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GILLESANIA Engineering Review and Training Center

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BOARD OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

HYDRAULICS & GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

PRACTICE PROBLEMS – NOV 2022

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corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE:
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1. Soils having size larger than 75 mm. 9. A right cylindrical container of diameter D (meter) and H
A. Gravel C. Loam (meter) high is filled with water Z (meter) deep. A piece of
B. Rock D. Boulders & Cobbles timber, having a cross – sectional dimension b x t (mm) and L
(meter) long is freely allowed to submerge and float in a
2. A tank containing 0.6 m deep of water is transported by an vertical position inside the container. The portion of the wood
elevator. What is the pressure at the bottom of the tank when above the water surface is observed to be 2/3 the length of the
the elevator accelerates 2 m/s2 downward? timber.
A. 7.09 kPa C. 4.69 kPa
B. 6.32 kPa D. 5.25 kPa
Given the following information, evaluate the specific weight
of the timber, in kN/m^3.
3. Given the unit of air to be constant at 12 N/m^3, determine
D = 1.00 m b = 250 mm
the approximate height of a mountain, in meters, if a mercury
H = 5.00 m t = 250 mm
barometer at its base reads 760 mm and at the same instant
Z = 3.00 m L = 3.00 m
another barometer at the top of the mountain reads 300 mm. A. 3.35 C. 3.27
A. 5085 C. 5736 B. 3.72 D. 3.44
B. 5670 D. 5114

4. A cube, 270 mm on each side is to be held in equilibrium under 10. A cubic meter of water is subjected to a pressure increase of
water by attaching a lightweight foam buoy to it. The specific 20 MPa. If the bulk modulus of elasticity of the water is 2200
weight of the cube and foam are 20 kN/m3 and 0.81 kN/m3, MPa, evaluate the change in volume in m^3.
A. 0.0136 C. 0.0146
respectively. Evaluate the minimum volume of the foam B. 0.0178 D. 0.00909
required, in m3. Neglect the attachments in the calculations.
A. 0.0432 C. 0.0337
B. 0.0223 D. 0.0248 11. An unconfined compression test was conducted on a sample
of clay having a diameter of 50 mm. The failure load was
5. Into a bakery dough mixing chamber water enters at the rate recorded at 250 N. The cohesion strength of the clay, in kPa, is
of 300 liters per sec through pipe A. Cooking oil with specific nearest to a value of
gravity of 0.80 is forced in at 60 liters per sec through pipe B. A. 45.0 C. 63.7
B. 127.0 D. 101.0
Assuming the liquids are incompressible and form a
homogenous mixture of oil globules in water, evaluate the
12. The velocity head of the flow at one section of a pipeline is 5
average velocity of the mixture leaving through a pipe C of
m. Evaluate the velocity head, in meter(s), at the next section
diameter 300 mm in m/sec.
A. 3.53 C. 3.68 if the velocity of flow increases by one – half that of the
B. 3.11 D. 5.09 previous section.
A. 20 C. 11.3
6. Evaluate the kinetic energy of a unit weight of water, in B. 15.0 D. 7.50
meters, flowing at 4.3 m/sec?
A. 0.634 m C. 0.139 m 13. Evaluate the dry unit weight of a soil mass having a void ratio
B. 0.821 m D. 0.943 m of 0.50 with specific gravity of 2.5 for its solid grains, in
kN/m^3.
7. Evaluate the plastic settlement, in meter(s), on a layer of A. 14.9 C. 16.4
plastic clay due to an increase of the pressure caused by loads B. 14.6 D. 17.3
above it under the following conditions:
Initial intergranular pressure = 220 kPa 14. A manometer is attached to a conduit as shown in FIGURE HP
Increase in intergranular pressure = 120 kPa – 1. Calculate the pressure at A in kPa given the following:
Thickness of the clay layer = 7.5 m Specific gravity of Liquid B = 13.6
Coefficient of consolidation = 0.315 h = 125 mm
Void ratio of the clay = 1.132 d = 375 mm
A. 0.210 C. 0.215 A. 38.5 C. 18.6
B. 0.252 D. 0.241 B. 45.1 D. 29.5

8. A layer of soft clay having an initial void ratio of 0.90 is 10.45

m thick. Under a compressive load applied above it, the void
ratio is decreased by 1/3. Evaluate the reduction in the
thickness of the clay layers.
A. 1.34 m C. 1.23 m
B. 1.65 m D. 1.25 m

