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CIVIL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAM

HYDRAULICS AND PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Monday, January 09, 2023 Module 22

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. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE: WHENEVER YOU CAN ENCOUNTER A
CARET (^) SIGN, IT MEANS EXPONENTIATION.

OPEN CHANNEL AND WEIRS

1. A sharp-crested suppressed rectangular weir 1 m long and a standard 90- 11. A trapezoidal canal has a bottom width of 2.5 m and its sides are
degree V-notch weir are placed in the same weir box with the vertex of inclined at 60º with the horizontal. It can carry water up to a depth of 3
the V-notch weir 150 mm below the crest of the rectangular weir. m. S = 0.0008 and n = 0.03. Find the discharge in cum/s when flowing
Determine the head on the rectangular weir when their discharges are full. Use the Manning’s Formula.
equal. Use Francis formula. A. 14.6 B. 16.5
A. 0.759 m B. 0.824 m C. 15.4 D. 17.1
C. 0.891 m D. 1.212 m
12. Using the most efficient section, what depth of triangular flume is
2. A spillway controls a reservoir 4.6 hectares in area. The permanent crest required for a flow of 2 m3/s. Use n = 0.018 and S = 0.21%.
is at elevation 75 m. If water can be drawn from elevation 76.5 m to A. 1.286 m B. 1.185 m
elevation 75.5 m in 42 minutes, find the length of the spillway in meters. C. 1.325 m D. 0.952 m
Use Francis formula neglecting velocity of approach.
A. 8.42 m B. 10.61 m 13. For a rectangular channel with depth 1.2 m and 1.8 m wide, S = 0.002
C. 11.86 m D. 12.54 m and n = 0.012, what is the critical depth for this channel?
A. 0.54 m B. 0.55 m
3. A suppressed weir 7.5 m long is to discharge 10.125 m3/s of water onto C. 0.95 m D. 0.94 m
an open channel. The weir factor Cw = 1.88. To what height may the
weir be built, if the water behind the weir must not exceed 1.80 m deep? 14. An open rectangular channel discharges water at the rate of 4.5 cu.m/s at
A. 0.777 m B. 0.862 m a depth of 32 cm. The flume is 3.5 m wide. To what depth, in cm, can
C. 0.911 m D. 1.023 m the water jump? Use g = 9.81 m/s2.
A. 87.9 B. 83.9
4. A trapezoidal channel has a bottom width of 6 m and side slopes of 2H C. 81.9 D. 85.9
to 1V. When the depth of water is 1.0 m, the flow is 10 m3/s. What is the
critical depth? 15. A rectangular canal has a width of 2.75 m. The flow passing through the
A. 0.611 B. 0.711 canal is 2.96 m3/s with a velocity of 3.59 m/s. How high is the jump?
C. 0.811 D. 0.911 A. 75 cm B. 70 cm
C. 60 cm D. 65 cm
5. A trapezoidal canal having side sloping at an angle of θ in degrees with
the horizontal is to carry a discharge of 25 m3/s with an average velocity Situation – Determine the discharge of the weir having a head of 0.30 m,
of 1 m/s. Compute the depth of the canal if it will have a minimum
seepage and θ = 60º. 16. If a 90º triangular weir is used.
A. 1.56 m B. 2.94 m A. 69 liters/sec B. 87 liters/sec
C. 3.21 m D. 3.36 m C. 74 liters/sec D. 96 liters/sec

