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CIVIL ENGINEERS First Pre-board Examination

Saturday, February 5, 2023 12:00 n.n. — 3:00 p.m.
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HYDRAULICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SET A

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the
letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED.GOOD LUCK.

NOTE: A times B is represented by A × B or A*B. A raised to the power n is

expressed as A^n. All problems are 1 point each.

1. A mercury barometer at the base of the mountain reads 620 mm. At the same
time another barometer at the top of the mountain reads 450 mm. Assuming
weight of air to be constant at 10 N/m3, what is the height of the
mountain, in meters?
A. 2468 C. 2268
B. 2368 D. 2168

2. A mercury barometer at the base of the mountain reads 660 mm. What would
be the corresponding reading in water barometer, in meters?
A. 8.976 C. 7.689
B. 9.768 D. 6.879

3. A square pole (s.g.=0.68), 80 mm by 80 mm by 6 m long, is suspended by a

wire so that 4 m is submerged in water and 2 m is above the surface. What
is the tension (N) in the wire?
A. 5 C. 6
B. 4 D. 3

Situation 1. From the table below:

Sieve No. SOIL
(Percent Finer) A B C
4 (4.75 mm) 100 100 95
10 (2 mm) 95 80 80
40 (0.42 mm) 82 61 54
200 (0.075 mm) 65 55 4
LL 42 38 NP
PL 26 25 NP

Classify the soils according to USCS Classification system:

4. Soil A
A. CL C. MH
B. CH D. ML
5. Soil B
A. MH C. CH
B. ML D. CL
6. Soil C
A. GW C. SW
B. GP D. SP

7. A 3.7-m high by 1.5-m wide rectangular gate AB is vertical and is hinged

at a point 150 mm below its center of gravity. The total depth of water
is 6.1 m. What horizontal force F (kN) must be applied at the bottom of
the gate for equilibrium?
A. 10.2 C. 16.1
B. 18.6 D. 12.4

8. A stone weighs 600 N, and when it was lowered into a square tank 0.610 m
on a side, the weight of the stone in water was 323 N. How much did the
water rise in the tank, in mm?
A. 76 C. 80
B. 72 D. 83

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9. A barrel containing water weighs 1260 N. What will be the reading on the
scale (N) if a 5 cm by 5 cm piece of wood is held vertically in the water
to a depth of 0.60 m?
A. 1274.7 C. 1245.3
B. 1260.0 D. 1254.6

Situation 2. Three layers of soil were places inside of a tube of diameter 15

cm as shown in the figure:

If soil A, soil B and soil C has a hydraulic conductivity of 0.4 cm/s, 0.3 cm/s
and 0.5 cm/s respectively, determine the following:

10. The equivalent hydraulic conductivity of the layers in cm/s.

A. 0.47 C. 0.38
B. 0.42 D. 0.35
11. The hydraulic gradient of the layers.
A. 1.00 C. 0.75
B. 1.25 D. 0.50
12. The flowrate of the layers in cm3/s.
A. 71.6 C. 58.4
B. 62.4 D. 49.8

Situation 3. A stratified soil deposit consists of four layers. The thickness

of the second, third and fourth layers are equal to half, one-third and
one-fourth, respectively, the thickness of the top layer, while their
coefficients of permeability are respectively twice, thrice and four times
that of the top layer. Determine:

13. Equivalent horizontal coefficient of permeability

A. 1.46 k1 C. 1.92 k1
B. 1.03 k1 D. 1.32 k1
14. Equivalent vertical coefficient of permeability
A. 1.03 k1 C. 1.32 k1
B. 1.46 k1 D. 1.92 k1
15. Ratio of equivalent coefficient of permeability
A. 1.32 C. 1.92
B. 1.46 D. 1.03

16. A concrete cube 0.60 m. on an edge, weighing 23.5 kN/m is placed at the
bottom of the tank in which seawater (sp.gr. = 1.03) stands 5 m. deep.
The bottom edges are sealed off so that no water is admitted under the
block. Evaluate the vertical pull required to lift the block in kN.
A. 18.69 C. 20.55
B. 19.37 D. 21.08

17. A right circular cone is 50 mm in radius and 170 mm high and weighs 1.5
N in air. How much force (N) is required to push this cone vertex-downward
into ethanol (sg = 0.79) so that its base is exactly at the surface?
A. 1.50 C. 1.75
B. 1.95 D. 1.68

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18. A rectangular plate 1 m wide by 2.4 m long is vertically submerged in
water, the shorter edge 2 m. below and parallel to the water surface.
Evaluate how far in meters, below the centroid of the plate is the
resultant horizontal force acting on each side of it?
A. 0.15 C. 0.36
B. 0.24 D. 0.40

Situation 4. A 250 mm × 250 mm × 450 mm block weighs 50 N when fully submerged

in water.

19. What is the weight (N) of the block in air?

A. 225.9 C. 350.7
B. 275.8 D. 325.9
20. Determine the unit weight (kN/m3) of the block.
A. 11.6 C. 8.03
B. 12.5 D. 9.81
21. The specific gravity of the block.
A. 1.27 C. 1.18
B. 0.82 D. 1.00

Situation 5. A triangular gate with a horizontal base 1.2 m long and an altitude
of 1.8 m is inclined 45° from the vertical with the vertex pointing
upward. The hinged horizontal base of the gate is 2.7 m below the water
surface.

22. Calculate the total force (kN) of water on the gate.

A. 20.0 C. 22.2
B. 24.1 D. 26.3
23. How far is the said force from the vertex measured along the gate?
A. 1.26 C. 1.20
B. 0.06 D. 0.60
24. What normal force (kN) must be applied at the vertex of the gate to open
it.
A. 4.36 C. 6.18
B. 5.07 D. 7.29

Situation 6. A silt has a unit weight of 20 kN/m3 and a water content of 26%
when fully saturated. Assume that γw = 10 kN/m3

25. What is the specific gravity of the particles?

A. 2.4 C. 2.9
B. 2.7 D. 2.1
26. What is the void ratio?
A. 0.4 C. 0.7
B. 0.9 D. 1.0
27. What is the dry unit weight?
A. 14 kN/m3 C. 18 kN/m3
B. 16 kN/m 3 D. 20 kN/m3

Situation 7. A sample of clay is brought back from the field, extruded from the
Shelby tube, and trimmed to the following dimensions: height = 150 mm,
diameter = 75 mm. It weighs 13.2 N. The water content has been determined
to be 25%. Find the following parameters for the clay, assume the unit
weight of solids is 27 kN/m3:

28. Natural unit Weight.

A. 15.94 kN/m3 C. 19.92 kN/m3
B. 18.24 kN/m3 D. 17.22 kN/m3
29. Degree of Saturation.
A. 99.1% C. 92.7%
B. 82.6% D. 87.4%
30. Porosity.
A. 69% C. 58%
B. 37% D. 41%

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