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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter
of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE: WHENEVER YOU CAN ENCOUNTER A
CARET (^) SIGN, IT MEANS EXPONENTIATION
1. Evaluate the plastic settlement, in meters, in a layer of plastic clay 4. A pile of 0.4 m diameter and length of 10 m is embedded in a deposit
due to an increase of pressure caused by loads above it under the of clay. The undrained strength parameters of the clay are cohesion
following conditions: = 52 kPa and the angle of internal friction is 0. The skin friction
capacity, in kN, of the pile for an adhesion factor of 0.62, is:
Initial intergranular pressure = 200 kPa A. 405 C. 362
Increase in intergranular pressure = 150 kPa B. 385 D. 423
Thickness of the clay layer = 12 m
Coefficient of consolidation = 0.315 4
Void Ratio of the Clay = 1.5
D 0.4m Lp 10m cu 52kPa 0.62
A. 0.324 C. 0.409
B. 0.381 D. 0.367 Qf cu ( D) Lp 405.14 kN
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5. Archimedes, when asked by King JGo if the new crown was pure gold
p o 200 kPa p 150 kPa (SG = 19.3), found the crown weight in air to be 11.8 N and in water
to be 10.9 N. What is the specific gravity of the crown?
H 12m Cc 0.315 eo 1.5
A. 13.11 C. 15.4
B. 19.3 D. 16.7
p f p o p 350 kPa
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Cc pf Given Wa 11.8N Ww 10.9N
H H log 0.367 m
1 eo po Solution
BF Wa Ww 0.9 N
2. In a hydroelectric power plant, 100 m/s of water flows from an
elevation of 120 m to a turbine, where electric power is generated. Wa = SGc w Vc BF = w Vc
The total irreversible head loss in the piping system from point
(excluding the turbine unit) is determined to be 35 m. If the overall
Ww = BF SGc 1
efficiency of the turbinegenerator is 80 percent, estimate the
electric power output in Megawatts. Ww
A. 72.6 C. 62.4 SGc 1 13.111
BF
B. 83.4 D. 66.7
3
kg
pg 35 kPa h m 755 mm m 13590
3
m
pabs pg m g h m 65.621 kPa
p 2 patm V2 8
2 2 3
W = w r ( r h) r
3
p 1 V1 = p 2 V2
r3 w
W
3 sw h patm V1 = p2 V2
h 0.768 m
r2 w
V2 p 2 V1 p atm
h 70.504 m
V1 sw
7. A contractor has compacted the base course for a new road and
found that the mean value of the test samples shows w = 20.5%, G s
= 2.81, and = 18.2 kN/m3. The specifications require that e 0.80. 10. The normal and shearing stresses at failure plane in a triaxial test of
Has the contractor complied with the specifications? a normally consolidated clay are f = 78 kPa and f = 52 kPa.
A. yes C. maybe Determine the major principal stress in kPa.
B. no D. it depends A. 175.2 C. 196.3
B. 163.2 D. 154.9
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kN 10
MC 20.5% G 2.81 m 18.2
3
m f 52kPa f 78kPa
kN
w 9.81
m3 f
atan 33.69 deg
f
G G MC 45deg 2 61.845 deg
m = w
1 e1
R f sec ( ) 62.496 kPa
w ( G G MC)
e1 1 0.8251 C f f tan ( ) 112.667 kPa
m
1 C R 175.163 kPa
Fd = Q v
atan 14.302 deg
m a
a vf vo t 2.5
g
s2 2
Q = An vn An 0.25 Dn
y 0.5 b tan ( ) 7.648 cm h max1 H y 72.352 cm
2 2 2
v = vn 2 g h v= vn 2 g h
y 0.5 L tan ( ) 25.493 cm h max1 H y 54.507 cm
FD = An vn v
m
Guess vn 10
9. Assuming normal barometric pressure, how deep is the ocean at a s
point where an air bubble, upon reaching the surface, has eight
2
times the volume that it had at the bottom? Use unit weight of Given FD = An vn vn 2 g h
seawater = 10.06 kN/m.
m
A. 50.4 m
B. 80.6 m
C. 60.4 m
D. 70.5 m
vn Find vn 14.664
s
9 L
Q An vn 28.793
s
12. The barometer of a mountain hiker reads 930 mbars at the 14. Which of the following is not a soil component?
beginning of a hiking trip and 780 mbars at the end. Neglecting the A. Organic materials C. Gas
effect of altitude on local gravitational acceleration, determine the B. Minerals D. None of these
vertical distance climbed. Assume an average air density of 1.20
kg/m.
A. 1365 m C. 1058 m 15. Milk with a density of 1020 kg/m is transported on a level road in
B. 1274 m D. 952 m a 7-m-long, 3-m-diameter cylindrical tanker. The tanker is
completely filled with milk (no air space), and it accelerates at 2.5
12 m/s. If the minimum pressure in the tanker is 0 kPa, obtain the
kg maximum force (in kN) acting on one end of the tanker.
p 1 0.93bar p 2 0.78bar air 1.2 A. 338.3 C. 256.9
3 B. 232.2 D. 304.7
m
p1 p 2
H 1274.645 m
air g
13. The pipe flow in Figure HYD 7.32 fills a cylindrical tank as shown. At
time t = 0, the water depth in the tank is 30 cm. Estimate the time
required to fill the remainder of the tank.
