 17776.7 D. 19145.9
41. Determine the allowable bending stress (MPa) using NSCP Specifications
A. 188.45 B. 124.66 C. 159.45 D. 138.15
42. Determine the safe concentrated load (kN) that it could carry at its mid span besides the
uniform load.
A. 353.14 B. 381.79 C. 366.20 D. 321.37

43. On a sea-level standard day, a pressure gage, moored below the surface of the ocean (SG =
1.025), reads an absolute pressure of 1.44 MPa. How deep is the instrument in meters?
A. 4 B. 133 C. 129 D. 140

44. How many meters of water is equivalent to 117.72 kPa?

A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13

45. A block of wood requires a force of 40 N to keep it immersed in water and force of 100 N to
keep it immersed in glycerin (s = 1.3). Find the weight of the wood.
A. 185 B. 160 C. 135 D. 120

46. It is the value of earth pressure when the soil mass is in its natural state without having been
permitted to yield or without having been compressed.
A. Earth pressure at rest B. Active earth pressure
C. Passive earth pressure D. Lateral earth pressure

47. It is the maximum value of earth pressure. This condition exists when a soil mass is compressed
sufficiently to cause its internal shearing resistance along a potential failure surface to be
completely mobilized.
A. Earth pressure at rest B. Active earth pressure
C. Passive earth pressure D. Lateral earth pressure

48. The moment at which cracks begin to form – that is when the tensile stress in the beam is equal
to the module of rupture.
A. Rupture moment B. Failure moment
C. Collapse moment D. Cracking moment

49. The ratio of the moduli of elasticity of the concrete and steel.
A. Ratio of composite section B. Modular ratio
C. Steel ratio D. Mixture ratio
50. Determine the modular ratio of a compression bar if f’c is 28MPa?
A. 8 B. 16 C. 9 D. 18

SITUATION 11
A steel beam having a simple span of 8m is subjected to a clockwise moment M at the left end
and a 25% M (counter clockwise) at the right end.
The section has the following properties:
FY = 248 MPa bf = 210 mm
rt = 53 mm tf = 16 mm
d = 533 mm SX = 2060x103 mm3
51. Determine the value of the moment gradient multiplier.
A. 2.30 B. 1.51 C. 2.07 D. 1.97
52. Determine the allowable bending stress in the beam in MPa?
A. 45.12 B. 67.21 C. 98.45 D. 110.43
53. Determine the value of the moment (kN-m) at the left end of the beam?
A. 202.81 B. 154.21 C. 89.21 D. 247.67

SITUATION 12
Three-wheel loads roll as a unit across a 44-ft span. The loads are P1 = 4000 lb and P2 = 8000 lb
separated by 9 ft, and P3 = 6000 lb at 18 ft from P2.
54. Determine the maximum moment in kN-m.
A. 123,384.2 B. 127,636.4 C. 128,480.5 D. 126,038.1
55. Determine the maximum shear (kN) in the simply supported span
A. 15,928.2 B. 14,318.2 C. 17,293.6 D. 15,038.6

SITUATION 13
A 12 m simply supported beam is loaded with 8 kN concentrated load 9m from the left end.
56. Determine the location (m) of maximum deflection from the left support
A. 6.71 B. 5.56 C. 3.56 D. 7.55
57. Determine the maximum deflection.
A. 201.2 /EI B. 312.4/EI C. 345.5/EI D. 450 / EI

58. These are cracks that are too fine and seen by the naked eye.
A. Microcrack B. Honeycomb C. Swelling D. Creep

59. It refers to the protective layer of concrete over reinforcing bars to protect them from fire and
corrosion.
A. Concrete Cover B. Mortar C. Filler D. Grout

SITUATION 14
A concrete beam with a hollow circular cross section with outer diameter of 600mm and inner
diameter of 300mm is simply supported over a span of 4m. The cracking moment of the beam is
75kNm.
60. Determine the maximum uniform load (kN/m) that the beam can carry without causing the
concrete to crack.
A. 35.2 B. 33.3 C. 37.5 D. 41.8
61. Determine the modulus of rupture (MPa) of the beam.
A. 4.12 B. 3.77 C. 3.25 D. 3.54
62. If the hollow portion is replaced with a square section of side 300mm, determine is the cracking
moment (kN-m) of the new section?
A. 71.51 B. 76.58 C. 78.69 D. 81.11
63. A steel rod is stretched between two rigid walls and carries a tensile load of 5000 N at 20°C. If
the allowable stress is not to exceed 130 MPa at -20°C, determine the minimum diameter (mm) of
the rod? Assume α = 11.7 µm/(m·°C) and E = 200 GPa
A. 13.22 B. 14.59 C. 11.38 D. 12.58

64. Determine the minimum diameter (mm) of a solid steel shaft that will not twist through more
than 3° in a 6-m length when subjected to a torque of 12 kN·m?
A. 117 B. 116 C. 115 D. 114

SITUATION 15
A rectangular steel section with a base of 200 mm and a depth of 400 mm is used as a beam.
65. Determine the elastic section modulus of the beam (x106 mm3).
A. 5.33 B. 8.0 C. 4.77 D. 9.81
66. Determine the plastic section modulus of the beam (x106 mm3).
A. 5.33 B. 8.0 C. 4.77 D. 9.81
67. Determine the shape factor of the beam?
A. 1.24 B. 1.11 C. 2.21 D. 1.5

SITUATION 16
A 450 mm square interior column carries a dead load of 825 kN and a live load of 668 kN. A
rectangular footing is required to carry the column loads such that the length of the long side must
be equal to twice the width of the short side. Assume base of footing is 1.5 m below the ground
surface. Allowable bearing pressure is 192 kPa. fc' = 27.6 MPa, fy = 415 MPa, Unit Weight of Soil =
15.74 kN/m3, Unit Weight of Concrete = 23.5 kN/m3 and thickness of footing is 0.60 m. Assume
Clear Cover = 100mm. Use NSCP 2010 (U=1.2DL+1.6LL).
68. Determine the dimensions of the footing in meters.
A. 2.44 x 1.22 B. 2.14 x 4.28 C. 2.00 x 4.00 D. 2.57 x 5.14
69. Determine the ultimate punching shear (kN).
A. 1533 B. 1856 C. 1988 D. 2157

SITUATION 17
A cable in Figure 4 shows a cable that carries a girder that weighs 850 lb/ft.
70. Determine the value of x in feet.
A. 35.21 B. 12.45 C. 23.44 D. 41.42
71. Determine the reaction support A in lb.
A. 61 700 B. 23 500 C. 12 500 D. 49 000
72. Determine the tension in lb at the lowest point.
A. 56 000 lb B. 45 000 lb C. 23 000 D. 36 500

SITUATION 18
A doubly reinforced concrete beam section has an effective depth of 625 mm and a width of 350
mm. It is reinforced with a compressive bar at the top having an area of 1500 mm2 and 4970 mm2
tension bars at the bottom with a steel covering of 62.5 mm both on top and bottom bars. Balanced
steel ratio = 0.0285, fc’ = 27.58 MPa and fY = 413.4 MPa. Use U=1.2DL+1.6LL.
73. Determine the compression block (mm).
A. 188.64 B. 181.35 C. 174.83 D. 190.55
74. Determine the ultimate moment capacity of the beam (kN-m).
A. 908 B. 935 C. 988 D. 1008
75. Determine the safe concentrated live load (kN) that the beam could carry at its midspan if it
has a service dead load of 30kN/m on a span 6m.
A. 244.7 B. 352.5 C. 281.3 D. 300.2

“QUOTE”
FIGURE 1 FIGURE 4

FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3