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Refresher MODULE - GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING and HYDRAULICS

The coefficient of permeability below a dam is 4 m 8. Evaluate the coefficient of permeability of the
/day. The water on the upstream side is 20 meters aquifer in meters per day.
higher than on the downstream side. To estimate A. 44.5 B. 20.1 C. 36.3 D. 58.3
the seepage below the dam, a flow net was
graphically drawn such that the number of 9. Compute the transmissibility of the aquifer in
potential drops, Nd = 10 and the number of flow square meters per day.
channels Nf = 4. The base of the dam is founded 1 m A. 1140 B. 1080 C. 953 D. 1260
below the ground. Between the heel and the toe of
the dam, a distance of 30 meters, there are 8 10. Evaluate the kinetic energy of a unit weight of
potential drops. water, in meters, flowing at 10 m/sec.
A. 0.721 B. 0.815 C. 0.439 D. 0.534
1. Evaluate the seepage flow per meter width of
dam, in liters/min. 11. Evaluate the potential energy of a unit weight
A. 18.5 B. 32.5 C. 20.6 D. 22.2 of oil, in meters, pressure at 85 kPa.
A. 8.54 B. 6.35 C. 10.19 D. 7.42
2. Determine the uplift pressure at the heel of the
dam, in kPa. 12. Water flows through commercial steel annulus
A. 114 B. 181 C. 177 D. 198 50 m long as shown in the figure. Neglecting minor
losses, estimate the reservoir level h in meters
needed to maintain a flow of 10 lit/sec. Assume f =
3. Determine the uplift pressure at the toe of the
0.0232.
dam, in kPa.
A. 11.4 B. 19.6 C. 14.7 D. 17.6

Situation – A retaining wall 12 m high has a


horizontal backfill on its vertical face to its base.
Under normal conditions, the backfill has a water
content of 10 % and a void ratio of 0.50. The specific A. 6.05 B. 3.92 C. 8.45 D. 23.60
gravity of the soil grains is 2.50 and the angle of
internal friction is 20 deg. Using Rankine’s theory
of lateral earth pressure. 13. Determine the average velocity at C (in ft/s) if
4. Evaluate the total horizontal lateral force per the pressure of the water in the 6-in.-diameter
meter width of wall, in kN, due to the water. pipe at A is 10 psi and water flows past this point
A. 600 B. 520 C. 810 D. 706 at 6 ft/s.

5. Evaluate the total horizontal lateral force per


meter width of wall, in kN, due to the soil.
A. 289 B. 250 C. 220 D. 235

6. How many times would the horizontal lateral


force be increased if the backfill is fully saturated
with rain water?
A. 1.54 B. 1.36 C. 1.65 D. 1.06

Situation – After 24 hours of pumping at 50 A. 4.74 B. 5.20 C. 5.73 D. 5.92


liters/sec, the water level in an observation well at
a distance of 100 m from the test well is lowered 0.5
m. At another observation well located from the
test well, the water level dropped by 1.0 m.

7. Estimate the rate of flow in cubic meters per day.


A. 4320 B. 4560 C. 4890 D. 5130

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