Situation: The beam shown in Figure AN-26 is 150mm wide and 300mm deep.

The allowable bending

stress on the extreme fiber is 8 MPa. If x = 2m: ( 87)

1. Which of the following gives the maximum value that the beam can resisit, in kN-m.

A. 15.5 C. 27.5
B. 15.0 D. 34.0

2. Which of the following gives the maximum value of the uniform load w in kN/m.

A. 9.0 C. 15.0
B. 14.0 D. 21.5

3. Which of the following gives the maximum value of P, in kN.

A. 12.5 C. 27.8
B. 20.0 D. 18.0

Situation: A thee storey building has interior columns spaced 8m apart in two perpendicular directions.

Given design loads:

Roof: DL = 5 kPa LL = 0
Floor: DL = 7 kPa ( typical each floor )
LL = 2.4 kPa ( 3rd floor )
LL = 6.0 ( 2nd floor )

In accordance with NSCP 2010 provisions, reduced floor live load,

L = Lo ( 0.25 + 4.57/√A1 )

Where:
Lo = unreduced live load
A1 = influence area ( equal to 4 times tributary area for column )
Base on the tributary area of an interior colum.

4. Which of the following gives the total axial load on a column at the second floor due to service live
load, in kN.

A. 82.3 C. 88.3
B. 85.3 D. 89.3

5. Which of the following gives the total axial load on a column at the ground floor due to service live
load, in kN.

A. 158 C. 258
B. 208 D. 288

6. Which of the following gives the total axial load on a column at the ground floor level, in kN.
 A. 616 C. 1216
B. 816 D. 1316

Situation: A rectangular reinforced concrete beam with a width of 200mm and an effective depth of 500
is subjected to service moment of 120 kN.m The beam is reinforced with 4-25mm diameter bars with a
modular ratio n = 8.

7. Which of the following gives the distance of the neutral axis from the top of the beam, in mm.

A. 202.51 C. 232.51
B. 212.51 D. 242.51

8. Which of the following gives the maximum stress of the concrete, in MPa.

A. 13.16 C. 18.36
B. 15.16 D. 20.36

9. Which of the following gives the maximum stress of the steel, in MPa.

A. 112.41 C. 132.41
B. 122.41 D. 142.41

Situation: A rectangular beam has a width of 250mm and a total depth of 450mm. It is reinforced with a
total steel area of 1875 mm2 placed at an effective depth of 375mm. fc’ = 27.6 MPa and fy = 41.7 MPa
( RC 106)

10. Which of the following gives the depth of compression block, in mm.

A. 102.58 C. 132.58
B. 112.58 D. 142.58

11. Which of the following gives the moment reduction factor

A. 0.65 C. 0.83
B. 0.70 D. 0.90

12. Which of the following gives the factored moment capacity of the beam, in kN.m.

A. 190.2 C. 220.2
B. 200.2 D. 230.2

Situation: A simply supported beam is reinforced with 4-28mm diameter at the bottom and 2 – 28mm
diameter at the top of the beam. Steel covering to centroid of reinforcement is 70mm at the top and
bottom of the beam. The beam has a total depth of 400mm amd a width of 300mm. Fc’ = 30 MPa,
fy=415 MPa. Balanced steel ratio ρb = 0.031

13. Which of the following gives the depth of compression block, in mm.

A. 96.55 C. 116.55
 B. 106.55 D. 126.55

14. Which of the following gives the design strength using 0.90 as the reduction factor, in Kn.m.

A. 213.53 C. 243.53
B. 223.53 D. 253.53

15. Which of the following gives the live load at the midspan in addition to a DL = 20 kN/m including
the weight of the beam if it has a span of 6m in accordance with NSCP 2010, in kN.

A. 45.64 C. 55.64
B. 50.64 D. 60.64

Situation: A beam carries an ultimate moment of 204 kN.m., fc’ = 20.68 MPa, fy = 413.7 MPa. Use
62.5mm as steel covering from the bottom of the beam to the centroid of the steel reinforcement.

16. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the balanced steel ratio.

A. 0.0214 C. 0.0314
B. 0.0284 D. 0.0384
17. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the total depth of the beam if width of the beam
is equal to 250mm, in mm.

A. 400 C. 500
B. 450 D. 550

18. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the area of the bars needed by the beam, in mm2.

A. 1277 C. 1477
B. 1377 D. 1577

Situation: The angulr section in the Figure ST-17 is welded to a 12mm gusset plate. Both materials are
A36 steel wit Fy= 248 MPa. The allowable tensile stress is 0.60Fy. The weld is E80 with Fu = 550
MPa. Allowable shearing stress for the weld is 0.30Fu. ( 89)

Properties of L 150 x 90 x 12
Area = 2751 mm2 B = 90mm H = 150mm
y = 51mm t = 12mm

19. Which of the following gives the nearest value of a+b, in mm.

A. 267 C. 432
B. 395 D. 351

20. Which of the following gives the nearest value of b, in mm.

A. 267 C. 187
B. 232 D. 298
21. Which of the following gives the nearest value of P, in kN.

A. 409 C. 567
B. 436 D. 365

Situation: For the beam loaded as shown in Figure AN-36.

22. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the resultant of loads, in kN.

A. 25 C. 30
B. 60 D. 50

23. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the location of the resultant load from the left
support, in meters.

A. 2.85 C. 3.95
B. 1.75 D. 3.75

24. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the reaction at the left support, in kN.

A. 30 C. 25
B. 45 D. 35

Situation: (Situation 4 of page 124 )

25. Which of the following gives the classification of the column.

A. long column C. short column

B. intermediate column D. not approved by the code

26. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the allowable unit stress in compression parallel
to the grain adjusted for le/d ratio, in MPa.

A. 5.64 C. 3.21
B. 7.54 D. 4.78

27. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the axial load capacity of the column, in kN.

A. 76.5 C. 93.6
B. 103.2 D. 83.3

Situation: ( situation 6 on page 125 )

28. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the minimum thickness of the slab B1, in mm.

A. 400 C. 318
B. 353 D. 329

29. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the minimum thickness of slab B2, in mm.
 A. 227 C. 212
B. 243 D. 286

30. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the minimum thickness of slan B3, in mm.

A. 276 C. 250
B. 199 D. 226

Situation: A solid steel shaft 60mm in diameter and 6.5m long is subjected to torque as shown in the
Figure ME-29. The shaft is attached to a rigid support. Modulus of rigidity of steel is G = 83 Gpa.
( 127 )

31. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the reaction of the rigid support, in N-m.

A. 800 C. 1200
B. 200 D. 1000

32. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the maximum shearing stress in the shaft, in MPa.

A. 28.29 C. 20.36
B. 25.43 D. 23.58

33. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the total angle of twist at the free end in degrees.

A. 2.22 C. 2.76
B. 1.79 D. 1.43

Situation: A cylindrical drum 2m in radius is held by the rigid bar AB hinged at A and a flexible wire
cable BC as shown in Figure ME-51. The drum weighs 1500 N. Neglect friction in all contact surfaces.
( 123)

34. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the normal reaction at D, in N.

A. 2500 C. 3000
B. 3500 D. 2000

35. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the vertical reaction at A, in N.

A. 146.8 C. 125.9
B. 185.3 D. 564.2

36. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the tension in the cable BC, in N.

A. 2768.3 C. 2143.9
B. 2255.4 D. 2854.1

Situation: