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1. From the given truss, it is made up of guijo b. 5

100mm x 150mm. It is subjected to a vertical c. 6
load of 20 KN acting at C d. 7
Allowable stress of wooden section e. 8
Shear parallel to the grain=1.0MPa 3. If the concentrated load will be placed
Shear longitudinal for joints=1.45MPa at the end of the overhang, compute
Compression parallel to grain=1.1MPa the maximum shear at the midspan
Compression perpendicular to grain=5MPa 3. A timber joist 40mmx190mm spaced at .3 m on
centers, carries a floor load of 2.4 kPa including
the floor finish. The joist is supported by the
girder at 3m. Two lengths of joists are used.
L=3m and L=3.5m. EI is constant throughout the
span
1. Compute the maximum flexural stress
when L=3
a. 4.15MPa
b. 5.85
c. 6.35
1. Compute the minimum length of x d. 7.78
a. 120 mm e. 3.37
b. 140 2. What is the maximum flexural stress
c. 150 when L=3.5m
d. 160 a. 1.15
e. 130 b. 2.87
2. Compute the minimum length of y c. 4.15
a. 12.15 d. 5.86
b. 14.55 e. 3.18
c. 10.75 3. What is the maximum shear stress
d. 16.96 when L=3m
e. 20.85 a. .21
3. Compute the axial stress of member AC b. .12
a. 1.78 c. .56
b. 2.36 d. .85
c. 1.26 e. .98
d. 2.85 4. A 12 mm thick steel tire has a width of 110 mm
e. 3.33 and has an internal diameter of 800mm. The
2. A simply supported beam 10 m long has an tire is heated and shrunk to a steel wheel 800.5
overhang of 2m at the left support. If a highway mm diameter. Modulus of elasticity E=200GPa
uniform load of 9.35 kN/m and a concentrated 1. Determine the tensile stress in the tire
load of 116 kN, passes thru the beam compute a. 125MPa
the fillowing based on the influence line b. 115
diagram for maximum shear at midspan. c. 108
1. Determine the length of the beam d. 110
where the uniform load could produce e. 111
maximum positive shear at the mid 2. Determine thbe compressive pressure
span between the tire and the wheel
a. 6 a. 2.15MPa
b. 5 b. 4.78
c. 8 c. 3.75
d. 7 d. 6.33
e. 9 e. 5.18
2. Determine the length of the beam 3. Determine the thickness of the tire to
where the uniform load could produce resist pressure of 1.5 MPa if it has an
maximum negative shear at midspan allowable stress of 124 MPa
a. 4 a. 3.25MPa
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b. 5.15 7. A hollow steel strut with a wall thickness of

c. 2.87 h=10mm is pin conenected to two gusset plates
d. 8.08 having a thickness of 12 mm which are welded
e. 4.84 to the base plate having a thickness of 12mm
5. A water tank 3m in diameter and 6 m high is and fastened to a concrete base by 4-16mm
made from a steel having a thickness of 12mm anchor bolts. Diameter of pin is 16mm.
1. When the tank is filled with water, Compressive load P=48Kn, ϴ=30⁰
determine the circumferential stress
a. 8.14MPa
b. 6.15
c. 9.87
d. 7.36
e. 5.22
2. Determine the longitudinal stress at the
bottom of the tank when it is filled with
water
a. 2.15MPa 1. Calculate the bearing stress between
b. 1.45MPA the strut and the pin in MPa
c. 3.68 a. 140
d. 4.78 b. 30
e. 5.36 c. 160
3. If the circumferential stress is limited to d. 170
5MPa, what is the maximum height of e. 150
water to which the tank maybe filled. 2. Calculate the shear stress in the pin in
a. 5.85 MPa
b. 4.08m a. 112.3
c. 6.45 b. 126.7
d. 7.48 c. 119.4
e. 9.23 d. 105.7
6. From the figure shown, a uniform load of 112 e. 110.3
kN/m is acting downward and supported by an 3. Calculate the shear stress in the anchor
upward uniform pressure of q=48kN/m bolt in Mpa
a. 85.47
b. 51.69
c. 66.35
d. 72.48
1. Determine the maximum shear e. 80.23
a. 45 8. Six steel cables are supporting a circular heavy
b. 48kN moulding of diameter 2m from an overhead
c. 53 point. If the moulding weighs 2.5kn/m and the
d. 64 attachment point is 3m above it, determine the
e. 60 following
2. Determine the maximum moment 1. Find the tension in each steel wire
a. 40 kN.m a. 276
b. 48 b. 215
c. 42 c. 245
d. 36 d. 176
e. 33 e. 155
3. Determine the distance from the left 2. What is the diameter of the wire that
where the flexural stress is zero will not exceed the allowable stress of
a. 2.2 m 124 Mpa
b. 1.4 a. 6
c. 4.7 b. 5
d. 3.1 c. 4mm
e. 3.5 d. 3
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e. 7 d. 330
3. If the wire is 10mm, find the vertical e. 290
displacement of the molder 3. Determine the safe width in shear
a. .254mm a. 323
b. .887 b. 315
c. .527 c. 288
d. .369 d. 236
e. .415mm e. 296
9. A W420x85 steel beam is fully restrained with a 11. A 250 mm pole is 3m high is fixed at the base. It
uniformly distributed superimposed load of is subjected to a compressive force of 3 Kn
25kn/m. The beam has a span of 10m. acting at its centroid and a .45 KN lateral force
Properties of W420 x 85, A=10839 mm2, applied at the top. What is the maximumshear
bf=18mm, tf=18mm, is=310x104, d=420mm, stress in the pole?
