GEOTECH 2 silt, but the annular ring outside the small tube and

outer tube is filled with sand whose coefficient of

1. A 5-m thick layer overlies a very layer of clay. The permeability is k2 = 2.5 x 10-3 ft/min.
sand has void ratio of 0.52 and specific gravity of
solids of 2.62. the clay has moisture content of 42% The test set-up is a permeameter of contant head.
and specific gravity of solids of 2.65. the water water is placed in the mold and maintained at a
table is 3 m below the sand (ground) surface. the level h = 1.25 ft. above the level of the outlet. it
sand above water table is 30% saturated. may be considered that the system consists of a
Determine the effective stress 10 m below the fictitious soil of thickness H = H1 + H2 and
ground surface. coefficient of permeability kf.
a. 181.6 kPa
b. 154.8 kPa The following general equations may be useful:
c. 112.9 kPa
kveq=H / [ (H1/kv1) + (H2/kv2) + ... + (Hn/kvn)]
d. 214.5 kPa
kheq = (1/H)[kh1 H1 + kh2 H2 + ... + khn Hn ]
2. A triaxial test is conducted on a clay specimen and
the following results were obtained: cohesion = 32 What is the equivalent coefficient of permeability,
kPa, angle of internal friction = 28o, shearing stress kf, in ft/min?
at failure plane = 61 kPa.
a. 5.789 x 10-4
What is the normal stress at failure plane? b. 1.894 x 10-3
c. 1.045 x 10-3
a. 60.2 d. 1.564 x 10-3
b. 45.3
c. 54.5 6. The grain-zise curves for soils A and B is shown
d. 72.8 figure SM-52 it is required to classify the soils
according to the unified soil classification system.
3. A prestressed concrete pile, 360 mm x 360 mm in Use the attached USCS-54.
cross-section is to be driven on a clayey soil. The
uncofined compression shear strength, qµ of the Which of the following classifies soil B?
soil is 115 kPa. The pile will be used to carry a total
load of 360 kN. Use Nc = 9 and α = 0.75. y = 18 a. GC
kM/m3. b. SC
c. GP
Compute the skin friction in kN that is expected to d. SP
develop along the shaft of the pile.
7. Sand layer, 4.5 meters thick overlies a very thick
a. 487 layer of clay. The water table is 2 meters below the
b. 546 ground (sand surface). Sand above water table is
c. 724 3% saturated. For sand ; G = 2.65, e = 52%. For clay;
d. 653 G = 2.72, = 42%.

4. A triaxial test is conducted on a clay specimen and What is the total stress, in kPa, at a point 12 m
the following results were obtained: cohesion = 32 below the ground?
kPa, angle of internal friction = 28o, shearing stress
at failure plane = 61 kPa. a. 112.6
b. 120.1
What is the confining stress in kPa? c. 232.5
d. 218.2
a. 11.2
b. 32.7 8. A triaxial test is conducted on a sand sample. The
c. 17.9 normal and shearing stresses on failure plane are
d. 23.6 457 kPa and 350 kPa, respectively.

5. A test is set-up as shown in SM-23. A cylindrical Determine the angle that the failure plane makes
mold 4" in diameter is filled with silt to height H1 = with the horizontal.
0.2 ft, whose coefficient of permeability k1 = 6.1 x
10-4 ft/min. a. 63.2o
b. 61.2o
A second coaxial mold is placed on top of the first c. 57.3o
mold whose inside diameter is d = 1.5" and whose d. 59.1o
height is H2 = 0.30 ft. its thickness is negligible. the
inside of this second mold is filled with the same
9. In a triaxial test on a cohesionless soil, the normal c. 4.21 m x 4.21 m
and shearing stresses at failure plane are 500 kPa d. 5.32 m x 5.32 m
and 350 kPa, respectively.
13. A prestressed concrete pile, 300 mm x 300 mm in
Determine the angle of failure plane in degrees. cross-section, is to be driven in a clayey soil as
shown in figure 22-15(03)-s33. use the alpha
a. 59.5
method with a factor of safety of 2
b. 62.5
c. 61
d. 64

10. The results of the sieve analysis for three soil is

given in the [Link] is required to classify these soils
according to ASSHTO. Use Figure SM-45.

