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9. If full consolidation settlement, primary compression settlement

Situation: requires approximately 8 years, compute the settlement due to
The following are the given data of a sieve analysis of soils. secondary compression of clay over a period of 20 years’ time
Sieve No. Diam.(mm) Soil Sample (Percentage Passing) span. Assume secondary compression index is 0.008.
A B C a. 1.85mm b. 2.40mm c. 3.21mm d. 2.78mm
4 4.760 100 90 100
8 2.380 97 64 100 Situation:
10 2.000 92 54 98
A 9m high cut slope has unit weight of soil equal to 17kN/m3. Friction
20 0.840 87 34 92
40 0.420 53 22 84
angle and cohesion along the rock surface 20° and 24 kN/m2,
60 0.250 42 17 79 respectively. Slope angle that the cut makes with horizontal = 30° and
100 0.149 26 9 70 the failure plane makes with horizontal = 15°.
200 0.074 17 4 63 10. Compute the force tending to cause sliding in kN.
Characteristics of --- 40 fractions a. 356 b. 370 c. 297 d. 402
LL 35 - 47 11. Compute the resistance to sliding force in kN.
PL 20 - 24
a. 1317.20 b. 1073.00 c. 1039.50 d. 1286.40
Classify the soils using Unified Classification System using the 12. Compute the factor safety against sliding.
attached sheet. a. 2.90 b. 3.20 c. 3.50 d. 3.70
1. What is the classification of soil A?
a. SW b. SP c. SC d. SM Situation:
An open tank 3m by 3m in horizontal section weighs 3.6kN and
Situation: contains water to a depth of 1m. It is acted by unbalanced force of 16
The following are the given data of a sieve analysis of soils. kN parallel to a pair of sides.
Sieve No. Diam.(mm) Soil Sample (Percentage Passing) 13. If the acceleration is increased by 4 m/s2, how much water will be
A B C spilled out in cu.m
4 4.760 100 100 100 a. 4.89 b. 3.20 c. 3.50 d. 3.70
8 2.380 97 90 100
10 2.000 92 77 78 Situation:
20 0.840 87 59 92
An empty, open top steel pontoon 3.0 m x 3.0 m square x 1.0 m deep,
40 0.420 53 51 84
60 0.250 42 42 79
floats in water a draft at 0.60 m.
100 0.149 26 35 70 14. How much load L in kg applied 0.75 m off center is required to
200 0.074 17 33 63 sink it, if weight of water is equal to 1000 kg/m3.
Characteristics of --- 40 fractions a. 1440 b. 1320 c. 1210 d. 1100
LL 35 46 47 15. How much load L in kg applied on one edge of the pontoon that
PL 20 29 24 will cause one end to be just submerged in water?
2. Classify soil C using AASHTO Method.. a. 700 b. 600 c. 900 d. 800
a. A-7-5 (13) b. A-7-6 (13) c. A-2-7 (1) d. A-2-6 (0)
Situation:
Situation: An open cylindrical tank having a radius of 0.30 m and a height of 1.20
A 300 mm diameter test well penetrates 27 m. below the static water m is filled with water at a depth of 0.90 m.
table. After 24 hours of pumping at 69 liters/sec. The water level in an 16. How fast will it be rotated in rpm about its vertical axis so as to
observation well at a distance of 98 m. from the test well is lowered produce a zero pressure with 0.20 m from the center of the tank.
0.56 m. and the other observation well at a distance of 34.5 m. from a. 107.20 b. 116.10 c. 207.22 d. 208.32
the test well, the drawdown is 1.10 m.
Situation:
3. What is the rate of flow in m3/day? A concrete dam with the cross
a. 6591.6 b. 6691.5 c. 5691.6 d. 5961.6 section shown is founded on
4. Compute the coefficients of permeability of the aquifer in m/day the rock with a friction
a. 60.27 b. 70.10 c. 60.72 d. 70.01 coefficient between two
5. Compute the transmissibility of the aquifer in m2/day materials of 0.80. The uplift
a. 1834.4 b. 1843.4 c. 1634.4 d. 1643.4 pressure will vary from 65% at
the heel to 80% at the toe.
Situation: Wt. of the concrete 23.5 kN/m3.
A dense silt layer has the following properties: void ratio = 0.40,
effective diameter d10 = 10 μm, capillary constant C = 0.20cm 2. Free 17. Compute the uplift force acting at the base of the dam.
ground water level is 8.0 m below the ground surface. Assumed unit a. 124.04 b. 310.73 c. 375.82 d. 258.69
weight of solids = 26.487 kN/m3. If the capillary zone is at 80% 18. Compute the total vertical reaction at the bottom of the dam.
saturation. a. 375.82 b. 124.04 c. 310.73 d. 258.69
6. What is the effective stress 3m below the ground (just below the 19. Compute the factor of safety against sliding.
capillary rise)? a. 1.75 b. 1.17 c. 2.36 d. 3.62
a. 17.5 kPa b. 105.80 kPa c. 56.8 kPa d. 96 kPa
7. What is the effective stress 2m below the ground? Situation:
A scow having a length of 15 m, 8 m wide and 6 in height has a
a. 38.70 kPa b. 37.80 kPa c. 30.30 kPa d. 33 kPa displacement of 164 metric tons. If the scow tilts at an angle of 14O
without overturning,
Situation: 20. determine the location of the center of gravity from the bottom,
Assume a buried stratum of clay 1.83 m thick will be subjected to a which lies on the axis of symmetry.
stress increase of 33.6 KPa at the center of clay. The magnitude of the a. 4.695 b. 310.73 c. 375.82 d. 258.69
pre-construction soil overburden pressure is 48 KPa at the center of
the clay layer. A laboratory compression test indicates that the clay Situation:
has a pre-consolidation pressure of 72 KPa. Compression index is 0.3 A 3-m square plate is immersed vertically in water such that the two
and the value of swell index is 0.05. Void ratio of clay is 1.5. edges of the square are horizontal. The center of pressure is located
8. Compute the settlement due to primary compression of clay. 8 cm from the centroid of the square plate.
a. 16.5mm b. 17.6mm c. 18.4mm d. 19.8mm
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21. Which of the following most nearly gives the distance of the top
edge from the water surface?
a. 9.38 m b. 10.88 m c. 6.38 m d. 7.88 m
22. Which of the following most nearly gives the distance of the center
of pressure from the water surface?
a. 12.46 m b. 10.96 m c. 9.46 m d. 7.96 m
23. Which of following most nearly gives the total hydrostatic
pressure on one side of the plate?
a. 1,092.59 b. 960.15 c. 695.28 d. 827.72

Situation:
A solid block having a specific gravity of 3.5 is placed in a container
containing liquid having specific gravity of 13.6.
24. If the volume of the block is 0.020 cubic meter, obtain the weight
of the block, in kN.
a. 0.824 b. 0.687 c. 0.566 d. 0.751
25. Evaluate the percentage volume of the block that floats in the
liquid
a. 82.5 b. 74.3 c. 67.3 d. 53.3