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Refresher Module– Mathematics- (Data Analytics)
CE BOARD MAY 2015 7. The amount of time (in minutes) devoted to commercials
1. The president of CIT-U has proposed that all students must on a TV channel during any half hour program is a random
take a drug test as a requirement for graduation. Three variable whose mean is 6.3 minutes and whose standard
hundred faculty members and students from this university deviation is 0.866 minutes. What is the probability that a
were asked about their opinion on this issue. The following person who watches 36 half hour programs will be exposed
are the results of the responses of the faculty and students. to over 220 minutes of commercials?
Favor Oppose Neutral a. 0.865 b. 0.905 c. 0.432 d. 0.965
Faculty 70 40 16 12 MAY 2017 CE BOARD
Student 230 80 120 32 8. In November 1994, Intel announced that a “subtle flaw” in
Total 300 120 136 44 its Pentium chip would affect 1 in 9 billion division problems.
Suppose a computer perform 20 million divisions (a not
What is the probability that a randomly selected person from reasonable number) in the course of a particular program.
this faculty members and students is in favor of the proposal
What is the probability of no error? Of at one error?
or is neutral?
a. 0.18 b. 0.25 c. 0.55 d. 0.29 a. 0.0003, 0.000223 c. 0.88998, 0.03335
b. 0.99778, 0.00222 d. 0.2563, 0.32556
CE BOARD MAY 2015
2. The probability that a family owns a washing machine is CE BOARD NOV 2016
0.78, that it owns a VCR is 0.71, and that it owns a both a 9. A box contains 5 defective and 195 non-defective cell
washing machine and a VCR is 0.58. What is the probability phones. A quality control engineer selects 2 cell phones at
that a randomly selected family owns a washing machine or A random without replacement. What is the probability that
VCR? exactly one is defective?
a. 0.85 b. 0.91 c. 0.32 d. 0.24 a. 0.0065 b. 0.049 c. 0.085 d. 0.065

3. The probability that the stock market goes up on Monday is 10. A manufacturer of automobile tires reports that among a
0.60. Given that it goes up on Monday, the probability that it shipment of 5000 sent to a local distributor, 1000 are slightly
goes up on Tuesday is 0.30. Find the probability that the blemished. If one purchases 10 of these tires at random from
market goes up on both days. the distributor, what is the probability that exactly 3 are
a. 0.18 b. 0.45 c. 0.65 d. 0.22 blemished?
a. 0.1256 b. 0.3562 b. 0.1563 d. 0.2015
4. Tom has an instructor who gives a midterm exam and a final
exam. The probability that a student passes the midterm exam 11. A classroom contains 71 students, 10 of them are Chinese, 24 are
is 0.6. Given that a student fails the midterm exam, the Japanese and 37 are Filipinos. If three students are randomly asked
probability that he or she passes the final exam is 0.80. What to get out of the room, one after the other, what is the probability that
3 are Chinese
is the probability that Tom fails the midterm and passes the
a. 0.0021 b. 0.0356 c. 0.0854 d.0.0098
final?
a. 0.16 b. 0.25 c. 0.75 d. 0.32
CE BOARD MAY 2015
12. The national mean on an exam was 48 and the standard
CE BOARD NOV 2017
deviation was 12. Approximately what percentage of those
4. A Ford has engines in three sizes. Of the Ford cars sold, 50%
taking this test has scores between 36 and 60?
have the smallest engine, 40% have the medium engine, and
a. 68.2% b. 56.32% c. 18.25% d. 15.98%
10% have the largest engine. Of the cars with the smallest
engine, 15% fail an emission test within two years of
SITUATION
purchase. The failure figure for medium size engine is 10%,
Hospital administrators in large cities anguish about traffic in
and the failure figure for the largest engine is 5%. What is the
emergency rooms. At a particular hospital in a large city, the
probability that this Ford engine will fail the emission test
staff on hand cannot accommodate the patient traffic if there
within two years.
are more than 10 emergency cases in a given hour. It is
a. 0.45 b. 0.36 c. 0.12 d. 0.25
assumed that patient arrival follows a Poisson process, and
historical data suggest that, on the average, 5 emergencies
5. The weight of food packed in certain containers is a
arrive per hour.
normally distributed random variable with a mean weight of
500 pounds and a standard deviation of 5 pounds. Suppose a
13. What is the probability that in a given hour, there are
container is picked at random. Find the probability that it
exactly 10 emergencies
contains between 491 and 498 pounds.
a. 0.0181 b. 0.0235 c. 0.0653 d.0.0896
a. 0.30865 b. 0.5689 c. 0.6589 d. 0.3256
14. What is the probability that in a given hour the staff cannot
6. The weight of food packed in a certain container is a
accommodate the patient traffic?
random variable with a mean weight of 16 ounces and a
a. 0.0156 b. 0.0137 c. 0.0236 d.0.0056
standard deviation of 0.6 ounces. If the containers are shipped
in boxes of 36, find the probability that a randomly picked box
15. What is the probability that more than 20 emergencies
will weigh over 585 ounces.
arrive during a 3-hour shift.
a. 0.0035 b. 0.0062 c. 0.6532 d. 0.256
a. 0.0125 b. 0.0256 c. 0.0830 d.0.0078
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Refresher MODULE - GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING and HYDRAULICS

