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CE BOARD 1997

Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


A simply supported steel beam has a span of 6m. and is subjected to a vertical concentrated load of 150 kN acting at midspan. An allowance of 100% for impact is made for the concentrated load only. The beam is laterally supported only at the supports. The 1992 National Structural Code of the Philippines States that the allowable tensile stress for laterally unsupported members subject to bending is 0.60 Fy while the allowable compressive stress for laterally unsupported members subject to bending is given by the equation.

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The implementing rules and regulations of P.D. 1594 states that for a unit price contract, quantity overruns or under runs of not more than 15% of the estimates per major pay item and 25% per minor item need not be covered by a change order provided that the same is authorized by the approving and contract prices of a project are as follows.

Where Cb maybe taken as 1.0 since the maximum moment does not occur at the supports, rt is the radius of the compression web area, taken about the axis in the plane of the web. Steel is A 36 steel with yield strength Fy = 248MPa. Which of the following most nearly gives the most economical (lightest) section that will limit the flexural stress to the allowable value.

Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Quantity 100 50 500 60 1,000 400 3,000 20

Unit Price (Pesos) 1,000 10,000 5,000 6,000 3,000 1,500 2,000 25,000

Which of the following quantity need not be covered by a change order.

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A projectile is fired upward and to the right at an initial slope of 4 vertical to 3 horizontal and hits the ground at a point 2m lower than the origin. The maximum height is attained 8m away from the origin. Compute the value of the total horizontal distance.

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The preliminary design of a roadway established two tangents meeting at the point of intersection at station 200 + 130. The first tangent has an azimuth equal to 169 while the second tangent has an azimuth equal to 118. A simple horizontal curve with radius equal to 100m. is to be provided. Which of the following gives the tangent distance T.

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The approved agency estimate (AAE) of a Govt. project is 500M. The bids are: Bidder A : P354,000,000 Bidder B : P639,000,000 Bidder C : P483,000,000 Bidder D : P583,000,000 Bidder E : P295,000,000 Bidder F : P385,000,000 The implementing rules and regulation of Pres. Decree No. 1594 states that no award of contract shall be made to a bidder whose bid price is higher than Allowable Government Estimate(AGE) or the Approved Agency Estimate(AAE) is defined as one half the sum of the (AAE) and the average of all responsive bids. For the purposes of determining the average of responsive bids, bids higher than 120% of the AAE or lower than 60% of AAE shall not be considered. Which bidder wins the contract for the Govt. project?

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A beam 8.5m. long is fixed at the left end and supported by a roller at a point 1.5m from the right end. There is an internal hinge at a point 2.5m. from the fixed end. The beam is loaded by a clockwise couple equal to 50kN.m at a point 4.5m to the right of the fixed end and a downward uniform vertical load equal to 5kN/m starting at a point 4.5m. from the fixed end up to the right end of the beam. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum moment.

Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 1997 Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
A 50mm diameter split barrel sample is driven into the ground and the load of a cased burbale by means of blows form 65kg mass hammer falling freely through a distance of 760mm. The sample is driven a total of 450mm into the soil. Which of the following is the test best described by this procedure? A floor is made up of 150mm thick concrete slab and 50mm thick finish both of which has a unit weight of 24kN/m3. The floor also carries ceiling whose weight is 720Pa and a live load of 2400Pa. The floor is supported by simply supported steel beams with a span of 10m spaced at 4.6m on centers with compression flange rigidly attached to the concrete floor. The steel is A36 with yield strength (Fy) = 248MPa. The allowable shear stress specified in the 1992 NSCP is 0.40Fy. Considering the weight of the beam, which of the following sections is the most economical (lightest) section for the given load assuming that shear stress governs the design.

a) Dutch Cone Penetration Test b) Standard Proctor Test c) Standard Penetration Test d) Vane shear test

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A block weighing 200 N rests on a plane inclined upward to the right at a slope of 4 vertical to 3 horizontal. The block is connected by a cable initially parallel to the plane passing through a pulley which is connected to another block weighing 100N moving vertically. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the 200N block and the inclined plane is 0.10, which of the following most nearly gives the acceleration of the system.

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A steel plate is 360mm wide and 20mm thick with four bolt holes cut into the plate as shown in the figure s-3. The general expression for the specification method for computing the net area is:

Neglecting the weight of the beam, which of the following most nearly gives the maximum value of the load P that the member can support.

