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SITUATIONAL

Situation 1 Refer to Fig. SMM 16.19.

Given:

P = 40kN

R = 3/2 m

Angle Theta = 30 degrees

Line AB is along the horizontal axis.

1. Find the maximum shear (kN).

A. 60 B 40 C. 30 D. 20

2. Find the maximum bending moment (kN-m) at C.

A. 73.0 B. 110.8 C. 7.2 D. 64.0

3. Find the maximum twisting moment (kN-m) at C.

A. 64.0 B. 73.9 C. 17.2 D. 110.8

Situation 2 - A hollow circular pole, 3 m high, has an outside diameter of 300 mm and a thickness of 6
mm. It is subjected to the following

loads:

1. A vertical compressive load, P= 3 kN at an eccentricity of

100 mm from the centroid of the section.

2. A lateral load, H= 0.45 kN at the top of the pole.

The weight of the pole is 150 N/m.

4. Which of the following gives the maximum compressive stress (MPa) at the base of the pole due to
the vertical loads?

A. 1.50 B. 0.75 C. 1.37 D. 0.62

5. Which of the following gives the maximum tensile stress (MPa) due to all loads?

A. 0.62 B. 4.13 C. 4.75 D. 3.51

6. A solid pole 150 mm in diameter is used instead. Which of the following gives the maximum shear
stress (MPa) at the base?

A. 0.034 B. 0.025 C. 0.045 D. 0.012

Situation 3 - Refer to Fig. SAM 10.06

W1 = 200 kN/m

W2 = 300 kN/m

L1 = 2m

L2 = 3m

L3 = 2m

7. How much is the total length, L (m), so the resulting stress, q, is uniform.

A. 10 B. 9 C. 0 D. 12

8. Which of the following gives the location (m) of maximum shear from the left end?

A. 5.0 B.4.5 C. 8.0 D. 4.0

9. Which of the following gives the location of the point of inflection (m)?

A. 5.16 B. 3.20 C. 6.28 D. 1.24

Situation 4 A standard-weight pipe column is subjected to the following loads:

Axial Load = 450 kN

Moment = 35 kN-m

Given:

Column Properties

Area = 5419 mm2

Moment of Inertia = 30x106 mm4

Outside Diameter = 219 mm

Inside Diameter = 202 mm

10. Calculate the maximum compressive stress (MPa) in the column.

A. 211 B. 128 C. 83 D. 45
11. Calculate the maximum tensile stress (MPa) in the column.

A. 128 B. 45 C. 83 D. 211

12. The design requires that there should be no tensile stress in the pipe column due to the loads. How
much should be the pipe outside diameter (mm) if the available thickness is 8mm?

A. 300 B. 310 C. 318 D. 327

Situation 5 - Identity the behavior of the materials described:

13. When a material is subjected to repeated cycles of stress or strain what causes its structure to break
down ultimately leading to fracture?

A. creep B. plasticity C. fatigue D. yielding

14. When a material has to support a load for a long period of time, what causes it to continue to
deform until a sudden fracture occurs?

A. plasticity B. fatigue C. creep D. yielding

15. In what condition is a material when it breaks down and deforms permanently even due to a slight
increase in stress above the elastic limit?

A. plasticity B. fatigue C. yielding D. creep

Situation 6 - Refer to Fig. STCNM 10.020.

Given:

L1 = 1.8 m

L2 = 1.2 m

L3 = 1.8 m

Rigid Bar AD = 100 mm wide x 12 mm thick

Strut BC = 80 mm wide x 10 mm thick

Allowable Bolt Shear Stress = 60 MPa

16. What is the allowable load, W (KN), if the allowable compressive stress in strut BC is 82 MPa?

A. 46.4 B. 39.3 C. 27.8 D. 65.6

17. Find the force (kN) in strut BC if the load W is 3:6 kN.

A. 3.5 B. 8.5 C. 4.8 D. 6.0

18. What is the minimum required bolt diameter (mm) at A, if the load W is 3.6 kN? Apply a factor of
safety of 2.

A. 25 B. 12 C. 16 D. 20

Situation 7 Refer to CBM 10.11 and Figure RC-5. The design of a beam yields the following:

h1 = 110 mm

h2 = 490 mm

b = 375 mm

As, = 3 of 28 mm diameter bars

As = 5 of 28 mm diameter bars

Concrete Compressive Strength, fo’ = 34MPa

Longitudinal Steel Yield Strength, fyl = 413MPa

Lateral Ties Yield Strength, fyv = 275MPa

Effective Cover to the Centroid of As = 75mm

Shear Strength Reduction Factor = 0.75

19. Calculate the shear strength (KN) provided by 12 mm diameter ties spaced at 100 mm center to
center.

A. 735 B. 163 C. 489 D. 387

20. Calculate the shear strength (kN) provided by the concrete.

A. 154 B. 195 C. 162 D. 223

21. The beam is to be redesigned for a shear force of 455 kN, Using 10. mm diameter ties spaced at 90
mm center to center, how much is the required width (mm) of the beam?

