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THIRD EVALUATION EXAMINATION REVIEW FOR NOVEMBER 2020 CE BOARD EXAM

1. Johnny Sins plans to borrow money from a bank and 8. What is the focal length of the parabola y 2 + 8x – 6y + 25
plans to return it in one year. He discovers that Bank-A = 0?
gives a rate of discount at 10% annually, Bank-B gives a A. 8 C. 16
10% simple interest annually and bank C has a nominal B. 2 D. 4
rate of 10% compounded semi-annually. In which should
9. A large rectangle is partitioned into four rectangles by
he borrow money from?
A. Bank A C. Bank C two segments parallel to its sides. The areas of three of
C. Bank B D. Too little data to determine the resulting rectangles are shown. What is the area of
the fourth rectangle?
2. If a certain bank offers a compounding interest of 10%,
what is the real interest rate given an inflation rate of 4%?
A. 6 % C. 5.76 %
B. 205.76% D. 50%

3. What is the benefit cost ratio if company receives annual

revenue of $ 20,000 and expenses of $ 6000 for an
investment of $100,000. Assume business would operate
for 20 years and rate of interest is 10%.
A. 1.16 C. 0.86
B. 1.19 D. 0.69 A. 20 C. 25
B. 15 D. 21
4. What is the annual rate of return of an investment
promises a net profit of 25,000 PHP having a capital of 10. Find the slope of r = sin2 at  = π/4.
100,000 PHP. A. 2 C. 1
A. 25% C. 24.32% B. 3 D. 0
B. 23.69% D. 22.80%
11. A piece of wire 10 m long is cut into two pieces. One
5. An investment of P300,000 pesos in a new truck would piece is bent into a square and the other is bent into
increase sales by 30,000PHP annually. Assuming the equilateral triangle. What is the perimeter of the square
truck has a depreciation rate of 10% and would last for so that the total area enclosed is minimum?
20 years. Determine the rate of return due to the purchase A. 4.35 C. 3.14
of the truck. (Assume the truck would have a zero salvage B. 5.86 D. 6.02
value after 20 years)
A. 52.37% C. 12.11% Situation 1. From a building across, the angle of depression
B. 8.25% D. 10% of the base of the front edifice is 23.50 and the angle of
elevation of its top is 52.780. The height of observation is
6. An investment of P300,000 pesos in a new truck would 14 m.
increase sales by 30,000PHP annually. Assuming the 12. What is the height of the edifice?
truck has a depreciation rate of 10% and would last for A. 56.39 m C. 59.36 m
20 years. Determine the recovery period for the truck B. 53.69 m D. 59.69 m
purchase. (Assume the truck would have a zero-salvage 13. How far is the building from the said edifice?
value after 20 years) A. 22.30 m C. 35.62 m
A. 1.9 years C. 8.26 years B. 32.20 m D. 25.18 m
B. 12.12 years D. 10 years 14. What is the angle of elevation of the top of the edifice from
the foot of the building?
7. Paolo Mendoza starts a packaging business as a supplier. A. 58.230 C. 56.150
He purchases his 240 pieces of twine overseas worth $ B. 60.270 D. 62.180
0.18 each. Given an additional cost of $ 94 for Fed-Ex
delivery Charges and 3.5% debit-card transactions. He 15. In a geometric sequence of real numbers, the sum of the
plans to sell his twine for P 85 each. Assume that $1 is first two terms is 11 and the sum of the first six terms is
worth P 50. How many pieces of twine should he sell to 77. Find the sum of the first four terms of the progression.
break-even? A. 22 C. 33
A. 100 C. 84 B. 55 D. 44
B. 69 D. 250

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16. For the function f(x) = (x2 - 9x + 14) / (x2 – 11x + 24). 24. Determine the minimum dry unit weight of the soil if
Which of the following cannot be in the domain of f(x)? relative density is 93.67%?
A. 8 and 3 C. 7 and 2 A. 9.58 kN/m3 C. 9.46 kN/m3
B. 8 and 2 D. 7 and 3 B. 9.71 kN/m 3 D. 9.29 kN/m3

17. A combination lock has 60 different positions. To open Situation 3. A square footing of width z meters carries a load
the lock, the dial is turned to a certain number in the P that may be considered uniformly distributed and it is
clockwise direction, then to a number in the supported by a soil strata shown. The silty clay has a
counterclockwise direction, and finally to a third number compression index of 0.274. Its void ratio prior to
in the clockwise direction. If successive numbers in the application of the load is 84%. Assume that the load is
combination cannot be the same, how many different transmitted through a truncate pyramid having side
combinations are possible? slopes of 2V to 1H and that the stress is uniform across a
A. 34,220 C. 216,000 horizontal plane.
B. 205,320 D. 208,860 x = 5.5 m γ1 = 18.2 kN/m
y = 4.3 m γ2 = 10.1 kN/m
18. What is the natural logarithm of e^(xy)? z = 2.4 m γ3 = 9.4 kN/m
A. 1/xy C. 2.718/xy a = 1.8 m P = 667.2 kN
B. xy D. 2.718xy

