and TUTORIAL CENTER

INSTRUCTION: Select the best answer to 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. Use pencil no. 2 only
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS PAPER. DO NOT FOLD
OR MUTILATE.
A. 1.27 ML/s B. 1.12 ML/s C. 1.21 ML/s D. 1.32ML/s
6. A horizontal water jet is deflected at 90° by a frictionless steel
curved plate as shown in figure. Assuming the 200-N block is
held stationary by the jet, determine the resultant force acting on
the plate. Assume the cross-sectional area of the jet to be 0.005
m² throughout the system. Assume that the velocity of the jet
remains constant while it is curving the steel plate.

1. The water flowing in a hexagonal

sewer shown in figure below
undergoes a hydraulic jump. The
pressure gage attached at section
B-B reads a gage pressure of 8.83
kPa. Assuming sections A-A and B-
B are sections right before and right
after the jump, determine the rate of
steady flow in the sewer in m³/s.

A. 283 N B. 304 N C. 352 N D. 406 N

7. The gate AB shown in the figure is hinged at A. What depth of

mercury will keep the gate closed?

A. 2.15 B. 2.55 C. 2.85 D. 3.25

Situation: An open container with a shape of a conical frustum is

filled with two different liquids as shown in figure.
1.2 m Ø

0.5 m Water S = 1.0 A. 2.85 ft B. 2.96 ft C. 3.06 ft D. 3.19 ft

8. A ship with vertical sides near the waterline weighs 8,000,000

lbs and draws 22 ft of draft in salt water (γsalt w. = 64.0 lb/ft³).
0.5 m Glycerin S = 1.3 Discharge of 400,000 lbs of water ballast decreases the draft to
21 ft. What would be the draft of the ship in fresh water? γfresh w. =
62.4 lb/ft³.
0.8 m Ø
2. Determine the total bursting force acting on the walls of the
container, in N.
A. 4,900 B. 5,100 C. 4,600 D. 4,500

3. If the container is reinforced with two (2) steel hoops one at

the top and one at the bottom, determine the tension at the
bottom hoop, in N.
A. 1,300 B. 1,400 C. 1,600 D. 1,500

4. If an orifice (C=0.60, and Ao=0.005 m²) is installed at the A. 19.5 ft B. 20.5 ft C. 21.5 ft D. 22.5 ft
bottommost part of the container, determine the total time it takes
for the container to be empty. 9. Three reservoirs A, B and C are connected respectively with
A. 112 s B. 103 s C. 83 s D. 94 s pipes 1, 2 and 3 joining at a common junction P whose elevation
is 366 m. Reservoir A is at elevation 933 m and reservoir B is at
5. A spillway of a dam is shown in figure. Compute the total elevation 844 m. The properties of each pipe are as follows: L1 =
discharge. Assume steady flow, neglect end contractions, and 1500 m, D1 = 600 mm, f1 = 0.02; L2 = 1000 m, D2 = 450 mm, f2
use 0.60 for coefficient of discharge and CW = 1.84. = 0.025; L3 = 900 m, D3 = 500 mm, f3 = 0.018. A pressure gage
at junction P reads 4950 kPa. What is the elevation of reservoir C
(in meters)?
A. 357 m B. 533 m C. 725 m D. 835 m

10. A trapezoidal channel with side slope of 1:1 is to carry a

discharge of 45 m3/s and a mean velocity of 0.6 m/s. Bottom
width of section is 5.30 meters. If n = 0.015, determine the
shearing stress at the boundary of the channel.
A. 0.48 Pa B. 0.33 Pa C. 0.74 Pa D. 0.54 Pa
Situation: The tank shown in FIG. HYDJGB-002 is made up of a A. 34.72 B. -66.61 C. 136.04 D. 66.61
small container on top of a larger container. The upper container 19. A 60 cm cast iron main leads from a reservoir whose water
has a square section (0.8m x 0.8m) while the bottom larger surface is at EL. 1590m. In the heart of the city the main is at EL.
container is rectangular (2m x 0.8m). There is an opening in the 1415m. What is the stress in the pipe wall in MPa if the thickness
bottom container. The inflow in the upper container is just of the wall is 12.5mm and the external soil pressure is 520Kpa?
enough to keep the water level from falling. Assume static condition.
A. 41.202 B. 12.480 C. 53.682 D. 28.722

