HYDRAULICS MIDTERM QUIZ

Situation 1:
Assume there is a friction head loss in the siphon as shown in the figure where a = 1m, b = 4m. The loss between the intake and B is
0.6 m and between B and N is 0.90 m.

1. What is the rate of discharge when the diameter is 150 mm?

a. 0.1534 m³/s c. 0.1763 m³/s
b. 0.3245 m³/s d. 0.1237 m³/s

2. Determine the pressure head at B.

a. -2.3 m c. 3.1 m
b. -3.23 m d. -4.1 m

3. Find the maximum value for b if a = 1.1 m. Assume friction is negligible and the minimum pressure available in the
siphon is a vacuum of -9.8 m of water.
a. 6.3 m c. 8.7 m
b. 7.6 m d. 9.73 m

Situation 2:
A 900 m long 500-mm-diameter pipe (f = 0.02) is used to connect two reservoirs A and B. At A (Elev. 10 m), a pump is installed to
deliver water to reservoir B (Elev. 28 m) at a rate of 1.2 m³/s. The pump is rated at 1500 kW with an efficiency of 95%. At B, a
turbine is installed to extract head from the water used to rotate a generator.

4. Determine the output power of the pump.

a. 1500 kW c. 1425 kW
b. 1375 kW d. 1285 kW

5. Determine the head extracted by the turbine in J/N or m.

a. 34.54 m c. 27.89 m
b. 48.56 m d. 43.78 m

6. If the efficiency of the turbine is 0.8, determine input power of the turbine to the generator.
a. 406.6 kW c. 325.28 kW
b. 262.66 kW d. 412.3 kW

Situation 3:
Three pipes are connected parallel to each other. The combined discharge of the pipes is equal to 0.8 m³/s.

Pipe Length (m) Diameter (mm) “f”

1 500 150 0.018

2 800 200 0.020
3 900 250 0.019

7. Determine the discharge in Pipe 1.

a. 0.1556 m³/s c. 0.2396 m³/s
b. 0.4048 m³/s d. 0.5621 m³/s

8. Determine the discharge in Pipe 2.

a. 0.1156 m³/s c. 0.2396 m³/s
b. 0.4048 m³/s d. 0.5621 m³/s

9. Determine the discharge in Pipe 3.

a. 0.1156 m³/s c. 0.2396 m³/s
b. 0.4048 m³/s d. 0.5621 m³/s

Situation 4:
Refer to the figure. The discharge in pipe 2 is Q2 = 0.04 m³/s in the direction shown. Head loss is directly proportional to Q raised to a
certain power β, such that HL = RQβ. Where R is the resistance coefficient of the pipe and β = 2 for Darcy and Manning.
 10. Determine the discharge in pipe 3.
a. 0.101 m³/s c. 0.0693 m³/s
b. 0.2103 m³/s d. 0.3128 m³/s

11. Determine the discharge in pipe 4.

a. 0.101 m³/s c. 0.0693 m³/s
b. 0.2103 m³/s d. 0.3128 m³/s

12. Determine the discharge in pipe 1.

a. 0.101 m³/s c. 0.0693 m³/s
b. 0.2103 m³/s d. 0.3128 m³/s

13. Determine the required head Hp to be handled by the pump for the system.
a. 58.12 m c. 66.23 m
b. 72.48 m d. 77.12 m

Situation 5:
A circular orifice (C=0.92, Area = 0.01 m²) is installed at the bottom of a cylindrical tank having a cross-sectional area of 3 m². The
orifice is closed while it is being filled with three layers of fluid having specific gravities of 1,2, and 4 respectively. If the height of
each fluid is 2m, forming a total depth of 6m, from the moment that the orifice is opened instantly:

