Part 3 2018
Part 3 2018
Part 3 2018
INSTRUCTIONS: Write your name, signature, and school on the answer sheet. Select the correct answer
for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by SHADING the circle
corresponding to your answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. For the beam and loading in the figure below, find the maximum bending moment at the midspan
section at C.
A fan geometrically similar to this must operate at 425 Pa and 1 m 3/s. Determine the wheel diameter, speed
and power required.
2. Determine the wheel diameter
a. 0.8 m b. 0.75m c. 0.42 m d. 0.56 m e. NOTA
3. Determine the speed
a. 1756 rpm b. 2415 rpm c. 2446 rpm d. 1945 rpm e. NOTA
4. Determine the power required
a. 294 W b. 567 W c. 943 W d. 495 W e. NOTA
5. A typical lecture hall is 60' long and 30' wide with a 14’ ceiling height. Reflectances are: ceiling 80%,
walls 30%, floor 10%. Four-lamp Prismawrap (lumens/lamp is 3150) is to be used on 4' stems, and the
work plane is 2' above the floor. Find the coefficient of utilization if there are 18 luminaires in the room
and illuminance level of 67-foot candle.
9. The minimum distance of septic tank from the body of water intended for drinking.
10. Estimate the hydraulic power output of a multi-bladed windmill when windspeed is 3 m/s. It has 0.3
rotor power coefficient, 90% transmission efficiency, 90% pump volumetric efficiency and 6 meters
rotor diameter. Air density is 1.2 kg/m 3.
a. 38.8 watts b. 26.4 watts c. 65.7 watts d. 56.2 watts e. NOTA
11. The connected sequence of arrows representing the project. This is the basis of CPM and PERT. The
network must have the start point and one terminal point.
12. If the point is moved horizontally to the left of the psychrometric chart, the process is
17. Determine how many number of board-feet for 50 pieces of wood having a dimension 2” x 4” and 34
pieces with dimension of 4” x 6” both 2.4 meters long.
18-22. A farmer is drying one ton of paddy using a flatbed mechanical dryer. The initial moisture content of
the paddy is 24% w.b. and the desired moisture content is 14% w.b. If the atmospheric conditions are
Tdb = 300C and RH = 65%, the average drying temperature is 500C, the volumetric flow rate of the
drying air 1.5 m 3/s and the exhaust RH = 85%. The properties of the ambient air are: h1 = 97 kJ/kg dry
air, ν1 = 0.9397 m3/kg dry air, W 2 = 0.0255 kg vapor / kg dry air. Determine the drying time to reach the
moisture content to 14% w.b., the amount of the dry matter in the samples, the amount of moisture
present in the sample, the amount of water to be remove from the sample, if the heating value of the
fuel used is 14, 000 kJ/ kg of fuel, determine the amount of fuel required in the drying process.
18. Determine the drying time to reach the moisture content to 14% w.b.
a. 3.12hour b. 2.53 hours c. 6.12 hours d. 3.67 hours e. NOTA
19. The amount of the dry matter in the samples
a. 460 kg b. 840 kg c. 760 kg d. 260 kg e. NOTA
20. The amount of moisture present in the sample
a. 240 kg b. 460 kg c. 840 kg d. 260 kg e. NOTA
21. The amount of water to be remove from the sample
a. 211.59 kg b. 116.28 kg c. 186.47 kg d. 143.44 kg e. NOTA
22. Determine the amount of fuel required in the drying process
a. 11.59 kg b. 16.47 c. 23.37 kg d. 19.15kg e. NOTA
23. How do you call a diagram showing the physical location of the components such as coils, contacts,
motors and the like in their actual positions?
a. ladder diagram b. schematic diagram c. wiring diagram d. power flow diagram e. layout plan
24. In fencing project of 3m high and with perimeter of 30meters masonry fence, how many CHB required
for the construction? Assuming that no breakage during the construction.