15. A cohesive soil sample was taken from an SPT and taken to the
laboratory in a glass jar. It was found to weigh 145 grams. The
sample was then placed in a container having a volume V = 500
cm^3 and 420 cm^3 of water ware added to fill the container.
Evaluate the unit weight of the soil in kN/m^3.
A. 14.1 B. 16.5 C. 17.8 D. 15.3
16. In accordance with the Unified Soils Classification System, a
soil grain having a size greater than No. 200 sieve opening
(0.074 mm) but less than that of a No. 4 sieve (4.75 mm
opening) is called
A. gravel C. cobble
B. pebble D. sand
17. 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 200 mm. The hydraulic head
in the 10-mm diameter standpipe through which the test
water passed dropped from 1 meter to 600 mm 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.
A. 0.001703 B. 0.00224 C. 0.001910 D. 0.001890
18. Evaluate the resisting capacity, in kN, against axial load due to
skin friction of a concrete pile embedded into a layer of plastic
clay given the following conditions:
Size of pile: D = 0.40 m square
Depth of penetration into the clay layer: L = 30 m
Unconfined compression strength qu of the clay: qu = 200 kP
A. 9600 B. 3270 C. 4800 D. 4100
19. If the ground water table in a soil formation rises as a resulting
of flooding, the bearing capacity of the soil
A. decreases
B. depends on the footing load
C. increases
D. unaffected
20. A granular soil deposit is considered medium dense if the blow
count of
A. Over 50 C. 30 to 50
B. 10 to 30 D. 4 to 10
21. The initial void ratio of a layer of soft clay that is 6 m thick is
0.50. Under a pressure of surcharge load above it, the void
ratio decreased by one – half. Evaluate the reduction in the
thickness of the clay layer.
A. 2.50 B. 1.00 C. 3.50 D. 3.00
22. A cohesionless specimen of soil under triaxial test was
consolidated under a chamber confining pressure of 60 kPa.
The axial stress on the specimen was then increased and
failure stress occurred when the axial stress reached 120 kPa.
Estimate the angle of internal friction of the soil, in degrees.
A. 19.5 B. 25.0 C. 35.1 D. 20.2
23. A rigid gate of a flood control structure in a river is 6 m wide
by 4 m high and weighs 10 kN. With its longer edge horizontal,
it is moved up and down with its short edges sliding in vertical
channel guides. Evaluate the force, in kN, needed to raise the
gate when the surface of the water is 2 m above its top edge.
There is no water on the downstream side of the gate. The
coefficient of friction between the gate and the channel guides
is 0.10. Neglect the buoyant effect of the water on the gate and
the weight of the cables connected to the gate.
A. 92 B. 110 C. 94 D. 104
24. A tank containing water has a total weight of 80 kg when
weighed. Obtain the new reading on the weighing scale if a 50
mm by 50 mm piece is wood is held vertically in the water to
a depth of 600 mm.
A. 84.5 B. 86.0 C. 81.5 D. 83.0
25. In order to provide water from a nearby spring, a triangular
flume of efficient cross section was provided on a slope of 0.15
percent. 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.
Utilize the formula V = (1/n)R^2/3 s^1/2 for the velocity of
flow.
A. 1.31 B. 1.85 C. 1.77 D. 1.69
26. The sector gate shown in FIGURE HHF-1 consists of a
cylindrical surface, of which AB is the trace. The length of the
gate, perpendicular to the paper, is 10 m. Evaluate the total
horizontal force on the gate, in kN. Ɵ = 60 deg, r = 5.51 m.
A. 1180 B. 1080 C. 1320 D. 1490
FIGURE HHF-1
27. Into a bakery dough mining chamber water antext at the rate
of 200 liters per sec through pipe A. Cooking oil with specific
gravity of 0.80 is forced in at 50 liters per sec through pipe B.
Assuming the liquids are incompressible form a homogeneous
mixture of oil globules in water, evaluate the averaga velocity
of tha mixture leaving through pipe C of diameter 300 mm in
m/sec.
A. 3.12 B. 3.76 C. 3.54 D. 2.14
28. Determine the weight W that can be equilibrated by the force
acting on the piston in the figure..
A. 74.88 kN B. 24.5 kN C. 50.25 kN D. 63.78 kN
29. At 20°C, gage A in the figure reads 290 kPa abs. What is the
height h of water? Hint: γw = 9.79 kN/m3.
A. 1.8 m B. 2.2 m C. 0.60 m D. 4.2 m
 Obtain the minimum distance, in meters, at which the
alignment of the tunnel be located from the line of application
of the load.

Hint: According to the Boussinesq theory, the vertical stress at

a point below the surface of a semi – infinite, homogeneous,
isotropic soil mass due to a point load Q applied at the ground
surface is given by the equation

p = 0.477 QN/z2
30. What is the friction angle of the soil when the coefficient of where
passive resistance is 4? N = 1/[1+(r/z)2]^2.5
A. 36.9 deg C. 25.4 deg r = horizontal distance of the point from the vertical line of
B. -36.9 deg D. 32.6 deg application of the load
z = depth of point below ground surface
A. 14 C. 16
31. A woman with a glass of water having a height of 250 mm is B. 13 D. 15
inside the elevator with an upward acceleration of 4 m/s2.
Determine the pressure at the bottom of the glass. 39. A 2.1-m-diameter vertical cylindrical tank 3 m high contains
A. 3.54 kPa C. 3.45 kPa 2.5 m of water. A 150-mm-diameter circular sharp-edged
B. 4.14 kPa D. 3.84 kPa orifice is located at its bottom. Assume C = 0.60. How long will
it take to empty the tank?
32. What height in meters of a column of special gage liquid having A. 211.53 s C. 524.73 s
a sp. gr. of 2.82 would exert the same pressure as a column of B. 314.84 s D. 475.95 s
oil 7.2 m high having a sp. gr. of 0.86?
A. 2.7 m C. 2.4 m 40. If water is used to measure the atmospheric pressure, how
B. 7.2 m D. 2.2 m high would it be?
A. 9.81 m C. 10.33 m
33. Section 302.2.2. of the National Structural Code of the B. 11.25 m D. 10.00 m
Philippines provides that the slope of cut surface shall be no
steeper than is safe for intended use and shall be no steeper 41. The weight density of a mud is given by γ = 10 + 0.5h, where γ
than ____. is in kN/m3 and h is in meters. Determine the pressure, in kPa,
A. 1:1 C. 1:2 at a depth of 5 m.
B. 1:1.5 D. 1:3 A. 56.25 kPa C. 58.65 kPa
B. 62.50 kPa D. 60.15 kPa
34. A cohesive soil deposit is considered soft if the unconfined
compression strength in kPa is between: 42. A vertical square plate 1.20 m in each side is submerged half
A. 0 to 24 C. 48 to 96 in oil and half in water. If the top of the plate is flushed with
B. 24 to 48 D. 96 to 192 the oil surface, what is the ratio of the force of water to oil.
Specific gravity of oil is 0.80.
35. A layer of soft clay having an initial void ratio of 1.2 is 5 m thick A. 3.00 C. 3.25
under a compression load applied above it, the void ratio is B. 3.75 D. 3.50
decreased by one – fourth. Evaluate the reduction in the
thickness of the clay layer. 43. A spherical ball one meter in diameter floats half submerged
A. 1.09 m C. 2.05 m in a tank of oil with a specific gravity of 0.82. Find the
B. 0.68 m D. 3.45 m minimum weight of an anchor made of lead with a specific
gravity of 11.3 that will be required to submerge the ball
completely.
36. A barge weighing 250 kN when empty is 5 m wide, 20 m long, A. 737.38 N C. 2,269.91 N
and 4 m high. Floating upright, evaluate the draft of the barge B. 734.82 N D. 2,246.59 N
in meters when transporting 4000 bags of cement along a
river, each bag having a mass of 42 kg. Assume the specific 44. Water flows at the rate of 0.003 m^3/s in a 100 – mm diameter
gravity of the water in the river to be 0.98. pipe. Assuming n = 0.025, find the head lost per kilometer
A. 1.89 m C. 1.97 m length of pipe.
B. 3.33 m D. 2.57 m A. 4.49 m C. 12.47 m
B. 7.98 m D. 17.96 m
37. An airplane flying at an altitude of 10 km dropped to a height
of 4 km. What is the corresponding change in pressure? Unit 45. A prestressed concrete pile 400 mm x 400 mm in cross –
weight of air is 12 N/m3? section and 20 m long is driven in clayey soil with unconfined
A. 67 kPa C. 43 kPa compression strength qu = 110 kPa. Compute the skin friction
B. 72 kPa D. 12 kPa using an adhesion factor of 0.75.
A. 2640 kN C. 960 kN
38. An underground tunnel is to be constructed at a depth of 10 B. 860 kN D. 1320 kN
meters below ground surface for a subway in Metro Manila. On
ground surface and radically located from the line of the 46. In an unconfined compression test, a sample of sandy clay 50
tunnel is a vertical load of 10 MN. Design specifications require mm in diameter fails under a load of 120 N. What is the
that the vertical stress due to the load at the level of the tunnel cohesion of the soil if the sample fail at 15% strain?
should not exceed five (5) percent the vertical stress at the A. 28 C. 26
same depth directly below the load. B. 25 D. 27
47. A rectangular footing 3 m x 2 m has a thickness of 0.40 m. If P
= 670 kN is acting at d1 = 1.50 m and d2 = 0.50 m, find the 2m
maximum soil pressure, neglecting the weight of the footing.
A. 234.12 kPa C. 134.24 kPa
B. 311.11 kPa D. 297.78 kPa

