COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
1ST SEMESTER SY 2022 – 2023
CIEN3111-CE3A

NAME : _______________________________________ DATE : ___________

STUDENT No: _______________________________________ SCORE: ___________

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Round off to FOUR DECIMAL PLACES for all calculations to be
made.
2. Write your final answer on the provided line.
3. Write your solution legibly and box your final answer.
4. Any form of cheating is equivalent to a grade of 5.0

PROBLEM NO. 01 (15 pts) ___________________

Determine the value of Cu for each particle size distribution curve.

PROBLEM NO. 02 (15 pts) ___________________

Determine the value of Cc for each particle size distribution curve.

PROBLEM NO. 03 (15 pts) ___________________

Determine the value of So for each particle size distribution curve.

PROBLEM NO. 04 (15 pts) ___________________

Determine the value of D10 and D30 for each particle size distribution curve.

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PROBLEM NO. 05 (40 pts) ___________________

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BONUS POINTS ( This may only be effective if the above problem sets have solutions and answers)

1. What is AASHTO? 5pts

2. What is USCS? 5 pts

3. What is USDA? 5 pts

4. Differentiate LL, PL and SL? (10pts) (minimum of 5 sentences)

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