CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY
Cebu City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

Civil Engineering Department
SET A CC2 MIDTERM EXAM REFERENCE 1
MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS
Sunday, OCTOBER 13, 2024 8:00AM-1:00PM
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CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION COURSE 2

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct 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 sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED

1. The 300-mm-square-column is constructed from high-strength concrete SITUATION 3

and four A-36 steel reinforcing rods. If it is subjected to an axial force of 800 A square hollow steel strut with a wall thickness of 10 mm is pin connected to
kN, determine the required diameter of each rod so that one-fourth of the two gusset plates, having a thickness of 20 mm which are welded to the base
load is carried by the steel and three-fourths by the concrete. Est = 200 plate having a thickness of 25 mm fastened to a concrete base by 4-16mmØ
GPa, Ec = 25 GPa. anchor bolts. Diameter of pin is 20 mm. Compressive load P and q = 60°.
A. 33.90 mm B. 28.30 mm (Refer to MTE-MECH-001)
C. 38.40 mm D. 42.10 mm
12. If P = 40 kN, which of the following most nearly gives the bearing stress
between the strut and the pin in MPa.
2. The load of 2800 lb is to be supported by the two essentially vertical A-36 A. 250 B. 125
steel wires with E = 29 x 106 psi. If originally, wire AB is 60 in. long and wire C. 200 D. 100
AC is 40 in. long, determine the cross-sectional area of AB (in in2.) if the 13. Compute the maximum compressive load P (kN) if the shearing stress of
load is to be shared equally between both wires. Wire AC has a anchor bolt is limited to 200 MPa and a bearing stress of the gusset plate
cross-sectional area of 0.02 in2 of 180 MPa.
A. 0.05 B. 0.03 A. 144 B. 210
C. 0.04 D. 0.01 C. 288 D. 322
14. If P = 60 kN, which of the following most nearly gives the minimum
diameter (in mm) of the pin so as not to exceed the bearing stress of the
strut of 150 MPa and the bearing stress of the gusset plate of 60 MPa.
SITUATION 1 A. 16 B. 20
A cantilever beam, 3.5 m long, carries a concentrated load, P, at mid-length. C. 30 D. 25

Given:
P = 200 kN SITUATION 4
Beam Modulus of Elasticity, E = 200 GPa A 6-meter-cantilever-beam (fixed at left) is loaded with 3 concentrated loads
Beam Moment of Inertia, I = 60.8 × 106 mm4 P1, P2 and P3 applied at 2 m, 4 m and 6 m from the fixed support
respectively. If P1 = P2 = P3 = 30 kN and EI is constant, compute the
3. Which of the ff. most nearly gives the the deflection (mm) at mid-length. following:
A. 23.50 B. 29.40 15. The moment at 1 m from the fixed support in kN-m.
C. 18.60 D. 14.70 A. 180 B. 210
4. Which of the ff. most nearly gives the force (kN) that should be applied at C. 270 D. 360
the free end to prevent deflection? 16. The slope at the free end.
A. 62.50 B. 100 A. 540/EI B. 480/EI
C. 87.50 D. 200 C. 720/EI D. 840/EI
5. Which of the ff. most nearly gives the force (kN) to be applied at the free to 17. The deflection at the free end.
limit the deflection a6 mid-length of 9.50 mm. A. 3600/EI B. 1800/EI
A.77 B. 54 C. 2400/EI D. 4800/EI
C. 65 D. 129

