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CIVIL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAM

HYDRAULICS AND PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Monday, January 16, 2023 Module 25

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. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE: WHENEVER YOU CAN ENCOUNTER A
CARET (^) SIGN, IT MEANS EXPONENTIATION.

SOIL TESTING

1. A cohesive soil deposit is considered soft if the unconfined compression Situation – A flow net flow around a single row of sheet piles in a permeable
strength, in kPa, is between: soil layer is shown in the figure.
A. 12 to 24 B. 48 to 96
C. 96 to 192 D. 24 to 48 K = 5 x 10-5 m/s Nf = 3 Nd = 6

2. A flow net for the weir shown in the figure, compute the rate of seepage
under the weir and the shape factor. Hydraulic conductivity, K = 0.014
m/day

7. How high above the ground surface will the water rise if piezometer is
placed at point A?
A. 5.2 m B. 5.6 m
C. 6.4 m D. 4.8 m
A. 0.034 m3/m/day , 0.286 B. 0.054 m3/m/day , 0.286
C. 0.024 m3/m/day , 0.286 D. 0.044 m3/m/day , 0.286 8. What is the rate of seepage through flow channel II per unit length
(perpendicular to the section shown)?
3. The results of a triaxial test conducted on a cohesionless soil are as A. 3 x 10-5 m3/sec/m B. 4 x 10-5 m3/sec/m
follows: confining pressure = 60 kPa, plunger pressure = 80 kPa. What C. 5 x 10-5 m3/sec/m D. 6 x 10-5 m3/sec/m
is the angle of shearing resistance?
A. 24.3º B. 25.8º 9. Compute the total seepage loss per meter length of sheet pile.
C. 22.5º D. 23.6º A. 6 x 10-5 m3/sec/m B. 8 x 10-5 m3/sec/m
C. 10 x 10-5 m3/sec/m D. 12 x 10-5 m3/sec/m
Situation - The weir shown has a base of which 2 m below the ground
surface. The pressure distribution diagram at the base of the weir can be Situation – A consolidated-undrained tri-axial test was conducted on the clay
obtained from the equipotential lines as follows: sample and the results are as follows:

Nd = 3 Nf = 7 Coefficient of permeability, K = 4 m/day Drained friction angle = 28º for a normally consolidated clay
Chamber confining pressure = 100 kPa
Deviator stress at failure = 90 kPa

10. Compute the consolidated undrained friction angle.

A. 16.21º B. 17.32º
C. 18.08º D. 19.51º

11. Determine the pore water pressure developed in the clay specimen at
failure.
A. 38.15 kPa B. 42.15 kPa
C. 45.15 kPa D. 49.15 kPa

12. Compute the deviator stress at failure when the drained test was
conducted with the same chamber confining pressure.
A. 192.35 kPa B. 209.44 kPa
C. 150.27 kPa D. 176.98 kPa

Situation – During a consolidated undrained tri-axial test on a clayey soil

4. Compute the uplift pressure at d. specimen, the minor and major principal stresses at failure were 220 and 340
A. 43.75 kPa B. 47.15 kPa kPa, respectively.
C. 49.05 kPa D. 52.45 kPa
13. What is the axial stress at failure if a similar specimen is subjected to an
5. Compute the uplift force per unit length. unconfined compression test?
A. 802.5 kN/m B. 809.3 kN/m A. 100 kPa B. 110 kPa
C. 812.6 kN/m D. 815.4 kN/m C. 120 kPa D. 130 kPa