Where: T = thickness of plate B = width H = diameter of holes S = pitch g = gage Which of the following most nearly gives the critical net area (An) of the section in accordance with the 1992 NSCP.

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A beam is fixed at both ends and has an internal hinge along the span. Classify the beam as either unstable, statically indeterminate or statically determinate and degree of indeterminacy. Assume all loads can act anywhere in any direction of the beam.

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A simply supported beam has a span o f4.5m. The beam is subjected to an axial tensile force of 250kN. And a vertical concentrated load P acting at its midspan. The member is fully laterally supported for its entire length. The effect of any bolts can be neglected. The beam consists of 215090x12mm angles with long legs back to back spaced at 10mm apart. For this problem the properties of one 15090x12mm angles are: Area (A) = 2751 mm2 Section modulus (Sx) = 0.000063m3 Steel is A36 with yield strength (Fy) = 248MPa Allowable tensile stress = 0.60Fy Allowable flexural stress = 0.66Fy

a) Statically indeterminate to the first degree b) Unstable c) Statically indeterminate to the second degree d) Statically determinate

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A 2 N weight is swing in a vertical circle of 1m radius and the end of the cable will break if the tension exceeds 500N. Which of the following most nearly gives the angular velocity of the weight when the cable breaks?

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In accordance with sections 5.4.7.2.3 of the 1992 NSCP, strength level of an individual class of concrete shall be considered satisfactory if both of the following requirements are met. a) Average of all sets of three consecutive strength tests equal or exceeds fc b) No individual strength test (average of two cylinders) falls below fc by more than 3.5MPa. The required fc for a project is 28MPa. The results of four sets of cylinder tests with 5 samples are as follows. Set A 24.0 23.5 25.0 35.0 30.5 Set B 28.5 28.0 32.0 25.0 29.0 Set C 32.0 30.5 25.0 25.0 28.0 Set D 21.0 24.5 20.5 22.0 20.0

Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


March 22nd, 2010 admin No comments Section 5.10.11.5 of the 1992 NSCP, discuss the provisions for moment magnification. Compression members shall be designed using the factored axial load Pu from a conventional frame analysis and a magnified factored moment Mc defined by: Mc = s M2b + b M2s Where: M2b = the value of larger factored end moment on compression member due to loads that result in no appreciable sideways, calculated by conventional elastic frame analysis. M2s = value of larger factored end moment on compression member due to loads that result in appreciable sideways, calculated by conventional elastic frame analysis.

Sample # 1 Sample # 2 Sample # 3 Sample # 4 Sample # 4

Which of the following set is acceptable for the project requirements?

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The result of standard Proctor Test is as follows: Weight (W) of moist soil in Proctor mold (grams) 1.485 1.606 1.696 1.755 1.741 1.651

Pu and Pc are the summations for all columns in a story. For frames not braced against sideways, both b and s shall be computed. For frames braced against sideway, s shall be taken as 1.0. In equation (5.10.7) for members braced against sideway and without transverse loads between supports Cm maybe taken as:

Water content (%) 10 12 14 16 18 20

But not less than 0.40. For all other cases, Cm shall be taken as 1.0 A rectangular tied concrete column has dimensions of 300mm x 380mm. The column length is 4.5m. is to be constructed in a frame braced against sideway (the effective length factor K can be taken as 1 and EI = 34MN-m2.. The column is loaded in single curvature by the ultimate factored moment of 110kN.m at its top end and 120kN.m at

The volume of the mold for this test is 1/30cu.ft. (946,000 cubic millimeters). Which of the following most nearly gives the value of the optimum moisture content of the soil?

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its bottom end. The column carries factored axial loads due to dead load of 150kN, 350kN due to live load. Which of the following gives the magnified factored moment (Mc) that will be used it design the steel reinforcement in accordance with the NSCP 1992. reduced concrete beam has a width of 300mm and an effective of 400mm. Concrete strength is 24MPa and steel yield strength is 340MPa. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum allowable steel area (As) in accordance with the 1992 NSCP strength design method.

Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


The development length (Ld) of a steel reinforcing bar with given stress (Fs) embedded in concrete anchorage bond strength (u) and diameter of bar (D) is given by the expression.

Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


A non-prismatic simply supported beam has a total span of 8m. The 4m. long middle section of the beam has a moment of inertia twice the moment of inertia of the section beside the supports. The beam is acted upon by downward concentrated load acting at mid span equal to 10kN. Which of the following most nearly gives the slope (theta) at a point 2m. to the right of the left support (at the change in cross section.)

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A rod with cross-sectional area of 100sq.mm is stretched between two fixed points such that the initial tensile load is 10kN. The rod has an initial modulus of elasticity (E) equal to 180GPa. And a coefficient of linear expansion (alpha) equal to 0.00001 mm/degree centigrade. The initial tension is designed such that the rod will have a zero stress when there is a certain change in temperature of the rod. Which of the following most nearly gives the value of this temperature change T:

Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


A ball is shot at a ground level at an angle of 80ball is shot at a ground level at an angle of 80 degrees with the horizontal with an initial velocity of 10m/sec. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum height (h) attained by the ball?

Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


The H2O table in a deposit of silt is lowered from a depth of 3m to a depth of 6m. all the silt is saturated even after the H2O table is lowered and the water content is 22%.

Design and Construction CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Section 5.10.3.2 and 5.10.3.3 of the 1992 National Code of the Phil. States as follows: Balanced strain conditions exists at a cross section when tension reinforcement reaches the strain corresponding to its specified yield strength fy just as concrete in compression reaches its ultimate strain of 0.003. For flexural members subject to combined flexure and compressive axial load, when the design axial load strength Pn is less than the smaller of 0.10 fc Ag or Pb. the ratio of reinforcement provided shall not exceed 0.75 of the ratio b that would produced balanced strain conditions for the section under the flexure without axial load. For members with compression reinforcement, the portion of b equalized by compression reinforcement need not be

Which of the most nearly gives the change in effective pressure at a depth of 12m. on account of lowering of water table Sp.gr. of soil is 2.60

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The soil is said to be non-plastic if the liquid limit is less than: a) 90 b) 50 c) 20 d) 60

Design and Construction CE Board Exam May 1997


Based on the AISC Specifications, the effective net area Ae at the root of the thread of a threaded tension member is Ae = 0.7854 (D 0.9743/n)2 Where D is the nominal outside diam. Of the threads and n is the number of threads per 25.4mm. if the load is 250kN and the number of threads per inch of the threaded tension member is 4, Fy = 250MPa the diameter sufficient to carry the load is:

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According to implementing Rules and Regulation PD 159, which of the following is not authorized to be a member of the PBAC. a) Representative of Phil. Constructors Association b) Representative of PICE c) Representative of CPA d) Representative of Road Engineers Association of the Phil.

Design and Construction CE Board Exam May 1997


A tied column is subjected to axial load and end moments. The conditions of the column are as follows:

Unsupported length, Lu Effective length factor, K Flexural rigidity, EI Magnification factor, delta Moment magnifying coef., Cm

5.00m 0.90 7500 x 109 N-mm2 1.20 0.533

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A concrete beam of rectangular cross section, 120mm x 300mm is to be reinforced by six, high tensile pre-stressing tendons each having a cross sectional area of 300mm2. If the level of pre-stress in the tendon is 150N/mm2 and if the reinforced beam is subjected to an axial tensile load of 150kN, determine the final stress in the concrete assuming that the ration of the elastic modulus of steel to that of concrete is 15:

Determine the ultimate load Pu in kN that this colum can carry. Use phi = 0.70.

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The rotation or twist in degrees of a shaft, 800mm long, subjected to a torque of 80N-m, 20mm in diameter, and shear modulus G of 80,000MPa is:

Design and Construction CE Board Exam May 1997


A simply supported beam 400mm by 800mm and span of 10.0m, is pre-stressed by a straight tendon with a force of 1200kN at an eccentricity of 200mm from the centroid. The beam supports a total weight. Calculate the stresses at the top fiber.

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A cubic meter of soil in its natural state weighs 1.75kN; after being dried, it weighs 15.08kN. The specific gravity of the soil is 2.70. Determine the void ratio of the original soil sample:

Design and Construction CE Board Exam May 1997


A steel beam 7.2m long carries a uniformly distributed load of 36kN/m throughout the span. It is simply supported at its end and at its center (a two 3.6m span continuous beam). If the shear (reaction) at the end support is 48.6kN, the maximum positive moment is developed at this distance from the end support.

