CIVIL ENGINEERS LICENSURE EXAM

(EERC Preboard - MANILA) OCTOBER 2019

HYDRAULICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 6. Compute the coefficient of permeability of the aquifer
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following in m/day.
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the a. 51.82 c. 57.42
box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer b. 65.09 d. 60.27
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil
no. 1 only. 7. Compute the transmissivity of the aquifer in m2/day.
a. 1579 c. 1325
MULTIPLE CHOICE b. 1426 d. 1288

Situation 1: A wedge of wood having a specific gravity of 0.60 is 8. At which soil state can the soil be molded into any
pushed into the water by a 2 kN force. The wedge is 1 m wide. desired shape without rupture?
a. Solid c. Semi-Solid
b. Plastic d. Liquid

9. If water flows in uniformly at the rate of 45 ft 3/s in a

rectangular flume with width of 4 feet and a depth of
1.2 feet, what type of flow is it?
a. Supercritical c. Subcritical
1. Determine the submerged depth of the wedge. b. Laminar d. Turbulent
a. 1.55 m c. 1.69 m
b. 1.34 m d. 1.47 m 10. Water flows in a trapezoidal channel and running full. If
the channel has a discharge of 8 m3/s, find the base
2. Determine the speed of the wedge when it moves width for a most efficient section. n =0.012, S = 0.0008.
upward by 150 mm after the 2 kN load is released. a. 2.02 m c. 1.64 m
a. 0.48 m/s c. 0.95 m/s b. 2.59 m d. 1.77 m
b. 2.47 m/s d. 2.61 m/s
Situation 3: Water is moving in a rectangular channel to
3. What load, in addition to the 2 kN, should be added so have a Froude Number of 3.16. The channel is
that the wedge will be fully submerged? 5 m in width. The depth of flow is 1 m. If the
a. 2.6 kN c. 7.1 kN water undergoes a hydraulic jump:
b. 9.5 kN d. 4.8 kN
11. Determine the depth of flow after the jump.
4. A dam 4 m on top, 18 m at the bottom and 24 m high a. 4m c. 3m
has a water 20 m deep acting on its vertical side. What b. 5m d. 2m
is the factor of safety against overturning? Assume
weight of masonry to be 2400 kg/m3. 12. Find the Froude number after the jump.
a. 3.12 c. 1.87 a. 0.347 c. 0.395
b. 5.59 d. 3.29 b. 0.475 d. 0.565

Situation 2: A 300 mm diameter test well penetrates 27m 13. Compute the velocity after the jump
below the static water table. After 24 hours of a. 3.12 m/s c. 3.41 m/s
pumping at 69 liters/sec. the water level in an b. 2.47 m/s d. 6.45 m/s
observation well at a distance of 95m from
the test well is lowered 0.5m and the other 14. A vertical jet of water thru a nozzle supports a load of
observation well at a distance of 35m from
150 N. The velocity and diameter of the jet at the nozzle
the test well, the drawdown is 1.1m.
tip are 17.46 m/s and 3 cm respectively. Compute the
distance of load from the nozzle tip.
5. What is the rate of flow in m3/day.
a. 6m c. 4m
a. 5961.6 c. 5332.8
b. 8m d. 10 m
b. 6523.4 d. 4321.5