14. Determine the time to discharge the first fluid (S=4).

a. 87.45 s c. 102.23 s
b. 75.14 s d. 95.13 s

15. Determine the time to discharge the second fluid (S=2).

a. 107.784 s c. 121.23 s
b. 132.47 s d. 151.23 s

16. Determine the time to discharge the third fluid (S=1).

a. 151.78 s c. 208.23 s
b. 198.45 s d. 181.23 s

17. Find the total time to discharge all the fluids.

a. 389.12 s c. 411.14 s
b. 378.45 s d. 432.18 s

18. A tank, under a head h, has a circular orifice located at its vertical side. The diameter of the orifice is 50 mm.
The center of the orifice is 8 m above a level ground and the jet strike the ground 20 m from the orifice, measured
horizontally. Neglect air friction and assume a value of Cv = 0.90.

a. 23.14 m c. 15.43 m
b. 13.12 m d. 10.23 m

Situation 6:
A rectangular channel 8m wide has a depth of 1.2m flowing with a mean velocity of 0.5m/s. Use Francis Formula and considering
velocity of approach.

19. Determine the velocity of approach of the channel that will increase the depth of the water in the channel to 2.00 m.
a. 0.3 m/s c. 0.4 m/s
b. 0.5 m/s d. 0.2 m/s
 20. Compute for the measured head
a. 1.531 m c. 0.531
b. 1.469 d. 0.469 m

21. Determine the height of a rectangular suppressed weir at 2.0 depth.

a. 1.531 m c. 0.531
b. 1.469 d. 0.469 m

22. A rectangular suppressed weir 1.5 m high extend across a rectangular channel 5m wide in which the flow is 3.20 m³/s.
Determine the depth of water upstream from the weir. Neglect velocity approach.
a. 1.995 m c. 1.959
b. 0.495 m d. 0.459

23. A contracted rectangular weir 3m long discharges water under a head of 0.60m. Compute the discharge using the
Francis correction.
a. 2.624 m³/s c. 2.426 m³/s
b. 2.463 m³/s d. 2.643 m³/s

24. In a river 15m wide, having an average depth of 1.2m and a mean velocity of 0.27 m/s, a contracted rectangular weir
8m long is to be constructed. Determine the head over the weir. Neglect velocity of approach in the computation of head.
a. 0.478 m c. 0.482 m
b. 0.487 m d. 0.480 m

25. A rectangular contracted weir 5m long is built in the center of a rectangular channel 10 m wide. How high is the weir if
the depth of water upstream is 1.2m when the discharge is 2.5 m³/s?
a. 0.776m c. 0.442m
b. 0.424m d. 0.767m

26. The flow in a rectangular channel 5m wide is constant. A depth of 3m is maintained by a rectangular weir 1.2m long by
1.8m high. This weir is to be replaced by a rectangular suppressed weir which will maintain the same depth. What height of
weir is required assuming C=0.67 for both weirs?
a. 0.399m c. 0.939m
b. 2.601m d. 2.106m

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27. Determine the discharge of water over 60º triangular weir if the measured head is 35cm, and C = ∫0 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑑(𝜃)𝑑𝜃.
a. 0.053 m³/s c. 0.1051 m³/s
b. 0.101 m³/s d. 0.069 m³/s

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28. The discharge of water over a 45 deg triangular weir is 80 liters/s, C = ∫0 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑑(𝜃)𝑑𝜃. What is the head?
a. 0.47 m c. 0.483 m
b. 0.84m d. 0.348 m

29. The discharge of the water over a 90 deg triangular weir is 100 liters/s. What is the head?
a. 0.457 m c. 0.483 m
b. 0.843m d. 0.348 m

30. Compute the discharge of the water over a cipolletti weir 2.5m long under a head of 62cm.
a. 2.269 m³/s c. 2.246 m³/s
b. 2.296 m³/s d. 2.426 m³/s

31. The length of the crest of the trapezoidal weir is 3m. The sides are sloping at 75º 57’ 49” with the horizontal. Find the
discharge (in m³/s) if the head on the weir is 0.75m.
a. 3.262 m³/s c. 3.622 m³/s
b. 3.266 m³/s d. 2.366 m³/s

32. A trapezoidal notch of 1.5m wide at the top and 0.75m at the bottom is 0.25m high. Find the discharge through the
notch, if the head of water is 0.2m. C=0.7
a. 0.138 m³/s c. 0.318 m³/s
b. 0.183 m³/s d. 0.813 m³/s

33. A stream 16m wide carries 2.2 m³/s of water. Determine the resulting head over a cipolletti weir 1.8m high and 5m
long.
a. 0.383m c. 0.338m
b. 0.385m d. 0.358m

Situation 7:
An open channel has a cross-section as shown in the figure. The slope of the channel is 0.005., the roughness coefficient is 0.012.

