2024 CELE Board Exam

4. CE Board April 2024

A circular plate of radius r = 300 mm is vertically submerged in water with its top edge 2 m
below the liquid surface.
a) Evaluate the total force acting on one side of the gate in kPa. (Dae ko aram nata kPa)
b) Obtain the location of the force from the center of gravity of the plate in mm.
c) Obtain the location of the force from the liquid surface in mm.

Solution:

a)

𝑃 = 𝛾ℎ̅𝐴
𝑃 = (9.81)(2 + 0.3)(𝜋)(0.3)2
𝑷 = 𝟔. 𝟑𝟖 𝒌𝑵
b)
𝐼𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
𝑒=
ℎ̅𝐴
0.64
(𝜋)( 64 )𝑠𝑖𝑛(90)
𝑒=
(2 + 0.3)(𝜋)(0.3)2
𝒆 = 9.783 𝑥 10−3 𝑚
𝒆 = 𝟗. 𝟕𝟖𝟑 𝒎𝒎

c) y is the distance of the force from the liquid surface (just indicate it on your drawing or kahit
wag na gets naman lang like duh)

𝑦 = ℎ̅ + 𝑒
𝑦 = 2.3 + 0.009783
𝑦 = 2.30978 𝑚
𝒚 = 𝟐𝟑𝟎𝟗. 𝟕𝟖 𝒎𝒎
7. CE Board April 2024
CE Board November 2017

An open cylindrical vessel 1.3 m in diameter and 2.1 m high is 2/3 full of water. If rotated about
the vertical axis at a constant angular speed of rpm, determine the amount of water in liters
that will be spilled out.

Solution:

𝜋
𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝜔 = 87 𝑟𝑝𝑚 𝑥 30 = 9.11 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠𝑒𝑐
1 𝑟𝑝𝑚
𝜔2 𝑟 2
𝑦=
2𝑔
(9.11)2 (0.65)2
𝑦=
2(9.81)
𝑦 = 1.787 𝑚

𝑉𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 = 𝑉𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 − 𝑉𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡

𝜋(0.65)2 (1.79) 𝜋(0.65)2 (1.4)

𝑉𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 = −
2 2
1000 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
𝑉𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 = 0.258828 𝑚3 𝑥
1 𝑚3
𝑽𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 = 𝟐𝟓𝟖. 𝟖𝟐𝟖 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔
8. CE Board April 2024
CE Board November 2023

A closed cylindrical tank placed in a horizontal position on a truck 1.5 m in diameter and 5 m
long. It is completely filled with water. If the truck travels horizontally forward at an acceleration
of 4m/s^2, determine the total force acting on the rear end of the container in kN.

Solution:

𝑦
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 =
5
𝑎
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 =
𝑔

𝑦 𝑎
=
5 𝑔
5(4)
𝑦=
9.81
𝑦 = 2.039 𝑚

ℎ̅ = 𝑦 + 0.75
ℎ̅ = 2.039 + 0.75
ℎ̅ = 2.789 𝑚

𝐹 = 𝛾ℎ̅𝐴
𝜋
𝐹 = (9.81)(2.789)( )(1.5)2
4
𝑭 = 𝟒𝟖. 𝟑𝟓𝟎 𝒌𝑵
14. CE Board April 2024

(Chapter 7 pa tong problem which we are still not currently at, pero halipot man lang kaya
siya kaya go)

Water flow at liters/sec. through 500 m of 150 mm diameter pipeline having a coefficient of
friction of 0.02. Calculate the head loss for the length of pipeline.

Solution:

0.0826 𝑓𝐿𝑄 2
ℎ𝑓 =
𝐷5
0.0826 (0.02)(500)(0.02)2
ℎ𝑓 =
(0.15)5
𝒉𝒇 = 𝟒. 𝟑𝟓𝟏 𝒎

15. CE Board April 2024

A rectangular plate 1.2 m wide by 2 m long is vertically submerged half in oil having sp. gr. of
0.84 and half fresh water such that its shorter edge is flushed with the top surface of the upper
liquid and parallel to it. Obtain the total force acting on the lower half of the plate in kN.

