CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE C) 191 mm

CIVIL ENGINEERNIG REVIEW D) 201 mm

EXAMINATION NO. 2 E) NOTA
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 2
6. Estimate the primary consolidation
NAME: ______________________________ settlement if the pre-consolidation pressure
DATE: ______________________________ is 160 kPa. Assume.
DURATION: 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES A) 68 mm
B) 65 mm
Problem 1-4. Using the principles of Mohrs C) 54 mm
circles, for the soil elements shown, D) 58 mm
determine the following: E) NOTA

7. Estimate the settlement after 300 days if

the pre-consolidation pressure is 160 kPa
and the degree of consolidation is 88%.
A) 47.5 mm
B) 59.8 mm
C) 57.2 mm
D) 51.0 mm
E) NOTA

Problem 8-10. The laboratory consolidation

data for an undisturbed clay specimen are as
follows:
e1 = 1.12 P1= 90 kPa
1. Maximum principal stress. e2= 0.90 P2= 460 kPa
A) 51.54 kPa
B) 125.00 kPA 8. Compute the value of the compression
C) 160.36 kPa index.
D) 152.07 kPa A) 0.31
E) NOTA B) 0.30
C) 0.13
2. Minimum principal stress. D) 0.28
A) 125.00 kPa E) NOTA
B) 89.64 kPa
C) 35.36 kPa 9. Compute the coefficient of
D) 51.54 kPa compressibility.
E) NOTA A) 0.0005946 m^2/kN
B) 0.0004596 m^2/kN
3. Normal stress on plane AB C) 0.0004695 m^2/kN
A) 57.35 kPa D) 0.0005649 m^2/Kn
B) 114.72 kPa E) NOTA
C) 157.04 kPa
D) 139.94 kPa 10. Compute the value of the coefficient of
E) NOTA volume compressibility.
A) 0.000925 m^2/kN
4. Shear stress on the plane AB. B) 0.000529 m^2/kN
A) 32.05 kPa C) 0.000259 m^2/kN
B) 35.02 kPA D) 0.000295 m^2/Kn
C) 25.00 kPa E) NOTA
D) 52.00 kPa
E) NOTA Problem 11-13. Assume a buried stratum of
clay 1.83 m thick will be subjected to
Problem 5-7. The soil shown has its stress increase of 33.6 kPa at the center of
properties. A surcharge of 140 kPa is clay. The magnitude of the pre-construction
applied at the ground surface. soil overburden pressure P0 = 48 kPa at the
center of the clay layer. A laboratory
compression test indicates that the clay has
a pre-consolidation pressure of 72 kPa.
Compression Index is 0.30 and the value of
swell index is 0.05. Void ratio of clay is
1.50.

11. Compute the settlement due to primary

compression of clay.
A) 15.6 mm
B) 18.4 mm
C) 19.5 mm
D) 17.2 mm
E) NOTA

5. Estimate the primary consolidation 12. If full consolidation settlement

settlement of the clay assuming that it is (primary compression settlement) will
normally consolidated. require approximately 8 years, compute the
A) 194 mm settlement due to secondary compression of
B) 197 mm

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clay over a period of 20 years’ time span. shears at a stress of 4000 psf when the
Assume secondary compression index = 0.008. normal stress is 6000 psf. From these data:
A) 3.26 mm
B) 3.04 mm 17. Determine the angle of internal
C) 2.36 mm friction.
D) 2.58 mm A) 26.570
E) NOTA B) 36.87
13. Estimate the total settlement to be C) 33.69
expected over a 20 years’ time span D) 9.46
considering the effects of secondary E) NOTA
compression.
A) 20.98 mm 18. Determine the value of the apparent
B) 22.08 mm cohesion.
C) 20.76 mm A) 998 psf
D) 20.46 mm B) 1012 psf
E) NOTA C) 1005 psf
D) 1000 psf
Problem 14-16. A square footing is to be E) NOTA
designed to carry an axial load of 61175 kg.
The bottom of the footing is 2.5m below the 19. Compute the shear stress at a depth of
ground surface, and the groundwater table is 12 ft if the unit weight of soil is 150 pcf.
located at the bottom of the footing as A) 1090 psf
shown in the figure. Assume a general shear B) 1875 psf
failure. C) 1900 psf
Use qult= 1.3c Nc + ɣ DfNq + 0.40 ɣ B Ny D) 1920 psf
Nc = 35 E) NOTA
Nq = 22
Ny = 19 Problem 20-22. The following are the
properties of soil on a given soil profile.
Degree of saturation is 50% on the average.

