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CFE Practice Problem

The document presents a series of practice problems for a CFE exam, covering various engineering scenarios including stress, strain, support reactions, shear forces, and bending moments. Each situation provides multiple-choice questions with specific parameters for calculations. The problems involve beams, loads, and materials, requiring application of engineering principles to determine maximum loads, reactions, and stresses.

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CFE Practice Problem

The document presents a series of practice problems for a CFE exam, covering various engineering scenarios including stress, strain, support reactions, shear forces, and bending moments. Each situation provides multiple-choice questions with specific parameters for calculations. The problems involve beams, loads, and materials, requiring application of engineering principles to determine maximum loads, reactions, and stresses.

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Practice Problem for CFE

Situation 1: The eyebar AC shown in figure has an outside


dimension of 76mmx38mm and a uniform thickness of 6mm. Length L
= 1.50m, E = 200Gpa, θ = 30o.
1. Calculate the maximum load W
without exceeding a normal
stress in AC of 24 MPa.
a. 16.87 kN
b. 14.69 kN
c. 10.36 kN
d. 12.35 kN
2. Calculate the maximum load W
without exceeding a normal
strain in AC 0.0002 mm/mm.
a. 28.65 kN c. 20.12 kN
b. 24.48 kN d. 16.25 kN
3. If W = 80 kN, what is the horizontal reaction at C.
a. 160 Kn c. 138.56 kN
b. 118.45 kN d. 102.87 Kn
c.
Situation 2: Given the shear diagram of a simple beam as shown.
Assume no moment acts on the
beam.
4. What is the concentrated
load at B in kN?
a. 12
b. 11.5
c. 10.5
d. 10
5. What is the maximum span
moment in kN?
a. 28 c. 21
b. 23 d. 14
6. What is the vertical reaction at D in kN?
a. 11.5 c. 12
b. 10.5 d. 10

Situation 3:A truck with axle loads of 35kN and 185 kN on a


wheel base of 4.3m rolls across a 25-m span.
7. Compute the maximum support reaction.
a. 226 kN c. 195 kN
b. 214 kN d. 238 kN
8. Compute the maximum shearing force.
a. 214 kN c. 226 kN
b. 238 kN d. 195 Kn
9. Compute the maximum bending moment.
a. 1300.8 kN.m c. 1421.7 kN.m
b. 1350.5 kN.m d. 1294 kN.m
Situation 4: A precast concrete slab is lifted by four cables
as shown in the figure. Unit weight of concrete is 23.5 kN/m3.
10. Determine the tensile
force in each cable.
a. 3.85 kN
b. 8.09 kN
c. 6.01 kN
d. 6.94 kN
11. What is the tensile
stress in each cable if
its diameter is 16 mm?
a. 34.5 MPa
b. 19.2 MPa
c. 40.3 MPa
d. 29.9 MPa
12. If each cable deforms 1mm, what is the vertical deflection
of the concrete.
a. 0.863 mm c. 0.524 mm
b. 0.686 mm d. 1.458 mm

Situation 5: A 12-m long beam is simply supported as shown in


the figure. The load w = 18kN/m
13. Determine the maximum positive moment when x1 = 2m.
a. 108 kN-m c. 96 kN-m
b. 124 kN-m d. 102 kN-m
14. Determine the value of x1 if the moment at midspan is
zero.
a. 3.2 m c. 2.5 m
b. 2.8 m d. 3 m
15. What value of x2 will produce the least critical moment
in the beam.
a. 5.681 m c. 6.325 m
b. 7.029 m d. 7. 254 m

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