PVR Bedrock Engineering Review

Learning Built on Bedrock Principles EVALUATION 2

Prepared by: Engr. Peter Vince D. Renacido

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for 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. SHADE PROPERLY. STRICTLY
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PSAD
[Link] is the maximum reaction (N) at B
before the beam starts to slide?
A. 660 B. 673 C. 691 D.
SITUATION 1 642
Refer to the figure Shown. 8. What is the maximum reaction (N) at A
before the beam starts to slide?
A. 503 B. 580 C. 691 D.
493
9. Determine the maximum distance x (m)
B before the beam starts to slide.
1. Determine the degree of indeterminacy. A. 2.5 B. 1.8 C. 2.3 D.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 3.2
2. If the support at B is eliminated,
determine the degree of indeterminacy. SITUATION 4
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 Refer to the figure shown.
3. If support C is changed to pin, determine A force P is applied to move a cylinder
the degree of indeterminacy. weighing 30 kg. Neglect weight of water.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Given:
SITUATION 2 H1 = 0.5m, H2 = 2.0 m, D= 1.2 m
A pendulum is rotated in a conical manner Coefficient of friction, µ = 0.25
at a constant velocity. The length of the
string cable is 450
mm, and the weight of the pendulum bob
attached at the end of the string is 600 N.
4. If the string makes angle of 30° with the
vertical, find the tension (N) in the cable.
A. 692.8 B. 1200.0 C. 519.6 D.
364.4
5. If the string makes an angle of 30° with
the vertical and if the allowable tension in
the cable is 1250 N, find the maximum
weight (N) of the bob attached.
A. 625.0 B. 1082.5 C. 721.7 D.
1443.4
6. Find the pulling force (N) at the plane of
circumference, if it is rotated at a constant
speed of v=2.5 m/s.
A. 643.1 B. 346.1 C. 692.9 D. 10. Determine the maximum force P (N) to
992.6 maintain equilibrium on the crate. Ɵ = 30°
A. 74 B. 85 C. 147 D.
SITUATION 3 99
The uniform plank in the figure is resting 11. Determine the minimum force P (N)
on rough surfaces A and B. A 120 kg man that will initiate tipping. Ɵ = 0.
starts walking from A towards B. The A. 965 B. 354 C. 294 D.
coefficients static friction at A and B are 804
0.2 and 0.4, respectively. 12. Determine the location of the resultant
normal force (m) from the center of gravity
Given: before tipping occurs when Ɵ = 30 and P =
Ɵ = 30°, L = 4 m 120 kN.
A. 0.045 B. 0.067 C. 0.554 D.
0.667
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SITUATION 5 SITUATION 7
A flagpole is supported by three cables as Refer to the given truss shown.
shown in the figure. The resultant force
acting along the pole's axis is 570 kN. Given:
Given: Dimensions: s = I .8 m, h = 2.7 m
a=3 m, b=2 m, c=3 m, d=2 m, h=6 m Roof load, 18 kN
Ceiling load, Q = 6 kN

(3, -2, 0)

19. Determine the internal force (kN) in

13. Solve for the tensile force, T1 (kN) in member FG.
the cable. A. 60 B. 120 C. 80
A. 210 B. 134 C. 285 D. 316 D. 160
14. Solve for the tensile force, T2 (kN) in 20. Determine the internal force (kN) in
the cable. member EL.
A 26.83 C B. 20.13 C C. 20.13 T
A. 210 B. 134 C. 285 D. 316
D. 26.83 T
15. If the load at D is 100 kN along the
21. Determine the internal force (kN) in
positive x-axis, what is the tension T3 member KD due to ceiling load only.
(kN)? A. 33.90 T B. 8.45 T C. 8.45 C
A. 210 B. 134 C. 285 D. 316 D. 33.90 C

SITUATION 6 SITUATION 8
The hook shown in the Figure is subjected A three-hinge arc frame is hinged
to three forces A, B, and C. Force B=2.4 supported at A and C. AB and BC are
kN, force A=6 kN, and angle α=30°. hinged connected at B. The arc is loaded

