TOPIC: JET What savings in lining per meter length of canal could

Situation 1 - A water tank has a sloping inclined at 45 O have been effected if the most efficient rectangular
with the horizontal. The total depth of water in the tank section were used for the same discharge and slope?
is 8 m. A water jet issues from an-orifice located on the A. 0.826 m² per meter
inclined side of the tank under a hydrostatic head of 5 C. 0.751 m²per meter
m. or that orifice is located 3 m. vertically above the B. 0.921 m² per meter
bottom of the tank. Coefficient of velocity is 1.0. D. 0.628 m² per meter
Neglecting air
resistance on the jet. What savings in earth excavation per meter length of
canal could have been effected if the most efficient
rectangular section were used for the same discharge
Determine the maximum height of the issuing jet arises and slope?
above the level of the center of orifice in meters. A. 0.287 m³ per meter
A. 1.60 C. 2.50 C. 0.171 m³ per meter
B. 2.00 D. 2.30 B, 0.321 m³ per meter
D. 0.522 m³ per meter
Determine the time it takes for this particle of the jet to
sit the ground that is 1.20 m below the bottom of. the TOPIC: SOIL PROPERTIES
tank in seconds Situation - An embankment for a highway 10 m wide
A. 1.60 C. 1.88 and 1.5 m compacted thickness is to be constructed
B. 2.00 D. 2.30 from sandy soil trucked from a borrow pit, The water
content of the sandy soil in the borrow pit is 15% and
Determine the horizontal distance on the ground its void ratio is 0.69. The specification requires the
traveled by the jet from the center of the orifice in embankment compacted to a dry unit weight of18
meters kN/m³. Assume Gs
A. 11.60 C. 13.16 = 2.7. Determine for 1 km length of embankments the
B. 12.00 D. 12.30 following:

TOPIC: CHANNEL The dry unit weight (kN/m3) of sandy soil from the
Situation 2: A trapezoidal canal has a bottom width of 6 borrow pit required to construct the embankment
m and a side slope 2 horizontal to 1 vertical. When the A. 16.98 C. 16.57
depth of the flow is 1.2 m. and the rate of flow is 20.4 B. 15.67 D. 11.56
m³/sec.
The, number of 10 mi-truckloads of-sandy soil required
Compute the specific energy in meters for the construction
A. 1.61 C. 1.41 A. 16,13 C. 13,060
B. 2.00 D. 1.30 B. 12,71 D. 17,230

If the roughness coefficient n=0.015, obtain the slope of The degree of saturation of the sandy soil in situ,.
the canal using Manning's Formula A. 58.7% C. 65.7%
A. 0.00887 C. 0.00878 B. 78.5% D. 75.6%

