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FLUID MECHANICS – EVALUATION 4

According to the elastic theory, the vertical stress induced by flexible A rectangular footing, 3 m x 4 m in plan, is founded 1.2 m below the
line load of infinite length that has an intensity of q units/length on ground surface for which the bulk unit weight of the soil is 20 kN/m^3,
the surface of a semi-infinite soil mass can be estimated by the the unconfined compressive strength is 10 kPa, and the angle of
expression: internal friction is 20 deg. Under the condition of general shear failure
(with Nc=17.69, Nq=7.44, Ny=3.64), evaluate the contribution of the
P=0.637 (q/N) where following to the ultimate bearing capacity, in kPa.

N=Z[1 + (r/z)^2]^2 10. Cohesion strength

a. 216.70 c. 108.35 kPa
r=horizontal distance from the line load b. 210.42 d. 332.22
z=depth of interest at which stress is induced
11. soil overburden
A concrete hollow block wall weighing 6 kN per lineal meter is carried a. 344.7 c. 178.56
by a wall footing 0.6 m wide. Evaluate b. 419.2 d. 169.8

1. Bearing pressure (kPa) exerted by the footing onto the supporting 12. footing dimension
soil a. 61.47 c. 36.81
a. 10 c. 30 b. 92.82 d. 97.45
b. 20 d. 40
13. For the value of the atmospheric pressure at sea level used in
2. stress (kPa) in the soil caused by the load depth equal to twice its engineering practice, evaluate how high (m) is the atmosphere above sea
width level?
a. 4.67 c. 5.31 a. 10 000 c. 8500
b. 2.50 d. 3.45 b. 9500 d. 7500

14. Convert 1 atmosphere to mmHg. Specific gravity of mercury is 13.56.

3. stress at a depth of 2 m and a horizontal distance 3 m from the line
a. 750 c. 780
load
b. 740 d. 760
a. 0.302 c. 0.318
b. 0.210 d. 0.474 A triangular gate with base width of 1 m and 1.5 m high is immersed at
angle of 45 deg with the vertical. The vertex of the gate is pointing upward
A triangular gate with height of 0.9 m and base width of 1.2 m is inclined and the base is 2.4 m below the water surface. Evaluate
60 degrees with the horizontal with the vertex at the top and the base
parallel with the water surface. The vertex is 2 m below the water surface. 15. Total hydrostatic force (N) acting on one side of the gate
Compute a. 19.36 c. 16.32
b. 21.48 d. 15.06
4. Total hydrostatic force (N) acting on one side of the gate
a. 15.87 c. 12.36 16. distance of the line of action of the total force from the base of the
b. 10.21 d. 13.35 gate (m)
a. 0.33 c. 0.46
5. location (m) of the total hydrostatic force from the vertex of the gate. b. 0.25 d. 0.52
a. 0.725 c. 0.684
b. 0.615 d. 0.684 17. If the gate is hinged at the base, what force (kN) normal to the gate is
required at the vertex to open it? Neglect the weight of the gate.
6. If the base is hinged, what normal force (kN) at the vertex is needed to a. 4.25 c. 4.68
open the gate? b. 5.24 d. 4.59
a. 4.22 c. 6.32
b. 5.24 d. 3.54 18. A layer of soft clay having an initial void ratio of 2 is 10 m thick.
Under a compressive load applied above it, the void ratio decreased
An open cylindrical vessel 1 m in dia contains water at a depth of 3.56 by one-half. Evaluate the reduction in the thickness of the clay layer
m. (m).
a. 4.67 c. 3.33
7. If it is rotated at a speed of 80 rpm about its vertical axis, determine b. 2.50 d. 3.45
the least depth of the vessel so that no water will be spilled out.
a. 3 m c. 2 m A sample of saturated clay has a water content of 56%. Assume
b. 4 m d. 2.5 m
Gs=2.72, solve
8. if the vessel is rotated at 120 rpm, how much water will be spilled
19. Void ratio
out?
a. 1.63 c. 1.4
a. 346 c. 752
b. 1.52 d. 1.29
b. 444 d. 366

9. If the vessel is rotated at 120 rpm, what would be the pressure (kPa) at 20. saturated unit weight (lb/ft^3)
the center bottom of the tank? a. 171.34 c. 105.16
a. 16.87 c. 22.36 b. 111.24 d. 134.09
b. 19.21 d. 19.52
21. porosity (%)
a. 45.98 c. 60.3
b. 27.77 d. 78.9

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FLUID MECHANICS – EVALUATION 4

