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Problem 1-3: Problem 4-5:

A 300 mm diameter test well penetrates below the static water table. After A loaded scow has draft of 1.8 m. in fresh water, when erect. The scow is 6
24 hours of pumping at 69 liters/sec. The water level in an observation well m. wide and 12 m. long and 2.4 m. high. The center of gravity of the scow is
at a distance of 95 m. from the test well is lowered 0.5 m. and the other 1.8 m. above the bottom along the vertical axis of symmetry.
observation well at a distance of 35 m. from the test well, the drawdown is
1.1 m. ➀ Determine the initial metacentric height.
➁ What is the max. single weight that can be moved transversely from the
➀ What is the rate of flow in m3/day. center of the unloaded scow over the side without sinking the scow.
➁ Compute the coefficient of permeability of the aquifer in m/day.
③ Compute the transmissibility of the aquifer in m2/day. Solution:
➀ Initial metacentric height MG
Solution:
I
r1=95 MBo =
ground surface V
r2=35
12(6)3
Water table
z1=0.5 m I=
12 M

z2=1.1 m I = 216 G 0.60

0.90
V = 6(12)(1.8) Bo 1.80
0.90
27m h2 h1 V = 129.6
Observation 216 BF
wells MBo =
129.6 3 3
MBo = 1.67
MG = MBo - GBo
➀ Rate of flow in m3/day MG = 1.67 - 0.90
Q = 69 liters/sec. MG = 0.77 m.
Q = 0.069 (3600)(24)
Q = 5961.6 m3/day ➁ Max. single weight that can be moved transversely over the side without
sinking the scow
➁ Coeff. of permeability: 0.6
h1 = 27 - 0.5 = 26.5 m. tan ø = = 0.2
3
h1 = 27 - 1.1 = 25.9 m. ø = 11.3˚ 3.059
0.80
r
Qln( 1 )
r2
MBo =
(6)2
12(1.8)
(1 + tan2 11.3˚
2
) M
W1
K= θ
π(h12 − h22 ) MBo = 1.7 G x

95 D 1.8 θ
5961.6ln( ) GBo = = 0.60
2 2 Bo
K= 35
π[(26.5) − (25.9)2 ]
2 GBo = 0.9 0.9
3
K = 60.27 m/day 0.9
MG = MBo - GBo 3

③ Transmissibility: MG = 1.7 - 0.9 BF

MG = 0.8
r
Qln( 1 )
r2
T= ∑Fv = 0
2π(z 2 − z1 )
BF = W = 1000(6)(1.8)(12)
95
5961.6ln( ) = 129,600 kg
T= 35
2π(1.1 - 0.5)
∑MG = 0
T = 1579 m2/day
BF (x) = (3)2 + (0.6)2 W1
129600 (0.8) Sin 11.3˚ = 3.059 W1
W1 = 6640 kg
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Problem 6-7:
An open tank 1.8 m. x 1.8 m. and 1.30 m. deep contains water at a depth of
0.90 m. The weight of the tank is 3500 N. The tank is acted by an w.s.
unbalanced force of 12000 N parallel to a pair of sides.
1.24 1.24
➀ Determine the acceleration of tank. P
➁ Determine the force acting on the side with greatest depth:
12.16
1.8

Solution:
➀ Acceleration of tank:
P= (12.16
2
) (1.24)(1.8)
a P = 13.57 kN
0.90
y θ w.s.
θ
h
0.90 Problem 8-10:
A weight W is suspended from a fine wire AB and a very flexible wire BCD
which passes over a frictionless pulley at C. The end of the wire BCD is
attached to a 10 kN. weight, and the wires makes an angle shown with the
1.8
vertical.
0.90 A
y θ w.s.
C
1.24 θ 1.3
F 45˚ 60˚
0.90
B
D
10 kN
1.8 W

