Refresher Module – PSAD 2 (Basic Structural Engineering)
SITUATION: A 120kg man walks on a 4m plank resting on a rough surface A. 13.8 B. 26.00 C. 27.50 D. 23.26
at A and B.
Given: Coefficient of friction at A = 0.40 SITUATION. From the given figure
Coefficient of friction at B = 0.20 Given:
W=2.4kN L2=1.2m
L1=1.2m L3=1.2m
BC is 75mm wide x 10mm thick strut.
AD is 100mm wide x 10mm thick rigid bar
1. At what distance x will the plank start to slide?
A. 2.325 B. 1.675 C. 1.825 D. 2.175
2. What is the friction at A?
A. 256.75 B. 26.173 C. 492.93 D. 50.248
3. Find the vertical force at B.
A. 492.93 B. 50.248 C. 256.75 D. 26.173
SITUATION. The figure shown is a portable seat subjected to a load
W=2100kN and is braced by cable FG. Coefficient of friction at D and
E=0.20.
Given:
H1=0.5m x=0.90m
H2=0.25m x1=0.60m 10. What is the minimum required bolt diameter (mm) at C if the allowable
H3=0.25m x2=0.45m bolt shear stress is 68MPa?
4. Determine the reaction at A. 10 B. 12 C. 16 D.
20
C.
11. Determine the stress (MPa) in strut BC.
A. 700
A. 6.4 B. 3.2 C. 12.8 D. 7.6
B. 1400
12. Calculate the bolt stress (MPa) at B if its diameter is 20mm.
C. 1000
A. 15.3 B. 7.6 C. 12.8 D. 6.4
D. 1100
SITUATION: A 450mm x 450mm x 18m long precast concrete pile is to be
5. Determine the tensile
lifted from the casting bed.
force in cable FG.
13. The pile is lifted horizontally at two points. At what equal distance (m)
A. 3600
from the ends should be the pile be held so that the resulting bending
B. 3220
stress is the least possible?
C. 3500
A. 2.25 B. 2.57 C. 3.73 D. 3.10
D. 3780
14. At what equal distance (m) from the ends should the pile be lifted
6. Determine the reaction at D.
horizontally so that the resulting shear stress is the smallest?
A. 700 B. 713.8 C. 840 D. 851.59
A. 4.5 B. 2.0 C. 2.1 D. 3.0
15. The pile is lifted horizontally at 1.8m from each end. Find the maximum
SITUATION.
Given: S=1.5m H=3.0m moment (kN-m) due to its own weight. Unit weight of concrete is 24
Wind load acting normal to the roof: kN/m^3.
P1=13kN P2=6.5kN A. 196.8 B. 118.1 C. 126.0 D. 175.0
SITUATION. The figure below shows the shear diagram of a simply
supported beam.
7. What is the vertical reaction at the support B?
A. 14.53 B. 23.26 C. 11.63 D. 29.06
8. In addition to the given wind load, a vertical load of 27.5kN is applied
at joint D. Determine the resulting vertical reaction at support B.
A. 14.14 B. 28.28 C. 26.16 D. 23.26
9. What is the stress (kN) in the vertical web member CD if a vertical
Shear (kN): a=17 b=12 c=-12 d=-17
load of 27.5kN is applied at joint D?
Dimensions: L1=2m L2=4m
16. How much is the concentrated load (kN) at B?
A. 29 B. 12 C. 5 D. 10
17. How much is the uniform load (kN/m) carried by the span BC?
A. 6 B. 7.25 C. 8.0 D. 9.25
18. Determine the maximum moment (kN-m) in the beam.
A. 64 B. 34 C. 43 D. 46
SITUATION. Figure shows semicircular arch subjected to equal but
oppositely directed forces at A and B.
19. Find the shear force at D.
A. 1.12 B. 1.09 C. 0.84 D. 0.87
20. Find the moment acting at D.
A. 1.12 B. 1.09 C. 0.84 D. 0.87
21. Determine the axial force at D.
A. 1.12 B. 1.09 C. 0.84 D. 0.87
SITUATION. A ceiling weighing 540kN is supported by three cables as
shown. An isosceles triangle is formed with two angles=600
22. What is the tension in cable A?
A. 180 B. 150 C. 170 D. 160
23. What is the tension in cable C?
A. 180 B. 150 C. 170 D. 160
24. What is the elongation of cable A if E=200GPa, Area=20mm2, L=56cm
A. 25.2mm B. 21.0mm C. 23.8mm D. 22.4mm