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Evaluation Exam 7

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer
for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

Situation I: Following are the results of a sieve analysis.

Sieve Opening Percent finer

No. (mm) (grams)
4 4.75 100
10 2.00 94.5
20 0.85 86.3
40 0.425 74.1
60 0.25 54.9
80 0.18 38.1
100 0.15 9.3
200 0.075 1.7
Pan - 0

1. Determine the effective size (mm).

a. 0.10 c. 0.15
b. 0.30 d. 0.72

2. Determine the uniformity coefficient.

a. 1.5 c. 2.1
b. 1.9 d. 1.8

3. Determine the coefficient of curvature.

a. 0.13 c. 0.42
b. 0.67 d. 0.72

Situation II: Classify the following soils according to the USDA textural classification system. Refer to
FIG. CS35 for this problem.

Particle-size
distribution A B C
(%)
Gravel 10 21 0
Sand 20 12 18
Silt 41 35 24
Clay 29 32 58

4. Soil A

a. Silty clay c. Clay

b. Gravelly clay d. Gravelly clay loam

5. Soil B

a. Silty clay c. Sandy loam

b. Gravelly Silty Clay d. Gravelly clay loam

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6. Soil C

a. Silty clay c. Clay

b. Gravelly Silty Clay d. Gravelly clay loam

7. The results of the particle-size analysis of a soil are as follows:

Percent passing the No. 10 sieve = 100

Percent passing the No. 40 sieve = 80
Percent passing the No. 200 sieve = 58

The liquid limit and plasticity index of the soil are 30 and 10, respectively. Classify the soil by
the AASHTO Classification system in the FIG. COS43

a. A-4 (3) c. A-1-a (2)

b. A-2-7 (4) d. A-3 (0)

Situation III: For a vibroflotation project, the following backfill material specification must be satisfied.
The difference between D30 and D25 is 70𝜇𝑚.

So = 1.6
CU = 3.75
CC = 0.80
D10 = 0.25 D75
D20 = 0.55 mm
D50 = 1.30 mm.

8. Calculate the required suitability number.

a. 5.6 c. 2.4
b. 4.2 d. 6.4

9. What is the condition of the backfill?

a. Excellent c. Fair
b. Good d. Unsuitable

10. An embankment for a highway is to be constructed from a soil compacted to a dry unit weight
of 18 kN/m^3. The clay has to be trucked to the site from a borrow pit. The bulk unit weight of
the soil in the borrow pit is 17 kN/m^3 and its natural water content is 5%. Calculate the
volume of clay from the borrow pit required for 1 cubic meter of embankment. The swell factor
is 1.2 (20% free swell). Assume Gs 5 2.7.

a. 0.45 c. 2.15
b. 4.67 d. 1.33

11. An ASTM D 854 test was conducted on a sand. The data are as shown below. Calculate the
specific gravity.

Mass of pycnometer 38.2 grams

Mass of pycnometer and dry soil 64.3 grams
Mass of pycnometer, dry soil and water 154.8 grams
Mass of pycnometer and water 138.5 grams

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a. 2.66 c. 1.79
b. 3.75 d. 1.85

12. An earth dam require one hundred cubic meter of soil compacted with unit weight of 20.5
KN/m^3 and moisture content of 8%, choose two from the three borrow pits given in the table
below, knowing that the first must be one of the two borrow pits, the specific gravity of solid
particles is 2.7. Which of the following is the most economical choice.

Borrow pit
Void Ratio Cost (P/m^3) Available Volume (m^3)
No.
1 0.6 1 80
2 1 1.5 100
3 0.75 1.7 100

a. Borrow pit 2 c. Borrow pit 1

b. Borrow pit 3 d. Borrow pit 1 and 2

Situation IV: A dry sand is placed in a container having a volume of 0.3 ft^3. The dry weight of the
sample is 31 Ib. Water is carefully added to the container so as not to disturb the
condition of the sand. When the container is filled, the combined weight of soil plus
water is 38.2 Ib. From these data,

13. Compute the void ratio of soil in the container,

a. 0.624 c. 0.426
b. 0.733 d. 0.235

14. And the specific gravity of the soil particles.

a. 4.65 c. 2.69
b. 2.45 d. 1.46

Situation V: The in-situ(field) moisture content of a soil is 18% and it’s moisture unit weight is 105 pcf
(Ib/ft^3). The specific gravity of soil solids is 2.75. This soil is to be excavated and
transported to a construction site and then compacted to a minimum dry weight of 103.5
pcf at a moisture content of 20 %.

15. How many cubic yards of excavated soil are needed to produce 10,000 yd^3 of compacted
fill?

a. 9,346.4 yd^3 c. 14,667.1 yd^3

b. 10,064.6 yd^3 d. 11,631.4 yd^3

16. How many truckloads are needed to transport the excavated soil if each truck can carry 20
tons? ( 1ton = 2000lb, 1yd = 3ft )

a. 825 c. 815
b. 820 d. 845

Situation VI: A liquid limit test is conducted and the data from each trial are shown below:

Moisture Content Number of

Trials
% blows
Trials 1 35 20
Trials 2 31 36

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Plastic limit test is conducted and the data from each trial are shown below:

Test No. 1 2
Mass of wet Soil + Container 22.3g 21.9g
Mass of dry soil + Container 20.2g 20.1g
Mass of Container 13.05g 13.05g

17. Determine the flow index

a. -25.3 c. -2.2
b. -15.7 d. -30.4

18. Determine the toughness index

a. 0.67 c. 0.22
b. 0.38 d. 0.43

19. In a project, soil A has the following atterberg limits; LL=118%, PL=42%, Percentage of clay
particles 50. Classify soil A based on its activity.

