60. 6m height of water.

If the pump is located 1m above the top

, find the work done by the pump to empty the tank.

a. 3239.7
b. 2379.3
c. 9733.2
d. 2337.9

71. A parking lot charges x for the first hour of fraction of an

hour and 2/3 x for each hour or fraction thereafter. Smith
parks 7 times as long as Jones but pays only 3 times as
much. How long did each park? (The clock registers only 5-
minute intervals)
a) 3.5 & 0.5
b) 3.0&1.0
c) 4.0 & 0.5
d) 2.5&2.0

61. Tokyo is located at (1390𝐸, 390𝑁) while Manila is at 72. A basketball team is composed of 3 point guards, 4
(1210𝐸, 140𝑁). If you will fly from Manila to Tokyo, find the shooting guards, 2 small forwads,1 power forward and 3
initial course of a great circle flight. centers. How many groups of 5 can be formed if the group
should be composed of players with different positions?
a) N 29.8 degree
a) 13
b) N69.8 degree
c) N34.8 degree b) 36
d) N49. Degree c) 30
d) 72
62. Sand falling from a chute forms a conical pile whose
altitude is always equal to 4/3 the radius of the base. How 73. The difference between the highest and lowest data is
fast is the volume increasing when the radius of the base is called ___.
3 ft. and is increasing at the rate of 3 in/min? a. Standard Deviation
b. First Quartile
a) 3π ft/min c. Range
b) 36πft/min d. Interquartile Range
c) 30π ft/min
d) 3.6π ft/min 74. It is measured by richter scale

63. 75. A charge interest of 1.5% per month. What is the

nominal interest rate?
64. The profile of the ground surface along which the center
line of the roadway is sloping uniformly at a certain grade. a. 18.00
At station 5+400 the cross-sectional area is 20.89square b. 1.5
meter in fill and the finished roadway slopes upward
c. 15.1
producing a cross sectional area of 28.6square mater in cut
at station 5+850. The stationing of the balancing point is d. 19.56
5+650
Free haul distance = 50m
Cost of haul = P0.20 per meter station
Cost of Borrow - P4 per cubic meter Compute the free haul
volume
a) 32.74cubic meters
b) 4805cubic meters
c) 89 32cubic meters
d) 150.03cubic meters
HGE – POST TEST
65. Simplify (x-a)(x-b)(x-c)(x-d)...(x-y)(x-z)
a. [ ?^26 - (????... ??)^26 ]
b. 0
c. [ ?^26 + (????... ??)^26 ]
SITUATION: A circular cone having a base
d. 1 diameter of 3.66 m and a height of 3.66 m,
connects to a circular cylinder of the same
66.
diameter and height of 3.66 m. The assembly
is filled with water with the cylinder vertically
67. above the cone. An orifice having an area of
68.
0.0929 m2 is provided at the vertex of the
cone, with the coefficient of discharge C =
69. A tank in a shape of a frustum of a cone is 10m high with 0.60.
an upper radius of 3m and inner radius of 1m. It is filled with
1. Estimate the time, in seconds, to empty the a. 1.1
upper cylinder of its contents through the b. 2.2
orifice. c. 3.8
d. 4.9
ANS: 67.32

2. Estimate the time, in seconds, to empty the SITUATION: A rectangular canal is to

lower right circular cone of its contents through discharge 1.86 m^3/s per meter width, with a
the orifice. minimum energy content. The channel is 12m
wide and n = 0.017
ANS: 32.52
8. Compute the minimum energy content.
3. Obtain the total time, in seconds, to empty
a. 0.71
the contents of the assembly.
b. 1.84
ANS: 100.11 c. 1.26
d. 1.06
SITUATION: The following data were obtained
from a field-density test on a compacted fill of 9. Compute the corresponding depth.
sandy clay. Laboratory moisture density tests a. 0.71
on the fill material indicated a maximum dry b. 1.84
density of 1924.8 kg/m3 at an optimum water c. 1.26
content of 11 percent. d. 1.06
Weight of moist soil removed from test hole =
10. What slope would be necessary to
1038 g
maintain this depth and rate of discharge?
Weight of soil after oven-drying = 914 g a. 0.00260
b. 0.00369
Volume of test hole from rubber-balloon c.
apparatus = 0.000479 m3 d. 0.00102
4. Determine the water content

a. 14.5%
SITUATION 3: A confined aquifer has a
b. 12.5%
hydraulic conductivity of 40 m/day and a
c. 13.2%
porosity of 25%. The piezometric surface in
d. 13.6%
two observation wells are at elevation 65 m
and 60 m, respectively from the common
5. Determine the dry unit weight of the soil in
datum. The first and second observation well
kN/m32
are 3.65 km and 5 km from the source of
a. 18.71 recharge respectively. The aquifer has an
b. 17.25 average thickness of 25 m and average width
c.15.28 of 4 km.
d.16.47

6. Determine the percent compaction of the fill.

a. 99.1
b. 92.8
c. 94.3
d. 98.2

7. A 6-m thick layer of soft clay has an initial

void ratio of 1.2. The layer is subjected to a
compression load applied at the surface
reducing its void ratio by one-third of its
original value. Obtain the new thickness of the
clay layer in m.
16. Which of the following most nearly gives a. 0.975
the flow rate of water through the aquifer? b. 0.103
c. 0.116
A. 18441.4 m3/day d. 0.125
B. 11844.1 m3/day
C. 14814.8 m3/day 24. Determine the rate of flow of the second
D. 14841.4 m3/day pipeline.
a. 0.041
17. Which of the following most nearly gives b. 0.056
the interstitial velocity of the flow? c. 0.047
d. 0.063
A. 0.04 m/day
B. 0.16 m/day 25. Determine the rate of flow of the third
C. 0.15 m/day pipeline.
D. 0.59 m/day a. 0.048
b. 0.056
c. 0.069
18. Which of the following most nearly gives
d. 0.078
the time of travel from the head of the aquifer
to a point 4 km downstream? 26. A mercury barometer at the gulf of albay
reads 760mm at the same time, another
A. 3318 days
barometer at the top of Mt. Mayon reads
B. 6750 days
5.38mm. Assuming the unit weight of air to be
C. 5656 days constant at 12N/m3 evaluate the
D. 4422 days approximately height of Mt. Mayon in meters
from these barometer readings.
19. For a certain soil, the cohesion is 50 kPa; a. 2425
the unit weight is 19.2 kN/m^3. Assuming local b. 2339
shear failure: (Nc = 7.5, Nq = 1.80, Ny = 0.48) c. 2178
for local shear failure (Nc = 9, Nq = 2.50, Ny = d. 2468
1.20) for general shear failure. Calculate the
net ultimate bearing capacity for a strip footing SITUATION: Water flows in a trapezoidal
of width 1.25m and depth of 4.5m. channel of lm width and side slope at 1:1. At
A. 411 kPa upstream depth of 1m, the Froude's Number is
B. 325 kPa 3.20. If the water undergoes a hydraulic jump:
C. 530 kPa
27. How much is the flow capacity of the
D. 444 kPa
channel?
22. Determine the elevation (m) at that level A. 86.80 m3/s
assuming normal atmospheric conditions. (Air B. 16.37 m3/s
weighs 12 N/m^3) C. 22.63 m3/s
a. 1773 D. 51.46 m3/s
b. 661 28. What is the Froude's number downstream
c. 439 of the jump?
d. 105
A. 0.497
Situation - A 400-mm Ø pipeline discharges C. 0.591
water and branches into 3 pipes at junction A. B. 0.892
The first pipe has a diameter of 300 mm, and D. 0.366
length of 3000 m, second pipe has a diameter 29. Determine the corresponding power loss in
of 200 mm and length of 1300 m, and the third the jump.
pipe has a diameter of 250 mm and length of
2600 m. These three pipes then merge at A. 1971.22 kW
junction B to form a single pipeline having a B. 171.23 kW
diameter of 400 mm. Head loss between C. 971.22 kW
junction A and B = 24 m. Assume C = 120. D. 230.24 kW

23. Determine the rate of flow of the first

pipeline.
30. A rectangular, sharp-crested weir 150m 35. A confined aquifer has a source of recharge.
long with end contraction suppressed is 1.5m The hydraulic conductivity of aquifer is 40
high. Determine the discharge in m³/s when m/day and its porosity is 0.25. The piezometer
the head is 300mm. heads in the two wells 1000m apart are 65m
and 60m, respectively. Compute the rate of flow
a. 5.236 through the aquifer in m^3.
b. 4.127
c. 4.535 a. 25,000
d. 3.935 b. 20,000
c. 30,000
d. 35,000

31. A triaxial shear test was performed on a

well-drained sand sample. The normal stress SITUATION: A vertical triangular plate whose
on the failure plane and the shearing stress on height is 3.6 m has its base horizontal and
the failure plane were determined to be 63 kPa vertex upper most in the water surface.
and 42 kPa.
36. Find the depth to which it must be lowered
a. 26.2 from its vertex so that the difference in level
b. 61.8 between the center of gravity and the center of
c. 54.9 pressure shall be 20 cm.
d. 58.7
a. 3.6 m
SITUATION 1: A column is to be supported by b. 1.2 m
a square footing 2.00 m on a side, on a founding c. 2.4 m
depth of 1.00 m into a cohesionless soil deposit. d. 1.8 m
The unit weight of the soil is 16 kN/m3 and the
angle of internal friction is 25°. Using Terzaghi’s 37. How far is the center of pressure below the
formula for general shear failure. Use water surface?
Nc=25.13, Nq=12.72, Ny=8.34.
a. 4.8m
b. 4.2m
32. Evaluate the contribution of the depth of
c. 6.0m
embedment to the ultimate bearing capacity of
d. 3.6m
the soil, in kPa.
A. 193.2 38. What is the base width of the plate if the
B. 203.5 total hydrostatic force acting on the plate is
C. 197.8 76.28 KN?
D. 209.4
33. Contribution of the footing dimension to the a. 1.2 m
ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa. b. 1.5 m
c. 0.9 m
A. 80.1 d. 1.8 m
B. 93.6
C. 133.4 39. A closed cylindrical tank 4m long having a
D. 106.8 radius of 1.5m is fully filled with water is placed
on a car moving at an acceleration of 2.5
m/s^2. How much force is acting on the back
34. Concentric load, in kN, that the footing can
side of the tank?
safely support, using a factor of safety of 3.0
against bearing capacity failure. a. 69.34
A. 449.2 b. 9.81
B. 364.4 c. 2.51
C. 413.7 d. 17.67
D. 388.5
40. From a nozzle of diameter 1/1 300mm, 46. What is the term for the property of soil
water flows out vertically under a constant that allows it to transmit water and air? (Dili ni
head of 25mm. The coefficient of velocity and mao ang question ha pero same ra silag
discharge of the issuing jet is equal to 0.98. thought)
Evaluate at what constant height, in meters, a. Soil Permeability
vertically from the tip of the nozzle, would the b.
jet of water support a load of 300 kN. c.
d.
a. 5.3
b. 2.5 47.
c. 1.6 48.
d. 4.5 49.
50.
41. A flow described as fluid that changes flow
with time is…
a. Non-Uniform PSAD – POSTTEST
b. Unsteady Flow
c. Turbulent Flow
d. Steady Flow SITUATION: From the figure below, P = 40 kN,
w 8 kN/m, L = 2.5 m and La= 0.3
42. The boiling point of water is the
temperature at which:
a. Vapor pressure is equal to the atmospheric
pressure
b. Vapor pressure is half of the atmospheric
pressure
c. Vapor pressure is twice the atmospheric
pressure
d. Vapor pressure is equal to absolute zero

