COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
1ST SEMESTER SY 2022 – 2023
CE3A – CIEN 3111

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 (5 pts) ___________________

The moist unit weight of a soil is 16.5 kN/m3. Given that the moisture content is 15%
and Specific gravity is 2.70. Find the dry unit weight.

PROBLEM NO. 02 (5 pts) ___________________

The moist unit weight of a soil is 16.5 kN/m3. Given that the moisture content is 15%
and Specific gravity is 2.70. Using answer in question number 1. Find the porosity

PROBLEM NO. 03 (5 pts) ___________________

The moist unit weight of a soil is 16.5 kN/m3. Given that the moisture content is 15%
and Specific gravity is 2.70. Using answer in question number 1& 2. Find the degree
of Saturation.

PROBLEM NO. 04 (5 pts) ___________________

The moist unit weight of a soil is 16.5 kN/m3. Given that the moisture content is 15%
and Specific gravity is 2.70. Using answer in question number 1-3. Find the mass of
water needed to reach full saturation.

PROBLEM NO. 05 (10 pts) ___________________

After you determine the weight of water (kN) (from your previous quiz) that must be
added to a cubic meter of soil to attain a 95% degree of saturation, and if the dry
unit weight is 17.5kN/m3 , its moisture is 4%, the specific gravity of solids is 2.65
and the soil is entirely made up of a clean quartz sand. Find the volume of voids .

PROBLEM NO. 06 (5 pts) ___________________

A soil sample has a unit weight of 105.7 pcf and a saturation of 50%. When its
saturation is increased to 75%, its unit weight raises to 112.7 pcf. Determine the
void ratio of this soil

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PROBLEM NO. 07 (5 pts) ___________________

A soil sample has a unit weight of 105.7 pcf and a saturation of 50%. When its
saturation is increased to 75%, its unit weight raises to 112.7 pcf. Using the answer
in question number 8, find the specific gravity of this soil

PROBLEM NO. 08 (15 pts) ___________________

After you determine the weight of water (kN) (from your previous quiz) that must be
added to a cubic meter of soil to attain a 95% degree of saturation, and if the dry
unit weight is 17.5kN/m3 , its moisture is 4%, the specific gravity of solids is 2.65
and the soil is entirely made up of a clean quartz sand. Find the unit weight of soil
solids. .

PROBLEM NO. 09 Determine the Plasticity Index. (25 pts) __________________

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PROBLEM NO. 10 (20 pts) ______________________

Provide your solution in a blank sheet of paper

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