A contractor obtains prices for 40,000 m3 of compacted “borrow” TABLE GH 001

material from three pits: Pit #3 is P15,000 cheaper than Pit #2
and P45,000 cheaper than Pit #1. The fill must be compacted
down to a void ratio of 0.85. Pit #1 costs P6 per cu. m. and Pit #3
costs P7.50 per cu. m. Pits #2 and #3 reported their void ratios
as 0.74 and 1.12 respectively.

1. Determine the unit cost for Pit #2.

A. 7.75/m3 B. 8.15/m3 C. 6.75/m3 D. 9.54/m3

2. Determine the void ratio of Pit #1.

A. 1.11 B. 0.78 C. 2.00 D. 1.55

3. Determine the Cost of Pit #3.

A. 343,784 B. 324,062 C. 314,585 D. 312,962

Situation - In accordance with Boussinesq theory, the vertical TABLE GH 002

stress at a point below the center of flexible circular area in a
semi-infinite homogeneous isotropic soil mass due to uniform
load is given by the expression:
1
P = q(1 − )
N

Where
N = (1+(R/z)2)3/2
R = radius of circular area
z = depth of interest at which stress is induced
q = intensity of pressure on the circular area (load per
unit area at the base of the footing)

4. Evaluate the bearing pressure, in kPa, exerted by the footing

onto the supporting soil by a 4m diameter circular footing that is
transmitting a concentrated load of 2000 kN.
A. 159.15 B. 112.58 C. 129.74 D. 140.65 Situation – A flexible rectangular area is subjected to a uniformly
distributed load of q = 225 kN/m2 . TABLE GH 003 and 004 can
5. Evaluate the vertical stress, in kPa, below the center of the be useful.
footing at a depth equal to its diameter.
A. 55.85 B. 45.27 C. 72.77 D. 60.69 σz = qI, m = B/z, n = L/z

6. How deep, in meters, below the footing would the pressure be

reduced 1/10 of the pressure at the base of the footing.
A. 1.05 B. 2.25 C. 1.82 D. 1.73

7. How deep, in meters, below the footing would the pressure be

reduced 1/10 of the pressure at the depth 4m below the base of
the footing.
A. 4.28 B. 4.65 C. 4.96 D. 5.19

8. Consider a uniformly loaded circular area on the ground

surface given R=3m and q=200KN/m2.

