Seat No.

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Republic of the Philippines
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION
Manila

BOARD OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only
one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice
on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A hard-boiled egg at 98°C is put in a sink of 18°C water to cool. After 5 minutes,
the egg’s temperature is found to be 38°C. Assuming that the water has not warmed
appreciably, how much longer will it take the egg to reach 20°C? [Hint: Law of
exponential change: y = y0e^kt, Newton’s law of cooling: T – Ts = (T0 – Ts)e^kt]
A. 13 minutes C. 33 minutes
B. 23 minutes D. 43 minutes
2. Nancy, who is playing Scrabble with Dale, has seven different letters. She decides
to test each five-letter permutation before her next move. If each permutation
takes 5 sec, how long will it take Nancy to check all the permutations?
A. 2 hours C. 3 hours
B. 2.5 hours D. 3.5 hours
3. There is a 20% chance that next year the total number of employees in the Staples
stores in Milwaukee will increase by 300. There is a 70% chance that the increase
will be 400 employees, and a 10% chance the total number of employees will decrease
by 500. Determine the expected gain or loss in the number of employees for next
year.
A. Gain of 210 employees C. Gain of 290 employees
B. Gain of 260 employees D. Gain of 310 employees
4. Sally, a quality control inspector, is checking a sample of lightbulbs for defects.
The following table summarizes her findings.
Wattage Good Defective Total
20 80 15 95
50 100 5 105
100 120 10 130
Total 300 30 330
If one of these lightbulbs is selected at random, determine the probability that
the lightbulb is good, given that it is 50 or 100 watts.
A. 10/11 C. 44/47
B. 16/19 D. 220/253
5. A swimming pool is rectangular in shape length 12 m and width 5.5 m. It has a
sloping bottom and is 1 m deep at one end and 3.6 m deep at the other end. The
water from the full cylindrical reservoir is 3.6 m in diameter and 10 m deep is
emptied to the pool. Find the depth of water at the deep end.
A. 2.695 m C. 2.842 m
B. 2.754 m D. 2.912 m
6. A specimen with an unstressed cross-sectional area of 4 in^2 necks down to 3.42
in^2 before breaking in a standard tensile test. What is the reduction in area of
the material?
A. 0.094 C. 0.13
B. 0.10 D. 0.15
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7. Two cars are moving at 60 mph in the same direction and in the same lane. The cars
are separated by 20 ft for each 10 mph of their speed. The coefficient of friction
(skidding) between the tires and the roadway is 0.6. The reaction time is assumed
to be 0.5 sec. If the lead car hits a parked truck, what is the speed of the second
car when it hits the first (stationary) car?
A. 34.7 mph C. 43.7 mph
B. 37.4 mph D. 47.3 mph
8. A tank contains 100 gal of brine holding 200 lb of salt in solution. Water
containing 1 lb of salt per gallon flows into the tank at the rate of 3 gal/min,
and the mixture, kept uniform by stirring, flows out at the same rate. Find the
amount of salt at the end of 90 min.
A. 95.29 lb C. 112.86 lb
B. 106.72 lb D. 125.79 lb
9. Calculate the following sum.
5

j + 12 - 1
j=1
A. 15 C. 35
B. 24 D. 85
10. Convert the Stefan-Boltzman constant (0.1713 × 10^-8 Btu/ft^2-hr-°R^4) from English
to SI units.
A. 5.14 × 10^-10 W/m^2∙K^4 C. 5.67 × 10^-8 W/m^2∙K^4
B. 0.95 × 10^-8 W/m^2∙K^4 D. 7.33 × 10^-6 W/m^2∙K^4
11. What are the values of a, b, and c in the following expression such that n(∞) =
100, n(0) = 10, and dn(0)/dt = 0.5?
A. a = 10, b = 9, c = 1 C. a = 100, b = 9, c = -0.056
B. a = 100, b = 10, c = 1.5 D. a = 1000, b = 10, c = 0.056
12. Solve the following differential equation for y
y’ – y = 2xe^(2x) y(0) = 1
A. y = 2(e^-2x)(x – 1) + 3e^-x C. y = -2(e^-2x)(x – 1) + 3e^-x
B. y = 2(e^2x)(x – 1) + 3e^x D. y = 2(e^2x)(x – 1) + 3e^-x
13. An object thrown at an angle θ from the horizontal and with an initial velocity of
v0 follows the path given by
16.1 x2
y = x tan θ - sec2 θ ft
v20
If the initial velocity is 125 ft/s and the object is to land 224 ft from the
launch point, assuming level ground, at what angle(s) should the object be thrown?
A. 13.7°, 76.3° C. 18.8°, 71.2°
B. 15.1°, 74.9° D. 21.5°, 68.5°
14. A hemispherical tank (Fig. M4-14) is filled with water having a density of 62.4
lb/ft^3. Find the work needed to pump all of the water to a height of 10.0 ft above
the top of the tank.