25. A rigid tank contains 5 kg of an ideal gas at 4 atm and 40°C. Now a valve is opened, and half of mass
of the gas is allowed to escape. If the final pressure in the tank is 1.5 atm, the final temperature in the
tank is
a. –38°C b. 30°C c. 40°C d. 53°C e. 144°C
26. In the circuit breaker, the current exist at the instant of contact separation is known as
27. What torque can be applied in a solid circular shaft having a diameter of 15mm in length of 1.5m so
that it can be twisted into 60? G = 300GPa.
28. A piston-cylinder initially contains 0.4m 3 air at 100 kPa and 80°C. The air is then compressed to 0.1 m 3
in such a way that the temperature inside the cylinder remains constant. Determine the work done
during the process.
a. 32.3 kJ b. 40.0 kJ c. 55.4 kJ d. 105.9 kJ e. 373.2 kJ
29. Energized parts of the generators operated at more than ____ to ground shall not be exposed to
accidental contact where accessible to unqualified persons.
32. The start winding of a split phase induction motor is switched out of the circuit by what device?
a. magnetic contactor b. zero speed switch c. centrifugal switch d. proximity switch e. NOTA
34. Fish with a temperature of 6°C is brought to a cold storage and which shall be cooled to 14°C in 24
hours. If the cooling load required is 4.46tons, the specific heat of the fish is 0.7 kcal per kg per °C
above freezing and 0.3 kcal per kg per °C below freezing which is -2.2°C. The latent heat of freezing is
55.5 kcal per kg. Find the weight of the fish to be refrigerated in a cold storage.
a. 4.46 tons b. 5.46 tons c. 6.44 tons d. 15.7 tons e. 5.0 tons
35. Determine the minimum capacity (KW) of a standby generator if it will be used to operate the following
processing equipment: Belt conveyor – 6Kw, Hammer mill – 8 KW, Siever – 3 KW, Electronic
weighing scale – 0.2 KW, lights – 1 KW, and exhaust fans – 0.6 KW. Specify the sequence this
equipment will be turned on. Assume that the starting power is 3X the running power for each of the
equipment with electric motors and all the equipment have to be operated.
36. The lateral movement of a structure under the action of lateral loads, unsymmetrical vertical loads or
unsymmetrical properties of the structure.
37. Shrimp harvested in a pond situated in Panabo are packed in insulated sheet metal containers and
mixed with crushed ice while in transit to the shrimp processing plant in Cagayan. Initial temperature of
the product is about 25°C and it is desired to cool the shrimp at approximately 0°C during shipment.
Estimate the product load. For shrimp highest freezing temperature is -2.2°C, cp above freezing is 3.38
kJ/kg.K, cp below freezing is 1.79 kJ/kg.K and latent heat of fusion is 254 kJ/kg.
a. 84.5kJ/kg b. 48.5kJ/kg-oC c. 45.8kJ d. 54.8kJ-oC/kg e. 854.5kg
38. This refer to any power or energy generation facility which makes use of two or more types of
technologies utilizing both conventional and/or renewable fuel sources, such as, but not limited to,
integrated solar/wind systems, biomass/fossil fuel systems, hydro/fossil fuel systems, integrated
solar/biomass systems, integrated wind/fossil fuel systems, with a minimum of ten (10) megawatts or
ten percent (10%) of the annual energy output provided by the RE component;
a. Cogeneration System b. Off grid systems c. On grid systems d. Hybrid systems e. NOTA
a. weak axis b. tensile force c. tension field action d. strong axis e. NOTA
40. The walls of a cold storage plant are composed of an insulating material (k=0.2336 kJ/hr.m.°C) 10.16
cm thick held between two layers of concrete (k=3.7382 kJ/hr.m.°C) each 10.16 cm thick. The film
coefficients are 81.76 kJ/hr.m 2.C on the outside and 40.88 kJ/hr.m 2.°C on the inside. The ambient
temperature is 32.2°C, determine the cold storage temperature if the heat transmitted is 1.14kW through
an area of 55.74 m2
a. -6.7oC b. 6.7oC c. -7.6oC d. 7.6oC e. 10oC
41. Mr. ABE has ten 36-55 kg swine in his backyard want to construct a biogas plant with a 0.104m3 volume
of the mixing tank. Suppose the utilization of biogas is 2.376 m 3/day. What should be the volume of the
gas holder required if gas production potential is 0.058 m 3/kg/day (25 days, retention). Assume a biogas
fluctuation of 130% and the resulting slurry has density similar to water.
