2010-2022

CE BOARD
HPGE
COMPILED DEFINITION
OF TERMS

BY ENGR. MATT
Number 1. In laboratory test of determining tile maximum dry
density of a soil, if the compaction pressure is increased, the
maximum dry density will:

A. Remain the same

B. Become zero
C. Increase
D. Decrease

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A. Remain the same

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Number 2. When water table rises, what is its effect on
effective stress?

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain the same
D. None of these

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B. Decrease

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Number 3. A line joining the points of highest elevation of
water in a series of vertical open pipes rising from a
pipeline in which water flows under pressure is referred to
as:
A. Hydraulic loss
B. Hydraulic jump
C. Hydraulic head
D. Hydraulic gradient

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D. Hydraulic gradient

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Number 4. A pressure surge or wave caused when a
fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction
suddenly is referred to in hydraulic as:

A. Hydrodynamics
B. Hydraulic Jump
C. Water hammer
D. Hydraulics

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C. Water hammer

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Number 5. Section 302.2.2 of the National Structural code of
the Philippines provides that the slope of cut surfaces shall
no steeper than is safe for intended use and shall be no
steeper than___

A. 1 to 1
B. 1 to 2
C. 1 to 3
D. 1 to 1.5

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B. 1 to 2

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Number 6. Cohesive soil deposit is considered sift if
the unconfined compression strength in kPa is
between?

A. 0 to 24
B. 48 to 96
C. 24 to 48
D. 96 to192

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C. 24 to 48

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Number 7. The elastic tendency of liquids which makes them
acquire the least surface area possible. It is responsible for
example when an object or insect such as mosquitoes that is
denser than water is able to float or run along the water
surface.

A. Viscosity
B. Modulus of elasticity
C. Surface tension
D. Capillarity rise

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C. Surface tension

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Number 8. If the ground water table in a soil formation
rises as a resulting of flooding, the bearing capacity of
the soil will:

A. Unaffected
B. Decrease
C. Increase
D. Depends on the footing load

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B. Decrease

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Number 9. The ratio between the volume of water and
the volume of voids.

A. Degree of saturation
B. Void ratio
C. Porosity
D. Moisture content

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A. Degree of saturation

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Number 10. One of the following foundation conditions
does not affect the bearing capacity of the supporting
soil:

A. Unit weight of the soil.

B. Load imposed onto the soil.
C. Depth of foundation of footings.
D. Position of ground water table.

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B. Load imposed onto the soil.

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Number 11. The ratio between the volume of voids and
the volume of the soil mass:

A. Void ratio
B. Porosity
C. Degree of saturation
D. Moisture content

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B. Porosity

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Number 12. The ratio between the weight of water and the
weight of solid particles:

A. Moisture content
B. Void ratio
C. Porosity
D. Degree of saturation

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A. Moisture content

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Number 13. What is the unit weight of dry air at standard
temperature and pressure?

A. 10. 6 N/m3
B. 9.81 N/m3
C. 11.3 N/m3
D. 12.5 N/m3

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D. 12.5 N/m3

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A. Steady flow

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Number 15. Which of the following is not a soil
component?

A. Minerals
B. Gas
C. Organic materials
D. None of these

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B. Gas

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Number 16. What component of rock or soil independent of
inter-particles friction?

A. Adhesion
B. Cohesion
C. Plasticity
D. Skin friction

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B. Cohesion

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Number 17. A phenomenon in which the strength and
stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other
rapid loading.

A. Settlement
B. Erosion
C. Liquefaction
D. Solidification

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A. Liquefaction

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Number 18. A pile of sand that keeps from spreading out like
a liquid because the weight of the sand keeps the grains stuck
together in their current arrangement, mostly out of static
friction. This weight and pressure is called?

A. Cohesion
B. Adhesion
C. Effective stress
D. Internal friction

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C. Effective stress

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Number 19. In accordance with the Unified Soils Classification
System, a soil grain having a size greater than No. 200 sieve
opening (0.074 mm) but less than that of a No. 4 sieve (4.75 mm
opening) is called?

A. Gravel
B. Sand
C. Pebble
D. Cobble

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B. Sand

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Number 20. Approximately how many times is the pressure
of mercury greater than the pressure exerted by water?

A. 12.4
B. 13.6
C. 9.81
D. 32.2

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B. 13.6

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Number 21. Which of the following does not affect the
settlement of a footing?

A. Depth of backfill
B. Plasticity of the soil
C. Location of GWT
D. None of these

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D. None of these

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Number 22. A granular soil deposit is considered medium
dense of the blow count of a standard penetration test is
between:

A. 4 to 10
B. 10 to 30
C. 30 to 40
D. Over 50

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B. 10 to 30

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Number 23. A practice or produce used to assess the
particles size distribution of a granular material. The size
distribution is often of critical importance to the way
material performs in use.

A. Consolidation test
B. Standard penetration test
C. Liquid limit test
D. Sieve analysis

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D. Sieve analysis

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Number 24. At any instant, the number of particles passing
every section of the stream are always equal, the flow is
said to be _____

A. Steady flow
B. Turbulent flow
C. Continuous flow
D. Laminar flow

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C. Continuous flow

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Number 25. A branch of hydraulics which deals with the
with the study of forces ( including velocity and
acceleration) exerted by or upon liquids in motion.

A. Hydrodynamics
B. Hydraulics
C. Hydrostatics
D. Mechanics

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A. Hydrodynamics

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Number 26. The most used property un soil properties.

A. Moisture content
B. Water
C. Void ratio
D. Sand

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C. Void ratio

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Number 27. A device used to determine the undrained shear
strength of the soil which consist of four equal-sized thin steel
plates welded to a steel torque rod. The vane is pushed into the
soil and a torque T is applied at the top of the torque road to
rotate the vane at a uniform speed to cause failure

A. Shear vane
B. Proctor test
C. Shear manual apparatus
D. Casa-grande

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A. Shear vane

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Number 28. An abrupt rise in water surface which results
from retarding water flowing at lower stage.

A. Hydraulic rise
B. Hydraulic pump
C. Hydraulic jump
D. Hydraulics

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C. Hydraulic jump

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 God Bless
Future Engineers