Republic of the Philippines

CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE

F. Pimentel Avenue, Brgy. 2, Daet, Camarines Norte – 4600, Philippines

College of Engineering
Summ
CE 10a&b – Hydraulics (Lecture and Laboratory)
Second Semester, AY 2019-2020
MIDTERM

PRACTCE PROBLEMS FOR RESERVOIR PROBLEMS, WATER HAMMER, OPEN CHANNEL FLOW,
AND HYDRAULIC JUMP
1. An irrigational canal with trapezoidal section has the following dimensions: Bottom width = 2.50m, depth of
water = 0.90m, side slope = 1.5 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:
a. Determine the hydraulic radius of the canal, in meter(s).
b. Determine the velocity of the water in m/sec.
c. Determine the number of hectares served by the irrigation canal.
2. The triangular channel whose side slope is 0.33 (n=0.012) is to carry water at a flow rate of 10 m³/s.
a. Find the critical depth.
b. Find the critical velocity.
c. Find the critical slope.
3. For a wide rectangular open channel with a critical depth of 3m. Determine the following:
a. Critical slope
b. Critical velocity
c. Flow (per meter)
4. A rectangular flume of planned timber (n = 0.012) is 1.5m wide and carries 1.70 m³/s of water. The bed
slope is 0.00060. At a certain section the depth is 1m.
a. Find the distance to the section where the depth is 0.75m.
b. Find the velocity at each sections.
c. Determine the type of flow of each sections.
5. The figure shows a flow in a wide channel over a bump. The flow rate is 12 m³/s per meter of channel width
d1 = 0.85m
a. Compute the velocity at the top of the bulge
if (height of bulge = 0.10m)
b. Compute the water depth at the top of the
bulge
c. Type of flow at the top of the bulge.

6. Water flows in a channel whose bottom slope is 0.003 and whose cross-section is shown in the figure. The
dimensions and the Manning Coefficients are also given on the figure. Determine the effective Manning
coefficient for the channel. (n for clean natural channel is 0.030 and 0.050 for light brush)

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 Republic of the Philippines
CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE
F. Pimentel Avenue, Brgy. 2, Daet, Camarines Norte – 4600, Philippines

College of Engineering
Summ
CE 10a&b – Hydraulics (Lecture and Laboratory)
Second Semester, AY 2019-2020
MIDTERM

7. A 2-m internal diameter circular steel storm drain with n=0.012 is to discharge water uniformly at a rate of
12m3/s to a distance of 1 km. If the maximum depth is to be 1.5m, determine the required elevation drop.
8. Water is to be transported at a rate of 10m 3/s in uniform slope in an open channel whose surfaces are
asphalt lined (n=0.016). The bottom slope is 0.0015. Determine the diameter of the best cross section of
the circular channel.
9. Consider the flow of water in a 10m-wide channel at the rate of 70m 3/s and a flow depth of 0.50m. The
water now undergoes a hydraulic jump, and the flow depth after the jump is measured to be 4m. Determine
the mechanical power wasted during this jump.
10. The flow depth and velocity of water undergoing a hydraulic jump are measured to be 1.1m and 1.75m/s,
respectively. Determine the percent of energy wasted.
11. Water flowing in a wide channel encounters a 22-cm high bump at the bottom of the channel. If the flow
depth is 1.2m and the velocity is 2.5m/s before the bump, determine the maximum height of the bump.

12. Consider water flow through a 1-foot wide channel at a flow depth of 8ft. Now water flows through a sluice
gate with a 1-ft high opening and the freely discharged outflow subsequently undergoes a hydraulic jump.
Disregarding any loses associated with the sluice gate itself, determine the velocity after the jump if the
coefficient of discharge is 0.58.
13. A trapezoidal channel with unfinished concrete surfaces (n=0.014) is to be built to discharge water uniformly
at a rate of 200ft3/s. For the case of the best cross-section, determine the bottom width of the channel if the
available vertical drop is 10ft per mile.
14. A rectangular channel with a bottom width of 7m discharges water at a rate of 45m 3/s. Determine the flow
depth below which the flow is supercritical.
15. The flow rate of water in a 6-m wide rectangular channel is to be measured using a 1.1-m high sharp-
crested rectangular weir that spans across the channel. If the head above the weir crest is 0.60m upstream
for the weir, determine the flow rate of water if the coefficient of discharge is equal to 0.65.
16. A trapezoidal channel from the figure shown with roughness coefficient n=0.022. Determine the maximum
flow rate in the channel if the minimum perimeter and the slope are 8m and 1.5m per kilometre, respectively.

17. Water is flowing in a rectangular channel 2.0m wide. At a transition section, the channel bottom is lowered
by h=0.1m for a short distance, and then is raised back to the original elevation shown in the figure. If
y=1.22m and Q=4.8m3/s, then, with losses neglected. Find the change in channel width necessary to
maintain a horizontal water surface through the transition.

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 Republic of the Philippines
CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE
F. Pimentel Avenue, Brgy. 2, Daet, Camarines Norte – 4600, Philippines

College of Engineering
Summ
CE 10a&b – Hydraulics (Lecture and Laboratory)
Second Semester, AY 2019-2020
MIDTERM

18. Determine the flow in each pipe connecting the three reservoirs shown if: El. A = 110m; El. B = 70m and
El. C = 20m
PIPE LENGTH (m) DIA. (mm) f
1 2000 500 0.02
2 2500 600 0.02
3 4000 800 0.02

19. In the figure, reservoir A is the source of water supply and is at elevation 150m. The elevation of the
junction is 72m, town B is at elevation 31m, and elevation of
town D is at elevation 15m. The consumption is 150 liters per
capita per day. The friction factor of the pipes is 0.02.
Determine the number of inhabitants of Town C and Town D.

PIPE LENGTH (m) DIA. (mm)

1 15000 350
2 9200 220
3 6100 200

20. Water from a reservoir flowing through a pipe having a

diameter of 600mm with a velocity of 1.75m/s is completely
stopped by a closure of a valve situated 150m from the
reservoir. Assume that the pressure increases at a uniform rate and there is no damping of the pressure
wave. The pipe has a thickness of 20mm and bulk modulus of water is 2.2x109 N/m2 and modulus of
elasticity of steel is 1.4x1011 N/m2. Compute the:
a. celerity of pressure wave
b. equivalent bulk modulus of water
c. pressure on the pipe after closure of the valve

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