Which of the following gives the classification of

soil B?

a. A-2-5(1)
b. A-2-6(1)
c. A-2-4(1)
d. A-2-7(1) What is the end bearing capacity o pile in kN?

a. 89.3
11. A prestressed concrete pile, 350 x mm in cross-
b. 82
section and 10 m long, is to be driven in a clayey
c. 81.2
soil. The unconfined compression shear strength,
d. 77.8
qµ of the soil is 110 kPa. Use Nc = 9 and α = 0.76. y
= 16 kN/msup>3.
14. The grain-size curves for soils A and B is shown in
Compute the skin friction in kN develop along the Figure SM-52. it is required to classify the soils
shaft of the pile. according to the unifired soil classification system.
Use the attached ASSHTO Figure SM-45.
a. 635.8
b. 863.2 What is the coeffictive of curvature of soil A?
c. 456.2
a. 0.875
d. 585.2
b. 0.704
c. 0.653
12. Two footings rest in a layer of sand 2.7 m thik. The
d. 0.754
bottoms of the footings are 0.90 m below the
ground surface. Beneath the sand layer is a 1.8-m
15. The following data were obtained from a triaxial
thick clay layer. Underneath the clay layer is solid
test on a cohesive soil:
rock. Water table is at a depth of 1.8 m below the
• Maximum shearing stress at failure
ground surface. see figure 24-17(5).
plane=65 kPa
• Angle of friction=28o
• Cohesion= 31 kPa

Detemine the minimum normal stress (confining

pressure), in kPa.

a. 32.14
b. 18.54
c. 28.96
d. 24.89

16. Dry soil is mixed with 13.6% by weight with water

and then compacted. The moist soil has a valume of
Determine the size of footing B so that the 1 x 10-3 m3 and a mass of 1.6 kg. the soil soilds
settlement in the clay layer is the same beneath have specific gravity of 2.61.
footings A and B.
What is the void ratio of the soil?
a. 3.12 m x 3.12 m
b. 3.94 m x 3.94 m a. 0.943
 b. 0.762
c. 0.416
d. 0.853 21. A 4.2 m thick layer of sand is underlain by a layer of
clay. The water table is 2 m below the grouand
17. A prestressed concrete pile,300 mm x 300 mm in (sand) surface. For sand, Gs= 2.65 and the average
cross-section,is to be driven in clayey soil ( y=18.5 void ratio is 0.52. the above water table has a
kN/ m3) as shown in figure 56-13(02)-S22 degree of saturation of 0.37. the saturated nit
weight of the clay layer is 20.2 kN/m3.
the design pile has a design capacity of 450 kN. Use
factor of safetyof 2. the unconfined compression Determine the total stress at a point 10 m below
shear strength,qµ of the soil is 110 kPa. Use Nc=9. the ground.

Compute the skin friction in kN expected to a. 123 kPa

develop along the shaft of the pile. b. 232 kPa
c. 199 kPa
a. 963.2 d. 167kPa
b. 754.2
c. 689.1 22. A 1.6-kg soil specimen have a volume of 1 x 10-3
d. 855.5 m3 and moisture content of 12% specific gravity of
soil solids is 2.5.
18. The following data were obtained from laboratory
tests for a cohesive specimen: moisture content, w, What is the void ratio of this soil?
was 22.5%; Gs = 2.60; and to determine the
a. 0.75
approximate unit weigth, a sample with a mass of
b. 0.78
224.0 g was placed in a 500 cm3 container, and 382
c. 0.85
cm3 of water is required to fill the container.
d. 0.72
What is the nearest value to the Degree of
saturation of the soil sample? 23. A triaxial test was conducted on a cohesionless soil.
At failure plane, the normal stress is 500 kPa and
a. 0.74 the shearing stress is 300 kPa.
b. 0.98
c. 0.86 What is the nearest value to the angle of failure
d. 0.67 plane?

a. 58.5o
19. A group of friction piles is shown in Figure 28.87
b. 60.5o
SM-57. the total load on the pile less the soil
c. 62.5o
displaced by the footing is 1800 kN. The clay is 16 m
d. 59.5o
thick and the silt is 2 m thick. Ground water table is
located 2 m below the clay surface.

Compute for the compression index of the clay? 24. A soil sample having a volume of 1 x 10-3 m3 has a
mass of 1950 grams and moisture content of 10%.
a. 0.288
The specific gravity of soil solids is 2.66.
b. 0.325
What is the nearest value to the void ratio in
c. 0.297
percent?
d. 0.245
a. 50.1
b. 42.5
20. A triaxial test is conducted on a sand sample. The
c. 76.2
normal and shearing stresses on failure plane are
d. 64.2
457 kPa and 350 kPa, respectively.

Determine the angle that the failure plane makes 25. A cut slope was excavated in saturated clay as
with the horizontal. shown in Figure SM-456. the slope made an angle
of 60o with the horizontal. When slope failure
a. 59.1o occurs, distance BC is 8 m. Given: Stability number,
b. 63.2o m = 0.185; y = 18 kN/m3; cu = 20 kPa.
c. 57.3o Determine the critical depth of cut in meters.
d. 61.2o a. 5.32
b. 6.76
c. 6.45
d. 6.01
 table is 37%. The clay has moisture content of 42%.
assume specific gravity of soilds for both sand and
26. A sheet pile 10.5 m in length is to retain a 7.3 m clay equal to 2.65.
deep of soil with friction angle of 31o and unit
weight of 17.5 kN/m3. It is anchored to a depth of Compute for the value of the total stress at a depth
1.2 m below the top of the pile. The anchors are of 10 m from the ground surface, in kPa.
spaced 3 m.
a. 196.3
What percentage of the total passive resistance is b. 181.4
utilized by the wall? c. 174.5
d. 186.7
a. 0.653
b. 0.845 31. A cylindrical mold 5'' in diameter is filled with silt to
c. 0.777 height H1 = 0.40 ft, whose coefficient of
d. 0.955 permeability k1 = 3.6 x 10 -4 ft/min.