σz = P = q (N1+ N2)
m = z/R
n = r/R
9. Determine the increase in vertical stress, in kPa, σz at a depth
q = intensity of pressure on
of z = 3m under points A.
the circular area (load per unit
A. 49.12 B. 40.67 C. 44.98 D. 53.20
area at the base of the footing)
10. Determine the increase in vertical stress, in kPa, σz at a
Evaluate the vertical pressure, depth of z = 3m under points B.
in kPa, at z=1.5m and r=4.5. A. 105.12 B. 108.18 C. 103.45 D. 109.87
TABLE GH 001 and 002 can
be useful. 11. Determine the increase in vertical stress, in kPa, σz at a
depth of z = 3m under points C.
A. 12.09 C. 19.00
A. 13.65 B. 13.00 C. 15.71 D. 14.96
B. 15.25 D. 17.28
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TABLE GH 003 13. Determine the increase in vertical stress, in kPa, σz at a

depth of z = 5 m under points B.
A. 99.69 B. 98.49 C. 100.65 D. 101.98

14. Determine the increase in vertical stress, in kPa, σz at a

depth of z = 5 m under points C.
A. 17.48 B. 20.38 C. 19.53 D. 18.36

15. Determine the increase in vertical stress, in kPa, σz at a

depth of z = 5 m under points D.
A. 54.66 B. 53.00 C. 55.20 D. 56.01

16. The ultimate bearing capacity of a 700-mm-diameter plate as

determined from field load tests is 280 kN/m2. Estimate the
ultimate bearing capacity of a circular footing with a diameter of
1.5 m in kPa. The soil is sandy.
A. 600 B. 560 C. 300 D. 280
TABLE GH 004
17. The plate load test was conducted on a clayey stratum by
using a plate of 0.3 m × 0.3 m dimensions, and the ultimate load
per unit area for the plate was found to be 180 kPa. The ultimate
bearing capacity (in kPa) of a 2 m wide square footing would be.
A. 27 B. 180 C. 1200 D. 2000

18. A test plate 30 cm × 30 cm resting on a sand deposit settles

by 10mm under a certain loading intensity. A footing 150 cm ×
200 cm resting on the same sand deposit and loaded to the
same load intensity settles by.
A. 2.00 B. 30.20 C. 27.78 D. 50.00

19. A hydraulically efficient trapezoidal channel section has a

uniform flow depth of 2 m. The bed width (expressed in m) of the
channel is __________.
A. 2.31 B. 3.78 C. 3.33 D. 2.75

Situation – A flexible rectangular area is subjected to a uniformly SITUATION: An open cylindrical tank 1-meter diameter contains
distributed load of q = 300 kN/m2 . TABLE GH 003 and 004 can water to a depth of 3.56m.
be useful.
20. If the tank is rotated about its vertical axis at a speed of
σz = qI, m = B/z, n = L/z 80rpm, evaluate the least height in meters of the vessel so that
no water will be spilled out of the container.
A. 3.55 B. 3.87 C. 4.01 D. 3.21

21. If the tank is 4-meter-tall and is rotated at 120rpm, obtain how

much water will be spilled out, in liters.
A. 444 B. 452 C. 434 D. 460

22. At 120 rpm of revolution, evaluate the gage pressure at the

center of the base of the tank in kPa.
A. 38.5 B. 28.7 C. 25.1 D. 31.5

12. Determine the increase in vertical stress, in kPa, σz at a

depth of z = 5 m under points A.
A. 59.15 B. 56.39 C. 57.21 D. 58.02
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Refresher Module - RCD Columns

SITUATION: The corner column shown is reinforced with 8-20 mm SITUTATION: A reinforced
diameter bars on one side and 6-25 mm diameter bars on the other side. concrete tied column is shown in
f’c = 21 MPa and fy = 420 MPa. the figure. It is reinforced with
twelve 28-mm diameter bars.
Concrete strength f’c = 21 MPa and
Steel Yield Strength, fy = 415 MPa.