F=ma
W ➀ Which of the following gives the tension in wire AB.
F= a ➁ Which of the following gives the weight W.
g
W = 3500 + (1.8)(1.8)(0.9)(9.81) ③ Which of the following gives the vertical reaction at C.
W = 32106
12000 =
32106
a
Solution:
9.81
TAB
a = 3.67 m/s2 C
10 30˚
45˚ 60˚

T=10 RC
➁ Force acting on the side with greatest depth: B

10
Max. pressure at the bottom of the tank: W
y
tan θ =
0.90
➀ Tension in wire AB:
a y
= TAB Sin 45˚ = 10 Sin 60˚
g 0.90
3.67(0.9) TAB = 12.2 kN
y=
9.81
y = 0.34 m. ➁ Weight W:
W = 12.2 Cos 45˚ + 10 Cos 60˚
h = 0.90 + 0.34
W = 13.6 kN
h = 1.24

③ Reaction at C:
P = γw h
RC = 10 + 10 Sin 30˚
P = 9.81(1.24)
P = 12.16 kPa RC = 15 kN

Force acting on the side with greatest depth:

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Problem 11-13: Problem14:
A crane is supporting a 2000 N crate through three cables, AB, AC and AD. A compound curve has a common tangent 84.5 m. long which makes
Note that C is at the center of the outer edge of the crate, D is 1.60 m. from angles of 16˚ and 20˚ with the tangents of the first curve and the second
the corner of this edge and A is directly above the center of the crate. curves respectively. The length of the tangent of the first curve is 38.6 m.
What is the radius of the second curve.
➀ Compute the force transmitted by cable AB. C
➁ Compute the force transmitted by cable AC.
➂ Compute the force transmitted by cable AD. Solution:
A 16˚ P.C.C. 20˚ B
T1 T1=38.6 T2 T2
Solution: A 38.6 + T2 = 84.5 P.C.
P.T.

➀ Force carried by AB: T2 = 45.9 m.

3m T2 = T tan 10˚
T1 + T2 + T3 = 2000
C 45.9 = R2 tan 10˚ R1 8˚
8˚
∑My = 0 R2 = 260.3 m.
1.6 m R2
T1 (1.5) = T3 (1.5) B
D 2m 10˚ 10˚
1.0 m
T1 = T3 3m

TCD
∑Mx = 0
y Problem 15-16:
T2 (1) = T1 (1) + T3 (0.6) 2000 TAD Two parallel tangents 10 m. apart are connected by a reversed curve. The
TBD C
T2 = T3 + 0.6 T3 chord length from the P.C. to the P.T. equals 120 m.
1.0 m
x 0.6 m 2 m ➀ Determine the equal radius of the reversed curve.
T2 = 1.6 T3 1.0 m
B
D
➁ Compute the stationing of the P.R.C. if the stationing of A at the
1.5 m 1.5 m beginning of the tangent with common direction is 3 + 420.
T1 + T2 + T3 = 2000
T3 + 1.6 T3 + T3 = 2000
Solution:
➀ Radius of reversed curve:
T3 = 556 A Length of tangent with common direction:
I 10
T1 = 556 Sin =
2 120 I/2
I P.C. T A I
3m = 4.78˚
T2 = 1.6(556) α C 2 I R
I = 9˚34' T 120m
T2 = 890 0 o 1.62 D
β
0.6 m P.R.C.
10m
1.0 m θ 1.8
B 10
Sin 9˚34' = R T
AB
1.5 m 1.5 m B T P.T.
3 AB = 60.17 m.
tan θ = θ = 59.04˚ I
1.80
A
Radius of reversed curve:
A
3 A 2T = AB
tan ß = ß = 61.63˚ 2T = 60.17
1.62
AC AD T = 30.085
3 I
tan α = α = 71.6˚ 890 556
T = R tan
1.0 AB 555.56 C 2
71.6˚
o
61.63˚ 30.085 = R tan 4.78˚
o
59.04˚ o D R = 359.78 m.
556 = AB Sin 59.04˚
B
AB = 648.4 ② Stationing of P.R.C.
RIπ
Lc =
➁ Force AC: 180
359.78(9˚34 ')π
890 = AC Sin 71.6 Lc =
180˚
AC = 937.95 Lc = 60.07 m.