43. It is a property of soil which allows it to be 7. Which of the following gives the bending
deformed without rupture. moment C?
A. 65 kNm
a. Consistency C. 50 kNm
b. Plasticity B. 125 kNm
c. Water content D. 100 kNm
d. Liquid
8. Which of the following gives the twisting
44. It refers to the pressure exerted by the moment at C?
fluids within the pore spaces of rock formation. A. 12 kNm
B. 20 kNm
a. Neutral pressure C. 6 kNm
b. Effective pressure D. 30 kNm
c. total pressure
d. Pore pressure 9. Which of the following gives the shear at C?
A. 80 kN
45. The term used in hydrology that refers to B. 20 kN
acquifers, in sepeleogy that refers to ....... C. 40 kN
a. Capillarity D. 60 kN
b. Seepage
c. Permeability
d. Consolidation SITUATION: The homogeneous stick shown in
Figure ME-099- 362 weighs 32 N. End "A"
leans against a vertical wall and end "B" is
HGE

1. For his construction project in Southern Luzon, Engr. Santos commissioned a

barge to transport a 20 mm diameter by 6 m long steel reinforcing bars he purchased in
Metro Manila. When unloaded at the Pasig River (where the water is observed to have a
sp.gr. of 1.01) the barge has a draft of 2.41 m and the portion of the barge at the water line
measures 300 mm x 60 m. Loaded with the reinforcing bars and sailing Metro Manila Bay
(where seawater is observed to have a specific gravity of 1.03), the vessel chief mate
recorded a draft of 4.97 m. If it costs five pesos to transfer a bar of the given dimension,
determine how much would it cost Engr. Santos for the transfer in thousands of pesos.
Assume the bar to have a constant horizontal section.

a. 18232

b. 16331

c. 13287

d. 15489

SIT. 2. A circular gate of a radius R=100mm is submerged in water with the top of its edge
flushed on the liquid surface. Determine the force acting on the one side of the gate.

2. Evaluate the total force acting on one side of the gate in Newtons.
A. 25.1
B. 33.17
C. 19.84
D. 30.82

3.) Compute the location of the force from the center of gravity of the plate in mm.
A) 12.5
B) 21.5
C) 17
D) 25

4. Obtain the location of the force from the liquid surface in mm.
A) 125
B) 113
C) 175
D) 167

SITUATION - A mercury barometer reads 600 mm at a certain elevation (above sea level).
(From MEGA April 2024 Final Pre-board)

5. If the barometer is replaced by water, determine the new barometer reading.

a. 8049
b. 8094
c. 8160
d. 8610
6. Determine the atmospheric pressure at that level in kPa.
a. 70
b. 80
c. 90
d. 100
7. Determine the elevation at that level assuming normal atmospheric conditions (air unit
weighs 12 N-m^3).
a. 110
b. 944
c. 2610
d. 1777

SITUATIONAL: A weir installed at the end of a rectangular channel controls the flow of
water. The rate of flow is 0.32 m3 /s. If the error of the measuring head is 0.0028 m,
calculate the error, in percent, in the measured flow if:

8. The weir is a 90° V-notch

a. 6.35
b. 8.21
c. 2610
d. 12.92

9.) The weir with a suppressed rectangular L= 6.1

a. 26.23
b. 28.89
c. 30.54
d. 32.07S

10.) The weir with a Cipolletti L= 5.2

a. 28.28
b. 30.76
c. 32.24
d. 34.53

SITUATIONAL: Three reservoirs A, B, C are connected by pipelines A, B, C respectively.

The elevation of reservoir A is 200 m while that of C is 178 m. The discharge flowing
towards reservoir B is 0.60 m3/s. Reservoir B is higher than that of C.

11) Compute the rate of flow out of the reservoir in m3/s.

A, 1.011
12) Compute the rate of flow towards the reservoir in m3/s.
C, 0.411
13) Compute the elevation of reservoir
B. 191

SITUATIONAL: A constant head laboratory permeability test is given the following:

Length of specimen: 10
Diameter: 2.5
Head difference: 18
Volume of water collected at 2minutes: 0.031
Void ratio: 0.46

14. Determine the conductivity, k, of the soil in in/min.

a. 1.75x10^-3

b. 1.67 x10^-3

c. 1.86 x10^-3
d. 1.58 x10^-3

15.) Determine the discharge velocity through the soil in in/min.

a. 3.15 x10^-3

b. 1.67 x10^-3

c. 1.86 x10^-3

d. 1.58 x10^-3

16.) Which of the following nearly gives the seepage velocity?

a. 0.01 b. 0.02 c. 0.03 d. 0.04

17. The dry and saturated unit weight. of a soil is 15.42 kN/m3 and 19.62 kN/m3. Determine
the unit weight of the soil when it is 30% saturated.

A. 18.66 kN/m3

B. 16.68 kN/m3

C. 14.74 kN/m3

D. 17.44 kN/m3

NGANONG SAME NING 17 UG 18??? IKA ISA RA DIBA NABALIK NI? DUHA JUD NA
NAGSUNOD

18. The dry and sat unit weight of a soil 15.42 kN/m3 and 19.62 kN/m3. What is the unit
weight of the soil when it is 30% saturated?
A. 18.66
B. 14.74
C. 16.68
D. 17.44

19.) If the volume of voids is equal to the volume of solids, what is the porosity and void
ratio equal to?
a. 0 and 1
b. 1 and 0.5
c. 1 and 0
d. 0.5 and 1

20. The ratio of the weight of a given volume of soil solids to the weight of an equal volume
of distilled water at a specific temperature.
a. Porosity
b. Void Ratio
c. Specific Gravity
d. Water Content

21. A

22. Determine the elevation in (m) at that level assuming normal atmospheric conditions.
(Air weight 12 N/m3)
a. 1777
b. 2610
 c. 944
d. 105

Situation - A 400-mm Ø pipeline discharges water and branches into 3 pipes at junction A.
The first pipe has a diameter of 300 mm, and length of 3000 m, second pipe has a diameter
of 200 mm and length of 1300 m, and the third pipe has a diameter of 250 mm and length of
2600 m. These three pipes then merge at junction B to form a single pipeline having a
diameter of 400 mm. Head loss between junction A and B = 24 m. Assume C = 120.
23. Determine the rate of flow of the first pipeline.
a. 0.975
b. 0.103
c. 0.116
d. 0.125
24. Determine the rate of flow of the second pipeline.
a. 0.041
b. 0.056
c. 0.047
d. 0.063
25. Determine the rate of flow of the third pipeline.
a. 0.048
b. 0.056
c. 0.069
d. 0.078

26. A mercury barometer at the gulf of albay reads 760mm at the same time, another
barometer at the top of Mt. Mayon reads 538mm. Assuming the unit weight of air to be
constant at 12N/m3 evaluate the approximately height of Mt. Mayon in meters from these
barometer readings.
a. 2425
b. 2339
c. 2178
d. 2468

SITUATIONAL: Water flows in a trapezoidal channel of 1m width and side slope at 1:1. At
upstream depth of 1m, the Froude’s Number is 3.20. If the water undergoes a hydraulic
jump:

27. How much is the flow capacity of the channel?

a. 86.8
b. 16.37
c. 22.63
d. 51.46

28. What is the Froude Number of the down stream of the jump?
a. 0.497
b. 0.892
c. 0.591
d. 0.366

29. Determine the corresponding power loss in the jump (kW).

a. 1971.2
b. 171.23
c. 971.22
d. 238.24
30. A rectangular, sharp-crested weir 150m (15 ra dapat ni) long with end contraction
suppressed is 1.5m high. Determine the discharge in m³/s when the head is 300mm.

a. 5.236
b. 4.127
c. 4.535
d. 3.935

Situation(31,32,33) - For A water tank has a sloping inclined at 45 degree with the
horizontal. The total depth of water in the tank is 8m. A water jet issues from an orifice
located in the inclined side of the tank under a hydrostatic head of 5 m. or that orifice is
located 3 m. vertically above the bottom of the tank. Coefficient of velocity is 1.0. Neglecting
air resistance on the jet.

31. Obtain the maximum height the water jet can rise above the level of the orifice, in
meters.

a. 2.5

b. 3.0

c. 1.5

d. 2.0

32. Compute the time it takes for the water jet to hit the ground 1.2 m below the bottom of
the tank, in seconds.
a. 1.75
b. 2.65
c. 2.12
d. 1.88

33. Obtain the horizontal distance travelled by the jet as it hits the ground, in meters.

a. 10.5

b. 12.5

c. 13.2

d. 15.5

34. For a certain soil, the cohesion is 50 kPa; the unit weight is 19.2 kN/m^3. Assuming
local shear failure: (Nc = 7.5, Nq = 1.80, Ny = 0.48) for local shear failure (Nc = 9, Nq =
2.50, Ny = 1.20) for general shear failure. Calculate the net ultimate bearing capacity for a
strip footing of width 1.25m and depth of 4.5m.

A. 411 kРа
B. 325 kPa
C. 530 kPa
D. 444 kPa

35. Voids ratio of soil mass can

a. Never be greater than unity
b. Be zero
c. Take any value greater than 0
d. Take values between 0 and 1 only
36.) A right cylindrical container of diameter D and H high is filled with water Z deep. A
piece of timber, having a cross - sectional dimension b x t and L long is freely allowed to
submerge and float in a vertical position inside the container. The portion of the wood
above the water surface is observed ⅔ the length of the timber. Evaluate the specific weight
of the timber, in kN/m3.

