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A simply supported steel beam has a span of 6m. and is The implementing rules and regulations of P.D. 1594 states
subjected to a vertical concentrated load of 150 kN acting that for a unit price contract, quantity overruns or under
at midspan. An allowance of 100% for impact is made for runs of not more than 15% of the estimates per major pay
the concentrated load only. The beam is laterally supported item and 25% per minor item need not be covered by a
only at the supports. The 1992 National Structural Code of change order provided that the same is authorized by the
the Philippines States that the allowable tensile stress for approving and contract prices of a project are as follows.
laterally unsupported members subject to bending is 0.60
Fy while the allowable compressive stress for laterally
unsupported members subject to bending is given by the
equation.
Item Quantity Unit Price (Pesos)
1 100 1,000
2 50 10,000
3 500 5,000
4 60 6,000
5 1,000 3,000
Where Cb maybe taken as 1.0 since the maximum moment 6 400 1,500
does not occur at the supports, rt is the radius of the 7 3,000 2,000
compression web area, taken about the axis in the plane of 8 20 25,000
the web.
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The approved agency estimate (AAE) of a Govt. project is A beam 8.5m. long is fixed at the left end and supported by
500M. The bids are: a roller at a point 1.5m from the right end. There is an
internal hinge at a point 2.5m. from the fixed end. The
Bidder A : P354,000,000 beam is loaded by a clockwise couple equal to 50kN.m at a
Bidder B : P639,000,000 point 4.5m to the right of the fixed end and a downward
Bidder C : P483,000,000 uniform vertical load equal to 5kN/m starting at a point
Bidder D : P583,000,000 4.5m. from the fixed end up to the right end of the beam.
Bidder E : P295,000,000 Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum
Bidder F : P385,000,000 moment.
Where:
T = thickness of plate
B = width
H = diameter of holes
S = pitch
g = gage
Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov.
1997 1997
In accordance with sections 5.4.7.2.3 of the 1992 NSCP, March 22nd, 2010 admin No comments Section 5.10.11.5
strength level of an individual class of concrete shall be of the 1992 NSCP, discuss the provisions for moment
considered satisfactory if both of the following magnification. Compression members shall be designed
requirements are met. using the factored axial load Pu from a conventional frame
analysis and a magnified factored moment Mc defined by:
a) Average of all sets of three consecutive strength tests
equal or exceeds fc Mc = s M2b + b M2s
The volume of the mold for this test is 1/30cu.ft. (946,000 A rectangular tied concrete column has dimensions of
cubic millimeters). Which of the following most nearly 300mm x 380mm. The column length is 4.5m. is to be
gives the value of the optimum moisture content of the constructed in a frame braced against sideway (the effective
soil? length factor K can be taken as 1 and EI = 34MN-m2.. The
column is loaded in single curvature by the ultimate
factored moment of 110kN.m at its top end and 120kN.m at
its bottom end. The column carries factored axial loads due reduced concrete beam has a width of 300mm and an
to dead load of 150kN, 350kN due to live load. effective of 400mm. Concrete strength is 24MPa and steel
yield strength is 340MPa. Which of the following most
Which of the following gives the magnified factored nearly gives the maximum allowable steel area (As) in
moment (Mc) that will be used it design the steel accordance with the 1992 NSCP strength design method.
reinforcement in accordance with the NSCP 1992.
Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. Design and Construction CE Board Exam May
1997 1997
The soil is said to be non-plastic if the liquid limit is less Based on the AISC Specifications, the effective net area Ae
than: at the root of the thread of a threaded tension member is Ae
= 0.7854 (D 0.9743/n)2 Where D is the nominal outside
a) 90 diam. Of the threads and n is the number of threads per
b) 50 25.4mm. if the load is 250kN and the number of threads per
c) 20 inch of the threaded tension member is 4, Fy = 250MPa the
d) 60 diameter sufficient to carry the load is:
Design and Construction CE Board Exam May Determine the ultimate load Pu in kN that this colum can
1997 carry. Use phi = 0.70.
