Hge Set 1-09-02

REVIEW INNOVATIONS
MANILA – CEBU - DAVAO

PHILIPPINES
FIRST PREBOARD FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERS Preboard Examination

Thursday, September 2, 2021 12:00 p.m. — 03:00 p.m.
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HYDRAULICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SET 1
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.GOOD LUCK.
NOTE: A times B is represented by A × B or A*B. A raised to the power n is

expressed as A^n. All problems are 1 point each.
1. A right circular cone is 50 mm in radius and 170 mm high and weighs 1.5
N in air. How much force (N) is required to push this cone vertex-downward
into ethanol (sg = 0.79) so that its base is exactly at the surface?
A. 1.50 C. 1.75
B. 1.95 D. 1.68
2. If a container containing water 0.3 m deep is carried inside an elevator

that accelerates at 3 m/s2, evaluate the pressure, in kPa, exerted by the
water at the base of the container if the elevator is traveling downward.
A. 2.225 C. 2.043
B. 2.786 D. 2.553
3. A diamond mine is 2 miles below sea level. Estimate the air pressure at
this depth, in kPa.
A. 140 C. 145
B. 135 D. 130
Situation 1. A 4 m high embankment, with a top width of 5 m and side slopes of

1:1, has to be constructed by compacting soil from a nearby borrow pit.
The unit weight and natural moisture content of the soil are 1800 kg/m3
and 8% respectively. If the required dry density and moisture content of
the embankment soil be 1.82 gm/cc and 18% respectively. Assume G = 2.70.
4. Determine the volume of the soil for a km of embankment
A. 33, 000 cu. m C. 39, 000 cu. m
B. 36, 000 cu. m D. 30, 000 cu. m
5. Determine the volume of earth to be excavated from the burrow pit for
every km.
A. 39, 312 cu. m C. 37, 502 cu. m
B. 38, 701 cu. m D. 40, 806 cu. m
6. Determine the quantity of water to be added to it for every km of finished
embankment soil.
A. 6112 cu. m C. 6767 cu. m
B. 6353 cu. m D. 6552 cu. m
7. A piece of irregularly shaped metal weighs 300.0 N in air. When the metal
is completely submerged in water, it weighs 232.5 N. Find the volume of
the metal, in m^3.
A. 0.00588 C. 0.00488
B. 0.00688 D. 0.00788
8. The reading on Romel’s barometer is 980 mbars at the beginning of a hiking

trip, and 790 mbars at the end. Assuming an average air density of 1.20
kg/m3, determine the vertical distance climbed, in meters.
A. 1782 C. 1614
B. 1104 D. 1564
9. An object having a weight of 8.26 kN/m3 is thrown in the Dead Sea where
water has a specific gravity of 1.20. Evaluate the percentage volume of
the object below the water surface.
A. 70.2% C. 18.3%
B. 81.7% D. 29.8%
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Situation 2. The Atterberg limits of a clay sample are LL = 75%, PL = 45% and
SL = 25%. If the sample has a volume of 30 cm3 at the liquid limit and a
volume of 16.6 cm3 at the shrinkage limit.
10. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of solids?
A. 10.9 cm3 C. 8.9 cm3
B. 9.9 cm 3 D. 11.9 cm3
11. Which of the following most nearly gives the specific gravity of the
solids?
A. 2.65 C. 2.67
B. 2.75 D. 2.71
12. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of sample at plastic
limit?
A. 24.92 cm3 C. 23.48 cm3
B. 26.59 cm3 D. 21.96 cm3
13. A rigid gate of a flood control structure in a river is 6 m wide by 4 m

high and weighs 10 kN. With its longer edge horizontal, it is moved up
and down with its short edge sliding in vertical channel guides. Evaluate
the force, in kN, needed to raise the gate when the surface of water is
2 m above its top edge. The coefficient of friction between the gate and
the channel guides is 0.10. Neglect the buoyant effect of the water on
the gate and the weight of the cables connected to the gate.
A. 104 C. 110
B. 94 D. 92
14. A concrete cube 0.60 m. on an edge, weighing 23.5 kN/m is placed at the
bottom of the tank in which seawater (sp.gr. = 1.03) stands 5 m. deep.
The bottom edges are sealed off so that no water is admitted under the
block. Evaluate the vertical pull required to lift the block in kN.
A. 18.69 C. 20.55
B. 19.37 D. 21.08
15. A barrel containing water weighs 1260 N. What will be the reading on the
scale (N) if a 5 cm by 5 cm piece of wood is held vertically in the water
to a depth of 0.60 m?
A. 1274.7 C. 1245.3
B. 1260.0 D. 1254.6
Situation 3. The result of sieve analysis of three soils is given below. It is

