PRACTICE PROBLEMS

VOLUME 1

SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS AND WRITE YOUR SOLUTIONS BELOW EACH PROBLEM IN A LONG BOND PAPER.

1. A 50 N force acting at 120° and 40 N acting at 30°. Compute the resultant. SITUATION 3 - A reinforced concrete beam with width of 300 mm and d = 410
A. 64 N @ 68° B. 64 N @ 81° mm is reinforced for tension with reinforcement area of 3700 mm². Use fc'
C. 107 N @ 80° D. 61 N @ 56° = 27 MPa and fy = 415 MPa.

12. Determine the distance (mm) of the steel reinforcements to the N.A.
2. A propped beam 8m. long carries a uniform load of 12 kN/m from the A. 248 B. 178
fixed end support up to the midspan only. What is the moment at the C. 136 D. 162
fixed end in kiloNewton-meter.
A. 36 B. 45 13. Compute the tensile strain in the reinforcements.
C. 54 D. 64 A. 0.00196 B. 0.00122
C. 0.00145 D. 0.00244

14. If the beam is 8 m long (simple beam), find the concentrated service live
SITUATION 1 - The eyebar AC shown in figure FE-SOM-001 has an outside load acting at the midspan that can be supported by the beam if it already
dimension of 76 mm x 38 mm and a uniform thickness of 6 mm. Length L = carries a total service uniform dead load of 24 kN/m.
1.5 m, E = 200 GPa and Ø = 30°. A. 17.78 kN B. 28.46 kN
3. Calculate the maximum load W without exceeding a normal stress in AC of C. 32.33 kN D. 21.30 kN
24 MPa.
A. 16.87 kN B. 12.35 kN
C. 10.36 kN D. 14.69 kN 15. A bar of uniform cross section 50 mm x 75 mm is subjected to an axial
4. Calculate the maximum load W without exceeding a normal strain in AC of tensile force of 500 kN applied at each end of the bar. Determine the
0.0002 mm/mm maximum shearing stress existing in the bar.
A. 20.12 kN B. 24.48 kN A. 53.33 MPa B. 66.70 MPa
C. 16.25 kN D. 28.65 kN C. 122.22 MPa D. 133.33 MPa
5. If W = 80 kN, what is the horizontal reaction at C in kiloNewtons?
A. 126.32 kN B. 102.87 kN SITUATION 16 - Two cylinders is loaded as shown in FE-STAT-003, and are
C. 118.45 kN D. 138.56 kN connected by a rigid rod curved parallel to the smooth cylindrical surface

16. Compute the value of angle "a".

6. A solid circular steel rod 6 mm in diameter and 500 mm long is rigidly A. 46.50° B. 26.50°
fastened to the end of a square brass bar 25 mm on a side and 400 mm 17. Compute the value of angle "b".
long, the geometric axes of the bars lying along the same line. An axial A. 43.50° B. 55.50°
tensile force of 5 kN is applied at each of the extreme ends. Determine C. 71.57° D. 63.50°
the total elongation (mm) of the assembly. For steel, E = 200 GPa and for
brass, E = 90 GPa. SITUATION 4 - For the beam shown in FE-TOS-001.
A. 0.68 B. 0.78 18. Which of the following gives the value of the reaction at C in kiloNewtons.
C. 0.48 D. 0.58 A. 5 B. 15
C. 10 D. 20
7. If a shaft is simultaneously subjected to a torque T and a bending moment 19. The reaction at B in kiloNewtons.
M, the ratio of maximum bending stress to maximum shearing stress is.. A. 120 B. 160
C. 200 D. 240
A. 2M/T B. M/2T
20. The moment at A in kiloNewton-meter.
C. 3M/2T D. M/T
A. 360 B. 450
C. 240 D. 300
SITUATION 18 - A force of 500 N is directed from A to B in the cube shown in
FE-STAT-004.
SITUATION 5 -A simply supported beam has a span of 12 m and carries a
8. Compute the moment about the x-axis in Newton-meter. concentrated load of 20 kN at its midspan. EI is constant.
A. 422 B. 245
C. 296 D. 312 21. What is the maximum deflection of the beam.
A. 750/EI B. 720/EI
9. Compute the moment about the y-axis in Newton-meter. C. 675/EI D. 625/EI
A. 1500 B. 1250 22. What is the slope at 9 meters from the right end.
C. 800 D. 1000 A. 135/EI B. 140/EI
C. 120/EI D. 100/EI
10. Compute the moment about the z-axis in Newton-meter. 23. What is the deflection at the point 3 meters from the left support.
A. 1800 B. 1500 A. 495/EI B. 320/EI
C. 1350 D. 1250 C. 385/EI D. 450/EI