1. Determine the location of the plastic centroid from the Y-axis

a. 290 mm b. 390 mm c. 400 mm d. 300 mm

2. Determine the nominal axial load capacity of the column.

a. 11502.6 kN b. 9202.0 kN c. 5981.3 kN d.6901.5 kN
1. Determine the location of the geometric centroid of the column measured
from the y-axis. Neglect the area of concrete occupied by the steel. 3. Determine the ultimate axial capacity of the column. Use NSCP 2015
a. 371.2 mm b. 320.6 mm c. 354.9 mm d. 402.3 mm a. 6441.4 kN b. 6901.5 kN c. 5981.3 kN d. 9202.0 kN

2. Determine the location of the plastic centroid of the column measured 4. Which of the following gives the value for the minimum clear spacing of
from the x-axis. Neglect the area of concrete occupied by the steel. longitudinal bars of this column in accordance with NSCP 2015?
a. 403.7 mm b. 167.3 mm c. 163.7 mm d. 371.2 mm a. 40 mm b. 28 mm c. 46 mm d. 42 mm

3. Determine the location of the plastic centroid of the column measured 5. As per NSCP 2015, what should be the minimum size for the lateral ties
from the y-axis. Neglect the area of concrete occupied by the steel. for this column?
a. 371.2 mm b. 403.7 mm c. 407.3 mm d. 395.7 mm a. 8 mm b. 10 mm c. 12 mm d. 16 mm

6. Which of the following gives the value for the safe spacing of lateral ties
SITUATION: To comply with architectural requirements, a reinforced in accordance with NSCP 2015?
concrete exterior column section shown is used. f’c = 27.5 MPa and fy = a. 600 mm b. 480 mm c. 448 mm d. 470 mm
275 MPa. Neglect the concrete area displaced by compression steel.
7. Which of the following gives the value for the minimum concrete cover for
this column? Given: Max. Size of Coarse Aggregate = 36 mm
a. 28 mm b. 36 mm c. 40 mm d.48 mm

SITUATION:A 600-mm diameter spiral column is reinforced with six 28-mm

diameter bars and 12-mm diameter spiral. Clear protective covering is 40 mm.
Use f’c = 21 MPa and fy = 415 MPa.

1. Compute the ultimate axial capacity of the column. Use NSCP 2015.
a. 4152.8 kN b. 5537.1 kN c. 3599.1 kN d.6514.2 kN

2. Based on the design axial capacity of the column, how much factored axial
live load could it carry in addition to a service dead load of 2100 kN?
a. 1020.5 kN b. 1283.0 kN c. 1885.7 kN d.1632.8 kN
1. Which of the following most nearly give the location of the geometric
centroid of the section from the y-axis? SITUATION: A tied column 450mm square is reinforced with 8-28mm bars
a. 351.47 mm b. 457.82 mm c. 248.53 mm d. 242.18 mm equally distributed on its sides. The unsupported length of the column si 2.6m
and is prevented to sidesway due to shear walls K=1.0, fc’=20.7 Mpa and
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the location of the plastic fy=415 MPa. Use 40mm covering measured from the center of reinforcement
centroid of the column measured from y-axis? For all bars, fs = fy with tie diameter is 12mm. Es=200 GPa
a. 262 mm b. 280 mm c. 292 mm d. 307 mm
1. Determine the nominal load that the column could carry in kN.
3. If the T-section is reinforced such that the plastic centroid of the A. 4416.5 B. 5520.6 C. 2870.7 D. 4692.5
section falls at 250 mm from the y-axis, determine the bending
moment Mu, induced by a factored load Pu = 1200 KN acting at a 2. Determine the balanced load in kN using the concrete strain value of
distance of 350 mm from the y-axis. εc=0.003 and yield strain of steel εy=fy/Es.
a. 120 kN-m b. 300 kN-m c. 720 kN-m d. 420 kN-m A. 2451 B. 917 C. 1095 D. 1684

3. Determine the balanced moment in kNm.

A. 286.6 B. 482.6 C.434.4 D. 536.2
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Refresher MODULE – Geotechnical Engineering and Hydraulics

