Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering Supplemental Review 2 – SPLE - PICE – 2019

Situation 1. A 280cc soil sample has a wet mass of 525grams, moisture content of 20% and G = 2.72. Determine,
1. The dry unit weight of the soil in kN/m^3
a. 14.36 b. 15.33 c. 16.25 d. 18.39
2. The void ratio of the soil.
a. 0.741 b. 0.635 c. 0.528 d. 0.824
3. The degree of saturation of the soil.
a. 0.687 b. 0.734 c. 0.936 d. 0.789
Situation 2. The result of sieve analysis of three soils is given in figure A. It is required to classify the soils according to
the AASHTO classification system.
4. What is the classification of soil A?
a. A-2-5 b. A-2-7 c. A-2-6 d. A-2-4
5. What is the classification of soil B?
a. A-6 b. A-7 c. A-5 d. A-4
6. What is the classification of soil C?
a. A-2-4 b. A-2-6 c. A-2-7 d. A-2-5
Situation 3. Given the laboratory result of Atterberg limits test in figure B. Plot the water content versus the number of
blows.
7. Determine the nearest value to the liquid limit of the soil.
a. 46.7% b. 39.3 c. 42.5 d. 35.6
8. Determine the nearest value to the liquid limit of the soil.
a. 30.36% b. 25.47 c. 35.24 d. 44.93
9. Determine the nearest value to the liquid limit of the soil.
a. 1.21 b. 1.34 c. 1.63 d. 1.52
Situation 4. A 2.4m square footing supports a load of 667.2 as shown in figure C. Assume that the stress below the
footing is spread at a slope of 1H:2V
10. Determine the final effective stress at mid depth of sand/gravel.
a. 67.51kPa b. 62.35 c. 72.63 d. 78.24
11. Determine the final effective stress at the interface of clay and sand/gravel.
a. 115.78 b. 80.82 c. 105.98 d. 98.36
12. Determine the consolidation settlement of the clay
a. 29.32mm b. 20.14 c. 32.65 d. 25.56
Situation 5. Given the following data of 3 pipes in parallel:
Pipe 1 : D = 450mm, L = 800m
Pipe 2 : D = 450mm, L = 800m
Pipe 3 : D = 450mm, L = 800m
The total flow is 0.86m^3/s. Assuming f = 0.02 for all pipes. Evaluate the following:
13. The flow in pipe 1 in m^3/s
a. 0.356 b. 0.392 c. 0.261 d. 0.208
14. The flow in pipe 2 in m^3/s
a. 0.356 b. 0.392 c. 0.261 d. 0.208
15. The flow in pipe 3 in m^3/s
a. 0.356 b. 0.392 c. 0.261 d. 0.208
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Figure A

Figure B
A. Liquid Limit
Test Number 1 2 3 4
Number of Blows 35 28 20 15
Wt of wet soil + container, g 91.57 108.16 119.14 114.94
Wt of dry soil + container, g 73.78 85.04 89.56 84.1
Wt of container, g 21.45 22.56 20.78 19.86
Wt of water, g
Wt of dry soil, g
Water content, %
Plastic Limit and Natural Water Content
Plastic Limit Water Content
Test Number 1 2 1 2
Wt of wet soil + container, g 24.46 26.73 30.5 28.11
Wt of dry soil + container, g 21.79 23.44 24.64 23.69
Wt of container, g 12.45 13.21 12.32 13.24
Figure C Wt of water, g
Wt of dry soil, g
Water content, %