INSTRUCTION:

Select the best answer to each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your
choice on the answer choice on the answer sheet provided.

SITUATION: The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between

the 100-kg block and the inclined plane are 0.30 and 0.20, respectively as
shown in figure SRB-003.
1. Which of the following gives the friction force F in Newtons acting on
the block when P is applied with a magnitude of 200 N to the block at
rest?
a. 156.74 c. 301.84
b. 284.27 d. 263.75
2. Which of the following gives the force P required to initiate motion up
the incline from rest, Newtons?
a. 516.33 c. 394.42
b. 323.77 d. 515.48
3. Determine the smallest possible value of P that will produce impending
motion up the plane, Newtons.
a. 394.42 c. 323.77
b. 515.48 d. 516.33

SITUATION: A 6.0m simply supported beam carry a superimposed dead load of

40kN/m and a live load of 28.50 kN/m. The cross section of the beam is 400 by
500 mm and has a steel cover of 65mm. Steel strengths are 375 MPa and fy=275
MPa for tension and compression bars respectively and fc’= 21 MPa. Use SG
concrete = 2.40 and =0.0240. Use Pu=1.40DL+1.70LL
4. Determine the depth of compression block, mm.
a. 164.50 c. 295.78
b. 251.42 d. 189.49
5. Which of the following gives the required steel area in tension, mm2?
a. 4148 c. 3910
b. 3747 d. 3132
6. Calculate the required steel area for compression, mm2.
a. 1495 c. 1385
b. 1061 d. 840

SITUATION: Knowing that is 3m in figure CTE-030.

7. Determine the distance of .
a. 1.500m c. 1.633
b. 1.733m d. 1.955
8. Which of the following gives the distance .
a. 4.60m c. 4.20m
b. 4.40m d. 4.10m
9. Calculate the reaction at E, kN.
a. 15.469 c. 21.476
b. 21.429 d. 22.857

SITUATION: A W A36 section is used as a beam with without lateral support,

fy=248 MPa.
PROPERTIES:
A=22600mm2 tw =16.60 mm Sy =735x103 mm3
d=482 mm Ix =910 x106 mm4 rx =201 mm
bf=286 mm Iy =105 x106 mm4 ry =68.20 mm
tf=26.90 mm Sx =3780 x103 mm3
10. Compute the allowable bending stress if it has a simple span of 3.20m,
MPa
a. 148.80 c. 173.60
b. 163.68 d. 186.00
11. Compute the allowable bending stress if it has a simple span of 9.0m,
MPa
a. 146.739 c. 148.066
b. 148.80 d. 85.4231
12. Which of the following gives the total uniformly distributed load that
the beam could carry if it has a simple span of 12m, kN/m.
 a. 15.65 c. 23.11
b. 6.12 d. 10.10

SITUATION: The vertical mast shown in figure TDE-235 supports the 4-kN force
and is constrained by the two fixed cables BC and BD and by a ball-and-socket
connection at A.
13. Determine the tension in cable BC, kN.
a. 5.22 c. 5.39
b. 4.90 d. 6.74
14. Calculate the tension in cable BD, kN.
a. 6.74 c. 5.22
b. 5.39 d. 4.90
15. Which of the following gives the reaction at A, kN?
a. 4.00 c. 4.47
b. 4.32 d. 4.59

SITUATION: A beam is loaded as shown in figure NKL-314

16. Which of the following gives the internal moment at support B?
a. 102.12 c. 116.94
b. 99.32 d. 101.22
17. Determine the reaction at support C, kN.
a. 6.41 c. 4.47
b. 3.61 d. 2.72
18. Determine the reaction at support B, kN.
a. 261.97 c. 163.94
b. 241.82 d. 146.44