a. 1.46 m3 b. 3.98 m3 c. 2.54 m3 d. 0.398 m3 e. 2.25 m3
42. A fracture phenomenon resulting from a fluctuating stress cycle.
43. Space requirement for processing plants for fresh fruits and vegetables.
49. The least processed form of rice. It has the outer hull removed, but still retains the bran layers that give
it a characteristic tan color and nut-like flavor.
a. cargo rice b. milled rice c. head rice d. black rice e. bran rice
50. If the resistance and reactance of a given circuit are equal in magnitude, the circuit power factor is?
a. 1.0 b. 0.866 c. 0.707 d. 0.9 e. NOTA
51. Unsuitable material for embankment has a plasticity index exceeding
a. 80 b. 30 c. 55 d. 95 e. NOTA
51. The recommended storage temperature for cavendish banana
a. 1oC b. 7.2oC c. 10oC d. 13.3oC e. NOTA
52. A 230V, 60Hz motor is connected to a 230V, 50Hz electrical system. What happen?
a. the appliance draws more current b. the appliance will not operate c. the appliance
draws lesser current d. the appliance draws the same current e. NOTA
53. The maximum longitudinal roadway slope in rolling terrain with maximum length of 300 meters.
56. Bamboo is officially grouped as minor forest product and is belongs to the group of perennial grasses.
When bamboo is matured, its color turned to darker green and slightly brown. Aside from this visible feature,
what other characteristic serve as basis that bamboo is matured?
a. High in moisture content b. high in sugar content c. low in moisture d. low in sugar
content e. NOTA
57. Milled corn grains, which may include not more than 5% of corn grits of other color.
a. yellow corn b. yellow corn grits c. white corn d. white corn grits e. NOTA
58. Determine the demand load of the building with the following loads.
Refrigerator 3500W/240V
59. Compression and tension on wood will undergo extensive longitudinal shrinkage when subjected to
moisture loss below the fiber saturation point. What will happen if there is unequal longitudinal shrinkage?
a. compression failure b. wrapping c. decay d. axial tension failure e. NOTA
60. Plant parts containing oil are collected from the field, and essential oils are extracted in different ways
depending on the quantity and stability of the compound involved. What method of extraction appropriate
for fruit rinds materials.
a. distillation b. expression c. extraction by volatile d. AOTA e. NOTA
61. Calculate the service entrance size needed for the full basement 7.5mx9m residential house with the
following loading;
62. Load expected to be supported by the structure under normal usage; often taken as the nominal load.
a. environmental load b. dead load c. service load d. live load e. Impact load
64. Determine the branch circuit needed for lighting and convenience outlet of the loading in problem #61.
a. 10A b. 15A c. 30A d. 50A e. 60A
65. In earth compaction at least one group of three in-situ density test shall be carried out for each _______
of each layer of compacted fill.
a. 250m2 b. 500m2 c. 750m2 d. 1000m2 e. NOTA
66. Calculate the refrigeration load when 100kg of lean stirloin beef is frozen from 0 oC to -20oC. It is given
that the moisture content of the unfrozen beef is 71.7%, the initial freezing point is -1.7oC, the heat
capacity of the unfrozen beef is 3.08kJ/kgoC, and the heat capacity of the fully frozen beef is 1.5kJ/kgoC,
of the solids 1.25kJ/kgoC and of the ice 2.0 kJ/kgoC.
68. Determine the number of bags of cement needed for a wall having a height of 3 m from the ground
and a perimeter length of 100 meters. Every 10 meters is a concrete post having a dimension of 12 in
x 12 inches. The wall is protruded below the ground with 3 layers of hollow blocks. Assume a mortar
mixing proportion of 1:3.
a. 45 b. 48 c. 55 d. 60 e. NOTA
69. The decimal reduction time D at 121oC (D121) and the value z for a thermophilic spore in whole milk
were determined experimentally to be equal to 30s and 10.5 oC respectively. Calculate the D value at
150oC (D150)
a. 1min b. 3min c. 0.00087min d. 0.00025min e. 0.005min
70. Determine Rin for the network shown
71. Compute the volume of concrete required for the engine foundation of a rice mill. The engine is a
Mitsubishi 4DR5 with 650 kg gross weight. Engine will be operated at a speed of 2000 rpm. Assume a
concrete density of 2,406 kg/m3.