3m
d1
d2
51. A ship having a displacement of 27,000 tons and a draft of 12.6
m in the ocean enters a harbor of fresh water. If the horizontal
cross – section of the ship at the water line is 3,500 m^2, what
depth of fresh water is required to float the ship? Assume a
marine ton is 1000 kg and that seawater and fresh water
weighs 10.1 kN/m^3 and 9.81 kN/m^3 respectively.
A. 12.73 m C. 11.24 m
B. 12.24 m D. 12.82 m
48. A rectangular footing 3 m x 2 m has a thickness of 0.55 m. An
eccentric load P = 750 kN is acting at d1 = 1.0 m and d2 = 1.0 m,
determine the maximum soil pressure considering the weight
of the footing. Assume concrete to weigh 24 kN/m^3.
A. 276.87 kPa C. 263.20 kPa 52. A soil sample has a water content of 56.78% and a degree of
B. 245.51 kPa D. 245.55 kPa saturation of 90%. Find the void ratio of it has a sp. gr. of 2.67.
A. 3.45 C. 1.24
B. 2.37 D. 1.68
3m
53. A fireman has to put out a fire is blocked by a firewall. To reach
over the wall, he directed the water jet from the nozzle at an
d2 d1 angle of 37.5 deg to the horizontal. Evaluate the velocity of the
water in meters per second, leaving the nozzle of his hose to
reach over the wall if he stands 52.3 m away from the wall and
2m the wall is standing 2.53 m higher than the nozzle of the hose.
Neglect friction in the jet.
A. 23.80 C. 21.40
B. 19.60 D. 25.20

54. A right circular cone having a diameter of 3.66 m and a height

of 3.66 m and a cylinder on top having the same diameter and
height. Area of the orifice at the tip of the cone is 0.0929 m2
and the coefficient of discharge is 0.60. Estimate the total time
49. A rectangular footing 3 m x 2 m carries an eccentric load P = to empty the water of the assemble in sec.
750 kN acting at d1 = 1.5 m, d2 = 1.0 m. Determine the A. 100.16 s C. 32.61 s
maximum soil pressure. Neglecting the weight of the footing. B. 67.55 s D. 223.3 s
A. 116 kPa C. 110 kPa
B. 125 kPa D. 315 kPa 55. The ratio between the volume of water and the volume of
voids:
3m
A. degree of saturation C. void ratio
B. moisture content D. porosity
d2 d1
56. The ratio between the volume of voids and the volume of the
soil mass:
2m A. void ratio C. degree of saturation
B. porosity D. moisture content

57. The ratio between the weight of water and the weight of solids
particles:
A. porosity C. moisture content
B. degree of saturation D. void ratio

58. For a soil having a void ratio of 1.02 and percentage saturation
of 43%, determine the air – voids.
50. A rectangular footing 4.5 m x 2 m carries an eccentric load P A. 14.23% C. 32.51%
acting at d1 = 1.5 m, d2 = 0.60 m. What is the area still in contact B. 16.75% D. 28.78%
with the soil?
A. 4.5 m^2 C. 5.4 m^2 59. An iceberg floats in seawater with 532 cubic meters of ice
B. 6.7 m^2 D. 8.1 m^2 above the water surface. If the specific gravity of seawater is
1.025 and of ice is 0.917, what is the total volume of ice in m3?
4.5 m A. 5697 C. 6189
d1 B. 5329 D. 5049
d2
Situation 1 – A pump draws water from a reservoir M and delivers
it to reservoir A, as shown in the figure. If the losses from M to
point 1 is five times the velocity head in the 250 – mm pipe and
from point 2 to A is twenty times the velocity head in the 200
– mm pipe. The discharge is 6,056 liters per minute.
60. Find the pressure at point 1.
A. -12.69 kPa C. 85.34 kPa
B. -28.06 kPa D. 9.33 kPa
61. Find the pressure at point 2.
A. 943.02 kPa C. 856.07 kPa
B. 845.62 kPa D. 935.44 kPa
62. Find the horsepower of the pump.
A. 103.31 hp C. 118.48 hp
B. 116.50 hp D. 127.68 hp

Elev. 76.2 m

A
Elev. 0 m

M 1 2

Situation 4 – A rectangular gate 3.20 m wide rests against a

Elev. -10 m smooth wall at A. It is hinged at B located at 5.2 m below the
water surface. A is 2.92 m to the right of B and 2.2 m above B.
Situation 2 – In order to provide irrigation, water has to be 69. Determine the force on the gate due to sea water pressure.
pumped to an elevation 150 m through a 650-mm pipe where A. 376.46 kN C. 260.96 kN
the pressure required at the higher elevation is 178 kPa. The B. 482.07 kN D. 150.17 kN
source of the water and the discharge point are at atmospheric 70. Determine the horizontal force exerted by the wall at point A.
A. 196.69 kN C. 433.51 kN
pressure. Irrigation requirements dictate that water must be
B. 387.66 kN D. 364.73 kN
pumped at the rate of 1.5 m^3/sec. The loss of head due to
71. Determine the reaction at hinged B.
friction and other factors is estimated to be 3.79 m. A. 392.19 kN C. 605.14 kN
63. Determine the velocity of the water inside the pipe for the B. 406.61 kN D. 243.56 kN
required discharge.
A. 3.32 m/s C. 52.18 m/s
B. 4.52 m/s D. 5.31 m/s
64. Determine the amount of energy, in meters, that the pump
must furnish.
A. 266 m C. 173 m
B. 254 m D. 232 m
65. The rating of the pump in horsepower if it is only 80%
efficient.
A. 5735 hp C. 65595 hp
B. 4267 hp D. 6277 hp