tw=11 a. .012MPa
1. Compute the bending stress in Mpa b. .025
a. 168.58 c. .039
b. 145.83 d. .078
c. 155.45 e. .045
d. 178.48 12. A hollow circular pole 6 mm thick with 300 mm
e. 180.23 outside diameter and height of 3m weighs
2. Compute the maximum web shear 150n/m. The pole is subjected to the following
stress vertical load P=3KN at an eccentricity e=100mm
a. 16.77 from the centroid of the section, lateral force
b. 14.15 H=.45 kn at the top of the pole
c. 15.15 1. Determine the maximum compressive
d. 18.36 stress at the base due to the loads
e. 17.42 a. 1.29Mpa
3. Compute the maximum horizontal b. 2.36
shear stress in Mpa c. 3.42
a. 17.41 d. 4.15
b. 18.23 e. .78
c. 16.23 2. Determine the maximum tensile stress
d. 15.28 at the base due to vertical and lateral
e. 19.41 loads
10. To retain the backfill, treated timber piles a. -2.36MPa
braced by the horizontal struts are anchored to b. -4.15Mpa
be dropped at 3m spacing. The piles are c. -5.48Mpa
considered hinged at the base. Unit weight of d. -8.23MPa
the soil=17.3kN/m3, ka=1/3, unit weight of e. -3.58 MPa
water=9.81, h1=2.1m, h2=3.3m, h3=2.7m. 3. If the hollow pole is replaced by a solid
allowable bending stress fs=14.7MPa, allowable wood pole of 250 mm, determine the
shear stress fv=1.48MPa. maximum shear stress at the base
1. If the struts are hinged at anchor rod a. .012 MPa
location, determine the design b. .025
maximum moment of the strut c. .039
a. 75.15 KN.m d. .078
b. 63.83 e. .015
c. 70.36 13. A large pipe called a penstock in hydraulic work
d. 87.42 is 1.5 m in diameter. Here it is composed of
e. 83.26 wooden steved bound together by flat steel
2. If the strut depth is 300 mm, determine bands 50 mm wide by 6mm thick with a
the safe width in bending maximum tensile stress permitted in the steel
a. 300mm bands of 300 MPa
b. 250 1. Determine the maximum bursting
c. 270 pressure if the tank contains water to a
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depth of 30m, max. Density of water is b. 197.4

1000kg/m3 c. 211.3 kPa
a. 294.3 kPa d. 228.4
b. 326.5 e. 190.4
c. 278.4 16. A 10m long beam is simply supported at the left
d. 312.6 end and at 2m from the right end. It is to be
e. 302.6 analyzed for moving uniformly distributed load,
2. determine the tensile force in each for max. Shear at the midspan. What is the total
steel bands if it has a factor of safety of length of the beam which should be subjected
2.5 to the moving load?
a. 35000N a. 7m
b. 34000N b. 8m
c. 37000 c. 5m
d. 36000 d. 8m
e. 38000 e. 9m
3. determine the spacing of the bands 17. A barge shown diagrammatically supports the
near the bottom of the penstock load W1 and W2 for every one meter strip
a. 175mm along the longitudinal section.w1=145kn/m
b. 203mm w2=290 kn/m l1=3m, l2=6m, l3=3m
c. 218
d. 358
e. 163
14. A 12 m long beam is simply supported at the
right end and at 3m from the left end. It is to be
designed for moving uniformly distributed load.
1. Find the total length L so that the
For max. Negative moment, what is the total
upwatrd pressure is uniform and that
length of the beam which should be loaded?
the barge remains horizontal
a. 1m
a. 10m
b. 2
b. 12m
c. 4
c. 18m
d. 3
d. 15m
e. 5
e. 22m
15. A rectangular footing, .70 m thick, 2.5m wide
2. If the upward pressure is 72 kn/m, what
along the y-axis and 3, long along the x-axis,
is the ahear at 3m from the left end
supports concentrically a column .4m square
a. -236kn
subjected to the following loads, Axial
b. -285kn
load=1200kN, moment about y-axis, My=360
c. -345
kN.m, height of backfill on top of the
d. -328
footing=1.5m, concrete unir weight=24kN/m3,
e. -219
soil unit weight=17kN/m3
3. If the upward pressure is 87 kn/m, at
1. Calculate the max. Net soil pressure
what distance from the left end will the
a. 289 kPa
shear in the barge be equal to zero?
b. 326
a. 5m
c. 311
b. 4m
d. 256
c. 6m
e. 308
d. 7m
2. Calculate min net soil pressure
e. 8m
a. 53 kPa
18. The horizontal distance from A at one end of
b. 60
the river to frame C at the other end is 20m.
c. 48
The cable carries a load W=50kN.
d. 64
e. 32
3. Calculate the gross safe soil bearing
capacity
a. 205.2
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1. at what distance from A is the load W c. 4.45

such that the tension in the segment AD d. 3.28
of the cable is equal to segment CD e. 5.85
a. 12m 21. Figure shows a circular steel plate supported on
b. 10m 3 posts, A, B, and C which are equally spaced
c. 15m along its circumference. A load W=1350 N is at a
d. 20m distance x=.5m from the post at A along the x-
e. 18m axis. Diameter of the steel plate is 1.8m
2. when the load W is at distance x1=5m
from A, the sag in the cable is 1m.
