PREBOARD EXAMINATION (Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering)

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(Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering)

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1. A closed rectangular tank 4.5 m long, 1.5 m wide and 2.4 m high is filled with water to a depth of 2 m.
If the allowable force at the rear wall of the tank is 200 kN, how fast can it be accelerated horizontally? *

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18.14 m/s^2

14.18 m/s^2

11.48 m/s^2

14.81 m/s^2

2. An open cylindrical vessel having a height equal to its diameter is half filled with water and rotated
about its own vertical axis at a constant speed of 120 rpm. Evaluate its minimum diameter so that there
can be no liquid spilled. *

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0.650 m

0.368 m

0.497 m

0.551 m

3. A soil sample was determined in the laboratory to have a liquid limit of 52% and a plastic limit of
18.2%. If the water content is 45%. What is the characteristic of the soil? *

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Dense

Liquid

Plastic

Brittle Solid

4. A sample of saturated clay had a volume of 97 cm3 and a mass of 0.202 kg. When completely dried
the volume of the sample was 87 cm3 and its mass is 0.167 kg. Find the shrinkage limit. *

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18%

21%

15%

12%

5. Consider the figure shown. If the water level on the upstream side is 5 m and on the downstream side
is 1 m above the ground surface, how high the piezometer will read if it is placed at A. *

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3.67 m

3.4 m

4.2 m

4.6 m

6. During the seepage through an earthen mass, the direction of seepage is *

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parallel to equipotential lines

perpendicular to the streamlines

perpendicular to equipotential lines

along the direction of gravity

7. An infinite slope of clay soil has a slope of 29 degrees. The soil has a specific gravity of 2.7 and a void
ratio of 0.47. The soil has a depth of 5m over ledge rock measured vertically. Effective friction angle and
soil cohesion are 14 degrees and 25kPa respectively. Determine the factor of safety of the infinite slope
if subjected to full seepage. *

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A. 0.80

B. 3.72

C. 1.52

D. 2.34

8. Given an infinite slope with the following properties: γ = 18 kN/m3, H = 6 m, β = 25°, Ø = 25°.
Determine the normal stress. *

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A. 81.0

B. 41.37

C. 88.71

D. 46.77

9. SITUATION: Pressure heads at points A and E are 70 m. and 46 m. respectively. Assume C = 120 for all
pipes. Determine the flow rate of water through B. *

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0.205 m^3/s

0.103 m^3/s

0.127 m^3/s

0.114 m^3/s

10. SITUATION: Pressure heads at points A and E are 70 m. and 46 m. respectively. Assume C = 120 for
all pipes. Determine the flow rate of water through C. *

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0.045 m^3/s
0.039 m^3/s

0.022 m^3/s

0.056 m^3/s

11. The initial head on an orifice was 8.5 m and when the flow was terminated the head was measured
at 4.8 m. Under what constant head H would the same orifice discharge the same volume of water in
the same interval of time? *

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5.87 m

6.33

6.52 m

7.09 m

12. SITUATION: In the syringe as shown in the figure, the drug has 900 kg/m3 and an absolute viscosity μ
= 0.002 Pa – s. Neglecting head loss in the larger cylinder. Determine the value of the Reynolds number
for a flow of 0.4 mL/sec. through the needle. *

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968.22

875.03

916.73

1018.59

13. SITUATION: In the syringe as shown in the figure, the drug has 900 kg/m3 and an absolute viscosity μ
= 0.002 Pa – s. Neglecting head loss in the larger cylinder. Determine the force required to produce a
flow of 0.4 mL/sec. *

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8.19 kN

9.03 kN

7.56 kN
10.3 kN

14. A square precast concrete pile of sides 0.5 m is to be driven 15 m into the soil strata as shown in the
figure. Determine the allowable load capacity for a factor of safety of 2.8. Use β = 0.265. *

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321.65 kN

370.57 kN

398.28 kN

411.27 kN

15. A group of piles are arranged as shown in the figure. The piles are square in section with sides equal
to 400 mm and has a spacing of 1.80 m on centers. One pile has a total length of 18 m. Unit weight of
clay is 19.7 kN/m3 and has a cohesion of 90 kPa. Ground water table is located at depth of 20 m below
the ground surface. Adhesion factor is 0.90. Determine the ultimate load – bearing capacity of the group
of piles considering the piles acting individually. *

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29,548.8 kN

23,562.9 kN

30,119 kN

32,597.5 kN

16. SITUATION. A long-braced cut shown is supporting layer of clay. Angle of friction is 0. The struts are
placed 3 m center to center. Determine the reaction of the strut at B. *