SITUATION 2 SITUATION 5
A 12-m pole is fixed at its base and is subjected to uniform lateral load of 600 For the beam shown in MTE-TOS-001, if L = 4 m, and w = 16 kN/m
N/m. The pole is made-up of hollow steel tube 273 mm in outside
diameter and 9 mm thick. 18. Which of the following most nearly gives the reaction at A kN.
A. 12 B. 16
6. Which of the ff. most nearly gives the the maximum shear stress (MPa). C. 20 D. 8
A. 1.39 B. 0.90 19. Which of the following most nearly gives the reaction at B kN.
C. 0.69 D. 1.93 A. 124 B. 132
7. Which of the ff. most nearly gives the the maximum tensile stress (MPa). C. 156 D. 116
A. 69 B. 96
C. 91 D. 61
8. Which of the ff. most nearly gives the force (kN) required at the free end to SITUATION 6
restrain the displacement. For the truss shown in MTE-STAT-001, compute the following:
A. 5.40 B. 6.40
C. 2.70 D. 7.20 20. If H1 = H2 = H3 = 0 and P = 85 kN, which of the following most nearly gives
the value of member force at DE in kN.
A. 137.50 B. 132.50
9. Which of the following refers to the flexibility of a structure? C. 122.50 D. 127.50
A. stiffness B. inverse of stiffness
C. static deflection D. rigidity 21. If H1 = 11 kN, H2 = 16 kN, H3 = 27 kN and P = 0, which of the following
most nearly gives the value of member force at DE in kN.
A. 55.40 B. 42.30
10. A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 100 mm must carry a tensile C. 34.60 invalid item D. 24.20
load of 400 kN. Determine the outside diameter (in mm) of the tube if the
stress is limited to 120 MN/m2. 22. If H1 = 11 kN, H2 = 16 kN, H3 = 27 kN and P = 85 kN, which of the
A. 119.40 B. 121.40 following most nearly gives the value of member force at DE in kN.
C. 116.40 D. 129.40 A. 160 B. 180
C. 190 invalid item D. 170
11. A beam is said to be of uniform strength if..
A. bending stress is same throughout the beam 23. A copper wire having diameter d = 3 mm is bent into a circle and held with
B. bending moment is same throughout the beam the ends just touching . If the maximum permissible strain in the copper is
C. shearing stress is same throughout the beam 0.0024, what is the shortest length L of wire that can be used?
D. deflection is same throughout the beam A. 5.62 m B. 6.28 m
C. 3.93 m D. 7.12 m