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15. An old pipe is to be replaced by a new one with the
same diameter and length. If the friction factor of the 23. A stone weighs 460 N in air. When submerged in water,
new is 2/3 of the old, compute the ratio of flow of the it weighs 300 N. Find the specific gravity of the stone.
new to the old pipe. a. 3.214 c. 1.645
a. 0.85 c. 1.41 b. 2.141 d. 2.875
b. 1.22 d. 0.91
24. A block of wood 0.20 m thick is floating in seawater (s
Situation 4: An open cylindrical tank 30 cm in diameter and = 1.03). The specific gravity of the wood is 0.65. Find the
80 cm high partially filled with water is rotated minimum area of the wooden block to support a man
about its vertical axis at a speed of 240 rpm. weighing 80 kg.
a. 0.215 m2 c. 1.053 m2
16. What would be the depth of water if the tank is brought b. 2.150 m 2
d. 2.310 m2
to rest so that no water will be spilled out?
a. 0.36 m c. 0.44 m 25. An iceberg having a specific gravity of 0.92 is floating
b. 0.32 m d. 0.72 m on salt water of specific gravity of 1.03. If the volume of
ice above the water surface is 1000 m3, what is the total
17. At what speed would it be rotated so that 1.40 liters of volume of ice?
water will be spilled out? a. 9364 m3 c. 10422 m3
a. 242.75 rpm c. 256.30 rpm b. 8402 m 3
d. 11789 m3
b. 245.80 rpm d. 249.65 rpm
26. A tank with vertical sides, 3 m deep, 1.2 m square is
18. At what speed should it be rotated so that the pressure filled to a depth of 2.7 m with water. A cube of wood (s
at the center of the bottom of the tank is zero? = 0.50) measuring 60 cm on an edge is placed inside
a. 256.73 rpm c. 248.97 rpm the container and floats. Find the weight of the volume
b. 258.32 rpm d. 252.22 rpm of water displaced.
a. 2.64 kN c. 5.48 kN
19. A container 10 m wide and 10 m long contains water 2 b. 3.14 kN d. 1.06 kN
m high and is accelerating to the right at a rate of 2.45
m/s2. Find the minimum pressure at the base.
a. 5.65 kPa c. 8.45 kPa
b. 7.37 kPa d. 9.14 kPa Situation 5: The actual velocity in the contracted section of a jet
of liquid flowing from a 2 inches diameter orifice is 28 ft/s under
20. A 1.25 cm diameter orifice in a vertical wall of a tank a head of 15 ft.
under a constant head of 5.50 m discharges 0.45 m3 in
9.50 minutes. Find the coefficient of discharge. 27. Determine the value of the coefficient of velocity.
a. 0.48 c. 0.56 a. 0.805 c. 0.409
b. 0.62 d. 0.68 b. 0.901 d. 0.706

21. A wooden block having a specific gravity of 0.60, 40 mm 28. If the measured discharge is 0.403 ft3/sec, determine the
x 60 mm x 3.5 m long is made to float in water. How coefficient of contraction.
many kilograms of stone having specific gravity of 3.25
a. 0.66 c. 0.56
should be attached at the bottom to make the wooden
b. 0.60 d. 0.54
block float 300 mm exposed to atmosphere?
a. 4.7 kg c. 3.8 kg
29. Determine the coefficient of discharge.
b. 2.9 kg d. 3.2 kg
a. 0.485 c. 0.231
b. 0.387 d. 0.594
22. A body having a specific gravity of 0.70 floats on a liquid
with specific gravity of 0.80. The volume of the body
30. A liquid having a specific gravity of 0.788 flows at 3.2
above the liquid surface is what percent of its total
m/s through a 100 – mm diameter pipe line. Assume f
volume?
= 0.0158. Find the head loss per kilometer of the pipe.
a. 87.5% c. 12.5%
a. 82.46 m c. 65.87 m
b. 90.0% d. 10.0%
b. 78.98 m d. 99.99 m

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39. A block of wood floats in water with 20 cm projecting
31. A turbine is rated at 600 hp when the flow of water above the water surface. The same block when placed
through it is 0.61 m3/s. Assuming efficiency of 87%, what in oil (s = 0.80) floats with 15 cm projecting above the
is the head acting on the turbine? oil surface. Find the specific gravity of the block.
a. 98.76 m c. 76.95 m a. 0.45 c. 0.50
b. 85.97 m d. 100.23 m b. 0.64 d. 0.72