6. Compute the seepage through the foundation. 14. Determine the cohesion of the clayey soil sample.
A. 65.33 m3/day B. 67.33 m3/day A. 50 kPa B. 55 kPa
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C. 69.33 m /day D. 71.33 m3/day C. 60 kPa D. 65 kPa
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Situation – A tri-axial compression test on a cohesive sample cylindrical in 28. Determine the maximum normal stress (plunger stress) applied on the
shape yields the following effective stress. soil in kPa.
A. 191.7 B. 154.7
Major principal stress = 8 MN/m2 C. 163.8 D. 214.5
Minor principal stress = 2 MN/m2
29. Determine the minimum normal stress (confining pressure) in kPa.
15. Compute the angle of internal friction. A. 36.8 B. 42.1
A. 22º B. 25º C. 28.5 D. 33.2
C. 27º D. 30º
Situation – In a triaxial test on a cohesionless soil, the soil fails when the
16. Compute the cohesion of the soil sample. deviator stress is 250 kPa and the angle of failure plane is 60º with the
A. 0.557 MN/m2 B. 0.577 MN/m2 horizontal.
C. 0.775 MN/m2 D. 0.755 MN/m2
30. What is the normal stress at failure in kPa?
17. Compute the shear stress at the rupture plane. A. 123.7 B. 145.9
A. 2.60 MN/m2 B. 3.20 MN/m2 C. 154.2 D. 187.5
C. 3.80 MN/m2 D. 4.10 MN/m2
31. What is the shearing stress at failure in kPa?
Situation – A cohesive soil specimen has a shearing resistance equal to 28º A. 108.3 B. 112.8
and a cohesion of 30 kPa. If the maximum shearing stress of the soil sample is C. 132.5 D. 124.4
equal to 70 kPa.
32. What is the confining pressure in kPa?
18. Compute the lateral pressure in the cell for a failure to occur. A. 100 B. 130
A. 22.68 kPa B. 52.68 kPa C. 125 D. 115
C. 92.68 kPa D. 162.68 kPa
Situation – A triaxial shear test was performed on a well- drained sand
19. Compute the maximum principal stress to cause failure. sample. The normal stress on the failure plane and the shear stress on the
A. 22.68 kPa B. 52.68 kPa failure plane, at failure were determined to be 6,300 psf and 4,200 psf,
C. 92.68 kPa D. 162.68 kPa respectively.

20. Compute the normal stress at the point of maximum shear. 33. Which of the following most nearly gives the angle of internal friction of
A. 22.68 kPa B. 52.68 kPa the sand?
C. 92.68 kPa D. 162.68 kPa A. 17º B. 27º
C. 42º D. 34º
Situation – A cohesive soil with an angle of shearing resistance of 36º, has a
cohesion of 12 kPa and a maximum shear stress of 308 MPa. 34. Which of the following most nearly gives the angle of the failure plane?
A. 62º B. 52º
21. Compute the confining pressure. C. 38º D. 44º
A. 199.48 kPa B. 326.44 kPa
C. 642.44 kPa D. 815.48 kPa 35. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum principal stress?
A. 10,000 psf B. 14,000 psf
22. Compute the maximum principal stress. C. 9,400 psf D. 18,500 psf
A. 199.48 kPa B. 326.44 kPa
C. 642.44 kPa D. 815.48 kPa Situation – A triaxial test is conducted on a sand sample. The normal and
shearing stresses on failure plane are 475 kPa and 350 kPa, respectively.
23. Compute the normal stress at the failure plane.
A. 199.48 kPa B. 326.44 kPa 36. Determine the angle of shearing resistance.
C. 642.44 kPa D. 815.48 kPa A. 32.3º B. 36.4º
C. 24.5º D. 28.2º
Situation - A consolidated drained triaxial test is conducted on a normally
consolidated soil with chamber confining pressure of 150 kPa. If the deviator 37. Determine the angle that the failure plane makes with the horizontal.
stress at failure is 220 kPa, determine the following: A. 57.3º B. 59.1º
C. 61.2º D. 63.2º
24. Calculate the angle of friction of the soil.
A. 28.32° B. 25.87° 38. What is the plunger stress in kPa?
C. 24.56° D. 25.03° A. 632.4 B. 869.5
C. 798.3 D. 812.7

25. Calculate the shear stress at failure plane in kPa. Situation – A sandy soil has a drained angle of friction 32º. The deviator
A. 124.36 B. 105.68 stress at failure is 400 kPa.
C. 112.75 D. 99.67
39. Compute the angle that the failure plane makes with the major principal
26. Calculate the normal stress at failure plane in kPa. plane.
A. 213.5 B. 232.6 A. 61º B. 60º
C. 224.7 D. 249.9 C. 63º D. 64º

