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University of Eastern Philippines
SET - A
College of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO

PROBLEM 1 SITUATION 3
If the pressure given is 2.75 atmospheres, what would be its A 4 m tank is inclined at 45º with the horizontal. Distance
equivalent height of water in meters? of center of orifice to the lower end of the tank is 2.7 m If
a. 28.033 m c. 21.236 m Cv = 1.
b. 24.807 m d. 32.627 m
PROBLEM 2
One end of a pipe at elev. 0 has pressure measured to be 200
kPa. What is the pressure in the same pipe at elev. -120?
a. 1377.2 kPa c. 1228.2 kPa
b. 1454.2 kPa d. 1554.2 kPa
SITUATION 1
A 3.5 m x 3.5 m square plate, was immersed in water such
that two of its edges were vertical. In order for the center of
pressure be 80 mm from the center of gravity.
3. How far below the water surface is the upper edge of said 11. Find the maximum height that the jet will reach.
plate? a. 3.56 m c. 4.55 m
a. 11.01 m c. 9.25 m b. 6.22 m d. 5.38 m
b. 12.35 m d. 15.10 m 12. Find the time it will take to reach a point 1.2 m below
4. What is the distance of the center of pressure from free the lower end of the tank.
water surface? a. 1.433 s c. 1.327 s
a. 12.84 m c. 11.36 m b. 1.764 s d. 1.653 s
b. 14.81 m d. 8.267 m 13. Find the maximum horizontal distance it will travel
5. Determine the hydrostatic force in kN acting on the plate. from the orifice.
a. 890.40 c. 1022.31 a. 4.74 m c. 6.74 m
b. 1236.7 d. 1533.40 b. 5.74 m d. 3.74 m
SITUATION 2 SITUATION 4
A 500 m3 solid with specific gravity 2.05 is submerged in Energy level at Reservoir 1 is at elevation 180 m; at junction
a two-liquid interface tank. One part of the solid is in 2 is at elevation 120 m and is 15000 m from 1. Town A with
mercury (Gs = 13.6) and the other in oil (Gs = 0.81). a population of 20,000 inhabitants is at elevation 60 m and
6. What part of the solid is in mercury? is 9000 m from junction 2. Town B with a population
a. 48.475 c. 39.942 24,000 inhabitants is at elevation 45, and is 6000 m from
b. 64.241 d. 52.183 junction 2. The consumption is 190 L per capita per day.
7. What part of the solid is in oil? Neglect all losses except from friction. Use f = 0.02.
a. 386.546 c. 451.525 14. Diameter of pipe from Reservoir 1.
b. 269.841 d. 521.262 a. 0.33 m c. 0.37 m
8. How much force must be applied at the bottom in order b. 0.39 m d. 0.29 m
to bring half of the object in mercury? 15. Diameter of pipeline serving Town A.
a. 25,285.275 kN c. 2,385.241 kN a. 0.217 m c. 0.237 m
b. 24,667.164 kN d. 2,694.396 kN b. 0.206 m d. 0.261 m
PROBLEM 9 16. Diameter of pipeline serving Town B.
A 24,000 m3 barge maintains a draft of 10.2 m when placed a. 0.217 m c. 0.237 m
in sea water. What will be the draft if the same barge is b. 0.206 m d. 0.261 m
placed in fresh water and the horizontal cross-section at this SITUATION 5
instant is 3000 m2? A source feeds a water reservoir supplying to a town at a
a. 10.433 m c. 11.545 m rate of 600 m3/4 hours. The demand for water at every 4
b. 9.266 m d. 0.223 m hours, interval as shown.
PROBLEM 10 Time (hour) Demand (m3)
Compute the rate of flow in a pipe with diameter 300 mm
0400 200
for a length of 900 m having a headloss of 6.119 m if f =
0800 800
0.02.
1200 1100
a. 0.10 m3/s c. 0.31 m3/s
1600 700
b. 0.25 m3/s d. 0.40 m3/s
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HYDRAULICS
University of Eastern Philippines
SET - A
College of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
2000 500 PROBLEM 25
2400 300 The 60-mm diameter vertical jet of water shown carries the
17. What is the maximum storage capacity of the reservoir? 825 N weight. Determine the velocity of the jet in m/s.
a. 600 c. 800
b. 900 d. 700
18. What is the maximum requirement capacity of the
reservoir?
a. 300 c. 400
b. 500 d. 600
19. If at 800, the reservoir has 700 m3, what is the volume
of water at 2000?
a. 150 c. 300
b. 250 d. 200
PROBLEM 20
A rectangular flume of most efficient proportion has a base a. 19.38 m/s c. 15.34 m/s
width of 3 m. It is laid on a slope s, has a roughness b. 16.21 m/s d. 17.08 m/s
coefficient n and the discharge is 3 m3/s when flowing full. PROBLEM 26
If the same material were used for the most efficient A fluid with kinetic viscosity of 15 x 10-7 m2/s flows
trapezoidal section, by how much would the discharge be through a 75-mm pipe at a velocity of 0.8 m/s. The flow is:
increased? a. turbulent c. subcritical
a. 0.41 m3/s c. 0.71 m3/s b. laminar d. supercritical
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b. 0.61 m /s d. 0.81 m3/s PROBLEM 27
PROBLEM 21 The section of a gravity dam is as shown. Assume
A spillway, 35.65 feet long, whose crest is at elevation 40 hydrostatic uplift to vary uniformly. Determine the total
m releases water from a reservoir whose surface area is 4.0 reaction per meter at the base of the dam. Use specific
hectares, initial reservoir elevation is 41.8 m. How long will gravity of concrete is 2.4.
it take for the water level to drop 1 meter?
a. 30 min c. 20 min
b. 15 min d. 25 min
PROBLEM 22
Water flow in a 10 feet wide rectangular channel at the rate
of 64 ft3/s. What is the critical depth for this condition?
a. 1.08 ft c. 1.32 ft
b. 1.12 ft d. 1.27 ft
PROBLEM 23
The block shown weighs 35,000 lbs. Find the value of h.