Design and Construction CE Board Exam May 1997


The allowable capacity of a 10mm thick fillet weld, E60 electrode (Fu = 415MPa) is:

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A reinforced concrete beam has the following properties; Beam with, b 320mm Effective depth, d 640mm Concrete strength, fc 25MPa Reinforcing steel strength, fy . 400MPa Compute the shear capacity of stirrups

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A footing is 2.40m by 1.50m. The total load P of 1,000kN on the footing has an eccentricity of 0.40m in the direction of the longer dimension. Determine the maximum soil pressure at the base.

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A W 410 x 74.4 supports a slab with a thickness of 150mm. The effective width of the slab was computed to be 2000mm. The structural steel section of the composite system has the following properties: Beam depth, d Flange width, bf Cross sectional area, As Moment of inertia 413mm 180mm 9480mm2 274.3 x 106mm4

Where is the new location of the neutral axis from the top of the slab in mm. Use n = 10m transform the area of concrete to steel.

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Hydraulics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
A vertical wall retains a cohesionless soil which has a unit weight of 14 kN/m3, and angle of internal friction of 26 degrees. If the wall is 5.0m high, what is the total active soil pressure in kN on the wall. Assume a unit length of wall.

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A pipe 60cm. in length is connected at the end by a nozzle and the total energy produce in the nozzle is 250m. Compute the velocity of the jet.

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Determine the discharge in MLD of a 2800 mm gravity flow concrete aqueduct 4km long with a head loss of 5.6m. Assume pipe is flowing just full with roughness coeff. of 0.015. A drainage canal in the shape of trapezoidal with a bottom width of 2.5m. side slopes 1:1 carries water at a depth of 3m. Find the velocity using chezys formula, S = 0.0009, n = 0.015

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A H2O tank with 3 m is filled with H2O. The H2O level is 2.30 m above a nozzle. What is the velocity of H2O coming out of the nozzle? Neglect losses Determine the discharge in MLD of a 2800 mm gravity flow concrete aqueduct with a hydraulic gradient of 0.0015. Assume pipe is flowing full with coefficient of roughness = 0.015

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Determine the magnitude of the force on the inclined gate 1.5m. by 0.5m. shown in the figure. The tank is completely closed and the pressure gage at the bottom of the tank reads 90000 N/m2. Use 9800 N/m3 for H2O.

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A rectangular channel 1 meter in width carries water of 3 m3/s at a depth of 0.6 m. Determine the type of flow.

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A drainage canal in the shape of trapezoidal with bottom width of 2.5m and side slopes of 1 horizontal to 1.5 vertical, carries H2O at a depth of 3m. Find the discharge in m3/s using the chezys Formula. S = 0.0009, n = 0.615. Precipitation station x was inoperative for part of a month during which a storm occurred. The respective storm totals at three surrounding stations A, B and C were 98.80 and 110mm. The normal annual precipitation amounts at stations x A, B and C are respectively, 880, 1008, 842 and 1080mm. Estimate the storm precipitation for station x.

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An aeration basin with a vol. of 400 m3 contains a mixed liquor (aerating activated sludge) with a suspended solids concentration of 2000 milligrams per liter. How many kg of mixed liquor suspended solids are in the tank.

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Find the discharge of a Cipolleti weir if it has a length equal to 1.67m. and the head of weir is one fifth of its length.

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A trapezoidal flume of most efficient proportion has a base width of 1.5m. Its full discharge is 3 m3.s. If the same material were used for a most efficient rectangular section. What is the discharge of the new section?

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Fluid particles move in a straight line along a smooth pipe. The factor that causes coeff. of friction. . a) b) c) d) viscous shear density of liquid pressure head froude number

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A block of wood (s = 0.65) is 20 mm thick is floating in sea water (s = 1.03). Find the area of a block of wood which will just support a man weighing 80kg when the top surface is just at the water surface.

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A circular pipe 2m. in diameter carries water at a depth of of its diameter. What is the hydraulic radius?

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A spillway controls reservoir 4 hectares in area. The permanent crest is at elevation 40m. the length of the spillway crest is at elevation 40 m. the length of the spillway is 35.20ft. initially the level of H2O is at elev. 41.8 m. After 25 minutes H2O goes down at a certain level. What is the final elevation.

