HGE

QUIZZES
 QUIZ 1 7) Which of the following most nearly gives the flow
rate of water through the aquifer?
SITUATION 1: A certain soil has a hydraulic gradient A. 18441.4 m3/day C. 14814.8 m3/day
of 1.27 at quicksand condition. The bulk unit weight B. 11844.1 m /day
3 D. 14841.4 m3/day
of the soil is 20.64 kN/m3 with a void ratio of 0.45.
8) Which of the following most nearly gives the
1) What is the specific gravity of the soil solids? interstitial velocity of the flow?
A. 2.84 C. 2.56 A. 0.04 m/day C. 0.15 m/day
B. 2.94 D. 2.67 B. 0.16 m/day D. 0.59 m/day

2) What is the dry unit weight of the soil? 9) Which of the following most nearly gives the time
A. 17.25 C. 16.56 of travel from the head of the aquifer to a point 4 km
B. 19.23 D. 18.62 downstream?
A. 3318 days C. 5656 days
3) What is the moisture content of the soil in B. 6750 days D. 4422 days
percent?
A. 8.2 C. 12.6 10) The dry and saturated unit weight. of a soil is
B. 6.5 D. 7.3 15.42 kN/m3 and 19.62 kN/m3. Determine the unit
weight of the soil when it is 30% saturated.
SITUATION 2: From the laboratory test, the following A. 18.66 kN/m3 C. 14.74 kN/m3
results were recorded: B. 16.68 kN/m 3 D. 17.44 kN/m3
Natural Moisture Content = 24%
Liquid Limit = 62% 11) If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of
Plastic Limit = 28% solids, what is the porosity and void ratio equal to?
% of particles less than 2 𝜇𝑚 = 23% A. 0 and 1 C. 1 and 0.5
B. 1 and 0 D. 0.5 and 1
4) Determine the liquidity index of the soil.
A. -0.12 C. -0.14 12) The ratio of the weight if given volume of soil
B. +0.12 D. +0.14 solids to the weight of an equal volume of distilled
water at a given temperature is known as
5) Determine the consistency of the soil. A. Porosity C. Void Ratio
A. Brittle Solid C. Liquid B. Specific gravity D. Water Content
B. Plastic D. None
SITUATION 4: A layer of sand 5 meters deep overlies
6) Determine the activity classification. a 4 m thick bed of clay. Assume sand has saturated
A. 1.65 C. 1.30 unit weight and dry unit weight of 20.9 kN/m3 and
B. 1.48 D. 1.83 17.4 kN/m3 respectively, while the clay has saturated
unit weight of 17.8 kN/m3. Determine the effective
SITUATION 3: A confined aquifer has a hydraulic stress 9 m below the ground surface if:
conductivity of 40 m/day and a porosity of 25%. The
piezometric surface in two observation wells are at 13) The water table is at the ground level.
elevation 65 m and 60 m, respectively from the A. 118.96 kPa C. 87.41 kPa
common datum. The first and second observation B. 88.29 kPa D. 107.03 kPa
well are 3.65 km and 5 km from the source of
recharge respectively. The aquifer has an average 14) The water table is at the ground level.
thickness of 25 m and average width of 4 km. A. 118.96 kPa C. 87.41 kPa
B. 88.29 kPa D. 107.03 kPa

15) If the water table is at the top of the clay.

A. 118.96 kPa C. 87.41 kPa
B. 88.29 kPa D. 107.03 kPa

SITUATION 5: A proposed fill needs 30,000m3 of soil

and be compacted to 95% of Standard Proctor dry
density. Tests indicate that the max dry density is
19.4 kN/m3 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. 6.8 x 10-6 cm/s C. 7.5 x 10-6 cm/s
16) Total volume of borrow required. B. 6.3 x 10-6 cm/s D. 7.2 x 10-6 cm/s
A. 28,500 m3 C. 31,579 m3
B. 35,194 m 3 D. 30,081 m3 SITUATION 8: After 24 hours of pumping at 50
liters/sec, the water level in an observation well at a
17) Volume of void of borrow material if Gs = 2.671 distance of 100 m from the test well is lowered 0.5 m.
A. 14,077 m3 C. 17,635 m3 At another observation well 50 m located from the
B. 15,740 m 3 D. 18,422 m3 test well, the water level dropped by 1.0 m. Height of
water from the test well is 27 m.
18) Quantity of water to be added to bring the soil
to the optimum moisture content. 22) Estimate the rate of flow in cubic meters per day.
A. 3411 C. 3522 A. 4630 C. 4320
B. 4658 D. 2254 B. 4490 D. 4150

