Situation 1

An 8 m. simply supported beam is loaded with uniform Situation 6

load of 36 kN/m from leftmost of the beam to 3 meters The beam is loaded as shown in the figure.
from the left of the beam.
1. Which of the following mostly gives the deflection
5 meters from the right support?
a. 502.19/EI c. 552.19/EI
b. 582.19/EI d. 522.19/EI
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the
location of the lowest point of the elastic curve
from the left support?
a. 3.90 m c. 3.63 m 16. Which of the following gives the internal reaction
at B in kN?
b 3.75 m d. 3.55 m
a. 62.49 c. 2273.09
3. Which of the following gives the deflection at the
lowest point of the elastic curve? b. 105.42 d. 153.51
a. 640.76/EI c. 596.21/EI 17. Which of the following gives the deflection at B?
a. 46,556/35EI c. 45,656/35EI
b 503.28/EI d. 703.11/EI
b. 46,656/35EI d. 45,556/35EI
18. Which of the following gives the rotation just to
Situation 2
the left of B?
The beam is loaded as shown in the figure.
a. 4599/35EI c. 5499/35EI
b. 4995/35EI d. 5994/35EI

Situation 7
A beam is loaded as shown in the figure.

4. Which of the following gives the value of P so that

the moment of area about A of the M-diagram between
A and B will be zero.
a. 1800 N c. 2100 N
b. 1400 N d. 2400 N 19. Which of the following gives the moment at the left
5. Which of the following gives the moment at A. support in kN-m?
a. -1800 N-m c. -2100 N-m a. -265.44 c. 256.44
b. -1400 N-m d. -2400 N-m b. 219.36 d. 291.36
6. Which of the following gives the reaction at A? 20. Which of the following gives the moment at the
a. 3067 N c. 4400 N right support in kN-m?
b 3600 N d. 4000 N a. 265.44 c. 256.44
b. 219.36 d. 291.36
Situation 3
A cantilever beam shown has a rectangular cross Situation 8
section has a rectangular cross section 50 mm base by A 6 m cantilever beam is supported by a roller support
“h” mm high. Assume E = 10000 x 10^6 Pa. at the right end. It carries a uniform load if 400
kN/m throughout the span. Using EI = 1,000,000 kN-m2.
21. Determine the deflection at the right end if the
roller support is removed?
a. 48.6 mm c. 84.6 mm
b. 46.8 mm d. 64.8 mm
22. Determine the reaction at the roller support?
7. Which of the following gives the height “h” if the a. 600 kN c. 800 kN
max deflection is not to exceed 10 mm. b. 900 kN d. 700 kN
a. 285.26 mm c. 520.25 mm
b. 482.62 mm d. 328.35 mm Situation 9
8. Which of the following gives the slope at the free A cantilever beam has a span of 4m. and having a
end? flexural rigidity of 40000 kN-m2. At the free end of
a. 9.25/EI c. 7.25/EI the beam there is a spring with a clearance of 200mm
b 8.25/EI d. 6.25/EI below the beam. Spring constant is 400 kN/m. Determine
9. Which of the following gives the slope at C? the following after 800 kN concentrated load is
a. 9/EI c. 7/EI applied at the end of the beam
b 8/EI d. 6/EI 23. Determine the force acting on the spring?
a. 74.7 kN c. 82.8 kN
Situation 4 b. 510.8 kN d. 105.8 kN
For the given loads in the beam shown. 24. Determine the deflection of the spring.
a. 0.828 m c. 0.186 m
b. 0.686 m d. 0.923 m

Situation 10
A continuous beam is supported at each end and is
provided with an additional support at midspan. The
beam carries a uniformly distributed load of 8kN/m and
has a flexural rigidity EI, and total span of 12m.
10. Which of the following gives the slope at B.
25. Which of the following gives the reaction at the
a. 3480/EI c. 390/EI
central support.
b. 1440/EI d. 3213/EI
a. 60 kN c. 70 kN
11. Which of the following gives the deflection at B?
b. 18 kN d. 17 kN
a. 3480/EI c. 390/EI
26. Which of the following gives the reaction at the
b. 1440/EI d. 3213/EI
outside supports.
12. Which of the following gives the deflection at C? a. 60 kN c. 70 kN
a. 3480/EI c. 390/EI
b. 18 kN d. 17 kN
b. 1440/EI d. 3213/EI
27. Which of the following gives the moment at the mid-
span.
Situation 5 a. -84 kN c. 48 kN
A cantilever retaining wall, 6 meters high, has an b. 84 kN d. -48 kN
active pressure varying uniformly from zero at the top
to 52 kN/m at the bottom. The flexural rigidity of
the wall is constant from top to bottom.