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Tow pipes with the same friction factor and length are parallel. If the first pipe has twice the diameter of the second, what must be the ratio of their flow?

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An open vessel 3m. in diameter contains water at a depth of 3.05m and 0,91 m of oil (S = 0.8) the tank is accelerated upward at 3 m/s2. Find the pressure at the bottom. An open vessel 30cm. in diameter and 90cm high is filled with water to a depth of 45 cm. Find the magnitude of the velocity such that the vortex is just at the bottom.

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A device attached at the end of the pipe with a cover use for cleaning. a) b) c) d) clean out man hole culvert none A rectangular weir was installed to control the flow. If the flow is set at 3cu.m/s, Cd = 0.6 and the length is 0.8m., what must the height be?

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A rectangular weir was installed to control the flow. If the flow is set at 3cu.m/s, Cd = 0.6 and the length is 2m., what must the height be?

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Water has velocity of 4 m/s through a 40 cm pipe. The discharge through the pipe is:

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A 12cm.diameter solid cylinder of height 8 cm. weighing 0.5kg is immersed in liquid with density 800 kg/cm contained in a tall metal cylinder having a diameter 15cm, Before immersion the liquid was 8cm. deep. How deep is it submerged?

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For adiabatic conditions a) b) c) d) pv = constant pvk = constant pvn = constant none of these

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A gate slanted 60 degree from the horizontal with width = 1.6m and height = 2.4m is submerged by a depth of 1.8m., determine the pressure at the top of the gate.

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A drainage line 1.4 km long is designed base on a storm on a 6 ha. Property which produced 40 mm per hour assuming a velocity flow of 0.8 m/s. With a runoff coefficient of C = 0.5. what peak discharge can be expected from the area.

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A process at which no heat is added to or taken away from the flow system. a) b) c) d) Isothermal Isentropic Adiabitic Isotropic

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Determine the drag on a torpedo with area 0.01 sq.m. moving horizontally at 80 m/s and Cd = 0.5.

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A pressure gauge at elevation 6m. at the side of a tank containing a liquid reads 90 KPa. Another gauge at elevation 4m. reads 110 KPa. What is the density?

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Determine the discharge over a suppressed rectangular weir has L = 4 m. and H = 1.2m, and Cw = 0.62.

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A 12cm. diameter solid cylinder of height 8cm. weighing 0.5 kg is immersed in liquid with density 800 kg/cm contained in a tall metal cylinder having a diameter 15cm. Before immersion the liquid was 8cm. deep. What is the volume of liquids displaced?

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A type of dam having a smallest cross-section. a) b) c) d) Buttress Dam Arch Dam Gravity Dam Rock Dam

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A pressure gauge at elevation 6m. at the side of a tank containing a liquid reads 90 kPa. Another gauge at elevation 4m. reads 110 kPa. Compute for the specific weight.

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The water supply for city is pumped to a distribution reservoir. The pumping rate is 600 cu.m. per 4 hours. The estimated water requirements every 4 hours. The estimated water requirements every 4 hours is shown below. HOUR 0400 0800 1200 1600 2000 2400 DEMAND 200 800 1100 700 500 300

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Water has a velocity of 4 m/s through 40 cm pipe. The discharge through the pipe is:

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An open tank 1.82m square, weighs 3,425 N and contains 0.91 m of water. It is acted upon by an unbalanced force of 10,400 N parallel to a pair of sides. What must be the height in m of the sides. What must be the height in m of the sides of the tank so that no water will be spilled?

What is the maximum requirement from the reservoir?

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A rectangular channel has a base width of 7.0m. and a depth of 2.5m. carries a discharged of 21.81 m3/s. It is required to change this channel into a most efficient trapezoidal section having the same material. Determine the increase in discharge of the new section.

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Weber Number is defined as: a) b) c) d) The ratio of inertia forces to surface tension The ratio of inertia forces to the pressure forces The ratio of inertia forces to the elastic forces The ratio of inertia forces to the gravity forces

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The maximum quantity of water which can be guaranteed during a critical dry period. a) b) c) d) Reservoir reliability Secondary yield Safe yield reservoir yield

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Determine the discharge over a triangular weir with angle = 73.74 deg. And H = 1.2m and Cw = 0.70.

