MODULAR QUIZ - Module 41 -

Geotechnical Engineering 1
Total points6/20
 
SUBJECT CODE: VTH41B#

Email*
cornelio.fernandez1096@gmail.com

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What is your full name? (LAST NAME, GIVEN NAME M.I.)*
Fernandez, Cornelio III J.

What school did you graduated from? (FULL NAME OF YOUR SCHOOL)*
Lyceum of the Philippines University - Cavite

What Section are you in?*

Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D
Section E
Section F
Section G
Section H
Section I

What is your Student number?*

2021-634

QUIZ PROPER
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PROBLEM 1:  soil sample has a maximum dry unit weight of 125 lb/ft². If the sample
has wet unit weight of 135 lb/ft², Gs =2.65, moisture content w =11%. Compute the
percent compaction in the field*
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a. 97.30%
b. 94.13%
 
c. 89.67%
d. 93.23%

Correct answer
a. 97.30%

 
PROBLEM 2: A soil sample having a mass of 6.4 kg has a total volume of 0.0052 m³. It
has moisture content of 24% and specific gravity of solid soils of 2.66. Compute the
degree of saturation.*
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a. 35%
b. 29%
c. 38%
d. 46%
 
Correct answer
c. 38%

 
PROBLEM 3: A soil sample having a mass of 3.75 kg has a total volume of 0.0015 m³.
It has moisture content of 28% and specific gravity of solid soils of 2.71. Compute the
void ratio.*
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a. 0.834
b. 0.189
 
c. 0.238
d. 0.387

Correct answer
d. 0.387

SITUATION 1:
1 of 3 points
The total weight of soil sample is 56.7 lb and the total volume is 0.5 ft³. The oven dried weight is
48.7 lb. Specific gravity of soil is 2.69.
 
4. Which of the following gives the dry unit weight of the sample?*
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a. 115.56 pcf
 
b. 103.55 pcf
c. 97.42 pcf
d. 123.5 pcf

Correct answer
c. 97.42 pcf

 
5. Which of the following gives the porosity of the sample?*
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a. 0.231
b. 0.623
c. 0.742
d. 0.419
 
 
6. Which of the following gives the degree of saturation of the sample?*
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a. 57.9%
b. 86.3%
c. 67.8%
 
d. 61.1%

Correct answer
d. 61.1%

SITUATION 2:
0 of 3 points
A sample of soil of mass 240 g is to be placed in a cylinder of volume 500 cm³.  An additional
382 cm³ of water is required to fill the container. If water content is 22.5% and specific gravity of
soil solids is 2.60,

 
7. Compute the total unit weight.*
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a. 16.51 kN/m³
 
b. 19.95 kN/m³
c. 18.62 kN/m³
d. 17.85 kN/m³

Correct answer
b. 19.95 kN/m³

 
8. Compute the dry unit weight.*
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a. 15.42 kN/m³
b. 13.14 kN/m³
 
c. 16.28 kN/m³
d. 17.25 kN/m³

Correct answer
c. 16.28 kN/m³

 
9. Compute the void ratio.*
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a. 0.684
 
b. 0.712
c. 0.862
d. 0.567

Correct answer
d. 0.567

SITUATION 3:
2 of 4 points
The unit weight of the solid soil sample is 2700 kg/m³ and the field unit weight is 1960 kg/m³.
The maximum and minimum possible void ratios were determined in the laboratory to be 0.64
and 0.44, respectively. Moisture content of sample is 11%.
 
10. Compute the dry unit weight.*
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a. 17.32 kN/m³
 
b. 16.52 kN/m³
c. 15.90 kN/m³
d. 18.20 kN/m³

 
11. Find the void ratio.*
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a. 0.603
b. 0.814
 
c. 0.480
d. 0.529

Correct answer
d. 0.529

 
12. Determine the relative density.*
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a. 33.3%
b. 55.5%
 
c. 66.5%
d. 43.5%

 
PROBLEM 13: A soil sample has a maximum void ratio of 0.85 and minimum void ratio
of 0.55.  It was also found out that the porosity is 23%, moisture content is 12% and  
Gs = 2.65. Compute the dry unit weight of the sample.*
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a. 20.01 kN/m³
b. 19.86 kN/m³
c. 17.53 kN/m³
 
d. 16.45 kN/m³

Correct answer
a. 20.01 kN/m³

SITUATION 4:
1 of 3 points
From the laboratory result of a sample taken from the field, the total volume of wet sample is 1x
10ˉ³ m³ and weight of wet sample is 2 kg. Water content is 12%. Gs = 2.80. emax = 0.68 and
emin = 0.42.

 
14. Which of the following gives the dry unit weight?*
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a. 19.62 kN/m³
b. 21.26 kN/m³
c. 17.52 kN/m³
d. 23.54 kN/m³
 
Correct answer
c. 17.52 kN/m³

 
15. Find the void ratio.*
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a. 0.167
b. 0.423
c. 0.292
d. 0.567
 
 
16. Find the relative density.*
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a. 54.23%
 
b. 43.46%
c. 50.16%
d. 49.15%
Correct answer
b. 43.46%

SITUATION 5:
2 of 4 points
A sample of silty clay has a volume of 14.88 cm3, a total weight of 28.81 g, a dry weight of
24.83 g, and a specific gravity of 2.7.

 
17. Determine the void ratio.*
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a. 0.568
b. 0.618
 
c. 0.7
d. 0.92

 
18. Determine the degree of saturation.*
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a. 0.568
 
b. 0.618
c. 0.7
d. 0.92

Correct answer
c. 0.7

 
19. Determine the buoyant unit weight.*
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a. 18.98 kN/m³
b. 16.37 kN/m³
c. 10.31 kN/m³
 
d. 9.18 kN/m³

Correct answer
d. 9.18 kN/m³
 
PROBLEM 20: If the dry unit weight is 15 kN/m³. Find the saturated unit weight if
specific gravity is 2.50*
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a. 19.37 kN/m³
b. 18.81 kN/m³
 
c. 11.94 kN/m³
d. 17.62 kN/m³