Solution:
Note based sa drawing P and Force diyan ah, bako man an Pressure. 0.84 ang sp gr huh, ang
drawing 0.64 nakalagay do be careful

ℎ𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑙 (𝑠𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑙 )

ℎ𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 1(0.84)
ℎ𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 0.84

ℎ̅ = 0.84 + 0.5
ℎ̅ = 1.34 𝑚

𝐹 𝑜𝑟 𝑃 = 𝛾ℎ̅𝐴
𝑃 = (9.81)(1.34)(1.2)(1)
𝑷 = 𝟏𝟓. 𝟕𝟕𝟒 𝒌𝑵
17. CE Board April 2024
CE Board May 2017
CE Board May 2016

(habu ko kaini tah dakulon nangyayare nanamn sa formula)

An irrigation canal with trapezoidal cross-section has the following dimensions: Bottom width =
2.50 m, depth of water = 0.90 m, side slope = 1.5 m horizontal to 1 vertical, slope of the canal
bed = 0.001, coefficient of roughness = 0.025. The canal will serve clay-loam Riceland for which
the duty of water per hectare is 3.0 liters/sec. Using Manning’s Formula, estimate the number
of hectares served by the irrigation canal.

18. CE Board April 2024

CE Board May 2017

A ship with vertical sides near the waterline, weighs 40 MN including its cargo and has a draft of
6.7 meters in seawater (sg = 1.026). Unloading 2 MN of its cargo, the draft decreases to 6.4 m.
With its cargo reduced, the ship enters a harbor of fresh water. Evaluate the draft of the ship in
fresh water, in meters.

Solution:

40000 + 𝑊 = 𝐵𝐹1
40000 + 𝑊 = 9.81(1.026)(6.7)(𝐴)
𝑊 = 67.436(𝐴) − 40000 − − − − − −𝑒𝑞 01

38000 + 𝑊 = 𝐵𝐹2
38000 + 𝑊 = 9.81(1.026)(6.4)(𝐴)
𝑊 = 64.416(𝐴) − 38000 − − − − − − − 𝑒𝑞 02

𝑊=𝑊
67.436(𝐴) − 40000 = 64.416(𝐴) − 38000
67.436(𝐴) − 64.416(𝐴) = 40000 − 38000
3.02𝐴 = 2000
2
𝐴 = 662.252 𝑚

𝑊 = 67.436(𝐴) − 40000
𝑊 = 67.436(662.252) − 40000
𝑊 = 4659.626 𝑘𝑁

38000 + 𝑊 = 𝐵𝐹3
38000 + 4659.626 = 9.81(1.0)(𝑑)(662.652)
𝒅 = 𝟔. 𝟓𝟔𝟐 𝒎
20. CE Board April 2024

An engineer wanted to determine the weight of a piece of wood having a rectangular cross
section and certain length with only a carpenter’s tape available and a curing tank containing
water 1.8m deep. He recorded the cross section of the wood to be 50 mm x 100 mm and the
length is 1.5 m. Placing the wood vertically into the curing tank, he noticed that 0.50 m projects
out of the water as it floats. Solve for the weight of the wood in Newtons.
Solution:

𝐵𝐹 = 𝑊
𝐵𝐹 = 9.81(0.05)(0.1)(1)
𝐵𝐹 = 0.04905 𝑘𝑁
𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑾 = 𝟒𝟗. 𝟎𝟓 𝒌𝑵

21. CE Board April 2024

A vertical rectangular gate 1.5 m wide and 3 m high is hinged at the bottom with the shorter
edge horizontal. On one side of the gate, water stands level with its top of the gate, on the other
side, water stands 2 m below the top. Evaluate the force applied horizontally at the top of the
gate to open it.

Solution:

𝑃1 = 𝛾ℎ̅𝐴1
𝑃1 = (9.81)(1.5)(3)(1.5)
𝑃1 = 66.218 𝑘𝑁

𝑃2 = 𝛾ℎ̅𝐴2
𝑃2 = (9.81)(0.5)(1)(1.5)
𝑃2 = 7.358 𝑘𝑁

∑ 𝑀𝐴 = 0
1
0 = 𝑃1 (1) − 𝑃2 ( ) − 𝑇(3)
3
1
0 = 66.218(1) − 7.358 ( ) − 𝑇(3)
3
𝑻 = 𝟐𝟏. 𝟐𝟓𝟓 𝒌𝑵
22. CE Board April 2024

A rectangular irrigation canal is 5.4 m wide and 1.2 m deep has a hydraulic slope of 0.001 and a
roughness coefficient of 0.013. Evaluate the appropriate depth of the canal in meters using the
more appropriated dimensions but adhering to the same discharge and slope.

