SET A QUIZ (TERMINAL YEAR)

FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

14. Find the specific weight of benzene.
Situation 1: 3 3
a. 8.34 kN/m c. 11.32 kN/m
A layered soil is shown with the corresponding values of K1, K2, b. 8.50 kN/m
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d. 11.10 kN/m
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and K3.
15. Calculate the specific volume of benzene.
3 3
1. Compute the equivalent horizontal coefficient of permeability. a. 0.0012 m /kg c. 0.0009 m /kg
3 3
a.
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108.9 x 10 cm/s c.
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107.5 x 10 cm/s b. 0.0021 m /kg d. 0.0015 m /kg
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b. 109.8 x 10 cm/s d. 105.7 x 10 cm/s
Situation 6: A plate with a regular pentagon cross-section of side
2. Compute the equivalent vertical coefficient of permeability. 5cm is submerged in water where one of its edges is
a.
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4.93 x 10 cm/s c.
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4.39 x 10 cm/s at the liquid surface.
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b. 3.94 x 10 cm/s d. 9.43 x 10 cm/s
16. Determine the location of the center of gravity from the water
3. Compute the ratio of the equivalent horizontal coefficient of surface.
permeability to the equivalent vertical coefficient of permeability. a. 3.17 cm c. 3.44 cm
b. 3.61 cm d. 3.71 cm
a. 24.18 c. 28.14
b. 28.41 d. 24.81
17. Determine the location of the center of pressure from the center
of gravity.
Situation 2: CE Board November 2005
a. 1.012 cm c. 0.121 cm
The laboratory apparatus shown in the figure maintains a constant b. 0.211 cm d. 1.210 cm
head in both the upper and lower reservoirs. The soil sample is a
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silty sand with a hydraulic conductivity K = 5 x 10 cm/sec and a 18. Determine the total hydrostatic force acting on the plate.
moisture content of 18.5%. Specific gravity of soil sample is 2.70. a. 1.34 N c. 1.45 N
b. 1.52 N d. 1.57 N
4. Compute the seepage velocity in cm/sec.
Situation 7: A trapezoidal canal with sides slope of 1H:2V
a. 0.011 cm/s c. 0.033 cm/s 3
discharges 20m /sec. The velocity of flow is 2m/sec.
b. 0.022 cm/s d. 0.044 cm/s Consider the bottom width is twice its depth. (Use
n=0.0142).
5. Determine the time required for the plug of colored water to pass
through the soil, assume there is no diffusion, that is the colored 19. Determine the hydraulics radius
water plug has the same volume when it exits as when it entered a. 1.18 m c. 6.47 m
the soil and assume also that the colored water has the same unit b. 7.49 m d. 10.23 m
weight and viscosity as plain water.
20. Determine the slope of the channel
a. 23.33min c. 26.67 min
a. 0.00647 c. 0.0647
b. 33.33min d. 36.67 min b. 0.0000647 d. 0.000647

6. Compute the discharge of water. 21. Determine the average shearing stress on the boundary surface.
3 3
a. 0.287 m /s c. 0.487 m /s a. 1.18 Pa c. 6.47 Pa
3 3
b. 0.387 m /s d. 0.587 m /s b. 7.49 Pa d. 10.23 Pa

Situation 3: CE Board May 2006 SITUATION 8: For the object below:

A thick layer of clay underlies a sand formation having a thickness 22. What fraction of the volume of solid object of specific gravity 7.3
of 5m. The groundwater is located 2m below the ground surface. Specific floats above the surface of a container of mercury?
gravity of sand and clay is 2.65 with sand having an average void ratio of 0.52. a. 0.646
The clay has a water content of 42%. b. 0.564
c. 0.464
7. Compute the saturated unit weight of clay.
d. 0.362
a. 17.47 kN/cu.m c. 19.47 kN/cu.m 23. If the volume of the object below the liquid surface is 0.014 cu.m,
b. 18.47 kn/cu.m d. 20.47 kN/cu.m what is the weight of the object?
a. 3.19 kN
8. Compute the total stress at a depth of 10m below the ground b. 2.56 kN
surface. c. 1.86 kN
a. 182.93 kPa c. 183.29 kPa d. 1.61 kN
b. 192.38 kPa d. 198.32 kPa 24. What load applied vertically that would cause the object to be fully
submerged?
9. Compute the effective stress at a depth of 10m below the ground a. 3.19 kN
surface. b. 2.56 kN
a. 153.5 kPa c. 145.4 kPa c. 1.86 kN
b. 155.3 kPa d. 144.5 KPa d. 1.61 kN