1. The permeameter in a permeability test setup involves a soil sample 200 12. (Practice Problem) A right cylindrical container of diameter D (meter) and
mm dia. and a length of 300 mm. The height of water is kept constant at H (meter) high is filled with water z (meter) deep. A piece of timber,
400 mm. in a duration of 4 min., water was collected in the graduated having a cross-sectional dimension b x t (mm) and L (meter) long is freely
flask having a volume of 420 cu.cm. Determine the coefficient of allowed to submerge and float in a vertical position inside the container.
permeability cm/sec. The portion of the wood above the water surface is observed to be 2/3
A. 0.00418 C. 0.00584 the length of the timber.
B. 0.00481 D. 0.00845
2. A falling head permeability test was performed on a sample of silty sand. Given the following information, evaluate the specific weight of the
The time required for the head to fall in the stand pipe from 60 cm to 30 timber, in kN/m^3.
cm mark was 70 mins. The cross-sectional area of the stand pipe was D = 1.00 m, H = 5.00 m, z = 3.00 m
1.25 cm^2. If the height and diameter of the sample were respectively 10 b = 250 mm, t = 250 mm, L = 3.00 m
cm and 9 cm, determine the coefficient of permeability in cm/min. A. 3.35 C. 3.27
A. 0.00195 C. 0.00519 B. 3.72 D. 3.44
B. 0.00915 D. 0.00591
SITUATION. A square plate having one of its side equal to 3 m is immersed
SITUATION. An unconfined aquifer is known to be 32 m thick below the in water in a vertical position such that the two edges of the square would be
water table. A constant discharge of 2 cu. meter per minute is pumped out horizontal in order that the center of pressure shall be 8 cm from the center
of the aquifer through a tube well until the water level in the tube well of gravity.
becomes steady. Two observation wells at a distance of 15 m and 70 m from 13. How far below the water surface should the upper plate be submerged?
the tube well show falls of 3 m and 0.7 m respectively from their static water A. 9.375 m C. 9.735 m
levels. B. 7.875 m D. 7.785 m
3. Determine the coefficient of permeability of the aquifer in m/day. 14. What is the distance of the center of pressure from the water surface?
A. 15.52 C. 18.41 A. 7.955 m C. 9.455 m
B. 21.84 D. 10.18 B. 9.815 m D. 7.865 m
4. Determine the transmissibility of the aquifer in m^2/day. 15. Determine the hydrostatic force acting on one side of the plate.
A. 468 C. 307 A. 827.72 kN C. 694.40 kN
B. 658 D. 555 B. 834.78 kN D. 702.35 kN
5. Determine the water draw down at another observation well if its distance
is 40 m from the tube well. SITUATION (Practice Problems). A triangular plate of height h = 1.20 m and
A. 30.48 C. 1.52 base b = 2.0 m is submerged vertically in water with its base at the liquid
B. 29.54 D. 2.46 surface and parallel to it.
16. Evaluate the total force acting on one side of the plate, in kN
SITUATION. A confined aquifer is recharged by a continuous supply of water A. 4.08 C. 4.21
from the certain source. The average thickness of the aquifer was B. 4.71 D. 4.32
determined to be 25 m and the average width is 4 km. The hydraulic 17. Obtain the location of the force from the center of gravity of the plate, in
conductivity of the aquifer was obtained at 40 m per day and its porosity is mm.
0.25. The piezometer heads in two wells 1.345 km apart are 65 m and 60 m A. 210 C. 180
from a common reference datum. B. 190 D. 200
6. Determine the nearest value of the rate of flow of water through the 18. Obtain the location of force from the liquid surface, in mm.
aquifer, in m^3 per day. A. 590 C. 600
A. 13,968 C. 15,124 B. 580 D. 610
B. 14,845 D. 14,870
7. Determine the nearest value of the seepage velocity in m/day. SITUATION. At a certain elevation above sea level, a mercury barometer
A. 0.595 C. 0.578 read 700 mm.
B. 0.653 D. 0.632 19. What would be the corresponding reading of a water barometer in mm?
8. Determine the nearest value of the time travel from the head of aquifer A. 8240 C. 7650
to a point 4 km downstream, in days. B. 6700 D. 9520
A. 6280 C. 6630 20. Evaluate the atmospheric pressure in kPa at that level.
B. 6725 D. 6470 A. 88.8 C. 87.6
B. 90.5 D. 93.4
SITUATION. A wooden buoy of specific gravity of 0.75 floats in a liquid 21. What is the approximate elevation in meters above sea level, assuming
having a specific gravity of 0.85. normal atmospheric conditions? (Neglect vapor pressure. Air weighs 12
9. Evaluate the percentage of the volume of the buoy above the liquid N/m^3).
surface to the total volume of the buoy. A. 6850 C. 8210
A. 10.4 C. 11.8 B. 7780 D. 7840
B. 12.6 D. 13.1
10. If the volume above the liquid is 0.045 cubic meters, estimate the 22. A hydraulic jack is used to raise a 10 kN car. A force of 0.4 kN is applied
weight of the buoy, in kN. on a 25 cm diameter plunger. What diameter of jack is required to raise
A. 3.24 C. 2.81 the car?
B. 4.11 D. 1.98 A. 95 cm C. 125 cm
11. What vertical force, in kN, applied to the buoy to fully submerge it? B. 85 cm D. 135 cm
A. 0.272 C. 0.425 23. A cubic meter of water is subjected to a pressure increase of 20 MPa. If
B. 0.375 D. 0.275 the bulk modulus of elasticity of the water is 2200 MPa, evaluate the
change in volume in m^3.
A. 0.0136 C. 0.0146
B. 0.0178 D. 0.00909
 Refresher MODULE – GROUND ENGINEERING METHODS
(CE BOARD NOV. 2021)
SOIL VOLUME-CHANGE CHARACTERISTICS 8. Find the expected production in loose cubic meter (LCM) per hour of
a small hydraulic excavator. Heaped bucket capacity is 0.57 m3. The
material is sand and gravel with a bucket fill factor of 0.95. Job
efficiency is 50 min/h. Average depth of cut is 4.3 m. Maximum depth of
cut is 6.1 m and average swing is 90.
Hint: Production (LCM/hr) = C x S x V x B x E
Cycle output = 250 cycles/60 min
Swing-depth Factor = 1.00.
Typical soil volume change during earthmoving process. a. 131 b. 111 c. 113 d. 133