Void ratio = 50%

Specific Gravity = 2.70
Angle of Internal Friction = 300

20. Calculate the potential shear strength

on horizontal plane at a depth of 3m below
the surface in a formation when the water
table is at a depth of 3.5m and the soil is
14. Compute the dimension of the footing cohesionless.
using factor of safety of 3. A) 57.87 kN/m^2
A) 1.0m x 1.0m B) 33.41 kN/m^2
B) 1.2m x 1.2m C) 48.23 kN/m^2
C) 0.95m x 0.95m D) 62.43 kN/m^2
D) 1.15m x 1.15m E) NOTA
E) NOTA
21. Calculate the modified value of shear
15. Compute the ultimate bearuing capacity strength if the water table reaches the
of the soil. ground surface.
A) 1874.4 kPa A) 19.26 kN/m^2
B) 1487.4 kPa B) 33.36 kN/m^2
C) 1748.4 kPa C) 25.41 kN/m^2
D) 1784.4 kPa D) 15.47 kN/m^2
E) NOTA E) NOTA
16. Compute the net allowable bearing 22. Calculate the modified value of the
capacity of the soil. shear strength if the water table reaches
A) 594.8 kPa the ground surface but the soil has cohesion
B) 579.7 kPa of 12 kPa.
C) 590.5 kPa A) 31.26 kN/m^2
D) 495.7 kPa B) 45.26kN/m^2
E) NOTA C) 37.41 kN/m^2
D) 27.47 kN/m^2
Problem 17-19. A sand sample is subjected to E) NOTA
direct shear testing at its normal (in situ)
water content. Two test are performed. For Proble 23-25. A vertical wall has a height
one of the test, the sample shears at a of 5.5 m. it supports a soft backfill with a
stress of 3000 psf when the normal stress is unit weight of 15.5 kN/m^3 and has a
4000 psf. In the second test, the sample

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cohesion of 16.6 kN/m. the undrained angle
of friction is 0. Determine the following:

23. The maximum depth of the tensile crack.

A) 2.41m
B) 2.23m
C) 2.14m
D) 2.31m
E) NOTA

24. The lateral force before tensile crack

occurs.

A) 63.24 kN/m
B) 58.68 kN/m
C) 55.78 kN/m
D) 51.84 kN/m
E) NOTA

25. The lateral Force after the tensile

crack occurs.
A) 90.04 kN/m
B) 85.46 kN/m
C) 88.78 kN/m
D) 87.44 kN/m
E) NOTA

Problem 26-28. A vertical wall with smooth 29. Determine the allowable load on the pile
face is 7.2m high and retains soil with an group considering that the piles act
angle of friction of 270. Unit weight of soil individually. Use bearing capacity factor of
is 20 kN/m^3. Nc = 9 and F.S. = 3.
A) 3643.2 kN
26. Compute the active thrust per meter run B) 3632.4 kN
of wall if the backfill soil is horizontally C) 3623.4 kN
level with the top of the wall. D) 3634.2 Kn
A) 158.47 kN/m E) NOTA
B) 165.78 kN/m
C) 187.45 kN/m 30. Determine the allowable load on the
D) 194.92 kN/m piles considering group action.
E) NOTA A) 2401.84 kN
B) 2375.47 kN
27. Compute the active thrust per meter run C) 2320.15 kN
of wall if the wall retains a sloping D) 2318.95 Kn
backfill which makes an angle of 90 with the E) NOTA
horizontal.

A) 203.21 kPa
B) 200.47 kPa
C) 197.82 kPa
D) 195.14 kPa
E) NOTA

28. Compute the active thrust per meter run

of wall if the wall retains a soil with
uniform surcharge of 10 kN/m on a horizontal
level.
A) 218.34 kPa
B) 225.61 kPa
C) 221.98 kPa
D) 220.55 kPa
E) NOTA

Problem 29-30. A pile group consist of 12

piles with a diameter of 0.30m and a pile
length of 12 m is shown in the figure. The
piles are spaced in a 3 pile by 4 pile
rectangular configuration with a pile
spacing of 0.60 center to center of piles.
The piles are driven into clay that has the
given characteristics. α = 1.0