Situation 3 – Given the following data of a circular footing:

Footing diameter = 7 m
Depth of footing = 2 m
Unit weight of soil = 18 kN/m^3
Soil cohesion = 0
Angel of friction of soil = 20 deg.
66. Obtain the contribution of footing of footing embedment of Situation 5 – FIGURE SMSC – 1 shows the sieve analysis of soil
ultimate bearing capacity. samples A, B, and C. See chart UCS 08 – 1 and FIGURE SMSC –
A. 172.3 kPa C. 210.4 kPa 1.
B. 238.1 kPa D. 267.8 kPa
67. Obtain the contribution of footing dimension to ultimate 72. Classify soil A in accordance with Unified Soils Classification
bearing capacity. System.
A. 232.9 kPa C. 174.7 kPa A. SW C. SM
B. 183.5 kPa D. 137.6 kPa B. SP D. SC
68. Obtain the gross allowable pressure if the factor of safety is 73. Classify soil B in accordance with Unified Soils Classification
3.0. System.
A. 135.1 kPa C. 84.71 kPa A. SM C. SP
B. 150.4 kPa D. 405.4 kPa B. SC D. SP
74. Classify soil C in accordance with Unified Soils Classification
System.
A. GP C. CL
B. SM D. OH
 81. Evaluate the buoyant force on the cylinder for the position
100 described, in kN;
90
A. 1.19 C. 5.56
B. 1.59 D. 2.38
80 82. Evaluate the tensile force in the wire for the given draft of the
Soil C
cylinder, in kN;
70
A. 0.64 C. 0.24
B. 1.48 D. 4.61
Percent finer by weight

60
83. Evaluate the rise in the tide that will lift the anchor from the
50
Soil B Soil A bottom of the sea, in meter(s).
A. 0.031 C. 0.425
40
B. 0.581 D. 0.531
30
Situation 9 – According to the elastic theory, the vertical stress
20
induced by a flexible line load of infinite length that has an
10 intensity of q units/length on the surface of a semi-infinite soil
mass can be estimated by the expression
0
0.01 0.1 1 10
Figure SM-52 Grain Size, mm p = 0.637 q/N
where
Situation 6 – After 24 hours of pumping at 60 liters/sec, the water N = z[1+(r/z)2]2
level in an observation well at a distance of 100 m from the
r = horizontal distance from the line of the load
test well is lowered 0.50 m. At another observation well
located 50 m from the test well, the water level dropped by 1.0 z = depth of interest at which stress I induced
m.
75. Estimate the rate of flow in cubic meters per day. A masonry wall weighing 7 kN per lineal meter is carried by a
A. 3456 C. 4852 wall footing 0.50 m wide.
B. 5184 D. 4215 84. Evaluate the bearing pressure in kPa, exerted by the footing
76. Evaluate the coefficient of permeability of the aquifer in onto the supporting soil.
meters per day. A. 14 C. 18
A. 34.23 C. 43.57 B. 20 D. 8
B. 29.05 D. 52.36 85. Evaluate the stress in kPa in the soil caused by the load at a
77. Compute the transmissibility of the aquifer in square meters depth equal to twice the width of the footing but directly
per day. below the masonry wall.
A. 1025 C. 763 A. 12.7 C. 8.9
B. 1144 D. 989 B. 5.10 D. 11.5
86. Evaluate the stress at a depth of 2 m and a horizontal distance
Situation 7 – A triaxial shear test was performed on a well – of 3 m from the line of the load.
drained sand sample. The normal stress on the failure plane A. 0.60 C. 0.54
B. 0.42 D. 0.24
and the shearing stress on the failure plane were determined
to be 82 kPa and 57 kPa, respectively. Situation 10 – A square footing, 0.9 m on a side is embedded 1.00
78. Determine the angle of internal friction of the sand, in degrees.
m into a cohesionless soil deposit. The unit weight of the soil
A. 30.5 C. 32.5
B. 33.1 D. 34.8 is 18 kN/m3 and the angle of internal friction is 30 deg. Using
79. Determine the angle in degrees, of the failure plane with Terzaghi’s Formula for general shear failure.
respect to the horizontal plane. Nc = 37.16, Nq = 22.46, Ny = 19.13
A. 52.6 C. 61.6 87. Evaluate the contribution of the depth of embedment to the
B. 45.8 D. 62.4 ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa.
80. Determine the axial stress applied to the specimen, in kPa. A. 405 C. 234
A. 159 C. 148 B. 364 D. 675
B. 191 D. 258 88. Evaluate the contribution of the footing dimension to the
ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa.
A. 229 C. 124
B. 948 D. 138
89. Evaluate the concentric load, in kN, that the footing can safely
support, using a factor of safety of 3.0 against bearing capacity
failure.
A. 167 C. 345
B. 143 D. 567