19. The salary of an employee's job has five levels, each one
is 5% greater than the one below it. Due to
circumstances, the salary of the employee must reduce
from the top (fifth) level to the second level, which results
in a reduction of $122 per month. What is the employee's
present salary per month? Round your answer to the
nearest hundred.
A. $440 C. $680
B. $570 D. $900

20. Evaluate C(2000, 2) + C(2000, 5) + C(2000, 8) + ... +

C(2000, 29).
A. 4.952 × 10^64 C. 2.773 × 10^26
B. 5.025 × 10^64 D. 6.852 × 10^46

21. Which of the following do not describe the graph of the

curve y = x^4 - 4x^3 + 10.
A. (0, 10) is inflection point
B. (2, -6) is inflection point 25. Compute the vertical stress (kPa) at mid-depth of sand
C. (3, -17) is the maxima and gravel after load application.
D. Concave down on the interval (0, 2) A. 42 kPa C. 72 kPa
B. 57 kPa D. 68 kPa
Situation 2. Following are the result of a field density test 26. Compute the vertical stress (kPa) at the interface of the
performed on the same soil by means of the sand cone two soil layers after load application.
method: A. 81 kPa C. 61 kPa
B. 88 kPa D. 70 kPa
• Calibrated dry density of Ottawa sand = 1570 kg/m3
• Calibrated mass of Ottawa sand to fill the cone = 0.545 kg 27. Compute the settlement of the footing caused by the
• Mass of jar + cone + sand (before use) = 7.59 kg consolidation of the silty clay in mm.
• Mass of jar + cone + sand (after use) = 4.78 kg A. 18.5 C. 23.4
• Mass of moist soil from hole = 2.835 kg B. 17.2 D. 19.6
• Moisture content of moist soil = 10.2%

22. Determine the in situ dry density of the soil? Situation 4. The result of a constant-head permeability test
A. 1437.2 kg/m3 C. 1965.1 kg/m3 for a fine sand sample having a diameter of 150 mm and
B. 1583.8 kg/m3 D. 1783.2 kg/m3 a length of 300 mm are as follows:
23. If the maximum dry density is 1885.24 kg/m3. Determine Constant-head difference = 500 mm
the relative compaction in the field? Water collected in 5 mins = 350 cm3
A. 96.11% C. 94.59% Void Ratio of sand = 0.61
B. 95.88% D. 92.87% 28. Hydraulic Conductivity in cm/sec
A. 3.78 x 10-3 C. 4.13 x 10-3
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B. 3.82 x 10-3 D. 3.96 x 10-3
29. Discharge Velocity in cm/sec
A. 6.60 x 10-3 C. 6.37 x 10-3
B. 6.88 x 10-3 D. 6.30 x 10-3
30. Seepage Velocity in cm/sec.
A. 0.017 C. 0.021
B. 0.019 D. 0.023

Situation 5. A barge 12.6 m long with a flat bottom and

rectangular ends 7.5 m wide by 3.0 m high has a draft of
1.8 m when fully loaded and floating in an upright
position. The center of gravity when fully loaded is on the
axis of symmetry and 30 cm above the water surface.
31. What is the initial metacentric height (m)?
A. 1.2 C. 1.4
B. 2.6 D. 0.9
32. What is the metacentric height (m) when the angle of heel
is 12º?
A. 3.16 C. 1.40
B. 1.20 D. 1.46
33. What is the resulting couple (kN-m)?
A. 506.5 C. 901.3
B. 972.0 D. 958.1

Situation 6. An open cylindrical vessel 1.3 m in diameter and 40. Find the allowable bending stress (MPa) of the beam.
2.1 m high is 2/3 full of water. If rotated about the vertical A. 176 C. 149
axis at a constant angular speed of 90 rpm. B. 164 D. 205
34. Determine how high is the paraboloid formed of the 41. Determine the allowable moment (kN-m).
water surface, in meter(s). A. 355 C. 390
A. 1.26 C. 2.46 B. 488 D. 419
B. 1.91 D. 1.35 42. 3. Compute the safe uniform load (kN) if the beam is
35. Determine the amount of water in liters that will be simply supported.
spilled out.
A. 48.7 C. 52.4
A. 140 C. 340 B. 61.0 D. 44.4
B. 152 D. 146
36. What should have been the least height of the vessel, in Situation: A W12x120 column that has a length of 4.9m. Use
meters, so that no water is spilled out? A36 steel. The ends are pinned. Properties of W12x120:
A. 2.87 C. 3.15 A=22774mm2 rx= 103.2mm ry=79.5mm.
B. 2.55 D. 2.40 According to Section 4.5.1.3.1 of NSCP, on gross section of
axially loaded compression members whose cross-sections
Situation 7. A certain fluid with a specific gravity of 1.25 meet with the provisions of the code, when KL/r, the largest
flows through a 150 mm diameter pipe with a mean effective slenderness ratio of any unbraced segment, is less
velocity of 1.2 m/s. than Cc:
37. Determine the volume flow rate (m/s).
A. 0.035 C. 0.021  (KL / r)2  Fy
Fa = 1 −
B. 0.079 D. 0.019  2Cc 2  FS
38. Determine the mass flow rate (kg/s). 3
A. 43.75 C. 23.75 5 3  KL / r  1  KL / r 
FS = +  −
B. 26.51 D. 98.72 3 8  Cc  8  Cc 
39. Determine the weight flow rate.
A. 232.99 C. 429.19 where:
B. 968.74 D. 260.04 2π 2E
Cc =
Fy
Situation 8. An 8m W18x76 A36 steel beam has adequate
lateral support. Properties of W18x76: b f = 280mm tf = On gross section of axially loaded compression member,
17.3mm d = 462.5mm tw = 10.8mm Determine the when KL/r exceeds Cc:
following:
12π 2E
Fa =
23(KL/r) 2
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43. Find the critical effective slenderness ratio of the column.
A. 47.5 C. 61.6
B. 78.4 D. 68.4
44. Using NSCP, determine the allowable compressive stress
in MPa.
A. 119 C. 188
B. 251 D. 146
45. Using NSCP, determine the allowable compressive load in
kN.
A. 2710 C. 4282
B. 5716 D. 3325

