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Wednesday, February 24, 2021 7:53 AM

MULTIPLE CHOICE
PART 1:
 HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE

1. Assuming specific weight of air to be constant at 12 N/m3, what is

the approximate height of Mt. Banahaw if a mercury barometer at
the base of the mountain reads 654 mm and at the same time
another mercury barometer at the top of the mountain reads 480
mm?

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a. 1835.62 m c. 1748.03 m
b. 1602.19 m d. 1934.53 m
2. A tank contains oil with specific gravity of 0.80, gasoline with
specific gravity of 0.90, and sea water with specific gravity of 1.05.
What is the pressure at a depth of 1.20 m if the depths of the
liquids are 0.50 m, 0.60 m, and 0.80 m, respectively?

a. 1812 kg/m2 c. 942 kg/m2

b. 1045 kg/m2 d. 1318 kg/m2
3. A pressure gage at elevation 10 m at the side of a tank containing
a liquid reads 80 kPa. Another gage at elevation 4 m reads 120
kPa. Find the specific gravity of the liquid.

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a. 0.62 b. 0.65
b. 0.73 d. 0.68

 HYDROSTATIC FORCES

Situation 1: The parabolic plate is submerged in water as shown.

4. Which of the following most nearly gives the hydrostatic force
acting in the plate?
a. 2604.72 kN c. 2460.27 kN
b. 2640.27 kN d. 2406.72 kN
5. Which of the following most nearly gives the location of the
hydrostatic force from the top surface of the liquid?
a. 8.69 m c. 7.68 m
b. 9.68 m d. 6.81 m

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Situation 2: From the figure shown, determine the following:

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Situation 2: From the figure shown, determine the following:

6. Hydrostatic force
a. 2,354.4 kN c. 784.8 kN
b. 2,543.4 kN d. 874.8 kN
7.
a. 7.56m c. 6.75m
b. 4.48m d. 8.44m

Situation 3: From the figure shown.

8. Hydrostatic force along the horizontal direction.

a. 1,764 lb c. 3,121 lb
b. 1,123 lb d. 1,467 lb

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9. Hydrostatic force along the vertical direction.
a. 1,764 lb c. 3,121 lb
b. 1,123 lb d. 1,467 lb

10. Location of the vertical component horizontally from B.

a. 3.56 ft. c. 2.75 ft.
b. 4.48 ft. d. 2.55 ft.

 BUOYANCY

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Situation 4: A stone weighs 468 N in air. When submerged in
water it weighs 298 N.

11. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of the stone?
a. 0.0015 m3 c. 0.0254 m3
b. 0.0173 m3 d. 0.0357 m3
12. Which of the following most nearly gives the unit weight of the
stone?

a. 24.03 kN/m3 c. 25.00 kN/m3

b. 26.00 kN/m3 d. 27.05 kN/m3
13. Which of the following most nearly gives the specific gravity of the
stone?
a. 2.90 c. 2.25
b. 2.45 d. 2.76

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Situation 5: A cylindrical tank 1 m in diameter and 3 m tall weighs
3.86 kN.
14. Which of the following most nearly gives the weight of the lead
(specific wt.= 110 kN/m3) that must be placed inside the tank to
make the tank float vertically with 2.50 m submerged in water?
a. 16.91 kN c. 19.25 kN
b. 21.14 kN d. 15.40 kN

15. Which of the following most nearly gives the weight of the lead
(specific wt.= 110 kN/m3) that must be fastened to the outside
bottom of the tank to make the tank float vertically with 2.50 m
submerged in water?
a. 21.14 kN c. 15.40 kN
b. 19.25 kN d. 16.91 kN

16. Which of the following most nearly gives the weight of the lead

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16. Which of the following most nearly gives the weight of the lead
(specific wt.= 110 kN/m3) that must be placed inside the tank to
make the top of the tank flushed with the water surface?
a. 19.25 kN c. 16.91 kN
b. 15.40 kN d. 21.14 kN

17. A wooden block is placed horizontally in the sea with oil spill as
shown. What is the depth o f the block submerged?

a. 2.34 m c. 1.95 m
b. 2.89 m d. 2.23 m

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MOVING VESSELS
 VERTICAL TRANSLATION

Situation 6: A tank is shown below.