a. 1.32m3 b. 2.31m3 c. 3.21m3 d. 12.3m3 e. NOTA
72. This is the traditional way of smoking of meat products and was primarily used for meat preservation.
a. cultural smoking b. heat smoking c. tar smoking d. traditional smoking e. cold
smoking
73. A single family dwelling with 115/230V type of service, single phase 3 wire, 60hz and line to line
service. There are 19 lighting outlets splitting the outlets into two circuits. Determine the rating of the
overcurrent protection.
a. 10A b. 15A c. 30A d. 50A e. 60A
74. What is the flexural stress at the midspan of the rectangular beam with section dimension of b=50mm
by d=150mm carrying a uniform load of 5KN/m of 6m span and is simply supported.
a. 9 b. 7 c. 5 d. 3 e. NOTA
80. For permanent greenhouses, all foundations shall be of durable material and shall extend to a
minimum depth of ______.
81. Is the range of environmental temperatures within which the metabolic rate is minimum and
independent of temperature.
82. A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 100 mm must a tensile load of 400 kN. Determine the
outside diameter of the tube if the stress is limited to 120 MPa.
a. 110 mm b. 200 mm c. 220mm d. 119mm e. NOTA
83. In a reinforced concrete beam, b = 300mm, d = 500mm, As = 1500mm 2, n = 8. Determine the
maximum stresses in the steel produced by a bending moment of 70kN-m.
a. 501MPa b. 105MPa c. 150MPA d. 6.93MPa e. NOTA
84. A 100x100x10 mm angle is to be welded to a gusset plate. The angle carries a load of 190kN applied
along its centroidal axis. Determine the lengths of side fillet weld required at the heel and toe of the
angle. The weld at the heel is to be the same size as the maximum permissible weld at the toe.
Assume that the allowable shearing stress through the throat of each weld is 145MPa.
a. 164mm & 66.1mm b.146mm & 61.6mm c. 416mm & 61.6mm d. 416mm & 16.6mm e. NOTA
85. Post of field fence in goat production shall be spaced not more than ________ and shall be
embedded at least 300 mm into the ground.
a. 2m apart b. 3m apart c. 4m apart d. 5m apart e. NOTA
86. It is the minimum distance required of slaughter house from buildings used for human habitation,
factory, public road and places.
87. It is the allowable space between the tops for the stocks and the roof truss of the warehouse.
88. What is the flexural stress at the midspan of the rectangular beam with section dimension of b=50mm
by d=150mm carrying a uniform load of 5KN/m of 6m span and is simply supported.
89. In problem 88, what is the shearing stress at a distance 1m from left support?
a. It is a liquid having a flash point of less than 500C.b. It is a solid capable of causing fire under STP
through friction or absorption of moisture. c. It is a reducer which can readily react with other
chemicals. d. Statements a, and b are correct. e. Statements a, b, and c are correct.
91. A waste is said to exhibit the characteristics of _____ if in its aqueous form it has a pH less than or
equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12.5.
92. Lignocellulosic materials contain ____ which acts as binder that glued cellulose fibers together.
93. Which of the following actions can be undertaken to achieve waste reduction?
a. Reducing the amount of material used per product without compromising product utility.
b. Decreasing the lifetime of a product to ensure proper segregation. c. Eliminating the use of
fresh raw material. d. Increasing the demand for the product to avoid losses. e. AOTA
94. Polystyrene is a type of plastic polymer which for recycling purposes is given a code number ___.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 5 e. 6
95. This is a process in which the refuse is collected without prior separation and when the recyclables
are separated from the non-recyclables at a central facility.
96. The fraction of refuse that is generated but not collected is called ___.
98. Calculate the BOD5 of a water sample, with the following data
Final dissolved oxygen bottle with sample and seeded dilution water is 2mg/l and BOD of the bottle is
300ml.