EXCEL – RI CE REVIEW SPECIALIST, INC. Instrument at A 1.506 2.

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Instrument at B 0.938 1.449
QUIZ NO. 1 - CEBU (REVIEW – NOVEMBER 2018)
7. What is the correct elevation difference between A and
B?
Part 1 – TRIGONOMETRY and A. 0.5140 m C. 0.5180 m
B. 0.5110 m D. 0.5145 m *
SURVEYING
8. Compute the error in the line of sight.
1. TP1 has an elevation of 115.15m and the foresight taken A. 00035 m * C. 0.0045 m
at the point is 0.30m. If the BS taken at BM is 1.42m, B. 0.0040 m D. 0.0070 m
what is the elevation of BM?
Situation 2:
A. 114.03 m * C. 113.98 m
A steel tape is 100m long at a temperature of 20 0C and
B. 115.21 m D. 113.82 m
a pull of 10kg. It was used to measure a distance of
624.95m at a temperature of 320C with an applied pull
2. The observed interior angles of a quadrilateral and of 15kg during measurement with the tape supported
their corresponding number of observation are as at both ends. Coefficient of thermal expansion is
follows: 11.6x10-6/0C and modulus of elasticity of 2x106 kg/cm2.
Corner Angle Number of observation Weight of tape is 0.04kg/m, and a cross-sectional area
1 670 5 of 0.06cm2. Compute the corrected length of the line.
2 1320 6
3 960 3 9. Compute the total correction.
4 680 4 A. +1.67 m C. -1.67 m *
Determine the correct angle at corner 3. B. +1.76 m D. -1.76 m
A. 94.950 * C. 94.590
B. 95.50 0 D. 95.050 10. Determine the correct length of the line.
A. 626.85 m C. 623.28 m *
3. A line of levels, 6km long is run between A to B with
B. 623.05 m D. 623.23 m
average backsight and foresight distances of 150m. The
average backsight reading is 3.8m and each time it is Situation 3:
taken, the rod is inclined sidewards from the vertical by Three trials of the measured angle between two points
50. What is the correct elevation of B if its recorded x and y were observed and the following data were
elevation is 425.16m? recorded.
A. 425.60m C. 425.58 m Trials Measured Angle Time
B. 424.87 m * D. 424.61 m
1 40031’ 9:00:00
4. A civil engineer measures the distance of point A and B 2 40034’ 9:02:00
and the following values were recorded in a series of
3 40036’ 9:04:30
measurements. Determine the relative precision of the
measurement.
11. Compute the probable value.
Trial Distance (m)
A. 40034’30’’ C. 40043’30’’
1 200.58
B. 40033’40’’ * D. 40043’40’’
2 200.40
3 200.38
12. Determine the probable error.
4 200.46
A. ±0.016 * C. ±0.011
A. 1/6601 C. 1/6603 B. ±0.026 D. ±0.021
B. 1/6600 D. 1/6605 *
13. A speedboat has a velocity in still water of 25kph and
heading of N 450 E. If its resultant direction is N 54.90 E,
5. It is required to lay-out a distance of 867.28 m with a
what is the rate of the current which is moving due
100 m tape that is 0.028 m too long. Compute the true
south?
distance measured with the tape to make the points the
A. 2.25kph C. 5.52kph
proper distance apart.
B. 5.25kph * D. 2.52kph
A. 866.98 m C. 866.96 m
B. 867.04 m * D. 868.72 m
14. A flagpole 3m high stands at the top of a pedestal 2m
high located at one side of a pathway. At the opposite
6. The measurement of a base line give a probable length
side of the pathway directly facing the flagpole, the
of 2273.66 ± 0.045. Later, measurements by another
flagpole subtends the same angle as the pedestal. What
party indicate a probable length of 2273.61 ± 0.026 m.
is the width of the pathway?
What is the most probable length of the line obtained
A. 5.29 m C. 4.47 m *
by combining the results of the two measurements?
B. 6.12 m D. 5.39 m
A. 2273.62 * C. 2273.65
B. 2273.60 D. 2273.68