B. 0.00094 D. 0.00078 [COMPILATION-GEOTECH] 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
Compute the average shearing stress at the boundary then placed in a container having a volume V = 500 cm3
over the surface of the channel in N/m3 and 420 cm3 of water were added to fill the container.
A. 8.50 C. 8.20 Evaluate the unit weight of the soil in kN/m3.
B. 8.15 D. 6.30 A. 17.78 C. 18.78
B. 18.97 D. 19.21
[MAY 2011 SIT 3] A rectangular canal is 5.6 meters
wide and 1.2 meteres depth. The canal is laid on a [COMPILATION- GEOTECH 10] For a sand soil having a
uniform slope of 0.002 and n=0.013. void ratio at its loosest stata of 0.72 and a void ratio at
its densest state of 0.46. Sp.gr. of soil is 2.68. What is the
Calculate the discharge in the canal, in m3/s. degree of saturation when it has a relative density of
A. 23.45 C. 18.56 78% and a water content of 9%?
B. 20.58 D 15.89 A. 0.52 C. 0.46
B. 0.64 D. 0.56
 primary consolidation settlement (mm) of the layer
caused by an increase in pressure of 55 kPa.
[NOV 2022 – N0. 26] The following table shows an A. 70.7 C. 56.9
approximate correlation between the standard B. 40.5 D. 50.6
penetration test (SPT) and the unconfined compression
strength of cohesive soils TOPIC:
Situation – The coefficient of permeability below a
SPT UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE dam is 3 m/day. The water on the upstream side is 30 m
CONSISTENCY
BLOWS STRENGTH higher than on the downstream side. To estimate the
0-2 Very 0-24 seepage below the dam, a flow net was graphically
2-4 Soft 24-48 drawn such that the number of potential drops, Nd = 10
Evaluate the approximate shear strength of the soil if and the number of flow channels, Nf = 4. The base of the
the blow count N=3 dam is founded 1-m below the ground. Between the heel
and the toe of the dam, a distance of 25 m, there are 8
potential drops.
TOPIC: TRI AXIAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
A cohesive soil deposit is considered Stiff if the 28. Evaluate the seepage flow per meter with of the dam
unconfined compression strength in kPa is between: in liters per min.
A. 0 to 24 C. 191-383 A. 28 C. 33
B. 96 to 192 D. 86 - 190 B. 22 D. 25
29. Determine the uplift pressure at the heel of the dam
In a triaxial shear test of a cohesionless soil, the soil in kPa.
cylinder was subjected to a liquid pressure of 20 kPa A. 265 C. 189
inside the chamber. It was observed that failure of the B. 125 D. 174
sample in shear occurred when the axial compressive 30. Determine the uplift force in kN per meter length of
stress reached 44 kPa. The angle of internal friction in the dam.
degrees is nearest to what degrees. A. 3679 C. 4258
A. 22.02 C. 22.05 B. 2568 D. 1362
B. 20.02 D. 22.20
TOPIC: DIRECT SHEAR
[COMPILATION-GEOTECH 8] An unconfined A direct Shear test was performed.
compression test was conducted to a soil sample having TEST NORMAL FORCE SHEAR FORCE
a diameter of 50 mm. The failure load was 66 N. What is 1 240 481
the value of the cohesion strength of the clay in kPa. 2 135 352
A. 16.8 C. 22.02 Calculate the average angle of friction.
B. 18.6 D. 22.20 A. 57.80 C. 50.86
B. 25.68 D. 39.14

TOPIC: FOOTING
A 450 kN is transmitted by a column footing onto the TOPIC: DEFINITION OF TERMS
surface through a square footing 1.5 m on a side An ideal liquid has characteristics of
Assuming that the force exerted on the underlying soil A. Same as gas
formation spreads on 2 vertical to 1 horizontal, evaluate B. Inviscid
the pressure exerted in footing on a soil 2.7 m below it. C. Frictionless and incompressible
A. 25.51 C. 22.05 D. Perfectly elastic
B. 51.25 D. 26.53

TOPIC: HYDROSTATIC FORCE

TOPIC: SETTLEMENT A jet of water 75 mmø and moving to the right impinges
A layer of soft clay having an initial void ratio of 1.2 is 6 on a flat plate held normal to its axis. If the velocity of
m thick under a compression load plied above it, the the jet is 25 m/s.
void ratio is decreased by one-third. Evaluate the final
thickness of the clay layer. What force will keep the plate in equilibrium?
A. 1.09 C. 5.91 A. 2761 C. 4258
B. 4.91 D. 1.90 B. 1131 D. 5107