16. The resultant of the three forces A,

B, and C is 3.6 kN and it acts along the y-
axis. What is the value of angle θ?
A. 23.58° C. 69.73°
B. 11.54° D. 75.31° as shown in the figure.
17. If the resultant of the three forces A, B,
and C is 5.4 kN, and it acts along the y- 22. Determine the horizontal force acting
axis, what is the value of C, in kN? at hinge B, in kN.
A. 9.20 C. 7.61 A. 1.28 B. 6.25 C. 10.63
B. 3.80 D. 2.21 D. 11.67
18. If the angle θ = 60° and the force C = 23. Determine the resultant reaction at A,
3 kN, how much is the resultant pulling in kN.
force in the eyebolt, in kN? A. 8.75 B. 6.25 C. 31.01
A. 5.18 C. 6.46 D. 29.75
B. 6.73 D. 9.44
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24. Determine the resultant reaction at C, B. 8.26 D. 7.63

in kN. 30. Determine the vertical reaction at B, in
A. 8.84 B. 6.25 C. 23.75 N.
D. 24.56 A. 29.66 C. 22.54
B. 26.89 D. 25.36
SITUATION 9
The center panel of the truss shown below SITUATION 11
contains two flexible cables. The tower shown is subjected to three
forces as follows:
P1 = 5 kN, P2 = 8 kN, P3 = 10 kN

Given:
a = 5.8 m c = 4.8 m
b = 3.2 m d = 2.0 m

31. Which of the following gives the

reaction at B, in kN?
25. What load P, in kN, will cause a A. 20.7 C. 12.5
compressive load of 20 kN in BD. B. 11.3 D. 25.6
A. 50 B. 25 C. 30 32. Which of the following gives the force
D. 60 in member AC, in kN?
26. Which tension diagonal is acting and A. 12.65 (T) C. 15.36 (T)
calculate the force in it, in kN? B. 12.65 (C) D. 15.36 (C)
A. CD = 14.14 C. BE = 14.14 33. Which of the following gives the force
B. BE = 28.28 D. CD = 28.28 in member GE, in kN?
27. If P = 50 kN, calculate the reaction A. 3.44 (C) C. 6.25 (C)
force of member DF, in kN. B. 6.25 (T) D. 3.44 (T)
A. 47.14 B. 23.57 C. 16.67
D. 33.33

SITUATION 10
The homogeneous stick shown in the
figure weighs 32 N. End “A” leans against
a vertical wall and end “B” is on the floor.
Neglect all friction.

Given: x = 3.25 m, y = 4 m, z = 3.25 m

SITUATION 12
To stiffen the footbridge in the figure, a
short post BD supported by a steel cable
ADC is added. The maximum tension in the
cable is 2 kN.

28. Determine the value of P, in N.

A. 13.62 C. 10.22
B. 11.52 D. 12.32
29. Determine the reaction at the wall at A,
in N.
A. 9.25 C. 8.85
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34. What is the maximum weight W, in kN,

of a person can the footbridge carry?
A. 0.632 C. 1.897
B. 1.264 D. 3.795
35. If W = 800 N, what is the resulting
force, in N, in the post BD?
A. 800 C. 632
B. 400 D. 1265
36. If the area of the cable is 113 mm 2,
how much is the resulting elongation of the
steel cable due to the maximum tension of
2 kN. Use E = 200,000 MPa.
A. 0.252 C. 0.126
B. 0.504 D. 0.214
40. Neglecting the weight of the plate,
SITUATION 13 what is the reaction at post A, in kN?
A two-member frame in the figure is A. 834.2 C. 191.7
loaded as shown. B. 766.7 D. 194.6
37. The y-component of the reaction at B 41. Neglecting the weight of the plate,
(in kN) is nearest to: what is the reaction at post B, in kN?
A. 15 C. 8 A. 766.7 C. 194.6
B. 3 D. 12 B. 834.2 D. 191.7
42. Considering the weight of the plate,
38. The magnitude of the reaction at A what is the reaction at C, in kN? The plate
(kN) is nearest to: is 45 mm thick, and the unit weight of steel
A. 15 C. 14 is 77 kN/m3.
B. 13 D. 12 A. 194.6 C. 834.2
39. If member BC is 40 mm wide × 140 B. 191.7 D. 766.7
mm deep, the maximum compressive SITUATION 15
stress (MPa) in the member BC is nearest A cantilever truss is pin-connected at joint
to: D and is supported by a roller at G.
A. 11.5 C. 13.0 Spacing of trusses is 3m. If the wind load is
B. 12.8 D. 14.1 1.44 kPa