19) A deposit of cohesionless soil with a 23) Evaluate the coefficient of permeability of the
permeability of 3 x 10-2 cm/s has a depth of 10 m aquifer in meters per day.
with an impervious ledge below. A sheet pile wall is A. 41.2 C. 30.9
driven into this deposit to a depth of 7.5 m. The wall B. 36.3 D. 45.1
extends above the surface of the soil and 2.5 m depth
of water acts on one side. Determine the seepage 24) Compute the transmissibility of the aquifer in
quantity per meter length of the wall in cm3/s. square meters
A. 1029 C. 953
B. 1176 D. 847

25) In a liquid limit test using cup apparatus, the

following data were taken:

Sample Water Content No. of Blows

1 41.8% 39
2 43.5% 23
3 44.3% 20
4 45.5% 13
A. 2.89 C. 2.50
From the plastic limit test, the water contents
B. 2.14 D. 2.96
were found to be 20.3% and 20.8%. Determine
the following Liquidity Index if natural water
SITUATION 6: A canal is cut into soil with content is 38%
stratigraphy shown in the figure. Assuming flow A. 0.77 C. 1.21
takes place laterally through the sides of the canal B. 0.89 D. 2.38
and vertically below the canal:

20) Calculate the ratio of the equivalent horizontal

hydraulic conductivity to the equivalent vertical
hydraulic conductivity for flow through the sides of
the canal.
A. 1.53 C. 2.06
B. 3.05 D. 2.51

21) Determine the equivalent hydraulic conductivity

below the bottom of canal.
ANSWER KEY:
1) A
2) B
3) D
4) A
5) A
6) B
7) C
8) D
9) B
10) B
11) D
12) B
13) C
14) D
15) A
16) B
17) A
18) D
19) B
20) C
21) D
22) C
23) B
24) C
25) A
 HGE - QUIZ 2 SITUATION 3: The result of a
consolidated drained tri-axial soil
SITUATION 1: A column is to be test conducted on a normally
supported by a square footing 2.00 m consolidated clay are as follows:
on a side, on a founding depth of 1.00 Chamber confining pressure = 250 kPa
m into a cohesionless soil deposit. Deviator stress at failure = 350 kPa
The unit weight of the soil is 16 kN/m3
and the angle of internal friction is 7. Evaluate the angle of friction of
25°. Using Terzaghi’s formula for the soil sample in degrees.
general shear failure. Use Nc=25.13, A. 32.05 C. 36.87
Nq=12.72, Ny=8.34. B. 24.31 D. 26.56
1. Evaluate the contribution of the
depth of embedment to the ultimate 8. Evaluate the shear stress on the
bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa. failure plane in kPa.
A. 193.2 C. 197.8 A. 128.05 C. 201.32
B. 203.5 D. 209.4 B. 159.48 D. 178.91

