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APRIL 2024 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER GEO 2

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for 5. Evaluate the ultimate bearing capacity
each of the following questions. Mark only (kPa) for a rectangular footing for
one answer for each item by shading the box width 1.5 m and length 3 m.
corresponding to the letter of your choice A. 124.8 C. 142.8
on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO B. 312.1 D. 321.1
ERASURES ALLOWED. GOOD LUCK. 6. Evaluate the design load (kN) for a
circular footing of 1.5 m diameter.
NOTE: A times B is represented by A×B or A. 210.2 C. 297.3
A*B. A raised to the power n is B. 118.9 D. 279.3
expressed as A^n. All problems are 1
point each. Situation 3. According to the Westergaard
Theory, the vertical stress at a point
Situation 1. The coefficient of below the surface of a semi-infinite,
permeability below a dam is 4 m/day. homogenous, isotropic soil mass due to
The water on the upstream side is 30 a point load A applied at the ground
meter higher than that on the surface is given by the equation:
downstream. To estimate the seepage
below the dam, a flow net was 0.318QN 1
graphically drawn such that the number P = N =
z2 r
of potential drops, Nd = 10 and the (1 + 2( )2 )1.5
z
number of flow channels Nf = 4. The
Where :
base of the dam is founded 1 m below
the ground. Between the heel and the r = horizontal distance of the point
toe of the dam, a distance 30 meters, from the vertical line of
there are 8 potential drops. application of the load
1. Evaluate the seepage flow per meter z = depth of point below ground surface
width of the dam, in liters/min.
A. 18.6 C. 20.6 Evaluate the vertical stress, in kPa, at a
B. 33.3 D. 32.5 point below the ground for Q = 1500 kN if:
2. Determine the uplift pressure at the
heel of the dam, in kPa. 7. The point is 3 m directly below the
A. 114 C. 198 point of application of the load.
B. 265 D. 181 A. 53 kPa C. 47 kPa
3. Determine the uplift force, in kN per B. 58 kPa D. 42 kPa
meter, per meter length of dam. 8. The point is 6 m directly below the
A. 11.4 C. 14.7 point of application of the load.
B. 17.6 D. 4415 A. 14.5 kPa C. 16.7 kPa
B. 13.3 kPa D. 10.2 kPa
Situation 2. The column of a certain 9. The point is 6 m below the load but 3
building is supported by footing of m horizontally from the application of
depth 2 m into a cohesionless soil, the load.
for which the angle of internal A. 9.4 kPa C. 8.3 kPa
friction is 20° and the unit weight is B. 6.1 kPa D. 7.2 kPa
18 kN/m^3. Assume a factor of safety
FS = 2.5. Situation 4. From the following result of a
sieve analysis, determine the
kc kq kγ following according to USDA:
Strip 1.0 1 0.5 10. Percentage of sand.
A. 60% C. 45%
Square 1.3 1 0.4 B. 55% D. 40%
11. Percentage of silt.
Circular 1.3 1 0.3 A. 40% C. 45%
B. 60% D. 55%
12. Classification of the soil
Rectangle 1 + 0.3 B/L 1 0.5(1 – 0.2 B/L)
A. Sandy Loam C. Clay Loam
B. Silty Loam D. Loam
Use bearing factors:
Nc = 17.69, Nq = 7.44 & Nγ = 3.64 13. If the volume of voids is equal to the
volume of solids, what is the porosity
Using Terzaghi’s Formula for general and void ratio equal to respectively?
shear failure, A. 0 and 1 C. 1 and 0.5
B. 1 and 0 D. 0.5 and 1
4. Evaluate the ultimate bearing capacity
(kPa) of a square footing of 2 m on a 14. The dry and saturated unit weight of a
side. soil is 15.42 kN/m^3 and 19.62 kN/m^3.
A. 330.2 C. 182.1 Determine the unit weight of the soil
B. 128.1 D. 320.3 when it is 30% saturated.
A. 18.66 kN/m^3 C. 14.74 kN/m^3
B. 16.68 kN/m^3 D. 17.44 kN/m^3

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APRIL 2024 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER GEO 2
15. A soil sample has a moisture content 19. Volume change in saturated soils
of 30% and degree of saturation of 45%. caused by the expulsion of pore water
The solids has a specific gravity of from loading?
2.61. Determine the dry unit weight of A. Initial Consolidation
the soil in kN/m^3. B. Primary Consolidation
A. 8.52 C. 9.34 C. Secondary Consolidation
B. 12.14 D. 10.25 D. None of the above

16. If the ground water table in a soil 20. Negative skin friction on piles..
formation rises as resulting of A. Is caused due to relative
flooding, the bearing capacity of the settlement of the soil
soil: B. Is caused in soft clays
A. Increases C. Decreases the pile capacity
B. Unaffected D. All of the above
C. Decreases
D. Depends on the footing load 21. A decrease in water content results in
a reduction of the volume of soil in:
17. One of the following foundation A. Liquid state
conditions does not affect the bearing B. Plastic state
capacity of the supporting soil. C. Semi-solid state
A. Unit weight of the soil D. All of these
B. Depth of the founding of
footings 22. The water content in a soil sample when
C. Load imposed onto the soil it continues to loose weight without
D. Position of ground water table loosing the volume,is called
A. Shrinkage limit
18. A process by which water-saturated B. Plastic limit
soil sediment temporarily loss C. Liquid limit
strength and acts as a fluid. D. Semi-solid limit
A. Consolidation C. Settlement
B. Plasticity D. Liquefaction

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