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REFRESHER COURSE A masonry wall weighing 6 kN per linear meter is carried by a

wall footing 0.60 m wide.
HYDRAULICS and GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING 8. Evaluate the bearing pressure in kPa, exerted by the footing
Prepared by: Engr. Ivan Dela Llana Marquez onto the supporting soil.
A. 16 B. 10 C. 14 D. 12
1. Due to strong winds from a hurricane, it causes a 9. Evaluate the stress in kPa in the soil caused by the load at a
wavelength of a shallow-water wave of 80 m long. If the wave depth equal to twice the width of the footing but directly
period (the time for two consecutive crests to pass a given below the masonry wall.
point) is 7.2 sec., determine the depth of water at that point A. 5.31 B. 4.43 C. 7.25 D. 6.47
assuming it to be uniform.
10. Evaluate the stress at a depth of 2m and a horizontal
A. 32.75 m B. 15.31 m distance of 3m from the line of the load.
C. 21.77 m D. 53.12 m A. 0.432 B. 0.668 C. 0.531 D. 0.302

SITUATION 1. Hurricane Katrina (2006) hits the Louisiana SITUATION 4. Point loads of magnitude 500 kN, 750 kN, 800
which causes a storm surge in New Orleans. The deep-water kN, and 1000 kN act at A, F, H, and D respectively.
wave period at a point having a depth of 36 m in the ocean is
6.4 sec. 3Pd 3
p
2. Determine the wavelength of the deep-water wave. 2 L5
A. 25.67 m B. 2.21 m
C. 63.95 m D. 4.78 m

3. Determine the height of the wave if it has a wave gradient of

0.20.
A. 18.21 m B. 12.79 m
C. 3.26 m D. 6.78 m

SITUATION 2. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a

warning on the eastern seaboard. The forecast predicts waves
having a wavelength of 280 meters at a point near the city of
Yokohama having a depth of 150 m.
4. Classify the type of wave.
A. Shallow B. Mild
C. Deep D. Intense
5. Determine the wave period that causes this wavelength in
sec. 11. Determine the vertical stress increase 6 m below point B.
A. 13.39 sec B. 26.11 sec A. 6.22 kPa B. 4.46 kPa
C. 6.17 sec D. 8.66 sec C. 7.03 KPa D. 5.54 KPa
6. Compute the velocity of the wave 12. Determine the vertical stress increase 6 m below point H.
A. 6.87 m/s B. 13.46 m/s A. 13.45 kPa B. 12.67 kPa
C. 8.94 m/s D. 20.91 m/s C. 14.89 kPa D. 15.74 kPa

7. Deep water wave breaks normally when the wave height 13. Determine the increase in vertical stress at point A in KPa
exceeds one-seventh of the wavelength. When the wave due to the two linear load as shown.
reaches the shallow water, such that the depth is equal to 1.25 2wd 3
of its height, the wave will usually break. Determine the p 2
wavelength of a certain wave that breaks at a point in the   h2  d 2 
ocean having a depth of 5.0 m.
A. 4 m B. 28 m
C. 2 m D. 14 m

SITUATION 3. According to the elastic theory, the vertical

stress induced by a flexible line load of infinite length that has
an intensity of q units per unit length on the surface of a semi-
infinite soil mass can be estimated by the expression:

P = 0.637 q/N
where N = z [1 + (r/z)2]2
r = horizontal distance from the line of the load
z = depth of interest at which stress is induced

A. 20.09 kPa B. 19.46 kPa

C. 18.72 kPa D. 17.60 kPa
SITUATION 5. From the given surface shown, a line loads are C. 180 kPa D. 224 kPa
applied along line AB and DE with a magnitude of 150 kN/m
and 200 kN/m respectively. Point loads of magnitude 300 kN
20. Determine the safe downward load, in kN, that the footing
and 600 kN acting at points H and K.
of the preceding question can support.
A. 230.40 kN B. 293.76 kN
C. 322.56 kN D. 259.20 kN

14. Determine the vertical stress increase 3 m below point C.

A. 22.58 kPa B. 26.21 kPa
C. 24.72 kPa D. 28.04 kPa
15. Determine the vertical stress increase 3 m below point E.
A. 44.967 kPa B. 43.716 kPa
C. 45.573 kPa D. 42.822 kPa

15. In accordance with National Structural Code of the

Philippines, what is the minimum number of boreholes
(foundation investigation) for a building with 2200 sq. m
footprint area.
A. 2 B. 4
C. 3 D. 5

16. Section 302.2.2 of the National Structural Code of the

Philippines provides that the slope of cut surfaces shall be no
steeper than is safe for intended use and shall be no steeper
than ______.
A. 1 to 2 B. 1 to 3
C. 1 to 1 D. 1 to 1.5

17. Section 302.4.5 of the National Structural Code of the

Philippines provides that the slope of fill surfaces shall be no
steeper than is safe for intended use and shall be no steeper
than ______.
A. 1:1 B. 1.5:2
C. 1:2 D. 1:3

SITUATION 6. According to Section 304 of the National

Structural Code of the Philippines, the presumptive load
bearing capacity of sandy deposits, in the absence of
exhaustive geotechnical site assessment and investigation, is
100 kPa for a minimum footing width of 300 mm and a
minimum depth of embedment of 300 mm. This value can be
increased by 20% for each additional 300 mm of width of
footing and/or depth of foundation to a maximum of three (3)
times the designated value.

18. Evaluate the allowable bearing capacity of the soil for a

square footing 1.2 m wide, when founded at a depth of 300
mm below the ground surface.
A. 150 kPa B. 140 kPa
C. 160 kPa D. 180 kPa

19. Evaluate the allowable bearing capacity, in kPa, of the soil

for a square footing 1.2 m wide when founded at a depth of
900 mm below the ground surface.
A. 160 kPa B. 204 kPa