PRACTICE PROBLEM 11

FLUID MECHANICS & HYDRAULICS

PROBLEM 1: lower base of 2 m and slope of 0.0014. use n

Find the value of h in the given figure. = 0.013
12. What is the velocity of the flow?
a. 1.21 m/sec b. 3.12 m/sec
c. 2.31 m/sec d. 1.94 m/sec
13. Compute the specific energy of the flow.
a. 1.27 m b. 1.39 m
c. 1.47 m d. 1.68 m
14. Find the rate of flow.
a. 6.39 m3/sec b. 10.24 m3/sec
c. 14.55 m3/sec d. 12.17 m3/sec
a. 0.6 m b. 0.8 m
c. 0.4 m d. 1.2 m SITUATION V
A trapezoidal dam, 4 m at its top, 8 m at its
SITUATION I
A meter diameter cast iron pipe is 845 m long bottom and 18 m high holds water to a depth
and has a head loss of 1.11 m. of 15 m at its vertical side. Neglecting uplift
2. Find the discharge capacity of water for the pressure,
pipe by Hazen-William’s formula. C = 130. 15. Find the factor of safety against
a. 0.204 m3/sec b. 0.87 m3/sec overturning.
c. 1.001 m3/sec d. 1.107 m3/sec a. 3.1 b. 1.8
c. 2.3 d. 2.7
3. Find the discharge capacity of water for the
pipe by Manning’s formula. n = 0.013. 16. Find the factor of safety against sliding if
a. 0.204 m3/sec b. 0.87 m3/sec the friction coefficient is 0.6
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c. 1.001 m /sec d. 1.07 m3/sec a. 1.12 b. 1.41
c. 1.65 d. 1.33
4. Find the discharge capacity of water for the
pipe by Darcy Weisbach formula. f = 0.014. 17. How far from the toe will the resultant
a. 0.204 m3/sec b. 0.87 m3/sec force intersect the bottom of the dam?
c. 1.001 m3/sec d. 1.07 m3/sec a. 2.13 m b. 3.12 m
c. 2.76 m d. 3.45 m
SITUATION II
Given the pipe network below: SITUATION VI
Given a circular gate as shown

Use f = 0.02 for all pipes

5. Determine the discharge at Pipe 2
a. 0.43 m3/s b. 0.34 m3/s
c. 0.81 m3/s d. 0.87 m3/s
18. Find the hydrostatic force acting on the
6. Determine the discharge at Pipe 3 gate.
a. 0.73 m3/s b. 0.36 m3/s a. 98.22 kN b. 119.15 kN
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c. 0.28 m /s d. 0.89 m3/s c. 107.68 kN d. 163.24 kN
7. Find the total head loss in the pipe network. 19. How far below the center of gravity will the
a. 6.17 m b. 5.76 m hydrostatic force act?
c. 8.27 m d. 7.93 m a. 0.097 m b. 0.038 m
c. 0.056 m d. 0.12 m
SITUATION III
Water flows at the rate of 8 m3/s in a 20. Find the force P required to lift the gate.
a. 62.91 kN b. 77.82 kN
triangular V-notch canal having side slope of
c. 55.28 kN d. 70.12 kN
1V:3H. Assume n = 0.013. Determine the
following:
8. The critical depth in m? Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
a. 1.156 b. 0.924
c. 1.077 d. 1.236
9. The critical velocity in m/s?
a. 2.298 b. 1.746
c. 1.996 d. 3.124
10. The critical slope?
a. 0.0050 b. 0.0015
c. 0.0011 d. 0.0022

PROBLEM 11:
Water flows in a rectangular canal having a
width of 1 m and a depth of 0.6 m at the rate
of 0.07 m3/sec. Determine the type of flow.
a. Sub-critical c. Critical
b. Super critical d. Uniform
SITUATION IV
A 1.2 m deep water flows through a
trapezoidal channel whose side-slope is 1
vertical per 2 horizontal. The channel has a