D=1m b=250mm
H=5m t=250mm
Z=3m L=3m

A. 6.54
B. 7.25
C. 5.36
D. 3.27

37. Evaluate the kinetic energy of a unit weight of water, in meters, flowing at 10 m/sec.
(Error dapat 4 m/sec)
a. 0.721
b. 0.439
c. 0.815
d. 0.534

38. A vessel has a circular orifice 6 cm in diameter located at its vertical side under a head
h. The jet strikes a horizontal plane 10 m below the center of the orifice at a point 24 m
measured horizontally from the vertical plane of the orifice. If air friction is neglected and Cv
= 0.98, determine the value of h.
a. 12
b. 14
c. 15
d. 13

39.A flow described as fluid that changes flow with time is…

a. Non-Uniform
b. Steady Flow
c. Turbulent Flow
d. Unsteady Flow

40. The boiling point of water is the temperature at which:

A. Vapor pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure

B. Vapor pressure is half of the atmospheric pressure
C. Vapor pressure is twice the atmospheric pressure
D. Vapor pressure is equal to absolute zero

41.) It is a property of soil which allows it to be deformed without rupture.

a. Consistency
b. Plasticity
c. Water Content
d. Liquid

Situation: Two spheres 1.2m in diameter are connected by means of a short rope. One
weighs 4kN and the other weighs 12kN. When placed in water:

42.) What is the tension in the rope

a. 2.55 kN
b. 4.6 kN
c. 3.12 kN
d. 5.10 kN

43.)What is the depth of floatation of the 4kN sphere

a. 0.86
b. 0.95
c. 0.6
d. 0.7

44.) The volume of the 4kN sphere exposed above the water surface
a. 0.25
b. 0.95
c. 0.177
d. 0.38
.

45.) A block of Steel (S = 7.85) will float at water-mercury interface shown. What will be the
ratio of the distances of a and b for this condition

A. 0.63
B. 0.70
C. 0.77
D. 0.84

46.) Gate AB is 6 ft wide and weighs 2000lb when submerged. It's hinged at B and rests
against a smooth wall at A. Determine the water level "h" which will just cause the gate to
open.
a. 3.55 b. 1.45 c. 1.89 d. 5.32

47.) 350 lb self weight. Find h that would balance the L.

a. 0.88
b. 0.68
 c. 1.45
d. 1.89

Situation: The horizontal wye fitting in Fig. P3.173 splits the 20°C water flow rate equally, if
Q1=5 ft3/s and p1=25 lbf/in2 (gage) and losses are neglected

48. Which of the following gives the value of p2?

A. 11.18 psi gauge
B. 10.99 psi gauge
C. 23.77 psi gauge
D. 0

49. Which of the following gives the value of p3?

A. 11.18 psi gauge
B. 10.99 psi gauge
C. 23.77 psi gauge
D. 0

50. Following are the results from the liquid tests for a soil.

Plastic Limit: 18.7%

a. 45%
b. 39%
c. 37%
d. 33%
HGE 4. Obtain the location of the force from the
liquid surface in mm.
A) 125
1. For B) 113
C) 175
his construction project in Southern Luzon,
D) 167
Engr. Santos commissioned a barge to
transport a 20 mm diameter by 6 m long steel
reinforcing bars he purchased in Metro Manila. SITUATION - A mercury barometer reads 600
When unloaded at the Pasig River (where the mm at a certain elevation (above sea level).
water is observed to have a sp.gr. of 1.01) the (From MEGA April 2024 Final Pre-board)
barge has a draft of 2.41 m and the portion of
the barge at the water line measures 300 mm
x 60 m. Loaded with the reinforcing bars and 5. If the barometer is replaced by water,
sailing Metro Manila Bay (where seawater is determine the new barometer reading.
observed to have a specific gravity of 1.03), the a) 8049
vessel chiefmate recorded a draft of 4.97 m. If b) 8094
it costs five pesos to transfer a bar of the given c) 8160
dimension, determine how much would it cost d) 8610
Engr. Santos for the transfer in thousands of
6. Determine the atmospheric pressure at
pesos. Assume the bar to have a constant
that level in kPa.
horizontal section.
a) 70
a. 18232 b) 80
b. 16331 c) 90
c. 13287 d) 100
d. 15489
7. Determine the elevation at that level
SIT. 2. A circular gate of a radius R=100mm is assuming normal atmospheric conditions (air
submerged in water with the top of its edge unit weighs 12 N-m^3).
flushed on the liquid surface. Determine the a) 110
b) 944
force acting on the one side of the gate.
c) 2610
2. Evaluate the total force acting on one side of d) 1777
the gate in Newtons.
A. 25.1
SITUATIONAL: A weir installed at the end of a
B. 33.17
C. 19.84 rectangular channel controls the flow of water.
D. 30.82 The rate of flow is 0.32 m3 /s. If the error of the
measuring head is 0.0028 m, calculate the
error, in percent, in the measured flow if:
3.) Compute the location of the force from the
center of gravity of the plate in mm. 8. The weir is a 90° V-notch
A) 12.5 a) 6.35
B) 21.5 b) 8.21
C) 17 c) 2610
D) 25 d) 12.92
9.) The weir with a suppressed rectangular L= 15.) Determine the discharge velocity through
6.1 the soil in in/min.
a) 26.23
b) 28.89 a. 3.15 x10^-3
c) 30.54 b. 1.67 x10^-3
d) 32.07 c. 1.86 x10^-3
d. 1.58 x10^-3
10.) The weir with a Cipolletti L= 5.2
a) 28.28 16.) Which of the following nearly gives the
b) 30.76 seepage velocity?
c) 32.24
a. 0.01
d) 34.53
b. 0.02
c. 0.03
SITUATIONAL: Three reservoirs A, B, C are
d. 0.04
connected by pipelines A, B, C respectively.
The elevation of reservoir A is 200 m while that 17. The dry and saturated unit weight. of a soil
of C is 178 m. The discharge flowing towards is 15.42 kN/m3 and 19.62 kN/m3. Determine
reservoir B is 0.60 m3/s. Reservoir B is higher the unit weight of the soil when it is 30%
than that of C. saturated.
11) Compute the rate of flow out of the A. 18.66 kN/m3
reservoir in m3/s.
B. 16.68 kN/m3
A, 1.011
C. 14.74 kN/m3
12) Compute the rate of flow towards the
reservoir in m3/s. D. 17.44 kN/m3

C, 0.411 18. The dry and sat unit weight of a soil 15.42
kN/m3 and 19.62 kN/m3. What is the unit
13) Compute the elevation of reservoir weight of the soil when it is 30% saturated?
B. 191 A. 18.66
SITUATIONAL: A constant head laboratory B. 14.74
permeability test is given the following: C. 16.68
D. 17.44
Length of specimen: 10
Diameter: 2.5 Head difference: =18
19.) If the volume of voids is equal to the
Volume of water collected at 2minutes: 0.031
volume of solids, what is the porosity and void
Void ratio: 0.46
ratio equal to?
14. Determine the conductivity, k, of the soil in
a. 0 and 1
in/min. b. 1 and 0.5
a. 1.75x10^-3 c. 1 and 0
b. 1.67 x10^-3 d. 0.5 and 1
c. 1.86 x10^-3
d. 1.58 x10^-3
20. The ratio of the weight of a given volume of d) 0.125
soil solids to the weight of an equal volume of 24. Determine the rate of flow of the second
distilled water at a specific temperature. pipeline.

a) Porosity a) 0.041
b) Void Ratio b) 0.056
c) Specific Gravity c) 0.047
d) Water Content d) 0.063
25. Determine the rate of flow of the third
pipeline.
21. An unconfined compression test was
conducted on a sample of clay having a) 0.048
diameter of 50 mm. The failure load was b) 0.056
recorded at 250 N. The cohesion strength of c) 0.069
the clay, in KPa, is nearest to a value of. d) 0.078
26. A mercury barometer at the gulf of albay
a. 63.7 reads 760mm at the same time, another
barometer at the top of Mt. Mayon reads
b. 127
5.38mm. Assuming the unit weight of air to be
c. 85.2 constant at 12N/m3 evaluate the
approximately height of Mt. Mayon in meters
d. 101
from these barometer readings.
22. Determine the elevation in (m) at that level
a. 2425
assuming normal atmospheric conditions. (Air
weight 12 N/m3) b. 2339

a) 1777 c. 2178
b) 2610
c) 944 d. 2468
d) 105 SITUATIONAL: Water flows in a trapezoidal
channel of 1m width and side slope at 1:1. At
Situation - A 400-mm Ø pipeline discharges
upstream depth of 1m, the Froude’s Number is
water and branches into 3 pipes at junction A.
3.20. If the water undergoes a hydraulic jump:
The first pipe has a diameter of 300 mm, and
length of 3000 m, second pipe has a diameter 27. How much is the flow capacity of the
of 200 mm and length of 1300 m, and the third channel?
pipe has a diameter of 250 mm and length of
a. 86.8
2600 m. These three pipes then merge at
junction B to form a single pipeline having a b. 16.37
diameter of 400 mm. Head loss between
junction A and B = 24 m. Assume C = 120. c. 22.63