Situation 9. Data of a beam section is given below.

B×H = 300 mm × 500 mm
Bar diameter = 20 mm
Clear concrete cover to 10 mm diameter ties = 40 mm
Concrete fc’ = 20.7 MPa
Steel fyl = 415 MPa Figure MEC-101
ϕ=0.90
46. When tension reinforcement is required for the given 52. Which of the following most nearly gives the tension (in
section, which of the following most nearly gives the kN) in cable BC?
minimum tension area base on 2010/2015 NSCP, A. 7.64 C. 8.60
A. 507 mm2 C. 332 mm2 B. 7.01 D. 8.11
B. 446 mm 2 D. 688 mm2 53. Which of the following most nearly gives the tension (in
47. Determine the maximum number bars allowed for the kN) in cable BD?
given section if it is singly-reinforced. A. 7.64 C. 8.60
A. 3 C. 5 B. 7.01 D. 8.11
B. 4 D. 6 54. Which of the following most nearly gives the vertical
48. Determine the required number of tension bars for the reaction (in kN) at A?
beam to support a factored moment of 160 kN-m. A. 12.87 C. 20.27
A. 3 C. 5 B. 15.66 D. 16.27
B. 4 D. 6
Situation 12. For the truss bridge shown in Figure AN-19.
Situation 10. A 4m reinforced concrete cantilever beam has a H
width of 300 mm and a total depth of 600 mm with an F G I J
effective depth of 536 mm. It is reinforced with 5 - φ28mm 3m
tension bars. f’c = 27.5 MPa and fy = 415 MPa. In addition
to live load and its own weight, the beam carries a 100- A B C D E

mm-thick concrete slab (casted monolithically with the 3m 3m 3m 3m

beam) with a tributary width of 4 m. The unit weight of Figure AN-19
concrete is 23.5 kN/m3 Use 2010/2015 NSCP. 55. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum
49. Determine the net tensile strain in the extreme tension steel compressive stress on member DH due to two moving
when concrete reaches the strain of 0.003. loads of 40 kN and 100 kN 3m apart, moving along the
A. 0.0020 C. 0.0065 bottom chord, in kiloNewton.
B. 0.0045 D. 0.0055 A. 85 C. 80
50. Calculate the design moment capacity of the beam, in kN-m. B. 75 D. 70
A. 568.4 C. 487.10 56. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum
B. 511.6 D. 369.50 tensile stress on member DH due to two moving loads of
51. If a concentrated service live load will be placed at a distance 40 kN and 100 kN 3m apart, moving along the bottom
of 2m from support, determine its maximum safe value in chord, in kiloNewton.
kN. A. 46.2 C. 35.3
A. 113.60 C. 285.40 B. 25.9 D. 28.4
B. 192.10 D. 98.70 57. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum
compressive stress on member DH due a uniform load of
Situation 11. The homogenous 860-kg bar AB in Figure 6 kN/m moving along the bottom chord, in kiloNewton.
MEC-104 is supported by a ball and socket joint at A and A. 14 C. 17
two cables attached to B. B. 23 D. 12

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Situation 13. A cantilever beam 2.4 meters long is subjected to
a uniform gravity load w throughout its length. The
trapezoidal beam cross section has a 100 mm diameter hole
positioned as shown in Fig. STR-3. The allowable stress is
150 MPa in tension and 120 MPa in compression.
58. Calculate the moment of inertia of the section (in mm4)
about the x-axis.
A. 265 × 106 C. 172 × 106
B. 329 × 10 6 D. 191 × 106
59. Determine the maximum bending stress (in MPa) when the
load w is 50 kN/m.
A. 94 C. 97
B. 105 D. 87
60. Find the maximum safe load w (in kN/m).
A. 62.2 C. 69.0
B. 59.3 D. 71.6

120 mm
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150 mm

50 mm
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