23. A semi-circle has a radius of 200 mm. Compute its centroidal moment of
SITUATION 14 - The man attempts to pull down the tree using the cable
inertia in mm^4.
and small pulley arrangement shown. If the tension in AB is 90 lb, refer to A. 628 318 531 B. 176 000 000
FE-STAT-002
C. 314 159 265 D. 1 256 637 061
11. Determine the tension in cable CAD in lbs.
A. 45.70 B. 37.90 24. The deflection due to couple M at the free end of a cantilever beam with
C. 58.40 D. 62.50 length L is..
A. ML²/4EI B. ML²/8EI
12. Compute the angle Ø which the cable makes at the pulley. C. ML²/2EI D. ML²/6EI
A. 16° B. 25°
C. 28° D. 20°

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SITUATION 6 - A 500-mm-long, 16 mm-diameter rod made of a homogeneous, SITUATION 10 - A 6 beam simply supported at point A (left end) and point C (3 m
isotropic material is observed o increase in length by 300 mm and to decrease right of A). If a unit load moves along the beam coming from left end and point B
in diameter by 2.4 mm when subjected to an axial 12- kN load. and D are 2m and 4 m from point A respectively.
40. Which of the following nearly gives the ordinate at point D of the influence
25. Compute the modulus of elasticity of the material in GPa. line diagram for the reaction at left end.
A. 99.50 B. 120.00 A. 3/4 B. 2/3
C. 88.40 D. 72.50 C. 1/4 D. 1/3
41. Which of the following nearly gives the ordinate at point D of the influence
26. Compute the Poisson's ratio of the material. line diagram for the shear at B.
A. 0.21 B. 0.28 A. 3/4 B. 1/2
C. 0.25 D. 0.32 C. 1/3 D. 2/3
42. Which of the following nearly gives the ordinate at point D of the influence
line diagram for the moment at B.
27. In a non coplanar force system, if Fx = 60 N, qy = 30° and qz = 70°, A. 3/4 B. 1/2
compute qx? C. 1/3 D. 2/3
A. 21.23° B. 68.61°
C. 43.91° D. 74.55°
43. The bending moment is maximum where shearing force is..
A. maximum B. minimum
C. zero D. None of the above
28. A cantilever beam 3 m long carries a concentrated force of 35 kN at its
free end. The material is structural steel and the maximum bending stress
is not to exceed 125 MPa. Determine the required diameter if the beam is
circular. SITUATION 11 - The 60 mm diameter, 1.2 m length cantilever solid shaft shown
A. 224 mm B. 204 mm in FE-SOM-002 is welded at the fixed end.
C. 264 mm D. 234 mm 44. Calculate the torsional shearing stress of the shaft.
A. 47.16 MPa B. 46.17 MPa
C. 41.67 MPa D. 61.74 MPa