Situation 1:
In the two-peg test of a dumpy level, the following
observations were taken:
Rod reading Rod reading
on A (m) on B (m)
15. The perimeter of a triangle is 271cm. The interior
angles measure 500, 600, and 700 respectively. What is
Part 2 – STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
the length of the longest side of the triangle?
Situation 7 - For the steel truss shown, each member is a
A. 80.72 cm C. 91.26 cm pipe with an inside diameter of 57.7 mm and wall
B. 99.02 cm * D. 95.14 cm thickness of 6 mm.

16. Two runners A and B started from the same point on a B

circular track 20m in radius and ran at the same rate of
2 m/s; A running towards the center and B along the D
circumference. How far apart are they after 8 seconds? 6m
A. 17.45 m * C. 15.57 m
B. 14.75 m D. 16.12 m 4m

A F
17. A fisherman at sea observed that the angle of elevation 4m C 3m E 3m
of a cliff is 120. If the height of the cliff above sea level is
30m, how far is he from the shore? 100 kN 200 kN
A. 144.29 m C. 141.14 m *
25. The stress in member DF is nearest to:
B. 144.92 m D. 114.41 m
A. 132 MPa (T) C. 188 MPa (C) *
B. 188 MPa (T) D. 132 MPa (C)
Situation 4:
The area and perimeter of triangle ABC is 2039.12cm2 26. The strain in member CE is nearest to:
and 220cm respectively. A circle is escribed outside the A. 0.0056 * C. 0.0073
triangle having a radius of 48.55cm is tangent to the B. 0.0062 D. 0.0045
side AB of the triangle.
27. The deformation in member BD is nearest to:
18. Compute the length of side AB. A. 1.11 mm C. 1.33 mm
A. 65 cm C. 56 cm B. 1.22 mm D. 1.44 mm *
B. 68 cm * D. 86 cm
Situation 8 - The rigid bar ABC is hinged at A and supported
19. Compute the length of side BC of the triangle if the with a 6mm diameter steel wire at B. The bar is
radius of the circle circumscribing the triangle is horizontal before the load W is applied at C. Assume
46.02cm. the bar and the wire to be weightless.
A. 61 cm C. 69 cm
B. 92 cm * D. 96 cm
D

Situation 5:
A man owns a triangular lot on the corner of two 3m
intersecting streets which intersects at an angle of 620.
The frontage of one street is 200m and on the other side 4m 2m
A
is 150m. C
B
20. Determine the perimeter of this lot.
W
A. 552.93 m C. 592.52 m
B. 555.32 m D. 535.29 m * 28. If the allowable stress in the wire is 160 MPa, the
maximum load W (in kN) will not exceed:
A. 1.2 C. 2.4
21. If the land is worth P1000 per sq.m. and the man has
B. 1.8 * D. 3.0
P1.2million with which to increase the size of the lot, by
how much can he lengthen the 150m frontage? 29. If the allowable downward movement at C is 9 mm, the
A. 13.53 m C. 13.59 m * maximum load W (in kN) will not exceed:
B. 19. 35 m D. 15.39 m A. 1.6 * C. 2.1
B. 1.8 D. 2.8
Situation 6:
30. If the allowable stress in the wire is 180 MPa and the
The perimeter of a triangle is 584 cm. The interior
weight of the bar is 80 N/m, the maximum load W (in
angles measure 500, 600, and 700 respectively.
kN) is nearest to:
A. 1.5 C. 2.0
22. What is the length of the shortest side of the triangle?
B. 1.8 * D. 2.4
A. 173.95 * C. 181.06
B. 143.44 D. 164.12
Situation 9 – A cantilever beam 3m long has a cross section
23. What is the area of the triangle? made up of 10 mm thick steel plates welded together.
A. 15,998 C. 17,891 The allowable stresses for the section is 140 MPa for
B. 16,073 * D. 14,432 compression and 165 MPa for tension.