a. 289,269 lbs per foot c. 112,320 lbs per foot

b. 131,040 lbs per foot d. 342,320 lbs per foo
PROBLEM 28
Determine the value of y in the manometer shown.

a. 1.678 ft c. 1.232 ft
b. 1.495 ft d. 1.988 ft
PROBLEM 24
A horizontal 90º bend connects two 400 mm diameter pipe
carrying water at 150 L/s. The pressure at the inlet and
outlet of the bend is 120 kPa. Determine the total thrust
acting on the bend in kN.
a. 32.11 c. 27.89
b. 25.55 d. 21.58

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a. 0.432 m c. 0.243 m a. 2,927 c. 3,785
b. 0.234 m d. 0.324 m b. 2,458 d. 1,745
PROBLEM 29 SITUATION 7
Calculate the magnitude of the total hydrostatic force acting The jets from a garden sprinkler are 1 inch in diameter and
on one side of the 2-m square plate shown in the figure. are normal to the 2 ft radius as shown. The pressure at the
base of the nozzle is 60 psi. neglect the velocity head at the
base of the nozzle. Use coefficient of velocity Cv = 0.80 and
coefficient of contraction Cc = 1.00.
34. Which of the following closest to the velocity of flow
of the jet in ft/sec?
a. 93.6 c. 54.7
b. 75.5 d. 86.3
35. Which of the following is closest to the force exerted by
the jet on the sprinkler?
a. 32 lbs c. 95 lbs
b. 41 lbs d. 60 lbs
a. 54.87 kN c. 83.24 kN
b. 36.52 kN d. 41.62 kN 36. Which of the following is closest to the force F applied
PROBLEM 30 on each sprinkler pipe 1 foot from the center to maintain
Two piezometers are installed on a tank as shown. equilibrium?
Determine the value of h2. a. 120 lbs c. 190 lbs
a. 4.75 m c. 4.125 m b. 82 lbs d. 162 lbs
b. 4.225 m d. 4.55 m
SITUATION 6
Water flows from a tank through 160 feet of 4 inches
diameter pipe and then discharges into air as shown. The
flow of water in the pipe is 12 cfs. Assume n = 0.013 and
neglect minor losses.

SITUATION 8
A hydroelectric power generating system is shown. Water
flows from upper reservoir to a lower one passing through
a turbine at the rate of 150 liters per second. The total length
of pipe connecting the two reservoir is 100 m. the pipe
diameter is 250 mm the Hazen-William coefficient is 120.
The water surface elevations of reservoirs 1 and 2 are 197
m and 50 m, respectively.