SITUATION: A rectangular concrete column 400mm by 600mm in cross section is

reinforced with 8 D25mm longitudinal bars equally distributed along all sides
as shown in figure CSD-443, D10 mm transverse ties and clear cover of 40mm.
The column is subjected to the following data:
Mux = 450 kN-m
Vux = 410 kN
Nu = 490 kN
Use fc’=35MPa and fy = 415 MPa
19. Determine the factored shear force (Vux) that the column can be
subjected of the nominal strength provided by the ties is 220 kN. Use
simplified calculation for allowable concrete shear strength, kN.
a. 381.47 c. 462.91
b. 393.47 d. 448.79
20. Determine the nominal shear strength of concrete if the D10mm ties are
spaced at 200mm on centers, kN.
a. 288.23 c. 219.56
b. 317.35 d. 173.19
21. Determine the required spacing of the D10mm lateral ties, mm.
a. 210 c. 250
b. 160 d. 200

SITUATION: A rigid beam AB of total length 3m is supported by vertical rods at

its ends, and it supports a downward load at C of P=60kN as shown in figure
DIS-112. The diameters of the steel hanger rods are =25mm and =20mm.
Neglect the weight of beam AB and the rods.
22. If the load is located at =1m what is the stress at rod 2, MPa?
a. 81.49 c. 63.66
b. 95.49 d. 122.23
23. At what distance from A must the load be placed such that = ?
a. 0.98m c. 1.21m
b. 1.17m d. 1.05m
24. What is the corresponding axial stress in the rod 1 if = , MPa?
a. 66.85 c. 77.03
b. 74.53 d. 62.39

SITUATION: A round spiral column has longitudinal bars having fy = 415 MPa
carries a service axial dead load of 1200 kN and service live load of 1750 kN.
Take fc’ = 35MPa and ρ = 0.020. Use 1.2DL + 1.60LL
25. Determine the diameter of the column, mm.
 a. 450 c. 550
b. 500 d. 400
26. Determine the number of 25mm diameter to reinforce the column.
a. 6 c. 10
b. 7 d. 8
27. Determine the pitch of the spiral in mm, if diameter of spiral is 12mm
and clear cover is 40mm.
a. 70 c. 75
b. 60 d. 50

SITUATION: An 8mm thick steel tank has an outside diameter of 600mm and a
length of 3m. It is subjected to an internal pressure of 2MPa.
28. Determine the circumferential stress in the tank, MPa
a. 86 c. 36.50
b. 73 d. 43
29. Find the longitudinal stress in the tank, MPa.
a. 73 c. 36.50
b. 43 d. 86
30. To what value could the internal pressure (in MPa) be increased if the
allowable design stress is 120MPa.
a. 6.58 c. 4.32
b. 8.64 d. 3.28

SITUATION: A wood beam 300mm by 500mm AB on simple supports with span length
equal to 3.0m is subjected to a uniform load of intensity of 1.85kN/m acting
along the entire length of the beam, a concentrated load of magnitude 35kN
from 1m from the right-hand support, and a clockwise moment at A of 25kN-m.
31. Determine the maximum flexural stress on the beam.
a. 2.68 c. 2.49
b. 2.00 d. 2.32
32. Determine the maximum horizontal shear stress on the beam.
a. 0.0611 c. 0.3444
b. 0.2731 d. 0.3778
33. Which of the following is the best square section of the beam if the
wood beam has an allowable bending and shear of 15MPa and 1.10MPa
respectively?
a. 240mm c. 190mm
b. 100mm d. 220mm

SITUATION: For the beam in figure ADL-664

34. Determine the reaction at A, N.
a. 612.13 c. 612.123
b. 600.00 d. 647.847
35. Determine the reaction at D, N.
a. 300 c. 312.12
b. 212.13 d. 600
36. Determine the reaction at B, N.
a. 864.62 c. 826.26
b. 824.26 d. 835.22

SITUATION: A square footing is supporting a 400kN and 500kN dead load and live
load respectively on a 300mm square column. The net effective pressure (qnet)
of the soil is 150kPa. The strength of concrete, fc’, is 28 MPa.
Pu=1.20DL+1.60LL
37. Calculate the width of the footing, in meters.
a. 2.40 c. 2.45
b. 2.55 d. 2.30
38. If B=2.80m, determine the effective depth required by beam shear,
meters.
a. 0.2475 c. 0.4123
b. 0.2365 d. 0.3543
39. If B=2.80m, determine the effective depth required by punching shear,
meters.
a. 0.3282 c. 0.3422
b. 0.3513 d. 0.2942
SITUATION: A cantilever beam 4m long deflects by 16mm at its free end due to a
uniformly distributed load of 25kN/m throughout its length.
40. To prevent beam deflection at the free end, what force P in kN is needed
at that point?
a. 37.50 c. 34.25
b. 36.20 d. 30.00
41. What force P in kN should be applied at mid length of the beam for zero
displacement at the free end?
a. 100 c. 140
b. 130 d. 120
42. To reduce the deflection at the free end to 10mm, how much force is
needed to be applied at that point, kN?
a. 10.36 c. 14.06
b. 23.44 d. 18.91

