Civil Engineer Licensure Examination CE Licensure Examination PICE_QATAR Review

Thursday, May 11, 2000 2:00 p.m – 6:00p.m

PROBLEM #6:
HYDRAULICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING A sample of saturated clay has a The volume of the mold for this test is
water content of 400% .Compute the 1 3
INSTRUCTION: Select the best answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
porosity if specific gravity is 2.40. ft (944 cm3) . Compute the value
answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the 30
answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURE ALLOWED. Use pencil No.1 only
a. 76.14 % of maximum dry unit weight at
b. 87.15 % optimum moisture content.
c. 90.56 % a. 2.0 g/cc
PROBLEM #1: downstream side of the connection, d. 64.98 % b. 1.65 g/cc
A concrete spillway which is used to two pressure gages 600 m apart are c. 1.20 g/cc
control a reservoir area of 4 hectares installed and showed a pressure PROBLEM #7: d. 2.85 g/cc
has a permanent crest elevation of difference of 120 kPa. Compute the A rectangular flume of most efficient
40 m. determine the length of the amount of loss due to illegal proportion has a perimeter of 6 m. PROBLEM #10:
spillway if water can be drawn from connection in liters per second? and carries a discharge of 3.0 A jet of water flows from an orifice
elevation 41.5 m to 40.5 m in 24 f = 0.025. m3/s.Compute the increase in the installed at the vertical side of a
minutes. Use Francis formula. a. 18 discharge if the section is to be vertical tank under head “h”. It strikes
a. 24.05 m b. 12 replaced by a most efficient the ground 2.5 m below the center of
b. 18.05 m c. 10 trapezoidal section using the same the orifice and 2.5 m measured
c. 16.41 m d. 16 material. horizontally from the vertical plane of
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d. 19.23 m a. 1.43 m /s the vena contracta. Determine the
b. 0.81 m3/s value of “h”.
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PROBLEM #2: PROBLEM #4: c. 1.12 m /s a. 0.75 m.
The following data were obtained from A old pipe is to be replaced by new d. 2.65 m3/s b. 0.86 m.
a field density test on a compacted fill one with the same diameter and c. 0.90 m.
of sandy clay. Laboratory moisture length. If the friction factor of the new d. 0.63 m.
density test on the fill material is 2/3 of the old, compute the ratio of PROBLEM #8:
indicated a maximum dry density of flow of the new to the old pipe. A pressure gauge at elevation 8m at PROBLEM #11:
120 pcf at an optimum water content a. 0.85 the side of a tank containing liquid Laboratory test shows that a soil
of 11 percent. b. 1.41 reads 85 kPa. Another pressure gage sample has emax = 0.85 and
weight of moist soil removed from the c. 1.22 at elevation 3 m reads 120 kPa. emin = 0.55.if the porosity of the
test hole ------------------ 1038 g d. 0.91 Compute the specific gravity of the sample is 43% .Compute the density
weight of soil after oven drying liquid. index.
------------------- 914 g PROBLEM #5: a. 0.82 a. 26%
Volume of test hole from rubber – In figure S00-1, the columns are b. 0.63 b. 32%
balloon apparatus ------- 0.0169 cu. ft. axially loaded. Assuming the depth of c. 0.82 c. 45%
What was the percent compaction of footing is adequate to carry the d. 0.71 d. 28%
the fill ? column loads and neglecting the
a. 89.1 % weight of footing and soil above, PROBLEM #9: PROBLEM #12:
b. 99.1 % determine the required dimension of The results of the Standard Proctor A block of wood floats in water with 20
c. 86.4 % footing if the allowable uniform stress Test are as follows : cm projecting above water surface.
d. 88.7 % at the base of the footing is 2000 psf. water Weight of moist When place in oil (s.g = 0.80), the
a. 18.33 ft x 2.45 ft content(%) soil in Proctor block projects 18 cm above the oil
PROBLEM #3: b. 12.53 ft x 1.65 ft Mold(grams) surface. Determine the specific gravity
It is required to estimate the amount of c. 21.54 ft x 4.23 ft 10 1485 of the wood.
loss of water due to illegal connection d. 15.48 ft x 3.75 ft 12 1606 a. 0.314
thru a 300 mm diameter pipe. On the 14 1696 b. 0.286
upstream side of the connection, two 16 1755 c. 0.451
pressure gages, 600 m apart are 18 1741 d. 0.615
installed and showed a difference in 20 1651
pressure of 140 kPa. On the