Swell (%) = (
Weight/Bank Volume
− 1 ) × 100% 9. Find the expected production in loose cubic meters (LCM) per hour
Weight/Loose Volume of a 2.3 cu.m hydraulic shovel equipped with a front-dump bucket. The
material is common earth with a bucket fill factor of 1.0. The average
Weight/Bank Volume
Shrinkage (% ) = (1 − ) × 100% angle of swing is 75° and job efficiency is 0.80.
Weight/Compacted Volume
Hint: Production (LCM/hr) = C x S x V x B x E
Weight/Loose unit volume Cycles Output = 150/60min
Load Factor, LF = Swing Factor = 1.05
Weight/Bank unit volume
or a. 290 b. 145 c. 330 d. 233
1
Load Factor, LF =
1+swell
10. Estimate the production in loose cubic meters per hour for a
Weight/Bank unit volume medium-weight clamshell excavating loose earth. Heaped bucket
Shrinkage Factor, SF = capacity is 0.75 cu.m. The soil is common earth with a bucket fill factor
Weight/Compacted unit volume
or of 0.95. Estimated cycle time is 40 s. Job efficiency is estimated at 50
Shrinkage Factor, SF = 1 − shrinkage min/h.
a. 65 b. 44 c. 53 d. 71
1. Find the swell of a soil that weighs 1661 kg/m3 in its natural state
and 1186 kg/m3 after excavation. LOADING & HAULING
a. 40% b. 30% c. 50% d. 20%
2. Find the shrinkage of a soil that weighs 1661 kg/m3 in its natural Total Resistance = Grade Resistance + Rolling Resistance (lb or kg)
state and 2077 kg/m3 after compaction. TR = GR + RR
a. 20% b. 60% c. 40% d. 30%
Rolling Resistance, RR
SIT. (CE BOARD NOV. 2018) RR = RRF x WVEHICLE
A soil weighs 1163 kg/LCM, 1661 kg/BCM, and 2077 kg/CCM. Rolling Resistance Factor, RRF = 40 + (30 x in. penetration)
3. Find the load factor for the given soil. (lb/ton)
a. 0.90 b. 0.33 c. 0.66 d. 0.70 Rolling Resistance Factor, RRF = 20 + (6 x cm penetration)
4. Determine the shrinkage factor. (kg/t)
a. 0.20 b. 0.80 c. 0.50 d. 0.30
5. How many bank cubic meters (BCM) are contained in 593,300 LCM Grade Resistance, GR
of this soil? GR = GRF x WVEHICLE
a. 415310 b. 553043 c.33248 d. 203841 Grade Resistance Factor, GRF = 20 x grade (%)
6. How many compacted cubic meters (CCM) are contained in 593,300 (lb/ton)
LCM of this soil? Grade Resistance Factor, GRF = 10 x grade (%)
a. 442828 b. 553043 c.332248 d. 203841 (kg/t)

