CECA 2 - Problem Set No. 05

CECA 2 – PROBLEM SET NO.
1. Water flows in a brickwork rectangular channel (n = 0.015) 2 m wide, on a slope of 5 m/km.

a. Find the flow rate when the normal depth is 50 cm.
b. If the normal depth remains 50 cm, find the channel width which will triple the flow rate.
2. The trapezoidal channel is made of brickwork (n = 0.015) and slopes at 1:500. Determine the flow rate if the
normal depth is 80 cm.
3. The finished – concrete channel shown in the figure is designed, without the barrier, for a flow rate of 6 m3/s at
a normal depth of 1 m. For finished concrete, n = 0.012.
a. Determine the design slope of the channel.
b. Determine the percentage reduction in flow if the channel is divided in the center by the proposed barrier.
4. Water flows in a 10 – m wide open channel with a flow rate of 5 m3/s. Determine the two possible depths if the
specific energy of the flow is E = 0.6 m.
5. A discharge of 4.5 m3/s occurs in a rectangular channel 1.83 m wide with s = 0.002 and n = 0.012.
a. Find the normal depth for uniform flow
b. Determine the critical depth.
c. Is the flow subcritical or supercritical?
6. Compute the critical depth for a flow at 0.4 m3/s through a 60° V – notch channel.
7. Over a hydraulic drop structure in a river 22.8m wide flows 170 m3/s. On the level apron of the structure the
water flows 0.60 m deep in the rapid state. A hydraulic jump is to take place in the apron.
a. What is the depth downstream?
b. What will be the critical depth?
c. What is the energy lost in hp?
d. What is the Froude number upstream?
8. Water flows through an almost level channel 3 m. wide at 12 m3/s. The depth gradually increases form 1.0 m. to
1.1 m. for a length of flow of 5m.
a. What is the head loss?
b. What is the slope of the energy gradient?
c. Compute the value of the roughness coefficient.
9. The rectangular channel is fitted with a 90° triangular weir plate. If the upstream depth of the water within the
channel is 2 m and the bottom of the weir plate is 1.5 m from the bottom of the channel, determine the flow
rate.
10. The rectangular channel has a width of 3 m and the depth of flow is 1.5 m. Determine the volumetric flow of
water over the rectangular sharp – crested weir. Take C = 0.83.
11. A rectangular, sharp-crested weir with end contractions is 1.4 m long. How high should it be placed in a channel
to maintain an upstream depth of 2.35 m for 0.40 m3/s flow?
12. A saturated soil has a unit weight of 18.85 kN/m3 and water content of 32%. Determine
the following:
a. Specific gravity of solid
b. Porosity
c. Submerged unit weight
13. The relative compaction of sand in the field is 94%. The maximum and minimum dry unit weights of the sand are
16.2 kN/m3 and 14.9 kN/m3 respectively. For the field condition determine the following:
a. Dry unit weight
b. Relative density of compaction
c. Moist unit weight at moisture content of 8%
14. A proposed earth fill needs 30,000 m 3 of soil and be compacted to 95% of Standard Proctor dry density tests
indicate that the max dry density is 19.4 kN/m 3 at an optimum water content of 16%. The borrow material in its
natural condition has a unit weight of 17.6 kN/m3 and water content of 12%. Determine the following:
a. Total volume of borrow required
b. Volume of void of borrow material if Gs = 2.671
c. Quantity of water to be added to bring the soil to the optimum moisture content.
15. The following observations were recorded when sand replacement test was conducted using sand-cone
equipment in order to find the density of natural soil.
Density of sand used in the test = 1.4 g/cm3

Weight of soil excavated from the pit = 950 grams
Weight of sand filling the pit = 700 grams
Water content of natural soil = 15%
Specific gravity of solid = 2.70
Compute the dry density of soil in g/cm3

16. A cylindrical soil sample of 7.5 cm height and 3.75 cm diameter has been prepared at the shrinkage limit. The
following limits were determined to be:
LL = 62%
PL = 34%
SL = 21%
Assume that Gs = 2.68.
If the sample is now allowed to absorb water so that its water content reaches the liquid limit, what will be its
volume?
17. A saturated soil used to determine the shrinkage limit has initial volume V1 = 20.2 cm3, final volume Vf = 14.3
cm3, mass of wet soil M1 = 34 g and mass of dry soil M2 = 24 g.
a. Determine the shrinkage limit
b. Determine the shrinkage ratio
c. Determine the specific gravity of the soil solids
18. In a liquid limit test using Fall cone apparatus, the following readings were recorded.
Sample Water content Penetration of cone (mm)
1 40% 12
2 45% 16
3 50% 21
4 58% 35
While in a plastic limit test the following data were obtained:
Weight of wet soil + container = 22.12 grams

Weight of dry soil + container = 20.42 grams
Weight of container = 13.07 grams
Determine the following:
a. Liquid limit
b. Plastic limit
c. Plasticity index
d. Consistency index if natural water content is 40

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1. Water flows in a brickwork rectangular channel (n = 0.015) 2 m wide, on a slope of 5 m/km.

Density of sand used in the test = 1.4 g/cm3

Compute the dry density of soil in g/cm3

While in a plastic limit test the following data were obtained:

Weight of wet soil + container = 22.12 grams

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