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The removal of course and settle able solids by interception. a) b) c) d) Screening Comminution Flocculation Floatation

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It is the increased pressure developed on impact with a pilot tube as a result of localized kinetic energy reduction to zero. a) b) c) d) Oritical Pressure Stagnation Pressure Hydrodynamics Pressure Relief

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A vertical jet of water supports a load of 200 N at a constant vertical height of 12m. from the tip of the nozzle. The diameter of the jet is 25mm . Find the velocity of the jet nozzle tip:

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Evaporation of water from the leaves of plants is called. a) b) c) d) Eutrophication Saturation Transpiration Interception

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The science that treats of the water on earth, their occurrence, circulation and distribution, their chemical and physical properties and their reaction with their environment including their relation to living things: a) b) c) d) Hydrology Hydrograph Kinetics Unography

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Pipes 1, 2 and 3 are 300m., 150 and 250m. long and lf 25cm., 12cm. and 20cm. diam. With f1, f2 and f3 equal to 0.019, 0.019, 0.021 and 0.02 respectively and are connected in series. If the difference in elevation of the ends of the pipe is 10m., what is the rate of flow in cu.m./sec.

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A submarine, which maybe supposed to approximate a cylinder 3m and 15m long travels submerged at 1.55 m/s at sea water at 5C. Viscosity is 1.519x 10-6 m2/s. Find the Reynolds Number for this condition:

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What spillway of a dam is used when a space is limited: a) b) c) d) shaft spillway siphon spillway side channel spillway none of these

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Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
From the following differential leveling notes, compute the difference in elevation between station 5 and 6. STA 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 B.S. 2.565 10.875 7.035 3.560 7.186 4.123 5.821 1.946 5.741 9.736 7.977 4.123 F.S. ELEV. 33.971

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Given the following data of a closed traverse. Compute the bearing of line DE. LINE AB BC CD DE EA BEARING N. 7210 E. S. 4828 E. S. 3530 W. DIST(m.) 64.86 107.72 44.37 137.84 12.83

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Find the determinants of x:

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Using the prismoidal correction formula, find the corrected volume of cut between stations 80 m. apart if the areas of irregular sections in cut at stations are 26 sq.m. and 68 sq.m. respectively. Base width = 8 m. and side slope is 1:1.

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The elements of a compound curve are as follows: I1 = 18 I2 = 23.5 D1 = 2 D2 = 4 The correct distance between point E and f IS 213.5 m. If a 100m. tape that is 0.025 m. too long is used to measure EF, what will be the measured distance in meters?

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Locate the center of the curve 9x2 144x + 16y2 + 96y+495 = 0

Determine the stationing of the P.C. if the stationing of P.I. = 42 + 89.6. Use arc basis.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Find the remainder if 3x3 4x2y + 5xy2 + 6y3 is divided by x2 2xy + 3y2

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Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one of each side equal to 6 cm. The bases are 12 cm. apart. What is the volume of the right prism?

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


A turbine started from rest to 180 rpm in 6 min. at a constant acceleration. Find the number of revolutions that it makes within the elapse time.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


A train starting at initial velocity of 30 kph travels a distance of 21 km. in 18 min. Determine the acceleration of the train at this instant.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
Determine the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse having an equation 4x2 + 9y2 64x + 54y + 301 = 0. The cost of equipment is P500,000 and the cost of installation is P30,000. If the salvage value is 10% of the cost of equipment at the end of 5 years, determine the book value at the end of the fourth year. Use straight line method.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


The base of a right prism is pentagon with one of each side is 6 cm. long. If the bases are 12 cm. apart, what is the volume of the right prism in cu.m.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


The sides of the triangle are 12, 16 and 21. Find the area of the triangle.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Evaluate the log6 845 = x

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997

The volume of a pyramid is 140 cu.m. If it has a rectangular upper base of 3 m. x 4 m. and an altitude of 5 m., determine the dimensions of the lower base.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Find the derivative of Arc Sin 3x with respect to x:

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Find the remainder if we divide 4y3 + 18y2 + 8y 4 by 2y +3

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Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997
Find the area of the region bounded by the curve r2 = 16 Cos .

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


Car A moves due East at 30 kph at the same instant car B is moving S. 30 E. with a speed of 30 kph. The distance from A to B is 30 km. Find how fast is the speed between them are separating after one hour.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of tower A is 28 and the angle of elevation of the top of tower A from the base of tower B is 46. The two towers lie in the same horizontal plane. If the height of tower B is 120 m., find the height of tower A.

