Question 1

The maximum deflection in mm of a 4-m cantilever beam 200mm x 400mm having E=

200GPa loaded with a uniform load of 15kN/m and a concentrated load SkN at the free
end is
a. 2.75 b. 2.35 c. 3.56 d. 3.15

Question
Situation: AB is a hollow steel bar with dimensions 76 mm x 38 mm
and is 3 mm thick. 11-2m. 12-2m and a 60. Neglecting the weight of
the beam,

1.Compute the horizontal reaction at A if W-24 kN. Answer 0.54

2. Compute for the maximum W so that the strain in BC will not
exceed 0.002 mm/mm. Answer3.4
3. Compute for the maximum W so that the allowable stress in BC
will not exceed 50 MPa.
a.21.347 kN b.20.161 Kn c.26.091 Kn d.23.719

Question Situation: The triangular sign is attached to the post embedded in the concrete
base at B. During a storm where the wind velocity normal to the sign reaches 100km/h
The air pressure (called stagnation pressure) against the vertical surface corresponding
to this velocity is 1.4 kPa.

a. Calculate the shear force (kN) at B. – 2.8

b. Calculate the bending moment (kN-m) at B. – 6.53
c. Calculate the torsional moment T(kN-m) in the post at B. – 1.87

Question Situation: A square footing 0.70 m thick, 2.5 m wide along the y-axis and 2.5 m
long along the x-axis, supports a 0.40m x 0.40m square column that is subjected to the
following DL-500 kN
LL = 1000 KN
Height of the backfill on top of the footing = 1.5 m Concrete unit weight = 24 kN/m

 Soil Unit weight 17 kN/m2 f’c-20.7 MMPa fy-413.7 MPa

a. Find the required soit bearing capacity – 282.3
b. What is the shear force at critical section for beam shear? – 431.04
c. Number of 16 mm Ø bottom bars required. - 26

Question –

The continuous beam as shown is built into a girder at A and

a column E. It carries a factored live load of 25kN/m and a
factored dead load of 15kN/m. The masonry wall at A does
not offer restraint in beam AB. Use ACI Moment Coefficient.
a. The service moment at A in kN-m is. Answer 90
b. The service moment a E in kN-m is answer.202
c. The service moment midway of beam DE in kN-m is about. Answer 130.9
Question 6
+
Situation: A hallow circular pole 3 m high is fixed at the base. It is 6mm thick and its
outside diameter is 300mm. The pole is subjected to a torque and a lateral force at the
free end.
Given:
Torque, T = 25 kN-m
Lateral Force, N= 3 kN
Shear Modulus of Elasticity = 78 GPa Allowable Shear Stress = 60 MPa
a. What in the angle of twist (degree) due to the torque?
b. Find the maximum flexural stress (MPa) at the base of the pole due to the lateral

 Question 7
A wall built into the sea to protect a shore area harbor, anchorage, or basin from the
action of waves.
a. groin
b. Jetty
c. slip
d. quay wall

Question 8
The law which states that materials loaded within elastic limits, the stress is proportional
to the strain is
a. Young law
b. Hardy Cross law
c. Hooke's law
d. Pascal's law

Question 9, 37, 70
Situation: A cylindrical steel pressure vessel 400 mm in diameter with a wall thickness of
20 mm, is subjected to an internal pressure of 5 MN/m^2.
a. b. c.
Calculate the tangential stresses in the steel. – 45
Calculate the longitudinal stresses in the steel. – 22.5
To what value may the internal pressure be increased if the stress in the steel is limited
to 120 MN/m^2? – 24

Question 10
A strength test shall be average of the strengths of two cylinders made from the same
sample of concrete and tested at days or at test age designated for determination of f’

 a. 21 days
b. 14 days
c. 28 days
d. 7 days

Question
 Situation: The rigid bar ABC shown is supported by two links, AD
and BE, of uniform 37.5 x10 mm rectangular cross section and made
of a mild steel that is assumed to be elastoplastic with E= 200 GPa
and Fy= 250 MPa. The magnitude of the force Q applied at B is
gradually increased from zero to 260 kN, a=0.640 m.
a. Which of the following gives the stress (MPa) in cable AD? – 250
b. Which of the following gives the stress (MPa) in cable BE? – 124.3
c. Which of the following gives the maximum deflection (mm) at
point B. – 0.622

Question 13,40,55
Situation: The deck of a bridge consists of ribbed metal deck with a 10mm concrete slab
on top. The superstructure supporting the deck is made of wide flange steel beams
strengthened by cover plate 16mm x 260mm one at the top and one at the bottom and is
placed 1.2m on centers. The beams are simply supported over a span of 25m. The loads
on each beam are as follows:
DL= 12KN/m (including beam weight and deck) Wheel Live Loads:
Front wheel = 18KN
Rear wheel 72KN
Wheel Base = 4.3m Impact factor= 30,
tw = 15mm ty= 20mm D-850mm Ix-2662x106mm 4

 ly= 81.52x10^6mm 4. By = 200mm

a. Calculate the maximum bending stress (MPa) in the beam due to dead load. - 98
b. Calculate the maximum bending stress (MPa) in the beam due to live load plus impact.
– 79
c. Calculate the maximum average web shear (MPa) stress in the beam due to live load. –
7.6

