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NOVEMBER 2024 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER HGE 14

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer 6. For an SPT of 5 blows, determine the
for each of the following questions. Mark approximate unconfined compression
only one answer for each item by shading the strength of the clay.
box corresponding to the letter of your A. 31.3 kPa C. 50.0 kPa
choice on the answer sheet provided. B. 25.0 kPa D. 62.5 kPa
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. GOOD LUCK. 7. For an SPT of 14 blows, determine the
approximate cohesion of the clay.
NOTE: A times B is represented by A×B or A. 175 kPa C. 100 kPa
A*B. A raised to the power n is B. 200 kPa D. 88 kPa
expressed as A^n. All problems are 1 8. For a soil with cohesion 78 kPa,
point each. determine the consistency.
A. Soft C. Medium
1. A 450 kN load is transmitted by a B. Stiff D. Very Stiff
column footing on the surface through
a rectangular footing 1.5 m × 2.5 m. Situation 3. A footing 2 m x 3 m in plan
Evaluate the pressure exerted by the and 0.50 m thick is designed to support
footing on a soil 2.7 m below the a 0.60 m square column. Due to
footing. architectural reasons, the column is
A. 23.4 kPa C. 25.1 kPa located that its external face is
B. 20.6 kPa D. 22.2 kPa flush with the shorter edge of the
footing. The column, however, is
2. An unconfined compression test was located along the minor principal axis
conducted to a soil sample having a of the footing. The column load,
diameter of 50 mm. The failure load including the weight of the column
was 66 N. What is the value of the itself is 50 kN. Assume concrete to
cohesion strength of the clay in kPa. weigh 24 kN/m^3.
A. 37.2 C. 16.8 9. Evaluate the total downward load on
B. 18.6 D. 33.6 supporting ground.
A. 142 kN C. 132 kN
Situation 1. A two layer unconfined aquifer B. 112 kN D. 122 kN
is shown in the figure. 10. Evaluate the maximum pressure induced
on the ground.
A. 40.3 kPa C. 43.0 kPa
B. 30.4 kPa D. 34.0 kPa
11. Evauate the minimum pressure induced
on the ground.
A. 0.33 kPa C. 0.22 kPa
B. 0.44 kPa D. 0.11 kPa

12. The relative density of loose soil, in

percent, is:
A. 0 to 15 C. 35 to 65
3. Compute the equivalent coefficient of B. 15 to 35 D. 65 to 85
permeability.
A. 4.12 m/day C. 2.75 m/day 13. The relative density of dense soil, in
B. 1.58 m/day D. 3.80 m/day percent, is:
4. Find the hydraulic gradient. A. 15 to 35 C. 65 to 85
A. 0.0025 C. 0.0015 B. 35 to 65 D. 85 to 100
B. 0.0020 D. 0.0040
5. Determine the rate of flow from one 14. The relative density of very dense
stream to another per meter width. soil, in percent, is:
A. 0.385 m^3/day C. 0.342 m^3/day A. 15 to 35 C. 65 to 85
B. 0.421 m^3/day D. 0.468 m^3/day B. 35 to 65 D. 85 to 100

Situation 2. The following table shows an 15. A cohesionless soil is considered

approximate correlation between the dense if the SPT “N” value is between
standard penetration test (SPT) and A. 0 to 4 C. 30 to 50
the unconfined compression strength of B. 10 to 30 D. 4 to 10
cohesive soils.
16. A cohesionless soil is considered
Consistency SPT Unconfined compressive loose if the SPT “N” value is between
Blows strength (kPa) A. 0 to 4 C. 30 to 50
Very Soft 0 - 2 0 - 25 B. 10 to 30 D. 4 to 10
Soft 2 - 4 25 - 50
Medium 4 - 8 50 - 100 17. A cohesionless soil is considered very
Stiff 8 - 16 100 - 200 loose if the SPT “N” value is between
Very Stiff 16 - 32 200 - 400 A. 0 to 4 C. 30 to 50
B. 10 to 30 D. 4 to 10

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18. Soil grains with particle size greater 21. The over consolidation ratio (OCR) of
than 4.75 mm but less than 75 mm an over consolidated soil is:
according to USCS. A. Less than 1
A. Cobbles C. Boulder B. Equal to 1
B. Gravel D. Sand C. Greater than 1
D. None of the above
19. Soil grains with particle size is
greater than 75 mm according to USCS. 22. The over consolidation ratio (OCR) of
A. Cobbles C. Boulder a normally consolidated soil is:
B. Gravel D. Sand A. Less than 1
B. Equal to 1
20. A practice of procedure used to asses C. Greater than 1
the particle size distribution (also D. None of the above
called gradation) of a granular
material. The size distribution is Situation 4. From the following result of a
often of critical importance to the sieve analysis, determine the
way the material performs in use. following according to USDA:
A. Consolidation test 23. Percentage of sand.
B. Standard penetration test A. 60% C. 45%
C. Unconfined compression test B. 55% D. 40%
D. Sieve Analysis 24. Percentage of silt.
A. 40% C. 45%
B. 60% D. 55%
25. Classification of the soil
A. Sandy Loam C. Clay Loam
B. Silty Loam D. Loam

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