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SET A
SITUATION 12
24. A type of support that can stand alone.
For the beam shown in MTE-TOS-003, if w = 30 kN/m and L = 6 m,
A. roller B. hinged
C. fixed D. All of the above
41. Which of the following most nearly gives the location of maximum
moment from the left support in meters.
A. 2.67 B. 2.54
SITUATION 7 C. 3.33 D. 3.46
A shaft 62.5 mm in diameter is subjected to an axial tension of 178 kN 42. If the beam has dimensions, 50 mm width and 150 mm depth, compute
together with a twisting moment of 3400 N.m. the maximum bending stress of the beam.
A. 360 B. 370
25. Which of the following most nearly the max. tensile stress of the shaft in C. 340 D. 320
MPa. 43. If EI is constant, which if the following most nearly gives the maximum
A. 112.60 B. 102.60 deflection of the beam.
C. 105.60 D. 108.60 A. 253.50/EI B. 265.50/EI
26. Which of the following most nearly the max. comp. stress of the shaft in C. 290.10/EI D. 275.20/EI
MPa.
A. 74.72 B. 62.72
C. 56.72 D. 47.62
27. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum shearing stress of
the shaft in MPa. SITUATION 13
A. 67.60 B. 76.60 For the truss shown in MTE-STAT-005,
C. 59.60 D. 72.60
44. Which of the following most nearly gives the horizontal component of the
resultant of forces acting in the truss.
SITUATION 8
A. 3 000 N B. 5 000 N
C. 4 000 N D. 6 000 N
Refer to MTE-STAT-002, if w = 800 N/m, compute the following:
45. Which of the following most nearly gives the vertical component of the
resultant of forces acting in the truss.
28. The reaction at A in kN?
A. 10 000 N B. 11 000 N
A. 2.40 B. 4.20
C. 3.33 D. 3.67 C. 9 000 N D. 12 000 N
29. The horizontal reaction at B in kN. 46. Which of the following most nearly gives the horizontal distance from point
A. 2.40 B. 4.20 left support where the resultant of the forces acts.
C. 3.33 D. 3.67 A. 3.60 m B. 5.40 m
C. 4.80 m D. 6.80 m
30. The vertical rection at B in Newtons.
A. 233 B. 133
C. 166 D. 240
47. If a member, whose tensile strength is more than two times the shear
strength, is subjected to an axial load up to failure, the failure of the
SITUATION 9 member will occur by....
Refer to MTE-STAT-003, if the weight of the block at D is 30 kgs, compute the A. maximum shear stress B. normal or shear stress
following: C. maximum normal stress D. minimum shear stress
31. The tensile force AB in Newtons?
A. 226 B. 255
C. 184 D. 165 SITUATION 14
32. The unstretched length of spring AB in meter. Classify each structures based on their determinacy and stability.
A. 0.23 B. 0.18
C. 0.45 D. 0.72 48. Refer to TOS-004.
33. The unstretched length of spring AC in meter. A. determinate B. indeterminate to 2°
A. 0.54 B. 0.97 C. indeterminate to 4° D. indeterminate to 3°
C. 0.66 D. 0.78
49. Refer to TOS-005.
A. statically determinate B. externally unstable
SITUATION 10 C. indeterminate to 1° D. internally unstable
The rigid bar CDE is welded at point C to the uniform steel beam shown in
MTE-TOS-002. A steel beam has dimensions b=25 mm and d = 85 mm. Use 50. Refer to TOS-006.
E = 200 GPa. A. statically determinate B. indeterminate to 4°
C. indeterminate to 1° D. indeterminate to 3°
34. Which of the following most nearly gives the reaction at the roller support
in Newtons.
A. 2580 B. 2150
C. 2340 D. 1870 51. A steel has a modulus elasticity of 200 GPa and a poison's of 0.2. Compute
35. Which of the following most nearly gives the rotation in degrees at the the shear modulus of steel.
roller support. A. 79.11 GPa B. 103.33 GPa
A. 1.02 B. 1.22 C. 83.33 GPa D. 86.67 GPa
C. 0.67 D. 2.43
36. Which of the following most nearly gives the deflection in mm at the
midspan. 52. A thin-walled tube having a semi circular shape has a mean diameter of
A. 16.80 B. 33.12 50mm and a wall thickness of 2mm. If the stress concentration at the
C. 22.10 D. 27.60 corners is neglected, what torque will cause a shearing stress of 40 MPa in
N-m?
A. 137 B. 157
SITUATION 11 C. 153 D. 175
An antenna tower on top of a building is subjected to an uplift force of 400 kN
acting along the z-axis. The tower is braced by three cables AB, AC and
53. If steel wire 0.5mm in diameter is coiled around a pulley 400mm in
[Link] to figure shown in MTE-STAT-004.
diameter, determine the maximum bending stress set up in the wire. Use
37. Which of the following most nearly gives the tension AC in kN. E 200 GPa
A. 178.30 B. 133.73 A. 250 MPa B. 180 MPa
C. 156.02 D. 164.93 C. 200 MPa D. None of the above
38. Which of the following most nearly gives the tension AD in kN.
A. 105.41 B. 140.54
C. 122.97 D. 130.01 54. Two shafts A and B transmit the same power. The speed of shaft A is 250
39. Which of the following most nearly gives the tension AB in kN. rpm and that of shaft B is 300 rpm. Which of the following is true.
A. 89.61 B. 102.40 A. shaft A has greater diameter
C. 94.73 D. 76.81 B. shaft B has greater diameter
C. both shafts have equal torque
D. shafts have equal shearing stress

40. A force F= 50 N is acting horizontally and another force P = 60 N is acting

upward to the right. If the resultant of these two forces is 90 N, compute 55. A 30 N force is acting upward and 40 N force is acting to the right.
the horizontal component of the resultant in Newtons. Compute the magnitude of the third force required for translation
A. 64 B. 70 equilibrium.
C. 82 D. 72 A. 10 N B. 70 N
C. 50 N D. 0 N

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SET A
56. A canal boat is towed by a rope making an angle of 35° with the horizontal. 70. A polyamide polymer bar has dimensions, 45 mm wide, 45 mm depth and 200
The tension of the line being 115 kg. How much of this is effected in mm long . The length elongates 3 mm when applied with a load of 360 kN.
propelling the boat? Compute the Young's modulus of Elasticity.
A. 66 kg B. 96 kg A. 8.55 GPa B. 15.60 GPa
C. 94 kg D. 64 kg C. 11.85 GPa D. 10.11 GPa

57. A girder weighing 24 kN/M is suspended on a parabolic cable by a series of 71. A term given for the value beyond which the stress is no longer proportional to
equally spaced vertical hanger thru end supports A and B. The length of the the strain is called....
beam is 28 meters and the sag of the cable is 4 meters. What is the tension A. elastic limit B. yield limit
C. ultimate stress D. proportional limit
of the cable at the center?
A. 588 kN B. 336 kN
C. 276 kN D. 679 kN