18. Which of the following most nearly gives the pressure at the
bottom if acceleration is 0 m/s2?
a. 19.62 kPa c. 161.796 kPa
b. 113.796 kPa d. 65.796 kPa

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19. Which of the following most nearly gives the pressure at the
bottom if an upward acceleration of 5 m/s2 is applied to the tank?
a. 19.62 kPa c. 161.796 kPa
b. 113.796 kPa d. 65.796 kPa

20. Which of the following most nearly gives the pressure at the
bottom if a downward acceleration of 5 m/s2 is applied to the
tank?

a. 19.62 kPa c. 161.796 kPa

b. 113.796 kPa d. 65.796 kPa
21. Which of the following most nearly gives the pressure at the
bottom if the tank experienced a free fall?

a. 19.62 kPa c. 161.796 kPa

b. 113.796 kPa d. 65.796 kPa

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FLUID MECH 2
Friday, February 26, 2021 7:49 AM

 HORIZONTAL TRANSLATION

Situation 7: An open rectangular tank having a dimension of 8m x 3m x 5m contains water

at a depth of 4 m. If an acceleration of 5 m/s2 is applied horizontally to the right and the
mass of the container is neglected,

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22. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of water remaining in the tank?

23. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of water spilled?

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24. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of air in the tank after the
horizontal translation?

25. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum pressure in the tank after the
translation?

26. Which of the following most nearly gives the minimum pressure in the tank after the
translation?

27. Which of the following most nearly gives the force acting at the side with the greatest
depth?

28. Which of the following most nearly gives the force acting at the side with the least
depth?

29. Which of the following most nearly gives the force acting at the bottom of the tank?

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Situation 8: A closed rectangular tank having a dimension of 8m x 3m x 5m contains water
at a depth of 4 m. If an acceleration of 5 m/s2 is applied horizontally to the right and the
air pressure in the tank is 19.62 kPa,
30. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum pressure in the tank after the
translation?
31. Which of the following most nearly gives the minimum pressure in the tank after the
translation?
32. Which of the following most nearly gives the force acting at the side with the greatest
depth?
33. Which of the following most nearly gives the force acting at the side with the least
depth?
34. Which of the following most nearly gives the force acting at the bottom of the tank?
35. Which of the following most nearly gives the force acting at the top of the tank?

ROTATING VESSELS

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Situation 9: An open cylindrical tank with 6 m base radius and altitude of 5 m is 4 m full of
water. The tank is subjected to an angular velocity of 2.5 rad/sec.

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36. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of water remaining?

37. Which of the following most nearly gives the volume of water spilled?

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38. Which of the following most nearly gives the final volume of air in the tank?

39. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum pressure in the tank?

40. Which of the following most nearly gives the minimum pressure in the tank?

41. Which of the following most nearly gives the force at the bottom of the tank?

Situation 10: An closed cylindrical tank with 6 m base radius and altitude of 5 m is 4 m full
of water. The tank is subjected to an angular velocity of 3 rad/sec and the air pressure
inside the tank is 19.62 kPa.
42. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum pressure in the tank?
43. Which of the following most nearly gives the minimum pressure in the tank?
44. Which of the following most nearly gives the force at the bottom of the tank?
45. Which of the following most nearly gives the force acting at the top of the tank?

 PUMP AND TURBINE

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Situation 11: A pump draws water at 20 liters per second from reservoir A and lifts it to
reservoir B as shown. The head loss from A to 1 is three times the velocity head in the
150-mm diameter pipe and the head loss from 2 to B is fifteen times the velocity head in
the 100mm diameter pipe.

46. Which of the following most nearly gives the power delivered by the pump?
a. 59.24 kW c. 52.49 kW

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b. 48.10 kW d. 41.80 kW

47. Which of the following most nearly gives the pressure head at point 1?

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a. 19.74 m c. 17.49 m
b. 24.97 m d. 14.97 m

48. Which of the following most nearly gives the pressure head at point 2?

a. 259.86 m c. 269.86 m
b. 262.38 m d. 264.63 m

Situation 12: Reservoirs A and B have elevations 250 m and 100 m respectively, and are
connected by a pipe having a diameter of 250 mm and a length of 250 m. A turbine is
installed at a point in between reservoirs A and B.
The discharge in the pipeline is 140 L/s. Use C=120.

