HYDRAULICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING EXAM STUDY GUIDE

HYDRAULICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
EXAM STUDY GUIDE



Height due to Capillary Action




Formula of pressure in terms of density
or (gammaRT)




Gas Constant,R in (N•m/kg•K)
287.4 N•m/kg•K
Gas Constant,R in (m/K)
29.3 m/K
Specific Volume
ν = 1 /ρ
Surface Tension
p=4σ/d
Hydrostatic Pressure




Eccentricity of Hydrostatic Pressure
where ybar=hbar/sin(theta)




y bar

,Hydrostatic Pressure on Curved Surface




Centroid of Semi Circle
4R/3π
Moment of Inertia of Circle




Moment of Inertia of a Triangle




Moment of Inertia of Semi Circle




Weight in Liquid




Spacing of Hoops of a wood stave pipe
where sigma t is allowable tensile stress of hoop

, Slug to Kg
1 Slug = 14.594 Kg
Density of water in slug/cubic feet
1.94 slug/cubic feet
Atmospheric Pressure
101.325 atm (if not given)
also called barometric pressure
Liter to cubic meters
1000L=1m^3
Specific Gravity of Ocean Water
1.03
Factor of Safety against Overturning




Factor of Safety against sliding




Location of Ry (xbar)




Eccentricy (Dam)
if e<B/6 , Ry is in the middle third
if e>B/6 , Ry is outside the middle third




Foundation Pressure (e<or= B/6)