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APRIL 2024 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER MSTE - 14

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for 7. A spherical triangle has a radius of 6 m.
each of the following questions. Mark only Compute the area of a bi-rectangular
one answer for each item by shading the box spherical triangle having an angle of 80°.
corresponding to the letter of your choice A. 46.18 m2 C. 50.27 m2
on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO B. 48.36 m 2 D. 52.72 m2
ERASURES ALLOWED. GOOD LUCK.
8. A spherical triangle ABC has an angle C =
NOTE: A times B is represented by A×B or 90° and sides a = 50° and c = 80°. Find the
A*B. A raised to the power n is value of side b.
expressed as A^n. All problems are 1 A. 73.34° C. 74.33°
point each. B. 74.44° D. 73.43°

9. Determine the length of the chord common

1. A cylindrical tank, 4m in diameter and 6m to the circles x2 + y2 = 64 and x2 + y2 – 16x
high is full of water. It is then tilted to = 0.
a position enough for the water surface to A. 8.94 C. 6.93
cut the diameter of the base. How much water B. 27.71 D. 13.86
is retained?
A. 12 m3 C. 16 m3 10. A small circle is inscribed in a circular
B. 14 m3 D. 18 m3 sector of radius 12cm and a central angle of
600. Compute the area of the small circle if
2. A concrete pavement 8 m wide and 150 mm it is tangent internally to the radius and
thick is to be provided with a center the arc of the sector.
longitudinal joint using 12 mm bars. The unit A. 50.27 cm2 C. 25.13 cm2
weight of concrete is 2400 kg/m3. Coefficient B. 75.40 cm2 D. 12.57 cm2
of friction of the slab on the subgrade is
2.0. Assuming an allowable stress in tension 11. The sides of an equilateral triangle are
for steel at 138 MPa, determine the spacing increasing at rate of 27 in/sec. How fast is
of bars in mm. the triangle’s area increasing when the
A. 610.20 C. 552.42 sides of triangle are each 18 inches long?
B. 305.10 D. 276.21
A. 420.89 C. 400.89
3. A piece of wire 10 m long is cut into two B. 402.89 D. 422.89
pieces. One piece is bent into a square and
the other is bent into equilateral triangle. Situation 1:
What is the perimeter of the square so that A grade of -5% is followed by a grade of
the total area enclosed is minimum? +1%, the grades intersecting at the vertex
A. 4.35 m C. 7.53 m (Sta.10+060). The change of grade is
B. 6.98 m D. 5.65 m restricted to 0.40% in 20m.
12. Compute the length of the vertical
4. Find the equation of the line bisecting parabolic sag curve in meters.
the acute angle between the lines x + y = 3 A. 200 m C. 300 m
and 7x – y + 4 = 0. B. 250 m D. 350 m
A. 12x + 4y = 11 C. 11x + 3y = 17 13. Find the value of K (length of curve for
B. 2x – 6y = 16 D. 3x + 11y = 17 every 1% of change in slope/grade).
A. 25 m C. 75 m
5. A satellite camera takes a rectangular B. 50 m D. 100 m
shaped picture. The smallest region that can
be photographed is a 5 km x 7 km rectangle. Situation 2:
As the camera zooms out, the length L and An area bounded by the curve y = x^2 and the
width W of the rectangle increase at a rate lines y = 0 and x = 2.
of 3 km/sec. How long does it take for the
area A to be at least 7 times its original
size? 14. Find the volume generated if the area is
A. 3.63 s C. 3.66 s revolved about the x – axis.
B. 3.23 s D. 3.33 s A. 23.75 C. 20.11
B. 25.13 D. 24.47
6. The maximum allowable rate of crashes at 15. Find the volume generated if the area is
intersections is 9 per million entering revolved about the y – axis.
vehicles. At an intersection of 2 roadways, A. 23.75 C. 20.11
average daily traffic (ADT) values are B. 25.13 D. 24.47
10,000 and 8,265. Determine the maximum 16. Find the volume generated if the area is
number of crashes per year before corrective revolved about the y = 4.
action is needed. A. 44.28 C. 42.17
A. 30 crashes C. 60 crashes B. 48.36 D. 46.91
B. 40 crashes D. 80 crashes
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17. It is the process where a load is
prepared for lifting using a lifting
machine. The main part of this process is
the tying up of the load with sling and other
connecting devices so that the load could be
hooked onto a crane.
A. Lifting C. Loading
B. Rigging D. Handling

18. Complete or partial dismantling of a

building or structure by pre-planned and
controlled methods or procedures.
A. Demolition C. Breaking
B. Clearing D. Grubbing

19. It is capable of spreading,

consolidating, and finishing a concrete slab
without the use of conventional forms.
A. dust palliative C. tack coat
B. fog seal D. slipform paver

20. It is a very versatile machine that has

the longest reach for digging and dumping of
any member of the crane shovel family.
A. dragline C. backhoe
B. crane D. excavator

21. The bucket volume contained within the

bucket when following the outline of the
bucket sides is called:
A. Struck capacity
B. Bucket capacity
C. Plate line capacity
D. Waterline capacity

22. Assumes a level of material flush with

the lowest edge of the bucket.
A. Struck capacity
B. Bucket capacity
C. Plate line capacity
D. Water line capacity

23. The bucket capacity when the load is

struck off flush with the bucket sides.
A. Struck capacity
B. Bucket capacity
C. Plate line capacity
D. Waterline capacity

24. It represents those components of cycle

time other than travel time.
A. Time C. Waiting time
B. Stop time D. Fixed time

25. This represents the travel time required

for a unit to haul material to the unloading
site and return
A. Different time C. Variable time
B. Travel time D. Changing time