Calculate the tension in the segment DC
of the cable
a. 156.38
b. 187.90
c. 164.42
d. 175.28
e. 190.36
3. If the sag in the cable is 1m at a
distance x1=5m, what is the total length
1. Find the reaction at post A, neglecting
of the cable/
the weight of the steel plate
a. 12.14m
a. 780N
b. 16.28
b. 850
c. 20.13
c. 720
d. 22.48
d. 750
e. 18.12
e. 880
19. A 10 m long beam is simply supported at the
2. Find the reaction at post B, neglect
right end and 2m from the left end. What is the
weight of the steel plate
ordinate of the influence line for maximum
a. 230N
shear at midspan?
b. 200N
a. .5
c. 250N
b. .2
d. 210N
c. 1.3
e. 300N
d. .8
3. Compute the reaction at C, considering
e. .3
the weight of plate if it has a thickness
20. An 8mm thick steel tank has an outside
of 16mm and has a unit weight of
diameter of 600 mm and a length of 3m. It is
77kN/m3.
subjected to an internal pressure of 2Mpa.
a. 1125N
1. Determine the circumferential stress in
b. 1230
the tank
c. 1345
a. 56
d. 1520
b. 73
e. 1295
c. 60
22. The suspended girder shown is supported by
d. 78
series of hangers uniformly spaced along a
e. 95
parabolic cable
2. Find the longitudinal stress in tha tank
a. 36.5
b. 48.5
c. 42.3
d. 56.8
e. 63.4
3. To what value could the internal
pressure be increased if the allowable
design stress is 120 Mpa
a. 2.15
b. 1.78
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1. What is the tension in the cable at d. 13.5

midspan, point B whose slope is zero e. 14.8
a. 350N 3. Which of the following gives the vertical
b. 330 reaction at C
c. 360 a. 11kN
d. 340 b. 10
e. 300 c. 15
2. What is the vertical reaction at support d. 12
A e. 13
a. 160Kn 25. The pin jointed assembly supportsa a billboard
b. 150kN 3 m high 4m wide on each end. The total weight
c. 170 of the billboard is 30kN.H=1.5m, ϴ=60⁰, wind
d. 200 pressure q=1.7kPa, wind pressure coefficient,
e. 180 C=1.0
3. What is the resulting sag y if the
maximum tension in the cable is 300 kn
a. 5.56m
b. 6.78m
c. 7.18
d. 3.42
e. 4.15
23. A cantilever hollow circular bar 5mm thick with
outside diameter of 75mm is subjected to a
torque of 3Kn.m at its free end. Find the max 1. Determine the horizontal reaction at A
shear stress in hte bar a. 13.2kN
a. 83.10Mpa b. 22.8
b. 75.15 c. 10.7
c. 63.38 d. 15,8
d. 90.48 e. 20.6
e. 66.88 2. How much is the normal stress in strut
24. A weight W is suspended from a fine wire AB BC, with cross sectional dimensions of
and a very flexible wire BCD which passes over a 6mmx76mm
frictionless pulley at C. The end of the wire BCD a. 75.68Mpa
is attached to a 10KN weight and the wires b. 87.25
makes an angle shown with the vertical, c. 96.68
d. 80.36
e. 91.67
3. If the strut AB were placed by a 16mm
steel cable, determine the normal stress
in the cable
a. 90.7 mPa
b. 93.6
c. 95.7
d. 80.3
1. Which of the following gives the tension e. 85.4
in wire AB 26. An 8mm diameter steel rod, 20 m long supports
a. 10.3 a 10Kn weigjt. Find the max tensile stress in the
b. 12.2 rod. Unit weight of steel is 77kn/m3
c. 15.8 a. 156.87MPa
d. 18.6 b. 179.48
e. 20.7 c. 180.38
2. Which of the following gives the weight d. 190.70
a. 10.3Kn e. 215.42
b. 11.5
c. 15.6
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27. Three cables are used to support the load W as 3. For the forces A,Band C to be in
shown in the figure equilibrium. What is the magnitude f
the resulting force C
a. 32.5
b. 40.9
c. 44.7
d. 56.3
e. 88.7
29. A load W =30kn is lifted by a boom BCD making
1. Determine the tension in cable AB an angle ᾳ=60 from the vertical axis. Neglect
a. 533.64 the weight of the boom
b. 589.47
c. 635.68
d. 618.42
e. 685.28
2. Determine the tension in cable AC
a. 90.58
b. 95.68
c. 88.15 1. Determine the angle β between cables
d. 84.39 AC and AD
e. 92.4 a. 25
3. Determine the tension in cable AD b. 32
a. 479.34 c. 28
b. 526.38 d. 30
c. 518.72 e. 35
d. 453.26 2. Determine the horizontal reaction at B
e. 411.18 a. 63.58
28. the hook is subjected to three forces A, B, and C b. 51.95
as shown , A=35kn B=45kn c. 56.48
d. 43.15
e. 40.44
3. Determine hte tension in cable AC
a. 22.15
b. 20.36
c. 18.45
d. 10.36
e. 23.25
30. A flat circular pole lies in the horizontal (xz)
1. if the resultant of forces is 80 kn and is plane and is supported at the three
acting along the positive x-axis, find the circumferential points as shown. The weight of
angle ᾳ the plate is W
a. 20.58
b. 18.75
c. 25.69
d. 22.85
e. 31.47
2. If ᾳ=60, what is the value of force C
such that the resultant of forces A, B,
and C acts along the x-axis?