A. 400 B. 450 C. 374 D. 250

Situation 8 – Refer to Fig. SA – 6.

A steel column is fixed at the bottom and hinged at the top. There is no sideways.

The concentric load that will cause the initial buckling of a column within the proportional limit is the
Euler buckling load, Pa.

Pe = (pi)2 * E * I / (KL)2

The Buckling Stress, fe

fe = (pi)2 * E * / (KL/r)2

The slenderness ratio = L/r

The effective length factory, K = 0.8

Given:

Column Properties

Area = 9,290 mm2

Ix = 113.21 x 106 mm4

d = 250mm

Es = 200,000 MPa

Column Height = 8.0 m

22. Determine the axial load (kN) that will cause initial buckling.

A. 1874 B. 5456 C. 3492 D. 2447

23. Determine the buckling stress (MPa).

A. 376 B. 263 C. 202 D. 587

24. Using Fig. SA-5, determine the allowable compressive load (KN) in the column.

A. 1037 B. 625 C. 1129 D. 840

Situation 9 - Refer to Fig. SAM 10.02 and Figure RC-5.

Given:

Beam Sections, b x h, for AD, BE, and CF = 250-mm x 400

Girder Sections, bxh for ABC and DEF = 350 mm x 600mm

Dimensions

S = 3.0 m

L = 6.0 m

Concrete Cover to Centroid of Reinforcements = 70 mm

Concrete Compressive Strength, fc' = 20.7 MPa

Reinforcing Steel Yield Strength, fy = 275 MPa

Loads

Dead Load, D= 5.5 kPa (beam weight already included)

Live Load, L = 4.8 kPa (all spans)

Required Strength, U = 1.2 D + 1.6 L

Strength Reduction Factor, phi = 0.75

25. Which of the following gives the critical design shear stress (MPa) in beam BE?

A. 1.85 B. 1.30 C. 1.73 D. 2.08

26. Which of the following gives the shear strength, Vc (KN), provided by the concrete in beam BE?

A. 63.8 B. 58.0 C. 77.3 D. 47.8

27. The shear reinforcement of beam BE consists of two legs of 10 mm diameter bars spaced at 150 mm
center to center. How much is the resulting shear strength, Vs (kN)?

A. 71.7 B. 247.7 C. 185.8 D. 95.6

Situation 10 Refer to Fig. EMN 12.32. The computed wind load acting at the joint of the Howe truss
shown are as follows:

P1 = P4 = 8.5 kN

Situation 13 A rectangular tubular column has the following properties:

Nominal Width Along the X-Axis = 100 mm

Nominal Depth Along the Y-Axis = 200 mm

Wall Thickness = 12 mm

Area, A = 6,710 m2

Sx = 308,076 mm3

Sy = 201, 560 mm3

37. Which of the following gives the radius of gyration (mm) of the section about the Y-axis?

A. 77.5 B. 38.8 C. 47.9 D. 54. 8

38. Which of the following gives the maximum tensile stress (MPa) in the column given the following:

Axial Load, P= 320 kN

The eccentricity of Load, P, about the X-axis = 125 mm

The eccentricity of Load, P, about the Y-axis = 50 mm

A. 724.7 B. 149.6 C. 615.2 D. 254.9

Situation 14 - A steel beam is simply supported on a span of 12 meters.