For a normally consolidated clay layer in the field, the If the plate were moving to the right with a velocity of 9
following values are given: Thickness is 3 m; Natural m/s, what force would the jet exert on the plate?
void ratio is 0,84; Compression Index is 0.274; Average A. 2761 C. 4258
effective pressure in the layer is 125 kPa. Estimate the B. 1131 D. 5107
Had the plate been moving to the left at 9m/s, what 17. Find the pressure at point 2.
force would the jet exert on the plate? A. 943.02 kPa C. 856.07 kPa
A. 2761 C. 4258 B. 845.62 kPa D. 935.44 kPa
B. 1131 D. 5107 18. Find the horsepower of the pump.
A. 103.31 C. 118.48
TOPIC: PRESSURE B. 116.50 D. 127.68
The pressure in a gas tank is 2.75 atmospheres.
Compute the pressure in atmosphere. TOPIC: DAM
A. 177.32 C. 1.57 Situation 10 – The coefficient of permeability below a
B. 1.7732 D. 1.75 dam is 3 m/day. The water on the upstream side is 30 m
higher than on the downstream side. To estimate the
An airplane flying at an altitude of 10 km dropped to a seepage below the dam, a flow net was graphically
height of 6 km. What is the corresponding change in drawn such that the number of potential drops, Nd = 10
pressure? weight of air is 12 kN/m3. and the number of flow channels, Nf = 4. The base of the
A. 48 kPa C. 120 kPa dam is founded 1-m below the ground. Between the heel
B. 72 kPa D. 39.24 kPa and the toe of the dam, a distance of 25 m, there are 8
potential drops.

TOPIC: THREE RESERVOIR 28. Evaluate the seepage flow per meter with of the dam
Situation [may 2018 Sit 5] – Given the following data in liters per min.
for the three reservoirs shown in the figure: A. 28 C. 33
PIPE LENGTH(m) DIAMETER (mm) f B. 22 D. 25
1 1500 900 0.0208 29. Determine the uplift pressure at the heel of the dam
2 450 600 0.0169 in kPa.
3 1200 450 0.0135 A. 265 C. 189
Reservoir A supplies water to reservoir B and . the flow B. 125 D. 174
towards reservoir B is 0.60 m3/s 30. Determine the uplift force in kN per meter length of
the dam.
Determine the flow from reservoir A in m3/s. A. 3679 C. 4258
A. 1.09 C. 0.63 B. 2568 D. 1362
B. 1.23 D. 0.411
31. A soil has a void ratio of 0.50 and a specific gravity of
TOPIC: SKIN FRICTION 2.65. If the moisture content of the soil is 32%, what is
[MAY 2018] A prestressed concrete pile 400mm x the moist unit weight in kN/m3?
400mm in cross-section and 20m long is driven in A. 17.33 C. 13.07
clayey soil with unconfined compression strength = 180 B. 22.88 D. 19.25
kPa. Compute the skin friction resistance using an
adhesion factor = 1
A. 2880 kN C. 960 kN
B. 1860 kN D. 2160 Kn
TOPIC: PERMEABILITY
[COMPILATION-GEOTECH] Evaluate the resisting [COMPILATION-GEOTECH] An experiment to
capacity against axial load due skin friction of a concrete determine the permeability of a soil sample was
pile embedded into a layer of plastic clay given in the conducted. The permeameter in a falling head
following conditions: Size of pile = 0.4 m2 Depth of permeability test setup involves a cylindrical soil
penetration into the clay layer = 40 m Unconfined sample 50 mm in diameter and a height of 200 mm. The
compression strength (qu) of the clay = 200 kPa hydraulic head in the 10 mm diameter standpipe
A. 4600 C. 4800 through which the test water passed dropped from 900
B. 6400 D. 8400 mm to 600 mm in one minute of observation. In that
duration the water collected in the graduated flask was
recorded at 1.5 liters. From these data, evaluate the
TOPIC: PUMP coefficient of permeability of the soil sample, in cm/sec.
Situation 6 – A pump draws water from a reservoir M A. 0.00441 C. 0.00541
and delivers it to reservoir A, as shown in the figure. If B. 0.00451 D. 0.00141
the losses from M to point 1 is 5 times the velocity head
in the 250-mm pipe, and from point 2 to A is 20 times Situation [COMPILATION-GEOTECH] The coefficient of
the velocity head in the 200-mm pipe. The discharge is permeability below a dam is 4 m/day. The water on the
6056 liters per minute. upstream side is 30 m. higher than on the downstream
16. Find the pressure at point 1. side. To estimate the seepage below the dam, a flow net
A. -12.69 kPa C. 85.34 kPa was graphically drawn such that the number of
B. -28.06 kPa D. 9.33 kPa potential drops Nd = 10 and the number of flow
channels Nf = 4. The base of the dam is founded 1 meter
below the ground. Between the heel and the toe of the Compute the hydraulic gradient.
dam, a distance of 30 m.; there are 8 potential drops. A. 0.50 C. 0.75
B. 0.55 D. 0.57
Evaluate the seepage flow per meter width of the dam in
liters per min. Compute the rate of water supply in cm3/hr.
A. 33.33 C. 48.00 A. 9.81 C. 9.18
B. 333.3 D. 84.00 B. 8.91 D. 8.19