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1997 1997
A cubic meter of soil in its natural state weighs 1.75kN; A steel beam 7.2m long carries a uniformly distributed load
after being dried, it weighs 15.08kN. The specific gravity of 36kN/m throughout the span. It is simply supported at its
of the soil is 2.70. Determine the void ratio of the original end and at its center (a two 3.6m span continuous beam). If
soil sample: the shear (reaction) at the end support is 48.6kN, the
maximum positive moment is developed at this distance
from the end support.
Where is the new location of the neutral axis from the top
of the slab in mm. Use n = 10m transform the area of
concrete to steel.
Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997 Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
A vertical wall retains a cohesionless soil which has a unit A pipe 60cm. in length is connected at the end by a nozzle
weight of 14 kN/m3, and angle of internal friction of 26 and the total energy produce in the nozzle is 250m.
degrees. If the wall is 5.0m high, what is the total active Compute the velocity of the jet.
soil pressure in kN on the wall. Assume a unit length of
wall.
Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997 Precipitation station x was inoperative for part of a month
during which a storm occurred. The respective storm totals
at three surrounding stations A, B and C were 98.80 and
A drainage canal in the shape of trapezoidal with bottom 110mm. The normal annual precipitation amounts at
width of 2.5m and side slopes of 1 horizontal to 1.5 stations x A, B and C are respectively, 880, 1008, 842 and
vertical, carries H2O at a depth of 3m. Find the discharge in 1080mm. Estimate the storm precipitation for station x.
m3/s using the chezys Formula. S = 0.0009, n = 0.615.
Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997 Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
A spillway controls reservoir 4 hectares in area. The Tow pipes with the same friction factor and length are
permanent crest is at elevation 40m. the length of the parallel. If the first pipe has twice the diameter of the
spillway crest is at elevation 40 m. the length of the second, what must be the ratio of their flow?
spillway is 35.20ft. initially the level of H2O is at elev. 41.8
m. After 25 minutes H2O goes down at a certain level.
What is the final elevation.
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a) clean out
b) man hole
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c) culvert
d) none A rectangular weir was installed to control the flow. If the
flow is set at 3cu.m/s, Cd = 0.6 and the length is 2m., what
must the height be?
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Water has velocity of 4 m/s through a 40 cm pipe. The A 12cm.diameter solid cylinder of height 8 cm. weighing
discharge through the pipe is: 0.5kg is immersed in liquid with density 800 kg/cm
contained in a tall metal cylinder having a diameter 15cm,
Before immersion the liquid was 8cm. deep. How deep is it
submerged?
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1997 Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1997
A drainage line 1.4 km long is designed base on a storm on A process at which no heat is added to or taken away from
a 6 ha. Property which produced 40 mm per hour assuming the flow system.
a velocity flow of 0.8 m/s. With a runoff coefficient of C =
0.5. what peak discharge can be expected from the area. a) Isothermal
b) Isentropic
c) Adiabitic
d) Isotropic
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Determine the drag on a torpedo with area 0.01 sq.m. A pressure gauge at elevation 6m. at the side of a tank
moving horizontally at 80 m/s and Cd = 0.5.
containing a liquid reads 90 KPa. Another gauge at
elevation 4m. reads 110 KPa. What is the density?
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1997
a) Buttress Dam
b) Arch Dam
c) Gravity Dam
d) Rock Dam
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A pressure gauge at elevation 6m. at the side of a tank The water supply for city is pumped to a distribution
containing a liquid reads 90 kPa. Another gauge at reservoir. The pumping rate is 600 cu.m. per 4 hours. The
elevation 4m. reads 110 kPa. Compute for the specific estimated water requirements every 4 hours. The estimated
weight. water requirements every 4 hours is shown below.
HOUR DEMAND
0400 200
0800 800
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1997 1200 1100
1600 700
Water has a velocity of 4 m/s through 40 cm pipe. The 2000 500
discharge through the pipe is: 2400 300
An open tank 1.82m square, weighs 3,425 N and contains Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1997
0.91 m of water. It is acted upon by an unbalanced force of
10,400 N parallel to a pair of sides. What must be the A rectangular channel has a base width of 7.0m. and a
height in m of the sides. What must be the height in m of depth of 2.5m. carries a discharged of 21.81 m3/s. It is
the sides of the tank so that no water will be spilled? required to change this channel into a most efficient
trapezoidal section having the same material. Determine the
increase in discharge of the new section.