6. The most efficient section for an open channel is: 17. If a trapezoidal weir with sides inclined 14.04º with the vertical and a
A. rectangular section B. semi-circular section length of crest of 2 m.
C. circular section D. trapezoidal section A. 585 liters/sec B. 611 liters/sec
C. 623 liters/sec D. 645 liters/sec
7. 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. 18. If a contracted rectangular sharp crested weir 2 m long is used.
Assuming the roughness coefficient of the channel equal to 0.020, obtain A. 452 liters/sec B. 513 liters/sec
the depth of flow in meter (s) of the water in the flume if it is C. 587 liters/sec D. 621 liters/sec
discharging at the rate of 2.4 m3/s. Use Manning’s formula.
A. 1.85 B. 1.41 Situation – A channel is carrying 300 liters/sec of water. Assuming 0.002 m
C. 1.31 D. 1.69 error is made in measuring the head. Determine the percentage error in the
discharge if:
8. Storm water flows at the rate of 2 m3/s in a triangular canal with vertex
angle of 60º. Obtain the critical depth of flow in meters. 19. A 90º triangular weir is used.
A. 0.925 B. 1.021 A. 2.77 % B. 1.80 %
C. 1.245 D. 1.196 C. 1.54 % D. 0.93 %
20. A Cipolletti weir is used with L = 4 m long.
9. An irrigation canal with trapezoidal cross-section has the following A. 2.77 % B. 1.80 %
elements: Bottom width = 2.4 m, depth of water = 0.9 m, side slope = C. 1.54 % D. 0.93 %
1.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, slope of canal bed = 0.001, coefficient of
roughness = 0.025. The canal will serve clay loam rice land. If the canal 21. A rectangular weir is used with L = 5 m long.
will serve a clay loam rice land, determine the area (in hectares) it can A. 2.77 % B. 1.80 %
serve if the duty of water per hectare is 3 L/s. C. 1.54 % D. 0.93 %
A. 1158 B. 958
C. 1010 D. 1254 Situation – An irrigation canal with trapezoidal cross sections has the
following dimensions: bottom width = 2.0 m, depth of water = 0.90 m, side
10. A rectangular flume 3 m wide and 1.5 m deep has a carrying capacity of slope = 1.5 H to 1V, slope of the canal bed = 0.001, coefficient of roughness =
4.5 cu.m/s. If the same material were used for the most efficient 0.025. The canal will serve clay-loam rice field for which the duty of water
trapezoidal section, by how much would the carrying capacity increase per hectare is 3.0 liters per second.
in cu.m/s?
A. 1.42 B. 1.32 22. Determine the hydraulic radius of the canal.
C. 1.22 D. 1.52 A. 0.575 m B. 0.595 m
C. 0.625 m D. 0.715 m

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23. Determine the velocity of the water in m/s. 38. Determine the velocity of flow.
A. 0.575 B. 0.625 A. 1.78 m/s B. 1.85 m/s
C. 0.745 D. 0.875 C. 1.97 m/s D. 2.15 m/s

24. Determine the number of hectares served by the irrigation canal. 39. Determine the Froude number.
A. 879 B. 629 A. 0.652 B. 1.215
C. 759 D. 939 C. 1.000 D. 0.824

Situation – A rectangular canal 5.7 m wide and 1.4 m deep has a roughness 40. Determine the type of flow.
coefficient of 0.013 and is laid on a slope of 0.002. A. Supercritical Flow B. Critical Flow
C. Subcritical Flow D. Cannot be determined
25. What is the capacity of the canal when flowing full in m3/s?
A. 28.654 B. 27.543 Situation - A weir installed at the end of a rectangular channel controls the
C. 26.321 D. 25.210 flow of water. The rate of flow is 0.72 m3/s. If the error in the measuring head
is 0.014 m, determine the error in the measured flow if:
26. What is the savings in excavation volume per meter length of canal if the
most efficient section is used for the same discharge and slope? 41. The weir is a suppressed rectangular with L = 3.8 m.
A. 0.201 m3 B. 0.143 m3 A. 4.63% B. 7.58%
C. 0.242 m3 D. 0.212 m3 C. 9.71% D. 10.5%

27. What is the savings in lining per meter length of canal if the most 42. The weir is a Cipolletti with L = 4.2 m.
efficient section is used for the same discharge and slope? A. 4.63% B. 9.71%
A. 0.559 m2 B. 0.517 m2 C. 10.5% D. 7.58%
C. 0.478 m2 D. 0.632 m2
43. The weir is a 90-degree V-notch.
Situation – A rectangular channel has a depth of 1.2 m and a coefficient of A. 9.71% B. 10.5%
roughness of 0.012. The channel is carrying a flow rate of 600 liters per sec. C. 7.58% D. 4.63%

28. What is the width of the channel for a most efficient section? Situation - A suppressed weir 2.5 m long is cut at the end of a tank that is 40
A. 1.2 m B. 2.4 m m square in horizontal section. The initial head on the weir is 0.95 m. Weir
C. 3.6 m D. 4.2 m factor is 1.84. Determine the following.

