CEBEP Legendary Quiz v1.

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Round 2
General directions. Solve each item carefully, then choose the letter of the correct answer. If
the correct answer is not within the given choices, write E. Only the use of non-programmable
calculators are permitted, and nothing else. You may research or study the topics related to
the questions. Submit your answers (no solutions needed) in any readable form within 2 days
from the release of the questionnaire. Good luck and enjoy solving!

Normal
Each question is worth 2 points.

1. The capacity of a 20-km expressway in one direction is 10200 cpu/hr. When a car is
travelling alone, it can go at a maximum speed of 120 kph. How many vehicles will there
be in that direction at its most congested condition? Use Greenshields model and
assume that 1 vehicle = 1.1 pcu.
a. 5800 c. 6200
b. 6000 d. 6400
2. In how many ways can a white rook and a black rook be placed on an 8 8 chessboard
such that the two rooks do not attack each other?
a. 2016 c. 4032
b. 3136 d. 4096
3. Estimate the number of 1.2 m 2.4 m 6 mm plywood to be used as forms to all beams
of the second floor of a building. There are four 6-m and three 4-m beams in that floor,
each being 300 mm wide and 600 mm thick.
a. 18 c. 20
b. 19 d. 21
4. A 3 simple curve has a middle ordinate of 35 m. Using arc basis, what is its long chord
distance?
a. 300.30 m c. 314.74 m
b. 309.65 m d. 319.46 m
5. For the beam and loading shown, determine the magnitude of the moment at the left
support.

a. 0.91 kN-m c. 5.45 kN-m

b. 2.72 kN-m d. 8.17 kN-m
Rare
Each question is worth 3 points.

6. Use the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) to classify the soil with the following
properties: liquid limit = 52, plastic limit = 24, D10 = 100 m, D30 = 500 m, D60 = 2 mm,
cumulative percent soil retained on sieve #4 and #200 are 45% and 90%, respectively.
a. SP-SM c. GW-GM
b. SW-SC d. SW-SM
 7. A brand new car bought at 6 million pesos this year will depreciate via sum-of-years-
digits method to 5.5238 million pesos next year, and to 5.0714 million pesos in two years.
What is the economic life of the car?
a. 10 years c. 20 years
b. 15 years d. 25 years
8. Four major companies dominate the software market in a certain city. Their respective
shares in the market and the percentage of quality software they produce annually are
shown in the table below.
COMPANY %production %quality
Gigabyte Co. 35% 90%
Lunasoft Co. 30% 85%
Softronix Co. 20% 80%
Byteking Co. 15% 75%
One day, a customer at random reports of a buggy software. Which company has the
highest probability of producing that software?
a. Gigabyte Co. c. Softronix Co.
b. Lunasoft Co. d. Byteking Co.
9. A 200-m square pipe 200 mm on each side is made of a material with absolute
roughness of 0.5 mm. Water ( = 1.02 10-6 m2/s) flows inside the pipe such that head
loss due to friction is 100 m. Using Colebrook-White equation
1 2.51
= 2 log +
3.7 Re
to calculate friction factors, determine the discharge in the pipe.
a. 355 L/s c. 569 L/s
b. 460 L/s d. 638 L/s
10. Use NSCP 2001. A 25-kN point load is applied to a bracket connected to a column by
five 25-mm bolts as shown. Determine the stress in the most heavily loaded bolt.

a. 8.78 MPa c. 13.24 MPa

b. 10.40 MPa d. 14.37 MPa
Legendary
Each question is worth 5 points.

11. A 2-m clay layer (d = 17 kN/m3, = 35%) lies beneath a 3-m sand layer (d = 15 kN/m3,
Gs = 2.65). The groundwater table is 2.5 m below the soil surface, from which capillary
action occurs up to 0.5 m above it. Assume soil below the groundwater table to be fully
saturated, at the capillary zone to be partially saturated with = 10%, and the rest to be
completely dry. Determine the effective vertical pressure at the bottom of the clay layer.
a. 64.29 kPa c. 70.97 kPa
b. 67.43 kPa d. 74.10 kPa
12. Use NSCP 2001. A simple beam 8 m long has rectangular cross-section of width 150 mm
and height 350 mm. The beam is made of 80% stress grade Molave with E = 6.54 GPa
 and Fb = 24 MPa. Considering only the effect of slenderness, what is the maximum
concentrated load P at midspan of the beam?
a. 15.92 kN c. 21.89 kN
b. 16.81 kN d. 23.03 kN
13. Use NSCP 2001. A roof system is made from Narra with all = 18 MPa. It is composed of
trusses of pitch 1/4 spaced 5 m apart, and purlins spaced 1 m apart. The purlins are
designed to carry a roof dead load of 0.1 kPa, and a wind load due to a maximum wind
speed of 250 kph. Assume Narra = 6 kN/m3. Aesthetic reasons dictate that the purlins
should be of square cross-section. Determine the minimum side length of the purlins.
a. 137 mm c. 169 mm
b. 155 mm d. 189 mm
14. A hydroelectric power plant is to be set up for a certain reservoir to provide electricity
to nearby communities. An initial analysis shows the flow-duration and head-discharge
curves below.

Take average discharge at 30% exceedance. Assume losses of 5 m3/s in discharge and
0.5 m in head, and assume a plant efficiency of 80%. Calculate the required plant size in
megawatts (MW).
a. 1.2 MW c. 1.6 MW
b. 1.4 MW d. 1.8 MW
15. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the bidding process as per
Republic Act 9184?
a. Once the bidder has submitted the necessary bidding documents, the entity is not
allowed to further modify its bid.
b. If the lowest calculated bidder or the highest rated bidder fails to satisfy all post-
qualification requirements, failure of bidding takes place at once.
c. In the procurement of goods and infrastructure projects, all submitted bids that
satisfy the preliminary screening shall be arranged in order of increasing rating
calculated according to the guidelines set by the Bids and Awards Committee.
d. If the responsive bidder refuses to enter into contract without justifiable cause,
the BAC shall proceed to negotiating with the next responsive bidder.

END OF ROUND 2