Question 14,26,33
Situation: Using the provisions of NSCP Section 411.3, the allowable shear stress of
concrete parallel to the longer direction is 0.816 MPa. A 600mm x 400mm reinforced
concrete column is reinforced with 8-28mm diameter bars that are equally distributed
around its perimeter, Stirrups are 12 mm diameter while concrete cover from edge of ties
to face of member is 40mm. fc-27.6 kPa. fy=415 MPa
a. Which of the following gives the ultimate factored shear force, Vu in the shorter
direction of column if the nominal strength to be provided by the ties is 375 KN. – 457.75
b. Which of the following gives the ultimate factored shear force, Vu in the longer
direction of column if the ties are spaced at every 220 mm. – 438.67
c. Compute for ultimate axial load that the section could carry. – 4233.114

Question 17,28,61
Situation: A simply supported beam 10 m long has an overhang of 2m at the left support.
If a highway uniform load of 9,35kN/m and a concentrated load of 116 kN. passes thru the
beam, compute the following based on influence line for maximum shear at mid span.
a. Determine the length of the beam where the uniform load will be placed to produce
maximum positive shear at the mid span. – 7m
b. Determine the length of the beam where the uniform load could produce maximum
positive moment at the mid span. – 10m
c. Determine the maximum positive shear. – 71.56
 Question 18
Situation: AB is a hollow steel bar with dimensions 76 mm x 38 mm and is 3 mm thick
1.1-2m, 1.2-2m and à 60. Neglecting the weight of the bear.
a. Compute the horizontal reaction at A if W-24 kN. – 0.54
b. Compute for the maximum W so that the strain in BC will not exceed 0.002 mm/mm. –
3.4
C. Compute for the maximum W so that the allowable stress in BC will not exceed 50
MPa. – NO ANSWER

Question 19, 23, 54

Situation: A rectangular beam measures 300 mm wide and has an effective depth of 450
mm. Compression steel consisting of two No. 8 (d-25 mm) bars is located 60 mm from
the compression face of the beam. Use f-27 MPa and 1, 415 MPa with = 0.028
a. What is the design moment capacity of the beam if tensile steel area is A, = three No.
10 (d=32 mm) bars in one layer. – 340
b. What is the design moment capacity of the beam if tensile steel area is A,- four No. 10
(d=32 mm) bars in one layer. – 460
c. What is the design moment capacity of the beam if tensile steel area is A, = six No. 9
(db=29 mm) bars in two layer. – 490

Question 20, 36,39 – NO ANSWEr

Situation: On pouring the slab of a rest room, the following materials are to be used in
the proportions 1:2:3 by volume with water cement ratio of 0.8 by volume. Determine the
quantities of materials required if said elements requires 0.761 cubic meters of concrete.
a. Find the approximate weight of water and cement. -
b. Find the required weight of coarse aggregate
c. Find the required amount/weight of sand to be mixed

Question 21,48, 64 - NO ANSWER

The butt connection shows 8-22 mm a A 325 bolts spaced as indicated

Middle plate thickness is 16mm. Upper and lower plates are 12mm
Yield strength, Fy = 248 MPa Ultimate strength, Fu 400 MPa.
Bolt hole diameter = 25 mm.
Calculate the allowable tensile load, T in KN, under the following
conditions:
a. Based on the gross area of the plate, Answer 381
b. Based on the net area of the plate
c. Based on block shear strength.

Question 22,57,74
For the section given below, if the area of tension steel is 3,100mm and 27.6Mpa, fy
413.7Mpa. Section dimension in mm
a. The compressive force in Kn of the concrete is – 91.11
b. The depth of the compression block in mm is – 1282
c. The nominal moment capacity of the section in Kn-m is about – 800.83

 Question 25
It is a condition in which the concrete reaches its full compressive strength when the
steel reaches its yield strength. This condition in strength design is called.
a. Balanced design
b. Under-reinforced design
c. Over-reinforced design
d. not in the list

Question 27, 34, 56

Situation: A simply supported girder of a bridge spans 25m. The standard truck load (H
load) consists of 2 moving loads, 4.3m apart. The loads are as follows: P1= 142.4 kN, P2
= 35.6 kN.
a. Calculate the maximum support reaction in kN. – 171.88
b. Calculate the maximum moment (kN-m) in the girder. – 1037.3
c. Calculate the maximum shear at midspan. – 82.88

Question 29, 44,45

A spiral column carries a gravity dead load of 1427Kn and a live load of 1,605kn. The
column is a considered short column with fc 27.6Mpa, ty 415Mpa. Using a preliminary
steel ratio of 3.5%. Concrete cover of 40mm.
a. The diameter in mm of the spiral column is about - 400
b. The required main reinforcing bars in sq.mm is about – 6100
c. The economical spacing of 10mm spirals in mm is about – NO ANSWER

