Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES

University Town, Northern Samar
Web: http://uep.edu.ph; Email: ueppres06@gmail.com
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Removal Examination/Major Quiz in Geotechnical Engineering I (CE412)
1st Semester, SY 2018-2019

READ the INSTRUCTIONS FIRST: Write your name in the format Surname, Given Name Middle Name. No more consideration and
hints to be given. Write your solutions orderly and neatly in your own yellow booklet. Always round off your final answer to two
decimal places. Encircle your final answers. Erasures/Alterations means wrong. No other things allowed on your armchair except
your questionnaire, calculator, ball pen, scratch paper and yellow booklet. This examination will start at exactly 4:00pm and will
end at exactly 5:30pm. IMMEDIATE TRIPLE WARNING will be given once caught CHEATING. Good Luck!
“WORK IN SILENCE. LET SUCCESS MAKE THE NOISE”
NAME:______________________________________________CODENAME:_____________________SECTION:_____DATE:________________
I. IDENTIFICATION. Write your answer on the space provided before the number. (1 pt. each item)
_______________________________1. Who is the Father of Modern Soil Mechanics?
_______________________________2. The uncemented aggregate of mineral grains and decayed organic matter with liquid and gas in the empty
spaces between the solid particles.
_______________________________3. The application of the principles of soil mechanics to practical problems.
_______________________________4. The process of breaking down rocks by mechanical and chemical processes into smaller pieces.
_______________________________5. What is the undergraduate degree of the father of modern soil mechanics?
_______________________________6. It is formed by deposition in quiet lakes.
_______________________________7. The soils formed by the weathered products at their place of origin.
_______________________________8. The process of changing the composition and texture of rocks by heat and pressure.
_______________________________9. Particles that are made of mostly quartz and feldspar.
_______________________________10. Mostly flake-shaped microscopic and submicroscopic particles of mica, clay minerals, and other minerals.
_______________________________11. Analysis for particle sizes smaller than 0.075mm in diameter.
_______________________________12. It is formed by movement of soil from original place by gravity.
_______________________________13. It is formed mostly of calcium carbonate deposited either by organisms or by inorganic process.
_______________________________14. It is formed by solidification of molten magma.
_______________________________15. The determination of the size range of particles present in a soil.
_______________________________16. It is commonly used to indicate the in-situ denseness or looseness of granular soil.
_______________________________17. The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume.
_______________________________18. The ratio of volume of voids to the volume of soil solids.
_______________________________19. The complete name of the Swedish scientist who developed a method to describe the consistency of fine-
grained soils with varying moisture contents.
_______________________________20. Another method of determining liquid limit that is popular in Europe and Asia.
_______________________________21. The moisture content at which the soil crumbles when rolled into threads of 1/8” in diameter.
_______________________________22. The moisture content at which the volume of the soil mass ceases to change.
_______________________________23. The designation of granular soils when relative density is ranging from 15% to 35%.
_______________________________24. In liquid limit test using Casagrande Liquid Limit Device, how many blows correspond to the liquid limit of
the soil sample?
_______________________________25. The densification of soil by removal of air.

II. ENUMERATION. Write your answer at the back of the next page.
1. Enumerate US Sieves with their corresponding opening diameter. (15 pts.) (1 or more mistakes = zero pt/s.)
III. SOLVING. Write your solutions on your yellow booklet and your final answers beside the problem.
−W s W sat
+
V V
1. Prove: (5pts – No Partial Points will be given) e=
W w W s W sat
+ −
Vw V V
2. The degree of saturation of a soil is 54% and the moist unit weight is 16.67 kN/ m 3. When the moist unit weight increased to 17.93 kN/ m 3, the
degree of saturation increased to 82.1%. Determine: (5pts – No Partial Points will be given)
a.) Specific Gravity
b.) Void Ratio

3. Three piezometers have been installed in the confined aquifer having a uniform thickness of 4.6 m. and a hydraulic
conductivity of 3.6 x 10−4 m/s . Compute the ff.:
a. Hydraulic Gradient
b. Transmissivity in m 2 /day
c. Flow Rate in m 3 /day

“HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT DOESN’T WORK HARD”

 Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES
University Town, Northern Samar
Web: http://uep.edu.ph; Email: ueppres06@gmail.com

4. For the state of stress as shown in the figure. Calculate the ff.:
a. σ max
b. σ min
c. τ max
d. σ CD
e. τ CD

PREPARED BY:

ENGR. JEFFERSON P. BASISTA, CE, MP

LECTURER

CHECKED:

ENGR. CELESTE A. DE ASIS, MCE

OIC-CHAIR, CE DEPARTMENT

APPROVED:

DR. BENJAMIN D. VARELA

DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

“HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT DOESN’T WORK HARD”

 Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES
University Town, Northern Samar
Web: http://uep.edu.ph; Email: ueppres06@gmail.com

“HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT DOESN’T WORK HARD”