2. Contribution of the footing 9. Evaluate the normal stress on the

dimension to the ultimate bearing plane of maximum shear in kPa.
capacity of the soil, in kPa. A. 352.96 C. 425.00
A. 80.1 C. 133.4 B. 600.00 D. 525.00
B. 93.6 D. 106.8
10. A 450 kN is transmitted by a
3. Concentric load, in kN, that the column footing onto the surface
footing can safely support, using a through a square footing 1.5 m on a
factor of safety of 3.0 against side. Assuming that the force exerted
bearing capacity failure. on the underlying soil formation
A. 449.2 C. 413.7 spreads on 2V:1H, evaluate the
B. 364.4 D. 388.5 pressure (kPa) exerted in footing on
a soil 2.7 m below it.
SITUATION 2: In accordance with the A. 35.05 C. 200.00
Buosinesq theory, the vertical stress B. 25.51 D. 55.40
at a point below the center of a
flexible circular area in a semi- 11. A normally consolidated clay
infinite, homogeneous, isotropic soil located below ground surface has 3 m
mass due to a uniform load is given by thickness and void ratio of 1.1. The
the expression uniform load acting on the ground
P = q (1-1/N) surface is 40 kPa.
N = [1+(r/z)^2]^1.5 Ave. effective stress at the top of
clay = 56 kPa
4. Evaluate the bearing pressure, in Ave. effective stress at the midpoint
kPa, exerted by the footing onto the of clay = 80 kPa
supporting soil by a 4-m diameter Pre-consolidation pressure = 130 kPa
circular footing that is transmitting Compression index = 0.45
a column load of 1500 kN. Swell index = 0.06
A. 77.9 C. 110 Compute the primary consolidation
B. 119 D. 99.5 settlement in mm.
A. 20 C. 150
5. Evaluate the vertical stress, in B. 15 D. 4
kPa, at a depth 6 meters below the
center of the footing. 12. A clay layer consolidates after 6
A. 25.5 C. 17.5 years when its thickness is 5.70 m and
B. 22.6 D. 19.6 the void ratio is 1.08. Assuming Cα =
0.04, estimate the secondary
6. How deep, in meters, below the compression settlement in the next 15
footing would the pressure be reduced years.
to 1/10 of the pressure at the base of A. 59 mm C. 50 mm
the footing? B. 71 mm D. 42 mm
A. 8.41 C. 9.01
B. 6.95 D. 7.42 13. A 10-m thick layer of soft clay
has an initial void ratio of 1.2.
Under a compressive load applied above SITUATION 7: A group of 9 piles with
it, the void ratio decreased by one- 3 piles in a row was driven into a
half. Evaluate the reduction in the soft clay extending from ground level
thickness of the clay layer, in meters. to a great depth. The diameter and the
A. 3.27 C. 2.37 length of the piles were 30 cm and 10
B. 2.73 D. 3.71 m respectively. The unconfined
compressive strength of the clay is 70
SITUATION 5: A strip footing of width kPa and Nc = 9. If the piles were
3 m is founded at a depth of 2 m below placed 90 cm center to center
the ground surface in a soil having a
cohesion c = 30 kN/m2 and angle of 20. Compute the allowable load on the
shearing resistance Φ = 35°. The water pile group-based block failure for a
table is at a depth of 5 m below ground factor of safety of 2.5.
level. The moist weight of soil above A. 2025.45 kN C. 1736.10 kN
the water table is 17.25 kN/m3. Use Nc B. 2430.54 kN D. 3038.18 kN
= 57.8, Nq = 41.4, Ny = 42.4.
14. Determine the ultimate bearing 21. Compute the allowable load on the
capacity of the soil pile group-based individual pile for
A. 4780 kN/m2 C. 4560 kN/m2 a factor of safety of 2.5.
2
B. 4259 kN/m D. 5438 kN/m2 A. 1267.7 kN C. 1056.4 kN
B. 3169.2 kN D. 3803.0 kN
15. Determine the net safe bearing
pressure of the footing if the water 22. Compute the allowable load for
table rises to the ground level for FS each pile for a factor of safety of 3.
= 3. The saturated unit weight is 18.5 A. 352.1 kN C. 507.1 kN
kN/m3. B. 422.6 kN D. 633.9 kN
A. 1002.07 kN/m2 C. 997.33 kN/m2
B. 2992.00 kN/m2 D. 3006.2 kN/m2 SITUATION 8: Given the following data
for the footing shown:
16. Determine the net safe bearing
pressure of the footing if the water
table is 1.25 m below ground level for
FS = 3. The saturated unit weight is
18.5 kN/m3.
A. 1302.45 kN/m2 C.1560.22 kN/m2
B. 1408.00 kN/m2 D.1664.30 kN/m2