72. Materials which have the same composition at any point are described as...
SITUATION 15 A. orthotropic B. isotropic
The figure shows an element in bi-axial stress and the corresponding Mohr’s C. prismatic D. homogeneous
circle. Points A and B represents the stresses on the x face and on the y face
of the element respectively. Refer to MTE-MECH-002
58. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the normal axial 73. Which property of a material enables it to under large permanent strains before
stress . σx (MPa) failure..
A. 80 B. 50 A. proportional limit [Link] hardening
C. 25 D. 30 C. ductility D. elastic limit
59. Which of the following most nearly gives the the value of the normal axial
stress, σy (MPa)..
A. 80 B. 50 74. The ability of a material to absorb energy in the plastic range is called..
C. 25 D. 30 A. elasticity B. plasticity
C. toughness D. stiffness
60. Which of the following most nearly gives the the max. shear stress (MPa)
A. 80 B. 50
C. 25 D. 30 75. It is the point thru which the resultant of the resistance to the applied force
acts.
A. center of rigidity B. eccentricity
C. center of mass D. center of gravity
SITUATION 15
For the beam shown in MTE-TOS-007, the beam is acting by moments M1 =
M2 = 100 kN-m. If a = 3 m and EI is constant.

61. Which of the following most nearly gives the slope at A.

A. 75/EI B. 100/EI
C. 120/EI D. 150/EI NOTHING FOLLOWS
62. Which of the following most nearly gives the deflection at B. PLEASE SUBMIT THE ANSWER SHEET AND THE ORANGE BOOKLET
A. 225/EI B. 175/EI TO THE PROCTOR
C. 125/EI D. 275/EI

63. Which of the following most nearly gives the deflection at D.

A. 1325/EI B. 1175/EI
C. 1275/EI D. 1125/EI

SITUATION 16
For the beam shown in MTE-TOS-008, the given data are as follows:
a = 25 m, b = 5 m and c = 15 m
Uniformly distributed load wLL= 20 kN/m
Concentrated load = 60 KN

64. For maximum reaction at the support at A, solve for the beam length
which should be loaded with the uniformly distributed load.
A. 15 m B. 25 m
C. 5 m D. 10 m

65. For maximum reaction at the support at D, solve for the beam length
which should be loaded with the uniformly distributed load..
A. 15 m B. 25 m
C. 5 m D. 10 m

66. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum reaction (kN) at the
support at B due to the given loads.
A. 645 B. 588
C. 612 D. 540

SITUATION 16
A continuous beam shown in MTE-TOS-009, compute the following:

67. The distribution factor BC.

A. 0.54
A. 0.54 B. 0.83
C. 0.67 D. 0.46
68. The distribution factor BA.
A. 0.54 B. 0.83
C. 0.67 D. 0.46
D. 0.46
69. The distribution factor CD.
A. 0.47 B. 0.33
C. 0.53 D. 0.67

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 0.60 m 0.40 m

strut
P

C k = 1.5 kN/m B
gusset plate
q
0.50 m
k = 1.2 kN/m

A
anchor
bolt D
base plate
MTE-STAT-003
pin

MTE-MECH-001

900 N/m

w
A A
C
A C E D
B 840 N
L 2L

MTE-TOS-001 2.4 m 0.90 m 1.50 m

MTE-TOS-002
P z
H3
A
C
H2

B F 1.5 m 3m
H1 12 m

G D
A D E 4m
3m 3m 3m B y
O
MTE-STAT-001 4m 3m

w x C
MTE-STAT-004

w
3m
A

1m 3m L

MTE-STAT-002 1120 N MTE-TOS-003

2240 N

3m
2000 N
1120 N

3m 3m 3m 3m
3000 N 2000 N 1000 N

MTE-STAT-005

CECC 483 MIDTERM EXAM - 1ST SEMESTER 2024-2025 ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWINGS 1

 MTE-TOS-004

MTE-TOS-006
MTE-TOS-005

M1 M2
B D
A
C
a a a

MTE-TOS-007

hinge
B D
A
C
a b c

MTE-TOS-008

12 kN/m
40 kN 60 kN

A B C D
6m 3m 2m 2m 4m 4m

MTE-TOS-009
sy
t

25
sx sx 30 25 25 s

25

sy
MTE-MECH-002

CECC 483 MIDTERM EXAM - 1ST SEMESTER 2024-2025 ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWINGS 2