Question 30,49, 53

 Situation: A W 350x90 column 6 m high is fixed with respect to the major axis and is
braced at mid-height with respect to the minor axis. Properties of the wide flange section
are as follows: A= 11,540 mm, 1-2,66 x 10 mm ly= 0.44 x 10 mm
a. Calculate the effective slenderness ratio with buckling about the major axis. – 19.76
b. Calculate the effective slenderness ratio with buckling about the minor axis. – 34
c. Calculate the axial load capacity if A36 steel is used. - 1563

Question 31,50, 72 – NO ANSWER

Figure shows a tied column supporting a flat slab. Concrete.

fc 21 MPa, Steel, fy= 275 MPa, Concrete cover to the center of
longitudinal bars 65 mm, Assume both ends of column as
pinned, Flexural rigidity, El = 550,000 kN-m.
All bars have yielded.
a. The following gives the location of the plastic centraid in mm from line 1 Answer 400m
b. The critical buckling load, Pc in KN. Answer 971.4
c. The ultimate axial strength in KN of the column as per. Answer11300kn

Question 35,46, 59 - NO ANSWER

Situation: A beam is built-up from the following A36 plates: 450x20 plate as flanges and
500x20 plate as web. The beam is simply supported.
a. Determine the allowable bending stress (MPa) for a length of Am
b. Determine the allowable bending stress (MPa) for a length of 6m. Answer 148.8
c. Determine the allowable bending stress for a length of 10m, Answer 137.9

 Question 38, 42, 60 – NO ANSWER

SIT: A 3m long steel plate having a cross section of 20mm by 300mm is use as a hanger
and subjected to a tensile load of 1,200kN. The proportional limit of the steel is assumed
to be 250Mpa. If the Poisson's ratio is 0.25
a. Which is the total axial deformation in mm?
b. Which is transverse strain in 1.0x104?
c. The transverse dimensional change in mm along 300mm, Answer 0.06

Question 43, 52, 67 – NO ANSWER

Situation: Light gage cold- formed steel channels used as purlins are simply supported
on roof trusses 6 m apart. Sag rods are placed at middle thirds. Given: Roof Slope 1V: 4H
Dead Load (purlin weight included). D = 720 Pa Live Load, L= 1000 Pa Wind Pressure, W
= 1440 Pa
Wind Pressure Coefficients
At Windward Side, Pressure = 0.60
At Leeward Side, Suction = 0.18 Properties of C Purlins: C200X76
Sx 6.19 x 101 mm3 Sy= 1.38 x 10 mm3 Fbx Fby = 207 MPa
Assume that all loads pass through the centroid of the C section. For D+ L+W, a one third
increase in allowable stresses is allowed.

 a. What is the safe purlin spacing (m) due to D. L7

b. What is the maximum spacing of purlins (m) due to loads, D, L and W at the leeward
side? c. How much is the safe spacing of purlins (m) due to loads D+L+W at the
windward side?

Question 47, 62, 75 – NO ANSWER

Moment of Inertia, 1= 2.76 x 10 mm, Concrete unit weight 24 KN/m.

The joist is to be used on a simply supported span of 10 m and is
pre-tensioned with a total initial force of 1200 KN from low-relaxation
strands. The centroid of the strands is located at 220 mm below the
neutral axis of the DT throughout the beam span. Loss of pre-stress
at service loads is 15%. Total uniformly distributed loads on the joist
are: Dead load = 4.0KPa (beam weight included); Live load = 4,8KPa.
a. The stress in MPa at the top fibers of the DT at the ends due to the initial pre stress
force – 4.14
b. The stress in MPa at the bottom fibers of the DT at mid-span due to the initial pre
stress force only. – 34.7
c. The resulting stress in MPa at the bottom fibers of the DT at mid-span due to the
service loads and pre-stress force. – NO ANSWER

Question 51
Situation: A bronze sleeve is slipped over a steel bolt and held in place by a nut that is
turned to produce an initial stress of 2000 psi in the bronze. For the steel bolt, A 0.75 in,
E = 29 x 10" psi, and à 6.5 x 10 invoin "F). For the bronze sleeve, A= 1,5 in, E 12 x 10 psi
and a = 10.5 x 10 in/(in "F). After a temperature rise of 100°F, find the following:
a. Final stress in Bronze - 6238 (C)
b. Final stress in Steel – 12476 (T)

 Question 65
Curvature fabricated into beam or truss so as to compensate for deflection induced by
loads.
a. Deflection b. Camber c. Caisson d. Deviation

Question 66
The ratio of the lateral strain to that of the linear strain is
a. Strain ratio
b. Poisson's ratio
d. Stress ratio
e. Modular ratio

Question 69
The property of a material to resist deformation is
a. Resilience
b. Resistibility
c. Ductility
d. Stiffness