29. What is the velocity of the water flowing in the channel? 44. Closest to the flow over the weir when the head is 0.95 m.
A. 0.208 m/s B. 0.221 m/s A. 5.24 m3/s B. 4.63 m3/s
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C. 0.258 m/s D. 0.281 m/s C. 3.85 m /s D. 4.26 m3/s

30. Compute the shear stress at the bottom of the channel. 45. Closest to the head on the weir after 1 minute, in m.
A. 0.0524 N/m2 B. 0.0624 N/m2 A. 0.75 B. 0.81
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C. 0.0724 N/m D. 0.0824 N/m2 C. 0.92 D. 0.86

Situation – An open channel is to be designed to carry 1.0 m3/s at a slope of 46. Closest to the time for 1200 m3 of water to run out of the tank.
0.0065. The channel material has an “n” value of 0.011. For the most efficient A. 756 s B. 932 s
section, C. 842 s D. 632 s

31. Compute the depth for a semi-circular section. Situation - Water flows at the rate of 13 m3/s in an open channel. A weir is
A. 0.434 m B. 0.458 m installed at the end of the channel. What is the head on the weir if:
C. 0.476 m D. 0.614 m
47. The weir is rectangular with L = 14 m.
32. Compute the depth for a rectangular section. A. 0.634 m B. 0.686 m
A. 0.434 m B. 0.458 m C. 0.514 m D. 0.971 m
C. 0.476 m D. 0.614 m
48. The weir is Cipolletti with L= 19 m.
33. Compute the depth for a trapezoidal section. A. 0.686 m B. 0.971 m
A. 0.434 m B. 0.458 m C. 0.854 m D. 0.514 m
C. 0.476 m D. 0.614 m
49. The weir is a 90-degree triangular V-notch.
34. Compute the depth for a triangular section. A. 2.44 m B. 2.85 m
A. 0.434 m B. 0.458 m C. 1.97 m D. 1.86 m
C. 0.476 m D. 0.614 m
Situation - An open channel is to be designed to carry 1.2 m3/s at a slope of
Situation – A rectangular channel (n = 0.011) 18 m wide is to carry water at a 0.0065. The channel material has an n value of 0.011.
flow rate of 35 cu.m per seconds. The slope of the channel is 0.00078.
50. Find the most efficient cross section for a semicircular section.
35. Determine the depth of flow. A. Diameter = 0.856 m B. Diameter = 0.906 m
A. 0.669 m B. 0.885 m C. Diameter = 1.019 m D. Diameter = 1.125 m
C. 0.912 m D. 0.963 m
51. Find the most efficient cross section for a rectangular section.
36. Determine the critical depth of flow. A. Depth = 0.465 m B. Depth = 0.421 m
A. 0.73 m B. 0.79 m C. Depth = 0.532 m D. Depth = 0.612 m
C. 0.82 m D. 0.87 m
52. Find the most efficient cross section for a triangular section.
37. Determine the critical slope. A. Depth = 0.658 m B. Depth = 0.725m
A. 0.00147 B. 0.00121 C. Depth = 0.579 m D. Depth = 0.604 m
C. 0.00163 D. 0.00182
53. Find the most efficient cross section for a trapezoidal section.
Situation – Water flows in the symmetrical trapezoidal channel lined with A. Base width = 0.596 m B. Base width = 0.567 m
asphalt has a base width of 4.8 m and side slope of 3 horizontal to 1 vertical. It C. Base width = 0.624 m D. Base width = 0.518 m
has a depth of flow of 1.36 m. The channel drops 0.1 m vertically every 100 m
of length. Assuming coefficient of roughness n = 0.015.

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Situation - The specific energy of flow in a 4.5-m wide rectangular channel is Situation - A hydraulic jump takes place in a triangular channel of vertex
2.2 m angle 100°. The discharge is 2.2 m3/s and the pre-jump depth is 0.6 m.

54. What is the critical depth? 69. What will be the post-jump depth in meters?
A. 1.65 m B. 1.10 m A. 1.497 B. 1.635
C. 1.47 m D. 1.26 m C. 2.875 D. 1.367

55. What is the critical velocity? 70. What is the power lost in kW?
A. 6.64 m/s B. 7.31 m/s A. 19.36 B. 20.14
C. 3.79 m/s D. 3.61 m/s C. 15.63 D. 11.25

56. What is the critical slope assuming n = 0.012. Situation - A 10-m-wide rectangular channel conveys a discharge of q = 3.85
A. 0.00249 B. 0.00124 m3/s per meter width on a slope of So = 0.001. At a given location the depth is
C. 0.00233 D. 0.00253 3 m. It is required to determine the distance upstream where the depth is 2.5
m. The Manning coefficient is 0.025.
Situation - An open channel has a bottom width of 4.5 m. The velocity of
flow is 1.2 m/s. Determine the discharge under the following conditions: 71. What is the specific energy at a point where the depth is 2.5 m?
A. 24.1 J/kg B. 25.7 J/kg
57. Most efficient trapezoidal section in m3/s. C. 26.3 J/kg D. 29.5 J/kg
A. 31.57 B. 24.94
C. 19.09 D. 38.97 72. What is the specific energy at a point where the depth is 3 m?
A. 30.2 J/kg B. 32.5 J/kg
58. Trapezoidal section with one side vertical and the other sloping 45° and C. 36.9 J/kg D. 28.4 J/kg
depth of flow 2/3 the base width in m3/s.
A. 17.07 B. 21.60 73. Determine the approximate distance between the two depths.
C. 26.67 D. 13.07 A. 1400 m B. 700 m
C. 1600 m D. 1100 m
59. The Froude number of flow in a rectangular channel is 0.85. If the depth
of flow is 1.3 m, the critical depth is: Situation - A 1-m-diameter concrete pipe (n = 0.015) transports water at a
A. 0.95 m B. 1.08 m depth of 0.40 m. The slope of the channel is 0.001.
C. 1.22 m D. 1.17 m
74. What is the cross-sectional area of flow in m2?
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Situation - A trapezoidal channel discharging 20.40 m /sec at a depth of 1.2 A. 0.392 B. 0.456
m and a base width of 6 m. The side slope is 2H to 1V. n = 0.014 C. 0.293 D. 0.564

60. Compute the slope of the energy grade line. 75. Calculate the flow rate in m3/s.
A. 0.00094 B. 0.00021 A. 0.122 B. 0.221
C. 0.00124 D. 0.00015 C. 0.287 D. 0.321
61. Compute the specific energy
A. 1.10 m B. 1.62 m 76. Calculate the boundary shearing stress in Pa.
C. 1.84 m D. 1.41 m A. 2.102 B. 3.562
C. 2.845 D. 1.845
62. Compute the average shearing stress on the boundary surface.
A. 3.50 Pa B. 7.11 Pa Situation - A trapezoidal canal has a bottom width of 3 m and side slope of
C. 8.18 Pa D. 5.40 Pa 3H to 4V. The channel is laid on a slope of 2 m per kilometer and has a
roughness coefficient n = 0.018. The depth of flow is 1.40 m. Use Manning's
Situation - A 4-m wide rectangular channel is designed to carry a flow of 20 Formula for open channel flow.
m3/s.
77. What is the flow on this channel in m3/s?
63. Calculate the critical depth. A. 12.04 B. 13.65
A. 1.49 m B. 1.41 m C. 12.86 D. 13.25
C. 1.37 m D. 1.26 m
78. What is the flow stage?
64. Calculate the critical velocity. A. lower stage B. upper stage
A. 3.83 m/s B. 3.72 m/s C. critical stage D. back stage
C. 3.66 m/s D. 3.52 m/s
79. What is the critical depth in meters?
65. What is the critical slope assuming n = 0.025. A. 1.254 B. 1.117
A. 0.0115 B. 0.0122 C. 0.985 D. 1.336
C. 0.0103 D. 0.0111
Situation - Uniform flow occurs at a depth of 2.50 m in a 4.20-m-wide
Situation - A rectangular open channel needs to be designed to carry 4 m3/s rectangular channel. The channel bed slope is 0.002 and n = 0.013. Neglect
under uniform flow conditions. The Manning's roughness coefficient is 0.015. head lost.
The channel should be such that the flow depth is equal to half the width, and
the Froude Number is 0.5. 80. Determine the discharge in m3/s.
A. 42.36 B. 41.25
66. The depth of flow is: C. 39.45 D. 45.54
A. 1.254 m B. 1.103 m
C. 1.054 m D. 0.985 m 81. What height of bump, extending over the entire channel width, is
required to create a critical depth at the bump, in mm?
67. The bed slope is: A. 100 B. 110
A. 0.00187 B. 0.00114 C. 120 D. 130
C. 0.00135 D. 0.00223
82. Determine the behavior of the stream after passing through the bump.
68. Keeping the width, flow depth and roughness the same, if the bed slope A. none of these B. critical stage
of the above channel is doubled, the average shear stress under uniform C. upper stage D. lower stage
flow condition is:
A. 14.56 Pa B. 16.35 Pa
C. 12.87 Pa D. 10.87 Pa

