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A rectangular footing, 3 m x 4 m in plan, is founded 1.2 m below the 13. A mercury barometer reads 660 mm. What would be the
ground surface for which the bulk unit weight of the soil is 20 kN/m^3, corresponding reading in water barometer?
the unconfined compressive strength is 10 kPa, and the angle of a. 3.22 m c. 10.78
internal friction is 20 deg. Under the condition of general shear failure b. 4.47 m d. 8.98 m
(with Nc=17.69, Nq=7.44, Ny=3.64), evaluate the contribution of the
following to the ultimate bearing capacity, in kPa. 14. Approximately how many times is the pressure of mercury greater
than the pressure exerted by water?
a. 13.6 c. 8.2
1. Cohesion strength
b. 15.4 d. 9.8
a. 216.70 c. 213.02
b. 210.42 d. 332.22
15. A layer of soft clay having an initial void ratio of 2 is 10 m thick.
Under a compressive load applied above it, the void ratio decreased
2. soil overburden
by one-half. Evaluate the reduction in the thickness of the clay layer
a. 344.7 c. 178.56
(m).
b. 419.2 d. 169.8
a. 4.67 c. 3.33
b. 2.50 d. 3.45
3. footing dimension
a. 61.47 c. 36.81 16. An open tank contains 5 m deep of liquid having unit weight of 7
b. 82.61 note (92.82) d. 97.45 kN/m^3. Water is poured over the liquid until the total depth of the two
liquids is 8 m. Evaluate the gage pressure at the bottom of the tank (kPa).
4. At what temperature (deg C) at which liquid water has the highest a. 70 c. 78.5
density? b. 48 d. 64.4
a. 0 c. 100
b. 32 d. 4 A 5-m clay layer lies beneath an 8-m sand layer. The sand is 3 m below
the water surface. Saturated unit weight of sand is 25 kN/m^3 and
5. The pressure exerted onto a liquid is transmitted equally and
clay is 20 kN/m^3. Calculate the following:
undiminished to all portions of the liquid. This principle in fluid mechanics
is known as:
a. Archimedes c. Pascal’s 17. The total vertical pressure (kPa) at mid-height of clay layer
b. Bernoulli d. Boyle’s a. 240.1 c. 209.3
b. 248.6 d. 279.4
6. For the value of the atmospheric pressure at sea level used in
engineering practice, evaluate how high (m) is the atmosphere above sea 18. The pore water pressure (kPa) at mid-height of clay layer
level? a. 122.6 c. 112.8
a. 10 000 c. 8500 b. 132.4 d. 152.1
b. 9500 d. 7500
19. The effective vertical stress at mid-height of clay layer
A triangular gate with base width of 1 m and 1.5 m high is immersed at a. 147 c. 99.4
angle of 45 deg with the vertical. The vertex of the gate is pointing upward b. 96.5 d. 117.5
and the base is 2.4 m below the water surface. Evaluate
20. A container contains a certain liquid with unit weight of 7 kN/cu.m to
7. Total hydrostatic force (N) acting on one side of the gate a depth of 4 m. Water is poured into the container and the total depth of
a. 19.36 c. 16.32 the liquid is now 6 m. What is the gage pressure (kPa) at the interface of
b. 21.48 d. 15.06 the two liquids?
a. 28 c. 47.62
8. distance of the line of action of the total force from the base of the gate b. 19.62 d. 21
(m)
a. 0.33 c. 0.46 21. A triangular gate of height 1.2 m and base 0.9 m is installed in a
b. 0.25 d. 0.52 position that its plane is inclined 60 degrees with the horizontal with its
vertex at the top and the base is parallel to the water surface. The vertex
9. If the gate is hinged at the base, what force (kN) normal to the gate is is at a depth of 2 m vertically below the water surface. Fresh water is on
required at the vertex to open it? Neglect the weight of the gate. one side of the gate. If the gate is hinged at the bottom, evaluate the force
a. 4.25 c. 4.68 normal to the gate at its vertex that will be required to open it in kN.
b. 5.24 d. 4.59 a. 4.45 c. 8.67
b. 14.2 d. 10.76
10. One of the following is not a characteristic of cohesionless soil.
a. easy to compact 22. The results of a constant head permeability test for a fine sand
b. high shear strength sample having a diameter of 150 mm and a length of 300 mm are as
c. practically impermeable follows:
d. prone to settlement under vibratory load
Constant head difference = 500 mm
11. Evaluate the dry unit weight of a soil mass having a void ratio of Time of collection of water = 5 min
0.50 with specific gravity of 2.5 for its solid grains, in kN/m^3. Volume of water collected = 360 cc
a. 14.9 c. 16.4
b. 14.6 d. 17.3 Calculate the hydraulic conductivity of the soil in cm/s
a. 4.07 x 10^-3 c. 4.25 x 10^-3
12. Obtain the gage pressure in a vessel of mercury at a point 500 mm b. 3.54 x 10^-3 d. 2.89 x 10^-3
below the liquid surface (kPa)
a. 67.6 c. 76.6
b. 68.2 d. 66.7

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23. A barometer at the top of the mountain 400 m above sea level reads 34. An unconfined compression test was conducted on a sample of
700 mm of mercury (G=13.6). What is the atmospheric pressure at the clay having a diameter of 50 mm. The failure load was recorded at 250
point in kPa? N. The cohesion strength of the clay in kPa
a. 93.4 c. 95.7 a. 45 c. 63.7
b. 85.4 d. 101.3 b. 127.0 d. 101.0

