CIVIL ENGINEERING EVALUATION EXAM

Made by: Mr. Jen Marciel Delito Soriano, CE Student (2022) SITUATION 2: Beam ABCDE is to be analyzed for maximum forces at
SUBJECT: THEORY OF STRUCTURES ultimate conditions. The beam is simply supported at A, B, C, D and E.

NAME OF EXAMINEE: Given the following factored loads:

SCORE: DL = 15 kN/m
LL = 19 kN/m
DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the (See pattern loading on the last page)
left side of each item number. CHEATING IS NOT ALLOWED!
SITUATION 1. A three-storey building has interior columns spaced 9m.
apart in two perpendicular directions.

Given design loads:

Roof: DL = 5 kPa LL = 0 5. Which of the following gives the maximum reaction at D?
Floor: DL = 7 kPa (typical each floor) a. 233.170 c. 233.172
LL = 2.4 kPa (3rd floor) b. 233.171 d. 233.173
LL = 6.0 kPa (2nd floor) 6. Which of the following gives the nearest value of the maximum
shear at D?
In accordance with the NSCP provision for reduced floor live load (Use a. 122 c. 124
NSCP 2015 for load combination), b. 123 d. 125
1. What is the influence area of the most critical column in square 7. Which of the following gives the maximum moment at D?
meter? a. 131.0902 c. 131.0904
a. 81 c. 40.5 b. 131.0903 d. 131.0905
b. 324 d. 162
2. What is the total axial load on a column at the second floor due to SITUATION 3: A 6-m long restrained beam as shown in the figure below
service live load? carries a uniformly distributed load of 20 kN/m. Use E = 200000 MPa
a. 97.955 c. 97.965 and Ix = 67.5x10^6 mm4.
b. 97.956 d. 97.957
3. What is the total axial load on a column at the ground floor due to
service live load?
a. 342.844 c. 342.846
b. 342.845 d. 342.847
4. What is the total dead load on a column at the ground floor level?
a. 1539 c. 1541
b. 1540 d. 1542
8. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment at the fixed SITUATION 5: The barge shown in the figure supports the load w1 and
end? w2. For this problem, w1 = 145 kN/m, w2 = 290 kN/m, L1 = 3 m,
a. 50 c. 55 L2 = 6 m, L3 = 3 m.
b. 60 d. 65
9. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum shear?
a. 50 c. 65
b. 55 d. 60
10. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum deflection?
a. 5.0 mm c. 6.0 mm
b. 5.5 mm d. 6.5 mm

SITUATION 4: The frame shown in the figure is acted upon by wind load
pressure of 1.44 kPa. These frames are spaced 6 m apart normal to 14. What is the length of barge “L” so that the upward pressure
paper. Consider the roller support at B and the joint at D as pin. is uniform?
a. 15 c. 20
b. 12 d. 18
15. What is the shear at 3 m from the left end?
a. 174 c. -174
b. 194 d. -194
16. At what distance from the left end will the shear in the barge be
zero?
a. 4 c. 5
b. 5.5 d. 4.5

SITUATION 6: Given the continuous beam loaded as shown in the

11. Determine the horizontal component of the reaction at A. figure:
a. 35.7 c. 18.3
b. 26.5 d. 12.7
12. Determine the vertical component of the reaction at A.
a. 23.9 c. 18.5
b. 20.2 d. 16.3
13. Determine the horizontal component of the reaction at B.
a. 26.5 c. 12.7
b. 18.3 d. 35.7

17. What is the moment over the interior support at B?

 a. -1391.97 c. -1391.99 SITUATION 8: A 10-m long beam is simply supported at the right end
b. -1391.98 d. -1392.00 and at 2m from the left end.
18. What is the reaction over the interior support at B? 24. What is the ordinate of the influence line for maximum shear at
a. 3637.64 c. 3637.66 midspan?
b. 3637.65 d. 3637.67 a. ¼ c. 1/3
19. What is the nearest value of the reaction over the support at A? b. ½ d. 1/5
a. 583 c. 585 25. What is the ordinate at the free end using the influence line at the
b. 584 d. 586 midspan?
a. ¼ c. 1/3
SITUATION 7: A continuous beam is loaded as shown in the figure b. ½ d. 1/5
below.
SITUATION 9: The sheet pile shown in the figure is provided with
tension rods spaced 3 meters apart. The wooden stringer has
d = 300 mm and can be considered simply supported at each
connection to the tension rod. Allowable bending and shearing
stresses of the stringer are 14.7 MPa and 1.48 MPa,
respectively.

20. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment at B?

a. -87.0578 c. -87.0857
b. -87.0758 d. -87.0875
21. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment at C?
a. 3.5578 c. 5.5875
b. 3.7558 d. 5.8755
22. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment at D?
a. -87.0758 c. 120.0000
b. 3.7558 d. 121.0000
23. Which of the following most nearly gives the reaction at A? 26. What is the design moment of the stringer?
a. 57.49 c. 57.48 a. 54.8 c. 42.4
b. 74.4 d. 63.9
b. 57.50 d. 57.40
27. What is the value of stringer width “b” based on the
bending?
 a. 192 mm c. 290 mm 34. Which of the following most nearly gives the vertical reaction at D?
b. 249 mm d. 338 mm a. 18 c. 2
28. What is the value of stringer width “b” based on shear? b. 9 d. 0
a. 321 mm c. 288 mm 35. Which of the following most nearly gives the horizontal deflection
b. 235 mm d. 254 mm at joint C?
a. 12 mm c. 14 mm
SITUATION 10: A beam is loaded as shown.
b. 13 mm d. 15 mm

29. Which of the following most nearly gives the deflection at the free
end?
a. 2848.5/EI c. 2847.5/EI
b. 2849.5/EI d. 2846.5/EI
30. Which of the following most nearly gives the slope at B?
a. -985.5/EI c. -983.5/EI
b. -984.5/EI d. -982.5/EI
31. Which of the following most nearly gives the slope at A?
a. -931.5/EI c. -933.5/EI
b. -932.5/EI d. -934.5/EI 36. Which of the following statement is true when a structure is
32. Which of the following most nearly gives the deflection at internally unstable?
midspan? I. support reactions are parallel
a. -2893.1/EI c. -2893.3/EI II. support reactions are non-concurrent
b. -2893.2/EI d. -2893.4/EI III. no. of reactions is less than the no. of equilibrium equations
a. I and II d. I and III
SITUATION 11: The frame shown has a pin support at A and a roller at b. II and III e. I, II and III
D. It carries a uniform load of 3 kN/m along member BC. Assume c. I only f. NONE OF THE ABOVE
constant value of EI. E = 200 GPa, I = 136 x 10^6 mm^4.
33. Which of the following most nearly gives the horizontal reaction at 37. Another term for Double Integration method.
A? a. Castigliano method
a. 18 c. 2 b. Mohr method
b. 9 d. 0 c. Macaulay method
 d. Breslau method

38. Introduced the Area-Moment method.

a. Castigliano
b. Otto Mohr
c. Macaulay
d. H. Muller – Breslau

39. It is the ratio of the flexural rigidity EI to a moment M.

a. Radius of curvature
b. Flexural stress
c. Centroid
d. NONE OF THE ABOVE

40. It is the expression of the beam’s movement or deformation from

its unloaded position.
a. Elongation
b. Tension
c. Deflection
d. Contraction