SITUATION 6: A prestressed concrete

pile, 300 mm x 300 mm in cross-section,
is to be driven in a clayey soil (γ =
18.5 kN/m3). The design pile has a
design capacity of 450 kN. Use factor
of safety of 2. The unconfined
compression shear strength, qu of the
soil is 110 kPa. Use Nc = 9. 23. Considering the self-weight of the
footing, compute the maximum soil
17. What is the end bearing capacity pressure in the isolated footing.
of pile in kN. B = 2 a = 0.6 m d1 = 1.5 m
A. 44.6 C. 62.7 L = 3 b = 0.6 m d2 = 0.75 m.
B. 58.6 D. 75.4 Footing thickness, t = 0.6 m
Unit weight of concrete = 23.5 kN/m3
18. Compute the skin friction in kN Column load, P = 700 kN
expected to develop along the shaft of A. 204.2 kPa C. 256.8 kPa
the pile. B. 236.7 kPa D. 218.3 kPa
A. 855.5 C. 754.2
B. 963.2 D. 689.1 24. Neglecting the weight of the
footing, compute the length of footing
19. Compute the length of the pile if base in contact with soil.
the frictional constant α = 0.6. B = 2 a = 0.6 m d1 = 1.5 m
A. 14.5 m C. 21.6 m L = 3 b = 0.6 m d2 = 0.5 m.
B. 28.4 m D. 18.5 m Footing thickness, t = 0.6 m
Unit weight of concrete = 24 kN/m3
Column load, P = 800 kN
A. 333.33 kPa C. 355.60 kPa
B. 387.40 kPa D. 325.60 kPa

25. Neglecting the weight of the

footing, compute the maximum soil
pressure in the isolated footing.
B = 2 a = 0.6 m d1 = 1.5 m
L = 3 b = 0.6 m d2 = 1.0 m.
Footing thickness, t = 0.6 m
Unit weight of concrete = 23.5 kN/m3
Column load, P = 800 kN
Moment about the major principal axis
of footing = 640 kN-m
A. 767 kPa C. 453 kPa
B. 889 kPa D. 627 kPa

ANSWER KEY:
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. D
24. C
25. B
 HGE - QUIZ 3 6. Calculate the actual load on strut
B.
SITUATION 1: A cantilever sheet pile A. 33.29 kN C. 28.42 kN
8.20 m long is embedded to a depth of B. 40.54 kN D. 35.29 kN
3.20 m. It supports dry sand with a
dry unit weight of 15.72 kN/m3 and an SITUATION 3: A square plate having one
angle of shearing resistance of 34°. of its sides equal to 3.50 m is
The water table is located at the immersed in water in a vertical
bottom of the sheet pile. position such that the two edges of
the square would be horizontal. The
1. Which of the following most nearly center of pressure in the plate is 12
gives the total active pressure acting cm from the center of gravity.
on the sheet pile per meter width?
A. 149.41 kN/m C. 156.70 kN/m 7. Which of the following most nearly
B. 120.67 kN/m D. 133.07 kN/m gives the distance of the upper
surface of the plate from the water
2. Which of the following most nearly surface?
gives the maximum total passive A. 6.76 m C. 12.36 m
pressure that the passive soil can B. 9.25 m D. 15.10 m
offer?
A. 250.39 kN/m C. 269.11 kN/m 8. Which of the following most nearly
B. 284.69 kN/m D. 212.54 kN/m gives the distance of the center of
pressure from the water surface?
3. Which of the following most nearly A. 6.24 m C. 14.81 m
gives the required total passive B. 11.36 m D. 8.63 m
pressure to ensure stability?
A. 401.57 kN/m C. 340.99 kN/m 9. Which of the following most nearly
B. 309.22 kN/m D. 382.86 kN/m gives the hydrostatic force acting on
one side of the plate?
SITUATION 2: An 8m deep braced cut in A. 890.40 kN C. 1,236.71 kN
medium clay is shown. The unit weight B. 1,022.30 kN D. 697.21 kN
γ = 16.5 kN/m3 and the undrained shear
strength Cu = 27.8 kPa. In the plan, 10. Assuming specific weight of air to
the struts are placed at spacing 2.4 be constant at 12 N/m3, what is the
m center to center. Using Peck’s approximate height of Mt. Rafa if a
empirical pressure diagram, mercury barometer at the base of the
mountain reads 654 mm and at the same
time another mercury barometer at the
top of the mountain reads 480 mm?
A. 1,835.62 m C. 1,748.03 m
B. 1,602.19 m D. 1,934.53 m