Determine the uplift pressure at the heel of the dam in TOPIC: BUOYANCY
kPa. [MAY 2022 NO. 12] A piece of wood having a specific
A. 304.11 C. 36.78 gravitv of 0.65 is 70 mm square and 1.5 m long. How
B. 267.32 D. 294.3 many kg of lead fastened. at one end of the wood so that
it will float upright with 0.30 m projecting out when
Determine the uplift pressure at the toe of the dam in floating in water? Specific gravity of lead = 11.2.
kPa. A. 4.78 kg C. 1.078
A. 4600 C. 4800 B. 1.21 kg D. 5.88
B. 6400 D. 8400

[COMPLITAION- GEOTECH NO. 8] A permeable soil TOPIC: RETAINING WALL

layer that is underlain by an impervious layer slopes at [COMPILATION-GEOTECH]A 5.4 m high retaining wall is
5 degrees to the horizontal and is 4 m. thick measured supporting a horizontal backfill of a cohesionless soil as
vertically. If the coefficient of permeability of the shown. Unit weight of soil = 17.30 kN/m3. Angle of
permeable layer K = 0.005 cm/sec, determine the rate of friction ø = 36˚. Determine the at rest force per unit
seepage per meter width of permeable layer in liters per length of the wall.
hour. A. 281 C. 301.4
A. 63 C. 36 B. 104.8 D. 103.4
B. 64 D. 46 TOPIC: PUMP
[MAY 2011 SIT 4] A pump draws 24 liters per second of
[COMPILATION-GEOTECH] The figure shows the layers water from reservoir C and lifts it to reservoir D as
of soil in a tube that is 100 mm x 100 mm in cross shown in Figure. The head lost from C to 1 is 3 times the
section. Water is supplied to maintain a constant head velocity head in the 150-mm suction line and the head
difference of 450 mm across the sample. The hydraulic lost from 2 to D is 25 times the velocity head in the 100-
conductivity of the soils in the direction of flow through mm discharge line.
them are tabulated as shown.

What is the power delivered by the pump to the system

in hp?
A. 83.87 C. 73.21
B. 5.93 D. 79.62

What is the pressure head at point 1 in meters of water?

A. 19.62 C. 32.67
B. 23.56 D. 16.58
What is the pressure head at point 2 in meters of water?
Compute the equivalent hydraulic conductivity in A 234.89 C. 271.42
cm/sec. B. 321.67 D. 178.43
A. 0.00034 C. 0.000034
B. 0.000043 D. 0.00043
TOPIC: ORIFICE
[MAY 2011 SIT 6] Situation 6 - A closed conical tank TOPIC: FLUID PROPERTIES
has a bottom radius of 33 cm and is 50 cm tall. The tank [NOV 2011] Given the laboratory results of the
contains 0.026 m³ of water. What is the depth of water Atterberg Limits Test in Figure 004 Plot the water
in the tank in centimeters? content versus the number of blows C. 48.3%
A. 9.65 C. 9.18
B. 8.56 D. 12.34
What is the total volume of the tank in cubic meter?
A. 0.094 C. 0.063
B.0.075 D. 0.057
How much water is required to fill the tank, in cubic
meters?
A. 0.031 C. 0.049
B. 0.008 D. 0.037

TOPIC: PILES
[NOV 2011 SIT 9] Situation - A group of friction piles is
shown in the Figure, The total load on the pile less the
soil displaced by the footing is 1900 kN. L 1=1.2 m,
L2=1.2 m, L=9m t=17 m, qu=180 kPa, FS= 3.