a. Inactive c. Abnormal
b. Normal d. Active

Situation VII: For a certain soil profile, a uniformly distributed load, ΔP = 50 kPa, is applied at the
ground surface. Assume CS = 0.20CC. Take e = 0.95, LL = 50, height of clay layer = 8
m and PO = 136.9 kPa. Determine the settlement of the clay layer caused by primary
consolidation if:

20. The clay is normally consolidated.

a. 200mm c. 40mm
b. 153mm d. 131mm

21. The preconsolidated pressure PC is 210 kPa.

a. 200mm c. 40mm
b. 153mm d. 131mm

22. The preconsolidated pressure PC is 150 kPa.

a. 200mm c. 40mm
b. 153mm d. 131mm

Situation VIII: Two footings rest in layer of sand 2.7m thick. The bottoms of the footings are 0.90m
below the ground surface. Beneath the sand layer is a 1.8m thick clay layer.
Underneath the clay layer is solid rock. Water table is at a depth of 1.8m below the
ground surface. The load on the footings are: Pa = 450 kN and Pb = 900 kN. . The
corresponding characteristics of the soil is given as follows:
𝑘𝑁 𝑘𝑁
For sand: 𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑 = 18.5 𝑚3 , 𝛾𝑠𝑎𝑡 = 20.8 𝑚3

𝑘𝑁
For clay: 𝛾𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑦 = 18.8 , 𝑒 = 1.03, 𝐶𝑐 = 0.3
𝑚3

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23. Compute the stress increase in kPa below footing A (1.5m x 1.5m) at the center of the clay
layer. Assume that the pressure beneath footing A is spread at an angle of 2 vertical to 1
horizontal.

a. 20.15 c. 22.50
b. 30.75 d. 25.51

24. Determine the size of footing B so that the settlement in the clay layer is the same beneath
footings A and B.

a. 2.85m x 2.85m c. 1.8m x 1.8m

b. 3.24m x 3.24m d. 3.63m x 3.63m

25. Determine the settlement in mm beneath footing A.

a. 34.70 c. 58.10
b. 30.85 d. 46.65

Situation IX: Find the following, all the dimensions are in cm:

26. Determine the pressure head at B

a. 19.30 cm c. 16.17 cm
b. 12 cm d. 24 cm

27. Determine the pressure head at C

a. 19.30 cm c. 16.17 cm
b. 12 cm d. 24 cm

28. Equivalent hydraulic conductivity in cm/s

a. 0.334 c. 0.0547
b. 0.0647 d. 0.0798

Situation X: In a consolidation test of a soil the following results have been obtained. When the load
was changed from 50 kN/m2 to 100 kN/m2, the void ratio changed from 0.70 to 0.65. The
coefficient of permeability is 3.55 x 10^-3 m/day

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29. Determine the coefficient of compressibility.

a. 0.001 c. 0.023
b. 0.002 d. 0.45

30. Determine the coefficient of volume compressibility.

a. 2.79×10^(-4) c. 0.64×10^(-3)
b. 3.64×10^(-4) d. 5.88×10^(-4)

31. How long will it take for 50% consolidation to occur if the layer is drained on both ends? The
thickness of a clay layer is 8m.

a. 5.1 days c. 2.5 days

b. 8.3 days d. 3.4 days

SITUATION XI. The coefficient of permeability below a dam is 4m/day. The water on the upstream side
is 20 meters higher than on the downstream side. To estimate the seepage below the dam, a flow net
was graphically drawn such that the number of potential drops, Nd=10 and the number of flow channels
Nf=4. The base of the dam is founded 1m below the ground. Between the heel and the toe of the dam,
a distance of 30 meters, there are 8 potential drops.

32. Evaluate the seepage flow per meter width of dam, in liters/min.

a. 18.5 c. 20.6
b. 32.5 d. 22.2

33. Determine the uplift pressure at the heel of the dam, in KPa.

a. 114 c. 177
b. 181 d. 198

34. Determine the uplift pressure at the toe of the dam, in KPa.

a. 11.4 c. 14.7
b. 19.6 d. 17.6

SITUATION XII. A confined aquifer has a hydraulic conductivity of 40m/day and a porosity of 25%.
The piezometer surface in two observation wells are at elevation 65m and 60m,
respectively from common datum. The first and second observation well are 3.65km
and 5km from the source of recharge respectively. The aquifer has an average
thickness of 25m and average width of 4km.

35. Which of the following most nearly gives the flow rate of water through the aquifer?

a. 14814.8 c. 11448.8
b. 18814.4 d. 14448.8

36. Which of the following most nearly gives the interstitial velocity of the flow?

a. 0.04 c. 0.59
b. 0.16 d. 0.15

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37. Which of the following most nearly gives the time travel from the head of the aquifer to a point
4km downstream?

a. 3319 c. 6750
b. 4242 d. 7250
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SITUATION XIII. In a field density test the following result are obtained: 𝜌𝑚 = 1.95 𝑐𝑚3 , 𝑤 = 16%. The
speficic gravity of solids is 2.7.

38. Calculate the percent air voids.

a. 23.3 c. 31.8
b. 19.1 d. 28.7

39. Calculate the air content.

a. 9.33 c. 10.8
b. 11.9 d. 8.11

40. Volume change in saturated soils cause by the expulsion of pore water from loading?

a. Primary Consolidation c. Permeability

b. Secondary Consolidation d. Effective stress

FIG. COS43

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FIG. COS35

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