11. A tank contains oil with specific

gravity of 0.80, gasoline with
specific gravity of 0.90, and sea
water with specific gravity of 1.05.
What is the pressure at a depth of
1.20 m if the depths of the liquids
are 0.50 m, 0.60 m, and 0.80 m,
respectively?
A. 1,812 kg/m2 C. 942 kg/m2
4. Compute the actual load on strut A. B. 1,045 kg/m 2
D. 1,318 kg/m2
A. 124.57 kN C. 116.47 kN
B. 153.48 kN D. 162.81 kN 12. A pressure gage at elevation 10 m
at the side of a tank containing a
5. Calculate the actual load on strut liquid reads 80 kPa. Another gage at
C. elevation 4 m reads 120 kPa. Find the
A. 127.92 kN C. 131.95 kN specific gravity of the liquid.
B. 210.38 kN D. 199.68 kN A. 0.62 C. 0.65
B. 0.73 D. 0.68
SITUATION 4: A vertical retaining wall 18. Find the direction of the total
6m high retains a horizontal backfill hydrostatic force from the horizontal.
with the following properties: A. 48.09° C. 31.60°
Specific gravity = 2.60 B. 41.91° D. 37.45°
Void ratio = 0.60 SITUATION 6: A cut slope was excavated
Angle of internal friction = 30° in saturated clay as shown. The slope
made an angle of 60° with the
13. Compute the magnitude of the horizontal. When the slope of failure
active force per meter on the wall if occurs, BC = 8m. Given the following:
the water table is on the ground m = 0.185, γ = 18 kN/m3, c = 20 kPa:
surface on top of the wall.
A. 280.1 kN/m C. 200.5 kN/m
B. 235.4 kN/m D. 218.3 kN/m

14. As in the case above but the water

table is lowered at a depth of 3m
below the ground surface, compute the
magnitude of the active force.
A. 130.5 kN/m C. 126.3 kN/m
B. 149.4 kN/m D. 115.1 kN/m

15. If the water table is lowered

further at the bottom of the retaining
wall and with ω = 24%, compute the 19. Determine the stability factor.
magnitude of the active force. A. 4.36 C. 5.41
A. 118.50 kN/m C. 130.70 kN/m B. 4.90 D. 5.89
B. 124.55 kN/m D. 144.42 kN/m
20. Determine the critical depth of
SITUATION 5: The submerged curve AB is cut.
one quarter of a circle of radius 2m A. 5.0 m C. 6.0 m
and is located on the lower corner of B. 5.5 m D. 6.5 m
a tank as shown. The length of the
tank perpendicular to the sketch is 21. Determine the angle of failure
4m. plane.
A. 22.45° C. 25.19°
B. 27.63° D. 29.71°

22. What minimum diameter of glass

tube is necessary to keep the
capillary-height change of water less
than 2 mm? Use o = 0.0712 N/m.
A. 14.5 mm C. 21.3 mm
B. 16.2 mm D. 18.1 mm

23. For freshwater and seawater

flowing in parallel horizontal
pipelines are connected to each other
by a double U-tube manometer, as shown
in the figure. Determine the pressure
difference between the two pipelines.
16. Find the horizontal force acting Take the density of seawater at that
on the curve AB. location to be  = 1035 kg/m3.
A. 512.36 kN C. 392.40 kN
B. 315.17 kN D. 437.13 kN

17. Find the vertical force acting on

the curve AB.
A. 512.36 kN C. 392.40
B. 315.17 kN D. 437.13
 A. 4.905 kPa C. -5.39 kPa
B. 5.39 kPa D. -4.905 kPa

24. Chlorine gas at 30°C is under a

pressure of 481 kPa. Assume a gas
constant of 117 N-m/kg-K Calculate its
specific volume.
A. 0.061 C. 0.083
B. 0.102 D. 0.095

25. How deep is swimming pool at a

point where a bubble from the bottom
multiplies its size 6 times upon
reaching the surface?
A. 55.79 m C. 63.42 m
B. 51.64 m D. 60.00 m

