CE 111 2 August 2012

Quiz 1 1:00 2:30 PM

Cheating will be penalized by a grade of 5.0. Submit your solution together with the questionnaire.

1. A reservoir has an initial capacity of 35 MCM (million cubic meters) and receives an average annual
inflow of 350 MCM. The average annual sediment inflow is expected to be (40/3) Giganewtons and the
deposited sediment composition is 20.00% sand, 38.35% silt, 41.65% clay. The reservoir is operated
normally with considerable drawdown. The useful life of the reservoir will terminate when 80% of its
initial capacity is filled with sediments. Neglecting consolidation and assuming the annual volume of
sediment trapped is constant and the same volume as that of the first year of operation. Determine the
reservoir capacity after the first year and find the probable life of the reservoir. Use the table below
giving the reservoir trap efficiency as a function of the capacity-inflow ratio based on the median curve
of GM Brune. 1 lb/ft 3 = 157 N/m3

Capacity-Infow Ratio 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.07 0.05 0.03 0.01
Trap Efficiency % 97.0 96.5 96.0 95.5 95.0 93.0 87.0 82.0 78.0 68.5 45.0

2. Analyze the whole section of a concrete gravity dam shown below. Assuming a maximum water depth
of 16m., coefficient of friction of 0.70, no earthquake and ice forces, no uplift, and no downstream pool,
determine the factors of safety against overturning and sliding, and the maximum normal and shear
stresses at the base of dam. Use concrete unit weight of 24 kN/m3.

3. The following graph shows the monthly cumulative flows in 1000 m3 at a proposed water supply
reservoir site during a 2-year period. The values of the graph are tabulated below.
Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
3
Mass Flow (1000m ) 4 12 20 24 26 28 28 32 37 52 54 54
Month 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
3
Mass Flow (1000m ) 60 68 74 74 78 78 78 88 98 104 104 108
 a. What storage capacity (in m3) is required to ensure a safe yield of 4000 m3/month? Use the provided
graph to solve problem.

b. What is the safe yield (in m3/month) of the reservoir if it will have a storage capacity of 8000 m3 ? Use
provided graph to solve problem.

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% sand
W1 B1 log T % silt W2 B2 log T % clay W3 B3 log T c tan
100 100 100

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