Problem 1:

Problem 8:

A plaster coat or coats applied prior to application of the finish coat is

known as:
A. tack coat
C. scrath coat
E. none of these
B. flash coat
D. base coat

A high strength steel band saw, 20 mm wide by 0.80 mm thick, runs

over pulleys 600 mm in diameter. What maximum stress is
developed assuming E = 200,000 MPa.
A. 231 MPa
C. 267 MPa
E. 253 MPa
B. 218 MPa
D. 248 MPa

Problem 2:
Min. thickness of slabs without interior beams spanning between the
supports and having a ratio of long to short span not greater than 2, if
the slab is without drop panels is equal to _____.
A. 135 mm
C. 125 mm
E. 140 mm
B. 120 mm
D. 130 mm

Problem 3:
A substance which, when added to concrete, mortar, or grout,
increase the rate of hydration of the hydraulic cement, shorten the
time of setting, or increases the rate of hardening, strength
development, or both are known as:
A. pozollana
C. hydrator
E. none of these
B. accelerator
D. ecelerator

Problem 4:
A rule stating that ,with given concrete materials and conditions of
test, the ratio of the amount of water to the amount of the cement in
the mixture determines the strength of the concrete provided the
mixture is of a workable consistency is called as:
A. Pascals Law
C. Abrams Law
E. NOTA
B. Newtons Law
D. Boyles Law

Problem 5:
The property of building materials and structures that exhibits large
energy absorption capacity in the enelastic range.
A. ductility
C. density
E. None of these
B. elasticity
D. flexibility

Problem 6:
The gradual deformation of concrete under continuously applied load
or stress.
A. fatigue
C. creep
E. none of these
B. relaxation
D. shrinkage

Problem 7:
A 10 m. long beam is simply supported at the left end and at 2 m.
from the right end. It is to be analyzed for moving uniformly
distributed load, for max. shear at the midspan. What is the total
length of the beam which should be subjected to the moving load?
A. 4 m.
C. 7 m.
E. 8 m.
B. 5 m.
D. 6 m.

Problem 9:
A cantilever beam 50 mm wide by 150 mm high and 6 m. long,
carries a load that varies uniformly from zero at the free end to
1000 N/m at the wall. Determine the magnitude of the stress in a
fiber 20 mm from the top of the beam at a section 2 m. from the free
end.
A. 869 MPa
C. 789 MPa
E. 765 MPa
B. 748 MPa
D. 825 MPa

Problem 10:
A floor joists 50 mm wide by 200 mm high, simply supported on a
4 m. span, carry a floor load at 5 kPa. What safe floor load could be
carried on a centerline spacing of 0.40 m.?
A. 1.21 kPa
C. 4.15 kPa
E. 3.34 kPa
B. 2.25 kPa
D. 5.85 kPa

Problem 11:
A simply supported beam 120 mm wide, 180 mm deep and 6 m. long
carries a uniformly distributed load of 4 kN/m. Compute the shearing
stress at a 30 mm from the top of the beam for a section one meter
from the left end.
A. 309 MPa
C. 315 MPa
E. 369 MPa
B. 325 MPa
D. 345 MPa

Problem 12:
A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2 m. long is surrounded by a shell
of cast iron 5 mm thick. Compute the load that will compress the
combined bar a total of 0.8 mm in length of 2 m. Es = 200,000 MPa
for steel E = 100,000 MPa for cast iron.
A. 156 kN
C. 185 kN
E. 192 kN
B. 179 kN
D. 206 kN

Problem 13:
A T section is made up of 200 mm x 40 mm and 100 mm x 20 mm
wooden section. The 200 mm will act as the flange while the
100 mm is used as the web section. The beam is subjected to a
max. shearing force of 60 kN. Determine the shearing stress at the
neutral axis if it has a moment of inertia of 10.57 x 106 mm4 at the
neutral axis of the combined section.
A. 3.28 MPa
C. 1.45 MPa
E. 2.15 MPa
B. 2.85 MPa
D. 4.87 MPa