10.0 ft

0
x
3.0 ft
dy
8.0 ft
(x, y)
8

y
FIGURE M4-14 Hemispherical tank.

A. 750,000 ft∙lb C. 870,000 ft∙lb

B. 810,000 ft∙lb D. 920,000 ft∙lb
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15. An optical instrument contains a mirror in the shape of a paraboloid of revolution
(Fig. M4–15) hollowed out of a cylindrical block of glass. Find the distance from
the flat bottom of the mirror to the centroid of the mirror.

164 mm Mirrored
surface

90.0 mm 72.0 mm

190 mm

FIGURE M4-15 Paraboloidal mirror.

A. 31.6 mm C. 36.1 mm
B. 34.9 mm D. 39.4 mm
16. The distribution of the weights of 1000 students at Tech College has a mean of 163
lb. with a standard deviation of 18 lb. Assuming that the weights are normally
distributed, predict the number of students who have weights between 130 and 170
lb.
A. 600 students C. 640 students
B. 620 students D. 680 students
17. Find the positive mean proportional between 3 and 12.
A. 6 C. 8
B. 7.5 D. 9
18. Figure MP-18A shows a board lying flat on a workbench, with a miter angle μ, the
acute angle between an edge and the end of the board. Figure MP–18B shows a bevel
angle β, the acute angle between the face and end of the board.

FIGURE MP-18A Milter angle μ . FIGURE MP-18B Bevel angle β .

γ
Milter angle μ = tan-1 cos θ tan 
2
γ
Bevel angle β = sin-1 sin θ sin 
2
Find the miter and bevel angles for a rectangular frame whose faces are titled at
an angle of 15.0º.
A. μ = 33.0°, β = 10.5° C. μ = 44.0°, β = 10.5°
B. μ = 33.0°, β = 15.0° D. μ = 44.0°, β = 15.0°
19. Find the quartile range for the set of data
2 4 5 7 8 11 15 18 19 21 24 25
A. 13 C. 15
B. 14 D. 16
20. Applying Kirchhoff’s law to a certain four-loop network gives the following
equations:
57.2I1 + 92.5I2 – 23.0I3 – 11.4I4 = 38.2
95.3I1 – 14.9I2 + 39.0I3 + 59.9I4 = 29.3
66.3I1 + 81.4I2 – 91.5I3 + 33.4I4 = -73.6
38.2I1 – 46.6I2 + 30.1I3 + 93.2I4 = 55.7
Solve for the four loop currents by calculator.
A. 1.01, 1.96, -2.01, 1.02 C. -1.01, 1.96, 2.01, 1.02
B. 1.01, 1.69, -2.01, 1.20 D. -1.01, 1.69, 2.01, 1.20
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21. Compute the variance for the population
1.74 2.47 3.66 5.14 6.23 7.29 8.93 9.56
A. 2.57 C. 6.60
B. 2.73 D. 7.42
22. A certain solar collector consists of a long panel of polished steel bent into a
parabolic shape (Fig. MP–22), which focuses sunlight onto a pipe P at the focal
point of the parabola. At what distance x should the pipe be placed?