23. Determine the rate of flow of the first d. 51.46

pipeline. 28. What is the Froude Number of the down
a) 0.975 stream of the jump?
b) 0.103 a. 0.497
c) 0.116
b. 0.892 d. 1.88

c. 0.591 33. Obtain the horizontal distance travelled

d. 0.366 by the jet as it hits the ground, in meters.
a. 10.5
29. Determine the corresponding power loss b. 12.5
in the jump (kW). c. 13.2
d. 15.5
a. 1971.2
b. 171.23 15.787 34. For a certain soil, the cohesion is 50 kPa;
c. 971.22 the unit weight is 19.2 kN/m^3. Assuming
d. 238.24 local shear failure: (Nc = 7.5, Nq = 1.80, Ny =
0.48) for local shear failure (Nc = 9, Nq = 2.50,
30. A rectangular, sharp-crested weir 150m
Ny = 1.20) for general shear failure. Calculate
long with end contraction suppressed is 1.5m
the net ultimate bearing capacity for a strip
high. Determine the discharge in m³/s when
footing of width 1.25m and depth of 4.5m.
the head is 300mm.
A. 411 kРа
a. 5.236
B. 325 kPa
b. 4.127
C. 530 kPa
c. 4.535
D. 444 kPa
d. 3.935
35. Voids ratio of soil mass can
Situation (31,32,33) - For A water tank has a
sloping inclined at 45 degree with the a) Never be greater than unity
horizontal. The total depth of water in the tank b) Be zero
is 8m. A water jet issues from an orifice c) Take any value greater than 0
located in the inclined side of the tank under a d) Take values between 0 and 1 only
hydrostatic head of 5 m. or that orifice is
located 3 m. vertically above the bottom of the 36.) A right cylindrical container of diameter D
tank. Coefficient of velocity is 1.0. Neglecting and H high is filled with water Z deep. A piece
air resistance on the jet. of timber, having a cross - sectional dimension
31. Obtain the maximum height the water jet b x t and L long is freely allowed to submerge
can rise above the level of the orifice, in and float in a vertical position inside the
meters. container. The portion of the wood above the
water surface is observed ⅔ the length of the
a. 2.5 timber. Evaluate the specific weight of the
b. 3.0 timber, in kN/m3.
c. 1.5
d. 2.0 D=1m b=250mm
32. Compute the time it takes for the water jet H=5m t=250mm
to hit the ground 1.2 m below the bottom of the Z=3m L=3m
tank, in seconds. a) 6.54
b) 7.25
a. 1.75 c) 5.36
b. 2.65 d) 3.27
c. 2.12
37. Evaluate the kinetic energy of a unit weight c. Water Content
of water, in meters, flowing at 10 m/sec. (Error d. Liquid
dapat 4 m/sec)
Situation: Two spheres 1.2m in diameter are
a. 0.721 connected by means of a short rope. One
b. 0.439 weighs 4kN and the other weighs 12kN. When
placed in water:
c. 0.815
42.) What is the tension in the rope
d. 0.534
a. 2.55 kN
38. A vessel has a circular orifice 6 cm in b. 4.6 kN
diameter located at its vertical side under a c. 3.12 kN
head h. The jet strikes a horizontal plane 10 m d. 5.10 kN
below the center of the orifice at a point 24 m
measured horizontally from the vertical plane 43.) What is the depth of floatation of the 4kN
of the orifice. If air friction is neglected and Cv sphere
= 0.98, determine the value of h. a. 0.86
a. 12 b. 0.95
b. 14 c. 0.6
c. 5 d. 0.7
d. 13
44.) The volume of the 4kN sphere exposed
39.A flow described as fluid that changes flow above the water surface
with time is… a. 0.25
a) Non-Uniform b. 0.95
b) Steady Flow c. 0.177
c) Turbulent Flow d. 0.38
d) Unsteady Flow
40. The boiling point of water is the 45.) A block of Steel (S = 7.85) will float at
temperature at which: water-mercury interface shown. What will be
a) Vapor pressure is equal to the the ratio of the distances of a and b for this
atmospheric pressure condition
b) Vapor pressure is half of the
atmospheric pressure
c) Vapor pressure is twice the
atmospheric pressure
d) Vapor pressure is equal to absolute
zero

41.) It is a property of soil which allows it to be A. 0.63

deformed without rupture. B. 0.70
a. Consistency C. 0.77
b. Plasticity D. 0.84
46.) Gate AB is 6 ft wide and weighs 2000lb losses are neglected
when submerged. It's hinged at B and rests
against a smooth wall at A. Determine the
water level "h" which will just cause the gate to
open.

a. 3.55
b. 1.45
c. 1.89
d. 5.32

48. Which of the following gives the value of

p2?

A. 11.18 psi gauge

B. 10.99 psi gauge
C. 23.77 psi gauge
D. 0

49. Which of the following gives the value of

47.) 350 lb self weight. Find h that would p3?
balance the L.
A. 11.18 psi gauge
a) 0.88 B. 10.99 psi gauge
b) 0.68 C. 23.77 psi gauge
c) 1.45 D. 0
d) 1.89

50. Following are the results from the liquid

tests for a soil.

Plastic Limit: 18.7%

Situation: The horizontal wye fitting in Fig.
P3.173 splits the 20°C water flow rate equally,
if Q1=5 ft3/s and p1=25 lbf/in2 (gage) and a. 45%
b. 39%
c. 37%
d. 33%
CE 602 POST TEST (05-30-24) collected in the graduate was recorded at 2.0 liters.
From these data, evaluate the coefficient of
1. Evaluate the plastic settlement, in meter(s) on a permeability of the soil sample, in cm/sec.
layer of plastic clay due to an increase of pressure a) 0.000224 c) 0.001890
caused by loads above it under the following b) 0.001703 d) 0.001910
conditions: 6. Which of the following statements is false?
Initial intergranular pressure = 200 kPa a) wind blows towards an area of low pressure.
Increase in intergranular pressure = 120 kPa b) Smoke rises faster in a chimney on a windy day.
Thickness of the clay layer = 8 m c) You can squirt faster water over a greater distance
Coefficient of consolidation = 0.315 by placing your thumb over the end of a garden hose
Void ratio of the clay = 1.132 than by leaving it completely uncover.
a) 0.197 m c) 0.241 m d) Between two sinking objects with same shape
b) 0.203 m d) 0.268 m and volume but of different weights, the heavier
SITUATION. According to Westerguard theory, the object will reach terminal velocity first.
vertical stress at a point below the surface of a semi- 7. In order to provide water from nearby spring, a
infinite homogenous, isotropic soil mass due to triangular flume of efficient cross section was
appoint load “A” applied to the ground surface is provided on a slope of 0.15%. Assuming the
given by the equation: roughness coefficient of the channel equal to 0.20.
0.318𝑄𝑁 Obtain the depth of flow in meters of the water in the
𝑃=
𝑧2 flume if it is discharging at the rate of 2 cum.m/sec.
Where:
Utilize the formula V+ (1/n) R^2/3 S^1/2 for the
0.318𝑄𝑁
𝑃= velocity flow.
𝑧2
r = horizontal distance of the point from the vertical a) 1.85 b) 1.77 c) 1.69 d) 1.31
line of application of the load 8. If the ground water table in a soil formation rises
z = depth of point below ground surface as a resulting of flooding, the bearing capacity of the
Evaluate the vertical stress, in kPa, at a point below soil is
the ground for Q=1500kN if: a) Unaffected c) Increase
2. The point is 2m directly below the point of b) Decrease d) Depends on footing load
application of the load. 9. A hemispherical container 1 meter in diameter is
a) 103.24 kPa c) 124.36 kPa completely filled with scrambled egg mixture,
b) 119.25 kPa d) 116.09 kPa enough to feed the entire Civil Engineering Faculty. If
3. The point is 4 m directly below the point of Shifu accidentally bumped into the container
application of the load causing it to rotate at a constant angular rate of 4
a) 21.33 kPa c) 32.14 kPa rad/sec, determine the volume of mixture spilled in
b) 29.81 kPa d) 27.15 kPa cubic meters.
4. The point is 4 m directly below the load but 2 m a) 0.26 b) 0.32 c) 0.16 d) 0.08
horizontally from the application of the load 10. A granular soil is considered stiff if the
a) 21.33 kPa c) 32.14 kPa unconfined compressive strength is between
b) 29.81 kPa d) 27.15 kPa a) 25-80 c) 150-400
5. An experiment to determine the permeability of a b) 80-150 d) > 400
soil sample was conducted. The permeameter in a 11. A line joining the points of highest elevation of
falling head permeability test set up involves a water in a series of vertical open pipes rising from a
cylindrical soil sample 100 mm in diameter and a pipeline in which water flows under pressure is
height of 200 mm. The hydraulic head in the 10-mm referred to as.
diameter standpipe through which the test water a) hydraulic jump
passed dropped from 1 meter to 600 mm in one b) hydraulic gradient
minute of observation. In that duration the water c) hydraulic head
d) hydraulic loss SITUATION. After 24 hours of pumping at 50
liters/sec, the water level in an observation well at a
SITUATION. According the elastic theory, the vertical
distance of 100 m from the test well is lowered 0.5
stress induced by a flexible line load of infinite length
m. At another observation well located from the test
that has an intensity of q units/length on the surface
well, the water level dropped by 1.0 m.
of a semi-infinite soil mass can be estimated by the
expression 18. Estimate the rate of flow in cubic meters per day.
0.637𝑞 a) 4320 b) 4560 c) 4890 d) 5130
𝑃=
𝑁 19. Evaluate the coefficient of permeability of the
Where
𝑟 aquifer in meters per day.
𝑁 = 𝑧[1 + ( )2 ]2 a) 44.5 b) 20.1 c) 36.3 d) 58.3
𝑧
r = horizontal distance from the line of the load z = 20. Compute the transmissibility of the aquifer in
depth of interest at which stress is induced square meters per day.
12. A masonry wall weighing 6kN per lineal meter is a) 1140 b) 1080 c) 953 d) 1260
carried by a wall footing 0.60m wide. Evaluate the SITUATION. Use the USCS tables:
bearing pressure in kPa, exerted by the footing onto Sieve No. Diameter Percent passing
the supporting soil. A B
a) 14 b) 16 c) 10 d) 12 4 4.76 90 100
8 2.38 64 98
13. Evaluate the stress in kPa in the soil caused by
10 2 58 90
the load at a depth equal to twice the width of the
25 0.71 30 72
footing but directly below the masonry wall. 60 0.25 22 45
a) 5.31 b) 7.25 c) 4.43 d) 6.47 100 0.149 10 25
14. Evaluate the stress at a depth of 2m and a 200 0.074 4 0
horizontal distance of 3m from the line of 21. Which of the following most nearly gives the
a) 0.531 b) 0.432 c) 0.301 d) 0.668 uniformity coefficient for soil A?
a) 12 b) 10 c) 15 d) 8
SITUATION. A circular footing with a 1.5 m diameter
22. Classify the soil A using USCS method
is to be constructed 1.22 m below the ground
a) Well graded sand
surface. The groundwater table is at great depth as
b) Poorly graded sand
its effect can be neglected. The subsoil consists of a
c) Well graded gravel
uniform deposit of dense soil having the following
d) Poorly graded gravel
strength parameters.
Angle of internal friction = 25˚ 23. Classify the soil B using USCS method
(Nc = 24.1, Nq = 13.1 Nᵧ = 9.1) a) Well graded sand
Unconfined Compressive Strength = 96 kPa b) Poorly graded sand
Unit Weight of Soil = 20.12 kN/m2 c) Well graded gravel
Hint: 1.3cNc + qNq + 0.30ỴBNᵧ d) Poorly graded gravel

