HYDRAULICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING It is desired to float in fresh water a wooden cone, 18 cm in

diameter and 25 cm high, with the apex downward. If the s.g. of

1) A piece of wood, 2cm x 2cm x1 m long, is used as a float, the cone is 0.60:
how many grams of steel plate should be attached at one end
to make the float protrude 10 cm above the water surface? 8) Compute the submerged depth.
Assume s.g. = 0.7 for wood and s.g. = 7.0 for steel. a) 169 mm c) 197 mm
a) 83 c) 103 b) 183 mm d) 211 mm
b) 93 d) 113
9) Compute the distance of the metacentre from the center of
A 450 mm – diameter wood staved pipe is reinforced with 20 mm buoyancy.
steel which has an allowable tensile stress of 104 mPa. a) 14 mm c) 21 mm
b) 28 mm d) 35 mm
2) If the hoops are spaced 300 mm center to center, how many
meters of water can be carried by the pipe? 10) Locate the metacentre from the center of gravity.
a) 45.32 m c) 53.32 m a) 9 mm c) 14 mm
b) 49.32 m d) 57.32 m b) 19 mm d) 24 mm

3) If the hoops are spaced 300 mm center to center, what is In the given figure:
the tensile force in one hoop for the pipe to convey 65 m
of water?
a) 32 657 N c) 53 425 N
b) 43 041 N d) 63 809 N

4) What spacing is required to carry 65 m of water?

a) 218 mm c) 238 mm
b) 228 mm d) 258 mm

A bridge delivers 25 mm reinforcing bars, 6 m long. It travels

from the Manila Bay (salt water) and unload its cargo at a
point in Pasig River (fresh water). From salt to fresh water,
the barge sinks 50 mm, and it sinks 250 mm after unloading the
cargo. The volume submerged in salt water is 346 𝑚3 .
11) What is the pressure of the gas if the pressure gage below
5) What is the weight of the barge (minus the cargo)? reads 3.5 kPa?
a) 2611 N c) 2801 N a) -8.32 kPa c) 15.22 kPa
b) 2747 N d) 2994 N b) -11.26 kPa d) 18.16 kPa

6) What is the draft in sea water? 12) What vertical force F applied at the apex of the cone is
a) 1.67 m c) 2.17 m needed to hold it in position
b) 1.92 m d) 2.42 m a) 1431 N c) 1489 N
b) 1460 N d) 1518 N
7) How many pieced of 25 mm rebars are unloaded (s.g. = 7.8)
a) 2,227 c) 3,323 The radial gate shown used as a control of a spillway in 3 m
b) 3,084 d) 3,927 long.
13) What is the vertical component of the force in the gate? b) 47.7% d) 58.1%
a) 57.98 kN c) 63.46 kN
b) 60.06 kN d) 66.76 kN A solid formation consists of a 5m sand having dry unit weight
of 15.58 kN/𝑚3 and a saturated weight of 16.32 kN/𝑚3 . Under the
14) What is the vertical component of the force on the gate? sand is 8 m clay layer with unit weight of 16.45 kN/𝑚3 . The
a) 34.44 kN c) 40.91 kN water table is located 1.5 m below the ground surface.
b) 37.96 kN d) 43.44 kN
19) Find the effective pressure at mid point of clay
15) How far is the vertical force of water from the hinge? a) 67.28 kPa c) 72.72 kPa
a) 3.6 m c) 3.9 m b) 49.01 kPa d) 53.93 kPa
b) 3.8 m d) 4.1 m 20) What thickness of surcharge load having a unit weight of
11.3 kN/𝑚3 is necessary to have the same stress increase in
mid layer of the clay if water table is lowered by 1.5 m?
a) 2.3 m c) 3.1 m
b) 1.2 m d) 0.7 m

21) Determine the effective pressure of in kPa at the bottom of

the clay by lowering the water table by 2.5 m.
a) 121.95 kPa c) 110.53 kPa
b) 138.93 kPa d) 97.26 kPa