45. Calculate the maximum shearing stress.

SITUATION 17 - Given the following data for the welded bracket shown in the A. 124.92 MPa B. 149.12 MPa
figure FE-SD-002. a = 125 mm; b = 250 mm, c = 250 mm, allowable shear C. 142.19 MPa D. 290.59 MPa
stress of weld metal is 145 MPa.
46. Calculate the maximum tensile stress.
29. If P = 160 kN and acts at the centroid of the weld group, what is the A. 282.94 MPa B. 290.59 MPa
required weld thickness in millimeters? C. 225.11 MPa D. 394.42 MPa
A. 4.22 B. 3.12
C. 11.02 D. 8.90
30. What is the unit polar moment of inertia of the weld group (mm³)? 47. A vertical column has two moments of inertia (i.e. Ix and Iy). The column
A. 8.223 x 10^6 B. 6.022 x 10^6 will tend to buckle in the direction of the.....
C. 7.12 x 10^6 D. 10.11 x 10^6 A. axis of load B. minimum moment of inertia
31. Compute the reaction at A in N/mm. C. max. moment of inertia D. perpedicular to axis of load
A. 882.86 B. 997.45
C. 924.30 D. 1072.12
48. Determine the ratio of the shear modulus to the modulus of elasticity of a
material whose Poisson's ratio is 0.25.
SITUATION 18 - A 5-meter simple beam is loaded with triangular loading varies A. 0.40 B. 0.25
0 to 600 N/m applied at 2 m and 5 meter from the left support respectively. C. 0.30 D. insufficient data
32. Which of the following nearly gives the value of 6Aa/L.
A. 5314 B. 5436 49. A 20-feet small pedestrian bridge is supported by a rocker at an end and a
C. 4136 D. 4014 pin at the other end. A 200-lb person is standing 4 feet from the pin
support. If the weight of the bridge is 500 lbs, compute the reaction at the
33. Which of the following nearly gives the value of 6Ab/L. rocker.
A. 5314 B. 5436 A. 540 lbs B. 290 lbs
C. 4136 D. 4014 C. 410 lbs D. 360 lbs

SITUATION 14
A wooden log is to be used as a foot bridge with span of 2 meters. The log is to SITUATION 12 -Given the three forces shown in FE-STAT-001, P1 = 12 kN, P2 =
support a concentrated load at the midspan of 27 kN. Allowable shearing and 24 kN and P3 = 16 kN. Determine the following:
bending stress are 1.20 MPa and 6.30 MPa respectively.
50. The resultant of the force system in kiloNewtons.
34. Which of the ff. most nealry gives the required diameter of the log needed A. 42 B. 67
for the maximum shear? C. 52 D. 57
A. 280 mm B. 140 mm 51. The angle of the resultant from the y-axis.
C. 220 mm D. 200 mm A. 50.25° B. 25.55°
C. 55.25° D. 52.55°
35. Compute the required diameter of the log so as not to exceed the 52. The angle of the resultant from the x-axis.
allowable bending stress. A. 33.82° B. 38.32°
A. 280 mm B. 140 mm C. 32.33° D. 30.32°
C. 220 mm D. 200 mm

36. If the allowable bending stress is decreased to 5.0 MPa, compute the 53. A solid circular brass 25 mm in diameter is subjected to an axial tensile
percentage increase/decrease in the diameter of the log. force of 50 kN. Determine the decrease in the diameter of the bar due to
A. 8.01 % B. 7.41% this load. For brass, E = 90 GPa and poisson's ratio = 0.28
C. 69.22% D. 12.51% A. 0.008 mm B. 0.005mm
C. 0.0125 mm D. 0.002 mm

SITUATION 9 - Classify each structures based on their determinacy and stability.

SITUATION 13 - A simple beam of length 5 meters carries a uniform load of 9
37. Refer to TOS-002. kN/m in the entire span. If the permissible bending stress is 7 N/mm² and
A. determinate B. indeterminate to 2° actual deflection is not to exceed 1 cm. E = 10 000 N/mm².
C. indeterminate to 4° D. indeterminate to 3°
38. Refer to TOS-003. 54. Which of the following nearly gives the value of the depth of the beam.
A. statically determinate B. externally unstable A. 375 mm B. 365 mm
C. indeterminate to 1° D. internally unstable C. 385 mm D. 355 mm
39. Refer to TOS-004.
A. statically determinate B. indeterminate to 4° 55. Which of the following nearly gives the value of the width of the beam.
C. indeterminate to 1° D. indeterminate to 3° A. 172 mm B. 182 mm
C. 167 mm D. 192 mm

CECC 483 FINAL EXAM - 1ST SEMESTER 2 0 2 2 SET A

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FE-TOS-002
FE-TOS-003
Ø A
B
L
W FE-TOS-004
FE-SOM-001

80 kN/m P = 5 kN
welding

shaft
A B C
hinge hinge
m
3m 3m 3m 3m
1.2
e= L=
0.4
FE-TOS-001 0 m

FE-SOM-002

P3
300 kN z

100 kN

P2
r r
40°
30°
a b
y
100 m
P1
FE-STAT-003 x
FE-STAT-001
y

A
B
C
4m x

4m

Ø 4m
z
D
FE-STAT-004
20° A
30°
FE-STAT-002 B