A. 52 s C. 30 s
B. 46 s D. 70 s
Figure HYD 3.658
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m3
Q1 Apipe v1 0.028 16. Consider a large cubic ice block floating in seawater. The specific
s
gravities of ice and seawater are 0.92 and 1.025, respectively. If a
m3 12-cm-high portion of the ice block extends above the surface of the
Q2 Apipe v2 0.021 water, obtain the height of the ice block below the surface in cm.
s
A. 105.14 C. 95.14
m3 B. 117.14 D. 90.14
Qtank Q1 Q2 0.007
s 16
so 0.92 sl 1.025 h p 12cm
Vol Atank H Ho 0.309 m3
so
Vol h p = h draft draft = h
time 45.573 s sl
Qtank
so h p sl
hp = h h h 117.143 cm
sl sl so
Nc ( ) 38.638 I 4 4
MBo = I d 322.062 m
VD 64
2
VD d D 667981.138 L
18. The 500-kg load on the hydraulic lift shown in Figure HYD 3.25 is to 4
be raised by pouring oil ( = 780 kg/m) into a thin tube. Obtain how
high h should be in order to begin to raise the weight. I
MBo 0.482 m
A. 57 cm C. 65 cm VD
B. 52 cm D. 43 cm
D
GBo G 1.65 m MG MBo GBo 2.132 m
2
2
BF d D g Ssw 6747.177 kN
4
RM BF ( MG sin ( ) ) 2002.137 kN m
21. A soil sample has a water content of 15 percent and moist unit
weight of 18 kN/m3. The specific gravity of the solids is 2.65. Obtain
the porosity of the soil.
A. 0.542 C. 0.661
B. 0.618 D. 0.398
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kN kN
MC 15% m 18 Gs 2.65 w 9.81
3
m m3
Figure HYD 3.25
Gs Gs MC
m = w
1 eo
18
kg w Gs Gs MC
Load 500 kg D 1.2m o 780 eo 1 0.661
m
3 m
eo
Load g n 0.398
1 eo
2
p 0.25 D
h= h 56.679 cm
o g
22 25
kg kg D 20cm H 60cm h 50cm
w 1025 c 2300
3 3
m m y 2 ( H h ) 0.2 m r 0.5 D
a 0.4m b 0.4m c 3m
2 r2 2 g y
y= 189.131 rpm
T c w g a b c 6001.67 N 2 g r
2
23. In a bakery, water enters a mixing chamber at the rate of 120 per 26. A pressurized tank of water has a 10-cm-diameter orifice at the
liters per sec through Pipe A, while cooking oil with specific gravity bottom, where water discharges to the atmosphere. The water level
of 0.80 is forced at 40 liters per sec through pipe B. Assuming the is 3 m above the outlet. The tank air pressure above the water level
liquids are incompressible and from a homogeneous mixture of oil is 300 kPa (absolute) while the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa.
globules in water, evaluate the density of the mixture in kg/m Neglecting frictional effects, obtain the initial discharge rate of
leaving through a pipe C of diameter 300mm. water from the tank in m/s.
A. 960 C. 950 A. 0.1263 C. 0.1682
B. 930 D. 920 B. 0.1925 D. 0.0603
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Do 10cm h 3m p air 300kPa
L kg
Qw 120 w 1000
s m
3 kN
w 9.81 patm 100kPa
L kg m3
Qo 40 so 0.80 o w so 800
s m
3
p air p atm
Dc 300 mm Head h 23.387 m
w
24 Solution
x 582.5 kPa
tan ( )
C 56.4kPa P 132N Do 38mm L 80mm
z x n 32.5 kPa
Major principal stress: c z tan ( ) 19.53 kPa
2 C 112.8 kPa
Sample area at failure:
P
A 0.00117 m2
Vertical displacement:
D 2
4 o
1 L 2.47 mm
28. Water is pumped from a lower reservoir to a higher reservoir by a 32. The point is 6 m below the load but 3m horizontally from the line of
pump that provides 20 kW of useful mechanical power to the water. application of the load
The free surface of the upper reservoir is 45 m higher than the A. 7.42 C. 8.66
surface of the lower reservoir. If the flow rate of water is measured B. 5.89 D. 10.12
to be 0.03 m/s, determine the lost mechanical power (in kW)
during this process.
