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SIT A: The pipe flow in the following figure is driven by glycerin of S = 1.35, the block projects 3.0 in above the
pressurized air in the tank. The flow rate in the pipe is 50 liquid surface.
cu.m./hr. of water. Assume friction factor of the pipe f = 7. Determine the height of the block.
0.014. a. 5.86 in b. 6.45 in
c. 7.14 in d. 4.28 in
20 m
8. Determine the specific gravity of the block.
a. 0.659 b. 0.902
c. 0.541 d. 0.798
9. Determine the weight of the block.
PA = ?
80 m a. 1.26 lb b. 1.48 lb
c. 1.35 lb d. 1.54 lb
10 m
SIT D: The gate shown in the figure below is 1 m wide and
is hinged at the bottom. The gate is kept closed by a
concrete block connected to it with a cable.
40 m

0.5 m
1. Calculate the velocity of flow in the pipe, in m/s.
a. 7.074 b. 6.388 stop
c. 8.286 d. 9.241
2m
2. Calculate the total head loss in the pipe, in m.
a. 140 b. 100 hinge
Water
c. 170 d. 80
3. Calculate the needed pressure in the tank to
10. Calculate the hydrostatic force on the gate in kN.
provide the given flow rate, in kPa. a. 26.40 b. 12.20
a. 1 693 b. 1 710 c. 19.62 d. 15.35
c. 1 702 d. 1 688 11. Calculate the tension in the cable in kN.
SIT B: A concrete dam retaining water is shown in the a. 5.232 b. 3.253
figure. The specific weight of the concrete is 23.5 kN/m3. c. 7.040 d. 4.093
Assume there is no hydrostatic uplift and that the coefficient 12. Determine the minimum volume of concrete (= 23.6
of friction between dam and foundation soil is 0.48. kN/m3) needed to keep the gate in a vertical position.
a. 0.38 m3 b. 0.51 m3
2m
c. 0.42 m 3
d. 0.29 m3
SIT E: A reservoir of carbon tetrachloride has a mass of 500
kg and a volume of 0.315 m3. Find the carbon
tetrachlorides:
7m 13. Mass density in kg/m3:
6m a. 1587 b. 1311
c. 1425 d. 1626
14. Specific weight in kN/m3:
a. 15.57 b. 13.98
c. 15.95 d. 12.86
4m
15. Specific gravity:
4. Find the factor of safety against sliding. a. 1.59 b. 1.42
a. 1.34 b. 1.73 c. 1.63 d. 1.31
c. 1.92 d. 1.51
5. Find the factor of safety against overturning.
a. 3.42 b. 2.56
c. 2.81 d. 3.10
6. Find the maximum soil pressure intensity on the
base of dam in kPa.
a. 173.4 b. 155.1
c. 142.8 d. 164.3

SIT F: Three pipes are connected in parallel between

SIT C: A block of wood, 3.0 x 3.0 x h, floats in water with junctions A and E. Pressure heads at points A and E are 70.0
2.0 in projecting above the water surface. When placed in m and 46.0 m, respectively. The properties of each pipe are

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given in the following table. Assume friction factor for all

pipes is 0.021.
PIPE DIAMETER (mm) LENGTH (m)
1 300 3000
2 200 1300
3 250 2600
16. What is the flow rate in pipe 1 in cu.m/s?
a. 0.105 b. 0.130
c. 0.123 d. 0.145
17. What is the flow rate in pipe 2 in cu.m/s?
a. 0.047 b. 0.063
c. 0.038 d. 0.058
18. What is the flow rate in pipe 3 in cu.m/s?
a. 0.072 b. 0.107
c. 0.098 d. 0.087
SIT G:

An open cylindrical vessel of radius of 2 m and height of 6

m is initially full of water. It is tilted and water pours out
until the water level coincides with a diameter of the base
and just touches the rim of the top.

19. Find the volume of water left in the vessel in cu.m .

a. 12 b. 14
c. 16 d. 18
20. Determine the depth of water if the vessel is tilted back
to upright position in m.
a. 1.273 b. 1.432
c. 0.955 d. 1.114
21. With the amount of water left in the vessel, to what
angular speed, in rpm, should the vessel be
accelerated about its central vertical axis such that
the water surface touches the bottom of the
vessel?
a. 48 b. 52
c. 65 d. 34

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