31. Which of the following gives the velocity of flow in

the pipe in fps?
a. 187.6 c. 137.9
b. 124.5 d. 158.7
37. Which of the following most nearly gives the velocity
32. Which of the following gives the total head loss in the
of flow in the pipe in meters per second?
pipe in feet?
a. 2 c. 3
a. 7850 c. 6140
b. 5 d. 7
b. 5890 d. 6370
38. Which of the following most nearly gives the frictional
33. Which of the following gives the pressure at the top of
headloss in the pipe in meters?
the tank in psi?
a. 3.89 c. 3.18
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b. 4.78 d. 2.71 a. 117.7 kN c. 156.3 kN
39. Which of the following most nearly gives the power b. 325.3 kN d. 104.7 kN
generated by the turbine in kilowatts? Neglect minor losses. 47. Determine how high is the said force above the bottom
a. 120 c. 175 of the vat.
b. 210 d. 150 a. 1.15 m c. 0.70 m
SITUATION 9 b. 0.85 m d. 0.90 m
A pipe network consists of pipeline 1 from A to B, then at 48. Calculate the force in the bottom hoop.
B it is connected to pipeline 2 and 3, where it merges again a. 39.2 kN c. 41.2 kN
at joint C to form a single pipeline 4 up to D. Pipelines 1, 2 b. 48.2 kN d. 45.6 kN
and 4 are in series connection wherein pipelines 2 and 3 are SITUATION 12
parallel to each other. If the rate of flow from A to B is 10 An open cylindrical vessel having a base radius of 500 mm
liters per second and assuming f = 0.02 for all pipes, and 2.50 m tall is 3/5 full of water. The vessel is rotated
compute the following: about its vertical axis at a constant angular speed.
Pipelines Length (m) Diameter (mm) Determine the value of this angular speed such that:
1 3,000 200 49. The water will just reach the rim of the vessel.
2 2,200 300 a. 157.2 rpm c. 128.4 rpm
3 3,200 200 b. 104.2 rpm d. 119.6 rpm
4 2,800 400
50. The depth of water at the center of the vessel is zero.
40. Rate of flow in pipe 3 in liters per second.
a. 133.8 rpm c. 178.8 rpm
a. 2.88 c. 1.51
b. 163.3 rpm d. 155.5 rpm
b. 2.31 d. 3.78
51. There is no water at the bottom of the vessel within 200
41. Rate of flow in pipe 2 in liters per second.
mm from the vertical axis.
a. 7.69 c. 5.56
a. 145.9 rpm c. 189.7 rpm
b. 9.13 d. 6.58
b. 102.3 rpm d. 174.2 rpm
42. Total head loss from A to D. SITUATION 13
a. 1.68 m c. 2.12 m The gate AB shown in the figure, A is hinged and kept
b. 1.15 m d. 2.88 m closed by a force P at B.
SITUATION 10
Three pipes 1, 2, and 3 are connected in parallel. If the
combined discharge of the three pipes is equal to 0.61 m3/s,
compute the following assuming all have equal values of
friction factor f.
Pipelines Length (m) Diameter (mm)
1 600 150
2 480 200
3 750 100
43. Compute the rate of flow in pipeline 1, in L/s.
a. 169 c. 180
b. 140 d. 155 52. Determine the force exerted by oil on the gate.
a. 155.2 kN c. 124.2 kN
44. Compute the rate of flow in pipeline 2, in L/s.
b. 168.7 kN d. 187.5 kN
a. 361 c. 387
b. 340 d. 398 53. Determine the location of this total force from A.
a. 4.12 m c. 4.82 m
45. Compute the rate of flow in pipeline 3, in L/s.
b. 3.54 m d. 5.01 m
a. 40 c. 55
b. 65 d. 31 54. Determine the force P needed to keep the gate closed.
a. 136.5 kN c. 142.8 kN
SITUATION 11
b. 124.7 kN d. 114.1 kN
A wooden vat is in the shape of a frustum of a cone, 2 m in
SITUATION 14
diameter at the top and 4 m diameter at the bottom and 3 m
A lead weighing 110 kN/m3 is tied to the bottom of a 4 kN
high. It is provided with two steel hoops one at the top and
cylinder 1 m in diameter and 2 m high.
other at the bottom. If the vat is filled with oil having a
55. How many kN of lead that makes the cylinder float with
specific gravity of 0.80.
water just flush on top of the cylinder?
46. Determine the hydrostatic force on the side of the vat.
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University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
a. 15.23 kN c. 13.52 kN PROBLEM 65