15. Compute the ultimate bearing capacity of the SITUATION. A smooth vertical wall 5 m high retaining
soil a sand of unit weight 17 kN/m3 for which; Angle of
a) 1966. 21 kPa c) 1907. 79 kPa internal friction = 35° and c = 0; the surface of the
b) 1935. 25 kPa d) 1981. 59 kPa sand is horizontal, and the water table is below the
bottom of the wall. Consider 1 m with of wall.
16. Compute the allowable load that the footing can
carry using a factor of 3. 24. Calculate the total active thrust on the wall.
a) 3474.6 kN c) 3371.3 kN a) 59.9 kN c) 64.0 KN
b) 1123.8 kN d) 1158.2 kN b) 57.6 kN d) 46.1 kN
17. How many meters of water is equivalent to 2.75 25. For dry sandy soil, a direct shear test was
atmospheres? performed. Its vertical normal force was 12.49 kPa
a) 38.7 m c) 31.6m and the measured shear force was 7.92 kPa.
b) 24.8 m d) 27.5m Determine the angle of internal friction of the soil.
a) 57.6° b) 32.4° c) 28.1° d) 23.4° a) 2.03 b) 2.28 c) 2.51 d) 2.71
26. A 350 mm-diameter and 12 m-long concrete pile 36. A right cylindrical container 2.5 m in diameter is
is driven into the ground where Cu=100 kPa, 𝛼 = 0.47 3 m tall. A 50-mm diameter hole is provided at the
and Nc= 9. Estimate the shaft load capacity. bottom of the container to drain the water when
a) 527 kN c) 474 kN necessary. If it is 2/3 full of water, how long in minute
b) 422 kN d) 620 kN does it take to empty the container from the instant
27. What important property of sol is most that the hole is opened? Coefficient of velocity and
influenced by engineering. coefficient of contraction both equal to 1.
a) porosity c) specific gravity a) 26.61 mins c) 28.83 mins
b) void ratio d) water content b) 21.16 mins d) 23.38 mins

28. A confined aquifer has a source of recharge. The 37. The slope of fill surfaces shall be no steeper than
hydraulic conductivity of aquifer is 40 m/day and its is safe for intended use. Fill slopes shall be no
porosity is 0.25. The piezometer heads in the two steeper than.
wells 1000m apart are 65m and 60m, respectively. a) 33% b) 50% c) 67% d) 45%
Compute the rate of flow through the aquifer in m3 38. A barge weighing 350kN when empty is 6m wide,
/day. 15m long, and 3m high. Floating upright, evaluate
a) 25,000 c) 30,000 the draft of the barge in meters when transporting
b) 20,000 d) 35,000 5000 bags of cement along a river, each bag having a
SITUATION. A vertical triangular plate whose height mass of 40kg. Assume that specific gravity of water
is 3.6m its base horizontal and vertex upper most in in the river to be 1.02.
the water surface. a) 2.18m b) 2.22m c) 2.62m d) 2.57m

29. Find the depth to which it must be lowered from SITUATION. The coefficient of permeability below a
its vertex so that the difference in level between the dam is 4 m/day. The water on the upstream side is 20
center of gravity and the center of pressure shall be meters higher than on the downstream side. To
20cm. estimate the seepage below the dam, a flow net was
a) 3.6 m b) 1.2 m c) 2.4 m d) 1.8 m graphically drawn such that the number of potential
drops, Nd= 10 and the number of low channels Nf =
30. How far is the center of pressure below the water
4. The base of the dam is founded 1 m below the
surface?
ground. Between the heel and the toe of the dam, a
a) 4.8 m b) 4.2 m c) 6.0 m d) 3.6 m
distance of 30 meters, there are 9 potential drops.
31. What is the base width of plate if total
hydrostatic force acting on the plate is 76.28 kN? 39. Evaluate the seepage flow per meter width of
a) 1.2 m b) 1.5 m c) 0.9 m d) 1.8 m dam, in liter/min.
a) 18.5 b) 32.5 c) 20.6 d) 22.2
32. What will be the discharge in L/s through a 25
40. Determine the uplift pressure at the heel of the
mm orifice (C = 0.61) in the bottom of a tank moving
dam, in kPa.
upward with an acceleration of 3 m/s2 if water
a) 114 b) 181 c) 177 d) 198
stands 2.50 m over the orifice.
a) 2.10 b) 2.62 c) 2.32 d) 2.40 41. Determine the uplift pressure at the toe of the
dam, in kPa.
SITUATION. Water is flowing in a 9m wide
a) 11.4 b) 19.6 c) 14.7 d) 17.6
rectangular channel at 7.65 m3/s and a depth of
0.9m. SITUATION. A 3-layer soil has the following
properties from top to bottom:
33. What is the specific energy in meters?
Layer K, cm/sec Thickness, m
a) 0.82 b) 1.24 c) 1.12 d) 0.95 1 2.0 x 10^-4 4
34. What is the critical depth in meters? 2 3.2 x 10^-2 3
a) 0.42 b) 0.53 c) 0.64 d) 0.75 3 4.1 x 10^-5 6
35. What is the critical velocity 42. Obtain the equivalent horizontal coefficient of
permeability, in cm/sec.
a) 0.00689 c) 0.00809
b) 0.00734 d) 0.00747
43. Obtain the equivalent vertical coefficient of
permeability, in cm/sec.
a) 0.0000709 c) 0.0000689
b) 0.0000534 d) 0.0000805
44. Estimate the rate of flow in the vertical direction
per square meter of layer, in liters/hr, if the hydraulic
gradient is 0.50.
a) 4.65 b) 3.24 c) 1.45 d) 2.85
SITUATION. Water from a reservoir flows through a
rigid pipe 600 mm diameter and is completely
stopped by a closure of a valve almost instantly. Bulk
modulus of water is 2.07 x 10^9 N/m2.
45. Find the celerity. (1438.57 m/s)
46. Find the discharge if the water hammer pressure
is 700 kPa. (0.138 m^3/s)
47. If time of closure of valve is 3 sec and located at
650 m from the reservoir, find the water hammer
pressure. (210.83 kPa)
SITUATION. The 0.36m x 0.36m pile shown is driven
in clay layers with different cohesion.

48. Find the end bearing capacity of pile if Nc = 9.

a) 85.7 kN c) 90.4 kN
b) 110.8 kN d) 127.8 kN
49. Find the skin friction capacity of the pile.
a) 1124.54 kN c) 1050.62 kN
b) 975.3 kN d) 1334.56 kN
50. Find the pile capacity if the factor of safety is 2.
a) 679.86 kN c) 506.33 kN
b) 697.62 kN d) 580.72 kN
HGE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2024

SIT. A smooth vertical wall 5m high retaining a sand of unit weight 17kN/m3 for which ϕ=35° and c=0 ;
the surface of the sand is horizontal and the water table is below the bottom of the wall. Consider 1m
with of wall.
1. Calculate the total thrust on the wall
a. 59.9 kN
b. 57.6 kN
c. 64.0 kN
d. 46.1 kN
2. For a dry sandy soil, a direct shear test was performed. Its vertical normal force was 12.49kPa and the
measured shear force was 7.92kPa. Determine the angle of internal friction of the soil.
a. 57.6°
b. 32.4°
c. 28.1°
d. 23.4°

3. A 350 mm - diameter and 12 m long concrete pile is driven into the ground where Cu=100kPa, α=0.47
and Nc=9. Estimate the shaft load capacity.
a. 527 kN
b. 474 kN
c. 422 kN
d. 620 kN

4. An airplane flying at an altitude of 10km dropped to a height of 6km. What is the corresponding
change in pressure? Unit weight of air is 12 N/m^3
a. 24
b. 48
c. 36
d. 12

5. Atmospheric Pressure is equal to water column head of?

a. 9.81 m
b. 5.0 m
c. 10.3 m
d. 7.5 m

6. A fireman has to put out a fire but is blocked by a firewall. To reach over the wall, he directed the water
jet from the nozzle at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. Evaluate the velocity of water, in meter/sec,
leaving the nozzle of hose to reach over the wall and the wall is standing 2m higher than the nozzle of the
hose. Neglect friction in the jet.
a. 16.8
b. 20.6
c. 18.2
 d. 19.2

7. A barge weighing 359 kN when empty is 6m wide, 15m long, and 3m high. Floating upright, evaluate
the draft of the barge in meters when transporting 5000 bags of cement along a river, each bag having
a mass of 40 kg. Assume the specific gravity of water in the river to be 1.02.

a) 2.14
b) 3.05
c) 1.98
d) 2.57

SIT. A concrete dam of trapezoidal cross-section, with one face vertical, has a thickness of 0.60m at the
top and 4.2 on the bottom. It is 7m high and has a horizontal base. The vertical face is subjected to water
pressure, the water standing 6m above the base. The weight of the concrete is 24 kN/m3 per meter length
of dam, evaluate:
8. Total hydrostatic force on the dam in kN.
a) 163.28 kN
b) 176.58 kN
c) 133.2 kN
d) 149.14 kN
9. The resisting moment of the dam to overturning in kN-m.
a. 1118.90 kN-m
b. 1231.52 kN-m
c. 1014.36 kN-mN
d. 1378.21 kN-m
10. Factor of safety against overturning.
a. 2.53
b. 2.92
c. 3.17
d. 3.54
11.) A closed cylindrical tank 4m long having a radius of 1.5m is fully filled with water is placed on a car
2
moving at an acceleration of 2. 5𝑚/𝑠 . How much force is acting on the back side of the tank?
a. 69.34
b. 9.81
c. 2.51
d. 17.67
12.) From a nozzle of 30mm diameter, water flows out vertically under a constant head of 25m. The
coefficient of velocity and coefficient of discharge of the issuing jet are equal to 0.98. Evaluate at what
constant height in meters, vertically from the tip of the nozzle, would the jet of water support a load of
300N.
a. 5.3m
b. 2.5m
c. 1.6m
d. 4.5m
13. A vessel has a circular orifice 6 cm in diameter located at its vertical side under a head “h”. The jet
strikes a horizontal plane 10m below the center of the orifice at a point 24m measured horizontally from
the vertical plane of the orifice. If air friction is neglected and Cv = 0.98 determine the value of h.
a. 12m
b. 14m
c. 5m
d. 13m

14. What is the discharge in L/s through a 25mm orifice (c=0.61) in the bottom of a tank moving upward
2
with an acceleration of 3𝑚/𝑠 if water stands 2.50 m over the orifice.
a. 2.10
b. 2.62
c. 2.32
d. 2.40

SIT. A triaxial shear test was performed on a well-drained sand sample. The normal stress on the failure
plane and the shearing stress on the failure plane were determined to be 63 kPa and 42 kPa, respectively.
15. Determine the angle of internal friction of the sand, in degrees.
a. 42.17 deg
b. 33.69 deg
c. 48.15 deg
d. 39.84 deg
16. Determine the angle in degrees of the failure plane with respect to the horizontal plane.
a. 61.85 deg
b. 68.91 deg
c. 48.86 deg
d. 53.53 deg
17. Determine the axial stress applied to the specimen, in kPa.
a. 112.36 b. 128.11 c. 138.42 d. 141.48

18. Select the correct statement from the following:

a. Soil is the substance existing on the earth's surface, which grows and develops plants
b. Soil is the material in a relatively thin surface zone within which roots occur, and rest of the crust
is termed as rock irrespective of hardness
c. Soil is the unaggregated and uncemented deposits of minerals and organic particles covering the
earth's crust
d. All the above
19. Void ratio of soil mass can
a. Never be greater than unity
b. Be zero
c. Take any value greater than zero
d. Take values between zero and one only
20. A thick layer of clay underlies a sand formation having a thickness of 5m. The groundwater is located
2m below the ground surface. Specific gravity of sand and clay is 2.65 with having an average void ratio
of 0.52. The clay has a water content of 42%.
Compute the saturated unit weight of clay.
a. 10.18 kN/m3
b. 11.30 kN/m3
c. 12.46 kN/m3
d. 17.47 kN/m3
21. Compute the total stress at the depth of 10-m below the ground surface.
a. 171.1
b. 182.93
c. 120.46
d. 105.81

22. Compute the effective stress at a depth of 10-m below the ground surface.
a. 153.5
b. 115.2
105 81.

c. 169.1
d. 147.3

SITUATION: 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 of 25 deg. Using Terzaghi's formula for general shear failure.

