CORREL 199-2L FINAL EXAMINATION

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

SIT. A: A liquid storage tank consists of a vertical axis circular cylindrical shell
closed at its lower and by a hemispherical shell as shown below. The weight of the
system is carried by a ring-like support at the top and the lower extremity is
unsupported. Water entirely fills the open container. The tank has a uniform
thickness of 3mm.

1) Determine the maximum circumferential stress in the cylindrical region of the

tank.
A) 3.82 MPa B. 4.08 MPa C. 3.27 MPa D. 2.18 MPa

2) Determine the maximum longitudinal stress in the cylindrical region of the tank.
A) 1.64 MPa B. 1.91 MPa C. 1.09 MPa D. 2.04MPa

3) Determine the maximum stress in the hemispherical region of the tank.

A) 1.64 MPa B. 1.91 MPa C. 1.09 MPa D. 2.04MPa

SIT. B: The circular bar 20 mm in diameter shown below. Is bent into a semicircle
with a mean radius of 600 mm. Given P = 2000 N and F = 1000 N.

4) Compute the horizontal reaction at A.

A) 866 B. 1732 C.933 D. 1232

5) Compute the maximum bending stress in section a-a in MPa.

A) 354 B. 426 C.331 D.510

6) Compute the maximum shear stress in MPa developed in section a-a.

A) 284 B. 182 C. 150 D. 348
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SIT. C: A square footing 2.4m x 2.4m x 0.45m thick supports a column 400mm x 400mm at
its center. Given that: fy = 415 MPa and f’c= 28 MPa and concrete cover to the
centroid of steel reinforcement = 100 mm. Use reduction factor of shear 0.75.

7) Determine the maximum ultimate load (kN) the footing can sustain based on two-
way action in shear iff the nominal shear strength of concrete against punching
is 1.76 MPa.
A) 1386 B. 1602 C. 2048 D. 1536

8) Determine the maximum ultimate load (kN) the footing can sustain based on one
way shear.
A) 2735 B. 2092 C. 2325 D. 1778

9) Determine the maximum ultimate load (kN) the footing can sustain based on
flexure if the slab is reinforced with 8-Ø20mm bars both ways.
A) 3685 B. 2124 C. 1535 D. 1876

SIT. D: A prismatic beam having 300mm x 500mm is reinforced for flexure at the bottom
with 5-Ø20mm with an effective depth of 420mm. It is simply supported over a span of
4.5m and supports a factored concentrated load of 450kN at midspan. Concrete weighs
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24kN/m , Concrete strength f’c = 21 MPa.

10) Calculate the nominal shear strength of concrete (kN) using simplified formula
of NSCP 2015.
A) 73.619 B. 101.20 C. 134.933 D. 98.159

11) Calculate the nominal shear strength of concrete (kN) using detailed formula of
NSCP 2015.
A) 119.088 B. 167.447 C. 142.315 D.134.003
12) Determine the required spacing (mm) of 2 legs of 10mm diameter shear bars at the
critical section when using simplified formula for shear strength of concrete an
fyt=420MPa.
A) 100 B. 170 C. 240 D.210
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SIT. E: A box, built up as shown in the FIG. 3, is secured by screws spaced 50mm
apart. A distributed load wo kN/m is applied over the middle 2m of simply supported
span 4m long

13) Determine the maximum flexural stress in the beam if wo = 6.11 kN/m
A) 4.8 B. 5.2 C. 8.3 D. 7.4

14) Determine the maximum shear stress in the beam if wo = ____ kN/m
A) 1.87 B. 0.83 C. 0.97 D. ____

15) Determine the maximum shear stress in the beam if wo = 7.19 kN/m
A) 890 B. 925 C. 570 D. 1064

SIT. F: A composite shaft is manufactured by shrink-fitting a steel sleeve over a

brass core so that the two parts act as a single solid bar in torsion. The outer
diameters of the two parts are db = 40mm for the brass core and ds=50mm for the steel
sleeve. The shear moduli of elasticity are Gb = 35GPa for the brass and Gs = 80GPa
for the stel. Allowable shear stresses in the brass and steel are 48MPa and 80MPa,
respectively.