24. If air had a constant unit weight of 12 N/m^3, what is the decrease in 35. The ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of soil
pressure (kPa) of an aircraft climbing at an altitude of 3 km? a. porosity c. degree of saturation
a. 32 c. 36
b. void ratio d. water content
b. 48 d. 24
A triangular gate with height of 0.9 m and base width of 1.2 m is inclined
25. A mercury barometer at the base of the mountain reads 620 mm. At
60 degrees with the horizontal with the vertex at the top and the base
the same time, another barometer at the top of the mountain reads 450.
parallel with the water surface. The vertex is 2 m below the water surface.
Assuming w of air is to be constant at 10 N/m^3, what is the approximate
Compute
height of the mountain?
a. 6278 m c. 8622
36. Total hydrostatic force (N) acting on one side of the gate
b. 2268 m d. 2688 m
a. 15.87 c. 12.36
b. 10.21 d. 13.35
26. In a triaxial test, a cohesionless soil is subjected to a confining
pressure of 14 kPa. The soil fails when the increase in axial stress by 37. location (m) of the total hydrostatic force from the vertex of the gate.
the plunger reaches 40 kPa. What is the angle of shearing resistance a. 0.725 c. 0.684
of the soil (degrees)? b. 0.615 d. 0.684
a. 36 c. 30
b. 34 d. 28 38. If the base is hinged, what normal force (kN) at the vertex is needed
to open the gate?
27. A container is filled with 3 m of kerosene having unit weight of 9 a. 4.22 c. 6.32
kN/m^3 and 7 m of water. Obtain the gage pressure at the interface of b. 5.24 d. 3.54
the two liquids (kPa).
a. 27 c. 68.67 39. One of the following foundation conditions does not affect the
b. 95.67 d. 57 bearing capacity of the supporting soil.
a. unit weight of soil
28. An iceberg with G=0.9 floats in seawater with 500 cu. m above the b. depth of founding of footings
water surface. Evaluate the total volume (m^3) of iceberg if G of seawater c. load imposed onto the soil
is 1.03?
d. position of ground water table
a. 3292 c. 3296
b. 1245 d. 3962
40. Lacking of mercury, an improvised barometer uses a liquid that weighs
0.735 times that of mercury. Assuming that the unit weight of air is
29. At the foot of the mountain, a mercury (G=13.63) barometer reads
constant at 12 N/m^3, evaluate the approximate height of the mountain
800 mmHg and at the same instant at the top of the mountain a
if the barometer readings are 600 mm at the base and 850 mm at the top
barometer reads 500 mmHg. Assuming air had constant unit weight of
of the mountain. SG of mercury=13.6.
12.01 N/m^3, what is the approximate height of the mountain?
a. 2080 m c. 2010 m
a. 3320 m c. 3330 m
b. 2040 m d. 2202 m
b. 3310 m d. 3340 m
41. A rectangular gate has a base width of 1 m and altitude of 2.4 m. The
30. A rectangular plate is submerged vertically in two layers of liquids.
short side of the gate is flushed with the water surface. Obtain the
Half of the plate is submerged in water and the other half in oil (G=0.84).
location of the total force of water on the gate measured from its
The top of the gate is flushed with liquid surface. Obtain the ratio of the
centroid.
force of water to the force of oil.
a. 0.6 m c. 0.3 m
a. 3.25 c. 3.19
b. 0.8 m d. 0.4 m
b. 3.75 d. 3.52
42. If the ground water table in a soil formation rises as a result of
A vertical triangular gate has a base width of 200 mm and height of 480
flooding, the bearing capacity of the soil
mm. The vertex of the gate is flushed with the water surface. Solve
a. increases c. decreases
31. Total hydrostatic force (N) acting on one side of the gate b. unaffected d. depends on the footing load
a. 155.2 c. 140.8
b. 146.3 d. 150.7 43. A granular soil deposit is considered medium if the blow count of
a standard penetration test is between:
32. location (mm) of the total hydrostatic force from the center of gravity a. 0-4 c. 10-30
of the gate. b. 4-10 d. 30-50
a. 50 c. 30
b. 20 d. 40 A vertical triangular gate 0.9 m high have its 2 m base flushed with the
water surface. Determine
33. location (mm) of the total hydrostatic force from the vertex of the
gate. 44. Total force acting on one side of the gate (kN)
a. 350 c. 370 a. 5.3 c. 1.25
b. 360 d. 340 b. 1.25 d. 2.65

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45. location of the center of pressure from the top
a. 0.3 m c. 0.2 m
b. 0.45 m d. 0.25 m

46. eccentricity (m)

a. 0.15 c. 0.10
b. 0.63 d. 0.20

47. Which of the following does not affect the settlement of a

footing?
a. location of GWT c. plasticity of soil
b. depth of backfill d. none of these

According to Section 304.2 of NSCP, the designated allowable foundation

pressure of 75 kPa (in Table 304-1 of NSCP) is for footing having a
minimum footing width of 300 mm and minimum depth of 300 mm into
the natural grade. An increase of 20% is allowed for each additional 300
mm of width and/or depth to a maximum value of three times the
designated value. Calculate:

48. allowable foundation pressure (kPa) of square footing 1.20 m in width

and 300 mm in depth.
a. 135 c. 105
b. 120 d. 150

49. allowable foundation pressure (kPa) of square footing 1.20 m in width

and 900 mm in depth.
a. 135 c. 105
b. 120 d. 150

50. From the previous question, solve the safe load (kN) on top of the
footing.
a. 194 c. 288
b. 324 d. 216

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