13. What is the maximum shear at the base of the wall?

a. 178 kN c. 121 kN
b. 156 kN d. 137 kN
14. What is the maximum moment in the wall?
a. 276 kN-m c. 356 kN-m
b. 328 kN-m d. 312 kN-m
15. If the wall is simply supported at the top, what
is the moment at the base of the wall?
a. 115.1 kN-m c. 124.8 kN-m
b. 136.4 kN-m d. 145.9 kN-m
 Situation 11 Situation 15
From the figure shown. A simply supported girder of a bridge spans 25m. The
standard truck load consists of two moving loads, 4.3
meters apart. The loads are follows:
P1 = 142.4 kN P2 = 35.6 kN
40. Calculate the maximum support reaction (kN).
a. 171.9 c. 85.9
b. 179.1 d. 89.5
41. Calculate the maximum moment in the girder (kN-m).
a. 1073.3 c. 1370.3
b. 1037.3 d. 1307.3
42. Calculate the maximum shear at the midspan (kN).
a. 85.99 c. 82.88
b. 88.55 d. 85.88

Situation 16
28. Determine the force member CD due to actual loads. A simply supported beam 10m. long has an overhang of
a. 20.0 kN c. 28.3 kN 2m. at the left support. If a highway uniform load of
b. 0 d. 23.8 kN 9.35kN/m and a concentrated load of 116 kN passes thru
29. Determine force member BD due to vertical unit load the beam, compute the following based on influence
at A. line for maximum shear at mid span.
a. 1 c. 1.4 43. Determine the length of the beam, in meters, where
b. 0 d. 4.1 the uniform load could produce maximum positive
30. Determine the vertical deflection at A. shear at the mid span.
a. 11.37 mm c. 13.71 mm a. 7 c. 10
b. 37.11 mm d. 17.31 mm b. 5 d. 6
44. Determine the length of the beam, in meters, where
Situation 12 the uniform load could produce maximum positive
From the given beam in the figure and using influence moment at the mid span.
line in each case, compute the following using uniform a. 7 c. 10
line load of 8kN/m and a concentrated load of 90 kN. b. 5 d. 6
45. Determine the maximum positive shear, in kN.
a. 44.44 c. 69.70
b. 74.36 d. 71.56

31. Determine the maximum upward reaction at B.

a. 175.0 kN c. 70 kN
b. 237.5 kN d. 273.5 kN
32. Determine the maximum shear at E.
a. 175.0 kN c. 70 kN
b. 237.5 kN d. 273.5 kN
33. Determine the maximum moment at E due to dead load
plus live load if the dead load is 16 kN/m.
a. 850 kN-m c. 800 kN-m
b. 950 kN-m d. 700 kN-m

Situation 13
The bridge truss shown on the figure carries load of
20 kN and uniform load of 2kN/m.

34. Which of the following gives the nearest value of

the max. Ordinance of the influence diagram for
member BG.
a. 0.707 c. -0.354
b. -0.707 d. 0.354
35. Which of the following gives the nearest value of
the maximum tensile force of member BG.
a. 4.9 kN c. 9.9 kN
b. 42.5 kN d. 24.5 kN
36. Which of the following gives the nearest value of
the maximum compressive force of member BG.
a. 4.9 kN c. 9.9 kN
b. 42.5 kN d. 24.5 kN

Situation 14
A truss is shown in the figure.

37. Compute the maximum ordinate of the influence line

for the stress of member of EH.
a. 1.110 c. 0.278
b. -1.110 d. -0.278
38. Compute the maximum ordinate of the influence line
for the stress of member JI.
a. -1.778 c. -1.389
b. 1.778 d. 1.389
39. Compute the maximum ordinate of the influence line
for the stress of member AL.
a. -1.778 c. -1.389
b. 1.778 d. 1.389