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SIMULATED PROBLEMS FOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN

For June 2017 Architecture Licensure Examinations
(PART NINE)

Prepared by: J.A.R. MANALOTO, B.S.G.E.,B.S.C.E.,B.S.S.E.,En.P.,M.P.,MtE.,R.E.A.,R.E.B.,M.S.C.E.,Ph.D.

MASCE.,MACI.,MASSE.,MASPE.,MGEP., LMPICE., LMPSSE., MPIEP., MASEP.,MPSPE.,MPCAPI.,
MNAMPAP.,MREBAP.,MPARA.,MIPREA.,MREAP.,LMUPAE.,LMUPAA

The use of these materials is only allowed for those reviewees handled by Prof. J.A.R. MANALOTO and or any
authorized reviewers of J.A.R. MANALOTO & ASSOCIATES Co. Any other use should be with expressed permission of
the Author. All rights reserved. Building Science Laboratory, College of Architecture & Institute of Civil
Engineering, College of Engineering, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City 1101.

Part Nine

____ 1. Kind of support for horizontal & vertical reactions.

a. roller c. fixed
b. hinged d. propped
____ 2. Kind of support for vertical reaction only.
a. roller c. fixed
b. hinged d. propped
____ 3. Mathematical expression using moment of Area.
a. modulus c. centroid
b. stress d. moment of inertia
____ 4. Mathematical expression using double moment of Area.
a. modulus c. centroid
b. stress d. moment of inertia
____ 5. A kind of beam that has fixed support at one end.
a. cantilever c. continuous
b. simple d. over-hanged
____ 6. A kind of beam that has extension from the support.
a. cantilever c. continuous
b. simple d. over-hanged
____ 7. A single span beam with two support.
a. cantilever c. continuous
b. simple d. over-hanged
____ 8. Equilibrium equation used to compute vertical loads.
a. ∑ Fx = 0 c. ∑ Fz = 0
b. ∑ Fy = 0 d. ∑ M = 0
____ 9. Equilibrium equation used to compute horizontal loads.
a. ∑ Fx = 0 c. ∑ Fz = 0
b. ∑ Fy = 0 d. ∑ M = 0
____ 10. Equilibrium equation used to compute moments.
a. ∑ Fx = 0 c. ∑ Fz = 0
b. ∑ Fy = 0 d. ∑ M = 0
____ 11. Force multiplied by the distance.
a. moment c. axial
b. bearing d. shear
____ 12. Is called the cutting force.
a. torque c. shear
b. moment d. axial
____ 13. Unit used for uniform load.
a. newton c. newton/meter
b. pascal d. kilopascal

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____ 14. Unit used for concentrated load.
a. newton c. newton/meter
b. pascal d. kilopascal
____ 15. Unit used for moment.
a. newton c. newton-meter
b. pascal d. kilopascal
____ 16. A force that tends to elongate a beam.
a. axial load c. shear
b. tensile force d. bending
____ 17. A force that tends to compress a column.
a. moment c. shear
b. axial force d. point of inflection
____ 18. Force per unit area.
a. simple stress c. flexure
b. strain d. axial
____ 19. Law that states stress is proportional to strain.
a. point of inflection c. hinge
b. flexure formula d. Hooke’s Law
____ 20. Bending moment formula is called.
a. point of inflection c. hinge
b. flexure formula d. Hooke’s Law
____ 21. Deformation over original length.
a. simple stress c. roller
b. strain d. point of inflection
____ 23. Section I/C is called.
a. section modulus c. strain
b. unit deformation d. none of the above
____ 24. When the lines of action of all forces lie in one plane
a. out of plane c. non-coplanar forces
b. pressure d. coplanar forces
____ 25. When the lines of force are parallel to one another
a. parallel c. coplanar forces
b. concurrent d. non-concurrent
____ 26. When the lines of force pass through a common point
a. coplanar forces c. parallel
b. non-concurrent d. concurrent
____ 27. When the lines of force are neither concurrent nor parallel.
a. concurrent c. coplanar forces
b. non-concurrent d. parallel
____ 28. When the lines of force of all forces do not lie in one plane.
a. concurrent c. non-concurrent
b. non-coplanar forces d. coplanar forces
____ 29. Distribution of forces on rigid bodies that remain at rest.
a. statics c. scalar
b. dynamics d. vector
____ 30. Motion of rigid bodies caused by forces acting upon them.
a. scalar c. statics
b. vector d. dynamics
____ 31. Quantities that possess magnitude only and may be added arithmetically.
a. vector c. scalar
b. dynamics d. statics
____ 32. Quantities that possess magnitude and direction.
a. vector c. scalar
b. dynamics d. statics
____ 33. Beam loading that gives parabolic moment diagram.
a. concentrated c. triangular
b. uniform d. not in the choices
____ 34. Permanent load and self weight of structures.
a. Dead load c. wind load
b. live load d. seismic

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____ 35. Occupancy or temporary loads of structure.
a. Seismic load c. live load
b. wind load d. not in the choices
____ 36. Beams fixed at both ends
a. propped beam c. restrained
b. cantilever beam d. not in the choices
____ 37. Diagram representing skeleton of beams and columns.
a. Maxwell c. Elevation
b. Truss d. Frames
____ 38. Beams with more than 2 supports.
a. simple c. cartilever
b. continuous d. over-hanged
____ 39. Twisting force.
a. axial c. torque
b. stress d. moment
____ 40. Ratio of stress to strain
a. modulus of elasticity c. hooke’s law
b. strain d. stress
____ 41. Unit of moment of Inertia
a. meter square c. inch to the forth
b. millimeter cube d. inch
____ 42. Used to solve continuous beam using equation.
a. 3 moment equation c. portal method
b. moment distribution d. not in the choices
____ 43. How many zero shear does a simply supported beam has between its ends.
a. one c. three
b. two d. not in the choices
____ 44. How many zero shear does a single over-hang beam has between its ends
a. two c. four
b. three d. not in the choices
____ 45. What equilibrium equation used to solve method of joints.
a. ∑ M= 0 c. ∑ A = 0
b. ∑ Fy = 0 d. not in the choices
____ 46. What equilibrium equation used to solve method of section.
a. ∑ Fy = 0 c. ∑ Fx = 0
b. ∑ FM = 0 d. not in the choices
____ 47. Dead load and live load are also named as
a. Seramic load c. Gravity load
b. Horizontal load d. not in the choices
____ 48. Seismic load is also known as
a. Impact load c. Vertical load
b. Earthquake load d. not in the choices
____ 49. The area of shear diagram is the value of
a. Deflective c. moment
b. Shear d. not in the choices
____ 50. The moment of a cantilever beam is concave
a. upward c. sideways
b. downward d. not in the choices
____ 51. The usual convention of positive moment is a curve?
a. downward c. reversed
b. upward d. not in the choices
____ 52. In a coordinate system the direction of a negative vertical force is?
a. upward c. downward
b. horizontal d. not in the choices
____ 53. In a coordinate system the direction of the positive horizontal force is?
a. to the left c. upward
b. to the right d. not in the choices
____ 54. In a coordinate system the direction of a negative horizontal force
a. to the right c. circular
b. to the left d. not in the choices

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____ 55. The maximum moment of uniformly distributed load in a simple beam

a. c.

b. d.

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