b. 12.53 kN d. 13.25 kN A certain gas at 30ºC is subjected to a pressure of 200 kPa
56. How many kN of lead that makes the cylinder float with abs. If it has a volume of 35 liters, compute the mass of this
0.5 m exposed above the water? gas. Use gas constant, R = 210 N-m/kgºK.
a. 9.2 kN c. 8.3 kN a. 0.11 kg c. 1.12 kg
b. 7.5 kN d. 9.7 kN b. 0.23 kg d. 0.07 kg
PROBLEM 66
57. If lead is placed inside the cylinder, how many kN of
A cylindrical vertical tank contains 3.05 m deep and 0.41 m
lead will make the cylinder float with water just flush on
of oil having a specific gravity of 0.8. What is the pressure
top of the cylinder?
at the bottom of the tank?
a. 11.52 kN c. 11.63 kN
a. 28.56 kPa c. 25.34 kPa
b. 11.10 kN d. 11.41 kN
b. 33.14 kPa d. 37.45 kPa
SITUATION 15 PROBLEM 67
A vat is 9 m long and 4 m high have vertical ends in the A manometer is attached to a closed conduit as shown in
form of a trapezoid 3 m at the bottom, 5 m on top and 4 m the figure. Compute the pressure at point A.
high. The vat is full of paint having specific gravity of 0.80. a. 125.75 kPa c. 267.54 kPa
58. Compute the weight of the paint in kN. b. 188.55 kPa d. 217.59 kPa
a. 1,280 c. 1,130 PROBLEM 68
b. 985 d. 1,653 A vertical gate is an equilateral triangle whose edge is 3.5
59. Compute the total force exerted by the paint on the m long. If one edge is level with the water surface, compute
bottom of the vat, in kN. the total pressure on the gate and the location of the center
a. 1,025.1 c. 847.6 of pressure below the water surface.
b. 896.2 d. 963.2 a. 92.13 kN; 2.36 m c. 63.5 kN; 2.34 m
b. 52.54 kN; 1.52 m d. 67.4 kN; 1.82 m
60. Compute the total force exerted by the paint on one of
PROBLEM 69
the trapezoidal end of the vat, in kN.
If the kinematic viscosity of oil is 800 centistokes and its
a. 154.63 c. 185.42
specific gravity is 1.13. What is its viscosity?
b. 286.32 d. 230.21
a. 0.833 Pa-sec c. 0.963 Pa-sec
SITUATION 16 b. 0.904 Pa-sec d. 0.781 Pa-sec
Water flows at the rate of 2 m/s in a 2.5 km long 600 mm PROBLEM 70
pipe that is 20 mm thick. Bulk modulus of elasticity of A certain liquid has a specific weight of 8000 N/m3.
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water, EB = 2.2 x 10 Pa. Modulus of elasticity of pipe Compute its specific volume.
material is E = 1.4 x 1011 Pa. Density of water is 998 kg/m3. a. 0.0012 m3/kg c. 0.0050 m3/kg
61. Calculate the velocity of pressure (sound) wave in m/s. b. 0.0009 m3/kg d. 0.0023 m3/kg
a. 1087 c. 1563 PROBLEM 71
b. 975 d. 1224 If the viscosity of a liquid is 0.04 Pa-sec, what is the
62. If a valve at the end of the pipe is closed, determine the viscosity in poise?
maximum time of closure that can be considered as a. 0.82 Poise c. 0.4 Poise
instantaneous closure. b. 0.12 Poise d. 1.4 Poise
a. 2.1 s c. 3.2 s PROBLEM 72
b. 4.1 s d. 5.2 s Estimate the capillary rise in a cylindrical tube with radius
of 1 mm for mercury-air-glass interface. Use σ = 0.514
63. Calculate the rise in pressure near the valve due to
N/m, θ = 130º.
instantaneous closure of the valve.
a. -5 mm c. -3.5 mm
a. 2145 kPa c. 2443 kPa
b. -6 mm d. -6.5 mm
b. 3254 kPa d. 2864 kPa
PROBLEM 73
PROBLEM 64 Determine the mean velocity of an engine oil at 60ºC
Standard atmospheric pressure is measured by a barometer flowing at 0.01 kg/s through a square duct 1 cm in cross
column of 760 mm of mercury. Compute the equivalent section. At 60ºC density is 864 kg/m3.
height of water column if specific gravity of mercury is a. 0.1157 m/s c. 0.2263 m/s
13.6. b. 0.1517 m/s d. 0.2630 m/s
a. 10.34 m c. 14.30 m PROBLEM 274
b. 13.40 m d. 9.43 m In a steady flow system, the mass of the working substance
is:
a. always conserved c. constant
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b. not equal d. infinity
PROBLEM 75
The speed at which an exact model of the pump would have
to run if it were designed to deliver 1 gpm against 1 ft ahead
per stage.
a. specific speed c. rpm
b. linear speed d. pump capacity