23. Evaluate the contribution of the depth of embedment to the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in
kPa.
a. 193.2
b. 203.5
c. 197.8
d. 209.4

24. Evaluate the contrbution of the footing dimension to the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa.
a. 80.1
b. 93.6
c. 133.4
d. 106.8

25. Concentric load, in kN, that the footing can safely support using a factor of safety of 3.0 against
bearing capacity failure
a) 449.2
b) 364.4
c) 413.7
d) 388.5
26. Evaluate the plastic settlement (in meters) on a layer of plastic clay due to an increase of pressure
caused by loads above it under the following conditions:
Initial intergranular pressure = 200 kPa
Increase in intergranular pressure = 120 kPa
Thickness of the clay layer = 8m
Coefficient of consolidation = 0.315
Void ratio of the clay = 1.13
a) 0.197
b) 0.203
c) 0.241
d) 0.268

SITUATION: According to Westerguard Theory, theoretical stress at a point below the surface of a
semi-infinite, homogenous, isotropic soil mass due to a point load “A” applied at the ground surface is
given by the equation:

2
𝑃 = 0. 318𝑄𝑁 / 𝑧

2 1.5
Where: 𝑁 = 1 / (1 + 2(𝑟/𝑧) )

r = horizontal distance

Z = depth

Evaluate the vertical stress in kPa, at a point below the ground for Q = 1500 kN if:

27. the point is 2m directly below the point of application of the load.

a.) 103.24 kPa

b.) 119.25 kPa

c.) 124.36 kPa

d.) 116.09 kPa

28. the point is 4m directly below the point of application of the load.

a.) 21.33 kPa

b.) 29.81 kPa

c.) 32.14 kPa

d.) 27.15 kPa

29. The point is 4m below the load but 2m horizontally from the application of the load.
a. 21.33
b. 29.81
c. 32.14
d. 27.15
30. A wall footing is to be constructed in a uniform deposit of stiff clay and must support a load of
152kN/m of wall length.
TAKE:
Angle of friction of clay = 0
Unconfined compressive strength of soil , qu = 145.8 kPa
Unit weight of soil = 18.82 kN/m^3
Footing depth = 1.2m
Nc = 5.7
Nq = 1
Ny = 0

Determine the allowable bearing capacity using a FS = 3

a. 284.55
b. 146.04
c. 192.21
d. 99.87

31. The permeameter test setup involves a cylindrical soil sample in 40mm diameter and a height of
180mm. The hydraulic head of the test was held constant at 300mm in a duration of one minute the water
collected in the graduate was recorded 1.5 liters. Evaluate the coefficient of permeability of the soil, in
cm/sec.
a) 1.19
b) 2.08
c) 0.12
d) 1.09

32. A 450 kN is transmitted by a column footing onto the surface through a square footing 1.5m. on a
side. Assuming that the force exerted on the underlying soil formation spreads on 2 vertical to 1
horizontal, evaluate the pressure (kPa) exerted in footing on a soil 2.7m below it.
a) 35.05
b) 25.51
c) 200.0
d) 55.40
33. Evaluate the contribution of the depth of embedment of ultimate bearing capacity of the soil, in kPa.
Nc = 37.2 Nq = 22.5 Ny = 19.1
a) 209
b) 306
c) 405
d) 510
34. Evaluate the contribution of the footing dimension to the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil.
a. 96 b. 87 c. 135 d. 124
SIT. The figure shows an unconfined non-homogeneous aquifer between two water bodies at a depth of
50 m and 45 m, respectively.

35. Compute the average coefficient of permeability of the aquifer.

a. 23.48 b. 12.25 c. 24.44 d. 15.97

36. Compute the time required for the water to pass through the soil if it has porosity of 0.24.
a. 6624 b. 6246 c. 4662 d. 2466

SIT. Water is flowing in a 9m wide rectangular channel at 7m³/s and a depth of 0.9m.

37. What is the specific energy (m)?

a) 0.82
b) 1.24
c) 1.12
d) 0.95

38. What is the critical depth (m)?

a) 0.42
b) 0.53
c) 0.64
d) 0.75

39. What is the critical velocity

a. 2.03
b. 2.28
c. 2.5
d. 2.71

SIT. A container holds two layers of different liquids, one having a specific gravity of 1.2 and the other
having a specific gravity of 1.5. A solid spherical metal having a diameter of 200mm and a specific
gravity of 7.4 is submerged in such a manner that half of the sphere is on top layer and the other half in
the bottom layer of liquid.
40. Evaluate the buoyant force acting on the sphere, in kN.
a. 0.03 b. 0.03 c. 0.09 d. 0.06
41. Tension in the cable attached to the sphere for normal position.
b. 0.25 b. 0.52 c. 0.64 d. 0.46
42. Buoyant force in the sphere if both liquids are water.
a. 0.04 b. 0.07 c. 0.08 d. 0.10
SIT. An open cylindrical tank, 2m in diameter and 4m high contains water to a depth of 3m. It is rotated
about its own vertical axis with a constant angular speed, ω.

43. What is the maximum ω (in rpm) so that there is no liquid spilled.
a) 61.3
b) 67.1
c) 59.8
d) 55.6
44. What is the ω (in rpm) when the vortex touches the bottom of the cylinder?
a) 89.3
b) 80.7
c) 84.6
d) 81.2
45. What is the volume spill in liters when ω = 8 rad/s.
a) 1.41
b) 1.98
c) 1.61
d) 1.84

SIT. Water flows from a large tank through an orifice 75mm in diameter and against a block as shown in
the figure. The water jet strikes the block at the vena contracta. The block weighs 200N and the
coefficient of friction between the block and the floor is 0.55. The coefficient of discharge is 0.60 and its
coefficient of contraction is 0.62.

46. Determine the actual velocity needed (m/s)?

e) 6.65
f) 5.54
g) 4.56
h) 2.45
47. What is the required height from the orifice to the liquid surface?

i) 2.7 m
j) 2.4 m
k) 1.8 m
l) 3.0 m

48. What is the minimum height y to which water must rise in the tank in order to start the block moving
to the right?

a) 2.7 m
b) 2.4 m
c) 1.8 m
d) 3.0 m

SIT. The pipe system shown in figure serves two towns C and D. The highest building in town Cis at El.
21m and that in town D at El. 18m. If f = 0.020 for all pipes and per capita consumption in the two towns
is 0.0035 liters/s.

49. Determine how many persons can be served in Town C.

a) 7000
b) 8600
c) 7500
d) 6200

50. Determine how many persons can be served in Town D.

e) 3000
f) 4000
g) 3500
h) 3800
PRETEST - HGE (S.Y. 2023-2024/ 2nd Sem) 11. Determine the rise of water above the original liquid surface.
a. 0.30m b. 0.075m c. 0.088m d. 0.15
1. The minimum width at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled 3 mm in diameter. 12. Determine the change in pressure force on one side of the tank.
a. Liquid Limit b. Plastic Limit c. Shrinkage Limit d. Plasticity Index b. 2.42kN b. 2.84 kN c.2.75 kN d. 2.55 kN
2. The soil which contains finest grain particles, is 13.
a. Coarse sand b. Fine sand c. Silt d. Clay
14. Find the approximate depth of ocean in meters, such that an air bubble, upon reaching the
3. Soil Classification of composite soils, exclusively based on the particle size distribution surface has a volume 3.5 times than it had at the bottom? Assuming normal barometric
a. Particle classification pressure.
b. Textural classification a. 25.07m b. 50.13m c. 23.11m d. 20.89m
c. Highway Research Board Classification
d. Unified Soil Classification 15. When the max intensity of pressure at the toe is twice the average pressure at the base of
the dam, the location of the resultant force from the toe is ____? (B=base)
4. The total head loss for the system is equal to a. B/2 b. B/3 c. B/4 d. B less than B/2
a. Pipe Length b. Pipe diameter c. Width of the reservoir. d.Ht. difference of reservoirs
SITUATION. A masonry dam of trapezoidal cross-section has a height of 22m with one face
5. Shear stress is due to ______. vertical and a thickness of 2m at the top and 10m at the bottom. The inclined face is subjected
a. Friction to water pressure, the water standing to a depth of 15 m above the base. The sp. gr. of the
b. Temperature
masonry is 2.4. Assuming no hydrostatic uplift.
c. Pressure
d. Volume
16. Find the total hydrostatic force acting perpendicular to the inclined surface.
6. An ideal fluid is frictionless and incompressible a. 1103.63 b. 1174.216 c. 1703.347 d. 1774.54
a. Correct
b. Incorrect 17. Determine where the resultant pressure will intersect the base measured from the toe.
a. 2.41m b. 2.51m c. 2.61m d. 3.41m
SITUATION. The reading of an automobile fuel gage is proportional to the gage pressure at
the bottom of the tank. If the tank is 32 cm deep and is contaminated with 3 cm of 18. Intensity of pressure at the toe.
a. 960.62kPa b. 970.62kPa c. 980.63kPa d . 990.63kPa

19. Determine where the resultant pressure will intersect the base measured from the toe.
a. 2.41m b. 2.51m c. 2.61m d. 3.41m