SITUATION: A built in shape as shown in figure BLD-325

43. Determine the centroidal moment of inertia with respect to x’, x106mm4.
a. 115.122 c. 41.187
b. 67.634 d. 68.667
44. Determine the centroidal moment of inertia with respect to y’, x106mm4.
a. 68.667 c. 115.122
b. 67.634 d. 41.187
45. Determine the product of inertia, x106mm4.
a. -22.544 c. 23.260
b. 24.038 d. -23.260

SITUATION: The beam shown in figure SMO-197 has a modulus of elasticity of

70GPa and moment of inertia of 700x106 mm4.
46. Determine the deflection of the beam at C if the spring is removed, mm.
a. 6.42 c. 28.77
b. 4.35 d. 32.65
47. Determine the reaction at the spring, kN.
a. 6.48 c. 4.25
b. 16.33 d. 14.78
48. Determine the reaction at A, kN.
a. 51.92 c. 16.81
b. 22.35 d. 23.83

SITUATION: A T-beam for a floor system has =300mm and =550mm. The beams are
4.80m long and spaced 3m on center. The slab thickness is 100mm. =400kN-m
and =550kN-m. =28MPa and =415MPa. =1.20DL + 1.60LL
49. Determine the depth of compression block, mm.
a. 106.51 c. 126.66
b. 136.25 d. 146.77
50. Determine the maximum steel area, mm2.
a. 7632.15 c. 9916.08
b. 7437.06 d. 10648.33
51. Determine the required steel area, mm2.
a. 7632.15 c. 7340.55
b. 7330.22 d. 7254.33

SITUATION: The water supply pipe is suspended from a cable using a series of
close and equal spaced hangers. The length of the pipe is supported by the
cable is 60m. The total weight of the pipe filled with water is 6.80kN/m
52. What is the maximum sag at the lowest point of the cable which occurs at
the mid-length if the allowable tensile load in the cable is 2550kN,
meters?
a. 1.452 c. 1.366
b. 1.204 d. 1.075
53. The sag of the cable at mid length is 3m. Find the maximum axial stress
(MPa) if the cable diameter is 75mm.
a. 230.88 c. 235.45
b. 228.33 d. 247.14
54. The sag of the cable at mid length is 2m. If the allowable tensile load
in the cable is 2000kN, how much additional load can the cable carry,
kN/m?
 a. 1.318 c. 2.011
b. 8.811 d. 8.118

SITUATION: A footing supports a 250mm thick wall. Given that allowable soil
bearing pressure of 192kPa. Thickness of footing is 350mm. Concrete strength
is 28MPa and fy=415MPa
55. The footing is subjected to a moment if 126kN-m and a total vertical
load of 280kN. Find the minimum width of the footing to prevent uplift,
meters.
a. 1.90 c. 2.84
b. 2.70 d. 2.53
56. Given that resisting moment of 440kN-m, overturning moment of 260kN-m
and a total vertical load 265kN. Find the minimum width of the footing to
prevent uplift, meters.
a. 2.10 c. 2.80
b. 3.30 d. 4.10
57. Given that the footing width is 3m, resisting moment of 500kN-m,
overturning moment 265kN-m and a total vertical load of 335kN. Which of
the following gives the maximum soil bearing pressure, kPa?
a. 290 c. 305
b. 318 d. 250

SITUATION: A pre-stressed hollow core slabs with typical section as shown in

figure EMT-991 are used for the flooring of a library.
PROPERTY OF THE SLAB:
A=1.40x105 mm2
St=Sb=6.80x106 mm3
The slab is pre-stressed with 820kN force at an eccentricity e=65mm below the
neutral axis of the section.
Slab weight=2.70 kPa
Superimposed (DL)=2.0 kPa
Live load=2.90 kPa

The slab is simply supported on a span of 8m. Allowable stresses at service

loads are 2.0MPa in tension and 15.50MPa in compression. Consider 15% loss of
pre-stressed at service loads.