Determine the nearest value to the Liquid Limit of the

soil.
A. 49.4% C. 48.3%
B. 47.1% D. 46.6%
Determine the nearest value to the Plastic Limit of the
soil.

A. 38.34 C. 37.49
B. 35.43 D. 3165

Determine the nearest value to the Liquidity Index of

the soil.

A. 1.34 C. 1.55
B. 1.87 D. 2.32

TOPIC: LATERAL EARTH

[MAY 2012] Situation 16- A cantilever sheet-pile 7.5 m
long supports a 4.5-m high dry sand with dry density of
1.19 g/cc and angle of shearing resistance of 34O. The
pile is embedded to a depth of 3 m. The water table is at
the bottom of the sheet pile can act on the sheet-pile per
meter

Compute for- the overburden pressure, that is the What is the maximum active force that length?
effective pressure at the midheight of the consolidating A 84.32 kN C92.79 kN
clay layer, in kPa B. 76.54 kN D, 98.23 kN
A 123.92 C. 154.98
B. 121.43 D. 132.13 What Is the maximum passive resistance that can act on
the sheet-pile pas meter length?
Compute for the compression index of the clay. A 145.93 kN C. 185.75 kN
A. 0、247 C. 0.156 B. 231.21 KN D. 215.78 kN
B. 0.365 D、 0.421
What passive resistance must be mobilized for stability,
What is the approximate settlement of the foundation? per meter length?
A. 135 mm C. 102 mm A. 232 kN C. 278 kN
B. 156 mm D. 176 mm B. 183 kN D. 212 kN
[MAY 2012] TOPIC: FOOTING
Situation 17 The pile group shown consist of 12 piles, A rectangular footing has the foll. dimensions: L = 3 m
each 0.36 m in diameter arranged in a 3 * 4 matrix. The W = 2 m Thickness = 0.40 m Column size is 300 mm x
pile penetrates a soft clay (Li = 3m, cel kPa), a medium 300 mm. Concentrated load acting on the column = 700
dense clay (L7 = 5 m, co2 = 78 kPa), and a stiff clay (L3= kN Location of column section measured from the
4 m. c =95 kPa). Assume Nc.= 9 and use a 1 for soft and column side is 350 mm from the 3 m side of the footing
medlum dense clay,a for stiff clay.Use FS = 3 and 1.5 m from the 2 m side of the footing. Determine
6. Determine the capacity of the pile group based the maximum soil pressure, neglecting the weight of the
on single pile failure mode concrete footing.
A. 4420 kN C. 4970 kN B 4720 kN D. 4120 kN
7. Determine the capacity of the pile group based Answer: 311.11 KPA
on group action.
A2876 kN C.3276 kN B. 2531 KN D. 3074 kN [COMPILATION] Situation - Due to construction
8. Campute the maximum center-to-center considerations, a column is located 0.4 from the edge of
spacing of the piles for 10 a 2 m x 2 m square footing bu along its principal axis.
efficiency. A1.53 m 1.21 m D. 134m B. 1.45 m The column carries a factored downward load of 900 N
including its own weight. Neglecting the weight of
footing.
➀ Evaluate the overturning moment of the footing.
A. 750 C.
B. 540 D.

➁ Evaluate the max. soil bearing pressure underneath

the footing in KPa
A. 540 C.
B. 750 D.

➂ If the soil has a unit weight of 16 kN/m3, an angle of

internal friction of 20˚ and a unit cohesion of 10 kPa and
footing is founded 1.0 m into it by how much in percent
is the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil under general
shear failure exceeded?
A. 89.5% C.
B. D.