10.00 ft
P
x

3.00 ft

FIGURE MP-22
Parabolic solar collector.
A. 1.75 ft C. 2.08 ft
B. 1.95 ft D. 2.25 ft
23. A 65-kg woman descends in an elevator that briefly accelerates at 0.20g downward.
She stands on a scale that reads in kg. During this acceleration, what is her
weight and what does the scale read? Use g = 9.8 m/s^2.
A. 640 N, 52 kg C. 640 N, 78 kg
B. 640 N, 65 kg D. 640 N, 85 kg
24. North Central Power & Light has just purchased a generating unit that comes with
a 2-year warranty. Once the warranty expires, repair costs are expected to average
$3500 per year. Find the EAC for the repair costs over the 15-year life of the
generating unit. The interest rate is 7%.
A. $2230 C. $2805
B. $2580 D. $3032
25. You own some municipal bonds that were issued at 8% with semiannual interest
payments. They were to be repaid in 20 years. Calculate the effective interest
rate for a $10K bond that you can now sell for $8200. The bond matures in 14 years.
A. 7.6% C. 9.6%
B. 8.2% D. 10.8%
26. Operating and repair costs for some equipment will be $15,000 per year for the 3-
year warranty period. Beginning in year 4, costs will climb by $2500 per year. The
equipment will be retired after 10 years. Find the present worth of these costs if
the firm’s interest rate is 12%.
A. $113.6K C. $130.9K
B. $126.7K D. $139.5K
27. The position function of an object that moves on a coordinate line is s(t) = t^2
– 6t, where s is measured in centimeters and t in seconds. Find the distance
traveled in the time interval [0, 9].
A. 30 C. 60
B. 45 D. 75
28. If M is the midpoint of PQ find the coordinates of Q if the coordinates of P and
M are P(1, 5) and M(3, 4).
A. (4, 2) C. (2, 9/2)
B. (6, 4) D. (5, 3)
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29. Melinda Melendez needs to purchase a new radiator for her car and have it installed
by a mechanic. She is considering two garages: Gerard’s Repair and Ronie’s Garage.
At Gerard’s Repair, the parts cost $200 and the labor cost is $50 per hour. At
Ronie’s Garage, the parts cost $375 and the labor cost is $25 per hour. How many
hours would the repair need to take for the total cost at each garage to be the
same?
A. 5 hours C. 7 hours
B. 6 hours D. 8 hours
30. A machine has fourteen identical components that function independently. It will
stop working if three or more components fail. If the probability that a component
fails is equal to 0.1, find the probability that the machine will be working.
A. 0.248 C. 0.635
B. 0.563 D. 0.842
31. The heading of an executive’s Lear jet has a bearing of 320°. The wind is 70 mph
with a bearing of 190°. Given that the air speed of the plane is 400 mph, find the
ground speed, the drift angle, and the course of the airplane.
A. Ground speed: 359.0 mph; drift angle: 6.8°; course bearing: 313.2°
B. Ground speed: 359.0 mph; drift angle: 8.6°; course bearing: 311.4°
C. Ground speed: 395.0 mph; drift angle: 6.8°; course bearing: 313.2°
D. Ground speed: 395.0 mph; drift angle: 8.6°; course bearing: 311.4°
32. A centrifuge rotor is accelerated for 30 s from rest to 20,000 rpm. Through how
many revolutions has the centrifuge rotor turned during its acceleration period,
assuming constant angular acceleration?
A. 5000 rev C. 7000 rev
B. 6000 rev D. 8000 rev
33. Calculate the impulse experience when a 70-kg person lands on firm ground after
jumping from a height of 3.0 m.
A. 540 N∙s C. 550 N∙s
B. 560 N∙s D. 570 N∙s
34. A commercial fishing boat uses sonar equipment to detect a school of fish 2 miles
east of the boat and traveling in the direction of N51°W at a rate of 8 mi/hr. If
the boat travels at 20 mi/hr, approximate, to the nearest 0.1°, the direction it
should head to intercept the school of fish. Find, to the nearest minute, the time
it will take the boat to reach the fish.
A. N75.4°E, 5 min C. N74.5°E, 6 min
B. N57.4°E, 7 min D. N54.7°E, 8 min
35. If the demand function for a commodity is given by p(q + 4) = 400 and the supply
function is given by 2p – q – 38 = 0, find the market equilibrium. The market
equilibrium occurs when:
A. 8 items are sold, at a price of $25 each
B. 10 items are sold, at a price of $25 each
C. 12 items are sold, at a price of $25 each
D. 15 items are sold, at a price of $25 each
36. A certain polyhedron has 13 vertices and 8 faces. Determine the number of edges on
the polyhedron.
A. 17 C. 21
B. 19 D. 23
37. A simple curve is to connect two tangents whose angle of intersection is 30°. The
curve is to pass a point B whose perpendicular distance from the tangent through
PC (at point C) is 9.15 m. Point C is 27.45 m from the point of intersection of
the tangents. Determine the length of the curve.
A. 256.69 m C. 237.85 m
B. 240.63 m D. 226.63 m
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38. A historical monument must be avoided near a proposed highway. A reverse compound
curve is being considered. Both curves will have the same curvature. What is the
station of PC?