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Situation - The total specific energy of water flowing on a 5.2-meter wide 98. What is the full capacity of the canal in m3/s?
open channel is 3.6 m. Use n = 0.015. Determine the following: A. 23.45 B. 21.51
C. 19.43 D. 20.67
83. The critical depth in meters.
A. 2.2 B. 2.4 99. What is the stage of flow?
C. 2.1 D. 2.3 A. critical B. normal
C. subcritical D. supercritical
84. The critical velocity in m/s.
A. 4.96 B. 4.65 Situation - A trapezoidal channel has n = 0.022 and So = 0.0003 and is made
C. 4.58 D. 4.85 in the shape of a half-hexagon for maximum efficiency. The channel is to
carry 5.278 m3/s of water.
85. The critical slope.
A. 0.00394 B. 0.00325 100. What should be the length of the side of the hexagon in meters?
C. 0.00287 D. 0.00426 A. 2.28 B. 2.47
C. 2.01 D. 2.68
Situation - A trapezoidal canal has one side vertical and the other sloping 45°.
Its discharge is 26.82 m3/s and its mean velocity is 3.1 m/s. Its hydraulic slope 101. What is the discharge (in m3/s) of a semicircular channel of the same
is at its barest minimum. cross-sectional area and the same So and n?
A. 5.45 B. 5.12
86. Calculate the bottom width of the canal. C. 5.25 D. 5.67
A. 2.8 m B. 3.0 m
C. 3.2 m D. 3.5 m 102. What is the discharge (in m3/s) of a rectangular channel of maximum
efficiency of the same cross-sectional area and the same So and n?
87. Calculate the depth of the canal. A. 5.29 B. 5.34
A. 2.13 m B. 2.56 m C. 5.03 D. 5.13
C. 1.85 m D. 1.56 m
Situation - It is planned to construct a rectangular channel, flowing full, 5.7 m
88. What is the slope of the canal if n = 0.015. wide and 1.8 m deep.
A. 0.00199 B. 0.00158
C. 0.00214 D. 0.00263 103. What is the delivery if the channel is laid over a smooth surface of n =
0.013 and S = 0.002?
Situation - A trapezoidal canal will be designed for a flow of 18 m3/s at an A. 25.24 m3/s B. 32.12 m3/s
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average velocity of 2.5 m/s. Calculate the depth of the canal for the following C. 37.68 m /s D. 40.90 m3/s
conditions:
104. Compute the saving in earth excavation in m3 per meter length of the
89. Most efficient section with side slope of 65°. channel if it is replaced by a more favorable proportion?
A. 1.857 m B. 2.168 m A. 0.14 m3 per m length B. 0.19 m3 per m length
C. 2.592 m D. 2.034 m C. 0.24 m3 per m length D. 0.31 m3 per m length

90. Most efficient section with side slope of 50°. 105. Compute the saving in lining in m2 per meter length of the channel if it
A. 2.016 m B. 1.490 m is replaced by a more favorable proportion?
C. 3.043 m D. 1.632 m A. 0.16 m2 per m length B. 0.30 m2 per m length
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91. Depth = 2/3 base width and side slope of 70°. C. 0.42 m per m length D. 0.56 m2 per m length
A. 2.948 m B. 1.794 m
C. 1.965 m D. 2.325 m Situation – A trapezoidal canal has bottom width of 5 m and side slopes of
2H to 1V. The flow is 30 m3/s when the depth of flow is 1.20 m.
Situation - A rectangular canal is 3.2 m wide and is laid on a slope of 2 Use n = 0.013.
meters per kilometer. Roughness coefficient n = 0.012. The canal is designed
to carry a flow of 15 m3/s. 106. Calculate the specific energy of flow.
A. 2.22 m B. 1.78 m
92. What is the normal depth of flow in meters? C. 1.46 m D. 2.58 m
A. 1.674 B. 1.494
C. 1.213 D. 1.873 107. What is the slope of channel bed?
A. 0.00325 B. 0.00403
93. What is the boundary shearing stress in Pa? C. 0.00105 D. 0.00237
A. 16.8 B. 13.5
C. 15.2 D. 21.7 108. Calculate the boundary shearing stress.
A. 8.86 Pa B. 12.56 Pa
Situation - A 900-mm diameter concrete pipe on a 1/500 slope is to carry a C. 19.92 Pa D. 34.55 Pa
flow rate of 0.7 m3/s. Roughness coefficient n = 0.013. Assume uniform flow.

94. What is the cross-sectional area of flow in square meter?

A. 0.489 B. 0.243
C. 0.167 D. 0.321

95. What is the depth of flow in millimeters?

A. 543 B. 646
C. 356 D. 276

96. What is the hydraulic radius in millimeters?

A. 241 B. 269
C. 325 D 467

Situation – A 1.4 m deep trapezoidal canal has bottom width of 3 m and top
width of 5 m. The canal is laid on a slope of 4 m per km. Roughness
coefficient is 0.015.

97. What is the hydraulic radius in m?

A. 0.819 B. 0.934
C. 0.943 D. 0.567
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