a. 56kn
b. 67 1. Which of the following gives the
c. 50 reaction at A
d. 53 a. .38W
e. 45 b. .34W
c. .28W
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d. .30W
e. .42W
2. Which of the following gives the
reaction at b
a. .38W
b. .28W
c. .34W
d. .30W
e. .42W 1. Determine the value of x of its lower
3. Which of the following gives the end d
reaction at c a. 1
a. .38W b. 2
b. .34W c. 3
c. .30W d. 4
d. .42W e. 5
e. .28W 2. Determine the value of z
31. A tripod supports the load W as shown in the a. 1
figure. b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
3. Determine the force in leg AD
a. 563.2
b. 425.8
c. 456.5
d. 485.3
e. 433.8
33. The three hinged arc supports the load F1=8kn
1. Determine the maximum load W that and F2=5kn, assuming h=2m.
can be supported by the tripod if the
capacity of each leg is limited to 10KN
a. 23kn
b. 10
c. 15
d. 18
e. 32
2. If the load W=50 kn, calculate the force 1. Determine the total reaction at C
in the leg AD a. 4.25
a. 25.66 b. 3.06
b. 23.17 c. 5.69
c. 20.84 d. 5.48
d. 38.7 e. 7.12
e. 34.16 2. Determine the total reaction at A
3. If the oad w=50 kn, calculate the force a. 1.25
in leg AB b. 2.36
a. 23.36 c. 5.93
b. 28.75 d. 3.75
c. 33.23 e. 4.48
d. 30.53 3. Determine the raction at B
e. 21.74 a. 6.25
32. A vertical load P=800 KN applied to the tripod b. 5.78
shown causes a compressive force of 256 KN in c. 4.23
leg AB and a compressive force of 283 Kn in leg d. 8.33
AC e. 7.31
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34. The parabolic cable shown carries a uniformly The column at e and H are deleted thus girder
distributed load of 20kn/m behk alone supports the beam Def at E and
1. Find the tension at B beam GHI at H
a. 258
b. 326
c. 312
d. 287
e. 302
2. Compute the tension in cable at A
a. 415.5 1. Calculate the uniformly distributed
b. 326.9 service dead load at beam DEF
c. 456.6 2. Calculate the uniformly service liveload
d. 387.6 at beam DEF
e. 357.9 3. Calculate the total ultimate load
3. Compute the tension in cable at C concentrated at E induced by beam DEF
a. 436.4 using the tributary area method
b. 562.9 37. When the columns E and H of the floor framing
c. 478.7 plan shown are deleted, girder BEHK becomes
d. 523.6 one span fixed ended beam supporting beam
e. 504.7 DEF at E and beam GHI at H. The following loads
35. the super structure of a bridge consists of a on girder BEHK are as follows:
ribbed metal deck with 50 mm comlete slab on Concentrated load at E=266 kN
the top. The deck is supported by wide flange Concentrated load at H=266kN
steel beams strengthened by cover plate 16mm Uniform load throughout its length=5kN/m
x 250 mm one at the top and one at the
bottom. It is simply supported on a span of
25m. Each of the cover plated steel beams is
subjected to the following data:
DL=12kn/m
LL=17.8 front wheel and 71.2 KN rear wheel
Distance between wheel loads=4.27 m
Impact on live load is 15/L+37 with a maximum
of 30%.
Properties of W830 1. Calculate the resulting shear at B due to
A=22387 d=835 tw=14mm the given load
Tf=19mm bf=290 mm 2. Calculate the maximum shear at E
Ix=2500X106 induced by the concentrated loads
Iy=78x106 3. Calculate the max. Positive moment
1. what is the maximum flexural stress in due to the uniformly distributed load
the cover plated beamdue to dead 38. Built up column 10m long consists of W350x90
load? with twoplates welded to form a box section
2. What is the maximum flexural stress in with respect to x axis, the column is fixed, y-axis
the cover plated beam due to live load column is braced at midheight
plus impact Properties of WF section
3. What is the max web shear stress in the A=11540
beam Ix=2.66x10^8
36. Figure shows the floor framing plan of a Iy=.44x10^8
reinforced concrete building. All beams re Bf=250,,
300mmX500mm Tf=16mm
Slab thickness=100mm Tw=10mm
Superimposed deadload=3kpa Fy=248Mpa
Liveload=4.8kpa 1. Compute the effective slenderness ratio
Concrete unit wt=24kn/m3 with respect to x-axis
2. Compute the effective slenderness ratio
with respect to y-axis
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3. Compute the axial load capacity
39. A lapped bolted tension member is shown.
Diameter of bolts are 18mm and the plate
material is A36 steel, Fy=250Mpa, Fu=400
assume the fasteners are adequate and do not
control the tensile capacity. Diameter of hole is
2mm bigger the diameter of the bolt.