A. 57 + 24.24 C. 74 + 10.70
B. 33 + 63.20 D. 63 + 33.20
39. A 5 kg block sits on a 20° incline without slipping. Determine the magnitude of
the frictional force on the block.
A. 16.8 N C. 46.1 N
B. 32.9 N D. 49.1 N
40. A copper wire has a nominal breaking strength of 300 MPa and a reduction area of
77%. Calculate the tensile strength. Hint: Ftrue/Atrue = Fo/(1-percent reduction)Ao.
A. 1500 MPa C. 1300 MPa
B. 1600 MPa D. 1400 MPa
41. A time study showed that the average time taken to ideal with car insurance by BPO
agents in Manila was 6 minutes. The analyst rated the observed worker at 90%,
meaning that the worker performed 90% of basic time when the observed were made.
The firm has an allowance of 8%. Calculate the basic and standard time for the
operation.
Hint: Basic Time = (Average observed time) x (Performance rating factor) & time =
Basic time/(1 – Allowance factor)
A.5.87 & 5.4 mins. respectively C. 5.40 & 5.87 mins. respectively
B.5.04 & 5.78 mins. respectively D. 5.78 & 5.04 mins. respectively
42. A concrete unit mix contains 136 kg of gravel, 95 kg of sand, 42.5 kg of Portland
cement and 22.5 kg of water, plus 5 v/o entrained airs. How many cement is require
to build a low retaining wall, 28.6 m x 1.07 m x 0.305 m? The aggregate is non –
porous.
Specific gravity
Material
True Bulk
Gravel 2.60 1.76
Sand 2.65 1.68
Cement 3.25 1.50
Hint: True Volume = Mass/True Density
A. 75.1 unit mixes C. 71.5 unit mixes
B. 71.1 unit mixes D. 75.5 unit mixes
43. The deepwater wave length is given by the formula: L = 1.56T^2 where T is the
period in seconds. Determine the depth of water at this point if it has a period
of 3.2 seconds.
A. 7.985 m C. 9.985 m
B. 8.985 m D. 10.985 m
44. A construction surveyor measured the length between two – control monuments with
a 50 – meter chain. One point was at the bottom of a hill and the other was on the
side of the hill. A slope measurement was made by holding the zero end of the chain
at the center of the instrument and reading 45.290 meters at the point. A zenith
angle of 75° was made to the point. What is the horizontal distance between the
established points?
A. 43.747 m C. 42.356 m
B. 44.747 m D. 46.314 m
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45. A sheet asphalt mixture is to be made using the following percentages by weight of
the total mix.
Material Specific Gravity Percentage of Weight
Sand 2.68 80%
Filler 2.70 12%
Asphalt Cement 1.01 8%
Compute the absolute specific gravity of the composite aggregates.
Hint: G = 100/Ps/Gs + Pf/Gf + Pa/Ga
A. 3.27 C. 2.31
B. 1.23 D. 2.37
46. A road is tangent to a circular lake. Along the road and 12 miles from the point
of tangency, another road opens towards the lake. From the intersection of the two
roads to the periphery of the lake, the length of the new road is 11 miles. If the
new road will be prolonged across the lake, find the length of the bridge to be
constructed.
A. 2.910 mi C. 2.901 mi
B. 2.109 mi D. 2.091 mi
47. Two inaccessible objects A and B are each viewed from two stations C and D on the
same side of AB and 562 m. apart. The angle ACB is 62°12’, BCD = 41°08’, ADB =
60°49’ and ADC is 34°51’. Find the required distance AB.
A. 740 m C. 760 m
B. 750 m D. 780 m
48. It is defined as the number of vehicles per unit distance occupying a section of
roadway at a given instant in time, and is usually measured in vehicles per mile
of vehicles per kilometer.
A. flow C. capacity
B. Density D. volume
49. The path of typhoon “Dindo” passes thru Batanes Island at a certain location whose
depth of water above the bottom of the sea equal to 150 m. Determine the approximate
velocity of the wave propagation in kph.
A. 74.7 kph C. 77.8 kph
B. 68.6 kph D. 65.8 kph
50. The ratio of the wave height to its wave length is called:
A. wave period C. slope
B. wave propagation D. steepness
51. A body of water with navigable depth leading to a harbor is called:
A. fairway C. shoal
B. channel D. significant depth
52. Project management methodologies often work best if they are structured around:
A. Rigid policies C. Minimal forms & checklists
B. Rigid procedures D. Life – cycle phases
53. Given PI @ 17 + 59.424, I = 15°52’12’, R = 288 feet, compute the deflection at
station 17 + 40.
A. 4°03’01” C. 7°56’06”
B. 6°02’23” D. 2°03’9”
54. A one cu.m. design mix was proportioned at 1:2.5:5. Water content was specified at