16) Determine the torque in N-m applied to the shaft based on the maximum stress of
brass core.
A) 3,272 B. 1,932 C. 2,535 D. 1,347

17) Determine the maximum permissible torque in N-m that may be applied to the
shaft.
A. 1521 B. 1159 C. 1963 D. 2324

18) Calculate the maximum angle of twist per meter length of the shaft.
A) 0.03 rad/m B. 0.04 rad/m C. 0.05 rad/m D. 0.07 rad/m

SIT. G: A flooring system consists of parallel I-beam sections spaced at 3m. on

centers simply supported over a span of 9m. The beam supports a 200mm thick concrete
slab of ultimate strength f’c =21MPa. The flooring system is designed for as ceiling
2.
and floor load of 750N/mm The properties of the I-beam sections are:
2
A = 11,500 mm
d = 350 mm; tw = 10 mm
bf = 250 mm; tf = 16 mm
6 4
Ix = 266x10 mm
6 4
Iy = 45x10 mm
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Fy = 248 MPa
Wb = 90 kg/m
Fy = 248 MPa

19) If each beam is compact and laterally braced by the concrete slab, calculate the
allowable bending stress in tension (MPa)
A) 121.60 B. 148.80 C. 163.68 D. 175.17

20) Calculate the allowable floor live load (KPa) each beam can sustain in bending
considering non-composite action.
A. 3.40 B. 7.05 C. 1.90 D. 2.35

21) Calculate the allowable floor live load (KPa) each beam can sustain if the
allowable shear stress in the web is .04Fy.
A) 20.62 B. 19.87 C. 16.03 D. 6.62

SIT. H: Member BD of the pin-connected frame in FIG. 4 has a rectangular cross-

section 100mm wide by 400mm deep.

22) Determine the horizontal reaction at pin B.

A. 48 kN B. 64 kN C. 56 kN D. 60 kN

23) Determine the maximum moment on member BD.

A. 48 kN-m B. 64 kN-m C. 56 kN-m D. 60 kN-m

24) Determine the maximum normal stress in member BD.

A) 25.4 MPa B. 26.8 MPa C. 22.6 MPa D. 23.7 MPa

SIT. I: A folding table is shown in below.

25) Neglecting friction and weights of members, compute the pin reaction at A.
A. 411 kN B. 416 kN C. 500 kN D. 522 kN

26) Neglecting friction and weights of members, compute the pin reaction at C.
A. 411 kN B. 416 kN C. 500 kN D. 522 kN
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SIT. J: A concrete floor slab 75 mm thick is cast monolithic with concrete beams 6m
on centers. The beam have a span of 4m and have a web width of 250 mm, an effective
depth of 400 mm and overall depth of 500mm. The concrete reinforcement consists of 5-
Ø28mm bars in two rows with bar centroid of 90mm from the bottom edge. Use material
strengths of f’c = 21 MPa and fy = 420 MPa

27) Calculate the effective flange width in one of typical interior t-beam of the
monolithic floor.
A. 2000 B. 1450 C. 1400 D. 750

28) Calculate the depth of the compression stress block in mm from the top of the
beam at its full nominal strength.
A. 314.13 B. 99.12 C. 119.13 D. 62.09
29) Calculate the nominal bending moment strength of the t-beam in kN-m.
A. 529 B. 649 C.770 D. 709

SIT. K: The 18-mm diameter steel bar is bent into an L-shaped and subjected is the
two forces at the free end as shown in the FIG. 6. Neglect the transverse shearing
stresses.

30) Calculate the maximum shear stress in the steel in MPa.

A. 20.96 B. 35.15 C. 15.27 D. 26.28

31) Determine the maximum tensile stress in the steel in MPa.

A. 62.88 B. 41.92 C. 66.59 D. 47.16

32) Calculate the maximum compressive stress in the steel in MPa.

A. 3.71 B. 5.24 C. 4.36 D. 6.59
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SIT. L: For the T-shape column shown below, concrete cover to centroid of bars is
70mm. Material strengths are f’c=20MPa and fy=275MPa. The longitudinal bars consist
of 4-Ø28mm bars in the flange and 3-Ø32mm bars in the web as shown. Neglect the area
of concrete displaced by the steel reinforcements.