ANSWER KEY:
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. A
8.D
9.B
10.D
11.B
12.D
13.B
14.A
15.A
16.C
17.D
18.A
19.C
20.C
21.B
22.A
23.B
24.A
25.B
 HGE - QUIZ 4 7. A tank contains two liquids having
a sp. gr. of 0.6 and 1.0 respectively.
SITUATION 1: An open cylindrical tank An object having a weight of 0.50 kN
1.0 m diameter and 2.5 m high is 3/5 (sp. gr. = 0.8) is placed in the
full of water. If the tank is rotated container and is submerged such that
about its vertical axis, what speed a portion of the object is above the
should it have, in rpm, so that interface of the two liquids.
Determine the volume of the object
1. The water could just reach the top above the interface of the two liquids.
of the tank without water being A. 0.0125 m3 C. 0.0318 m3
3
spilled out. B. 0.0239 m D. 0.0211 m3
A. 59.82 C. 6.26
B. 119.64 D. 12.53 8. A barge weighing 350 kN when empty
is 6 m wide, 15 m long and 3 m high.
2. The depth of water at the center of Floating upright, evaluate the draft
the cylinder base is zero. of the barge in meters when
A. 133.76 C. 14.00 transporting 5500 bags of cement along
B. 94.58 D. 28.00 a river, each bag having a mass of 40
kg. Assume the specific gravity of the
3. There is no water at the bottom water in the river to be 1.02.
within a distance of 20 cm from the A. 2.57 m C. 2.27 m
vertical axis. B. 2.79 m D. 2.95 m
A. 15.28 C. 133.76
B. 30.56 D. 145.94 9. A ship having a displacement of
24000 tons and a draft of 10.5 m in
SITUATION 2: A concrete dam of the ocean enters a harbor of fresh
trapezoidal cross-section is shown water. If horizontal cross-section of
with T = 1 m, B = 4.30 m, H = 9m, and the ship at the water line is 3000
h = 6 m. The weight of concrete is 24 square meters, what depth of fresh
kN/m3. For the given conditions, water is required to float the ship?
evaluate: Assume a marine tone is 1000 kg and
that seawater and freshwater weighs
10.5 kN/m3 and 9.81 kN/m3,
respectively.
A. 10.73 m C. 12.11 m
B. 11.03 m D. 9.53 m

SITUATION 3: The flow rate for the

pipe system shown is 0.050 m3/s with a
total head loss of 12 m. Use C = 120
for all pipes.

4. The total hydrostatic force on the

dam in kN per meter length.
A. 177 kN C. 265 kN
B. 353 kN D. 89 kN

5. The resisting moment of the dam to Pipe Length Diameter

overturning, in kN-m, per meter length 1 400 m 200 mm
of the dam. 2 500 m 180 mm
A. 1830 kN-m C. 1476 kN-m 3 300 m
B. 1605 kN-m D. 353 kN-m 4 620 m 250 mm

6. Factor of safety against sliding if 10. Which of the following most nearly
the coefficient of friction between gives the head loss in pipe 2?
the supporting ground and concrete is A. 5.56 m C. 2.81 m
0.50 and the water level on the B. 3.71 m D. 1.62 m
downstream side is 2 m.
A. 1.52 C. 1.64 11. Which of the following most nearly
B. 2.03 D. 1.85 gives the flow in pipe 3?
A. 0.0278 m3/s C. 0.0451 m3/s B. 32.9 m D. 45.2 m
B. 0.0124 m3/s D. 0.0208 m3/s
16. Compute the pressure head at 2.
12. Which of the following most nearly A. -4.25 m C. -6.31 m
gives the diameter of pipe 3? B. 4.25 m D. 6.31 m
A. 129.73 mm C. 176.54 mm
B. 158.12 mm D. 212.15 mm SITUATION 5: A 1,200 mm diameter
concrete pipe 1,800 m long carries
13. If the head loss from section 1 to 1.35 m3/s from reservoir A, whose
section 2 in the pipe system shown is water surface is at elevation 50 m,
2.1 m and the head loss from section and discharges into two concrete pipes,
2 to 3 is 4.9 m. If the velocity of each 1,350 m long and 750 mm in
flow at 1 is 1.8 m/s and the pressure diameter. One of the 750 mm diameter
is 180 kPa, find the pressure at point pipe discharges into reservoir B in
3. which the water surface is at
elevation 44 m. Assume f = 0.02 for
all pipes.

17. Calculate the head loss in 1200 mm

diameter pipe.
A. 2.18 m C. 1.28 m
B. 6.12 m D. 8.12 m

18. Determine the discharge in the 750

mm diameter pipe in liters/sec.
A. 465.3 C. 333.8
B. 637.5 D. 542.7

19. Determine the elevation of the

A. 141.09 kPa C. 217.28 kPa water surface of reservoir C into
B. 194.61 kPa D. 144.03 kPa which the other 750 mm diameter pipe
is flowing.
SITUATION 4: The 600 mm diameter pipe A. 47.6 m C. 31.90 m
shown conducts water from reservoir A B. 56.5 m D. 43.05 m
to a pressure turbine which discharges
through another 600 mm diameter pipe 20. Which of the following is the
into the tail-race at B. The loss of correct relation between centroid
head from A to 1 is 5 times the (cg) and the center of pressure (cp)
velocity head in the pipe and the loss of a plane submerged in a liquid?
of head from 2 to B is 0.2 times the A. cg is always below cp
velocity head in the pipe. If the B. cp is always below cg
discharge is 700 liters/s. C. cg is either at cp or below it
D. cp is either at cg or below it