20. A triangular gate with a 3 m base and 4m high is vertically submerged in water with its
water, base at the top. If the centre of pressure is 0.2m below the centre of gravity, how high is the
water surface from the top of the gate?
7. If the tank is full of gasoline what should be the reading at the gage in Pa? Use γwater = a. 1.11m b) 2.11m c.) 3.11m d.) 4.11m
9790 N/m^3, γgasoline = 6670 N/m^3 and γair = 11.8 N/m^3
a. 2134 b. 1934 c. 3132 d. 2839 21. Estimate the height to which the water at 20 degree will rise in the capillary tube of radius
1.5mm. Surface tension of water is equal to 0.0728 N/m.
8. How many centimetres of air remains at the top when the gauge indicates “full”? a. 11.76 mm b. 12.54 mm c. 10.91 mm d. 9.89 mm
a. 1.41 b. 2.36 c.3.75 d. 4.42
Situation: A closed cylindrical 1.3m in diameter and 1.81m high is filled with water to a height
9. If the tank is 0.5 m^2 in area, calculate the volume of gasoline when the gage reads “full”. of 1.43. The vessel is rotated about its own vertical axis.
a. 138L b. 160L c. 123L d. 145L
22. How fast shall it be rotated such that the water will just reach the top of the cylinder in
SITUATION. A square tank 1.20 m on each side, 3 m deep is filled to a depth of 2.70 m with rpm?
water. A wooden cube having a specific gravity of 0.5 measuring 60 cm on an edge is placed a. 50.36 b. 56.73 c. 58.42 d. 58.25
in the water so that it will float. 23. How fast shall it be rotated such that the vortex will just reach the bottom of the cylinder in
rpm?
10. Determine the weight of water displaced by the cube. a. 135.11 b. 163.58 c. 178.98 d. 125.65
a. 2.12 b. 1.15 c. 2.30 d. 1.06
SITUATION. A closed cylinder in 1.3m diameter and 1.8m height filled with water at 1.43m.
The vessel is rotated about its own axis.

24. When the vessel is rotating at 195 rpm, what area is uncovered at the bottom of the tank
in sq.m?

a. 0.325 b. 1.131 c. 0.145 d. 2.362

25. During a Flow of 500 Liters/sec, the gage pressure is +68 KPa in the horizontal 300mm
supply line of a turbine and -40 KPa at a 450mm section of the draft tube 2m below the turbine.
Estimate the input of the turbine under such conditions assuming 85% efficiency.
OR

26. Total stress at the bottom in kPa?

a. 117.35
b. 127.21
c. 141.6
d. 135.93

27. Effective stress at the bottom in kPa

A. 57.51
B. 67.37
C. 81.76
D. 76.09

28. Following the details for the backfill material used in a vibroflotation project:
D10 = 0.18 mm
D20 = 0.31 mm
D50 = 1.98 mm
a. 73.85 kN
b. 98.99 kN Determine the sustainable number SN.
c. 132.69 kN a. 10.08 b. 9.43 c. 11.02 d. 10.67
d. 88.89 kN
SITUATION. A clay soil is found to have a liquid limit of 75%, a plastic limit of 45% and a
SITUATION. The figure shows a granular soil in the tank having a downward seepage. The shrinkage limit of 25%. If a sample of this soil has a total volume of 30 cm at the liquid limit
water level in the tank is held constant by adjusting the supply from the top and outflow at the and a volume of 16.7 cm' at the shrinkage limit, determine the following:
bottom. Determine the ff.
29. Mass soil at shrinkage limit
a. 26.6 g b. 27.3 g c. 22.1 g d. 23.9 g
30. Shrinkage Ratio.
a. 1.2 b. 1.8 c. 1.6 d. 1.9
31. Specific gravity of soil solids
a. 2.5 b. 2.6 c. 2.05 d. 2.07

SITUATION. A 300 mm diameter test well penetrates 27 m. below the static water table.
After 24 hours of pumping at 69 liters/sec. The water level in an observation well at a
distance of 95m from the test well is lowered 0.50m and the other observation well at a
distance of 35m from the test well, the drawdown is 1.1m.

32. What is the rate of flow in m³/day?

a. 4317.69 b. 6521 c. 5961.6 d. 5331.5

33. Compute the coefficient of permeability of the aquifer in m/day.

a. 51.8 m/day b. 65.09 m/day c. 57.56 m/day d. 60.27 m/day
 200 6 33 63
34. Compute the transmissivity of the aquifer in m /day.
2

a. 1579 m /day
2

b. 1778.4 m /day2
LL 35 46 47
c. 1449 m /day
2

d. 1288 m /day
2
PL 20 29 24

SITUATION. A 4-m frictionless vertical retaining wall to support a unit soil with a unit weight CU 7 5 8
of 15 kN/m3 soil friction angle of 26degree and cohesion of 8kPa with a surcharge of 10kPa.
41. Classify Soil A using USCS method
35. Compute Rankine’e passive coefficient. ` a. CL b. SC c. SW d. SM
a. 0.39 b. 2.56 c. 0.55 d. 2.45
42. Classify Soil B using USCS method.
36. What is the depth of tensile crack. a. CL b. SC c. SW d. SM
a. 2.96 b. 1.04 c. 0.95 d. No crack
43. Classify Soil C using USCS method.
37. What is Rankine's active force per length of the wall if the crack will occured? a. CL b. SC c. SW d. SM
a. 26 kn b. 17.33 kn c. 25.65 kn d. none
SITUATION. A square footing 2m on a side is founded 1.2m below the ground surface for
SITUATION. In preparing the elevation of the subgrade of a proposed highway which is 30m which the bulk unit weight of soil is 20kN/m^3 , the cohesion strength is 10kPa and the angle
wide and compacted thickness of 1.5m, it is required to haul materials from a borrow pit. The of internal friction is 15 degree under the condition general shear and using Terzaghi's bearing
water content of the sandy soil in the borrow oit is 15% and its void ratio is 0.69. The capacity factor.
specification requires the embankment to be compacted to a dry unit weight of 18 kN/m3. The
specific gravity of solid is 2.7.
44. A square footing 2 m. on a side is founded 1.2 m. below the ground surface for
38. which the bulk unit weight of soil is 20 kN/m³, the cohesion strength is 10 kPa and the
angle of internal friction is 15 degrees. Under the condition of general shear failure,
39. Compute the weight of water per truckload of sandy soil. The capacity of one truck load is evaluate the soil bearing capacity in kPa. Use Terzaghi's bearing capacity factors.
10 cu.m.
a. 632 b. 237 c. 362 d.273 If the ground water table is more than 2 m. below the bottom of the footing.
a. 286.3 b. 234 c. 233.1 d. 299

40. 45. Determine the base of the footing when the groundwater table is at the bottom.

46. Determine the soil bearing capacity if the ground water table rises to the ground surface.
SIEVE ANALYSIS
Sieve No. Percent Passing 47.

48.
Soil A Soil B Soil C
49.
4 90 100 100
50. For a constant laboratory permeability test on a fine sand, the ff. Are given:
8 87 90 100 Length of specimen = 17cm
Diameter of specimen = 5.5cm
10 82 77 75 Constant head difference = 40cm
Weight of water collected = 50g
20 77 59 93 Duration of water collected = 12sec
Find the hydraulic conductivity in cm/s
40 52 51 84 a. 0.0653
b. 0.0665
60 42 41 79
c. 0.0745
100 26 35 70 d. 0.0791
PRETEST - SEC (S.Y. 2023-2024/2nd Sem)

1.

2.

3. The crushing and spread of a wooden pile band with no diving band when driven into hard
ground
a. buckling
b. brooming
c. butt-welding
d. bending

4. A wall built into three sea to protect the area harbor anchorage or basin from the action of
waves.
a. slip
b. quay wall
c. jetty
9. Determine the horizontal location from the left support of the minimum tension in the cable.
d. Groin
a. 62.45
b. 58.50
5. It is a sketch of the body showing all forces that act on it.
c. 54.12
a. Graph
d. 60.82
b. FBD
c. Rigid Body 10. Determine the minimum tension in the cable.
d. Deformable Body a. 21
b. 24
6. Determine the force in member JL c. 42
a. 15 kips (T) d. 48
b. 30 kips (T)
c. 30 kips (C)
11. Determine the maximum tension in the cable.
d. 15 kips (C)
a. 28.7 kN
b. 30.6 kN
7. Determine the force in member AC
c. 35.6 kN
a. 50k ©
d. 38.9 kN
b. 50k (T)
c. 37.5 ©
SITUATION. A pipe carrying steam at 3.5 MPa has an outside diameter of 450mm and a wall
d. 37.5 (T)
thickness of 10mm as shown in fig. SOF 1.002. A gasket is inserted between the flange at one
end of the pipe and a flat plate used to cap the end.
8. Determine which member has 0 force
a. FG
12. Calculate the required force to hold the cap on.
b. DE
a. 508.270 kN
c. GI
b. 532.185 kN
d. AB
c. 556.650 kN
d. 596.325 kN

13. How many 40mm diameter bolts must be used to hold the cap on if the allowable stress is
the diameter is 80Mpa of which 55Mpa is the enitial stress?
a. 16 b. 17 c. 18. d. 19

14. What circumferential stress is developed in the pipe ?

a. 37.625 b. 36.75 c. 75.25 d. 73.5
A cylindrical steel pressure vessel 400 mm in diameter with a wall thickness of 20 mm, is SITUATION. Rectangular reinforced concrete beam with width = 300mm, effective depth =
subjected to an internal pressure of 5 MN/m^2. 600mm, subjected to a service bending moment 200kN/m. The beam is reinforced with 4-
32mm bars.Use f’c = 28MPa.
15. Calculate the tangential stresses in the steel.
a. 45 MPa b. 50 MPa c. 55 MPa d. 60 MPa 30. Locate the neutral axis measured from the extreme concrete fiber in compact.
a. 221.2 b. 235.7 c. 246.33 d. 205.4
16. Calculate the longitudinal stresses in the steel.
b. 22.5 MPa b. 25 MPa c. 27.5 MPa d. 30 MPa 31. Which of the following gives the maximum compressive stress in concrete in MPa?
a. 10.45 b. 9.63 c. 8.65 d. 7.53
17.
32. Which of the following most nearly gives the tensile stress in steel in MPa?
18. a. 100 b. 160 c. 140 d. 120

19. Which of the following is not a vector quantity SITUATION. Reinfoced concrete beams 300mm wide and 500mm deep below slabs are
a. mass spaced 2.5m on centers. The beam supports a slab 100mm thick carrying superimposed load
b. torque of 3kPa and live load of 4.8kPa.
c. displacement
d. velocity

20.