Topic: effective stress

From the given soil profile shown on the figure, the dry
unit wt. of soil is 16 kN/m3 and its saturated unit
weight is 20 kN/m3. Compute the lateral or horizontal
stress at point A if the coefficient of lateral earth
pressure at rest (Ko = 0.40)

A. 7276 KN/M2
B. 68.344 kN/m2

[COMPILATION] Situation - A clay layer 5 m. thick rests

beneath a deposit of submerged sand 8 m. thick. The top
of the sand is located 3 m. below the surface of a body of
water. The saturated unit weight of the sand is 25
kN/m3, and the clay is 20 kN/m3.
➀ Evaluate the total vertical pressure at mid-height of
the clay layer in kPa.
A. 132.44 C. 146.99
B. 279.43 D.
 A. C.
➁ Evaluate the pore water pressure at mid-height of the B. D. 7940 liters/day
clay layer in kPa.
A. 132.44 C. 146.99 TOPIC: flownet
B. 279.43 D. The coefficient of permeability below a dam is 4 m/day.
The water on the upstream side is 30 m. higher than on
➂ Obtain the intergranular stress or effective stress at the downstream side. To estimate the seepage below the
mid-height of the clay in kPa. dam, a flow net was graphically drawn such that the
A. 132.44 C. 146.99 number of potential drops Nd = 10 and the number of
B. 279.43 D. flow channels Nf = 4. The base of the dam is founded 1
meter below the ground. Between the heel and the toe
of the dam, a distance of 30 m.; there are 8 potential
TOPIC: TERMS drops.
In a USCS method of soil classification, soils that are
gravelly and sandy in nature with less than 50% passing
through the No. 200 sieve is known as.
A. Coarsed-grained soil
B. Fine-grained soil
C. well graded soil
D. poorly graded soil

One of the following is not characteristic of cohesionless

soils:
A. Easy to compact
✔ B. High shear strength
C. Practically impermeable ➀ Evaluate the seepage flow per meter width of the dam
D. Prone to settlement under vibratory load in liters per min.
A. C. 33.33 liters/min
B. D.

➁ Determine the uplift pressure at the heel of the dam

TOPIC: PERMEABILITY in kPa.
A layered soil is shown with the corresponding values of A. 132.44 C. 267.39
K1, K2 and K3. B. 279.43 D.

➂ Determine the uplift pressure at the toe of the dam in

kPa.
A. C
B. -26.98 D.

TOPIC: WESTERNS
According to the elastic theory, the vertical stress
induced 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:
➀ Compute the equivalent horizontal coefficient of
permeability.
A. C. 108.9 X 10 -4 cm/sec
B. 4.39 X 10 -4 cm/sec D.

➁ Compute the equivalent vertical coefficient of

permeability.
A. C. 108.9 X 10 -4 cm/sec r = horizontal distance from the line load
B. 4.39 X 10 -4 cm/sec D.
Z = depth of interest at which stress is induced
➂ Evaluate the rate of flow per meter width in liters per
day if the hydraulic gredient for the soil formation is Aconcrete hollow block wall weighing 6 kN per lineal
0.70. meter is carried by a wall footing 0.60 m. wide.
 B. D.
➀ Evaluate the bearing pressure in kPa exerted by the
footing onto the supporting soil.
A. C. Evaluate the allowable bearing capacity of the soil for a
B. 10 kPa D. square footing 1.2 m. wide when founded at a depth of
900 mm below ground surface.
A. C.168
➁ Evaluate the stress in the soil caused by the load B. D.
depth equal to twice its width.
A. C. 5.31 kPa Determine the safe downward load, in kN, that the
B. D. footing of the preceding question can support.
A. C. 242
➂ Evaluate the stress at a depth of 2 m. and a horizontal B. D.
distance 3 m. from the line of load.
A. C. 0.302 TOPIC: EFFECTTIVE STESS
B. D. A granular soil deposit is 4 m thick and underlying it is a
clay having a thickness of 5 m. There is a water table at
the interface of the soil and clay. Dry unit wt. of sand =
TOPIC: TERZAGHI 15.6 kN/m3 and a saturated unit weight of sand is 16.6
Due to construction considerations, a column is located kN/m3. If the water table rises 3 m above the soil
1.1 m from the edge of the 2 m side of a rectangular surface, what is the effective stress at the bottom of the
footing 2 m x 3 m x 0.4 m but along its principal aixs. clay. Saturated unit weight of clay is 17.8 kN/m3.
The column carries a factored downward load of 1800 A. C. 67.11
kN including its own weight. Consider the weight of the
footing. Unit weight of concrete is 24 kN/m3.