27. A footing 1.2-m asquare have its base 1 m below A second coaxial mold is placed on top of the first
the ground. The soil strata at the site consist of a mold whose inside diameter is d = 1.5'' and whose
layer of stiff saturated clay 27.5 m thick overlying height is H2 = 0.40 ft. its thickness is negligible. the
dense sand. The average bulk density of the clay is inside of this second mold is filled with the same
1,920 kg/m3 saturated density = 2,120 kg/m3, silt, but the annular ring outside the small tube and
cohesion c = 0, and angle of friction ? = 30o. given is outer tube is filled with sand whose coefficient of
terzaghi's unltimate bearing capacity for aquare permeability is k2 = 2.7 x 10-3 ft/min.
footings: qu = 1.3 cNc + yDfNq + 0.40 yB Ny. use
figure 45-6a to get the bearing capacity factors. The test set-up is a permeameter of constant head.
water is placed in the mold and maintained at a
Determine the ultimate bearing capacity when the level h = 1.6 ft. above the level of the outlet. it may
water table is at the base of the footing. be considered that the system consists of a
fictitious soil of thickness H = H1 + H2 and
a. 350 kPa coefficient of permeability kf.
b. 520 kPa
c. 560 kPa The following general equations may be useful:
d. 515 kPa
kveq H / [ (H1/kv1) + (H2/kv2) + ... + (Hµ/kvµ)]
28. In a triaxial test on a cohesionless soil, the soil fails
kheq = (1/H)[kh1 H1 + kh2 Hh2 + ... khµHµ]
when the deviator stress is 250 kPa and the angle
of failure plane is 60o with the horizontal. What is the equivalent coefficient of permeability,
kf,in ft/min?
What is the shearing stress at failure in kPa?
a. 7.442 x 10-4ft/min
a. 124.4
b. 5.452 x 10-4ft/min
b. 108.3
c. 8.083 x 10-4ft/min
c. 132.5
d. 9.632 x 10-4ft/min
d. 112.8
32. A cut slope was excavated in a saturated clay. The
29. A cantilever sheet-pile 8.2 m long supports a 5-m
slope made an angel of 60o with the horizontal.
high dry sand with dry density of 1.19 g/cc and
When slope failure ocuurs, distance BC is 8 m.
angle of shearing resistance of 34o. The pile is
given: stability nurmber, m = 0.185; y = 17 kN/m3;
embedded to a depth of 3.2 m. the water table is at
cµ = 20 kPa.
the bottom of the sheet pile.
Determine the critical depth of cut in meters.
What is the maximum passive resistance that can
act on the sheet-pile in kN? a. 7.52
b. 5.21
a. 211
c. 6.87
b. 111
d. 6.36
c. 324
d. 158
33. A dense silt layer has the following properties: void
ratio = 0.50, effective diameter d10 = 10 µm,
30. A 4-meter thick sand layer is overlying a very thick
capillary constant C = 0.20 cm2. Free ground water
dense clay layer. The water table is 2.5 m below the
level is 8.0 m below the ground surface.
ground (sand) surface. The sand have void ration of
52% and the degree of saturation above water
 Find the vertical effective stress in kPa at 6 m
depth. assume unit weight of solids= 26.4 kN/m3
and that the soil above the capillary action rise and
ground surface is partially saturated at 50%.

a. 145.6
b. 126.2
c. 138.3
d. 118.7

34. A granular soil sample taken from the field has a

density of 1600 kg/msup>3. In a laboratory test, it
was found out that the density of soil solids is 2660
kg/ msup>3, the moisture content is 11.5% and the
void rations at its densest and loosest states are
0.43 and 0.62,respestively. Determine the
following:

The void ratio.

a. 0.51
b. 0.36
c. 0.56
d. 0.62

35. Given the following laboratory result of a subgrade

material:
• Ydmax=1.735 g/cc
• MCmax=15.75%
• Volume of soil=1130 cc
• Wet weight = 2200 g
• Dry weight = 1879 g

Determine the moisture content in percent.

a. 0.218
b. 0.154
c. 0.193
d. 0.171

36. A soil sample taken from subgrade have a density

of 1900 kg/m3 with moisture content of
11%.laboratory tests reveals that the soil solids
have density of 2660 kg/m3 and the maximum and
minimum void ratios of the soil mass are 0.63 and
0.44, respectively.

Determine the nearest value to the void ratio of the

sample.

a. 0.654
b. 0.425
c. 0.722
d. 0.554