43. Determine the horizontal reaction at

the roller support.
SITUATION 14 A. 3.74 C. 11.21
The 1.8-m diameter circular plate shown in B. 4.73 D. 12.11
the figure is supported by equally spaced 44. Determine the stress of member AB, in
posts along its circumference. A load P = kN.
1150 kN is placed at a distance x = 0.45 m A. 1.04 (T) C. 3.12 (T)
from post A. B. 1.04 (C) D. 3.12 (C)
45. Determine the stress of member BE, in
kN.
A. 2.08 (C) C. 4.15 (C)
B. 0 D. 1.38 (C)

SITUATION 16
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The cylinders in the figure shown are piled

HPGE
in a rectangular ditch as shown. The radii
of cylinders A, B and C are 4 m, 6 m and 5
m, respectively. Neglecting friction.
51. A mercury barometer at the top of the
mountain reads 538 mm Hg. At the same
time, another barometer at the base reads
700 mm Hg. Assuming that the unit weight
of air is constant at 12 N/m3, how high is
the mountain?
A. 0.13 km B. 1.2 km C. 2.1 km D.
1.8 km

52. The weight density of a mud is given

by y = 12 + 0.5h, where y is in kN/m3 and
h is in meters. Determine the pressure, in
kPa, at a depth of 2 m.
A. 26.0 B. 24.6 C. 25.0
D. 23.4

46. Which of the following gives the 53. A vertical trapezoidal gate in the shape
reaction, in kN, between A and B? of a dike, the upper edge is at the water
A. 100 C. 80.0 surface and is 1.5 m long. The two edges
B. 96.5 D. 75.0 are vertical and are 2.4 m and 3 m long
47. Which of the following gives the respectively. The gate is hinged at the top.
reaction between the wall and B, in kN? Find the force at the bottom that will open
A. 100 C. 80.0 the gate if the force normal to the gate is
B. 96.5 D. 75.0 located 0.75 m from each side of the gate.
48. Which of the following gives the A. 36.2 B. 26.7 C. 22.7
reaction between the floor and A, in kN? D. 20.6
A. 100 C. 80.0
B. 96.5 D. 75.0 54. The sector gate shown consists of a
cylindrical surface of which AB is the trace.
SITUATION 17 The length of the gate perpendicular to the
As shown in the figure, a weight W hangs paper is 10 m.
from two wires each with cross-sectional
area of 113 mm2. If θ=30° and α = 45°, Given: R = 6 m, θ = 60
Determine the horizontal force (kN) acting
on the gate.
A. 1180 B. 1081 C. 1234 D. 1324

49. Find the largest weight, W (kN), that

can be carried by the wires if the
maximum stress in the wires is not to
exceed 124 MPa.
A. 19.14 C. 16.91 55. A tank containing 0.6 m deep water is
B. 15.62 D. 22.04 transported by an elevator. What is the
50. If the weight W = 25 kN, what is the pressure (kPa) at the bottom of the tank
resulting stress in wire AC (MPa)? when the elevator moves at a uniform
A. 161.96 C. 198.35 velocity of 2 m/s upward?
B. 114.52 D. 158.28 A. 7.1 B. 5.9 C. 4.7 D.
3.5
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64. If a fully saturated soil sample has a

