MODULAR QUIZ - Module 44-

Geotechnical Engineering 4
Total points4/20
 
SUBJECT CODE: VTH44B#

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

SITUATION 1:
1 of 8 points
A consolidated-drained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The result
are as follows: σ3 = 276 kN/m², (∆ σd)f = 276 kN/m²

 
1. Determine the angle of internal friction*
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a. 23.56°
b. 12.47°
 
c. 19.47°
d. 20.47°

Correct answer
c. 19.47°

 
2. Determine the angle that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane.*
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a. 65.95°
b. 78.12°
c. 42.45°
 
d. 54.74°

Correct answer
d. 54.74°

 
3. Determine the normal stress on the failure plane.*
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a. 368.03 kN/m²
 
b. 354.12 kN/m²
c. 310.12 kN/m²
d. 398.35 kN/m²

 
4. Determine the shear stress on the failure plane.*
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a. 368.03 kN/m²
b. 154.12 kN/m²
 
c. 130.11 kN/m²
d. 938.35 kN/m²

Correct answer
c. 130.11 kN/m²
 
PROBLEM 5: A specimen of sandy silt, when subjected to a drained triaxial test failed at
major and minor principal stress of 1.20 kg/cm² and 0.5 kg/cm² respectively. At what
value of deviator stress would another sample of the same soil fail, if it were subjected
to an all-around pressure of 0.75 kg/cm²?*
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a. 2.01 kg/cm²
b. 2.34 kg/cm²
c. 1.89 kg/cm²
 
d. 1.05 kg/cm²

Correct answer
d. 1.05 kg/cm²

 
PROBLEM 6: What is the shearing strength of soil along a horizontal plane at a depth of
4m in a deposit of sand having the following properties. Angle of internal friction = 35°
Dry unit weight = 18 kN/m³ ; Specific Gravity = 2.70.  Assume that the ground water
table is at a depth 3.0 from the ground level.*
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a. 11 kPa
 
b. 46 kPa
c. 25 kPa
d. 65 kPa

Correct answer
b. 46 kPa

 
PROBLEM 7: A soil has an unconfined compressive strength of 1.20kg/cm². In a tri-
axial compression test, a specimen of the same soil is subjected to a chamber pressure
of 0.40kg/cm², failed at an additional stress of 1.60kg/cm². The cohesion of the soil in
kg/cm² is most likely:*
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a. 0.713
b. 0.424
c. 0.531
 
d. 0.633

Correct answer
b. 0.424

 
PROBLEM 8: A soil profile as shown in the figure below. Calculate the settlement due to
primary consolidation for the 5 m clay due to surcharge of   50 kN/m² applied at the
ground level. The clay is normally   consolidated. For the 6 m sand layer overlaying the
clay, given Gs = 2.65 and e = 0.70*
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a. 20 cm
b. 15 cm
c 10 cm
d. 25 cm
 
Correct answer
a. 20 cm

SITUATION 2:
0 of 2 points
For a direct shear test on a dry sand, the following are given: Specimen size = 50.8 mm x 50.8
mm x 25.4 mm (height), Normal stress =192 kN/m² , Shear stress at failure = 120 kN/m²

 
9. Determine the angle of friction, Ф .*
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a. 32°
b. 24°
 
c. 45°
d. 36°

Correct answer
a. 32°

 
10. For a normal stress of 144 kN/m2, what shear force is required to cause failure in
the specimen?*
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a. 614 N
 
b. 545 N
c. 135 N
d. 232 N

Correct answer
d. 232 N

SITUATION 3:
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A sand sample is subjected to direct shear testing at it’s (in - situ) water content. Two tests are
performed. For one of the tests, the sample shears at a stress is 400 kPa. In the second test, the
sample shears at a stress of 400 kPa when the normal stress is 600 kPa. From these data,

 
11. Determine the value of the apparent cohesion*
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a. 100 kPa
b. 230 kPa
c. 179 kPa
 
d. 221 kPa

Correct answer
a. 100 kPa

 
12. Determine the corresponding angle of internal friction.*
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a. 22.65°
 
b. 26.57°
c. 32.54°
d. 18.43°

Correct answer
b. 26.57°

SITUATION 4:
1 of 3 points
A sandy soil has a drained angle of friction of 32°.  The deviation stress at failure is 400 kPa.

 
13. Compute the angle that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane.  
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a. 63°
b. 64°
 
c. 61°
d. 60°

Correct answer
c. 61°

 
14. Compute the chamber confining pressure in kPa.*
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a. 174.61
b. 177.42
 
c. 103.40
d. 170.50

 
15. Compute the shear stress in kPa at the point of the failure plane.*
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a. 127.21
b. 339.22
c. 201.60
 
d. 169.61

Correct answer
d. 169.61

SITUATION 5:
2 of 5 points
A saturated clay layer has a thickness of 10 meters with a water content of 51% and a specific
gravity 2.72. Determine the following:

 
16. saturated unit weight of the clay*
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a. 21.46 kN/m³
b. 18.12 kN/m³
c. 16.87 kN/m³
 
d. 14.95 kN/m³

 
17. total stress at depth of 10 meters*
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a. 122.1 kPa
b. 151.3 kPa
c. 168.7 kPa
 
d. 142.5 kPa

 
18. effective stress at depth of 10 meters*
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a. 42.1 kPa
 
b. 70.6 kPa
c. 68.7 kPa
d. 82.5 kPa

Correct answer
b. 70.6 kPa
 
PROBLEM 19: For a constant laboratory permeability test on a fine sand, the following
are given: Length of specimen = 17 cm, Dia. of specimen = 5.5 cm, Constant head
difference = 40 cm, Wt. of water collected = 50 g, Duration of water collection = 12 sec.
Find the hydraulic conductivity*
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a. 0.0522 cm/sec
 
b. 0.0812 cm/sec
c. 0.0745 cm/sec
d. 0.0421 cm/sec

Correct answer
c. 0.0745 cm/sec

 
PROBLEM 20: Laboratory test shows that a soil sample has e(max) = 0.85 and e(min) =
0.55. If the porosity of the sample is 43%, compute the density index.*
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a. 26%
b. 32%
c. 45%
 
d. 28%

Correct answer
b. 32%