CIVIL ENGINEERING Mockboard Examination SEPT 2025

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PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SET A

INSTRUCTIONS: 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.

SITUATIONAL

Situation 1 - A simply supported beam has a span of 12m. The beam carries a total uniformly
distributed load of 21.5 kN/m.

1. To prevent excessive deflection, a support is added at midspan. Calculate the

resulting moment (kN-m) at the added support.
A. 64.5 C. 258.0
B. 96.8 D. 86.0

2. Calculate the resulting maximum positive moment (kN-m) when a support is added at midspan.
A. 96.75 C. 108.84
B. 54.42 D. 77.40

3. Calculate the reaction (kN) at the added support.

A. 48.38 C. 161.25
B. 96.75 D. 80.62

Situation 2 - An 8m high cantilever retaining wall is subjected to lateral earth pressure

increasing from zero at the top to 69 kPa at the base. Flexural rigidity is 4.5x1011 N-mm2.
Analyze per 2 m length of wall.

4. Calculate the moment at the base of the wall in kN- m.

A. 2944 C. 1472
B. 726 D. 2494

5. To prevent excessive deflection at the free end, the wall is braced at the top. Find
the force exerted
(kN) at the propped end of the wall so that the resulting deflection is zero.
A. 119.6 C. 165.6
B. 110.4 D. 156.4

6. When the wall is propped at the top, what is the resulting moment at the base in kN?
A. 588.8 C. 515.2
B. 220.8 D. 147.2

Situation 3 - Refer to the figure. Beam DEF is supported by spandrel beams at the exterior
edges and by a column at E. The torsional resistance of beams ADG and CFI are not sufficient
to restrain beam DEF at D and at F.
Given:
For All Beams, b x h = 300 mm x 450 mm
For All Columns, Section = 400 mm x 400 mm L1 = 8 m, L2 = 7m, S = 2.5 m
Dead Load, wu = 6.0 kPa (all weights) Live Load, wu = 4.6 kPa

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7. Which of the following gives the critical negative moment (kN-m) for beam DEF?
A. 68.9 C. 60.2
B. 42.4 D. 38.8

8. Which of the following gives the critical positive moment (kN-m) for beam DEF?
A. 44.3 C. 49.3
B. 38.8 D. 56.4

9. Determine the critical shear force (kN) for beam DEF.

A. 43.6 C. 40.5
B. 46.6 D. 48.8

Situation 4 - The beam reinforcement for the negative moment at the column support is shown.
Given:
As = 6 of 28 mm diameter bars
As’ = 4 of 28 mm diameter bars
Compressive Strength, fc’ = 34 MPa.
Reinforcing Steel, fy1 = 415 MPa for the main bars Reinforcing Steel, fyv = 275 MPa for
the ties
Ties = 12 mm Ø at 100 mm on center spacing Steel ratio at balanced condition, pb =
0.035 Dimensions:
h1 = 100 mm h2 = 500 mm b = 350 mm
Effective Cover to the Centroid of As = 80 mm
Effective Cover to the Centroid of As’ = 70 mm

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10. Calculate the moment capacity (kN-m) of the section, Mu

A. 612 C. 413
B. 431 D. 680

11. Calculate the shear strength provided by the shear reinforcement, Vs (kN).
A. 700 C. 646
B. 484 D. 525

12. Calculate the nominal shear strength of the section, Vn (kN).

A. 537 C. 700
B. 880 D. 826

Situation 5 - A reinforced concrete tied column has the following properties:

Column dimension, 500 mm x 450 mm Reinforcement, As = 8 – 28mm equally distributed on
its sides.
Concrete strength, fc’ = 28 MPa
Steel strength, fy = 415 MPa
Bar centroid location = 75 mm from column edge Use ϕ = 0.65

13. Determine the nominal load (kN) that the column could carry.
A. 7282 C. 5826
B. 3787 D. 4810

14. Determine the ultimate balanced load (kN) using concrete strain value of ɛc = 0.003
and yield strain
of steel ɛy = fy/Es. Consider bending about stronger axis.
A. 2291 C. 1654
B. 1489 D. 3824

15. Determine the nominal balanced moment (kN-m) about the stronger axis.
A. 632 C. 596
B. 411 D. 387

Situation 6 - Details of a rectangular column are as follows:

Column Width Along the X-axis = 250 mm Column Depth Along the Y-axis = 600 mm
Reinforcement:
8 of 25 mm diameter bars distributed equally along the longer sides
10 mm diameter ties spaced at 100 mm on centers
Concrete 28th Day Compressive Strength,
f’c = 20.7 MPa
Reinforcing Steel Yield Strength, fy = 415 MPa Assume that the compression steel yields.