1. Determine the tensile capacity of the
lapped joint on gross area
2. Determine the tensile capacity of the
lapped joint based on net area
3. Determine the tensiole capacity of the
lapped joint based on block shear
strength
40. A fixed ended beam has a span of 10m and
supports a superimposed uniformly distributed
load 0f 25 kn/n
Properties of W420x85
A=10830
Bf=180
Tf=18
D=470
Ix=315x10^6
Iy=18x10^6
Tw=11mm
Consider bending about the major axis
1. Calculate the maximum bending stress
fbx
2. Compute the maximum web shear
stress
3. Calculate the maximum horizontal
shear stress
41. A W450x90 beam is to be supported by a
250mm wide concrete wall with fc=27.5 Mpa.
Beam loads induce and end reaction of 240 kN
Beam properties are as follows
D=450 tf=18 bf=190mm tw=10mm
K=35 Fy=248
Allowable bearing stress on support. Fp=.35fc’
Allowable bending stress in pile, Fb=.75Fy
1. What is the width of bearing plate
required if the bearing length is 100mm
2. If the critical section for bending plates
is at a distance K from the centroidal y-
axis of the web, find the required
bearing plate thickness
3. Determine the web yielding stress
which occurs at distance (N+2.5K)
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where N is the length of the bearing
plate, N=100mm
42. The typical T-section shown results from
monolithic construction of the slab and its
supporting beam
Effective flange width bf=1250mm
Slab thickness t=120
Web width bw=350
Total depth below the slab h=480mm
To reinforcement=3-25 mm
Bottom =5-25mm
Fc=20.7 fy=415
Concrete cover to the centroid of
reinforcements=70mm
Balance steel ratio=.021
1. Determine the nominal bending
strength for positive moment
2. Find the nominal bending strength for
negative moment
3. What is the resulting shear stress in
the beam if it is subjected to a factored
shear force Vu=180 KN
43. A beam with width b=250mm and depth d=450
mm is prestressed by an initial force of 600 kN.
Total loss of prestress at service load is 15%
1. Calculate the resulting final
compressive stress if the prestressing
force is applied at the centroid of the
beam section
2. Calculate the final compressive stress if
the prestressing force is applied at an
eccentricity of 100mm below the
centroid of the beam section
3. Calculate the eccentricity at which the
pre stressing force can be applied so
that the resulting tensile stress at the
top fiber of the beam is zero.
44. Beam section is b=300mm, h=450mm. Effective
depth d=380mm, compressive strength of
concrtete, fc’=30mpa, fy=415 MPa. The beam is
simply supported on a span of 5m and carries
the following loads:
Superimposed deadload=16kn/m
Liveload=14kn/m
1. What is the maximum moment at
ultimate condition
2. Find the number of 16 mm bars
required if the design moment at
ultimate load is 200kn.m
3. If the beam carries an ultimate
concentrated load of 50kn at midspan,
what is the number of 16mm bars
required?
45. Two channels are welded at the tip of the
flanges to form a box column
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Properties of each channel:
A=5350 tw=10mm
D=250mm Ix=52x10^6
Iy=5x10^6 bf=100mm tf=15mm
Distance from the centroidal y-axis of the
channel to the outer surface of the web,
x=29mm column height=4m and effective
length factor K=1.0 on both axes. The major axis
of the channel is the x axis of the built up
column.
1. Calculate the axial compressive stress in
the colum due to a concentric load of
900kn
2. Determine the maximum bending stress
in the column due to a moment of 270
KN.m about the x-axis
3. What is the critical slenderness ratio of
the built up column
46. The flooring of a warehouse is made up of
double tee joists(DT) as shown. The joists are
simply supported on a span 7.5m and are
pretensions with one tendon in each stem with
an initial force of 745 kn each located 75mm
above the bottom fiber, loss of stress at service
load is 18%
Load imposed on the joists are:
Dead load=2.3kPa
Live load=6kpa
Properties of DT
A=200000mm2
I=1880x106
ytop=88mm
ybottom=267mm
a=2.4m
1. Compute the stress at the bottom fiber
of the DT at midspan due to initial pre
stressing force alone
2. Compute the resulting stress at the
bottom fibers of the DT at midspan due
to the service loads and prestress force
3. What additional superimposed load can
the DT carry such that the resulting
stress at the bottom fibers at midspan
is zero?
