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To: Edwarda who wrote (9703)5/15/1999 10:31:00 AM
From: Pat W.  Read Replies (1) of 62547
 
Alabama Professional Engineering Exam

1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that
will 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 Chevelle
C) '64 Pontiac GTO

3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20
gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are necessary
to condense the product?

4. A pulpwood cutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700 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 Pabst Blue Ribbons will be
consumed in cutting the trees?

5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of R-12
simultaneously, what would be the decrease 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 hound dogs will be killed?

7. A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an
average slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. Can each of the
children be placed in a mobile home on the man's land?

8. A 2-ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding down a
steep grade on a secondary road at 45 mph. The brakes fail.
Given the average traffic loading of secondary roads, how many
people will swerve to avoid the truck before it crashes at the
bottom of the mountain? For extra credit, how many of the
vehicles that swerved will have mufflers and uncracked
windshields?

9. A Coal Mine 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 3rd shift. How many cartons of
unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift?

10. How many generations will it take before cattle develop two
legs shorter than the others because of grazing along a
mountainside?
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