34. What is the hydraulic radius?

a. 2.046 m c. 2.416 m
b. 1.146 m d. 1.547 m
 35. Determine the rate of the flow.
a. 83.46 m³/s c. 63.48 m³/s
b. 74.44 m³/s d. 79.49 m³/s

36. Determine the boundary shear stress.

a. 27.33 Pa c. 37.23 Pa
b. 48.73 Pa d. 56.21 Pa

Situation 8:
A rectangular channel (B = 5 m) has a depth of 2 m. It carries water a the rate of 25 m³/s. if n = 0.013

37. Determine the slope of the channel?

a. 0.00231 c. 0.00092
b. 0.00133 d. 0.00341

38. What is the difference in elevation of the water surface between sections, 900 m apart?
a. 0.828 m c. 0.416 m
b. 1.237 m d. 2.468 m

39. Determine the critical depth of the channel.

a. 1.735 m b. 1.938 m
b. 1.366 m d. 2.046 m

40. Find the minimum specific energy of the channel.

a. 2.05 m c. 2.36 m
b. 2.48 m d. 2.57 m

Situation 9:
An open channel is in the shape of a trapezoid as shown in the figure. Its roughness coefficient is 0.013. The flow in the channel is
estimated to be 20m³/s. The side slope is 3H: 4V.

41. Determine the critical depth of the channel.

a. 2.046 m c. 2.416 m
b. 1.085 m d. 1.547 m

42. Determine the minimum specific energy of the channel.

a. 2.046 m c. 1.729 m
b. 1.612 m d. 1.893 m

43. If the specific energy of the channel is 1.84m, determine its depth.
a. 1.43 m c. 0.84 m
b. 1.231 m d. Both a and c.

Situation 10:
A horizontal jet having a velocity of 25 m/s from a nozzle having a diameter of 100 mm strikes a vane that deflects through an angle
of 60º as shown in the figure. Neglect frictional losses.

44. If the vane is stationary, determine the magnitude of the resultant thrust acting on the vane.
a. 4,908.98 N c. 1,767.14 N
b. 9,621.13 N d. 8,563.45 N

45. If the vane is moving to the right at a speed of 10 m/s, determine the magnitude of the resultant thrust acting on the
vane.
a. 4,908.98 N c. 1,767.14 N
b. 9,621.13 N d. 8,563.45 N
46. If the vane is moving to the left at a speed of 10 m/s, determine the magnitude of the resultant thrust acting on the vane.
a. 4,908.98 N c. 1,767.14 N
b. 9,621.13 N d. 8,563.45 N

Situation 11: A 600 mm diameter non-rigid pipe of length 2.5 km with a thickness of 10mm is to carry water flowing at 0.9
m3/s. Use Ew = 2.07x109 Pa for water and Es = 200000 Mpa for steel.

47. Find the water hammer pressure developed for a time of closure of 4 seconds.
a. 4501.34 kPa c. 2649.56 kPa
b. 3596.9 kPa d. 3458.32 kPa
48. Find the water hammer pressure developed for a time of closure of 6 seconds.
a. 2649.72 kPa c. 3596.9 kPa
b. 1056.45 kPa d. 3458.32 kPa
49. Determine the composite bulk modulus of water
a. 1276.99 mPa c. 1.2769 mPa
b. 1320.21 mPa d. 1.3202 mPa

50. A 3m cantilever beam is subjected to a dynamic water force at its free end. The diameter of the nozzle is 75mm, and
the velocity of the water is 7.5 m/s. Using E = 200 GPa and I = 66.67x10 6 mm4 for the beam, calculate the deflection at the
free end in mm.
a. 0.452 c. 0.168
b. 0.791 d. 10.56