Solution

Situation 8 – A right circular cylinder having a diameter of 1.00 m

and weighing 900 N is held in position by an anchor block such Situation 11 – The crest gate shown consists of a cylindrical
that 0.30 m of the cylinder is below the surface of the water surface of which AB is the trace, supported by a structural
with its axis vertical. The anchor block has a volume of 0.349 frame hinged at C. The length of the gate is 8.9 m.
(corrected value – error in the board exam) cubic meter and 90. Compute the horizontal force acting on AB.
weighs 24 kN per cubic meter in air. Assume sea water to have A. 3456.89 kN C. 3892.88 kN
B. 3189.22 kN D. 3274.09 kN
a specific gravity = 1.03. Neglecting the weight and volume of
91. Compute the vertical force acting on AB.
the cable, A. 1425.88 kN C. 1182.32 kN
 B. 1099.40 kN D. 1102.13 kN A. 147.8 kPa C. 198.7 kPa
92. Compute the location of the resultant force horizontally from B. 163.5 kPa D. 174.6 kPa
C.
A. 2.3 m C. 8.6 m Situation 14 – A tri – axial compression test on a cohesive sample
B. 7.9 m D. 7.2 m cylindrical in shape yields the following effective stresses:
Major principal stress = 8000 kPa
Minor principal stress = 2000 kPa
Angle of inclination of rupture plane is 60° to the
horizontal.
99. Find the deviator stress of failure.
A. 6000 kPa C. 8000 kPa
B. 2000 kPa D.
100. Find the angle of friction.
A. 60 deg C. 53 deg
Situation 12 – A rectangular footing, 4 m ⨯ 5 m in plan, is founded B. 30 deg D. 85 deg
1.50 m below the ground surface for which the bulk unit 101. Find the cohesion of the soil sample.
weight of the soil is 18 kN/m^3, the cohesion strength is 15 A. 2153.42 kPa C. 1523.32 kPa
kPa, and the angle of internal friction is 30 deg. Under the B. 236.53 kPa D. 577.35 kPa
condition of general shear failure, evaluate the contribution of
the following to the ultimate bearing capacity, in kPa: Situation 15 – A wooden buoy of specific gravity 0.75 floats in a
liquid having a specific gravity of 0.85.
The ground water table is at a level that does not affect the unit 102. Evaluate the percentage of the volume of the buoy above
weight of the soil. the liquid surface to the total volume of the buoy.
A. 10.4 C. 11.8
Use Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors. TABLE SMBC can be B. 12.6 D. 13.1
useful. 103. If the volume above the liquid is 0.045 cubic meters,
93. cohesion strength estimate the weight of the buoy, in kN.
A. 365 C. 1078 A. 3.24 C. 2.81
B. 766 D. 691 B. 4.11 D. 1.98
94. soil overburden 104. What vertical force, in kN, applied to the buoy to fully
A. 606 C. 364 submerge it?
B. 161 D. 404 A. 0.272 C. 0.425
95. footing dimension B. 0.375 D. 0.275
A. 646 C. 803
B. 123 D. 578 Situation 16 – The coefficient of permeability below a dam is 4
m/day. The water on the upstream side is 30 meter higher
than on the downstream side. To estimate the seepage below
the dam, a flow net was graphically drawn such that the
number of potential drops, Nd = 10 and the number of flow
channels Nf = 4. The base of the dam is founded 1 m below the
ground. Between the heel and the toe of the dam, a distance of
30 meters, there are 8 potential drops.
105. Evaluate the seepage flow per meter width of dam, in
liters/min.
A. 18.6 C. 20.6
B. 33.3 D. 32.5
106. Determine the uplift pressure at the heel of the dam, in kPa.
A. 114 C. 198
B. 265 D. 181
107. Determine the uplift force, in kN per meter, per meter
length of dam.
A. 11.4 C. 14.7
B. 17.6 D. 4415

Situation 17 – A wooden buoy of specific gravity 0.75 floats in a

liquid having a specific gravity of 0.85.
108. Evaluate the percentage of the volume of the buoy above
the liquid surface to the total volume of the buoy.
A. 10.4 C. 11.8
B. 12.6 D. 13.1
109. If the volume above the liquid is 0.045 cubic meters,
Situation 13 – A 15 m thick clay layer has G = 2.72 and e = 0.45. estimate the weight of the buoy, in kN.
The water table is at the ground surface. Determine the A. 3.24 C. 2.81
following: B. 4.11 D. 1.98
96. The unit weight of clay in kN/m3. 110. What vertical force, in kN, applied to the buoy to fully
A. 20.47 C. 19.63 submerge it?
B. 21.45 D. 22.54 A. 0.272 C. 0.425
97. The total stress at the bottom of the layer. B. 0.375 D. 0.275
A. 321.7 kPa C. 365.4 kPa
B. 312.7 kPa D. 310.8 kPa
98. The effective stress at the bottom of the layer.
Situation 18 – A triangular plate of height h = 1.20 m and base b = backfill has a water content of 10% and a void ratio of 0.50.
2 m is submerged vertically in water with its base at the liquid The specific gravity of the soil grains is 2.50 and the angle of
surface and parallel to it. internal friction is 20 deg. Using Rankins’s theory of lateral
111. Evaluate the total force acting on one side of the plate, in earth pressure,
kN. 120. evaluate the total horizontal lateral force per meter width
A. 4.08 C. 4.21 of wall, in kN, due to the water;
B. 4.71 D. 4.32 A. 706 B. 810 C. 520 D. 600
112. Obtain the location of the force from the center of gravity 121. evaluate the total horizontal lateral force per meter width
of the plate, in mm. of wall, in kN, due to the soil;
A. 210 C. 180 A. 578 B. 635 C. 347 D. 457
B. 190 D. 200 122. how many times would the horizontal lateral force be
113. Obtain the location of the force from the liquid surface, in increased if the backfill is fully saturated with rain water?
mm. A. 1.54 B. 1.36 C. 1.06 D. 1.66
A. 590 C. 600
B. 580 D. 610 Situation 22 – An open cylindrical tank 1 meter diameter contains
water to a depth of 3.56 m.
Situation 19 – Given that the field unit weight of a soil sample is 123. If the tank is rotated about its vertical axis at a speed of 80
1600 kg/m^3. The unit weight of the soil grains 2500 kg/m^3 rpm, evaluate the least height in meters of the vessel so that
and the moisture content of the soil is 12 percent. no water will be spilled out of the container.
114. Evaluate the void ratio of the soil sample. A. 4.01 B. 3.55 C. 3.87 D. 3.21
A. 0.750 B. 0.646 C. 0.534 D. 0.873 124. If the tank is 4 meter tall and is rotated at 120 rpm, obtain
115. Evaluate the degree of saturation, in percent. how much water will be spilled out, in liters.
A. 58.6 B. 35.6 C. 42.3 D. 40.0 A. 452 B. 460 C. 444 D. 434
116. Evaluate its unit weight when it becomes dry, in kN/m^3; 125. At 120 rpm of revolution, evaluate the gage pressure at the
A. 14.0 B. 15.6 C. 17.3 D. 16.8 center of the base of the tank.
A. 25.1 B. 28.7 C. 38.5 D. 31.5
Situation 20 – A rectangular footing, 3 m ⨯ 4 m in plan, is founded
1.20 m below the gound surface for which the bulk unit weight Situation 23 – A jet issues from the side of a tank under a head of
of the soil is 20 kN/m^3, the cohesion strength is 10 kPa, and 3m. the side of the tank has an inclination of one horizontal to
the angle of internal friction is 20 deg. Under the condition of one vertical. The total depth of water in the tank is 6.70m.
general shear failure, evaluate the contribution of the 126. Compute the maximum height to which the jet rises.
following to the ultimate bearing capacity, in kPa: A. 1.2m B. 1.5m C. 2.7m D. 1.8m
127. Compute the point it strikes a horizontal plane 1.20m
The ground water table is at a level that does not affect the unit below the bottom of the tank.
weight of the soil. A. 9.2m B. 10.36m C. 7.4m D. 4.8m
128. Compute its theoretical velocity as it strikes the plane.
Use Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors. TABLE SMBC can be A. 0 m/s B. 5.42 m/s C. 11.2 m/s D. 12.45 m/s
useful.
117. coehsion strength Situation 24 – A confined aquifer is shown in Figure S89-365. This
A. 217 B. 230 C. 287 D. 235 aquifer has a source of recharge located as shown. The
118. soil overburden hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer is 55 m/day with a
A. 185 B. 247 C. 179 D. 259 porosity of 23%. The piezometric (head) surface in the two
119. footing dimension observation wells 1750 m apart are at elevation 70 m and 60
A. 55 B. 87.4 C. 68 D. 93 m, respectively from the common datum. The aquifer has an
average thickness of 25 m and an average width of 4.5 km
129. Determine the nearest value to the rate of flow of water
through the aquifer, in cubic meters per day.
A. 35357 B. 34700 C. 35750 D. 36962
130. Determine the nearest value to the seepage velocity in
m/day.
A. 1.63 B. 1.19 C. 1.37 D. 1.54
131. Determine the nearest value to the time of travel from the
head of aquifer to a point 4.5 km downstream, in days.
A. 3300 B. 3750 C. 3850 D. 3293