32. Neglecting air resistance, determine to what height a Situation 7: A retaining wall 6 m. high is supporting a
vertical jet of water could rise if projected with a velocity horizontal backfill having a dry unit weight of
of 20 m/sec? 1600 kg/m3. The cohesionless soil has an angle
a. 10.34 m c. 20.39 m of friction of 32° and a void ratio of 0.68.
b. 15.76 m d. 18.79 m
40. Determine the Rankine active force on the wall.
Situation 6: An orifice 80 mm in diameter was placed 0.96 m a. 133.67 kN c. 282.60 kN
above the ground at the vertical side of an b. 86.76 kN d. 74.09 kN
upright cylindrical tank 3 m in diameter. When
opened, it hits the ground initially 2 m away 41. Determine the Rankine active force on the wall if water
from the orifice. The initial flow rate was 0.0161 logging occurs at a depth of 3.5 m. from the ground.
m /sec when water surface was 1.4 m above
3
a. 81.1 kN c. 116.3 kN
the orifice. b. 94.8 kN d. 111.8 kN

33. How long will the jet reach the ground? 42. Determine the location of the resultant active force from
a. 0.442 sec c. 0.446 sec the bottom.
b. 0.431 sec d. 0.416 sec a. 1.89 c. 1.74 m
b. 2.08 m d. 2.19 m
34. Find the coefficient of velocity.
a. 0.927 c. 0.735 Situation 8: The laboratory compaction test of a certain type of
b. 0.912 d. 0.863 soil gives a maximum dry density of 1.486
Mg/m3 with an optimum moisture content of
35. Determine the coefficient of discharge. 12.5%. The following are the results of a field
a. 0.736 c. 0.612 unit weight determination test using sand cone
b. 0.546 d. 0.805 method.
Volume of soil excavated from the hole = 0.001337 m3
36. A rectangular channel 6.2 m by 1.2 m deep is lined with Weight of soil from the hole when wet = 2220 g
a smooth stone, well laid and has a hydraulic slope of Weight of dry soil = 1890 g
0.001. Use n = 0.013. What is the capacity of the
channel? 43. Determine the field unit weight of soil.
a. 14.32 m /s3
c. 15.46 m /s3
a. 1.66 g/cc c. 1.78 g/cc
b. 16.43 m3/s d. 11.29 m3/s b. 1.43 g/cc d. 1.27 g/cc

37. What size of new cast iron pipe shall be used to carry 44. Determine the in situ moisture content of soil.
0.284 cubic meters per second with a head loss of 10.56 a. 20.10 % c. 17.46 %
m per kilometer? n =0.019. b. 14.56% d. 11.26 %
a. 649 mm c. 498 mm
b. 304 mm d. 513 mm 45. Determine the relative compaction.
a. 93.90 % c. 98.20 %
38. 1.8 m wide rectangular canal carries a flow of 2.4 m3/s. b. 95.15 % d. 97.33 %
What is the critical depth? b. 0.00321 d. 0.00506
a. 0.433 m c. 0.566 m
b. 0.667 m d. 0.812 m

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Situation 9: A wooden storage vat full of oil sp. gr. = 0.80
is in the form of a frustum of a cone, 2 m.
diameter at the top , 4 m. diameter at the
bottom and 3 m high. It is provided with 2 steel
hoops, one at the top and one at the bottom.

46. Compute the hydrostatic force on the side of the

container.
a. 171.74 kN c. 177.47 kN
b. 111.47 kN d. 117.74 kN

47. Compute the location of the hydrostatic force measured

from the bottom of the tank.
a. 0.90 m c. 0.85 m
b. 1.17 m d. 1.33 m

48. Compute the force in the bottom hoop.

a. 41.21 kN c. 58.87 kN
b. 85.87 kN d. 42.11 kN

Situation 10: A soil has an unconfined compressive strength of

120 kpa. In a triaxial compression test, a
specimen of the same soil when subjected to
a chamber pressure of 40 kpa failed at an
additional stress of 160 kpa.

49. Determine the cohesion of the soil.

a. 37.50 kpa c. 45.62 kpa
b. 42.42 kpa d. 48.01
kpa

50. Determine the angle of internal friction.

a. 14.90° c. 17.88°
b. 15.22° d. 19.47°

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