A 300 mm - diameter hollow sphere, made of steel (s.g. =

7.9), is placed in fresh water. If the sphere is 5 mm thick:

16) Calculate the weight.

a) 106 N c) 114 N
b) 110 N d) 118 N

17) Calculate the depth of floatation.

a) 205 mm c) 245 mm The figure shows a layer of granular soil in a tank with an
b) 225 mm d) 265 mm upward seepage by applying water through the valve at the
bottom of the tanks. The head loss caused by the upward seepage
18) If the sphere is made solid of the same material and put in between the levels of A and C is 0.70 m. The void ratio of the
mercury, what part of it is above the liquid? soil is 0.52 and its specific gravity is 2.72.
a) 41.9% c) 51.6%
22) Compute the effective stress at point B.
a) 15.87 kPa c) 19.45 kPa 26) If the moisture content when excavated is 15% and must be
b) 23.92 kPa d) 17.53 kPa 18% in embankment, what is the weight of water required? Gs
= 2.67
23) Find the critical hydraulic gradient for zero effective a) 4286 kN c) 2143 kN
stress. b) 3791 kN d) 1975 kN
a) 1.98 c) 0.76
b) 2.12 d) 1.13 27) How much water must be added in cubic meters?
a) 218.5 cu.meters c) 320.39 cu.meters
24) Compute the upward seepage force per unit volume in kN/𝑚3 . b) 182.92 cu.meters d) 936.23 cu.meters
a) 1.37 c) 1.73
b) 2.56 d) 0.87 A three layer unconfined aquifer is shown in the figure.

28) Compute the equivalent coefficient of permeability.

a) 4.12 m/day c) 2.75 m/day
b) 1.58 m/day d) 3.34 m/day

29) Find the hydraulic gradient.

a) 0.0025 c) 0.0015
b) 0.0030 d) 0.0045

30) Determine the rate of flow from the stream to another per
meter width.
a) 0.385 cu.meter/day c) 0.571 cu.meter/day
b) 0.721 cu.meter/day d) 0.468 cu.meter/day

During a constant head permeability test on fine sand, 0.031 𝑖𝑛3

In a borrow pit, 6,000 cubic meters of soil was excavated and of water was collected in 2 minutes. The sample had a length of
has a void ratio 𝑒1 = 1.2. If the material will have to be 10 inches and a diameter of 2.5 inches. The head was maintained
placed in na embankment that requires a void ration of 𝑒2 = at 18 inches.
0.80.
31) Compute the hydraulic conductivity of the soil in
25) What is the volume of the embankment in cubic meters? inches/minute.
a) 5840 cu.meters c) 3748 cu.meters a) 0.175x10−2 c) 0.571x10−2
−2
b) 4909 cu.meters d) 6027 cu.meters b) 0.175x10 d) 0.517x10−2
32) Determine the discharge velocity in inches/minute.
a) 0.135x10−2 c) 0.153x10−2
−2
b) 0.315x10 d) 0.351x10−2

33) Find the seepage velocity in inches/minute if the void

ratio is 0.46
a) 1.5x10−2 c) 2.0x10−2
−2
b) 1.0x10 d) 0.8x10−2

A 3.5 m thick silty sand intersects one side of a reservoir as

shown. The strata has a hydraulic conductivity of 5x10−2
cm/sec and extends along the entire 800 m length of the
reservoir. An observation well has been installed in the
strata.

34) Compute the hydraulic gradient.

a) 0.0092 c) 0.0053
b) 0.0075 d) 0.0084

35) Determine the seepage loss from the reservoir through the
strata.
a) 0.01165 cu.m/sec c) 0.01312 cu.m/sec
b) 0.01402 cu.m/sec d) 0.01288 cu.m/sec

36) Find the seepage velocity if water content of the soil is

24% and the specific gravity is 2.60.
a) 0.000014 m/s c) 0.000012 m/s
b) 0.000010 m/s d) 0.000016 m/s