33) Determine the theoretical axial load capacity of the column in kN.
A. 4833 B. 3866 C. 2706 D. 3383

34) Determine the location of the plastic centroid in mm from the left edge of the
flange.
A. 250 B. 280 C. 300 D. 220

35) Calculate the nominal axial strength of the column.

A. 200 B. 320 C. 300 D. 250

SIT. M: A space truss is given below to support a 6kN load at joint A. Consider pin
supports at C, D and E.

36) Calculate the force in member AD in kN.

A. 6.46 (T) B. 1.5 (C) C. 3.7 (C) D. 7.4 (T)

37) Calculate the force in member BC in kN.

A. 6.46 (T) B. 1.5 (C) C. 3.7 (C) D. 7.4 (T)

38) Calculate the force in member BE in kN.

A. 4.8 (T) B. 6.2 (T) C. 5.4 (T) D. 3.8 (T)
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SIT. N: A monolithic floor framing plan is shown in the FIG. 9 (6m x 8 m center to
center). The columns are 400mm square, girders are 300mm wide by 400mm deep below the
slab and slabs are 100mm thick.

Given:
Slab Reinforcements = Ø10mm
Reinforcing steel, fy = 275MPa
Concrete, f’c = 20.7 MPa

39) Calculate the design moment strength (kN-m) of 1-m strip of slab bounded by F-G-
K-J at the face of the support if the spacing of top bars is 220 mm on centers.
A. 13.1 B. 5.9 C. 16.5 D. 6.4

40) What is the maximum ultimate floor load (kPa) the slab F-G-K-J can sustain based
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on negative moment of wuLn /12
A. 10.05 B. 12.25 C. 18.75 D. 13.50

41) What is the maximum spacing (mm) of 10mm bars for panel F-G-K-J as specified by
design codes?
A. 300 B. 450 C. 230 D. 380

SIT. O: The picture has a weight of 10 lb and is to be hunged over the smooth pin B.
If a string is attached to the frame at points A and C, and the maximum force the
string can support is 15lb:

42) Determine the shortest string that can be safely used?

A. 20.3” B. 19.1” C.18.8” D. 22.6”
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SIT. P: A 300 mm thick footing slab supports a 300 mm thick masonry wall carrying
uniform service dead load of 214.31kN/m and service live load of 145.94kN/m. The base
of the wall footing slab is 1.2m from the ground surface. The rigid face of the
masonry wall is assumed midway between the edge and center of the wall. Design
3 3
parameters are as follows: ϒsoil = 16kN/m , ϒconc = 24kN/m , qallow = 215.46 kPa,

f’c = 27 MPa and fy = 420 MPa.

43) Calculate the minimum required width of the wall footing slab.
A. 1.9 m B. 2.0 m C. 1.8 m D. 1.7 m

44) Calculate the required center to center spacing of 16 mm bars for flexure
A. 160 mm B. 130 mm C. 150 mm D. 140 mm

45) Calculate the ratio of ultimate shear force on 1-m strip of footing slab to the
design shear strength of 1-m strip footing slab. Use reduction factor of 0.75
A. 1.03 B. 1.18 C. 0.89 D. 0.77

SIT. Q: The fixed-end member shown in FIG. 10 is a W18x71 of A992 steel (Fy = 345
MPa, Fu = 450 MPa). The member belongs to a braced frame with the transverse load Q
acting along the plane of the web. Properties of the section area follows: A =
2 3 3
13,000mm , d = 460mm, bf=190 mm, rx = 187.5mm, ry = 42.5mm, Sx = 1984.375x10 mm , Sy
3 3
= 246.875x10 mm . Length = 6 m, DL = 310 kN & LL = 890 kN, load at midspan.

46) Calculate the allowable axial stress of the member in MPa.

A. 143 B. 138 C. 207 D. 173

47) Calculate the moment magnification factor.

A. 1.12 B. 0.87 C. 0.93 D. 1.05

48) Calculate the maximum value of Q. Use allowable bending stress of 13kN-m.
A. 1.12 B. 0.87 C. 0.93 D. 1.05

SIT. U: A simply supported beam 300 mm wide, 500 mm deep and spans 6 m supports a
service super imposed dead load of 10 kN/m and service live load of 6 kN/m. Concrete
strength, f’c = 21 MPa and steel yield strength fy = 420 MPa. Concrete cover to bar
centroid is 70 mm.