Effective Grade, EG
EXCAVATING & LIFTING RRF (lb/ton)
𝐄𝐆(%) = Grade (%) +
20
Production, P = Volume per cycle X Cycles per hour RRF (kg/t)
(Volume/hr) 𝐄𝐆(%) = Grade (%) +
10
P = 𝑪 × 𝑺 × 𝑽 × 𝑩 × 𝑬 (LCM/h) SIT. (CE BOARD NOV. 2019)
11. A wheel tractor-scraper weighing 91 t is being operated on a haul
Where: C = cycles/hr (Table) road with a tire penetration of 5 cm. What is the total resistance (kg)
S = swing-depth factor (Table) when the scraper is ascending a slope of 5%?
V = heaped bucket volume (LCY or LCM) a. 9100 b. 4550 c. 5300 d. 10440
B = bucket fill factor (Table) 12. What is the effective grade when the scraper is ascending a slope
E = job efficiency of 5%?
a. 10% b. 20% c. 25% d. 15%
7. Estimate the actual bucket load in bank cubic meter for a loader
bucket whose heaped capacity is 3.82 cu. m. The soil’s bucket fill factor 13. A crawler tractor weighing 36 t is towing a rubber-tired scraper
is 0.90 and its load factor is 0.80. weighing 45.5 t up a grade of 4%. What is the total resistance (kg) of
a. 2.75 b. 1.24 c. 5.42 d. 6.37 the combination if the rolling resistance factor is 50 kg/t?
a. 11070 b. 5535 c. 2768 d. 1384
 Refresher MODULE – GROUND ENGINEERING METHODS

Loader Production, P
Production, P = Volume per cycle X Cycles per hour
(Volume/hr)

(CE BOARD NOV. 2021)

14. Estimate the hourly production in loose volume (LCM) of a 2.68m3
wheel loader excavating sand and gravel (average material) from a pit
and moving it to a stockpile. The average haul distance is 61 m, the
effective grade is 6%, the bucket fill factor is 1.00, and job efficiency is
50 min/h.
a. 176 b. 173 c. 168 d. 175
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Refresher MODULE – S1 – Steel Flexure

SITUATION. Given the following girder properties: Allowable bending stress for plates and beam = 150 MPa
A = 11,500 mm² tw = 10 mm d = 350 mm
Ix = 266 x 106 mm4 tf = 16 mm bf = 250 mm Properties of the wide-flange section:
Iy = 45 x 106 mm4 Fy = 248 MPa E = 200 GPa d = 457 mm S = 1460 x 103 mm3
Allowable flexural stress, Fb = 148 MPa bf = 190 mm Ix = 333 x 106 mm4
Allowable shear stress, Fv = 99 MPa tf = 14.5 mm tw = 9 mm

1. What is the flexural capacity of the girder, in kN-m? 1. Determine the flexural strength of the beam, in kN-m.
A. 51 B. 225 C. 211 D. 151 A. 320 B. 219 C. 284 D. 188

2. Find the web shear capacity, in kN. 2. Determine the length of the plates, in meters.
A. 346.5 B. 518.0 C. 247.5 D. 554.4 A. 6.25 B. 1.75 C. 4.50 D. 3.50