56. An open cylindrical tank 2.1 m high water content of 100%, what is its void
and 1.3 m in diameter contains water 2/3 ratio?
full. If the cylinder rotates about its A. Equal to the specific gravity of the soil
geometrical axis at the speed of 90 rpm. solids
Find the volume (L) spilled. B. Less than the specific gravity of the soil
A. 85.1 B. 323.1 C. 90.6 D. solids
340.3 C. Greater than the specific gravity of the
soil solids
57. An open cylindrical tank 1.5 m high D. Independent of the specific gravity of
and 0.4 m diameter contains water. If the the soil solids
cylinder rotates about its geometrical axis
at the speed of 240 rpm. Find the 65. A 20,000 metric ton is loaded in the
maximum height (m) of water so that no barge, and the ship's weight when
water will be spilled. unloaded is 70,000 metric tons. If the
A. 0.565 B. 0.856 C. 0.781 D. horizontal section of the ship at the
0.212 waterline is 10,000 m2 and its draft in
seawater (sg = 1.03) is 10.37 m, what is
58. The weight of an irregular stone weighs the draft (m) of the barge in freshwater.
300 N in air and 230 N in water. Determine A. 10.17 B. 10.63 C. 10.95 D.
the volume (L) of the stone. 11.17
A. 7.14 B. 30.6 C. 4.17 D.
23.5 SITUATION 18
A rectangular gate 3 m high and 1.5 m
59. A sphere of radius 375 mm is wide is hinged at the top. A force to keep
immersed in seawater (sg= 1.026) by the gate closed is applied at the bottom
anchoring it to the bottom of the seabed. with an angle of 45° with the vertical.
The mooring line was observed to have a Compute the magnitude of this force in kN
tension of 270 N. Evaluate the specific if:
gravity of the sphere in kN/m3. 66. The water surface is level with the top
A. 0.901 B. 0.875 C. 0.785 D. of the gate.
0.910 A. 31.22 B. 32.12 C. 62.43 D.
63.42
60. Vs=Vv, the porosity(n) and void 67. The water surface is 0.9 m above the
ratio(e) are equal to: top of the gate.
A. n = 1.0, e = 0.5 B. n = 0.5, e = A. 64.01 B. 90.52 C. 50.92 D.
1.0 61.04
C. n = 0, e = 1.0 D. n = 1.0, e = 0 68. The water surface is 0.9 m below the
top of the gate.
61. A soil mass has GS = 2.10. What is the A. 32.45 B. 24.47 C. 74.24 D.
largest possible unit weight of this soil? 35.18
A. 20.6 B. 27.8 C. 22.4 D. 24.2
SITUATION 19
62. A soil sample is 100 cubic centimeters A triangular gate with vertex situated 2 m
and has a unit weight of 190 g. After below the surface and is 600 from the
drying, it has a dry weight of 160 g. horizontal. Dimensions are 1.2 m base and
Determine the water content (in percent). 0.9 m height. The base is parallel to the
A. 18.75 B. 15.79 C. 17.85 D. water surface.
19.57 69. Obtain the force in kN acting on one
side of the gate.
63. What is the term used to describe the A. 12.8 B. 13.35 C. 14.27 D.
ratio of the weight of water to the weight 3.18
of solids? 70. What is the location (m) of the
A. void ratio B. degree of hydrostatic from the center of gravity of
saturation the gate?
C. water content D. porosity A. 0.046 B. 0.064 C. 0.015 D.
0.051
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71. Find the normal force at the vertex to

open the gate if the gate is hinged at the
bottom.
A. 3.76 B. 7.36 C. 2.42 D.
4.22

72. A closed cylindrical tank 4 m long and

1.5 m in diameter is fully filled with water
is placed on a truck moving at an
acceleration of 2.5 m/s2. How much force
is Acting on the back side of the tank?
A. 17.67 B. 30.67 C. 16.76 D. SITUATION 20
37.06 A rectangular gate 3 m high and 1.5 m
wide is hinged at the top. A force to keep
73. What test is not performed in the the gate closed is applied at the bottom
laboratory? with an angle of 45 with the vertical.
A. direct shear test 78. Compute the magnitude of this force in
B. triaxial shear test the water surface is level with the top of
C. unconfined compression test the gate.
D. vane test A. 31.22 B. 62.43 C. 32.12
D. 63.42
74. A man with a glass of water having a 79. The water surface is 0.9 m above the
height of 300 mm is inside an elevator with top of the gate.
a downward acceleration of 3 m/s2. A. 64.01 B. 50.92 C. 90.52
Determine the pressure at the bottom of D. 61.04
the glass. 80. The water surface is 0.9 m below the
A. 4.02 B. 4.83 C. 3.84 D. top of the gate.
2.04 A. 32.45 B. 74.24 C. 24.47
D. 35.18
75. An airplane flying at an altitude of 10
km dropped to a height of 6 km. What is
the corresponding change in pressure
(kPa)? Assume unit weight of air equal to
12 N/m3.
A. 120 B. 48 C. 72 D.
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76. A ship, with vertical sides near the

waterline, weighs 40 MN including its cargo
and has a draft of 6.7 meters in seawater
(s.g. = 1.026). Unloading 2 MN of its cargo,
the draft decreases to 6.4 m. With its cargo
reduced, the ship enters a harbor of fresh
water. Evaluate the draft of the ship (m) in
fresh water.
A. 6.51 B. 6.53 C. 6.55 D.
6.59

77. The sector gate shown consists of a

cylindrical surface of which AB is the trace.
The length of the gate
perpendicular to the paper is 10 m.

Given: R = 8m, Ɵ = 60°

Determine the vertical force (kN) acting on
the gate.
A. 1000.6 B. 692.3 C. 847.2
D. 444.7