Situation - The following data were obtained from a triaxial test on a 40. Compute the chamber confining pressure in kPa.
cohesive soil: A. 175.24 B. 181.28
C. 177.42 D. 163.54
Maximum shearing stress at failure plane = 70kPa
Angle of friction = 28º 41. Compute the shear stress in kPa at the point on the failure plane.
Cohesion = 30 kPa A. 125.14 B. 169.61
C. 358.41 D. 204.54
27. Determine the normal stress at failure plane, in kPa.
A. 75.2 B. 63.8
C. 81.4 D. 96.5

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Situation – The results of a consolidated-drained triaxial test conducted on a Situation – The coefficient of permeability below a dam is 4 m/day. The
normally consolidated clay, are as follows: water on the upstream side is 20 meter higher than on the downstream side.
To estimate the seepage below the dam, a flownet is graphically drawn such
Chamber confining stress = 250 kPa that the number of potential drops, Nd = 10 and the number of flow channels
Deviator stress at failure = 350 kPa Nf = 4. The base of the dam is founded 1 m below the ground. Between the
heel and the toe of the dam, a distance of 30 meters, there are 8 potential
42. Calculate the angle of friction of the soil sample. drops.
A. 24.32° B. 18.32°
C. 21.67° D. 19.87° 54. Estimate the seepage per meter length of dam in liters per minute.
A. 25.4 B. 24.6
43. Calculate the shear stress on the failure plane. C. 22.2 D. 21.7
A. 140 kPa B. 130 kPa
C. 160 kPa D. 145 kPa 55. What is the uplift pressure at the heel in kPa?
A. 165 B. 177
44. Calculate the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear. C. 152 D. 196
A. 207 kPa B. 425 kPa
C. 504 kPa D. 353 kPa 56. What is the uplift pressure at the toe in kPa?
A. 24.5 B. 15.3
Situation – A consolidated-drained triaxial test was conducted on a normally C. 17.5 D. 19.6
consolidated clay. The results are as follows: σ3 = 110 kPa, σdf = 170 kPa.
Determine the following: Situation – In a triaxial test on a cohesionless soil, the principal stresses are
250 kPa and 350 kPa. Determine the following:
45. The angle of friction, ϕ.
A. 26.3º B. 25.4º 57. The angle of shearing resistance.
C. 26.7º D. 25.8º A. 9.59º B. 10.25º
C. 12.68º D. 15.32º
46. The angle ϴ that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane.
A. 58.4º B. 57.9º 58. The shearing stress at failure plane.
C. 58.2º D. 57.7º A. 49.3 kPa B. 45.2 kPa
C. 52.8 kPa D. 40.7 kPa
47. Determine the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear
stress. 59. The normal stress at failure plane.
A. 197.5 kPa B. 210.0 kPa A. 274.5 kPa B. 258.9 kPa
C. 195.0 kPa D. 200.0 kPa C. 310.5 kPa D. 291.7 kPa

Situation – Following are the result of two direct shear test on a normally
consolidated clay:

Diameter of specimen = 50 mm

Normal Force Shear Force at Failure

Test No.
P (N) V (N)
1 265 130
2 410 185

Evaluate the following:

48. The angle of internal friction in degrees.

A. 28.5 B. 30.6
C. 20.8 D. 22.4

49. The cohesion of the soil in kPa.

A. 18.54 B. 10.24
C. 16.32 D. 15.02

50. What normal force will cause failure when the shear force is 124 N?
A. 249.2 N B. 126.9 N
C. 217.5 N D. 187.4 N

Situation – The coefficient of permeability below a dam is 4 m/day. The

water on the upstream side is 30 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 1 m below the ground.
Between the heel and the toe of the dam, a distance of 30 meters, there are 8
potential drops.

51. Evaluate the seepage flow per meter width of dam, in liters/min.
A. 18.6 B. 32.5
C. 20.6 D. 33.3

52. Determine the uplift pressure at the heel of the dam, in kPa.
A. 114 B. 198
C. 181 D. 265

53. Determine the uplift force, in kN per meter, per meter length of dam.
A. 4415 B. 5413
C. 4170 D. 6712

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