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49. Which of the following most nearly gives the head loss in the pipe due to friction?
a. 9.17 m c. 6.15 m
b. 7.35 m d. 8.55 m

50. Which of the following most nearly gives the head extracted by the turbine?

a. 149.55 m c. 136.10 m
b. 141.45 m d. 160.75 m

51. Which of the following most nearly gives the power generated by the turbine?

a. 215.65 kW c. 235.18 kW
b. 194.27 kW d. 180.50 kW

 MAJOR HEAD LOSSES

Situation 13: A discharge of 750 L/s flows through a pipe having a diameter of 400 mm
and a length of 65 m.

52. Which of the following most nearly gives the head loss using Manning’s equation with
n= 0.013?

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n= 0.013?

a. 8.43 m c. 7.50 m
b. 8.96 m d. 7.18 m
53. Which of the following most nearly gives the head loss using Darcy-Weisbach formula
with f= 0.012?

a. 3.54 m c. 3.17 m
b. 2.15 m d. 2.75 m

54. Which of the following most nearly gives the head loss using Hazen-Williams formula
with C= 100?

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a. 7.45 m c. 7.86 m
b. 6.12 m d. 7.05 m

 PIPE NETWORK

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Situation 14: Pipelines 1, 2, and 3 are connected in parallel to
each other. The three pipes carry a combined discharge of 0.86 m3/s.

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55. Which of the following most nearly gives the rate of flow in pipeline 1?
a. 0.3136 m3/s c. 0.2844 m3/s
b. 0.1671 m3/s d. 0.3793 m3/s
63. Which of the following most nearly gives the rate of flow in pipeline 2?
c. 0.1671 m3/s c. 0.3793 m3/s
d. 0.2844 m3/s d. 0.3136 m3/s
64. Which of the following most nearly gives the rate of flow in pipeline 3?
a. 0.1671 m3/s c. 0.3793 m3/s
e. 0.2844 m3/s d. 0.3136 m3/s

Situation 17: The flow rate for the pipe system shown is 0.050
m3/s with a total head loss of 12 m. Use C= 120 for all pipes.

65. Which of the following most nearly gives the head loss in pipe 2?
f. 5.56 m c. 2.81 m
g. 3.71 m d. 1.62 m
66. Which of the following most nearly gives the flow in pipe 3?
a. 0.0278 m3/s c. 0.0451 m3/s
b. 0.0124 m3/s d. 0.0208 m3/s
67. Which of the following most nearly gives the diameter of pipe 3?
a. 129.73 mm c. 176.54 mm

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a. 129.73 mm c. 176.54 mm
b. 158.12 mm d. 212.15 mm

 OPEN CHANNEL
Situation 18: A trapezoidal canal with a base of 2 m has its sides sloping at 45° with the
horizontal. Water flows at a depth of 1m.
68. Which of the following most nearly gives the cross sectional area of the water?
a.
3.00 m2
c.
5.66 m2
b.
2.83 m2
d.
6.00 m2
69. Which of the following most nearly gives the wetted perimeter of the canal?
a. 4.83 m c. 3.41 m
b. 2.83 m d. 5.66 m
70. Which of the following most nearly gives the hydraulic radius?
a. 0.50 m c. 0.62 m
b. 1.00 m d. 0.68 m

Situation 19: Water flows in a rectangular channel 10 m wide and 1.20 m deep at a rate of
18.40 m3/s. The roughness coefficient of the channel is 0.012.

71. Which of the following most nearly gives the slope of the channel?
a. 0.000444 c. 0.000534
b. 0.000453 d. 0.000354

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72. Which of the following most nearly gives the specific energy?
a. 1.22 m c. 1.86 m
b. 1.32 m d. 1.59 m

73. Which of the following most nearly gives the boundary shear stress?
a. 5.07 Pa c. 4.21 Pa
b. 4.30 Pa d. 3.36 Pa

Situation 20: Water flows through an almost level channel 3 m wide at a rate of 12 m3/s.
The depth gradually increases from 1 m to 1.10 m over a length of flow of 5 m.