Given:

Section: W410 mm x 100 kg/m

Area, A = 12,710 mm2

Depth, d = 410 mm

Flange Width, bf = 260 mm

Flange Thickness, tf = 17 mm

Web Thickness, tw = 10 mm

Moment of Inertia, Ix = 397 x 106 mm4

Moment of Inertia, Iy = 49 x 106 mm4

Modulus of Elasticity, E = 200 GPa

Elasticity, E = 200 GPa

Plastic Modulus, 2x = 2.13 x 106 mm3

Plastic Modulus, 2y= 0.58 x 106 mm3

Loads Causing Bending about the Major X-axis

Dead Load (including beam weight) = 12 kN/m

Live Load at Midspan= P KN

40. Determine the load P (kN) based on the design flexural strength of the beam, Mu:

Given:

Resistance Factor for Flexure, of = 0.9

Factored Load Combination, U=1:25 + 16L

A. 134.8 B. 52.4 C. 83.8 D. 99.1

41. Determine the load P (kN) based on the design shear strength of the beam, Vu.

Factored Shear Stress, vu = 0.6

Resistance Factor for Shear, ov = 1.0

A. 971 B. 762 C. 953 D. 1061

42. At service load, the allowable midspan deflection due to live load is 1/360 of the span. Determine P
(KN) based on the allowable deflection.

A. 134.5 B. 73.5 C. 88.2 D. 80.0

Situation 15 - Refer to Fig. SAN 15.026.

The shear diagram due to loads on a simply supported beam is plotted as shown.

Given:

a = 3m

b = 6m

c = 3m

43. How much is the maximum span moment?

A. 23.0 B. 33.0 C. 34.5 D. 31.5

44. What concentrated load at C will result in the given shear?

A. 11.5 B. 10.5 C. 12.0 D. 10.0

45. What is the reaction at the left support A?

A. 12.0 B. 10.0 C. 11.5 D. 10.5

Situation 16 - Refer to Fig. EMN 16.43.

A bin holds three cylinders, each weighing 1200 N. The diameter of each cylinder is 600 mm. Assume
frictionless surfaces.

46. Which of the following gives the force (N) at point A?

A. 1384 B. 593 C. 1200 D. 600

47. Which of the following gives the reaction (N) at point D?

A. 1039 B. 346 C. 0 D. 693

48. Which of the following gives the reaction (N) at point G?

A. 1296 B. 1800 C. 2400 D. 1200

Situation 17 - Refer to Fig. EMN 10.14.

The eyebolt is subjected to three (3) forces, A, B, and C.

Given:

A = 6.0 kN

B = 2.4 kN

Angle Theta = 30 degrees

49. How much is the angle, Beta (degrees), if the resultant of the three (3) forces acts along the Y-axis?

A. 41.7 B. 75.5 C. 48.3 D. 14.5

30. Given:

C = 4.6 kN

Angle Beta = 45 degrees

How much is the resultant (kN) of the three (3) forces?

A. 3.6 B. 6.0 C. 2.4 D. 4.8

51. The resultant of the three forces acts along the x-axis.

Given:

Resultant = 7.3 kN

Angle Beta = 45 degrees

How much is the force, C (kN)?

A. 5.2 B. 1.8 C. 12.2 D. 10.5

Situation 18 - Refer to Fig. CBM 10.10 and Fig. RC-5.

A continuous beam is reinforced as shown.

Given:

As = 8-20 mm diameter bars

As' = 4-20 mm diameter bars

ds = 10 mm diameter

b = 350 mm

hl = 100 mm

h2 = 400 mm

a = 45 mm

Concrete, fc’ = 34 MPa

Longitudinal Steel, fyl = 413 MPa

Transverse Ties, fyv = 275 MPa

Clear Concrete Cover = 40 mm

52. Calculate the shear strength (kN) provided by the concrete.

A. 131 B. 157 C. 93 D. 144

53. The 10 mm diameter ties are spaced at 100 mm on centers. What is the shear strength (kN) provided
by the shear reinforcement?

A. 181 B. 174 C. 151 D. 159

54. What is the maximum allowable tie spacing (mm)?

A. 325 B. 340 C. 300 D. 375

Situation 19 - Refer to Fig. SA-2.

A three-span beam is simply supported at a, b, c, and d.

Given:

Span, l = 8.0 m

DL = 18 kN/m

LL = 11.5 kN/m

55. How much is the maximum reaction (kN) at E?

A. 268.8 B. 199.8 C. 209.0 D. 259.6

56. How much is the maximum shear (kN) at B?

A. 143.2 B. 140.0 C. 141.6 D. 145.6

57. How much is the maximum moment (kN-m) at B?

A. 188.8 B. 220.3 C. 208.0 D. 201.1

Situation 20 - Identify the following:

58. It occurs when a building period coincides with the earthquake period.

A. accidental eccentricity B. resonance C. torsional steel stress D. out-of-plane offset

59. It refers to the displacement of one level relative to the level above or below.

A. eccentricity B. spring constant C. story drift D. lateral displacement

60. It occurs when the structure's center of mass does not coincide with its center of rigidity.

A. out-of-plane offset B. story drift C. torsional steel stress D. re-entrant corners

Situation 21- A simply supported beam has a span of 12 m. It carries a total uniformly distributed load of
21.5 kN/m.