SITUATION 9: An open cylindrical tank 3m high and 1m in diameter contains

2m of water. If the cylinder rotates about its geometrical axis:
SITUATION 4: Three pipes A, B and C are connected in parallel. If the
3 25. What is the constant angular velocity that can be attained without
combined discharge of the pipes is 0.61 m /sec and assuming they have an
equal value of friction factor f = 0.020, using the tabulated data below: spilling the water?
PIPELINE LENGTH (m) DIAMETER (mm) a. 12.53 rad/sec
A 600 150 b. 14.01 rad/sec
B 480 200 c. 15.45 rad/sec
C 750 100 d. 16.22 rad/sec
10. What is the flow rate in pipeline A in L/sec? 26. What is the constant angular velocity that can be attained if the
a. 170 depth of the water at the center is 0.50 m?
b. 140 a. 12.53 rad/sec
c. 390 b. 14.01 rad/sec
d. 50 c. 15.45 rad/sec
11. What is the flow rate in pipeline B in L/sec? d. 16.22 rad/sec
a. 170 27. What is the constant angular velocity that can be attained if the
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b. 140 volume of the water spilled out is 0.196 m ?
c. 390 a. 12.53 rad/sec
d. 50 b. 14.01 rad/sec
12. What is the flow rate in pipeline C in L/sec? c. 15.45 rad/sec
a. 170 d. 16.22 rad/sec
b. 140
c. 390
SITUATION 10: CE Board November 2004
d. 55
A consolidated drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally
consolidated clay. The results were as follows:
Chamber confining pressure = 138 kPa
Deviator stress = 258 kPa

28. Compute the friction angle of the soil.

Situation 5: A 300 L of benzene weighs 260 kg.
a. 28.89 degrees
b. 29.98 degrees
13. Determine the density of benzene.
a. 866.67 kg/m
3
c. 1, 153.85 kg/m
3 c. 27.76 degrees
b. 850.20 kg/m
3
d. 1, 131.92 kg/m
3 d. 26.67 degrees

Engr. Louie A. Alcantara, CE,

MP
SET A QUIZ (TERMINAL YEAR)
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
29. Compute the shear stress at failure.
a. 206.48 kPa
b. 204.68 kPa
c. 208.46 kPa
d. 211.34 kPa
30. Compute the shear stress at failure.
a. 113.95 kPa
b. 112.95 kPa
c. 114.95 kPa
d. 115.95 kPa

Situation 11: CE Board May 2005

A retaining wall 6m high is supporting a horizontal backfill having a dry unit
weight of 1600 kg/cu.m. The cohesionless soil has an angle of friction of 32
degrees and a void ratio of 0.68.

31. Compute the rankine active force on the wall.

a. 87.66 kN c. 86.76 kN
b. 76.68 kN d. 78.66 kN

32. Compute the rankine active force on the wall if water logging
occurs at a depth of 3.5m from the ground surface.
a. 111.90 kN c. 113.70 kN
b. 112.90 kN d. 114.60 kN

33. Compute the location of the resultant active force from the
bottom.
a. 1.54 m c. 1.74 m
b. 1.64 m d. 1.84 m

Situation 12: CE Board Nov 2007

A soil sample has a mass of 1830 g taken from the field having a volume of
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1x10 cu.m. It has a specific gravity of 2.60 and a water content of 10%.
Values of emax = 0.63 and emin = 0.44.

34. Compute the void ratio.

a. 0.36 c. 0.56
b. 0.46 d. 0.66

35 . Compute the relative density.

a. 36.8% c. 43.5%
b. 38.6% d. 45.3%

Engr. Louie A. Alcantara, CE,

MP