58) Determine the required depth of stress block in mm at ultimate stage when
loading is applied.
A. 54.22 B. 60.54 C. 81.23 D. 69.03

59) Determine the tensile strain compatible with crushing of concrete.

A. 0.0151 B. 0.0128 C. 0.0104 D. 0.0043

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60) Determine the required amount of tensile reinforcement in mm .
A. 725 B. 880 C. 1068 D. 772
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SIT. V: Cable AB supports the uniformly, distributed load of 2 kN/m. The slope of the
cable at A is zero.

61) Compute the maximum tensile force in the cable.

A. 180 B. 90 C. 210 D. 150

62) Compute the minimum tensile force in the cable.

A. 150 B. 180 C. 90 D. 30

63) Compute the length of the cable.

A. 62.83 m B. 74.72 m C. 78.54 m D. 70.69 m

SIT. W: A rectangular beam 250 mm wide, 500 mm deep is reinforced at the bottom with
6-Ø20mm bars in two layers with vertical clear distance of 25 mm between layers, and
at the top with 2-Ø16mm bars enclosed with Ø10mm stirrups. Use concrete strength of
f’c = 21 MPa and steel yield fy = 420 MPa for Ø20mm bars and fy = 280 MPa for Ø16mm
bars.

64) Determine the maximum steel ratio for a singly reinforced condition in positive
bending with the given material strengths if the tensile strain is limited to
0.004 upon crushing of concrete.
A. 0.01548 B. 0.02837 C. 0.01249 D. 0.01923

65) Determine the nominal moment capacity in kN-m of the beam in positive bending.
A. 188.30 B. 174.31 C. 225.81 D. 193.68

66) Determine the nominal moment capacity in kN-m of the beam in positive bending.
A. 45.07 B. 47.55 C. 52.83 D. 43.51

SIT. X: A short rectangular column 500 mm on one side and 800 mm on the other side.
It is reinforced with 10-Ø28mm longitudinal bars equally distributed to the shorter
sides of the column. The centroid of the bars is 76 mm from the concrete surface. Use
f’c = 30 MPa and fy = 415 MPa.

67) Determine the nominal axial strength of the column at balanced condition with
bending about the strong axis.
A. 5.21 kN B. 4.56 kN C. 4.64 kN D. 6.55 kN

68) Determine the location of the plastic centroid from the short side of the
column.
A. 250 mm B. 300 mm C. 400 mm D. 350 mm

69) Determine the nominal moment in kN-m the column can sustain at balanced
condition.
A. 828 B. 1287 C. 1425 D. 1010
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SIT.Y: A 12 mm thick plate shown in FIG. 11 is used as a tension member. The holes
are punched for 19 mm bolts. The damaged hole diameter is 3.2 mm larger than the
bolt.

70) Which is the critical net fracture path for the plate?
A. A-B-C-D B. A-B-C-E-F C. A-B-E-F D. A-B-C-E-D

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71) Determine the critical net area of the plate in mm .
A. 2767.2 B. 2879.7 C. 2841.0 D. 2725.8

72) Determine the strength of the plate based on critical net area. Use Fy = 248 MPa
and Fu =400 MPa.
A. 491 kN B. 545 kN C. 660 kN D. 568 kN

SIT. Z: A W21x62 beam (Fy=248 MPa) is directly resting on a concrete wall without a
bearing plate, f’c = 24 MPa. The end reaction is 307 kN. Section properties are
d = 525 mm, bf = 250 mm, tw = 20 mm and k = 28 mm.

73) Calculate the required thickness of the concrete wall support so that bearing
stress on concrete will not exceed 0.35f’c.
A. 165 mm B. 170 mm C. 200 mm D. 210 mm

74) Calculate the required thickness of the concrete wall support so that web
yielding will be prevented.
A. 120 mm B. 180 mm C. 200 mm D. 210 mm

75) Calculate the required thickness of the concrete wall support so that bearing
plate is not required.
A. 200 mm B. 225 mm C. 400 mm D. 470 mm