Determine the overturning moment of the footing in Situation 5 – Water flows at the rate of 20.8 m 3/sec and
kN.m. depth of 1.20 m in a trapezoidal canal having a bottom
A. C. width of 6 m and side slope of 1V to 2H.
B. 720 D.
13. Obtain the specific energy in meters.
A. 1.42 C. 1.76
Evaluate the max. soil bearing pressure underneath the B. 1.98 D. 2.67
footing. 14. Evaluate the slope of the canal if the roughness
A. C. coefficient of the canal surface is 0.015. Use Manning’s
B. 549.6 D. Formula.
A. 0.00198 C. 0.00137
B. 0.00094 D. 0.00112
If the soil has a unit weight 16 kN/m3, an angle of 15. Obtain the boundary shearing stress on the canal in
internal friction of 20 degrees and a unit cohesion of 10 Pascals.
kPa and footing is founded by 1.0 m into it, by how A. 6.54 C. 12.87
much in percent is the ultimate bearing capacity of the B. 15.43 D. 9.78
soil under general shear failure exceeded?
A. C. 37. The fraction of soils passing Sieve No. ____ is used for
B. 43.91 D. Atterberg Limits test of soils.
A. 10 C. 50
According to Section 304 of the National Structural Code B. 200 D. 40
for Building (NSCP C101-10), the presumptive load
bearing capacity of sandy deposits, in the absence of 40. A bucket of water 0.4 m deep is carried inside an
exhaustive geotechnical site assessment and elevator that accelerates at 3 m/s2. Evaluate the
investigation, is 100 kPa for a minimum footing width of pressure, in kPa, exerted by the water at the base of the
300 mm and a minimum depth of embedment of 300 bucket if the elevator is travelling downward.
mm. This value can be increased by 20% for each A. 3.84 C. 2.04
additional 300 mm of width of footing and/or depth of B. 5.12 D. 2.72
founding to a maximum of three (3) times the
designated value.
Situation 4 - A valve is suddenly closed in a 200 mm
Evaluate the allowable bearing capacity, in kPa, of the diameter pipe. The increase in pressure is 700 KPa.
soil for a square footing 1.2 m. wide when founded at a Assuming that the pipe is rigid and the bulk modulus of
depth of 300 mm below ground surface. water is 2.07 x 109 N/m2.
A. C. 120
10. Compute the celerity of the pressure wave. supports a load Q = 5000 kN. In this problem, use H1 = 8
A. 1421.78 m/s C. 1384.57 m/s m and H2 = 12 m.
B. 1438.75 m/s D. 1483.75 m/s
11. Compute the velocity of flow. 22. Calculate the pressure at the base of the footing.
A. 0.468 m/s C. 0.486 m/s A. 312.5 kPa
B. 0.864 m/s D. 0.648 m/s B. 275.4 kPa
12. If the length of the pipe is 550 m long, compute the C. 325.8 kPa
water hammer pressure at the valve if it closed in 1 sec. D. 284.6 kPa
A. 535.19 KPa C. 323.70 KPa 23. Calculate the pressure at the midheight of the clay
B. 210.83 KPa D. 452.12 Kpa layer assuming that the stress beneath the footing is
spread at a slope of 1H to 2V.
A. 25.51 kPa C. 20.87 kPa
Situation 8 - The triangular gate AB shown B. 28.36 kPa D. 22.48 kPa
is hinged at its base B. The gate is 4 m
wide perpendicular to the figure. Situation 3 - Reservoir A, the source of water
Given: H = 6 m, z = 3 m, θ = 45° for town C and D, is at elevation 200 m. The
distribution reservoir at junction B is at
22. Find the horizontal force at vertex A to elevation 100 m and 18,000 m from A. Town C
open the gate in kN. with a population of 250,000 is at elevation 50
A. 548 C. 321 m and is 12,000 m from B. Town D with a
B. 284 D. 686 population of 300,000 is at elevation 12 m and is
23. The vertical distance from the water surface to the 7,000 m from B. The water demand is 180 liters per
center of gravity of the gate. capita per day. Neglect all minor losses. Assume friction
A. 5.828 m C. 8.240 m factor f = 0.03 for all pipes.
B. 4.240 m D. 1.764 m
24. Calculate the hydrostatic force on the gate.
A. 548 C. 321
B. 284 D. 686