③ Force AD: Stationing PC = (3 + 420) - 30.085
Sta. PC = (3 + 389.92)
556 = AD Sin 61.63˚ Stationing of PRC = (3 + 389.92) + 60.07
AD = 631.89 Stationing of PRC = 3 + 449.99
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Problem 17: Problem 21:
The probability that a freshman entering a university will graduate after a
four-year program is 0.6. If 1000 students enroll at university. Find the Two similar triangles have perimeters of 30 m and 30 2 m. respectively.
standard deviation of the number of students who graduate. If the area of the smaller triangle is 8 sq.m, find the area of the other triangle.

Solution: Solution:
2
⎛ P1 ⎞ A1
σ = npq ⎜P ⎟ = A
⎝ 2⎠ 2
σ = 1000(0.6)(1 - 0.6)
(30)2 A1
=
(30 2 )
σ = 15.49 2
A2

1 A1
Problem 18: =
2 A2
The amount of annual rainfall in a certain region is known from past
experience to be normally distributed random variable with a mean annual
A 2 = 2A1
rainfall of 50 inches and a standard deviation of 4 inches. If the rainfall A 2 = 2(8)
exceeds 57 inches during a year, it leads to floods, find the probability that
A 2 = 16 sq.m.
during a randomly picked year there will be floods.

Solution:

x -µ
z=
σ Problem 22:
57 - 50 An isosceles triangle ABC has its vertex at A. If the angular bisectors of B
z= and C intersects at point D, compute the angle ADC. Angle BAC = 80˚
4
z = 1.75 Solution:
50 57 A
80o
P(x > 57) → P(2 > 1.75) 2x + 2x + 80 180
4x = 100
P(2 > 1.75) = 1 – 0.95994 D
x = 25

P(2 > 1.75) = 0.0401 x + θ + x = 180 x θ x
x x
θ = 180 - 25 - 25 C B
θ = 130˚
Problem 19:
A production line produces flash drives of which 1% are defective. A quality
engineer selects a sample of three. What is the probability that the sample
contains three defectives?
Problem 23:
Solution: Find two angles such that the angles are adjacent and form an angle of
P(A and B and C) = P(A) • P(B) • P(C) 120˚. The larger is 20˚ less than three times the smaller.
P(A and B and C) = 0.01(0.01)(0.01)
P(A and B and C) = 0.000001 Solution:
x = smaller angle
3x - 20 = larger angle
Problem 20: x + 3x - 20 = 120˚
Find the number of sides a regular polygon has if each interior angle
4x = 140
measure is 165˚
x = 35˚
Solution: 3(35) - 20 = 85˚
180(n - 2)
165 =
n
165 n = 180 n - 360
15n = 360
n = 24 sides
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Problem 24:
A triangle has two known sides, namely AB = 40 m, AC = 60
m. Point D is on line AB such that AD = 25 m. Point E is on
the line AC such that the area ADE is one third of the area of
ABC. How far is E from A?

Solution:
B
40
D
25
θ
A x E C
60

40 (60) Sin θ 1
2
(3) = 25 x2Sin θ

x = 32 cm. from A.

Problem 25:
A trapezoidal lot ABCD has side BC parallel to AD. The angle
between sides BA and AD is 70˚. The angle between sides CD
and DA is 58˚. Side AD = 300 m. and BC = 200 m. If the lot is
divided into two equal areas by a line parallel to the sides BC
and DA, find the location of one end of the dividing line from
A, along AB.

Solution:
200m
B C

h x=254.95
52˚
70˚ 58˚ 58˚
A D
45.05
300m

mb22 + nb12
x=
m+n

1 (300)2 + 1 (200)2
x=
1+1
x = 254.95

h 45.05
=
Sin 58k Sin 52˚
h = 48.5 m. from A.