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NOVEMBER 2022 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER POLICARPIO 4

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer 4. Calculate the equivalent coefficient
for each of the following questions. Mark of permeability.
only one answer for each item by shading A. 4.43x10-2 cm/s C. 5.48x10-2 cm/s
the box corresponding to the letter of B. 6.11 x10 cm/s
-2 D. 3.44x10-2 cm/s
your choice on the answer sheet provided. 5. Calculate the rate of seepage.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. GOOD LUCK. A. 0.088 cm3/s C. 0.122 cm3/s
B. 0.110 cm3/s D. 0.069 cm3/s
NOTE: A times B is represented by A×B 6. Calculate the height of water above
or A*B. A raised to the power n C if piezometer was placed at that
is expressed as A^n. All problems point.
are 1 point each. A. 15.8 cm C. 16.2 cm
B. 16.0 cm D. 16.4 cm
1. An unconfined compression test was
conducted on a sample of clay having a Situation: The result of a consolidated
diameter of 50 mm. The failure load was drained triaxial shear test conducted
recorded at 250 N. The cohesion strength on a consolidated clay are as follows:
of the clay, in kPa, is nearest to Chamber pressure = 240 kPa; Deviator
A. 45.0 C. 63.7 stress at failure = 450 kPa.
B. 127.0 D. 102.0
7. Determine the angle of friction of
2. If the ground water table in the the soil sample in degrees.
soil formation rises as a resulting of A. 16.8 C. 27.4
flooding, the bearing capacity of the B. 22.4 D. 28.9
soil 8. Determine the shear stress on the
A. increases C. decreasing failure plane, in kPa.
B. unaffected D. depends on A. 345 C. 242
the footing load B. 197 D. 195
9. Determine the normal stress on the
3. One of the following foundation plane of maximum shear, in kPa.
conditions does not affect the bearing A. 398 C. 465
capacity of the supporting soil B. 550 D. 345
A. Unit weight of the soil
B. depth of founding of footings Situation: A dry sand is placed in a
C. Load imposed onto the soil container having a volume of 0.4 ft3. The
D. Position of ground water table dry weight of the sample is 30 Ib. Water
is carefully added to the container so
Situation: K1=3.5×10−2 cm/s, K2=10.5×10−2 as not to disturb the condition of the
cm/s, K3=7.0×10−2 cm/s, K4=5.25×10−2 cm/s sand. When the container is filled, the
Note: All dimensions are in cm combined weight of soil plus water is 40
Ib. From these data,

10. Compute the void ratio of soil in

the container.
A. 0.53 C. 0.86
B. 0.40 D. 0.67
11. The specific gravity of the solid
particles.
A. 2.83 C. 2.01
B. 1.68 D. 2.54
12. The submerged unit weight in lb/ft3.
A. 45 C. 38
B. 53 D. 30

13. What is the largest grain that passes

a no. 200 sieve in millimeter?
A. 0.020 C. 0.074
B. 0.064 D. 0.0054

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NOVEMBER 2022 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER POLICARPIO 4

Situation: According to Section 304 of

the National Structural Code of the
Philippines, the presumptive load
bearing capacity of gravelly, in the
absence of exhaustive geotechnical site
assessment and investigation, is 100 kPa
for a minimum footing width of 300mm and
a minimum depth of embedment of 300mm.
This value can be increase by 20% for
each additional 300mm of width of footing
and/or depth of founding to a maximum of
three (3) times the designated value.
14. Evaluate the allowable bearing
capacity, in kPa, of the soil for a
square footing 1.2m wide founded at a
depth of 300mm below ground surface.
A. 175 C. 160
B. 200 D. 150
15. Evaluate the allowable bearing
capacity of the soil for a footing 1.2m
wide when founded at a depth of 900mm
below ground surface.
A. 182 C. 225
B. 200 D. 224
16. Determine the safe downward load, in
kN, that the footing of the preceding
question can support.
A. 302 C. 252
B. 288 D. 323

17. Section 302.2.2 of the National

Structural Code of the Philippines
provides that the slope of cut surfaces
of the ground shall be no steeper than
is safe for the intended use and shall
be no steeper that:
A. 1 to 3 C. 1 to 1
B. 1 to 2 D. 1 to 1.5

18. The fraction of soils passing which

sieve number is used for Atterberg
Limits tests of soils:
A. 60 C. 50
B. 30 D. 40

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