10 free PE Civil practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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Structural
In a flat-plate building, the Level 3 slab (10 in. thick, normal-weight concrete at 150 pcf) is being placed on formwork weighing 10 psf, with a specified construction live load of 50 psf. The Level 3 shores bear on the hardened Level 2 slab, and Level 2 is reshored to the hardened Level 1 slab; there are no reshores below Level 1. Shores and reshores are aligned on a 6 ft × 6 ft grid. The reshores were installed snug, so they carry none of the Level 2 slab's own weight. Assume the entire construction load delivered by the Level 3 shores is shared equally by the Level 2 and Level 1 slabs, which have equal stiffness. The load in a typical interior reshore between Levels 2 and 1 is most nearly: