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Subject : CE-521(04) Description: Special CE Problem 2

Date :

20/Dec/2014

Problem # 1 :
A cylindrical tank, 1m in diameter and 3m tall weighs 3.24kN.
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1) What weight of lead ( lead = 110kN m ) must be placed inside in order for the cylinder to float with 2.5
meters below the water surface?
A. 15.45 kN

C. 16.76 kN

B. 16.02 kN

D. 18.32 kN
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2) What weight of lead ( lead = 110kN m ) must be fastened to the outside bottom in order for the cylinder
to float with 2.5 meters below the water surface?
A. 19.4 kN

C. 17.6 kN

B. 15.3 kN

D. 23.2 kN

3) What additional load can be placed on top of the cylinder for it to be submerged completely in water?
A. 19.9 kN

C. 19.1 kN

B. 21.3 kN

D. 18.3 kN

Solution #1

Problem # 2 :
Water flows on a straight 150m pipe, 600 mm in diameter. The velocity of flow is 1.8 m/s. Pipe thickness is
16mm. Bulk modulus of elasticity of water is 2.2 x 109 Pa. Modulus of elasticity of pipe material is 1.4x1011 Pa.
1) What is the composite modulus of elasticity of water?
A. 1.112x109 Pa

C. 1.678x109 Pa

B. 1.291x109 Pa

D. 1.384x109 Pa

2) Determine the celerity of pressure wave of water.

A. 1177 m/s

C. 1421 m/s

B. 1256 m/s

D. 1382 m/s

3) Determine the water hammer pressure assuming instantaneous closure.

A. 2118 kPa

C. 1936 kPa

B. 2365 kPa

D. 1876 kPa

Solution #2

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Civil Engineer

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Problem # 3 :
A rectangular canal is 6.2 meters wide and 1.2 meters depth. The canal is laid on a uniform slope of 0.002 and
roughness coefficient is 0.013.
1) Calculate the discharge on the canal, in m3/s.
A. 23.24

C. 20.34

B. 25.76

D. 21.21

2) What savings in lining per meter length of canal could have been affected if the most efficient rectangular
section were used for the same discharge and slope?
A. 1.1 square meter

C. 0.67 square meter

B. 1.8 square meter

D. 2.2 square meter

3) What savings in earth excavation per meter length of canal could have been effected if the most efficient
rectangular section were used for the same discharge and slope?
A. 0.21 cubic meter

C. 0.67 cubic meter

B. 0.45 cubic meter

D. 0.39 cubic meter

Solution #3

Problem # 4 :
Water is pumped into reservoir at 600 m3 every 4 hours. The demand every 4-hour interval is as follows :

Time
0400
0800
1200
1600
2000
2400

Demand(m )
200
800
1100
700
500
300

1) Determine the minimum reservoir capacity in cubic meter.

A. 500

C. 900

B. 800

D. 600

2) What is the maximum requirement from the reservoir in cubic meter ?

A. 600

C. 500

B. 700

D. 400

3) If the volume of water in the tank at 0800 hrs. is 700 m3, what is the volume at 2000 hrs?
A. 300 cubic meter

C. 200 cubic meter

B. 100 cubic meter

D. 400 cubic meter

Solution #4

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Problem # 5 :
A sample of saturated soil taken from the field weighs 1350 grams . After oven drying for 24 hours, the soil
weighs 975 grams. Laboratory test shows the soil particles have specific gravity of 2.70.
1) Determine the nearest value to the moisture content of the soil in percent.
A. 32.7

C. 43.2

B. 40.6

D. 38.5

2) What is the void ratio of the soil in percent?

A. 104

C. 108

B. 112

D. 95

3) What is the porosity of the soil in percent?

A. 34

C. 59

B. 51

D. 65

Solution # 5

Problem # 6 :
Given the following soil properties of a road grading works.
Moist unit weight = 1900 kg/m3
Moisture content = 12%
Specific gravity of solids = 2.66
Void ratio at its densest state = 0.44
Void ratio at its loosest state = 0.62
1) Determine the dry unit weight of the soil in kN/m3.
A. 18.34

C. 18.63

B. 16.98

D. 17.67

2) Determine the in situ void ratio of the soil.

A. 59.3%

C. 56.8%

B. 68.1%

D. 62.3%

3) Determine the relative density of the soil in percent.

A. 28.9

C. 22.2

B. 32.7

D. 43.8

Solution #6

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Problem # 7 :
A triaxial test was conducted on a cohensionless soil. At failure plane, the normal stress is 400 kPa and the
shearing stress is 300 kPa.
1) What is the nearest value to the angle of internal friction of the soil?
A. 43.2 degree

C. 39.5 degree

B. 32.8 degree

D. 36.9 degree

2) What is the nearest value to the angle of failure plane?

A. 55.9 degree

C. 76.5 degree

B. 65.7 degree

D. 63.4 degree

3) What is the nearest value to the maximum principal stress in kPa?

A. 900

C. 1100

B. 1000

D. 800

Solution #7

Problem # 8 :
A group of friction piles is shown in the figure. The total load on the pile less the soil displaced by the footing is
1600 kN. L1 = 1.7m, L2 = 1.8m, L = 9m, t = 17m, qu = 180 kPa , FS = 3.

Figure Problem No.8

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1) Compute for the overburden pressure, that is the effective pressure at the midheight of the consolidating clay
layer , in kPa.
A. 145.5

C. 131.7

B. 167.2

D. 157.5

2) Compute for the compression index of the clay.

A. 0.33

C. 0.23

B. 0.45

D. 0.28

3) What is the approximate settlement of the foundation?

A. 123 mm

C. 157 mm

B. 99 mm

D. 130 mm

Solution #8

Problem # 9 :
A 5.5-meter thick sand layer is overlying a very thick clay layer. The water table is 2.5m below the ground (sand)
surface. The sand have void ratio of 52% and the degree of saturation above water table is 37%. The clay has
moisture content of 42%. Assume specific gravity of solids for both sand and clay equal to 2.65.
1) Compute for the value of the unit weight of sand above water table.
A. 19.32 kN/m3

C. 18.97 kN/m3

B. 17.45 kN/m3

D. 18.35 kN/m3

2) Compute for the value of the total stress at a depth of 10 m from the ground surface, in kPa.
A. 189.3 kPa

C. 210.2 kPa

B. 167.4 kPa

D. 173.5 kPa

3) Compute for the value of the effective stress at a depth of 10m from the ground surface, in kPa.
A. 115.74 kPa

C. 104.98 kPa

B. 127.82 kPa

D. 138.32 kPa

Solution # 9

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Problem # 10 :
A confined aquifer underlies an unconfined aquifer as shown in the figure. Given the following : D1 = 52m,
D2 = 47 m, H1 = 35m, H2 = 30m, K 1 = 28 m/day, K 2 = 25 m/day, L = 2 km.

Figure problem No. 10

1) Calculate the equivalent coefficient of permeability in horizontal direction.
A. 27.93 m/day

C. 26.62 m/day

B. 22.12 m/day

D. 25.45 m/day

2) Calculate the hydraulic gradient.

A. 0.25

C. 0.025

B. 2.5

D. 0.0025

3) Calculate the flow of water from one stream to another per meter width.
A. 3.76 m3/day

C. 2.66 m3/day

B. 3.29 m3/day

D. 4.21 m3/day

Solution #10

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