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PROBLEM #13: PROBLEM #17: PROBLEM #20:

A concrete spillway 10.87 m long A dam 4 m. on top, 18 m at the bottom In figure H00 -1 , pipes from three
which is used to control a reservoir and 25 m. high has water 20 m. deep reservoirs meet at point P which is at (el.415 m)

area of 5 hectares has a permanent on its vertical side. Neglecting uplift elevation 366 m. Assume all pipes
(el.395 m)
crest elevation of 75 m. How long pressure, what is the stress at the have the same friction factor
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will it take for the water to be drawn heel? Wt. of concrete is 2200 kg/m f = 0.02 and pressure at point P is 130
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from elevation 76.5 m to elevation a. 39 773 kg/m kPa. d e
75.5 m? Use Francis formula. b. 38 000 kg/m2 Pipeline Diameter Length
a. 65.14 mins c. 43 452 kg/m2 mm (m) (el.312 m)
P(el.366 m)
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b. 23.51 mins d. 34 414 kg/m 1 200 1000
c. 49.81 mins 2 150 1500 c
d. 19.56 mins PROBLEM #18: 3 350 800 Figure H00 -1

A rectangular weir contracted at both

PROBLEM #14: ends installed across a rectangular Find the discharge in pipe 3.
Find the critical depth of a rectangular channel 10.27 m wide. If the a. 0.485 m3/s 40 kips 50 kips
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channel having a width of 6 ft. which measured flow is 3 m3/s, compute the b. 0.814 m /s
carries a discharge of 120 cfs. available head. c. 0.377 m3/s
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a. 3.25 ft a. 0.415 m d. 0.561 m /s
b. 2.32 ft b. 0.314 m
c. 4.51 ft c. 0.294 m 2ft
d. 2.01 ft d. 0.154 m PROBLEM #21:
Hydraulic jump occurs from super
2.5 ft 12 ft
PROBLEM #15: PROBLEM #19: critical to .
A cylindrical tank 4 m in diameter is to A suppressed weir is installed in a a. turbulent Figure S00-1
be divided into two chambers by a rectangular channel carrying 2.70 b. laminar
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partition along its diameter. At a m /s.If the depth of water at the c. uniform
certain instant, the level of the water upstream side is 2.25 m and the d. sub – critical ANSWERS KEY:
surface in one chamber is 5 m higher height of the weir is 1.4 m, compute
than the other chamber. If 20 mm x the length of the weir considering PROBLEM #22:
20 mm square orifice is installed at the velocity of approach. The ratio of volume of water to the 1. B 11. B 21. D
bottom of the partition, how long will it a. 2.421 m volume of voids is 2. B 12. B 22. B
take for the water surfaces be at the b. 1.810 m a. porosity 3. B 13. C 23. -
same level? Cd = 0.60 c. 1.875 m b. degree of saturation 4. C 14. B 24. -
a. 330.3 mins d. 2.167 m c. moisture content 5. A 15. D 25. -
b. 270.8 mins d. void ratio 6. C 16. B 26. -
c. 230.6 mins 7. B 17. A 27. -
d. 220.3 mins 8. D 18. C 28. -
9. B 19. B 29. -
PROBLEM #16: 10 D 20. C 30. -
A trapezoidal canal with base width of
to 2 m at the bottom conveys water at
a depth of 1 m. Compute the hydraulic
radius if the sides slopes equal to 45o
from the horizontal.
a. 0.52
b. 0.62
c. 0.81
d. 0.75