Drill 1 – CE Integration 3
A horizontal curve having a radius of 130m is banked so
that there will be no lateral pressure on the car's wheel at
a speed of 48kph. Find the angle of superelevation in
degrees. Use g = 9.81 m/s^2.
Answer: 7.94 degrees
The travel time for five vehicles traveling a 200m segment
of a highway were observed as follows:
a. Compute the space mean speed in kph.
Answer: 63.45 km/hr
b. Compute the density of traffic in veh/km
Answer: 25 veh/km
c. Compute the time mean speed in kph.
Answer: 63.90 km/hr
Vehicle Time (Seconds)
A 12.07
B 10.84
C 11.97
D 9.75
E 12.11
In a certain intersection of a highway, the number of
accidents recorded for a 4-year period is 2,270. If the
accident rate is 2,600 per million entering the vehicles,
find the annual average daily traffic.
Answer: 598
A car driver travelling at a speed of 65mph approached a
hazard and traveled at 72.20m during the perception-
reaction time. What was the driver's PIEV time in
seconds?
Answer: 2.48 s
Determine the maximum velocity in kph that a car could
run around a 5-degree curve if the impact factor is 0.14.
Neglect the friction between the tires and the pavement.
Answer: 63.87 km/hr
A vehicle moving at 60 kph along an incline was stopped
by applying brakes and traveled a distance of 30m. If the
coefficient of friction between the tires and the road is
0.50, compute the grade of the road in percentage.
Include + and – sign.
Answer: -2.81 %
A car driver, after realizing an obstruction, stepped on the
brakes and traveled 50m during the combined perception-
reaction and break reaction time of 2.50 seconds. Find the
car's velocity of approach in mph.
Answer: 44.74 m/hr
The flow of traffic at a point on a certain highway is 1,200
vehicles per hour. If the density of the traffic is 25 vehicles
per kilometer, find the space mean speed in kph.
Answer: 48 km/hr
A highway has a superelevation of 7 degrees. Find the
radius of the curve in meters so that there will be no lateral
pressure on the car's wheels at a speed of 40mph.
Answer: 265.46 m
The peak hour factor for traffic during rush hour along
EDSA is equal to 0.60 with a highest 5 minutes volume of
250 vehicles. The space mean speed of the traffic is
90kph.
a. Compute the maximum spacing of the vehicles in
meter.
Answer: 1800 m
b. Compute the density of traffic in veh/km.
Answer: 20 veh/km
c. Compute the flow of traffic in veh/hr.
Answer: 50 veh/hr
A pavement has a modulus of elasticity of 120 MPa and
a stiffness factor of 0.50. Find the modulus of elasticity of
the subgrade in MPa.
Answer: 15 MPa
A vehicle is moving along a banked circular curve. The
front wheels are 1.50m apart and the curve is banked
such that the vertical distance between the inner and the
outer rail is 15cm. Find the minimum radius of circular
curve in meters so that there will be no lateral pressure
between the wheels and the rails at a speed of 56 kph.
Answer: 245.43 m
A vertical sag parabolic curve has a descending grade of
-1.70% and an ascending grade of +2.30%. Find the sight
distance in meters if the length of the curve is 135m.
Answer: 147.10 m
A vehicle moving at 80 kph up a 4% incline was stopped
by applying brakes. If the coefficient of friction between
the tires and the pavement is 0.30, compute the distance
in meters traveled by the vehicle before it stopped.
Answer: 74.01 m
A highway curve is superelevated at 6 degrees. If the
radius of the curve is 150m, find the maximum velocity in
kph that a car could run around so that there will be no
lateral pressure between the tires and pavement.
Answer: 44.77 km/hr
A curve road 74 m in radius has a superelevation of 0.12
and a design speed of 80 kph. Determine the coefficient
of friction between the tires and the pavement.
Answer: 0.56
Find the maximum velocity in kph that a car could move
around the curve if the radius of the curve is 500m and
the impact factor is 0.15. Neglect the friction between the
tires and the pavement.
Answer: 97.65 km/hr
A descending grade of -2% meets an ascending grade of
+3% in a vertical sag parabolic curve. Compute the length
of the curve in meters if the sight distance is 178m.
Answer: 212.66 m
A certain intersection has an annual average daily traffic
(AADT) of 504 vehicles. If there are 4,160 collision
incidents per million entering vehicle, find the number of
accidents for 5 years.
Answer: 3827
Find the rate of flow in veh/hr at a point in a highway if the
traffic density is 14 vehicles per kilometer with a space
mean speed of 30 mph.
Answer: 675.91 veh/hr
A horizontal curve has a design speed of 110 kph. The
coefficient of friction between the tires and the pavement
is 0.45. If the superelevation is 0.10, find the degree of the
curve. Use arc basis.
Answer: 6.62 degrees
Drill 2 – CE Integration 3

A beam, 100mm wide by 250mm deep, spanning over 8m

is prestressed by a straight cable carrying an effective
prestressing force of 250 kN located at an eccentricity of
40mm. The beam supports a live of 1.2 kN/m.
a. Calculate the resultant stress at the top of the
beam in N/mm^2.
Answer: 14.22 N/mm^2 or 14.2 N/mm^2
b. Calculate the resultant stress at the bottom of the
beam in N/mm^2.
Answer: 5.78 N/mm^2 or 5.8 N/mm^2
c. Find the magnitude of the prestressing force in kN
with an eccentricity of 40 mm which can balance
the stresses due to dead and live loads at the
bottom fiber of the central section of the beam.
Answer: 176.33 kN or 170 kN

A pre-tensioned beam of rectangular cross-section, 150

mm wide and 300 mm deep, is prestressed by 8, 7 mm
wires located 100 mm from the soffit of the beam. Given
the following data, if the wire are initially tensioned to a
stress of 1100 N/mm^2, calculate the following:

a. Calculate their stress at transfer in N/mm^2.

Answer: 977.5 N/mm^2
b. Calculate their stress the effective stress after all
losses in N/mm^2.
Answer: 793.6 N/mm^2

A rectangular concrete beam, 250mm and 600mm deep,

is prestressed by means of four-14mm diameter high-
tensile bars located 200mm from the soffit of the beam. If
the effective stress in the wires is 700N/mm2, what is the
maximum bending moment in kNm that can be applied to
the section without causing tension at the bottom of the
beam?
Answer: 86.21 kNm or 86.1 kNm

A rectangular concrete beam of cross-section 30cm deep

and 20cm wide is prestressed by means of 15 wires of
5mm diameter located 6.5cm from the bottom of the beam
and 3 wires of diameter 5mm, 2.5cm from top. Assuming
the prestressed in the steel as 840N/mm2. The density of
concrete is 24kN/m^3. The beam is supporting its own
weight over a span of 6m. If uniformly distributed live load
of 6kN/m is imposed, evaluate the following:
a. Evaluate the maximum working stress at the top
fiber in concrete considering dead load, live load
and prestressing force in N/mm^2.
Answer: 11.16 N/mm^2
b. Evaluate the maximum working stress at the
bottom fiber in concrete considering dead load,
live load and prestressing force.
Answer: 1.16 N/mm^2