a mix. Of 140 per bag of cement and cement content is 8.5 bags per cu.m. (40 kg
per bag of cement). Specific gravity of cement, sand and gravel is 3.16, 2.61 and
2.8 respectively. Which of the following gives the amount of water to be added in
kg if the sand is found to have 5% free water.
A. 95.7 kg C. 79.5 kg
B. 97.5 kg D. 75.9 kg
55. A point P on level ground is 3.0 kilometers due north of a point Q. A runner
proceeds in the direction N25°E from Q to a point R, and then from R to P in the
direction S70°W. Approximate the distance run.
A. 5.8 km C. 4.0 km
B. 1.8 km D. 2.2 km
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56. A driver travelling at 50 mph is 80 m. from a wall ahead. If the driver applies
the breaks immediately (perception time is 2 seconds) and begins slowing the
vehicle at 10 m/sec2 (decelerating), find the distance from the stopping point to
the wall.
A. 27.96 m C. 12.80 m
B. 69.72 m D. 10.28 m
57. The basic lane width appropriate for national roads.
A. 3.5 m C. 3.65 m
B. 3.35 m D. 4 m
58. The following are the cases where barrier lines should be used:
I. As center lines on approaches to signalized intersections
II. As center lines of multi – lane roads where overtaking must be prohibited
because of sign restrictions
III. ‘No Passing’ zones where there is a restricted sight distance due to
horizontal or vertical curves, or both
IV. As center lines on approaches to railway crossings
A. I, II and IV only C. II, III and IV only
B. I, III and IV only D. All of the above
59. JetBlue Airlines is considering adding a route from Boston to Minneapolis. Before
making a decision, the company needs to consider many factors, including potential
profit or loss. After considerable research, JetBlue estimates that if it adds the
route, there is a 60% chance of making an annual $80,000 profit, a 10% chance of
breaking even, and a 30% chance of losing $1,000,000. How much can JetBlue expect
to make annually on this new route?
A. $200,000 gain C. $180,000 loss
B. $200,000 loss D. $180,000 gain
60. _____________ is the maximum volume that can be placed in the bucket without
spillage based on a specified angle of repose for the material in the bucket.
A. Plate Line Capacity C. Water line Capacity
B. Struck Capacity D. Heaped Volume
61. Estimate the hourly production in loose volume (Lm3) of a 2.68 – m3 wheel loader
excavating sand and gravel (average material) from 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.
Hint: Production = volume x cycle per hour
A. 176 Lm3/h C. 178 Lm3/h
3
B. 173 Lm /h D. 175 Lm3/h
62. What is the meaning of MLLW?
A. Lower Mean Low Water C. Mean Low Level Water
B. Mean Lower Low Water D. Mean Lower Level Water
63. During the development stage of a new rectangular keyboard for a security system,
it was decided that the area of the rectangle should be 285 square centimeters and
the perimeter should be 68 cm. Find the dimension of the keypad.
A. 17 cm by 14 cm C. 15 cm by 16 cm
B. 16 cm by 19 cm D. 19 cm by 15 cm
64. The wave length of a depth water wave during the typhoon at the port of Cagayan de
Oro is 310 m. The depth of still water is located 0.90 m below the centerline of
the rotation of the wave. If the steepness of the wave is 0.16, determine the
vertical distance of the wave through from the bottom of the ocean if its depth of
still water is 40 m above the bottom of the ocean.
A. 14.10 C. 17.10
B. 15.10 D. 16.10
65. What is the cost of plastering the walls and ceiling of a room 40 ft long, 36 ft
wide, and 22 ft height, at $8.50 per square yard, allowing 1375 ft2 for doors and
baseboard?
A. $2230 C. $3150
B. $3220 D. $4560
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66. A membership in Superfit, a fitness club, is P500 per year. The club charges P1
for each hour used. A competing club, Healthy Bodies, charges P440 yearly plus
P1.75 per hour for its use. The yearly cost of using each club for x hours can be
modeled by the following formulas:
For Superfit: y = 500 + x
For Healthy Bodies: y = 440 + 1.75x
How many hours of each year will result in identical yearly cost for the two-
fitness club?
A. 30 hours C. 40 hours
B. 80 hours D. 20 hours
67. Enrique and Liza’s home lot is illustrated below. Enrique and Liza wish to hire
Picture Perfect Lawn Service to cut their lawn. How much will it cost Enrique and
Liza to have their lawn cut if Picture Perfect charges $0.03 per square yard?