21. After his class, Roland felt

hungry and decided to try some street
food as his snack. He bought 3 fish
balls on a stick and when he dipped
the food into the sauce, one fish ball
fell. If 2/3 of the volume of the fish
ball is submerged in the sauce, what
is its specific gravity given that
specific gravity of the sauce is 1.15?
A. 0.67 C. 0.87
14. Compute the hp given up by the B. 0.77 D. 0.97
water to the turbine.
A. 453.7 hp C. 537.4 hp 22. An open can of water is subjected
B. 691.5 hp D. 332.6 hp to an upward acceleration of 4.50 m/s2.
What is the pressure at a depth of
15. Compute the pressure head at 1. 1.50 m?
A. 16.3 m C. 54.1 m A. 24.61 kPa C. 21.46 kPa
B. 7.965 kPa D. 25.03 kPa

SITUATION 6: A closed cylindrical tank

is 2.4 m in diameter and 7.5 m long is
completely filled with gasoline (sg =
0.90). The tank, with its long axis
horizontal, is pulled by a truck along
a horizontal surface.

23. Determine the pressure difference

between the ends (along the long axis
of the tank) when the truck undergoes
an acceleration of 1.5 m/s2.
A. 20.71 kPa C. 10.12 kPa
B. 10.59 kPa D. 21.19 kPa

24. Determine the force on the front

wall.
A. 47.9 kN C. 141.6 kN
B. 93.7 kN D. 118.7 kN

25. Determine the force on the rear

wall.
A. 47.9 kN C. 141.6 kN
B. 93.7 kN D. 118.7 kN

ANSWER KEY:
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. D
14. C
15. C
16. A
17. A
18. B
19. D
20. D
21. B
22. C
23. C
24. A
25. B
 HGE - QUIZ 5 9. Obtain the horizontal distance
travelled by the jet as it hits the
SITUATION 1: A semi-circular channel ground, in meters.
having a diameter of 3 m is to carry A. 10.5 C. 13.2
water at a depth of 1.0 m. The channel B. 12.5 D. 15.5
is laid on a slope of 0.001 and the
channel has n = 0.013. SITUATION 4: A 250 mm diameter
horizontal jet discharging at 491 L/s
1. Calculate the velocity of flow. impinges on a vertical flat plate.
A. 1.65 m/s C. 4.12 m/s
B. 2.16 m/s D. 3.65 m/s 10. Which of the following most nearly
gives the force exerted by the jet on
2. Calculate the Chezy’s constant. the stationary vertical flat plate?
A. 69.8 C. 53.9 A. 1.94 kN C. 5.14 kN
B. 78.2 D. 82.5 B. 4.91 kN D. 6.43 kN

3. Calculate the friction factor. 11. Which of the following most nearly
A. 0.012 C. 0.031 gives the force exerted by the jet on
B. 0.023 D. 0.016 the plate if the plate moves at 2 m/s
in the same direction as the jet?
SITUATION 2: Water flows in a A. 2.14 kN C. 3.14 kN
trapezoidal channel of 1m width and B. 3.93 kN D. 4.93 kN
side slope at 1:1. At upstream depth
of 1m, the Froude’s Number is 3.20. If 12. Which of the following most nearly
the water undergoes a hydraulic jump: gives the work done per second by the
jet as it strikes a series of plates
4. How much is the flow capacity of moving at 4 m/s in the same direction
the channel? as the jet?
A. 86.80 m3/s C. 22.63 m3/s A. 11.79 kW C. 10.78 kW
3
B. 16.37 m /s D. 51.46 m3/s B. 9.78 kW D. 12.78 kW

5. What is the Froude’s number SITUATION 5: A 90 triangular channel

downstream of the jump? having a roughness coefficient of
A. 0.497 C. 0.591 0.012 carries water at a rate of 6
B. 0.892 D. 0.366 m3/s.