58. Compute the stress at the top fibers of the slab at the ends due to the
initial pre-stress force, (MPa).
a. -1.981 c. 13.695
b. -13.695 d. 1.981
59. Determine the resulting stress at the top fibers of the slab at midspan
due to the loads and prestress force, MPa.
a. -22.370 c. -0.912
b. 12.413 d. -9.045
60. Determine the maximum total load (kN/m) including its own weight, that
the slab can be subjected to if the allowable stress at service loads are
not to be exceeded.
a. 14.606 c. 11.595
b. 11.325 d. 13.412

SITUATION: A simply supported girder of a bridge spans 25m. The standard truck
load consists of 2 moving loads, 142.40 kN and 35.60kN, 4.30m apart.
61. Determine the maximum support reaction, kN.
a. 267.44 c. 206.18
b. 235.78 d. 171.90
62. What is the maximum moment in the girder, kN-m?
a. 1037.30 c. 900.34
b. 1197.33 d. 1254.23
63. Calculate the maximum shear at midspan, kN.
a. 45.35 c. 95.12
b. 82.88 d. 67.83

SITUATION: A decorative concrete beam with a tubular section is simply

supported on a span of 4.50m. Concrete weighs 24 kN/m.
 64. Compute the cracking moment in kN-m of the tubular section if it has an
outside diameter of 600mm and an inside diameter of 300mm if its
allowable cracking stress is 3.22 MPa.
a. 8.00 c. 16.00
b. 128.03 d. 64.01
65. In addition to its own weight, what concentrated load at midspan can the
beam safely carry before it cracks, kN.
a. 45.40 c. 56.78
b. 37.09 d. 26.32
66. If the 300mm diameter hollow core were replaced by a 300mm hollow square
section, calculate the cracking moment, kN-m.
a. 4.24 c. 53.46
b. 61.04 d. 129.32

SITUATION: To prevent the ladder weighing 600N from sliding down, the man
exerts horizontal force at C as shown in figure PMT-550. The coefficient of
friction at A=0.20 while surface B is frictionless.
67. Find the vertical reaction at A, N.
a. 600 c. 400
b. 1200 d. 300
68. Find the horizontal reaction at A, N.
a. 60 c. 240
b. 120 d. 80
69. Find the horizontal force exerted by the man at C, N.
a. 124.27 c. 80
b. 532.82 d. 1758.46

SITUATION: Beam AB is simply supported at A and is fixed at B as shown in

figure SCD-279. Column AC is a 200mm square structural tubing with the
following properties.
A=9.30x103 mm2 E=200GPa
I=55.1397x106 mm4 Fy=317MPa
r=77mm

70. What is the allowable concentric load (kN) in column AC if both ends are
pinned connected?
a. 1577 c. 1182
b. 1362 d. 2948
71. Find the critical buckling load (kN) for column AC if its ends are pin-
connected and side sway is prevented.
a. 1663 c. 2948
b. 2631 d. 3023
72. Beam A is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 28kN/m. What is
the resulting maximum bending stress (MPa) in beam AB if its properties
are the same in column AC?
a. 336 c. 1625
b. 406 d. 1578

SITUATION: Design wind force structure is computed as the product of the basic
wind pressure P and the wind coefficient C. Wind force is a pressure if the
coefficient is positive and a suction if the coefficient is negative. On the
gable frame shown in figure GFP-167, the tributary width is 6m and the wind
pressure is 1.44 kPa.
73. Which of the following gives the reaction at A?
a. 52.48 c. 47.23
b. 48.82 d. 55.07
74. Determine the horizontal reaction at B.
a. 13.392 c. 48.816
b. 10.368 d. 10.80
75. Determine the total horizontal force on the gable frame.
a. 59.616 c. 47.472
b. 63.325 d. 0
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