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74. Which of the following most nearly gives the head lost?
a. 0.0249 m c. 0.0415 m
b. 0.0829 m d. 0.0671 m

75. Which of the following most nearly gives the slope of the energy grade line?
a. 0.0083 c. 0.0050
c. 0.0134 d. 0.0166

76. Which of the following most nearly gives the roughness coefficient?
a. 0.0134 c. 0.0173
b. 0.0245 d. 0.0220

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Situation 21: A 90° triangular channel having a roughness
coefficient of 0.012 carries water at a rate of 6 m3/s.
77. Which of the following most nearly gives the critical depth?
a. 1.16 m c. 1.94 m
b. 1.49 m d. 1.61 m
78. Which of the following most nearly gives the critical velocity?
a. 2.07 m/s c. 2.46 m/s
b. 2.70 m/s d. 2.64 m/s
79. Which of the following most nearly gives the critical slope?
a. 0.0025 c. 0.0037
b. 0.0073 d. 0.0052
Situation 22: A rectangular channel 5.50 m wide and 1.30 m deep is laid on a uniform
slope of 0.002. The roughness coefficient of the channel is 0.013.
80. Which of the following most nearly gives the rate of flow in the channel?
a. 21.04 m3/s c. 22.63 m3/s
b. 19.27 m3/s d. 16.28 m3/s
81. Which of the following most nearly gives the savings in lining per meter length of
channel that could have been offered by using the most efficient rectangular section but
adhering to the same flow capacity and slope?
a. 1.53 m2/m c. 0.87 m2/m
b. 1.10 m2/m d. 0.67 m2/m
82. Which of the following most nearly gives the savings in earth excavation per meter
length of channel that could have been offered by using the most efficient rectangular
section but adhering to the same flow capacity and slope?
a. 0.61 m3/m c. 1.75 m3/m
b. 0.24 m3/m d. 1.03 m3/m

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FLUID MECH 3
Sunday, February 28, 2021 1:39 PM

 THREE RESERVOIR PROBLEM

Situation 23: Three pipes 1, 2, and 3 from three reservoirs A, B, and C, respectively, meet at a junction whose elevation is
366 m. Water levels at reservoirs A and B are at elevations 825 m and 716 m, respectively. Useful properties of the pipes
are given in the following table.

PIPE LENGTH (m) DIAM. (mm) f

1 3000 200 0.018
2 1200 300 0.020
3 1500 350 0.025

83. If the pressure at the junction of the pipes is 2730 kPa, find the elevation of water at reservoir C.
a. 480.33 m c. 462.07 m
b. 544.96 m d. 503.29 m

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84. Which of the following most nearly gives the rate of flow in pipeline 2?
a. 296.50 L/s c. 212.25 L/s
b. 316.17 L/s d. 192.34 L/s
85. Which of the following most nearly gives the rate of flow in pipeline 1?
a. 325.98 L/s c. 113.90 L/s
b. 235.98 L/s d. 261.18 L/s

 REYNOLD’S NUMBER

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Situation 24: A liquid having a Reynolds number of 1700 flows through a 50-mm diameter pipe that is 1200 m long.
The head loss in the pipe due to friction is 25 m.

86. Which of the following most nearly gives the friction factor?
a. 0.0376 c. 0.0458
b. 0.0173 d. 0.0286

87. Which of the following most nearly gives the kinematic viscosity of the liquid?
a. 1.97x10-5 m2/s c. 3.19x10-5 m2/s
b. 2.17x10-5 m2/s d. 2.49x10-5 m2/s

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88. Which of the following most nearly gives the rate of flow?
a. 99.56 L/min c. 86.80 L/min
b. 78.71 L/min d. 127.89 L/min

Situation 25: Crude oil having a density of 856 kg/m3 and dynamic viscosity of 0.0072 Pa-s flow through a 60 mm
diameter pipe at a rate of 0.24 m/s.
89. Which of the following most nearly gives the Reynolds number?
a. 1,217 c. 1,127
b. 1,271 d. 1,712

90. Which of the following most nearly gives the friction factor?
a. 0.0568 c. 0.0504
b. 0.0374 d. 0.0526

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91. Which of the following most nearly gives the head lost if the pipe is 1,500 m long?
a. 4.17 m c. 3.86 m
b. 2.74 m d. 3.70 m

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