16. Which of the following gives the location of the plastic centroid (mm) along the
geometric centroidal X-axis from the geometric centroidal Y-
axis?
A. 0 C. 100
B. 200 D. 125

17. Which of the following gives the nominal balanced load, Pb (kN)?
Given:

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The depth of the rectangular concrete compressive stress block, a = 90.4 mm

A. 2584 C. 954
B. 2028 D. 1320

18. Which of the following gives the nominal axial load (kN) that the column can carry at
an eccentricity of 200 mm along the X-axis from the centroidal Y-axis?
A. 1320 C. 796
B. 398 D. 1584

Situation 7 - A column 600 mm in diameter is reinforced with 8-28 mm bars and 12 mm spirals
spaced at 100 mm on centers.
Given:
Phi = 0.75
fy = 415 MPa for longitudinal bars
fyt = 275 MPa for shear reinforcement f'c = 28 MPa
NSCP 422.5.2.2 For calculation of Vc and Vs in solid, circular sections, d shall be
permitted to be taken as
0.8 times the diameter and bw shall be permitted to be taken as the diameter.

19. What is the nominal shear strength (kN) provided by the concrete?
A. 194.3 C. 288.2
B. 216.2 D. 259.1

20. What is the nominal shear strength (kN) provided by the shear reinforcement?
A. 149.3 C. 298.6
B. 450.6 D. 225.3

21. Find the shear stress (MPa) in the column if Vu = 700 kN.
A. 2.43 C. 3.24
B. 2.18 D. 2.91

Situation 8 - Refer to the figure shown.

Given:
H1 = 125mm
H2 = 475mm
C = 60mm
Clear concrete cover = 40mm
Tension bars, As = 8-28mm diameter
Compression bars, A’s = 4-28mm diameter
Stirrups = 12mm diameter
Concrete 28-day compressive strength = 28MPa
Steel strength, fyh = 275MPa
Reduction factor for shear = 0.75
Size of coarse aggregate = 20mm

22. What is the maximum beam width, “b” (mm) based on spacing and concrete cover according
to NSCP.
A. 300 B. 280
C. 320 D. 340

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23. Given: Factored Shear, Vu = 480kN

Spacing of 4 legs of stirrups = 160mm
How much is the minimum beam, width “b” (mm)?
A. 350 B. 550
C. 600 D. 500

24. Given: Factored Shear, Vu = 480kN

Spacing of 2 legs of stirrups = 70mm
How much is the minimum beam width “b” (mm)?
A. 400 B. 375
C. 450 D. 425

Situation 9 - The beam reinforcement for the negative moment at the column support is shown.
As = 6-28 mm bars
A’s = 4-28 mm bars
f’c = 34 MPa
fyl = 415 MPa (Main bars)
fyt = 275 MPa (Ties)
Ties = 12 mm at 100 mm on center spacing
Steel ratio at balanced condition = 0.035
Dimensions:
t = 100 mm; h = 500 mm, bw = 350 mm
Effective cover to the centroid of As = 80 mm
Effective cover to the centroid of A’s = 70 mm

25. Calculate the moment capacity (kNm) of the section, Mu

A. 675 B. 416
C. 612 D. 438

26. Calculate the shear strength provided by the shear reinforcement, Vs (kN)
A. 532 B. 475
C. 646 D. 704

27. Calculate the nominal shear strength of the section, Vn (kN)

A. 893 B. 532
C. 712 D. 827

Situation 10 - Given the following data of the splice connection shown:

Dimensions:
s1 = 50 mm, s2 = 100 mm, s3 = 90 mm, t1 = 20 mm, t2 = 12 mm

Allowable stresses:
Shear on bolt = 117 MPa
Tension on net area of plate = 220 MPa
Tension on gross area = 148 MPa
Bearing on plate = 338 MPa

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28. Compute the minimum required bolt diameter based on bolt shear when P = 320 kN
A. 16 mm B. 25 mm
C. 22 mm D. 20 mm

29. Compute the maximum bolt hole diameter based on tension on plate when P = 320 kN
A. 65 mm B. 60 mm
C. 45 mm D. 50 mm

30. Compute the minimum bolt hole diameter based on bearing on plate when P = 480 kN
A. 20 mm B. 22 mm
C. 16 mm D. 25 mm

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