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APRIL 2024 CE BOARD EXAM REFRESHER GEO 1

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for Situation 2. The laboratory gave the
each of the following questions. Mark only following results:
one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice Natural Moisture Content = 24%
on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO Liquid Limit = 62%
ERASURES ALLOWED. GOOD LUCK. Plastic Limit = 28%
Percentage of Particles less than 2
NOTE: A times B is represented by A×B or µm = 23%
A*B. A raised to the power n is
expressed as A^n. All problems are 1 Determine the following:
point each.
7. Liquidity index of the soil.
1. In accordance with Rankine’s theory A. -0.12 C. -0.14
for lateral active earth pressure of a B. +0.12 D. +0.14
retaining wall, with horizontal 8. Consistency of the soil.
backfill, what angle of internal A. Brittle Solid C. Liquid
friction, in degrees, results in a B. Plastic D. None
coefficient of lateral earth pressure 9. Activity Classification.
equal to 0.50? A. 1.65 C. 1.30
A. 19.5° C. 16.9° B. 1.48 D. 1.83
B. 18.7° D. 21.4°
Situation 3. A 3 layer soil has the
2. What is the friction angle of the soil following properties from top to
when the coefficient lateral earth bottom:
pressure is 4?
A. 39.6° C. 21.7° Layer k (cm/s) Thickness (m)
B. 36.9° D. 27.1° 1 2.0 × 10^-4 4
2 3.2 × 10^-2 3
3. A sand mass with a void ratio of e = 3 4.1 × 10^-5 6
0.70 and Gs = 2.66 is given. Determine
the safe hydraulic gradient for the 10. Obtain the equivalent horizontal
given flow system with a factor of coefficient of permeability, in cm/s.
safety FS = 3. A. 0.00689 C. 0.00809
A. 0.515 C. 0.325 B. 0.00734 D. 0.00747
B. 0.465 D. 0.285 11. Calculate the transmissivity of the
layer, in m^2/day.
Situation 1. The results of the sieve A. 66.9 C. 75.5
analysis of soils A, B and C is given B. 92.7 D. 83.9
below. It is required to classify the 12. Estimate the rate of flow in the
soils according to USCS vertical direction per square meter of
layer, in liters/day, if the hydraulic
Soil Sample gradient is 0.50.
Sieve Diameter
A B C A. 25.6 C. 33.7
No. (mm)
Percent Passing B. 35.2 D. 29.1
4 4.760 90 100 100
6 2.380 64 90 100 Situation 4. The moist density and degree
10 2.000 54 77 98 of saturation of a soil sample are
20 0.840 34 59 92 given in the following table:
40 0.420 22 51 84
60 0.250 17 42 79 Soil Density Degree of Saturation
100 0.149 9 35 70 (kg/m^3) (%)
200 0.074 4 33 63 1680 45
1808 75
LL - 46 47
PL - 29 24 13. Determine the void ratio.
A. 0.65 C. 0.75
4. Which of the following classifies Soil B. 0.45 D. 0.55
A according to USCS? 14. Determine the specific gravity of
A. GP C. SP solids.
B. GW D. SW A. 2.60 C. 2.65
5. Which of the following classifies Soil B. 2.70 D. 2.55
B according to USCS? 15. Determine the weight of water in kg
A. SM C. GC for a 7 m^3 soil, when it is fully
B. SC D. GM saturated.
6. Which of the following classifies Soil A. 3180 C. 3314
C according to USCS? B. 2989 D. 2748
A. OL C. ML
B. CL D. CH

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16. Ratio of volume of voids and volume of
soil.
A. Porosity
B. Degree of Saturation
C. Void Ratio
D. None of the above

17. Ratio of volume of voids and volume of

soil solids.
A. Void Ratio
B. Porosity
C. Degree of Saturation
D. None of the above

18. Ratio of volume of water and volume of

soil.
A. Degree of Saturation
B. Void Ratio
C. Porosity
D. None of the above

19. Which is true for porosity?

A. 0 < n < 100
B. 0 ≤ n ≤ 100
C. 0 ≤ n
D. 0 < n

20. Which is true for void ratio?

A. 0 < e < 100
B. 0 ≤ e ≤ 100
C. 0 ≤ e
D. 0 < e

21. Which is true for degree of

saturation?
A. 0 < S < 100
B. 0 ≤ S ≤ 100
C. 0 ≤ S
D. 0 < S

22. When the seepage pressure becomes

equal to the pressure due to submerged
weight of a soil, the effective
pressure is reduced to zero and the
soil particles have a tendency to move
up in the direction of flow. This
phenomenon is generally known
A. Quick condition
B. Boiling condition
C. Quick sand
D. All the above

23. What is soil in civil engineering?

A. The material in a relatively
thin surface zone within roots
occur
B. The unaggregated and uncemented
deposits of minerals and organic
particles covering the earth’s
crust
C. The substance existing on the
earths surface, which grows and
develops plants
D. None of the above

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