Recharge

El. 70 m

El. 60 m

Aquifer

25 m

Figure S89-365 1750 m

Situation 21 - A retaining wall 12 m high has a horizontal backfill
on its vertical face to its base. Under normal conditions, the
 A. 12.7 C. 8.9
Situation 25 – A water tank has a sloping inclined at 60˚ with the B. 5.10 D. 11.5
horizontal. The total depth of water in the tank is 8.70 m. A 143. Evaluate the stress at a depth of 2 m and a horizontal
water jet issues from an orifice located on the inclined side of distance of 3 m from the line of the load.
the tank under a hydrostatic head of 4.70 m or that orifice is A. 0.60 C. 0.54
B. 0.42 D. 0.24
located 4.0 m vertically above the bottom of the tank.
Coefficient of velocity is 0.98. Neglecting air resistance on the Situation 29 – A square footing, 0.9 m on a side is embedded 1.00
jet. m into a cohesionless soil deposit. The unit weight of the soil
132. Compute the maximum height to which the jet rises. is 18 kN/m3 and the angle of internal friction is 30 deg. Using
A. 1.00 m C. 1.175 m
B. 1.13 m D. 0.750 m Terzaghi’s Formula for general shear failure.
133. Compute the point it strikes a horizontal plane 3.2 m below Nc = 37.16, Nq = 22.46, Ny = 19.13
the bottom of the tank. 144. Evaluate the contribution of the depth of embedment to the
A. 14.9 m C. 13.8 m ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa.
B. 11.6 m D. 14.5 m A. 405 C. 234
134. Compute its theoretical velocity as it strikes the plane. B. 364 D. 675
A. 0 m/s C. 13.2 m/s 145. Evaluate the contribution of the footing dimension to the
B. 15.2 m/s D. 12.3 m/s ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa.
A. 229 C. 124
B. 948 D. 138
Situation 26 – A trapezoidal canal has a bottom width of 6 m and 146. Evaluate the concentric load, in kN, that the footing can
a side slope of 2 horizontal to 1 vertical. When the depth of the safely support, using a factor of safety of 3.0 against bearing
flow is 1.2 m and the rate of flow is 20.4 m3/s. capacity failure.
135. Compute the specific energy in meters. A. 167 C. 345
A. 1.5 C. 1.48 B. 143 D. 567
B. 1.4 D. 1.70
136. If the roughness coefficient n = 0.014, obtain the slope of Situation 30 – A single pipeline A joins pipelines 1, 2, and 3 at
the canal using Manning’s Formula. junction J1 and merges again at junction J2 to form a single
A. 0.00094 C. 0.00122 pipeline B as shown in FIGURE HGE – 771- 221. Pipeline 1, 2,
B. 0.00147 D. 0.00366 and 3 are parallel to each other. The pressure heads at J1 and
137. Compute the average shearing stress at the boundary over J2 are 70 and 46 m, respectively. Using Hazen Williams
the surface of the channel in N/m2. formular with C = 120 for all pipes, obtain the
A. 11.02 C. 8.2 147. rate of flow in pipeline 1, in m^3/sec;
B. 28.37 D. 13.2 A. 0.0923 C. 0.301
B. 0.103 D. 0.215
Situation 27 – A vertical triangular plate whose height is 3.6m has 148. rate of flow in pipeline 2, in m^3/sec;
its base horizontal and vertex upper most in the water surface. A. 0.032 C. 0.062
138. Find the depth to which it must be lowered from its vertex B. 0.056 D. 0.045
so that the difference in level between the center of gravity 149. rate of flow in pipeline 3, in m^3/sec;
and the center of pressure shall be 20cm. A. 0.06 C. 0.08
A. 3.6m C. 1.2m B. 0.05 D. 0.07
B. 3.8m D. 2.7m
139. How far is the center of pressure below the water surface?
A. 2.7m C. 3.6m
B. 3.8m D. 1.2m
140. What is the base width of the plate if the total hydrostatic
force acting on the plate is 76.28 kN?
A. 1.2m C. 2.7m
B. 3.6m D. 3.8m

