NOVEMBER 2022 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER

years after the fill has been

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer
placed.
for each of the following questions. Mark
A. 95.1 kPa C. 76.5 kPa
only one answer for each item by shading
B. 157 kPa D. 175 kPa
the box corresponding to the letter of
your choice on the answer sheet provided.
Situation:
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. GOOD LUCK.
For a variable head permeability test,
the following were given:
NOTE: A times B is represented by A×B
Length of specimen = 37.5 cm
or A*B. A raised to the power n
Area of specimen = 19.4 cm2
is expressed as A^n. All problems
Coefficient of permeability = 2.912 x
are 1 point each.
10-3 cm/s
Situation: The soil profile shown is
7. What should be the area of the
subjected to a surcharge of 120 kPa on
standpipe from head 63.5 cm to drop
the ground surface.
by 33 cm in 8 min?
120 kpa A. 0.37 cm2 C. 0.49 cm2
B. 0.99 cm 2 D. 1.10 cm2
h 8. If the viscosity of water is
1. 5 m
 water table 0.0911 x 10-4 g-sec/cm2
Find the absolute permeability of the
Sand soil.
4. 5 m
A. 2.65 x 10 –8 cm2 C. 1.96 x 10 –8 cm2
1.5 m B. 3.01 x 10 –8 cm2 D. 2.23 x 10 – 8 cm2
3. 6 m
Clay 9. If the soil is classified as a
uniform sand determine the effective
particle size.
1. How high will the water rise in the
piezometer immediately after the A. 0.054 cm C. 0.028 cm
B. 0.093 cm D. 0.132 cm
application of the load?
A. 10.62 m C. 14.57 m
Situation: It takes 2 min and 40 sec
B. 12.23 m D. 16.84 m
for a 50% consolidation of 20mm thick
2. What is the degree of consolidation
clay layer (drained on top and bottom)
at point A when h =6m
in thelaboratory.
A. 48.69% C. 50.95%
B. 54.81% D. 52.47%
10. How long in days will it take for a
3. Find the value of h when the degree
3m thick clay layer of the same clay
of consolidation at A is 60%
in the field under the same pressure
A. 3.14 m C. 5.23 m
increment to reach 50%
B. 6.47 m D. 4.89 m
consolidation. In the field there is
a rock layer at the bottom of the
Situation: A 5-m depth of sand overlies
a 6-m thick layer of clay, the water clay therefore it isonly drained at
table being at the surface. The saturated the top.
unit weight of the sand is 19 kN/m3 and A. 331.42 days C. 166.67 days
that of the clay is 20 kN/m3. A 4-m depth B. 123.25 days D. 253.14 days
of fill material of unit weight 20 kN/m3 11. How long in days will it take in
is placed on the surface over an the field for a 30% primary
extensive area. consolidation to occur?
A. 50 days C. 55 days
4. Determine the additional water B. 65 days D. 60 days
pressure at the midpoint of the clay 12. If the 3m thick layer of saturated
layer immediately after the fill has clay underwent 90% primary
been placed, assuming this to take consolidation in 75 days, find the
place rapidly. coef of consolidation of clay for
thepressure range. Assume T90 =
A. 80.0 kPa C. 72.1 kPa
0.848
B. 78.5 kPa D. 68.2 kPa
5. Determine the effective vertical A. 0.0214 cm2/sec C.0.0336 cm2/sec
2
B. 0.0118 cm /sec D.0.0425 cm2/sec
stress at the midpoint of the clay
layer immediately after the fill has
been placed, assuming this to take
place rapidly.
A. 95.1 kPa C. 76.5 kPa
B. 157 kPa D. 175 kPa
6. e the effective vertical stress at
the midpoint of the clay layer many
 NOVEMBER 2022 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER
Situation: From the infinite slope
shown.

Gs = 2.68 e = 0.65
0
C = 14.4 kPa  = 26
H= 3 m
B

A
0
 = 20

13. Compute the factor of safety

against sliding along plane AB if H
= 3 m. There is a seepage through
the soil and the ground water table
coincides with the ground surface.
A. 1.43 C. 1.32
B. 1.23 D. 1.14
14. Compute the factor of safety
against sliding along the soil rock
interface if there is no seepage
A. 2.54 C. 2.75
B. 2.28 D. 2.98
15. Find the critical height of slope
if there is a seepage.
A. 7 m C. 5 m
B. 6 m D. 4 m

Situation: Classify the soil according

to the USDA textural classification
system. The soil has particle size
distribution of
Gravel - 21%
Sand - 12%
Silt - 35%
Clay - 32%
16. Calculate the modified percentage of
sand
A. 19.15% C. 15.19%
B. 17.32% D. 10.12%
17. Compute the modified percentage of
silt
A. 34.86% C. 38.96%
B. 44.30% D. 46.42%
18.What is the soil classification?
A. gravelly clay C. gravelly silty clay
B. gravelly loam D. gravelly silty clay
loam