20. The base of a solid metal cone (Sp. Gr. 6.95) is 25 cm in

diameter. The altitude of the cone is 30 cm. If placed in a basin
containing mercury (Sp. Gr. 13.60) with the apex of the cone
down, how deep will the cone float?
A. 0.17 m B. 0.28 m C. 0.24 m D. 0.32 m

21. A rectangular scow 9.15 m wide by 15.25 m long and 3.65 m

high has a draft of 2.44 m in sea water. Its center of gravity is
2.75 m above the bottom of the scow. If the scow tilts until one of
the longitudinal sides is just at the point of submergence,
determine the righting couple or the overturning couple in KN-m.
A. 1076.58 B. 1095.04 C. 1236.21 D. 1178.36

Situation: A concrete dam retaining water is shown in the figure.

The specific weight of concrete is 23.5 kN/m3. Assume there is a
hydrostatic uplift that varies uniformly from full hydrostatic head
at the heel of the dam to zero at the toe and that the coefficient of
11. Compute the value of H, in m. Use CW = 1.84. friction between dam and foundation soil is 0.45.
A. 0.30 B. 0.40 C. 0.10 D. 0.20

12. If the supply in the upper container is stopped, compute the

time (sec) it takes for the upper container to be empty.
A. 5.12 B. 6.21 C. 6.95 D. 7.98

Situation: During a test on a 2.4 m suppressed weir 900 mm

high, the head was maintained constant at 300 mm. in 38
seconds, 28.80 kiloliters of water were collected.

13. Determine the velocity approach in m/s.

A. 0.263 B. 0.362 C. 1.05 D. 0.51

14. Determine the weir factor.

A. 2.01 B. 1.84 C. 1.89 D. 1.92

15. For the figure below, determine the discharge through the
100mm diameter orifice in m3/s if the coefficient of velocity is 0.97 22. Compute the factor of safety against sliding.
and the coefficient of discharge is 0.67. A. 1.16 B. 1.22 C. 1.36 D. 1.45

23. Compute the factor of safety against overturning.

A. 2.20 B. 2.08 C. 2.13 D. 2.31

24. Compute the maximum pressure in intensity at the base

(kPa).
A. 275.2 B. 300.2 C. 250.2 D. 235.2

25. Two clean, parallel glass plates, separated by a distance

d=1.5 mm, are dipped in a bath of water. How far does the water
rise due to capillary action, if σ = 0.0730 N/m?
A. 0.94 m B. 0.094 mm C. 9.94 mm D. 9.94 m
A. 0.0648 B. 0.0733 C. 0.0491 D. 0.0526
26. The shear stress distribution in viscous fluid through a circular
16. Which of the following statements is not true? pipe is.
A. Bulk modulus is a measure of the fluid compressibility. A. Maximum at the center.
B. The bigger the bulk modulus the more compressible the fluid B. Same throughout the section.
C. The bulk modulus has the same dimensions as those for C. Maximum at the inside of the surface.
pressure and stress. D. None of these.
D. The bulk modulus of water is a function of both the
temperature and pressure.
27. A hollow cube 1.0 m on each side weighs 2.4 kN. The cube is
17. Fluids that will deform at different rates under the action of the tied to a solid concrete block weighing 10.0 kN. The specific
same applied shear stress. gravity of the concrete is 2.40. What will happen to the two
A. Newtonian C. Bingham Plastic objects?
B. Non-Newtonian D. Pseudo Plastic A. The cube will float but the block will sink.
B. The cube will float but the block will float.
18. The pressure of air inside a tank containing air and water is C. Both will float.
20 KPa absolute. Determine the gage pressure in kPa at point D. Both will sink.
1.5 m below the water surface. Assume standard atmospheric
pressure.
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