| Engineers License Exam Given In The Country 1. Calculate the minimum diameter of a persimmon tree required to support a 10 pound possum. 2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard? A. '66 Ford Fairlane B. '69 Chevrolet Impala C. '75 Chevelle D. '73 Ford Pinto 3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of shine per hour, how many Ford V-8 radiators are necessary to condense the product? 4. A pulpwood cutter has a chain saw that operates at 3700 rpm. The density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweiser Tallboys will it take to cut the trees? 5. If every discarded refrigerator in the lowcountry of a state vents a full charge of R-12 simultaneously, what diameter hole will be blown in the ozone layer? 6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is 1 inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many dogs will be killed? 7. A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in Adams Run on a hillside with an average slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. How many of his children can place a trailer on his land during the spring rainy season? 8. A 2 1/2 ton pulpwood truck is overloaded by 1.5 times rated capacity, and is proceeding 900 yards down a 7% grade on a secondary road in Williamsburg County at 45 mph. The brakes fail. Given the average traffic loading of secondary roads, compute the odds that the truck will strike a vehicle that has BOTH a legal muffler and license plate. 9. A coalmine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of the 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift? 10. At a reduction in gene pool variability rate of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town that has been bypassed by the interstate to produce a country-western singer? |
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