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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for 5. Determine the uplift pressure at the
each of the following questions. Mark only heel of the dam, in kPa.
one answer for each item by shading the box A. 114 C. 198
corresponding to the letter of your choice B. 265 D. 181
on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO 6. Determine the uplift force, in kN per
ERASURES ALLOWED. GOOD LUCK. meter, per meter length of dam.
A. 11.4 C. 14.7
NOTE: A times B is represented by A×B or B. 17.6 D. 4415
A*B. A raised to the power n is
expressed as A^n. All problems are 1 7. In accordance with Rankine’s theory
point each. for lateral active earth pressure of a
retaining wall, with horizontal
Situation 1. The column of a certain backfill, what angle of internal
building is supported by footing of friction, in degrees, results in a
depth 2 m into a cohesionless soil, coefficient of lateral earth pressure
for which the angle of internal equal to 0.50?
friction is 20° and the unit weight is A. 19.5° C. 16.9°
18 kN/m^3. Assume a factor of safety B. 18.7° D. 21.4°
FS = 2.5.
8. What is the friction angle of the soil
kc kq kγ when the coefficient lateral earth
Strip 1.0 1 0.5 pressure is 4?
A. 39.6° C. 21.7°
Square 1.3 1 0.4 B. 36.9° D. 27.1°
Circular 1.3 1 0.3 9. A sand mass with a void ratio of e =
0.70 and Gs = 2.66 is given. Determine
the safe hydraulic gradient for the
Rectangle 1 + 0.3 B/L 1 0.5(1 – 0.2 B/L)
given flow system with a factor of
safety FS = 3.
Use bearing factors: A. 0.515 C. 0.325
Nc = 17.69, Nq = 7.44 & Nγ = 3.64 B. 0.465 D. 0.285
Using Terzaghi’s Formula for general Situation 3. The moist density and degree
shear failure, of saturation of a soil sample are
given in the following table:
1. Evaluate the ultimate bearing capacity
(kPa) of a square footing of 2 m on a Soil Density Degree of Saturation
side. (kg/m^3) (%)
A. 330.2 C. 182.1 1680 45
B. 128.1 D. 320.3 1808 75
2. Evaluate the ultimate bearing capacity
(kPa) for a rectangular footing for 10. Determine the void ratio.
width 1.5 m and length 3 m. A. 0.65 C. 0.75
A. 124.8 C. 142.8 B. 0.45 D. 0.55
B. 312.1 D. 321.1 11. Determine the specific gravity of
3. Evaluate the design load (kN) for a solids.
circular footing of 1.5 m diameter. A. 2.60 C. 2.65
A. 210.2 C. 297.3 B. 2.70 D. 2.55
B. 118.9 D. 279.3 12. Determine the weight of water in kg
for a 7 m^3 soil, when it is fully
Situation 2. The coefficient of saturated.
permeability below a dam is 4 m/day. A. 3180 C. 3314
The water on the upstream side is 30 B. 2989 D. 2748
meters higher than that on the
downstream. To estimate the seepage Situation 4. The laboratory gave the
below the dam, a flow net was following results:
graphically drawn such that the number
of potential drops, Nd = 10 and the Natural Moisture Content = 24%
number of flow channels Nf = 4. The Liquid Limit = 62%
base of the dam is founded 1 m below Plastic Limit = 28%
the ground. Between the heel and the Percentage of Particles less than 2
toe of the dam, a distance 30 meters, µm = 23%
there are 8 potential drops.
Determine the following:
4. Evaluate the seepage flow per meter
width of the dam, in liters/min. 13. Liquidity index of the soil.
A. 18.6 C. 20.6 A. -0.12 C. -0.14
B. 33.3 D. 32.5 B. +0.12 D. +0.14
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NOVEMBER 2024 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER HGE 10
14. Consistency of the soil.
A. Brittle Solid C. Liquid
B. Plastic D. None
15. Activity Classification.
A. 1.65 C. 1.30
B. 1.48 D. 1.83
16. Ratio of volume of voids and volume of
soil.
A. Porosity
B. Degree of Saturation
C. Void Ratio
D. None of the above
17. Ratio of volume of voids and volume of
soil solids.
A. Void Ratio
B. Porosity
C. Degree of Saturation
D. None of the above
18. Ratio of volume of water and volume of
soil.
A. Degree of Saturation
B. Void Ratio
C. Porosity
D. None of the above
19. Which is true for porosity?
A. 0 < n < 100
B. 0 ≤ n ≤ 100
C. 0 ≤ n
D. 0 < n
20. Which is true for void ratio?
A. 0 < e < 100
B. 0 ≤ e ≤ 100
C. 0 ≤ e
D. 0 < e
21. Which is true for degree of
saturation?
A. 0 < S < 100
B. 0 ≤ S ≤ 100
C. 0 ≤ S
D. 0 < S
22. When the seepage pressure becomes
equal to the pressure due to submerged
weight of a soil, the effective
pressure is reduced to zero and the
soil particles have a tendency to move
up in the direction of flow. This
phenomenon is generally known
A. Quick condition
B. Boiling condition
C. Quick sand
D. All the above
23. What is soil in civil engineering?
A. The material in a relatively
thin surface zone within roots
occur
B. The unaggregated and uncemented
deposits of minerals and organic
particles covering the earth’s
crust
C. The substance existing on the
earths surface, which grows and
develops plants
D. None of the above
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