24. What is the radius of the largest circle that can be cut
from this triangle?
A. 52 C. 58
B. 55 * D. 61
 37. What is the maximum axial force in the beam in kN?
120 mm A. 6 C. 30
B. 18 D. 39 *

38. What is the maximum shear in the beam in kN?

180 mm A. 8 C. 12
B. 10 * D. 14

39. What is the maximum compressive stress in the beam

100 mm (in MPa)?
A. 11.7 C. 14.3 *
B. 13.1 D. 15.4
Situation 12 – A steel tank made from 8 mm thick plate has
31. Determine the distance of the centroid from the bottom an outside diameter of 500 mm. The tank is used as
of the section (in mm). storage of gas under a pressure of 2.2 MPa.
A. 93 * C. 98
B. 95 D. 101 40. Determine the value of the tangential stress (in MPa) in
the wall of the tank.
32. Find the second moment of area of the section (in A. 62.1 C. 66.6 *
mm4). B. 64.4 D. 68.8
A. 19.3x106 C. 21.6x106
B. 20.0x10 6 D. 22.7x106 * 41. Determine the value of the longitudinal stress (in MPa)
in the wall of the tank.
33. Calculate the bending moment capacity of the section A. 31.0 C. 33.3 *
(in kN-m). B. 32.2 D. 34.4
A. 36.6 C. 34.1 *
B. 40.2 D. 43.1 42. If the allowable tensile stress in the wall is 124 MPa, to
what value may the gas pressure (MPa) be increased?
Situation 10 – The cantilever beam has a circular cross- A. 3.84 C. 3.97
section of 50-mm outer diameter. Portion AB of the B. 3.91 D. 4.10 *
beam is hollow, with an inner diameter of 35 mm. The
working bending stress is 120 MPa. Situation 13 – A steel rod with a cross-sectional area of 150
mm2 is stretched between two fixed points. The stress
at 20°C is 35 MPa. Assume α = 11.7 μm/(m. °C) and E
= 200x109 N/m2.

43. What is the tensile force (in Newton) in the rod at 20°C?
A. 4400 C. 6450
B. 5250 * D. 7250
34. Calculate the allowable intensity wO (in kN/m) of the 44. What will be the stress (in MPa) in the rod at -20°C?
uniformly distributed load considering section D of the A. 102.4 C. 128.6 *
beam. B. 115.2 D. 132.4
A. 2.55 C. 2.94 *
B. 2.74 D. 3.00 45. At what temperature will the stress be zero?
A. 0°C C. 27°C
35. Find the allowable intensity wO (in kN/m) of the B. 12°C D. 35°C *
uniformly distributed load considering section B of the
beam. Situation 14 – A cantilever beam 50mm x 150mm in cross
A. 3.65 C. 4.22 section has the profile shown so that it will provide
B. 3.98 * D. 4.37 sufficient clearances for large pulleys mounted on the
line shaft it supports. The reaction of the line shaft is a
36. If wO = 2.4 kN/m, determine the maximum bending load P = 25 kN.
stress (in MPa) in the inner surface of the beam at a
section 0.5 m from the fixed end.
A. 32.1 C. 14.8 A
B. 18.4 D. 22.5 *

Situation 11 – A timber beam AD, 100mm thick by 300mm

high and loaded as shown below, is pinned at its lower 150 mm
end and supported by a horizontal cable CE. B

D
3
450 mm 4
E C P
10 kN

B
3m

A
15 kN
2m 2m 2m
46. The moment produced at section AB (in N-m) is nearest
to:
A. 2250 C. 3250
B. 2750 D. 3750 *

47. The resultant normal stress at point A (in MPa) is

nearest to:
A. -17.3 C. 13.8
B. -12.6 D. 22.7 *

48. The resultant normal stress at point B (in MPa) is

nearest to:
A. -17.3 * C. 13.8
B. -12.6 D. 22.7

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