3. How much is the horizontal shear capacity at the neutral axis, in kN? 3. Determine the width of the plates, in mm.
A. 214 B. 285 C. 331 D. 411 A. 229 B. 247 C. 200 D. 211

SITUATION.
A steel beam is simply supported on a span of 12 meters. SITUATION.
The deck of a bridge consists of a ribbed metal deck with 100 mm concrete
Section: W410mm x 100 kg/m slab on top. The superstructure supporting the deck is made of wide flange
Area, A = 12,710 mm^2 steel beams strengthened by cover plate 16 mm x 260 mm one at the top
Depth, d = 410 mm and one at the bottom and is spaced 1.2 m on centers. The beams are simply
Flange Width, bf = 260 mm supported over a span of 25 m. The loads on each beam are as follows:
Flange Thickness, tf = 17 mm Dead load = 12 kN/m (including beam weight and deck)
Web Thickness, tw = 10 mm Wheel live loads:
Moment of Inertia, Ix = 397 x 10^6 mm^4 Front wheel = 18 kN
Moment of Inertia, Iy = 49 x 10^6 mm^4 Rear wheel = 72 kN
Modulus of Elasticity, E = 200 GPa Wheelbase = 4.3 m
Plastic Modulus, Zx = 2.13 x 10^6 mm^3
Plastic Modulus, Zy = 0.58 x 10^6 mm^3 Impact factor = 15⁄L + 37 ≤ 30%,
where L = length in m.
Loads Causing Bending about the Major X-axis:
Dead Load (including beam weight) = 12 kN/m Properties of the wide flange beam:
Live Load at Midspan = P kN A = 23,750 mm2 tw = 15 mm d = 850 mm
Ix = 2662 x 106 mm4 bf = 290 mm tf = 20 mm
1. Determine the load P (kN) based on the design flexural strength of the Iy = 81.52 x 106 mm4
beam, Mu;
Resistance Factor for Flexure, phi = 0.9 1. Calculate the maximum bending stress in the beam due to dead load,
Factored Load Combination, U = 1.2D + 1.6L in MPa.
A. 134.8 B. 52.4 C. 83.8 D. 99.1 A. 97.9 B. 68.1 C. 107.2 D. 127.5

2. Calculate the maximum bending stress in the beam due to live load plus
2. Determine the load P (kN) based on the design shear strength of the impact, in MPa.
beam, Vu. A. 60 B. 68 C. 72 D. 88
Factored Shear Stress, vu = 0.6 Fy
Resistance Factor for Shear, 𝜙𝑣 = 1.0 3. Calculate the maximum average web shear stress in the beam.
A. 971 B. 762 C. 953 D. 1061 A. 14.2 B. 16.7 C. 18.45 D. 20.2

SITUATION. A W12x65 is used as a crane runway girder with simple span

3. At service load, the allowable midspan deflection due to live load = of 4m. The crane wheel imparts a vertical load of P = 80 kN and a lateral
1/360 of the span. Determine P (kN) based on the allowable load of H = 20 kN acting on the bottom flange of the girder.
deflection. Dead load (including self-weight) = 10 kN/m
A. 134.5 B. 73.5 C. 88.2 D. 80.8 Sx = 1440x103 mm³ A = 12,300 mm²
Sy = 477x103 mm³ d = 307 mm
SITUATION. Two cover plates, each t = 7.5 mm thick, are welded to a wide- tw = 9.91 mm bf = 305 mm
flange section as shown. The beam carries a total uniform load of 40 kN/m tf = 15.4 mm Fbx = Fby = 207 MPa
including its own weight. Span of beam is 8 m.
1. Evaluate the maximum total flexural stress (MPa) in the girder.
A. 153.3 C. 111.4
B. 166.7 D. 207.0

2. Solve for the interaction value.

A. 0.74 C. 0.53
B. 0.89 D. 0.65

3. Find how much uniform live load (kN/m) can the girder carry.
A. 68.9 C. 38.6
B. 49.3 D. 61.0