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362.0 kN

313.7 kN

475.6 kN

358.8 kN
17. SITUATION. A long-braced cut shown is supporting layer of clay. Angle of friction is 0. The struts are
placed 3 m center to center. Determine the section modulus of wale at B if the allowable bending stress
is 0.6 Fy where Fy = 250 MPa. *

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935 850 mm3

612 300 mm3

785 256 mm3

897 000 mm3

18. A soil sample has a dry unit weight of 17 kN/m3 and a void ratio of 0.60. Evaluate the buoyant unit
weight of the soil. *

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20.68 kN/m3

10.87 kN/m3

17 kN/m3

7.19 kN/m3

19. Given that the field unit weight of a soil sample is 1600 kg/m3, the unit weight of soil grains is 2500
kg/m3 and the moisture content of the soil is 12 percent. Evaluate the degree of saturation. *

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40.0

50.0

53.3

63.3

20. An embankment with the total volume of 25,000 cu.m. is to be constructed as a part of a highway
project. The soil to be used in the embankment will come from the borrow pit where the average moist
unit weight and water content of the soil is 18KN/m3 and 10% respectively. Assuming that the soil will
be compacted to a dry density of 20KN/m3 at a moisture content of 15%. Determine the weight of dry
soil required. *

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450 000 kN

500 000 kN

409 000 kN

435 000 kN

21. An embankment with the total volume of 25,000 cu.m. is to be constructed as a part of a highway
project. The soil to be used in the embankment will come from the borrow pit where the average moist
unit weight and water content of the soil is 18KN/m3 and 10% respectively. Assuming that the soil will
be compacted to a dry density of 20KN/m3 at a moisture content of 15%. Determine the total quantity
of water in cu.m. that must be added to the fill during compaction to bring about a desired moisture
content of 15%. *

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2294

2548

2085

2217

22. The diameter of a pipe at A is 150 mm while at B is 300 mm. Point A is 5 m lower than B. What will
be the difference in pressure (kPa) between A and B when 200 L/s of water is flowing? Neglect loss of
energy. *

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1.12

1.09

10.99

11.20

23. A 150 mm diameter pipe supplies water to turbine under a constant head of 30 m. Calculate the
theoretical discharge. *

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0.220

0.019

0.429
0.198

24. In order to provide water from a nearby spring, a triangular flume of efficient cross section was
provided on a slope of 0.15percent. Assuming the roughness coefficient of the channel equal to 0.020,
obtain the depth of flow in meter(s) of the water in the flume if it is discharging at the rate of 2
cu.m/sec. *

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1.185

1.77

1.31

1.69

25. An experiment to determine the permeability of a soil sample was conducted. The permeameter in a
falling head permeability test setup involves a cylindrical soil sample 100 mm in diameter and a height of
200mm. The hydraulic head in the 10mm diameter standpipe through which the test water passed
dropped from 1 meter to 600mm in one minute of observation. In that duration the water collected in
the graduate was recorded at 2.0 liters. From these data, evaluate the coefficient of permeability of the
soil sample, in cm/sec. *

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0.000224

0.00170

0.001910

0.001890

26. Water is flowing in an open channel at a depth of 2m and velocity of 3m/s as shown in FIG. HYDR-
003. It then flows down a contracting chute into another channel where the depth is 1m and the velocity
is 10m/s. Assuming frictionless flow, determine the difference in elevation of the channel floors. *

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4.36m

3.64m

3.46m
6.34m

27. A trapezoidal canal with side slopes of 2:1 has a bottom width of 4m and carries a flow of 23m^3/s.
Calculate the critical depth. *

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1.22m

0.95m

1.67m

1.88m

28. For a constant head laboratory permeability test on a fine sand, the following are given: Length of
specimen = 250 mm, Head difference = 50mm, Dia. of specimen = 62.5 mm, Water collected in 2 min. =
484 mm^3. Determine the discharge velocity in mm/sec. *

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1.315x10^-3

6.57x10^-3

5.76x10^-3

1.152x10^-3

29. A permeable soil layer that is underlain by an impervious layer slopes at 5 degrees to the horizontal
and is 4m thick measured vertically. If the coefficient of permeability of the permeable layer
k=0.005cm/sec, determine the rate of seepage per meter width of permeable layer in liters per hour. *

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62.51

56.62

65.52

52.26

30. For no. 30 to 35, from the figure shown below the maximum flow rate of the channel is 2 m^3/s.
Determine the depth of the channel at most efficient condition in m. *

