EVALUATION EXAM

– GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

A fully saturated clay sample has a mass of 1526 grams. After

oven-drying, mass was reduced to 1053 grams. The specific
gravity solid particles is 2.70. A soil mixed with 14.45% water is compacted to a volume
of 0.0857 m3. The compacted mass is 152.905 kg and
1. Calculate the natural water content of the sample in Gs = 2.65.
percent.
A. 55.05% C. 44.92% 10. Find the dry density in kN/m3
A. 16.32 C. 14.87
B. 50.15% D. 60.21%
B. 15.29 D. 17.97
2. Calculate the void ratio in percent.
A. 123.15% C. 121.3% 11. Compute the void ratio.
B. 152.48% D. 197.10% A. 0.5 C. 0.4
B. 0.7 D. 0.6
3. Calculate the porosity in percent.
A. 75.31% C. 94.91% 12. Determine the degree of saturation.
A. 67.4% C. 54.7%
B. 85.65% D. 54.81%
B. 48.2% D. 71.9%
A sandy soil has a natural water content of 27.5% and bulk unit
weight of 19.2 kN/m3. The void ratios corresponding to the The sheet pile is driven in the reclamation area.
densest and loosest state are 0.51 and 0.87. Assume Gs = 2.70.

4. Which of the following gives the in situ void ratio of the

soil?
A. 0.546 C. 0.759
B. 0.458 D. 0.978

5. Which of the following gives the degree of saturation of

the soil in the natural state?
A. 0.978 C. 0.672
B. 0.759 D. 0.854

6. Which of the following gives the relative density of the

soil? 13. Determine the no. of flow channels
A. 45.25% C. 50.50% A. 2 C. 4
B. 20.00% D. 30.80% B. 3 D. 5

The laboratory consolidation data for an undisturbed clay 14. Find the no. of pressure drops
specimen are as follows A. 7 C. 8
e1 = 1.10 P1 = 100 kPa B. 6 D. 9
e2 = 0.90 P2 = 400 kPa
15. Calculate the seepage under the sheet pile if the
7. Compute the compression index. coefficient of permeability of soil is 5.5x10–5 m/sec.
A. 0.54 C. 0.33 A. 8.25x10–5 m3/s C. 6.25x10–5 m3/s
B. 0.45 D. 0.97 –5
B. 9.25x10 m /s 3
D. 7.25x10–5 m3/s

8. Find the void ratio for a pressure of 500 kPa.

A. 0.87 C. 0.67
B. 0.75 D. 0.85

9. Determine the coefficient of compressibility in kPa-1.

A. 4.67x10-4 C. 7.67x10-4
-4
B. 5.67x10 D. 6.67x10-4
EVALUATION EXAM A dam triangular in shape has a height of 24 m and a base of
– HYDRAULICS 12 m. The depth of water upstream is 18 m and sp. gr. of
concrete is 2.4.
16. What is the equivalent pressure head in cm of water from
a pressure of 150 kPa? 25. What is the righting moment?
A. 1720 C. 2520 A. 25791.67 kN-m C. 19845.12
B. 24612.78 D. 27122.69
B. 1530 D. 2250
26. What is the overturning moment?
17. Change 20 m of oil to equivalent height of mercury.
A. 0.98 m C. 1.18 A. 6789.10 kN-m C. 7623.11
B. 1.47 D. 1.65 B. 9535.32 D. 8710.69

18. Determine the absolute pressure at 250 cm below the free 27. What is the factor of safety against overturning?
surface of oil (s=0.8) if atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa. A. 2.84 C. 1.59
B. 1.28 D. 2.54
A. 125.32 kPa C. 122.41
B. 120.62 D. 123.87
A rectangular channel has a depth of 1.2 m and 1.8 m wide. S
19. What is the rate of flow of water passing through a pipe = 0.002 and n = 0.012.
with a diameter of 20 mm and speed of 0.5 m/sec?
A. 1.37 × 10-4 m3/s C. 1.57 × 10-4 28. Determine the velocity.
B. 1.47 × 10-4
D. 1.67 × 10-4 A. 3.59 m/s C. 4.49
B. 2.39 D. 5.16
20. The hydraulic radius of the pipe with a diameter of 12 mm
is: 29. Determine the discharge.
A. 3 mm C. 5 A. 3.59 m/s C. 4.49
B. 4 D. 6 B. 2.39 D. 5.16

21. Weight density of oil is 8339 N/m3. Determine its relative 30. What is the specific energy?
A. 3.5 C. 1.5
density.
B. 4.5 D. 2.5
A. 0.80 C. 0.90
B. 0.85 D. 0.95

The bottom of a river is 12 m below the water surface.

Underneath which is a silt having a sp. gr. of 1.75 and a
thickness “t”. The pressure at the bottom of the silt is 450 kPa.

22. What is the unit weight of the silt?

A. 20.77 kN/m3 C. 19.35
B. 24.11 D. 17.17

23. Determine the pressure at the top of the silt.

A. 100.74 kPa C. 124.65
B. 147.20 D. 117.72

24. What is the thickness of the silt?

A. 15.20 m C. 25.98
B. 19.35 D. 22.75