required to classify these soils according to the AASHTO Classification
System. Use the attached AASHTO tables.
SIEVE ANALYSIS
Diameter Percent Passing
Sieve No.
(mm) Soil A Soil B Soil C
4 4.760 85 98 100
8 2.380 80 90 95
10 2.000 68 85 88
20 0.840 62 78 75
40 0.420 52 62 60
60 0.250 48 55 52
100 0.149 38 50 40
200 0.074 25 45 34
LL 42 45 38
PL 33 37 18
16. What is the classification of Soil A?
A. A-2-5(2) C. A-2-7(0)
B. A-2-7(2) D. A-2-5(0)
17. What is the classification of Soil B?
A. A-4(2) C. A-4(0)
B. A-5(2) D. A-5(0)
18. What is the classification of Soil C?
A. A-2-4(2) C. A-2-5(2)
B. A-2-7(2) D. A-2-6(2)
19. Determine “y” in Figure FM-2 so that the flashboard will tumble only when
the water reaches their top.
A. 2.00 C. 3.00
B. 2.67 D. 1.33
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20. An open rectangular tank 1 m wide and 2 m long contains gasoline to a
depth of 1 m. If the height of the tank sides is 1.5 m, what is the
maximum horizontal acceleration (m/s2)(along the long axis of the tank)
that can develop before the gasoline would begin to spill?
A. 5.7 C. 9.8
B. 3.6 D. 4.9
21. A square pole (s.g.=0.68), 80 mm by 80 mm by 6 m long, is suspended by a

wire so that 4 m is submerged in water and 2 m is above the surface. What
is the tension (N) in the wire?
A. 5 C. 6
B. 4 D. 3
Situation 4. Given the laboratory results of the Atterberg Limit Test in Figure
004. Plot the water content versus the number of blows.
Liquid Limit
Test Number 1 2 3 4
Number of Blows 35 28 20 15
Weight of wet soil + Container, g 91.57 108.16 119.14 114.94
Weight of dry soil + Container, g 73.78 85.04 89.56 84.10
Weight of Container, g 21.45 22.56 20.78 19.86
Weight of Water,g
Weight of Dry Soil g
Water content, %
Plastic Limit and Natural Water Content

Natural Water
Plastic Limit
Content
Test Number 1 2 1 2
Weight of wet soil + Container, g 24.46 26.73 30.50 28.11
Weight of dry soil + Container, g 21.79 23.44 24.64 23.69
Weight of Container, g 12.45 13.21 12.32 13.24
Weight of Water, g
Weight of Dry Soil
Water Content, %
Average, %
22. Determine the nearest value of the Liquid Limit of the soil.
A. 33.9% C. 30.9%
B. 39.3% D. 3.09%
23. Determine the nearest value to the Plastic Limit of the soil.
A. 30.36% C. 33.06%
B. 36.30% D. 63.60%
24. Determine the nearest value to the Liquidity Index of the soil.
A. 1.269 C. 1.296
B. 1.926 D. 1.629
25. A stone weighs 600 N, and when it was lowered into a square tank 0.610 m
on a side, the weight of the stone in water was 323 N. How much did the
water rise in the tank, in mm?
A. 76 C. 80
B. 72 D. 83
26. The hydraulic jack in Figure FM-1 is filled with oil at 897 kg/m3.
Neglecting the weight of the two pistons, what force F, in Newtons, on
the handle is required to support the 8900-N weight for this design?
A. 72 C. 52
B. 62 D. 82
27. A 3.7-m high by 1.5-m wide rectangular gate AB is vertical and is hinged
at a point 150 mm below its center of gravity. The total depth of water
is 6.1 m. What horizontal force F (kN) must be applied at the bottom of
the gate for equilibrium.
A. 10.2 C. 16.1
B. 18.6 D. 12.4
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Situation 5. A sample was found to have unit of 19.10 kN/m3 when 40% saturated
and 20.06 kN/m3 when 70% saturated.
28. Find the specific gravity of the soil.
A. 2.77 C. 2.45
B. 2.69 D. 2.83
29. Find the void ratio of the sample.
A. 0.41 C. 0.48
B. 0.37 D. 0.55
30. Find the porosity of the soil.
A. 29.08% C. 32.43%
B. 27.01% D. 35.48%
Figure FM-1
Figure FM-2
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REVIEW INNOVATIONS

MANILA – CEBU - DAVAO

FIRST PREBOARD FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING

CIVIL ENGINEERS Preboard Examination

HYDRAULICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SET 1

NOTE: A times B is represented by A × B or A*B. A raised to the power n is

2. If a container containing water 0.3 m deep is carried inside an elevator

Situation 1. A 4 m high embankment, with a top width of 5 m and side slopes of

8. The reading on Romel’s barometer is 980 mbars at the beginning of a hiking

13. A rigid gate of a flood control structure in a river is 6 m wide by 4 m

Situation 3. The result of sieve analysis of three soils is given below. It is

21. A square pole (s.g.=0.68), 80 mm by 80 mm by 6 m long, is suspended by a

Plastic Limit and Natural Water Content

WARNING: Failure to submit your Test Questions (Complete) set will

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