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47. A square footing 2.4mx2.4m..45m thick
supports a rectangular column .35mx.40m at its
center
Colum loads are service conditions:
DL=680Kn LL=400Kn
Fc’=20.7 fy=275MPa
Concrete cover to the centroid of steel
reinforcement=100mm
1. Calculate the maximum wide beam
shear stress
2. What is the maximum punching shear
stress
3. Determine the number 20 mm bars
required for critical moment
48. To comply with architectural requirements, a
column in a nonsway frame is f T-section
Given data:
Longitudinal bars:
As1=6-20mm bars in compression
As2=4-28mm bars in tension
Fy=415MPa fc’=27.5
Lateral ties
10mm bars with fy=275
Clear concrete cover to the ties=40mm
Dimensions:
H1=250mm b1=150mm
H2=350mm b2=300mm
Consider bending about line 2. Neglect
concrete area displaced by the compression
steel
1. Which of the following gives the
location of the geometric centroid of
the section from line1 along the x-axis
2. Which of the following gives the
location of the plasyic centroid of the
section from line1 along the x-axis. For
all bars fs=fy
3. If theT section is reinforced such that
the plastic centroid of the section falls
at 280mm from the line 1 along the x-
axis. Determine the bending moment
Mu induced by the factored load
Pu=3200 kN acting along x-axis at 400
mm from line 1
49. Two plates each with thickness t=16mm are
bolted together with 6-22mm bolts forming a
lap connection. Bolt spacing are as
follows:s1=40mm, S2=80mm, S3=100mm bolt
hole diameter=25mm
Allowable stress:
Tensile stress on gross area of the plate=.60fy
Tensile stress on net area of the plate=.50Fu
Shear stress of the bolt=Fv=120MPa
Bearing stress of the bolt:Fp=1.2Fu
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Calculate the permissible tensile load P under
the following conditions.
1. Based on shear capacity of bolts
2. Based on bearing capacity of bolts
3. Based on block shear strength
50. The wind pressure coefficients on the gable
frame shown subjected to wind pressure,
p=1.44kPa and as follows. Wind force is a
pressure if the coefficient is positive and a
suction if the coefficient is negative. Design
wind force is computed as a product of the
wind pressure and the coefficient. Consider
design tributary width of the gable frame as 6m.
If the roller support at B were changed to a
hinged support and a hinged is added at D
1. Compute the vertical reaction at A
2. Determine the horizontal reaction at B
3. Determine the horizontal reaction at A
51. A simply supported beam is reinforced with 4-
28mm at the bottom and 2-28mm at the top.
Steel covering to the centroid of reinforcement
is 70mm at the top and bottom of the beam.
The beam has a total depth of 400 mm and a
width of 300mm. Fc’=30MPa, fy=415MPa.
Balanced steel ratio=.031
1. Determine teh depth of the
compression block
2. Determine the design strength using .90
as reduction factor
3. Determine the live load at midspan in
addition to DL=20kN/m including the
weight of the beam if it has a span og
6m
52. A concrete block of weight W holds a ring
anchor bolt to which are fastened two guy wires
as shown
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1. Calculate the resultant force oon the
bolt
2. Determine the angle which the
resultant pull makes with the horizontal
3. To prevent uplift, what is the minimum
weight of the concrete block W if the
required factor of safety is 1.3
53. A simply supported beam spans 8m abd
supports a sumperimposed uniformly
distributed load of 20kN./m
1. What is the maximum bending stress
2. How much is the maximum web shear
stress?
3. Calculate the maximum horizontal
shear stress
54. From the figure shown
1. Calculate the tensile stress ii\n the body
of the bolt
2. Find the tensile stress at the root of the
threads
3. Find the compressive stress at the head
aas the bolt bears on the surface to
resist the tensile oad
55. A tension member made up of a pair of angles is
connected as shown with 4-25 mm bolts in
standard holes. All structural steel is A-36.
Assuming that the connection between the
angle and the structural tee is satisfactory
Allowable bolt shear=117MPa
Allowable tensile stress=150MPa
Allowable bearing stress=480MPa
1. Find the value of P by shear anf tension
2. Find the value of P by bearing
3. What is the diameter of bolt if P=360kN
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56. A Wshape girder is to be used as a bridge crane
runway girder. The girder is on a simple span of
6m. Assume that the crane wheel imparts a
vertical load of 80kN and a lateral load 8 kN at
the midspan applied at the top flange of the
girder. A standard rail weighing 67kg/m will be
used. Assume the top flange is not laterally
braced between end supports
Properties of W section
Sx=1280x10^3 Fbx=207MPa
Sy=361x10^3 Fby=238Mpa
1. Determine the bending stress along the
x-axis
2. Determine the bending stress along the
y-axis
3. Determine the ration of the actual
bending stresses to the allowable
bending stress
57. Figure shows a picture frame of weight
W=150kN held by a cor AB and AC. Find the
tension in the cord AB
58. A rectangular footing 2.5m wide along the y-
axis, 3 m long along the x-axis supports a
circular pedestal, .45m in diameter. The
horizontal force acting at the top of the
pedestal along the footing is 144kN. The total
axial load from the pedestal is 1200 kN.
Thickness of the footing is .70 m height of
backfill on top of the footing is 1.5m depth from
the top of the pedestal to the base of footing is
2.5m. concrete unit weight =24kN/m^3. Unit
weight of soil=17kN/m3
1. Calculate the max. Net soil pressure
2. Calculate the min net soil pressure
3. Calculate the required soil bearing
capacity
59. The tensile member shown 50mmx75mm in
cross section is subjected to a load PAA makes
an angle 15⁰ with the x-axis
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1. What is the tensile stress at section A-A
2. Determine the shear stress on plane A-
A
3. At what angle of plane A-A is the shear
stress maximum?