22. A rectangular plate is submerged vertically in two layers of liquids. An 8.6 m thick clay layer is overlain by 15.2 m of sand to the ground.
Half of the plate is submerged in water and the other half in oil (G=0.84). The water table is level with the ground surface. The saturated unit
The top of the gate is flushed with liquid surface. Obtain the ratio of the weight of sand is 21.2 kN/m^3 and its dry unit weight is 18.2 kN/m^3.
force of water to the force of oil. The saturated unit weight of clay is 18.8 kN/m^3. The water table is
a. 3.25 c. 3.19 lowered to 7.6 m below the ground and the sand above the water
b. 3.75 d. 3.52 table have a degree of saturation lowered to 30%. Solve
According to Section 304.2 of NSCP, the designated allowable foundation
33. The effective pressure (kPa) at the midheight of the clay layer
pressure of 75 kPa (in Table 304-1 of NSCP) is for footing having a
before the lowering of the water table
minimum footing width of 300 mm and minimum depth of 300 mm into
a. 207 c. 256
the natural grade. An increase of 20% is allowed for each additional 300
mm of width and/or depth to a maximum value of three times the b. 324 d. 212
designated value. Calculate:
34. The effective pressure (kPa) at the midheight of the clay layer after
23. allowable foundation pressure (kPa) of square footing 1.20 m in width the lowering of the water table
and 300 mm in depth. a. 261 c. 236
a. 135 c. 105 b. 277 d. 270
b. 120 d. 150
35. The effective pressure (kPa) at the midheight of the clay layer
24. allowable foundation pressure (kPa) of square footing 1.20 m in width when the water table is at the clay surface and assuming that all sand
and 900 mm in depth. has the same degree of saturation
a. 135 c. 105 a. 314.7 c. 347.3
b. 120 d. 150 b. 329 d. 369.8

25. From the previous question, solve the safe load (kN) on top of the A vertical triangular gate 0.9 m high have its 2 m base flushed with the
footing. water surface. Determine
a. 194 c. 288
b. 324 d. 216 36. Total force acting on one side of the gate (kN)
a. 5.3 c. 1.25
A circular gate 1.5 m in dia is inclined at an angle of 45 deg. Fresh b. 1.25 d. 2.65
water stands on one side of the gate to a height of 10 m above the
center of the gate. Evaluate 37. location of the center of pressure from the top
a. 0.3 m c. 0.2 m
26. Total force (kn) on the gate b. 0.45 m d. 0.25 m
a. 173.4 c. 183.05
b. 134.6 d. 288.36 38. eccentricity (m)
a. 0.15 c. 0.10
27. Locate the point of action (m) of the total force from the bottom b. 0.63 d. 0.20
on the plane of the gate
a. 0.74 c. 0.45 A cylinder having a diameter of 1.2 m and weighing 800 N is held in
position in sea water by a wire tied to an anchor block resting at the
b. 0.56 d. 0.28
bottom of the sea such that 0.30 m of the cylinder is below the surface of
the water with its axis vertical. The anchor block has a volume of 0.5 m^3
28. If the gate is hinged at the top, evaluate the force (kN) normal to
and weighs 24 kN per cu. m in air. Assume sea water to have a specific
the gate at the bottom that will require to open it gravity=1.03, neglecting the weight and volume of the cable. Determine
a. 33.22 c. 101.78
b. 94.47 d. 87.80 39. Buoyant force on the cylinder for the position described, kN
a. 1.33 c. 6.89
In a tri-axial test for normally consolidated soil, the normal stress at b. 3.43 d. 2.78
failure is equal to 450 kPa and the shear stress at failure is equal to
300 kPa. Compute 40. tensile force in the wire when the top of the cylinder is 0.60 m above
the water surface, kN
29. Angle of friction (degrees) a. 1.23 c. 2.75
a. 35.28 c. 33.69 b. 2.63 d. 5.78
b. 17.36 d. 38.98
41. rise in the tide that will lift the anchor from the bottom of the sea, m
30. angle of the failure plane with the major principal axis (degrees) a. 0.38 c. 0.25
a. 56 c. 62 b. 0.73 d. 0.63
b. 77 d. 77
A 300 mm dia test well penetrates 27 m below the static water table.
31. maximum principal stress at failure (kPa) After 24 hours of pumping at 69 li/s, the water level in an observation
a. 1567 c. 1013 well at a distance of 95 m from the test well is lowered 0.5 m and the
b. 1333 d. 978 other observation well at a distance of 35 m from the test well, the
water level dropped by 1.1 m. Determine
32. What is the unit weight (N/m^3) of dry air at standard temperature
and pressure? 42. Rate of flow in m^3/day
a. 12.5 c. 10.6 a. 5961.6 c. 5834.3
b. 11.3 d. 15.3 b. 9546.4 d. 9423.3

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FLUID MECHANICS – EVALUATION 4

43. coefficient of permeability of the aquifer in m/day
a. 51.34 c. 60.27
b. 11.24 d. 34.09

44. transmissibility of the aquifer in m^2/day

a. 1633 c. 1894
b. 1579 d. 2491

45. The absolute pressure of air in a water condenser is 40 kPaa. What is

the gage pressure 1.5 m below the water surface, kPa?
a. 54.72 c. 156.04
b. -46.61 d. -63.89

46. Section 302.4.5 of the NSCP provides that slope of fill surface shall be
no steeper than is safe for its intended use and shall not be steeper than
__
a. 1:2 c. 1.5:2
b. 1:1 d. 1:3

47. A hydraulic jack is used to raise a 10 kN car. A force of 40 kN is applied

on a 25 cm dia plunger. What dia of jack in mm is required to raise the
car?
a. 300 c. 150
b. 125 d. 100

48. Evaluate the kinetic energy of a unit weight of water in meters, flowing
at 4 m/s
a. 0.815 c. 0.75
b. 0.363 d. 0.633

49. A soil sample has a water content of 80% and a degree of

saturation of 90%. Find the void ratio if it has a G=2.67
a. 1.75 c. 2.37
b. 1.33 d. 2.56

50. A flow in which the velocity of the fluid at a particular fixed point does
not change with time.
a. steady c. laminar
b. continuous d. turbulent

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