Republic of the Philippines

GILLESANIA Engineering Review and Training Center

Cebu

BOARD OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

HPGE PRACTICE 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. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE: WHENEVER YOU CAN ENCOUNTER A
CARET (^) SIGN, IT MEANS EXPONENTIATION

1. The elastic tendency if liquids which makes them acquire the least 15. A 1.53 m diameter open cylindrical tank was emptied by a 20.1 – mm
surface area possible. It is responsible, for example, when an object – diameter orifice in 60 minutes. If C = 0.59, how much water does it
or insect such as mosquitoes that is denser than water is able to float contain initially?
or run along the water surface. A. 1865L B. 1036L C. 1587L D. 1211L
A. surface tension C. modulus of elasticity
B. viscosity D. specific gravity 16. If the absolute pressure in a gas is 275.01 kPaa and the atmospheric
2. A vertical square plate 1.50 m in each side is submerged half in oil pressure is 941.7 mbar abs, find the gage pressure mbar.
and half in water. If the top of the plate is flushed with oil surface, A. 1.808 B. 1808 C. 180.8 D. 18.08
what is the ratio of the force water to oil. Specific gravity of oil is 0.80. 17. A 6-m square footing carries an axial load of 10,000 kN. It is
A. 3.25 B. 3.00 C. 3.75 D. 3.50 supported by a 27-m thick layer of soil with ρ = 1920 kg/m3. Use
3. An iceberg floats in seawater with 150 cubic meters of ice above the Terzaghi’s formula. Depth of base is 3m. Calculate the factor of safety
water surface. If the specific gravity of seawater is 1.02 and of ice is neglecting side friction. Nc = 23, Nq = 12, and Nγ = 7.6.
A. 3.68 B. 2.33 C. 1.52 D. 3.41
0.92, what is the total volume of ice? 18. A 200mm x 200mm x 400mm block weighs 50 N when fully saturated
A. 1290 m^3 B. 1530 m^3 C. 1340 m^3 D. 1420 m^3 in water. Determine the unit weight of the block in kN/m^3.
4. Water flows through at a velocity of 3.25 m/s. What is the velocity A. 20.6 B. 12.94 C. 15.66 D. 17.14
head? 19. A tank contains 4.2 m of water and is contaminated with oil (sg =
A. 0.63 m B. 0.43 m C. 0.82 m D. 0.72 m 0.82). If the pressure at the bottom of the tank 43.52 kPa, how thick
5. A soil specimen has the following properties: Gs = 2.7, e = 0.6 and w = is the oil in mm?
14%. Calculate the dry unit weight in kN/m3. A. 511.9 B. 288.2 C. 165.1 D. 254.6
A. 19.41 B. 14.23 C. 16.55 D. 11.42 20. A river barge whose cross section is approximately rectangular
carries a load of grain. The barge is 28 m wide and 90 m long. When
6. The pressure in the tank is 50 kPa, find the equivalent pressure head unloaded its draft (depth of submergence) is 5 m. and with the load
of water. of grain the draft is 7 m. Determine the unloaded weight of the barge.
A. 0.51m B. 51m C. 50m D. 5.1m A. 123 MN B. 109 MN C. 98 MN D. 121 MN
7. A tank containing 0.85 m deep of water is lifted up with an
acceleration of 1.25 m/s2. What is the theoretical velocity of flow 21. A 1.2-m-diameter closed vessel filled with oil (γoil = 8.3 kN/m3)
through an orifice at the bottom of the tank in m/s? rotates at 400rpm. What will be the pressure difference between the
A. 2.54 B. 3.87 C. 4.34 D. 5.36 circumference and the axis of rotation? Express the answer in kPa.
8. Determine the magnitude and direction of the force necessary to hold A. 315.98 B. 400.00 C. 267.31 D. 600.32
a concrete cube, 0.455 m on each side, in equilibrium and completely 22. The ratio between the volume of water and the volume of voids:
submerged in mercury (s = 13.6). Use sg of concrete = 2.40. A. degree of saturation C. void ratio
B. moisture content D. porosity
A. 10.35 kN upward C. 10.35 kN downward
23. The ratio between the volume of voids and the volume of the soil
B. 12.53 kN downward D. 12.53 kN upward
mass:
9. A soil tested in a soil mechanics laboratory gave the following results: A. void ratio C. degree of saturation
Liquid limit = 55%, Plastic limit = 31%, Flow index = 22. Determine B. porosity D. moisture content
the toughness index of the soil. 24. The ratio between the weight of water and the weight of solids
A. 0.81 B. 1.09 C. 1.95 D. 0.63 particles:
10. A trapezoidal canal with sides sloping 45° has a base width of 2m. If A. porosity C. moisture content
the depth of flow is 1m, what is the hydraulic radius for this B. degree of saturation D. void ratio
condition?
A. 0.52m B. 0.75m C. 0.62m D. 0.86m 25. In its natural state, a soil mass has a unit weight of 18 kN/m3. When
fully saturated with water, the soil weighs 20 kN/m3. If the moisture
11. A triangular V –notch weir with apex angle of 105ᵒ discharges water content is 8%, what is the porosity of the soil?
A. 34% B. 25% C. 42% D. 62%
at constant head of 605 mm. What is the discharge (in m3/s) if the
coefficient of discharges is 0.62?
A. 1.215 B. 0.504 C. 0.543 D. 0.632 26. A soil sample has Gs = 2.70, e = 40%, and S = 20%. What is the
12. A liquid mass is revolved at 60 rpm. What is the inclination of the saturated unit weight of this soil in kN/m^3?
A. 19.48 B. 18.92 C. 21.72 D. 16.22
water surface 450 mm from the axis of revolution?
A. 61ᵒ B. 52ᵒ C. 38ᵒ D. 45ᵒ
13. A rectangular scow 10 m wide, 15 m long, and 3.5 m high has a draft
in sea water of 2.5 m. Its center of gravity is 2.1 m above the bottom END
of the scow. The initial metacentric height is nearest to: PLEASE SUBMIT THIS TEST QUESTIONNAIRE TOGETHER WITH YOUR
A. 2.01m B. 1.81m C. 2.48m D. 2.81m ANSWER SHEET TO YOUR PROCTOR.
14. A 2.5 – m square plate is immersed in water in a vertical position such
that the two edges of the square are horizontal. The immersion is
such that the center of pressure in the plate is 7.01 cm from its center
of gravity. Determine the distance from the water surface to the top
of the gate.
A. 4.587 m B. 7.430 m C. 6.180 m D. 9.922 m
1A 11 C 21 C
2A 12 A 22 A
3B 13 C 23 B
4C 14 C 24 C
5C 15 D 25 A