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0.66

0.54

0.74

0.45

31. Determine the width of the channel in m. *

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0.84

0.68

0.94

0.57

32. Determine the specific energy in m. *

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1.543

0.889

1.071

0.896

33. If the depth of flow after the jump is 1 m, determine the Froude number. *

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0.56

0.46

0.52

0.43

34. Determine the depth before the jump. *

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0.30
0.35

0.40

0.45

35. Determine the jump. *

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0.70

0.65

0.55

0.60

36. A 1.5 m thick layer of normally consolidated clay has an average void ratio 1.20, its compression
index is 0.65 and coefficient of consolidation is 2.5 m2/year. If the increase in vertical pressure due to
foundation load on the clay is equal to the existing effective overburden pressure. Determine the
settlement in mm. *

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133

156

107

193

37. Sieve analysis is meant for: *

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coarse-grained soils

fine-grained soils

coarse-grained gravel

silts

38. From the data shown below, determine the uniformity coefficient, Cu, of the soil specimen. *

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1.5

2.5

3.0

4.0

39. A square footing will be designed to carry a gravity load of 2400 kN. Use Terzaghi's bearing capacity
formula, with FS=3, determine the required footing dimension B if the water table is 1m below the
ground surface. Use the factors Nc=44.04, Nq=28.52, Ny=26.87. *

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2.35 m

1.22 m

1.67 m

1.33 m

40. A square footing will be designed to carry a gravity load of 2400 kN. Use Terzaghi's bearing capacity
formula, with FS=3, determine the required footing dimension B if the water table is on the ground
surface. Use the factors Nc=44.04, Nq=28.52, Ny=26.87. *

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1.42 m

1.64 m

1.23 m

1.91 m

41. A vertical retaining wall retains 26-ft deep of soil. The soil has a dry unit weight of 110 pcf above the
water table and 120 pcf below water table. The ground water table is 10 ft below the ground surface.
The angle of internal friction of the soil is 35⁰. Determine the active pressure acting on the wall. *

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16,245 lbs

15,642 lbs
14,562 lbs

12,456 lbs

42. Situation. A normally consolidated clay layer 3 m thick has a void ratio of 1.10. Liquid limit is equal to
40 and the average effective stress on the clay on the clay layer is 80 kPa. The average stress on it is
increased to 120 kPa. Compute the consolidation settlement. (Cs = Cc/5) *

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68 mm

86 mm

153 mm

135 mm

43. Situation. A normally consolidated clay layer 3 m thick has a void ratio of 1.10. Liquid limit is equal to
40 and the average effective stress on the clay on the clay layer is 80 kPa. The average stress on it is
increased to 120 kPa. If the clay layer is pre-consolidated, compute the consolidation settlement if the
pre-consolidated pressure is 96 kPa. (Cs = Cc/5) *

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45.5 mm

55.5 mm

43.5 mm

53.5 mm

44. Situation. A normally consolidated clay layer 3 m thick has a void ratio of 1.10. Liquid limit is equal to
40 and the average effective stress on the clay on the clay layer is 80 kPa. The average stress on it is
increased to 120 kPa. Compute the consolidation settlement if the pre-consolidated pressure is 130 kPa.
(Cs = Cc/5) *

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13.6 mm

15.6 mm

14.6 mm

16.6 mm

45. It is the device that measures the atmospheric pressure *

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Manometer

Barometer

Pressuremeter

None of the Above

46. If a bubble is equivalent to an air-water interface with surface tension equal to 0.005lb/ft, what is
the pressure difference between the inside and outside of a bubble of diameter 0.003in? *

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60 psf

70 psf

80 psf

90 psf

47. A sand layer of the cross-sectional area shown in the figure has been determined to exist for a 500-m
length of the levee. The hydraulic conductivity of the 2-meter thick sand layer is 3 m/day. Determine the
quantity of water which flows into the ditch in m3/min. *

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0.04

0.08

0.13

0.17

48. An unconfined compression test was carried out on a saturated clay sample. The maximum load the
clay sustained was 130 kN and the vertical displacement was 0.8 mm. The diameter of the soil sample
was 40 mm diameter and 75 mm long. Compute the undrained shear strength. *

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25

51 kPa
102

74

49. A rectangular reservoir with vertical walls has a plan area of 6 hectares. Discharge from the reservoir
take place over a rectangular weir. The flow characteristics of the weir is Q = 0.678 H3/2 cubic meters
where H is the depth of water above the weir crest. The sill of the weir is 3.4m above the bottom of the
reservoir. Starting with a depth of water of 4m in the reservoir and no inflow, what will be the depth of
water after one hour? *

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3.18 m

3.48 m

3.68 m

3.98 m

50. Determine the flow characteristics of water at 20°C flowing through a 20-mm pipe at 0.052 m/s. Use
kinematic viscosity = 1.02×10^(-6) m^2/s *

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Laminar

Transition

Turbulent

Critical

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