60. A steel pipe column steel base plate and a
concrete pedestal. Column ends are hinged and
sidesway is prevented.
Given:
Axial load=800kN
Colum outside diameter=260mm
Column unsupported length=3m
Allowable compressive stress=55MPa
Allowable bearing stress on the
pedestal=10MPa
1. What is the minimum required
thickness of the column based on the
allowable compressive stre4ss
2. Find the minimum required diameter of
the base plate
3. If the thickness of the column is 10mm,
calculate the slenderness ratio
61. The weight if a cylindrical tank is negligible in
comparison to the weight of water it contains
(water weighs 9.81 kN/m^3). The tank and the
horizontal surface is μs.
1. Assuming a full tank, find the smallest
force P required to tip the tank
2. Find the smallest coefficient of static
friction μs that would allow tipping to
take place
3. If the force P=6.5kN initiates tipping,
determine the depth of water in the
tank
62. A cantilever truss is pin connected at joint D
and is supported by a roller at G. Spacing of
trusses is 3m. If the wind load is 1.44kPa
1. Determine the horizontal reaction at
the hinged support
2. Determine the stress of member AB
3. Determine the stress of member BE
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63. A building for office use is designed using the 2. composite beam
prestressed hollow core slab shown 3. reinforced beam
4. lap joint
5. none of the above
68. in concrete materials, the law for a mixture of
workable consistency states that the strength of
concrete is determined by the ratio of water to
cement is called
1. pascals law
Properties of slab are as follows 2. abrams law
A=1.2x105mm2 3. newtons la
St=Sb=4.16x106 mm3 4. Simpsons law
The slab is prestressed with 500kN force at an 5. none of the above
eccentricity , e=38mm below the centroid of the 69. the linear portion of the stress-strain diagram of
section. The weight of the slab is 2.35 kPa, steel is known as the
superimposed ddeadload is 2.0kPA, live 1. modulus of elongation
load=2.4kPa. the slab is simply supported on 2. plastic range
bearings at L=7.5m. allowable stresses at 3. elastic range
service loads are 3.2 MPa in tension and 18.5 4. locus of yield points
Mpa in compression. Consider 20% loss of 5. none of the above
prestress at service loads. 70. the gradual deformation of concrete under
1. Determine the resulting stress at the continuously applied load or stress
bottom fibers of the slab at L/4 from 1. fatigue
the center of bearings 2. relaxation
2. Determine teh resulting stress at the 3. shrinkage
bottom fibers of the slab at midspan 4. creep
3. Determine the maximum total load 5. none of these
kN/m that the slab can carry if the 71. in the [placement of concrete, the accumulation
allowable stresses at service loads are of small inert particle of cement and aggregate
not to be exceeded. on the surface caused by an excess of water
64. ratio of the equivalent diameter of a bulky which when it evaporates leaves a thin layer,
particle to the length of particle is called causing a weakened plane for subsequent pour
1. porosity is calle d
2. angularity 1. laitance
3. celerity 2. stucco
4. sphericity 3. sudd
5. none of these 4. honeycomb
65. a slump test is done in order primarily to 5. none of the above
determine 72. it is the measure of the damage level
1. workability 1. epicentre of an earthquake
2. water content 2. magnitude of an earthquake
3. air content 3. focus of an earthquake
4. water to cement ratio 4. intensity of an earthquake
5. none of the above 5. none of the above
66. it is the measure of the energy release 73. it refers to the tendency of a body to return to
1. epicentre of an earthquake its original size and shape after having been
2. magnitude of an earthquake stretched, compressed and deformed
3. focus of an earthquake 1. plasticity
4. intensity of an earthquake 2. elasticity
5. none of the above 3. malleability
67. a beam made up of one or more steel plates 4. ductility
sandwiched between wood beams and held in 5. none of the above
place by bolts through the assembly is known 74. a test to determine the consistency of freshly
as: mixed concrete by measuring the depth of
1. flitoh beam
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penetration of a cylindrical metal weight with a 3. static friction

hemispherical bottom is called as: 4. kinetic friction
1. pig ball test 80. what property of a material enables it to under
2. cylindrical test large permanent strains before failure
3. ball test 1. proportional limit
4. drip test 2. strain hardening
5. none of the above 3. ductility
75. which term refers to the force generated by a 4. creep
body at rest? 81. The frame shown in the figure supports a load
1. impact W at H. for this problem, x=2m, y1=1.5m,
2. impulse y2=3.2m y3=.5m and a=.8m. member BD passes
3. dynamic through a pin at which is rigidly attached to
4. static member AC. neglect the weight of the beam
76. what do you call the force which determines
whether the body will be in equilibrium or will
have a varying state of motion?