38. The results of a falling head test are given:

Length of soil specimen = 12 cm
Diameter of stand pipe = 10 mm
Diameter of specimen = 7.5 cm
Time of collection of water = 65 sec
Head difference at t = 0: 70 cm
Head difference at t = 65 sec: 40 cm 7. Which of the following is nearest to the required
Determine the coefficient of permeability of the soil. diameter of line AB?
A. 0.0814 mm/s C. 0.0418 A. 600 mm C. 800 mm
B. 0.0148 D. 0.0184 B. 700 mm D. 900 mm
8. Which of the following is nearest to the required
diameter of line BC?
42. The sector of a A. 600 mm C. 800 mm
gate shown B. 700 mm D. 900 mm
consist of 9. Which of the following is nearest to the required
cylindrical surface diameter of line BD?
of which AB is the A. 600 mm C. 800 mm
trace. The length B. 700 mm D. 900 mm
of the gate
perpendicular to
the paper is 4 m, the radius R = 6 m and the angle θ = TOPIC: PIPES – hydrau compilation
50°. Evaluate the total vertical force acting on the gate in Pipes 1, 2 and 3 are 300m, 150 m and 250m long and of
kN. 250cm, 12cm, and 20cm in diameter with f1, f2, and ff3,
A. 216 kN C. 125 kN equal to 0.019, 0.021, and 0.02 respectively and are
B. 204 kN D. 118 kN connected in series. If the difference in elevation of the
end pipes is 10m, what is the rate of flow in cu.m/sec?

Situation 8 – The 4-m square

footing shown in the figure [COMPILATION-HYDRAI PROB 3]
A vertical jet of water thru a nozzle supports a load
of 150N. the velocity and diameter of the jet at the
nozzle tip are 17.46m/s and 3cm. find the distance of
the load frim the nozzle tip in meters.

[BESA- NO. 403]

Three reservoir A, B, C are connected by pipelines 1, 2
and 3 respectively. The elevations of reservoir A is equal
to 200m while that of C is 178m. The discharge flowing
towards B is 0.60m3/s. Reservoir B is higher than C.

PIPES DIAMETE LENGTH FRICTION

R
1 800m 1500m 0.0158
2 600m 450m 0.0168
3 450m 1200m 0.0175

Compute the rate of flow out of reservoir A in m3/s

Compute the rate of flow towards reservoir C in m3/s

Compute the elevation of reservoir B

[besa-583-584]
TOPIC: HYDRAULIC JUMP / CRITICAL FLOW
A rectangular flume 3m wide carrying 0.8m3/s
1. Compute the critical depth
2. Compute the discharge
3. Compute the hydraulic radius

[603]
In a flume of rectangular cross section 1.5m wide, water
flowing at a depth of 0.30m jumps to a depth of 0.90m
Determine the discharge

[compilation]
A column is to be supported by a square footing, 2.00 m
on a side, on a founding depth of 1.00 m into a
cohesionless soil deposit. The unit weight of the soil is
16 kN/m3 and the angle of internal friction os 25 deg.
Using Terzaghi’s formula for general shear failure.

Evaluate the contribution of the depth of embedment to

the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa.

Evaluate the contribution of the footing dimension to

the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa.

Evaluate the concentric load, in kN, that the footing can

safely support, using a factor of safety of 3.0 against
bearing capacity failure.