6D 16 B 26 C
7C 17 A 27
8C 18 B 28
9B 19 B 29
10 C 20 A 30
 Republic of the Philippines
GILLESANIA Engineering Review and Training Center
Cebu

BOARD OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

HPGE 2 – PRACTICE 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. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE: WHENEVER YOU CAN ENCOUNTER A
CARET (^) SIGN, IT MEANS EXPONENTIATION

1. If a depth of liquid of 1m causes a pressure of 7 kPa, what is the

specific gravity of the liquid?
A. 0.15 B. 0.63 C. 0.52 D. 0.71
2. Calculate the void ratio of a soil sample with porosity of 0.25.
A. 25% B. 30% C. 28.36% D. 33.3%
3. If the angle of failure of a sample in a triaxial test is found to be 52ᵒ,
determine its angle of internal friction.
A. 18ᵒ B. 16ᵒ C. 15ᵒ D. 14ᵒ Fig. HGE00.013
4. A soil sample has Gs = 2.33, e = 40%, and S = 25%. What is the dry unit
weight of this soil in kN/m3? 16. A river barge, whose cross section is approximately rectangular,
A. 16.33 B. 17.85 C. 18.69 D. 18.22
5. Following are the results of a shrinkage limit test: carries a load of grain. The barge is 8.53m wide and 27.43m long.
Initial volume of soil in a saturated state = 26.3cm3 When unloaded its draft (depth of submergence) is 1.52m, and with
Final volume of soil in a dry state = 16.2cm3 the load of grain the draft is 2.13m. Determine the weight of the grain.
Initial mass in a saturated state = 48.0 g A. 1400 kN B. 3500 kN C. 9810 kN D. 8530 kN
Final mass in a dry state = 31.6 g 17. The Froude number of flow in a rectangular channel is 0.85. If the
Determine the shrinkage limit of the soil. depth of flow is 1.3 m, the critical depth is:
A. 15.65% B. 19.94% C. 18.63% D. 17.63% A. 0.95 m B. 1.08 m C. 1.22 m D. 1.17 m
6. A cubic meter of soil in its natural state weighs 17.75 kN; after being 18. A soil tested in a soil mechanics laboratory gave the following results:
dried, it weighs 15.08 kN. The specific gravity of the soil is 2.70. Liquid limit = 50%, Plastic limit = 30%, Flow index = 27. Determine
the toughness index of the soil.
Compute the moisture content. A. 0.74 B. 0.81 C. 0.95 D. 0.63
A. 15.08% B. 19.52% C. 14.23% D. 17.71%
19. Calculate the distribution of vertical stress along a vertical plane
7. The weight of the soil sample is 460g. Its total volume is 240cm3.
passing through one of the two forces. Specify the values of stress at
Calculate the density of the soil in grams per cubic centimeters.
A. 1.63 B. 2.11 C. 1.92 D. 1.43 depth 1m.
A. 190 kPa B. 191 kPa C. 189 kPa D. 188 kPa
8. Given Q = 150 kN. Calculate the stress increment at 5m depth and 7m
horizontal to the point of origin.
Hint:
 