A. 6.76 C. 5.89 Situation 1
B. 7.52 D. 2.96 1
Q 1800 kN N ( r z)
28 1.5
r 2
m
3
kN
1 2
Pi 20kW Z 45m Q 0.03 w 9.81 z
s m
3 0.318 Q N ( r z)
P ( r z)
Pi z2
Power = Q w HA HA 67.958 m
Q w
Part 1 r 0 z 3m P ( r z) 63.6 kPa
Head loss HL HA Z 22.958 m
Part 2 r 0 z 6m P ( r z) 15.9 kPa
Ploss Q w HL 6.757 kW
Part 3 r 3m z 6m P ( r z) 8.655 kPa
29. For a constant head permeability test, the following data are given:
Length of the specimen = 460 mm Situation 2 The gravity dam shown in Figure HYD 9.336 has the
Area of the specimen = 23 cm2 following data:
Constant head difference = 0.71 m
Water collected in 3 min = 390 cc B = 15 m a=3m
Porosity = 0.48 H = 20 m c=3m
Find the actual velocity (seepage velocity) in cm/sec.
A. 0.094 C. 0.218 Unit weight of water = 9.81 kN/m
B. 0.196 D. 0.254 Unit weight of concrete = 24 kN/m
Coefficient of friction = 0.80
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2 Assume that there is uplift pressure that varies uniformly from full
L 460 mm A 23cm H 0.71m hydrostatic head at the heel to zero at the toe.
3 Consider 1 m length of dam perpendicular to the figure.
V 390 cm t 3min n 0.48
Evaluate the following when h = 18 m:
Hydraulic conductivity:
V L cm 33. The factor of safety against sliding.
K 0.061 A. 1.29 C. 1.12
A H t sec B. 1.96 D. 1.57
34. The factor of safety against overturning.
Discharge velocity: A. 1.45 C. 1.71
B. 4.09 D. 1.24
H 0.094 cm 35. The maximum foundation pressure in kPa.
vd K A. 250.4 C. 286.5
L sec B. 400.3 D. 267.9
Actual velocity:
vd cm
vs 0.196
n sec
P = 0.318QN/z
Where N = 1 / [1 + 2(r/z)]3/2
Evaluate the vertical stress, in kPa, at a point below the ground for
Q = 1800 kN if:
30. The Point is 3 m directly below the point of application of the load
Situation 2
Situation 3 For the three reservoirs shown in Figure HYD 4.302, the flow
of water to reservoir B is known to be 0.386 m/s. Assume friction
factor f = 0.032 for all pipes.
B 15m H 20m a 3m c 3m b 1m
kN kN
h 18m w 9.81 c 24 u pct 100 %
3 3
m m
Ry W1 W2 U 2563.65 kN
Rx F 1589.22 kN
RM W1 x1 W2 x2 39024 kN m
OM F yF U x3 22778.82 kN m
Ry RM
FSs 1.291 FSo 1.713
Rx OM
RM OM
xr 6.337 m
Ry
B
ec 0.5 B xr 1.163 m 2.5 m
6
Ry 6 ec
q max 1 250.435 kPa
B b B
Ry 6 ec
q min 1 91.385 kPa
B b B
ZA 358 m ZB 245 m ZC 132 m s
b 5m d 1.8m S 0.0062 n 0.015
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D1 0.6m L1 2.5km D2 0.4m L2 1.8km m
3
m 2
L3 1.5km f 0.032 Q2 0.386 A b d 9m P b 2 d 8.6 m
s
R A P 1.047 m
c ZA ZC 226 m b ZA ZB 113 m
2 1
f L v2 8 f L Q2 1 3 2 m3
HL = HL =
Discharge: Q A R S 48.698
D 2 g n s
2 g D5
Using the MES
8 f L2 Q2 2
HL2 69.273 m HL1 b HL2 43.727 m
Guess d n 1m
2 5
g D2 2
3 1
2 1 n
d
HL1 2 g D1 5 m3 Given Q = 2 dn S 2
Q1 0.717 n 2
8 f L1 s
d n Find d n 2.114 m b n 2 d n 4.228 m
m3
Q3 Q1 Q2 0.331 HL3 c HL1 182.273 m
s Savings in excavation
0.2 2 2
Ao A 9 m An bn d n 8.94 m
8 f L3 Q32
D3 0.299 m
2 g HL m3
3 SV Ao An 0.0602
m
Savings in lining:
Po 2 d b 8.6 m Pn 2 d n b n 8.457 m
Situation 5
2 10 4 m
3
3 b 4m ss 45deg Q 25
3 10 5 cm s
4
k s H m i 0.6 S 0.003 n 0.013s m
1 3
2 10 3 2
3
3 2
Top width T ( d) b 2 d Area A ( d) b d d
1 10
Perimeter P ( d) b 2 d 2
Ht H 12 m
Hyd radius R ( d) A ( d) P ( d)
k H cm
kh 0.00064333 Normal depth Guess d 2m
Ht s
2 1
cm3
q kh i Ht 1 cm 0.463
s Given
1 3
Q = A ( d ) R ( d) S
2
d Find ( d ) 1.244 m
n
w 9.81kN m3 R 0.8m b 1m h 6m
h c h 0.5 R 5.6 m
FH w h c ( b R) 43.949 kN
FV w Vol 45.741 kN
M A = 0
WC R = FV R
WC FV 45.741 kN
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