Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering cylindrical surface of which AB is the Problem 11:

Subject: 602 Quiz 4 trace. The length of the gate Evaluate the total force acting on one
Problem 1: perpendicular to the paper is 10m, the side of the gate in kN.
Estimate the height to which water will radius is 𝑅 = 6𝑚, and the angle is 60 a. 154.51 b. 230.09
rise in a capillary tube of diameter 3mm. degrees. c. 119.23 d. 302.01
Use 𝜎 = 0.0728 𝑁/𝑚 and 𝛾 = 9810 𝑁/𝑚3 Problem 12:
for water. Obtain the location of force from the
a. 10 mm b. 8.3 mm center of gravity of the plate in meters.
c. 9.9 mm d. 11.5 mm a. 0.214 b. 0.330
Problem 2: c. 0.140 d. 0.029
Air is kept at a pressure of 200 kPa Problem 13:
absolute and a temperature of 30℃ in a Obtain the location of force from the
500-liter container. What is the mass of liquid surface in meters.
air in kg? Problem 6: a. 2.140 d. 2.029
a. 2.15 b. 1.15 Evaluate the total horizontal component c. 4.330 d. 3.714
c. 3.15 d. 2.25 of the force acting on the gate. Problem 14:
Problem 3: a. 1324 b. 1186 A rectangular tank of internal width 7m
Water in a hydraulic press, initially at c. 1087 d. 1421 partitioned as shown, it contains oil and
137 kPa absolute, is subjected to a Problem 7: water. Assume the unit weight of water
pressure of 116,280 kPa absolute. Using Evaluate the total vertical component of is 9.79 𝑘𝑁/𝑚3. If the oil has a specific
𝐸𝐵 = 2.5 𝐺𝑃𝑎, determine the percentage the force acting on the gate. gravity of 0.84, find its depth “h” in
decrease in the volume of water. a. 569 b. 632 meters.
a. 4.65% b. 5.56% c. 524 d. 445
c. 7.25% d. 3.24% Problem 8:
Problem 4: Evaluate the total force acting on the
A sonar transmitter operates at 2 gate.
impulses per second. If the device is held a. 1258 b. 1197
to the surface of fresh water (𝐸𝐵 = c. 1397 d. 1322
2.04(10)9 𝑃𝑎) and the echo is received Problem 9:
midway between impulses, how deep is A manometer is attached to a closed
the water in meters? conduit as shown in the figure below.
a. 205.6 b. 221.5 Compute the pressure at point A in kPa.
c. 168.9 d. 178.5 a. 2.19 b. 3.19
Problem 5: c. 1.19 d. 0.19
Water stands on one side of a vertical Problem 15:
parabolic gate shown below. Compute A barometer reads 760 mmHg and a
the total pressure in kN. pressure gauge attached to a tank reads
850 cm of oil (specific gravity 0.80).
What is the absolute pressure (kPa) in
the tank in kPa?
a. 168.1 b. 189.2
c. 220.4 d. 125.8
a. 217.59 b. 188.5 SITUATION 3: (For Problems 16 - 18)
c. 124.23 d. 320.9 Glycerin has a mass of 1120 kg and a
Problem 10: volume of 0.952 m³
A lead cube has a total mass of 80 kg. Problem 16:
What is the length of its side? 𝑆𝐺 = 11.3. Compute the Weight of Glycerin in kN.
a. 19.2 cm b. 21.5 cm a. 8.56 b. 10.99
a. 234.5 b. 251.14 c. 15.7 cm d. 22.5 cm c. 5.92 d. 19.75
c. 245.1 d. 301.9 SITUATION 2: (For Problems 11 - 13) A Problem 17:
rectangular gate 1.5m wide and 3m high Compute the unit weight of Glycerin.
is vertically submerged in water with its a. 11.54 b. 8.45
SITUATION 1: (For Problems 6 - 8) The top edge horizontal and 2m. Below the
c. 6.050 d. 13.23
sector of a gate shown consists of a water surface.
Problem 18:
Compute the specific gravity of Glycerin. 𝛾𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 9.79 𝑘𝑁/𝑚3, 𝑆𝐺𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑦 = 13.6,
a. 2.75 b. 13.1 𝑆𝐺𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 0.83, 𝑆𝐺𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 0.0118.
c. 1.005 d. 1.18
Problem 19:
Piston A has a cross-section of 1,200 sq.
cm while that of piston B is 950 sq. cm.
With the latter higher than piston A by
1.75m. If the intervening passages are
filled with oil whose specific gravity is
0.8, what is the difference in pressure
between A and B.

a. -14.17 b. -21.54
c. -25.32 d. -19.43
Problem 25:
If the atmospheric pressure is 95.7 kPa
and the gauge attached to the tank
a. 13,734 b. 12,461 reads 188 mmHg (mercury) vacuum,
c. 23,571 d. 17,235 find the absolute pressure within the
SITUATION 4: (For Problems 20 - 22) A tank.
triangular gate of height 1.2m and base a. 80.92 b. 66.51
0.9m is installed in a position that its c. 79.12 d. 70.62
plane is inclined 60 degrees with the
horizontal with its vertex at the top and
the base is parallel to the water surface.
The vertex is at a depth of 2m vertically
below the water surface. Fresh water is
on one side of the gate. If the gate is
hinged at the bottom, compute the
following:
Problem 20:
The force “P” (kN) acting on the gate.
a. 15.2 b. 14.2
c. 13.2 d. 12.2
Problem 21: FRIENDLY REMINDER:
The location “e” of the force “P” from the “A MOMENT OF PAIN IS WORTH A
center of gravity. LIFETIME OF GLORY”
a. 0.0257 b. 0.0016
c. 0.1540 d. 0.0115
Problem 22:
The required force “F” to open the gate
in kN.
a. 5.45 b. 3.45
c. 4.45 d. 2.25
Problem 23:
Assuming normal barometric pressure,
how deep (meters) in the ocean is the
point where an air bubble, upon
reaching the surface, has six times its
volume than it had at the bottom?
a. 50.13 m b. 49.23 m
c. 55.21 m d. 44.64 m
Problem 24:
Determine the gage pressure at point A
in kPa from the figure shown below. Use
ANSWER KEY

1. c
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. b
6. a
7. d
8. c
9. a
10. a
11. a
12. a
13. d
14. c
15. a
16. b
17. a
18. d
19. a
20. b
21. a
22. c
23. a
24. a
25. d