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


A corporation uses a type of motor truck which costs P5000 with life 2 yrs. and final salvage value of P800. How much could the corporation afford to pay for another type of truck of the same purpose whose life is 3 yrs. with a final salvage value of P1000. Money is worth 4%.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Find the number of terms for a progression 5,8,11,14whose sum is 1025.

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


A parabolic curve having a forward tangent of -3% intersects a back tangent of 6.5% at station 10 + 800 whose elevation is 5260 m. If the length of the curve is 400 m., find the stationing of the highest point of curve.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Points A and B are 100 m. apart and are of the same elevation as the foot of the bldg. The angles of elevation of the top of the bldg. from points A and B are 21 degrees and 32 degrees respectively. How far is A from the bldg. in meters?

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


A quadrilateral has sides equal to 12 m., 20 m., 8 m. and 16.97 m. respectively. If the sum of the two opposite angles is equal to 225, find the area of the quadrilateral.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Find the slope of the line having the parametric equations x = t 1 and y = 2t.

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


JA 5cm. x 5cm. is cut from a corner of 20cm x 30cm, cardboard, find the centroid from the longest side.

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Find the radius of curvature of a parabola y2 4x =0 at point (4,4)

Mathematics CE Board Exam Nov. 1997


Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector having a diameter of 72 cm. and a central angle of 210.

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Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


Find the differential equations of the family of lines passing through the origin.

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


A spherical triangle ABC has an angle C = 90 and sides a = 50 and c = 80., Find the value of b degrees?

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


A frustum of a regular pyramid has an upper base of 8 m. x 80 m. and a lower base of 10 m. x 100 m. and an altitude of 5 m. Find the volume of the pyramid.

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


Find the minimum amount of thin sheet that can be made into a closed cylinder having a volume of 108cu.in. in square inches.

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
From the given close traversed, find the corrected bearing of line EA. LINE AB BC CD DE EA DIST(m.) 895 315 875 410 650 BEARING S. 7029 E. S. 2628 E. S. 6533 W. N. 4531 W. N. 10 E. Differentiate Arc Cos 4x:

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


A deposit of P110,000 was made for 31 days. The net interest after deducting 20% withholding tax is P890.36. Find the rate of return annually.

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


Find the area enclosed by the curve x2+8y+16=0, the xaxis, and the line x 4 = 0.

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
What time after 3 oclock will the hands of the clock be together for the first time? In the sum of the interior angles of a polygon with an equal sides is 1080, find the number of sides of a polygon?

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
Find the distance from point A(4,2) to B(-5,1).

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Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
Find the slope of a line having a parametric equation of x = 2 + t and y = 5 3 t

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


A line was measured with a 50m. tape. There were 2 tallies, 8 pins, and the distance from the last pin to the end of the line was 2.25 m. Find the length of the line in meters?

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997 Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997
A circular cone having an altitude of 9 m. is divided into 2 segments having the same vertex. If the smaller altitude is 6 m., find the ratio of the volume of small cone to the big cone. Which of the following numbers should be change to make all the numbers form an Arithmetic progression when properly arranged?

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


A circular curve having an azimuth of back tangent equal to 205 and the azimuth of the forward tangent equal to 262. If the middle ordinate is 5.6 m. find the length of the tangent.

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


From the given differential leveling notes, find the elevation of BM2. STA B.S. F.S. ELEV. 33.971 5.821 1.946

BM1 ********2.565

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


The corners of a cubical block touched the closed spherical shell that encloses it. The volume of the box is 2744 cubic centimeter. What volume in cubic centimeter inside shell is not occupied by the block?

TP1 ********10.875 TP2 *********7.035 BM1 *********5.741

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


Find the value of w in the following equations: 3x 2y + w =11 x + 5y 2w = -9 2x + y 3w = -6

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


A projectile leaves at a velocity of 50 m/s at an angle of 30 with the horizontal. Find the maximum height that it could reach?

Mathematics CE Board Exam May 1997


From station 0 + 0.40 with center height of 1.2 m. in fill, the ground line makes a uniform slope of 6.5% to station 0 + 100, whose center height in cut is 3.5m. Find the grade of the finished roadway.

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