6. Determine the corresponding power 13. Which of the following most nearly
loss in the jump. gives the critical depth?
A. 1971.22 kW C. 971.22 kW A. 1.16 m C. 1.94 m
B. 171.23 kW D. 230.24 kW B. 1.49 m D. 1.61 m

SITUATION 3: A water jet is issued 14. Which of the following most nearly
from the side of the tank under a head gives the critical velocity?
of 5 m. The side of the tank is A. 2.07 m/s C. 2.46 m/s
inclined 45°. The total depth of water B. 2.70 m/s D. 2.64 m/s
in the tank is 8 m. Assume coefficient
of velocity of 1.0 and neglect air 15. Which of the following most nearly
resistance. gives the critical slope?
A. 0.0025 C. 0.0037
7. Obtain the maximum height the water B. 0.0073 D. 0.0052
jet can rise above the level of the
orifice, in meters. 16. A rectangular suppressed weir of
A. 2.5 C. 1.5 length 1 m is constructed or cut at
B. 3.0 D. 2.0 the top of a tall rectangular tank
having a horizontal section 20 m x 20
8. Compute the time it takes for the m. If the initial head over the weir
water jet to hit the ground 1.2 m is 1 m, compute the time required to
below the bottom of the tank, in discharge 72 m3 of water. Use Francis
seconds. formula.
A. 1.70 C. 2.12 A. 45.35 s C. 53.62 s
B. 2.65 D. 1.88 B. 36.42 s D. 71.23 s
17. A rectangular, sharp-crested weir 24. A 1.25 cm diameter orifice, in a
15 m long with end contractions vertical wall of a tank under a
suppressed is 1.5 m high. Determine constant head of 5.5 m discharged 0.45
the discharge when the head is 300 mm. cubic meter in 9.5 minutes. Find the
A. 5.236 m3/s C. 4.535 m3/s coefficient of discharge.
B. 4.127 m3/s D. 3.935 m3/s A. 0.65 C. 0.68
B. 0.62 D. 0.70
18. The discharge over a trapezoidal
weir is 1.315 m3/s. The crest length 25. A trapezoidal canal has a bottom
is 2 m and the sides are inclined at width of 4 m and side slopes of 2
75°57’49” with the horizontal. Find horizontal to 1 vertical. When the
the head on the weir in meters. depth of flow is 1.2 m, the flow is 30
A. 0.50 m C. 1.50 m m3/s. The roughness coefficient n =
B. 1.00 m D. 2.00 m 0.015. Evaluate the slope of the
channel using Manning’s formula.
19. A rectangular canal has a width of A. 0.0023 C. 0.0045
2.50 m. The flow passing through the B. 0.0034 D. 0.0056
canal is 3.30 m3/s with a velocity of
3.78 m/s. How high is the jump? ANSWER KEY:
A. 77.6 cm C. 82.9 cm 1. A
B. 79.6 cm D. 84.9 cm 2. A
3. D
20. Water flows freely from the top of 4. B
a 20 m high building. If 0.5 m3 of 5. D
water flows in 2 seconds, compute the 6. D
force as it hits the passers-by below. 7. A
A. 3260 N C. 5630 N 8. D
B. 4950 N D. 2870 N 9. C
10. B
21. A 25-mm diameter water jet flowing 11. C
at 8 m/s hits a flat plate moving at 12. A
3 m/s in the same direction as the jet. 13. B
Obtain the force exerted by the jet on 14. B
the plane. 15. A
A. 20.5 N C. 12.3 N 16. A
B. 18.4 N D. 15.8 N 17. C
18. A
22. A fireman must put out a fire but 19. D
is blocked by a firewall. To reach 20. B
over the wall, he directed the water 21. C
jet from the nozzle at an angle of 30° 22. D
to the horizontal. Evaluate his 23. A
maximum horizontal distance from the 24. B
wall if the jet velocity exiting from 25. C
the nozzle is 20 m/s and the wall is
standing 3 m higher than the nozzle of
the hose. Neglect friction in the jet
and air resistance.
A. 22 m C. 25 m
B. 20 m D. 29 m

23. A sharp-edged orifice 150 mm in

diameter discharges oil under head of
3.35 m. The average velocity at the
vena contracta is 7.85 m/s. What is
the head lost in m?
A. 0.2 C. 0.6
B. 0.4 D. 0.8