 
0.477Q  1 
p   
z2   2 2.5
r   
  1     
   z   
A. 1.9 kPa B. 2.1 kPa C. 3.2 kPa D. 4.2 kPa
20. A sharp – edged orifice 50-mm in diameter lies in an inclined plane,
9. In a falling head permeability test given: L = 63mm, D = 25mm, d =
the jet being directed upward at an angle of 60° with the horizontal.
10mm, t = 6.3min, h1 = 79in, h2 = 52in. Calculate the coefficient of
The head under which the orifice is discharging is 6.10m and Cv =
permeability.
0.98. Neglecting air resistance, to what vertical height will the jet will
A. 4.33⨯10-7cm/s C. 6.93⨯100 in/s
B. 1.12⨯10-2 mm/s D. 1.23 m/s the jet rise?
10. A silty clay has a plastic limit of 25 and a plasticity index of 30. If the A. 4.39m B. 5.12m C. 6.77m D. 8.14m
clay has a liquidity index of 0.20. Compute the water content of the 21. A pre – stressed concrete pile 400mm x 400mm in cross – section and
clay. 20m long is driven in clayey soil with unconfined compression
A. 42 B. 25 C. 31 D. 18 strength qu = 110kPa. Compute the skin friction using an adhesion
11. A tank containing 0.54 m deep of water is transported by an elevator. factor α = 0.75.
What is the pressure at the bottom of the tank when the elevator A. 2640kN B. 860kN C. 960kN D. 1320kN
accelerates 2.3 m/s2 downward? 22. A triangular open channel has a slope of 0.003 and a coefficient of
A. 4.06 kPa B. 7.09 kPa C. 6.32 kPa D. 5.25 kPa roughness of 0.011. What should be the depth of the channel
12. Vertical triangular plate has a base of 1.5 m and depth of 3.0 m. The considering optimizing the flow at 5m3/s?
base is horizontal and flushed with the water surface. What is the A. 1.3m B. 0.63m C. 0.52m D. 1.54m
distance of force of water below the centroid of the plate? 23. Find the increase in pressure of an aircraft at 3km.
A. 0.4 m B. 0.5 m C. 0.3 m D. 0.2 m A. 36 kPa B. 29430kPa C. 29.43 kPa D. 36000kPa
13. Water flow in a 175-mm-diameter pipe with a velocity head of 14.80 24. A cylindrical bucket 150 mm in diameter and 200 mm high contains
meters. What is the discharge in m3/s? 175 mm of water. A boy swings the bucket on a vertical plane so that
A. 0.4098 B. 0.0485 C. 0.0324 D. 0.5069 the bottom of the bucket describes a circle of radius 1 m. How fast
14. A rectangular canal 2.5 m wide and 1.5 m deep has a full capacity of should it be rotated so that no water will be spilled?
7.5 m3/s. Assuming n = 0.018 what is the slope of the channel bed? A. 28.41 rpm B. 25.17 rpm C. 27.53 rpm D. 31.13 rpm
A. 0.0018 B. 0.0032 C. 0.0025 D. 0.0022
15. Find the force P needed to hold the 3-m-wide gate in the position
shown in Fig. HGE00.013 if r = 2m. 25. In a standard proctor test, the unit weight of solids is 27.3 kN/m3.
A. 48.6 B. 43.5 C. 84.6 D. 45.3 What is the specific gravity of the solids?
A. 2.65 B. 2.78 C. 2.71 D. 2.50
PLEASE SUBMIT THIS TEST QUESTIONNAIRE TOGETHER WITH YOUR ANSWER SHEET TO YOUR PROCTOR.

1D 11 A 21 D
2D 12 B 22 A
3D 13 A 23 A
4A 14 D 24 B
5B 15 D 25 B

6D 16 A 26
7C 17 D 27
8A 18 A 28
9B 19 B 29
10 C 20 A 30