(Same sa Problem number 17 ang formulas kaso ayaw ko)

23. CE Board April 2024

The sector gate shown consists of a cylindrical surface of which AB is the base. The length of the
gate perpendicular to the paper is 10 m. Evaluate the horizontal force on the gage in kN. Radius
= 8 m.

6.928 m

6.928
(9.81) ( ) (6.928)(10)
2
𝟐𝟑𝟓𝟒. 𝟐𝟔𝟐 𝒌𝑵
24. CE Board April 2024

Th sector gate shown consists of a cylindrical surface of radius R, of which AB is the base.
Evaluate the total vertical force on the gate in kN If R = 8 m and the length of the plate
perpendicular to the paper is 10 m.

6.928 m

4+8
( ) (6.928)
2
= 𝟒𝟏. 𝟓𝟔𝟖 𝒎𝟐

= 𝟒𝟏. 𝟓𝟔𝟖 − 𝟑𝟑. 𝟓𝟏

= 𝟖. 𝟎𝟓𝟔 𝒎𝟐
= 𝟗. 𝟖𝟏(𝟖. 𝟎𝟓𝟔)(𝟏𝟎)

790.490 kN
25. CE Board April 2024
A water tank has a sloping inclined at 45* with the horizontal. The total depth of water in the
tank is 8 m. A water jet issues from an orifice located on 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. Determine the horizontal
distance on the ground traveled by the jet from the center of the orifice in meters.

(nah, same ulit sa 17 and 22)

30. CE Board April 2024

CE Board May 2015

The unit weight of a liquid is variable and is given by the relation y = 12 + 0.5h, where y in
kN/m^3 and h is the depth of the liquid from the surface in meters. Determine the gage
pressure in kPA at a depth of 3 m.

31. CE Board April 2024

A prism of dimensions 1.5 m x 1.0 m x 2.0 m weighs 29.4 kN in water, determine its specific
gravity.

𝑩𝑭 = 𝜸𝑽𝑫
𝟐𝟗. 𝟒 = (𝟗. 𝟖𝟏)(𝒔𝒑. 𝒈𝒓. )(𝟏. 𝟓)(𝟏)(𝟐)
35. CE Board April 2024
CE Board November 2015

A 3 m diameter pipeline of length 2500 m conveys water between reservoirs at the rate of 10
m^3/sec. What must be the difference in water surface elevation between the two reservoirs in
meters, neglect minor loss. Coefficient of friction in 0.018.

(yah chapter 7 toh, so halipot though ang solution nito)

37. CE Board April 2024

Water 2.4 m deep flows at a rate of 12 cu.m/sec in a trapezoidal channel 3 m at the base and 5
m wide at the water surface. Evaluate the discharge velocity in m/s.

(Chapter 5 toh, halipot lang siya kaya isabay ko na)

39. CE Board April 2024
CE Board May 2017
CE Board May 2016
CE Board November 2015.

A sphere of radius 400 mm is immersed in seawater (s.g. of = 1.026) by anchoring it to the

bottom of the seabed. The mooring lines was observed to have a tension of 800 N. Evaluate the
specific weight of the sphere, in kN/m^3.

𝑊 = 𝐵𝐹
800 4
+ 𝑊𝑠 = 9.81(1.026) ( ) (𝜋)(0.4)3
1000 3

800 4 4
+ 𝛾 ( ) (𝜋)(0.4)3 = 9.81(1.026) ( ) (𝜋)(0.4)3
1000 3 3
𝜸 = 𝟕. 𝟎𝟖𝟏 𝒌𝑵

40. CE Board April 2024

CE Board November 2019

A jet of water 20 mm in diameter and having a velocity of 8 m/s strikes against a plate at right
angles. Determine the force in N at the plate when it is moving towards the nozzle at 5 m/s.

53.093 N