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1997 Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1997
Determine the discharge over a triangular weir with angle = The removal of course and settle able solids by
73.74 deg. And H = 1.2m and Cw = 0.70. interception.
a) Screening
b) Comminution
c) Flocculation
Hydraulics CE Board Exam May 1997 d) Floatation
a) Eutrophication
b) Saturation
c) Transpiration
d) Interception
a) Hydrology
b) Hydrograph
c) Kinetics
d) Unography
a) shaft spillway
b) siphon spillway
c) side channel spillway
d) none of these
Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
From the following differential leveling notes, compute the Given the following data of a closed traverse. Compute the
difference in elevation between station 5 and 6. bearing of line DE.
6 4.123 7.977
I1 = 18 D1 = 2
I2 = 23.5 D2 = 4
Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
Determine the stationing of the P.C. if the stationing
of P.I. = 42 + 89.6. Use arc basis. Locate the center of the curve 9x2 144x + 16y2 +
96y+495 = 0
Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one of each A turbine started from rest to 180 rpm in 6 min. at a
side equal to 6 cm. The bases are 12 cm. apart. What is the constant acceleration. Find the number of revolutions that it
volume of the right prism? makes within the elapse time.
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The sides of the triangle are 12, 16 and 21. Find the area of
the triangle.
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Find the area of the region bounded by the curve r2 = 16 Car A moves due East at 30 kph at the same instant car B is
Cos . moving S. 30 E. with a speed of 30 kph. The distance from
A to B is 30 km. Find how fast is the speed between them
are separating after one hour.
The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
tower A is 28 and the angle of elevation of the top of
tower A from the base of tower B is 46. The two towers A corporation uses a type of motor truck which costs P5000
lie in the same horizontal plane. If the height of tower B is with life 2 yrs. and final salvage value of P800. How much
120 m., find the height of tower A. could the corporation afford to pay for another type of truck
of the same purpose whose life is 3 yrs. with a final salvage
value of P1000. Money is worth 4%.
Find the number of terms for a progression Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
5,8,11,14whose sum is 1025.
A parabolic curve having a forward tangent of -3%
intersects a back tangent of 6.5% at station 10 + 800 whose
elevation is 5260 m. If the length of the curve is 400 m.,
find the stationing of the highest point of curve.
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Find the slope of the line having the parametric equations x Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
= t 1 and y = 2t.
JA 5cm. x 5cm. is cut from a corner of 20cm x 30cm,
cardboard, find the centroid from the longest side.
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Find the differential equations of the family of lines passing A spherical triangle ABC has an angle C = 90 and
through the origin. sides a = 50 and c = 80., Find the value of b degrees?
Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
A frustum of a regular pyramid has an upper base of 8 m. x Find the minimum amount of thin sheet that can be made
80 m. and a lower base of 10 m. x 100 m. and an altitude into a closed cylinder having a volume of 108cu.in. in
of 5 m. Find the volume of the pyramid. square inches.
EA 650 N. 10 E.
Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997 In the sum of the interior angles of a polygon with an equal
sides is 1080, find the number of sides of a polygon?
What time after 3 oclock will the hands of the clock be
together for the first time?
Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997 Find the distance from point A(4,2) to B(-5,1).
Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
Find the slope of a line having a parametric equation of x = A line was measured with a 50m. tape. There were 2 tallies,
2 + t and y = 5 3 t 8 pins, and the distance from the last pin to the end of the
line was 2.25 m. Find the length of the line in meters?
A circular curve having an azimuth of back tangent equal to Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
205 and the azimuth of the forward tangent equal to 262.
If the middle ordinate is 5.6 m. find the length of the From the given differential leveling notes, find the
tangent. elevation of BM2.
The corners of a cubical block touched the closed spherical TP2 *********7.035 1.946
shell that encloses it. The volume of the box is 2744 cubic
centimeter. What volume in cubic centimeter inside shell is BM1 *********5.741
not occupied by the block?
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3x 2y + w =11
x + 5y 2w = -9
2x + y 3w = -6