21. Calculate the ultimate positive in kN.m on girder FG by ACI Moment coefficients
a. 86.27 b. 125.56 c. 107.63 d. 94.17

22. Calculate the ultimate negative moment in kN.m at F on FG.

a. 136.98 b. 116.63 c. 88.13 d. 106.28

23. Calculate the ultimate positive moment of girder EF.

c. 98.78 b. 71.84 c. 56.45 d. 47.42

24. Determine the maximum ordinate of the influence diagram for force in member HL for
compression.
a. 0.417 b. 0.208 c. 0.302 d. 0.512

25.
33. Calculate the factored load in kN at E induced by beam DE.
26. a. 272.77 b. 266.04 c. 235.80 d. 189.72

SITUATION. A plain concrete beam having a trapezoidal section with a hollow circular portion 34. Calculate maximum negative ultimate moment in kN-m of beam DE. Assume full fixity
of diameter 150mm, the center of which is located at mid-height, has a width of 300mm at the at column support
top and 200mm at the bottom. The overall depth of the beam is 600mm. The tensile strength a. 133.02. b. 199.53 c. 467.02 d. 537.90
of concrete is ft= 3MPa and ultimate strength f’c= 20MPa.
35. Calcu the maximum positive ultimate moment in kN-m of girder BK.
27. Determine the positive bending moment in kN.m that causes the section to crack. a. 221.70. b. 268.95 c. 233.34 d. 239.42
a. 38.74 b. 40.97 c. 49.64 d. 43.11
SITUATION. A rectangular beam having b = 300mm, h = 620mm, and d = 550mm spans 6m
28. What is the maximum bending stress in compression in MPa upon cracking? face-to-face of simple supports. It is reinforced for flexure with 3 - ⌀36mm bars that continue
a. 2.46 b. 2.58 c. 2.74 d. 3.15 uninterrupted to the ends of the span. It is to carry service load dead DL = 24 kN/m (w/ self
weight) and service live load LL = 47 kN/m both uniformly distributed along the span. F’c = 28
29. If the section is reinforced with 3-25mm at bottom. Determine the cracking moment using MPa, fy = 415 MPa.
NSCP Provosion.
a. 38.74 b. 40.97 c. 49.64 d. 43.11
36. Determine the nominal concrete shear strength using simplified computation.
a. 145.52 kN b. 164.04 kN c. 123.69 kN d. 139.43 kN
37. Determine the nominal concrete shear strength using more detailed computation. 45. What is the corresponding maximum bearing stress (MPa) exerted by the rivets?
a. 140.44 kN b. 171.79 kN c. 165.22 kN d. 146.02 kN a. 245 b. 122 c. 127 d. 186

38. If the beam will be subjected to a factored axial compression load of 588 kN in addition to 46. If the rivets are spaced 100 mm on center, calculate the resulting bearing stress (MPa) in
the loads described earlier, determine the nominal concrete shear strength using more the members connected.
detailed computation. a. 132 b. 130 c. 144 d. 150
a. 408.10 kN b. 261 .93 kN c. 365.61 kN d. 346.89 kN
SITUATION. Angle 75mm x 75mm x 9mm is welded to a plate to resist load 5okN acting
SITUATION. A 4m-span beam with d=400mm, b=250mm, and 2m on-center is reinforced with through its centroid.
6-32 mm steel bars. f’c = 30 MPa, Fy = 415 MPa
SIT. Angle 75mm x 75mm x 9mm is welded to a plate to resist load 5okN acting through its.
39. Effective flange width of the T-beam
a. 2000 b. 1450 c. 1000 d. 750

40. Depth of compression block

a. 314.13 b. 59.12 c. 119.13 d. 89.13

SITUATION. The superstructure of a bridge is a concrete slab deck 150mm thick. The deck
is supported by wide flange steel beams, 1.5m apart, rigidly connected to the slab by shear
connectors. It is simply supported on a span of 25m. Each steel beam is subjected to the
following loads.
47. Calculate the direct shear load (kN/mm) in welds.
Dead Load=12kN/m (total) a. 2.5 b. 1.24 c. 1.01 d. 1.75
Live Load=17.8 kN font wheel, 7102 kN rear wheel
Distance between loads (wheel)=4.27m 48. Calculate the torsional shear load (kN/mm) in welds.
Impact on live load is 15/(L+37), with maximum of 30% a. 2.5 b. 1.24 c. 1.01 d. 1.75

49. Compute the resultant load (kN/mm) in the welds.

PROPERTIES OF W380x175
a. 3.21 b. 3.39 c. 3.51 d. 3.74
A=22387
bf=290mm SITUATION: A pole supporting a signage. Given dimension a=0.4 b=2.4 c=1 h=8. Wind
d=835m pressure is 1.6kPa
Ix= 2500x10^6 mm^4
Iy=78x10^6 mm^4
tf= 19mm
tw= 14mm

41. Calculate the maximum flexural stress in MPa in the steel beam composite slab due to
Dead Load.
a. 127.97 b. 117.68 c. 141.45 d. 138.24

42. Calculate the maximum flexural stress in MPa in the steel beam composite slab due to
Live Load and Impact.
a. 80.66 b. 78.05 c. 56.97 d. 85.96

43. Maximum web shear stress in MPa in the beam.

a. 14.67 b. 22.02 c. 16.23 d. 10.81
50. Calculate the shear at base
SITUATION. The beam is fabricated by attaching a C180x14.6 channel to a W250x17.9 shape a. 1.69
with 15mm diameter rivets. The maximum shear force in the beam is 65kN. b. 1.54
c. 1.84
44. Find the maximum allowable spacing of the rivets if the working stress for rivet is 100 Mpa d. 2.07
in shear.
a. 140 b. 160 c. 180 d. 200 51. Calculate the moment at base
 a. 10.45 SITUATION. The L150x100x12, A36 steel shown in the figure has one line of 25 mm diameter
b. 9.85 bolts in each leg. The bolts are 100 mm on center in each line and are staggered 50 mm with
c. 12.26 respect to each other.
d. 14.32

52. Calculate the torsion at base

a. 0.45
b. 0.61
c. 0.31
d. 0.16

SITUATION. Light gauge cold-formed steel channels used as purlins are simply supported on
roof trusses 6m apart. Sag rods are placed at middle thirds.

Roof Slope = 1V : 4H 58. Calculate the available strength of the washer in kn if the allowable tensile stress on the
Dead Load (Purlin Weight Included) D= 720 Pa effective net area is 0.5fu.
Live Load, L= 1000 Pa a. 410 b. 436 c. 446 d. 425
Wind Pressure, W= 1440 Pa

Wind Pressure Coefficients

@Windward Side Pressure = 0.60
@Leeward Side, Suction = 0.18

Properties of C Purlins : C200x76

Sx = 6.19 x 10^4 mm^3
Sy = 1.38 x 10^4 mm^3
Fbx = Fby = 207 Mpa

Assume that all loads pass through the centroid of the C section. SITUATION. Refer to fig RCFD 117
Given: Active earth pressure coefficient =1/3
For D+L+W, a one third increase in allowable stresses is allowed. a=0.25m f=0.5m
b=0.40m F’c=24MPa
53. What is the safe purlins spacing (m) due to D + L? c=0.8m Fy=415MPa
a. 1.5 d=3.5m Soil unit weight = 18.8 kN/m3
b. 1.2 f=0.5m Concrete unit weight=24 kN/m3
c. 1.8
d. 0.8 Required Strength of the wall, U=0.7D+1.7E, where D is dead load and E is Earth pressure.
Consider per meter strips of wall along its length.
54. What is the maximum spacing of purlins (m) due to loads, D, L and W at the leeward side?
a. 2.4 59. Calculate the factor of safety against sliding of the retaining wall consider coefficient of
b. 1.4 friction at the base = 0.57
c. 2.0 a. 1.6 b. 1.3 c. 1.77 d. 1.45
d. 3.0
60. Calculate the factor of safety against overturning of the retaining wall.
55. How much is safe spacing of purlins (m) due to loads D + L + W at the windward side? a. 1.19 b. 2.52 c. 1.53 d. 0.98
a. 0.8
b. 1.0 61. Calculate the max design moment at the stem of the wall
c. 1.2 a. 383.52
d. 1.4 b. 483.3
c. 453.21
56. d. 235.1

57. 62. Supports the weight of the structure and the applied loads
a. Column
b. Foundation b. 6.11
c. Load Bearing Wall c. 27.36
d. All the above d. 57

63. This type of footing is adopted when the space between columns is so small that the 70. What is the maximum shear when L= 3m.
foundation for individual columns will overlap. a. 0.38 b. 1.27 c. 0.14 d. 0.21
a. Isolated Footing
b. Combined Footing 71. It has been developed to evaluate a soils-moisture density relationship under a specified
c. Strap Footing compaction effort.
d. Strip Footing a. Proctor Test
b. Compaction Test
64. A slender, structural member consisting steel or concrete on timber c. Consolidation Test
a. Pile Foundation d. Pumping Test
b. Deep Foundation
c. Slope Foundation 72. Number of passes to achieve maximum density using pneumatic roller
d. Braced Foundation a. 8-10 b. 9-11 c. 10-12 d. 11-13

65. 73. Tamping foot roller is also known as

a. Grid roller b. Sheeps foot roller c. Mesh roller d. Vibrator
66. Two pieces of 75mmx400mm Yakal members under tension are connected together by
means of a lap splice with 9 pcs. of 25mm. Dia. bolts as shown in Fig 2.001. The working 74.
stresses for 80% visually stress graded unseasoned Yakal are as follows:
Bonding and tension parallel to grain = 24.5 MPa
Compression paralleled to grain = 15.8 MPa 75. They are small compactors similar in design to tamping foot rollers.
Compression perpendicular to grain = 6.27 MPa
Shear Parallel to grain = 2.48 MPa

Determine the safe value considering the net area of the timber
a. 378 kN b. 385 kN c. 587 kN d. 586 kN

67. Determine the safe value of P considering the bearing of the bolts on the timber
a. 266 kN b. 288 kN c. 413 kN d. 446 kN

SITUATION. A timber joist 40mm X 170 mm (dressed dimensions) spaced at 0.5 m on center,
carries a floor dead load of 24 KPa and a floor live load = 1.9 Kpa. The joist is supported by
the fixed girders 3m apart . Two trial lengths of joist are used L= 3m and L= 3.5m. EI constant
throughout the span.

68. Compute the maximum flexural stress when L=3m

a. 4.49 MPa
b. 6.03 MPa
c. 20.20 MPa
d. 9.24 MPa

69. Compute the maximum flexural stress when L=3.5m

a. 5.70