Situation 28 – According to the elastic theory, the vertical stress

induced by a flexible line load of infinite length that has an
intensity of q units/length on the surface of a semi-infinite soil
mass can be estimated by the expression Pipe Diameter Length
1 300 mm 3000 m
p = 0.637 q/N 2 200 mm 1300 m
where 3 250 mm 2600 m
N = z[1+(r/z)2]2
Situation 31 – A 1.674 – m main carrying 3.781 m^3/sec branches
r = horizontal distance from the line of the load at a point J1 two pipelines, one 350 m long 0.960 m in diameter
z = depth of interest at which stress I induced and one 1300 m long 0.75 m in diameter. Both pipes come
together at a point J2 and continue as a single 1.674 m pipe as
A masonry wall weighing 7 kN per lineal meter is carried by a shown in FIGURE – HGE 22371210. Given that the friction
wall footing 0.50 m wide. factor is 0.020, 0.022, and 0.024, respectively for the 1.674 –
141. Evaluate the bearing pressure in kPa, exerted by the m, 0.960 – m and 0.75 – m pipes, compute the rate of flow, in
footing onto the supporting soil. m^3/sec, in
A. 14 C. 18 150. the 0.960 – m diameter pipeline;
B. 20 D. 8 A. 0.720 C. 0.992
142. Evaluate the stress in kPa in the soil caused by the load at a B. 0.882 D. 0.800
depth equal to twice the width of the footing but directly 151. the 0.750 – m diameter pipeline;
below the masonry wall.
 A. 2.181 C. 2.197 B. 192 kPa D. 236 kPa
B. 2.982 D. 2.232 161. Based on the second question, find the safe load (in kN) on
152. Determine the velocity of the water, in m/sec, in the 0.960 top of footing.
– m diameter pipeline. A. 159 kN C. 181 kN
A. 1.104 C. 6.750 B. 191 kN D. 281 kN
B. 1.075 D. 7.697
Situation 35 – An open cylindrical tank 1.5-meter diameter
contains water to a depth of 3.9 m.
162. If the tank is rotated about its vertical axis at a speed of 95
rpm, evaluate the least height in meters of the vessel so that
no water will be spilled out of the container.
A. 3.60 C. 6.30
B. 5.60 D. 5.30
163. If the tank is 6 meter tall and is rotated at 130 rpm, obtain
how much water will be spilled out, in liters.
A. 985 C. 880
B. 1220 D. 790
Situation 32 – In accordance with the Bousinesq theory, the 164. At 125 rpm of revolution, evaluate the gage pressure at the
vertical stress at a point below the center of a flexible circular center of the base of the tank.
A. 7.89 C. 9.23
area in a semi – infinite, homogenous, isotropic soil mass due B. 6.72 D. 10.4
to a uniform load is given by the expression
p = q(1 – 1/N) Situation 36 – The gate shown in the figure is 6 m wide.
Where 165. What is the force exerted by water on the left side of the
N = [1 + (r/z)2]^1.5 gate?
q = uniform load per unit area at the base of the footing A. 1780 kN C. 1180 kN
r = radius of point of the circular area B. 1059 kN D. 1167 kN
z = depth of point below the center of the circular loaded area 166. What is the force exerted by water on the right side of the
153. Evaluate the bearing pressure, in kPa, exerted by the gate?
footing onto the supporting soil by a 5 – m diameter circular A. 690 kN C. 356 kN
footing that is transmitting a column load of 2700 kN. B. 270 kN D. 265 kN
A. 177 C. 138 167. What horizontal force at B is required to turn the gate
B. 119 D. 199 about the hinge?
154. Evaluate the vertical stress, in kPa, at a depth of 5.6 meters A. 189 kN C. 182 kN
below the center of the footing. B. 177 kN D. 130 kN
A. 26 C. 18
B. 33 D. 20
155. How deep, in meters, below the footing would the pressure
be reduced to 1/8 of the pressure at the base of the footing?
A. 8.4 C. 9.1
B. 5.4 D. 8.2

Situation 33 – The result of a consolidated drained triaxial shear

test conducted on a consolidated clay are as follows:
Chamber confining pressure = 310 kPa;
Deviator stress at failure = 900 kPa.
156. Evaluate the angle of friction of the soil sample in degrees.
A. 36.3 C. 34.1
B. 32.4 D. 38.9
157. Evaluate the shear stress on the failure plane, in kPa.
A. 345 C. 342
B. 363 D. 395
158. Evaluate the normal stress on the plane of maximum shear,
in kPa.
A. 498 C. 760
B. 750 D. 645
Situation 37 – A jet of water 100 mm in diameter and moving to
Situation 34 – According to Section 304.2 of NSCP, the designated the right impinges on a flat plate held normal to its axis. If the
allowable foundation pressure of 85 kPa (in Table 304-1 of velocity of the jet is 20 m/s.
NSCP) is for footing having a minimum footing width of 168. What force will keep the plate in equilibrium, N?
300mm and minimum depth of 350mm into the natural grade. A. 3142 C. 6606
B. 950 D. 1540
An increase of 25% is allowed for each additional 350mm of
169. If the plate were moving to the right with a velocity of 9
width and/or depth to a maximum value of three times the
m/s, what force would the jet exert on the plate?
designated value. A. 3142 C. 6606
159. Calculate the allowable foundation pressure (in kPa) of B. 1540 D. 950
square footing 1.05m in width and 0.70m in depth. 170. Had the plate been moving to the left at 9 m/s, what force
A. 224 kPa C. 159 kPa would the jet exert on the plate?
B. 196 kPa D. 168 kPa A. 1540 C. 6606
160. Calculate the allowable foundation pressure (in kPa) of B. 3142 D. 950
square footing 1.05m in width and 1.75m in depth.
A. 255 kPa C. 256 kPa
Situation 38 – An isosceles triangular plate of height 520 mm and
base 250 mm is vertically submerged in water with its vertex Situation 42 – A tank contains two liquids, half of which has
at the liquid surface and the base is parallel to the liquid specific gravity of 1.2 and the other half has specific gravity of
surface. 1.5. A metal sphere with radius of 250 mm and specific gravity
171. Evaluate the total force acting on one side of the plate in kN. of 7.4 is submerged such that half of the sphere is in the liquid
A. 111 C. 53.14 of sp. gr. of 1.2 and the other half is in liquid with sg. of 1.5.
B. 107 D. 221 183. Evaluate the buoyant force acting on the sphere in N.
172. Obtain the location of the force from the center of the A. 547.8 C. 866.8
gravity of the plate in mm. B. 443.8 D. 249.9
A. 43.3 C. 86.67 184. Obtain the tension of the cable to keep the sphere in this
B. 20.83 D. 41.67 condition, in N.
173. Obtain the location of the force from the liquid surface in A. 3989 C. 2018
mm. B. 3884 D. 2185
A. 188 C. 260 185. If the liquid is all water, determine the buoyant force on the
B. 390 D. 125 sphere, in N.
A. 563.2 C. 328.7
B. 356.7 D. 642.1

Situation 39 – A square plate having one of its side equal to 4.5 m Situation 43 – Given the following data of a circular footing:
is immerse in a water surface in a vertical position such that Footing diameter = 7 m
the two edges of the square would be horizontal in order that Depth of footing = 2 m
the center of pressure shall be 20 cm from the center of Unit weight of soil = 18 kN/m^3
gravity. Soil cohesion = 0
174. How far below the water surface should the upper plate be Angel of friction of soil = 20 deg.
186. Obtain the contribution of footing of footing embedment of
submerged?
ultimate bearing capacity.
A. 82.13 m C. 9.45 m A. 172.3 kPa C. 210.4 kPa
B. 64.68 m D. 6.19 m B. 238.1 kPa D. 267.8 kPa
175. What is the distance of the center of pressure from the 187. Obtain the contribution of footing dimension to ultimate
water surface? bearing capacity.
A. 12.35 m C. 84.40 m A. 232.9 kPa C. 174.7 kPa
B. 8.64 m D. 66.69 m B. 183.5 kPa D. 137.6 kPa
176. Determine the hydrostatic force acting on the plate at this 188. Obtain the gross allowable pressure if the factor of safety is
position. 3.0.
A. 1676 kN C. 10,464 kN A. 135.1 kPa C. 84.71 kPa
B. 3476 kN D. 16,761 kN B. 150.4 kPa D. 405.4 kPa

