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    The document contains information about past board exam problems involving calculations related to engineering concepts like forces on structures, material decay rates, and ball trajectory modeling. The May 2015 exam asks to calculate the elevation of a point on a curved road profile. The November 2015 exam involves calculating offsets and spiral degrees for curved road alignments. The May 2018 exam provides ball trajectory data to model with a quadratic function and calculates the decay of a radioactive material over time. The May 2016 exam involves calculating forces on an immersed gate and required opening forces. The November 2009 exam diagrams a framed structure under load.

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    May 2015 Board Exam

    A 160 m long sag parabolic curve connects a -8% grade to


    a +2% grade. The grades intersect at Station 1 + 240 with
    elevation of 14.87 m. Find the elevation of the first quarter
    point of the curve.

    NOVEMBER 2015 BOARD EXAM

    A spiral easement curve has a length of 100 m with 300-m radius


    central curve. Calculate the offset distance from the tangent to the
    third-quarter point of the spiral.
    A. 2.34 m C. 2.89 m
    B. 0.964 m D. 3.36 m
    0.09375,2.34,74.93
    A spiral easement curve has a length of 2200 m with a central curve
    having a radius of 320 m. Determine the degree of spiral at the third
    quarter point.
    A. 3.58 C. 2.85
    B. 2.69 D. 3.21

    May 2018
    The height of a building of a falling object above the ground after t seconds can be modeled by a
    quadratic function. A ball is thrown directly upward from a height of 48 feet. A ball is thrown directly
    upward from a height of 48 feet. The ball’s position above the ground after 1 and 2 secods is shown in
    the following table:

    Time Position above the ground


    0 48
    1 64
    2 48
    Strotium-90 is a waste product from nuclear reactions. Its half life is 28 years, which means that after 28
    years a given amount of strontium-90 will have decayed to half the original amount. Unfortunately,
    strontium-90 in the atmosphere enters the food chain and is absorbed into our bones. As a consequence
    of fallout from atmospheric nuclear test, we all have miserable amount of strontium 90 in our bones.
    Suppose a nuclear accident occurs and releases 60 grams of strontium 90 into the atmosphere. How
    long will it take for strontium 90 to decay to a level of 10 grams?

    Solution:

    The rate at which a radioactive matter decays is directly proportional to instantaneous amount at any
    given time.

    dm
    ∝m
    dt

    dm
    =km
    dt
    Solving by separation of variable,

    dm
    =kdt
    m
    m t

    ∫ dm =∫ kdt
    m m
    0 0

    Wherein,

    m=mass at any time ( t )


    mo=original mass at t=0

    ln m−ln m0 =kt

    By property of logarithm,

    m
    ln =kt
    mo

    m
    =e kt
    mo

    m=mo e kt
    Using the concept of half-life,
    1
    m= m o , whent=28
    2

    0.5 m o=mo e k (28 )

    e 28 k =0.5
    k =−0.0248

    m=mo e−0.0248 t

    From given the original mass is

    m o=60 grams , when t=0


    −0.0248 t
    Calculating time when m=10 grams using the formula, m=mo e

    m=60 e−0.0248 t

    10=60 e−0.0248t

    MAY 2016 CE BOARD

    A triangular gate with base width of 1m and 1.5m high is immersed at an angle of 45 degrees with the
    vertical. The vertex of the gate is pointing upward, and the base is 2.4m below water surface.
    1. Evaluate the magnitude (in kN) of the total force acting on one side of the gate.
    A. 19.36 B. 21.48 C. 16.32 D. 15.06

    2. Obtain the distance of the line of action of the total force from the base of the gate, in meters.
    A. 0.325 B. 0.254 C. 0.457 D. 0.521

    3. If the gate is hinged at the base, what force (kN) normal to the gate is required at the vertex to
    open it? Neglect the weight of the gate.
    A. 4.25 B. 5.24 C. 4.68 D. 4.59

    NOV 2009
    Figure shows a three-dimensional frame work subjected to a horizontal force of 10 kN applied at point D. A, B and C are hinged supports. The
    reactions at A and C are released in the x – direction. The reaction at B is released at the z – direction.

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