1. equilibrium
2. resultant
3. momentum
4. impulse 1. if W=100N, determine the total reaction
77. identify the principle used in equations related at C
to the deformation of axially loaded material 2. if the tension in the tie rod is 1800N,
1. that the stress is proportional to the what is the load W
strain within the elastic region 3. if W=100N, determine the reaction at A
a. hookes law 82. for the truss shown, determine the following
b. youngs modulud
c. poisons ratio
d. st. venants principle
2. that the deformation of axially loaded
members, the ratio of the lateral to the
longitudinal strain is constant
a. poisons ratio
b. st. venants principle 1. reaction at the roller support
c. hookes law 2. axial force on member DF
d. youngs modulus 3. axial force on member EF
3. that within elastic rrange, it is the 83. a transmission tower is loaded as shown.
constant proportionality that defines assume roller support at A and hinge support t
the linear relationship between stress B
and strain
a. poisons ratio
b. st. venants principle
c. hookes law
d. youngs modulus
78. which structural member has the ratio of its
unsupported height to its least lateral
dimension of not less than 3 and is used
primarily to support axial load 1. determine the reaction at A
1. pedestal 2. determine the total reaction at B
2. column 3. determine the force in member EJ
3. deep beam 84. a 60# m long ladder weighing 600 N is shown. it
corbel is required to determine the horizontal reaction
79. what do you call the retaining force acting for P that must be exerted at point C to prevent
opposite a body in motion? the ladder from sliding. the coefficient of
1. inertia friction between the ladder and the surface at A
2. dynamic and B is .20
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1. determine the reaction at A
2. determine the reaction at B
3. determine the required force at B
85. a precast concrete slab is lifted by four cables as
shown. unit weight of concrete is 23.5kN/m
1. determine the tensile force in each
cable
2. what is the tensile stress in each cable if
its diameter is 16mm
3. if each cable deforms by 1mm, what is
the vertical deflection of concrete?
86. for the pin connection shown, the allowable
shearing stress in the pin is 140MPa and the
allowable bending stress between the pin and
the plates is 320MPa
1. determine the value of P without
exceeding the allowable shearing stress
in the pin
2. determine the value of P without
exceeding the allowable bearing stress.
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87. a bolted splice connection is shown. the bolts
are 20mm in diameter A325 bolts with an
allowable shearing stress of 207MPa. the plates
are A36 steel with Fy=248 and Fu=400 MPa. for
this problem, b=200 mm, x1=40mm, x2=60mm
and y1=60mm.hole diameter is 22mm.
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allowable stresses on plate:
tension on gross area=.6Fy
tension on net area=.5Fu
shear=blockshear=.3Fu
1. find the value of P based on gross area
yielding
2. find the value of P based on tension on
net area
3. find the value of P based on block shear
4. find the value of P based on bolt sjear
88. the rigid beam supports a load W at C. the
beam is hinged at A and supported by a steel
rod at B. W=22kN, determine the following
1. shearing stress in the pin at D
2. vertical deflection at B
3. vertical deflection at C
89. the arched beam AB is subjected to a tensile
force of T=12kN
1. calculate the moment at D
2. calculate the shear at D
3. calculate the axial force at D
90. a 10 m long beam is simply supported as shown
1. determine the maximum positive
moment when x1=2n
2. determine the value of x1 if the
moment at midspan is zero
3. what value of x1 will produce the least
critical moment in the beam
91. a truck with axle loads of 35kN and 105kN on a
wheel base of 4.3m rolls across a 25m span
1. compute the maximum support
reaction
2. calculate the maximum shearing force
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3. calculate the maximum bending
moment
92. the frame shown is subjected t the following
vertical roof loads distributed uniformly along
the roof surface.
dead load=1.8Pa
live load=800Pa
the frame is hinged at A and B and pin connected at
D. the frames are spaced 6m
1. determine the reaction at D
2. determine the maximum axial force in
member DE
3. what is the maximum shear in member
DE?
4. what is the maximum positive moment
in DE?
5. what is the maximum negative moment
in DE?
93. A W18x130 beam supports a 100mm thick slab
as shown. the width of slab effective as flange is
1.8 m. allowable working stress in steel and
concrete are 124MPa and 12MPa respectively.
Assume that steel and concrete are well bonded
together. modular ratio n=9 transform concrete
to steel
1. determine the location of the neutral
axis of the composite section measured
from the top of the slab
2. determine the maximum moment
capacity of the beam based on steel
strength
3. determine the maximum moment
capacity of the beam based on
concrete strength
94. the 800 mmx600mm reinforced concrete
column shown is reinforced with twelve 28mm
diameter bars. concrete strength fc’=21 MPa
and steel yield strength fy=415MPa
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1. find the location of the plastic centroid
from the y-axis
2. find the nominal axial load capacity of
the column
3. which of the following gives the
minimum clear spacing of longitudinal
bars of this column
95. a pile cap is shown. the column s 400mm x
400mm and carries a service load of 900 kN and
service live load 1300kN. centroid main
reinforcing bars are located 85mm from the
bottom of the footing. use fc’=21Mpa and
fy=345MPa
1. calculate the required footing thickness
based on wide beam shear
2. calculate the required footing thickness
based on punching shear
3. what is the factored moment at the
critical section for moment
96. the cantilever retaining wall retains soli having a
unit weight of 18kn/m^3 and angle of shearing
resistance of 30°. unit wt of concrete=23.5.
neglect the effects of soil at the right side of the
wall
1. calculate the factor of safety against
sliding if the coefficient of friction
between the base and the foundation is
.6
2. calculate the maximum service moment
at the stem per meter length of the wall
3. if the stem is to be reinforced with
20mm bars with centroid 85mm from
the extreme concrete, what is the
required spacing of bars? fc=24 fy=345
97.
98.
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