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CE 325 Hyraulics
Midterm Examination

Directions: Solve the following problems. Each problem must be accompanied by a

complete and correct solution in order to be credited. Circle the letter that
corresponds to your answer.

1. A horizontal pipe gradually reduces from 300 mm diameter section to 100 mm diameter
section. The pressure at the 300 mm section is 100 kPa and at the 100 mm section is 70
kPa. If the flow rate is 15 liters/sec of water, compute the head lost between the two
sections.
a) 1.346 m b) 2.872 m c)3.456 m d)2.444 m

2. If the velocity of flow in a 75- mm diameter fire hose is 0.5 m/s, what is the
velocity in a 25 mm diameter jet issuing form a nozzle attached at the end of the pipe?

a) 18 m/s b) 15 m/s c) 6 m/s d) 8 m/s

3. What is the rate of flow of water passing through a pipe with a diameter of 20 mm
and speed of 0.5 m/s?
a) 1.57 x 10-4 m3/s b) 2.5 x 10-4 m3/s c) 1.89 x 10-4 m3/s d)2.2 x 10-4 m3/s

4. A 120 cm pipe is in series with a 60 cm pipe. The speed of the water in the 120 cm
pipe is 2 m/s. What is the water speed in the 60 cm pipe?
a) 18 m/s b) 15 m/s c) 6 m/s d) 8 m/s

5. A pipe with a 2 m diameter carries water having a velocity of 4 m/s. What is the
discharge in cubic meters per second?
a) 18.19 b) 12.57 c) 16.24 d) 8.69

6. A rock weighs 1000 N in air and 609 N in water. Find its volume in m3.
a) 0.0299 b) 0.0399 c) 0.0256 d) 0.0434

7. A vertical rectangular gate 1.5 m wide and 3 m high is submerged in water with its
top edge 2 m below the water surface. Find the total force acting on one side of the
gate.
a) 154.51 N b) 145.15 N c) 115.41 N d) 125.15 N

8. A body having a specific gravity of 0.7 floats in liquid of specific gravity 0.8.
The volume of the body above the liquid surface is what percent of its total volume?
a) 87.5% b) 66.67% c) 33.33% d) 12.5%

9. A rectangular car tank 20 m long, 4 m wide and 3 m deep is completely open at the
top. If it is initially filled to the top, how much liquid will be filled if it is
given a horizontal acceleration of 0.3g in the direction of the length.

a) 150 m3 b) 145 m3 c) 180 m3 d) 165 m3

10. A pipe whose diameter is 10 cm transports air with a temperature of 10°C and
pressure of 200 kPa absolute at 25 m/s. Determine the mass flow rate.

a) 0.89 kg/s b) 1.25 kg/s c) 0.49 kg/s d) 0.69 kg/s