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This document appears to be a review exam for an agricultural and biosystems engineering course focusing on soil and water conservation engineering part 2. It contains 125 multiple choice questions testing concepts related to open channel flow, hydraulic properties, canal design, and hydrologic processes. The questions cover topics such as canal geometry, Manning's equation, flow classification, critical flow, and runoff estimation.

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MSU-General Santos

Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering


Review 2023

Soil & Water Conservation


Engineering Part 2
Prepared By: ER Lapong
101. Which one is the steepest canal side slope?

a. 1:1
b. 1:4
c. 4:1
d. 2:1

Answer: b. 1:4
102. Which of the following describes hydraulic radius?

a. The cross-sectional area of a stream of waterway


divided by its perimeter
b. Used to predict the velocity of water flow in an open
channel
c. Predict the stream flow rate in an open channel
d. The average cross- sectional size of steamflow

Answer: a. the cross-sectional area of a stream of


waterway divided by its perimeter.
103. Type of flow wherein the depth of flow in a
prismatic channel is constant at any point in the
channel
a. Laminar flow
b. Steady flow
c. Uniform flow
d. Critical flow

Answer: c. uniform flow


104. A supercritical flow is a flow condition where

a. Fr= 1
b. Fr > 1
c. Fr< 1
d. Fr > 4000

Answer: b. Fr >1
105. Open channel flow is uniform flow and
the continuity equation applies when

a. energy grade line and hydraulic grade line are parallel


b. hydraulic grade line and channel bed are parallel
c. Energy grade line and channel bed are parallel
d. Energy grade line, hydraulic grade line, and channel
bed are parallel
Answer: d. Energy grade line, hydraulic grade line, and
channel bed are parallel
106. When the viscous forces are weak relative
to inertial forces, the flow is

a. Laminar
b. Turbulent
c. Critical
d. uniform

Answer: b. Turbulent
107. The Manning’s roughness coefficient for
grassed channels or waterways is specifically
known as,
a. Resistance coefficient
b. Retardance coefficient
c. Impendance coefficient
d. All of the above

Answer: b. Retardance coefficient


108. A hydraulic jump is a classic example of
this type of flow

a. Unsteady flow
b. Rapidly varied flow
c. Gradually varied flow
d. Critical flow

Answer: b. Rapidly varied flow


109. Determine the side slope angle of an
unlined canal with slope ratio z of 2:1?

a. 16.6º
b. 26.6º
c. 45º
d. 63.43º

Answer: b. 26.6º
110. A trapezoidal main canal of a large River Irrigation
System has a top and bottom width of 15 m and 6 m,
respectively. The side slope is 1 ½ :1 and the canal is
lined with concrete, for which n is assumed to be
0.015. If it is to carry 45 m3/s of water, what must be
the grade of the canal, in percentage and in degrees?

a. 0.02%, 0.010
b. 0.01%, 0.20
c. 0.1%, 20
d. 0.2%, 10
e. 2%, 100

a. Answer: a. 0.02%, 0.010


111. At what depth will water flow in a 3-m wide
rectangular channel if n = 0.015, s = 0.050,
and Q = 4 m3/s?
a. 0.56 m
b. 0.66 m
c. 0.76 m
d. 0.86 m
e. 0.96 m

Answer: e. 0.96 m
112. A 4-ft-diameter circular channel has a flow
depth of 3 feet. If the Manning’s roughness
coefficient of the channel is 0.015 and slope is
0.05o, what is the discharge?
a. 0.35
b. 3.5
c. 10.2
d. 33.6
e. 35.0

Answer: d. 33.6
113. Which one is the steepest canal side slope?

a. A side slope factor of 4


b. A side slope factor of 1
c. A side slope angle of 40o
d. A side slope angle of 10%

Answer: b. A side slope factor of 1


114. Determine the channel slope of a semi-circular
concrete open channel of radius 1.2 m and
n=0.017, if its carries a discharge of 5 m3/s?
a. 0.10
b. 0.20
c. 0.30
d. 0.40
e. 0.50

Answer: c. 0.30
115. A smooth concrete rectangular channel
(n=0.012) is 1.5 m wide and 0.5 m deep. What
is its critical discharge?

a. 1.66
b. 2.61
c. 5.74
d. 5.6
e. 6.1

Answer: a. 1.66
116. Which is the most efficient irrigation canal?

a. A rectangular canal with a water area of 10 ft 2 and depth of 2 ft


b. A trapezoidal canal with a water area of 10 ft 2 and wetted
perimeter of 8.32 ft
c. A triangular canal with a water area of 4 ft 2 and depth of 2 ft.
d. Both b and c
e. All of the above

Answer: c. A triangular canal with a water area of 4 ft2


and depth of 2 ft.
117. An earth canal containing weeds and grass
(n=0.035) has bottom width of 2.5 m and side slope
ratio 1:2. The depth of water is 1 m on the slope of
0.07%. If the most efficient rectangular canal, of
the same canal condition and slope, is to carry the
same discharge, what is its bottom width?
a. 1.67
b. 2.81
c. 3.45
d. 5.30
e. 5.75

Answer: b. 2.81
118. The critical depth of a triangular channel is 2
ft. If the side slope factor is 2, determine the
critical discharge.
a. 40
b. 45
c. 52
d. 63
e. 88

Answer: b. 45
119. Which of the following factors does not
affect the Manning’s roughness coefficient, n,
a. Seasonal change
b. Silting and scouring
c. Size and shape of channel
d. Sinuosity
e. None of the above

Answer: e. None of the above


120. Water flows in a trowel-finished (0.015)
trapezoidal open channel with a bottom width of
1.5 m, side slope factor of 2/3 and channel slope
of 1.5 degrees. If the depth of flow is 0.5 m, what
is the discharge?
a. 7.5
b. 6.3
c. 5.8
d. 4.8
e. None of the above
Answer: d. 4.8
121. The concept of most efficient or best hydraulic
cross-section applies to

a. Erodible channel
b. Non-erodible channel
c. Grassed waterways
d. Prismatic channel
e. All of the above

Answer: e. Non- erodible channel


122. If the most efficient trapezoidal open channel
will be used to carry 100 m3/s at a water
velocity of 5 m/s, what is its bottom width?

a. 3.4 m
b. 3.9 m
c. 4.2 m
d. 5.1 m
e. 6.0 m

Answer: b. 3.9 m
123. If the most efficient trapezoidal open channel
will be used to carry 100 m3/s at a water
velocity of 5 m/s, what is its bottom width?

a. 6.0 m
b. 5.1 m
c. 4.2 m
d. 3.9 m
e. 2.4 m

Answer: d. 3.9 m
124. A 500-ha watershed has an average peak run-
off rate of 50 Lps corresponding to an average
rainfall intensity (at the time of concentration)
of 5 mm/hr. Determine the run-off coefficient.
a. 0.0072
b. 0.25
c. 0.79
d. 1.05
e. None of the above
Answer: a. 0.0072
125. Determine the channel slope of a 3-m wide
rectangular channel with a flow of 1 m3/s, if
depth of flow is 75 cm and n = 0.015.
a. 860.
b. 0.050
c. 0.01 %
d. 0.001%
e. None of the above
Answer: c. 0.01 %
6. For a water flow in a rectangular channel 10 m
wide the critical slope is Sc= 0.003491. Find
the critical discharge (given n=0.014).

a. 3.12 m3/s
b. 2.14 m3/s
c. 1.75 m3/s
d. 2.76 m3/s
e. None of the above

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