A. $331.51 C. $315.13
B. $353.31 D. $351.31
68. The labor costs for a certain project were $3345 per day for 17 technicians and
helpers. If each technician earned $210/day and each helper $185/day, how many
technicians were employed on the project?
A. 13 C. 8
B. 9 D. 4
69. Four level circuits were run over four different routes to determine the elevation
of a benchmark. The observed elevations and probable errors for each circuit are
as given. What is the most probable value of the benchmark’s elelvation?
Route 1: 745.08 ± 0.03
Route 2: 745.22 ± 0.01
Route 3: 745.45 ± 0.09
Route 4: 745.17 ± 0.05
A. 745.21 C. 721.45
B. 754.21 D. 751.24
70. A pair of images lie 5.68 ft apart on a photo taken with a lens whose focal length
is 12 in. A map with a scale of 1 in = 1680 ft shows the same points 0.54 in apart.
What is the scale of the photo?
A. 1 in = 160 ft C. 1:1500
B. 1 in = 200 ft D. 1:2000
71. The average queue length at the intersection of the two roads with a stop sign is
4 vehicles. If the arrival rate of vehicles at the stop sign is 300 vehicles per
hour, determine the service rate of the road in vehicles per hour. Assume both
arrival and departure rates are exponentially distributed. Hint: Average length of
queue, σ = P2/1-P2; P = λ/μ.
A. 326 C. 236
B. 362 D. 263
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APPLIED MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING, PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPORTATION
AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND METHODS SET A
72. A measuring square having an included angle of 60.0°is placed over the pulley
fragment of Fig.7-32. The distance d from the corner of the square to the pulley
rim is measured at 5.53 in. Find the pulley radius r.

A. 5.53 in C. 5.25 in
B. 5.35 in D. 5.15 in
73. The activities of a certain project are listed below. The project starts at t = 0.
Indicate the critical path.
ACTIVITY SUCCESSOR DURATION
START A 7
A B 6
A C 5
A D 2
B G 18
C F 4
C E 13
D G 18
E H 7
F H 7
F I 5
G I 5
H Finish 0
I Finish 0
A. A – C – F - H C. A – C – F - I
B. A – B – G - I D. A – D – G - I
74. The engineering stress and engineering strain for a copper specimen are 140 MPa
and 0.0200 mm/mm, respectively. Poisson’s ratio for the specimen is 0.3. What is
the true stress? Hint: σ = F/Ao(1 – ve)2
A. 98 MPa C. 140 MPa
B. 130 MPa D. 160 MPa
75. ______________ shall mean and include any chemical compound or other substances
for the purpose of producing an explosion or that which contains oxidizing or
combustible unit or other ingredients in such proportion or quantity that ignition
by fire, friction, concussion or detonation may produce an explosion capable of
causing injury to persons or damage property.
A. Magazine C. Explosives
B. Railway D. Inhabited Building
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