Situation 40 – A layer of clay 9 m thick is overlain by a deposit of

sand 15 m thick to ground surface. When the water table is at
the ground surface level, the saturated unit weight of the sand
was determined to be 21.2 kN/m3 for which its dry unit weight
is 18.2 kN/m3. The saturated unit weight of the clay is 18.8
kN/m3/ When the ground water table lowered by 7.6 m, the
degree of saturation of the sand above the water table was
lowered to 30%. At the mid – height of the clay layer,
177. Evaluate the effective pressure, in kPa, before lowering of
the water table.
A. 238 C. 125
B. 170 D. 211
178. Evaluate the effective pressure, in kPa, after the lowering
of the water table.
A. 270 C. 229
B. 268 D. 297
179. Evaluate the effective pressure, in kPa, when there is no
water in the sand layer but remain in moist condition at the
same degree of saturation.
A. 455 C. 239
B. 353 D. 327

Situation 41 – A rectangular gate 1.5 m wide and 3 m high is

Situation 44 – In accordance with the Boussinesq theory, the
vertically submerged in water with its top edge horizontal and
stress at depth Z, a semi – infinite, homogeneous, isotropic soil
2 m below the water surface.
mass below the corner of a flexible area B x L in plan due to a
180. Evaluate the total force acting on one side of the gate, in kN.
uniform load “q” per unit area may be estimated from the
A. 1236 C. 618
B. 471 D. 883 expression P = q Iz. The value of Iz = may be obtained from the
181. Obtain the location of force from the center of gravity of the table attached.
plate in mm.
A. 429 C. 214 A square footing 5 m on a side transmits a load of 2.7 MN onto
B. 750 D. 600 the soil where a layer of clay is formed at a depth of 8 m to 12
182. Obtain the location of force from the liquid surface in mm. m below the base of the footing.
A. 3714 C. 4750 189. Determine the pressure exerted by the footing onto the
B. 5600 D. 7429 surface.
 A. 168.75 kPa C. 800 kPa
B. 108 kPa D. 300 kPa
190. Estimate the stress in kPa, below the center of the footing
the load at the mid – height of the clay layer in accordance with
Boussinesq theory.
A. 57.6 kPa C. 12.15 kPa
B. 21.6 kPa D. 7.78 kPa
191. If the stress induced on the underlying soil formation is just
to spread on an angle of 2 vertical to 1 horizontal, evaluate the
stress at the mid – height of the clay below the center of the
footing with this assumption.
A. 13.78 kPa C. 15.98 kPa
B. 12 kPa D. 42.60
Situation 45 – From the sketch below (Figure 13.25-HH 1) and 4 4.6 9.53
using Manning’s formula. 198. What is the equivalent coefficient of permeability in the
192. Determine the flow into or out of reservoir A. vertical direction in m/day?
A. 52.36 L/s C. 45.63 L/s A. 1.66 C. 1.50
B. 42.22 L/s D. 62.45 L/s B. 1.55 D. 1.40
193. Determine the flow into or out of reservoir B. 199. What is the transmissivity of the soil when the water table
A. 20.41 L/s C. 25.49 L/s is at the ground surface in m2/day?
B. 32.20 L/s D. 19.77 L/s A. 33.6 C. 32.5
194. Determine the flow into or out of reservoir C. B. 35.6 D. 22.5
A. 16.73 L/s C. 32.59 L/s 200. If the hydraulic gradient of flow is 0.03, what is the
B. 30.25 L/s D. 25.22 L/s interstitial velocity of water though the soil if the soil has
average void ratio of 0.70 in cm/hr?
A. 0.41 C. 0.47
B. 4.10 D. 0.50

Situation 48 – Given that the field unit weight of a soil sample is

1700 kg/m^3. The unit weight of the soil grains 2600 kg/m^3
and the moisture content of the soil is 13 percent.
201. Evaluate the void ratio of the soil sample.
A. 1.35 C. 0.70
B. 1.18 D. 0.73
202. Evaluate the degree of saturation, in percent.
A. 23.9% C. 46.4%
B. 11.4% D. 50.5%
203. Evaluate its unit weight when it becomes dry, in kN/m^3;
A. 15.62 C. 10.41
B. 14.75 D. 12.14

Situation 49 – A rectangular barge weighing 200,000 kg is 14 m

long, 8 m wide and 4.5 m deep. It will transport to Manila 20
mm diameter by 6 m long reinforcing steel bars.
Situation 46 – Refer to Fig. HGE – 1.2018. 204. If a draft (submerged depth of the barge) is to be
195. Determine the percentage of gravels of Soil A. maintained at 3 m, how many pieces of the bars can it carry? If
A. 2% C. 1% density of salt water equal to 1026 kg/m3 and steel weighs
B. 0% D. 3% 7850 kg/m3.
196. Determine the percentage of sands of Soil B. A. 5905 C. 6581
A. 98% C. 61% B. 5229 D. 9786
B. 31% D. 67% 205. What is the draft from the barge when one half of its cargo
is unloaded in fresh water?
197. Determine the percentage of silts of Soil C. A. 2.43 m C. 2.81 m
A. 0% C. 31% B. 2.99 m D. 2.63 m
B. 57% D. 30% 206. If the draft of the barge in fresh water is equal to 2m,
determine the number of bars that it can carry.
A. 1149 C. 1825
B. 1623 D. 2501

Situation 50 – A closed cylindrical tank 1 m in diameter and 2 m

tall is filled with water and rotated about its vertical axis at
1200 rpm.
207. Compute the increase in pressure (kPa) at the rim of the
tank.
A. 1994.2 C.
B. 1974.6 D.
208. Compute the increase in pressure (kPa) at the center
bottom of the tank.
A. 0 C. 9.81
B. 19.62 D. 1000
209. Compute the total force acting on the top cover of the tank
in kN.
A. 775 kN C. 7.7 kN
B. 783 kN D. 3.85 kN
Fig. HGE – 1.2018

Situation 47 – The soil layer under a dam is made up of 4 layers

with the following properties:
Layer Thickness (m) K (cm/hr)
1 5.2 4.33
2 3.5 7.52
3 9.7 6.85