To prevent excessive deflection, support is added at midspan.

61. Calculate the reaction (kN) at the added support.

A. 96.75 B. 161.25 C. 80.62 D. 48.38

62. Calculate the resulting moment (KN-m) at the added support.

A. 86.0 B. 250.0 C. 64.5 D. 96.8

63. Calculate the resulting maximum positive moment (kN-m).

A. 77.4 B. 96.8 C. 54.4 D. 108.8

Situation - 22 Fig. EMM 16.42 shows a highway bridge truss.

Given:

S = 4m

H = 5m

64. Find the maximum ordinate of the influence line for member FG.

A. 0.50 B. 1.0 C. 0.60 D. 0.75

65. Due to a uniformly distributed highway lane load, which length (m) bf the bridge should be loaded
for maximum compressive stress at member FG?

A. 10 B. 14 C. 12 D. 16

66. For maximum stress at member FG, where should a concentrated highway load Be located (m) from
the support at A?

A. 0 B. 8.0 C. 6.0 D. 4.0

Situation 23 - Refer to Fig. FDNM 19.11.

A 600 mm square column is centrally located on a pile cap supported by 9 of 350 mm square precast
concrete piles.

Given:

Dimensions

a = 3.6m

b = 1.2m
c = 0.6m

d = 1.0m

Effective Depth of Pile Cap = 400 mm

Net Ultimate Axial Load= 3,060 KN

Net Ultimate Moment About the Y-axis 180 kN-m

Concrete Compressive Strength, fc' = 20.7 MPa

Reinforcing Steel Yield Strength, fy = 413 MPa

Strength Reduction factors

0.75 for Shear

0.90 for Moment

67. Determine the maximum beam shear stress (MPa) in the pile cap.

A. 0.86 B. 1.14 C. 0.38 D. 1.06

68. Determine the punching shear stress. (MPa) on the most heavily loaded pile.

A. 0.30 B. 0.38 C. 0.40 D. 0.28

69. Determine the required spacing (mm) of 20 mm diameter bars for the critical moment.

A. 153 B. 163 C. 238 D. 124

Situation 24 - Refer to Fig. STCNM 10.019.

The angle bracket supports Beam A. The bracket is bolted to the flange of the supporting
column with 220 mm diameter bolts. The load from Beam A 60 kN. Assume that the load is
concentrically applied at the connection.

Given:

Bracket 75 mm x 75 mm x 12 mm thick, L = 155 mm

Thickness of Column Flange = 15 mm

Thickness of Beam Flange = 10 mm

70. Find the critical bolt-bearing stress (MPa).

A. 150 B. 125 C. 100 D. 250

71. Find the critical bolt shear stress (MPa).

A. 169.8 B. 265.2 C. 382.0 D. 95.5

72. Find the bearing pressure (MPa) in the bracket.

A. 2.6 B. 1.8 C. 5.4 D. 4.0

Situation 25 - A footing supports a 250 mm thick concrete wall.

Given:

Allowable Soil Bearing Pressure = 192 kPa

Thickness of footing = 350 mm

Concrete, fc’ = 27.5 MPa

Steel, fy = 415 MPa

73. The footing is subjected to a moment of 126 KN-m and a total vertical load of 280 N. Find the
minimum width (m) of the footing to prevent uplift.

A. 1.0 B. 2.3 C. 1.4 D. 2.7

74. Given:

Resisting Moment, Mr = 440 kN-m

Overturning Moment, Mot = 260 kN-m

Total Vertical Load = 265 kN

Find the Minimum width (m) of the footing to prevent, uplift.

A. 1.4 B. 2.9 C. 4.1 D. 2.1

75. Given:

Footing Width = 8.0 m

Resisting Moment, Mr = 500 kN-m

Overturning Moment, Mot = 265 kN-m

Total Vertical Load = 335 kN

Which of the following gives the maximum soil bearing pressure (MPa)?

A. 179 B. 319 C. 223 D. 290

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