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Set A Questions
Structural
4. What is the ancient measurement as the distance from a person’s middle finger to the elbow?
A. cubit
B. uncia
C. yard
D. palm
11. How do you call an angle that is more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?
A. right angle
B. acute angle
C. straight angle
D. obtuse angle
12. How do you call an angle that is more than 0 degrees but less than 90 degrees?
A. right angle
B. acute angle
C. straight angle
D. obtuse angle
15. How do you call a triangle where all interior angles are acute angles?
A. right triangle
B. acute triangle
C. straight triangle
D. obtuse triangle
16. A ladder 3 meters long leans in a wall and located 1 meter away from the wall. What is the
angle subtended by the ladder from the wall?
A. 71 degrees
B. 19 degrees
C. 18 degrees
D. 69 degrees
17. A ladder is 3 meters long leans in a wall and located 1 meter away from the wall. How high
is the upper edge of the ladder from the ground?
A. 71 degrees
B. 19 degrees
C. 18 degrees
D. 69 degrees
19. A triangular lot is bounded by two lot lines measuring 10.6 m and 15.8 m. The angle
between the two lot lines is 75 degrees. What is the value of the missing side?
A. 275.0 m
B. 19.03 m
C. 16.60 m
D. 26.40 m
21. What is the resultant of a horizontal force applied 50 N due west and 100 N due east?
A. 50 N due east
B. 50 N due west
C. 150 N due east
D. 150 N due west
22. What is the resultant of a horizontal force applied 50 N due east and 100 N due east?
A. 50 N due east
B. 50 N due west
C. 150 N due east
D. 150 N due west
23. What is the magnitude of the resultant of a force applied 50 N due east and 100 N due south?
A. 150.0 N
B. 12,500 N
C. 111.8 N
D. 86.60 N
24. What is the direction resultant of a force applied 50 N due east and 100 N due south?
A. 27 degrees south of east
B. 27 degrees east of south
C. 63 degrees south of east
D. 63 degrees east of south
25. What is the gustiness of a typhoon with a magnitude of 250 kph in m/s?
A. 69 m/s
B. 227 m/s
C. 70 m/s
D. 226 m/s
27. What is the unit for mass for the metric system?
A. kilogram (kg)
B. slug
C. newtons (N)
D. pounds (lb)
28. What is the unit for mass for the English system?
A. kilogram (kg)
B. slug
C. newtons (N)
D. pounds (lb)
29. What is the basis for the Metric standard for kilograms?
A. an alloy of steel
B. a platinum-irridium alloy
C. distance travelled by light in a split second
D. the vibration of cesium-133 atom
34. How do you call the branch of mechanics that deals with the description of motion?
A. Statics
B. Dynamics
C. Kinematics
D. Kinetics
36. The weight of a person is transferred to the chair and eventually to the floor; the floor is
carried by the beams, then beam loads are transferred to the columns; eventually the column
loads are transferred to the footing. What law of Newton best describes the phenomena of load
transfer as illustrated?
A. Law of Inertia
B. Law of Acceleration
C. Law of Interaction
D. Law of Gravity
37. How do you increase the moment of inertia of a rectangular reinforced concrete cross
section?
A. increase the width
B. increase the depth
C. increase the number of top bars
D. increase the number of bottom bars
38. How do you call the resistance of a cross section to localized plastic deformation?
A. ductility
B. strength
C. stiffness
D. stability
39. How do you call the ability of an object to undergo permanent deformation through
elongation?
A. ductility
B. strength
C. stiffness
D. stability
40. How do you call the limit where an object can be stretched and return to its original shape?
A. proportional limit
B. elastic limit
C. yield point
D. rupture point
41. How do you call the limit where the object continues to deform with no additional stress?
A.proportional limit
B. elastic limit
C. yield point
D. rupture point
44. What stress is described as the ratio of the sliding force and the surface area where the sliding
force acts?
A. nominal stress
B. shear stress
C. bending stress
D. bearing stress