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Situation 1. Three layers of soil were places inside of a tube of diameter 15 cm as shown in the figure:

If soil A, soil B and soil C has a hydraulic conductivity of 0.4 cm/s, 0.3 cm/s and 0.5 cm/s respectively, determine the
following:

1. The equivalent hydraulic conductivity of the layers in cm/s.

A. 0.47 C. 0.38 B. 0.42 D. 0.35
2. The hydraulic gradient of the layers.
A. 1.00 C. 0.75 B. 1.25 D. 0.50
3. The flowrate of the layers in cm3/s.
A. 71.6 C. 58.4 B. 62.4 D. 49.8

4. A cubic block of 0.3 m on each side floats in water with 1/10 of its volume being out of water. Find the weight of the
block in Newtons.
A. 269 C. 208 B. 238 D. 295

5. A rectangular plate 1 m wide by 2.4 m long is vertically submerged in water, the shorter edge 2 m.
below and parallel to the water surface. Evaluate how far in meters, below the centroid of the plate is
the resultant horizontal force acting on each side of it. A. 0.15 C. 0.36 B. 0.24 D. 0.40

6. A manometer is attached to a conduit as shown. Calculate the pressure at A in kPa given the
following: sgB = 13.6, h = 125 mm, d = 375 mm. A. 38.5 C. 18.6 B. 45.1 D. 29.5

7. A soil sample was determined to have specific gravity of solids of 2.75 and a porosity of 0.5. Find the
unit weight of the soil when the degree of saturation is 40%.

A. 19.3 kN/m3 C. 13.5 kN/m3 B. 18.0 kN/m3 D. 15.5 kN/m3

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 8. 225 g of oven dried soil was placed in a specific gravity bottle and then filled with water to constant
volume mark made on the bottle. The mass of the bottle with water and soil is 1650 g. The specific
gravity bottle was then filled with water alone to the constant volume mark and weighed. Its mass was
found to be 1510 g. Determine the specific gravity of the soil.
A. 2.45 C. 1.61 B. 1.81 D. 2.65

9. A shrinkage limit test on a clay soil gave the following data.

Compute the shrinkage limit.

Mass of shrinkage dish and saturated soil = 38.78 g

Mass of shrinkage dish and oven dried soil = 30.46 g
Mass of shrinkage dish=10.65 g
Volume of shrinkage dish =16.29 cm3
Total volume of oven dry soil cake = 10.00 cm3

Assuming that the total volume of dry soil cake is equal to its total volume at shrinkage limit, what is the
shrinkage limit?
A. 42.0% C. 6.7% B. 10.2% D. 9.8%

10. A concrete cube 0.60 m. on an edge, weighing 23.5 kN/m is placed at the bottom of the tank in
which seawater (sp.gr. = 1.03) stands 5 m. deep. The bottom edges are sealed off so that no water is
admitted under the block. Evaluate the vertical pull required to lift the block in kN.
A. 18.69 C. 20.55 B. 19.37 D. 21.08

11. A stone weighs 600 N, and when it was lowered into a square tank 0.610 m on a side, the weight of
the stone in water was 323 N. How much did the water rise in the tank, in mm? A. 76 C. 80 B. 72 D. 83

12. A square pole (s.g.=0.68), 80 mm by 80 mm by 6 m long, is suspended by a wire so that 4 m is

submerged in water and 2 m is above the surface. What is the tension (N) in the wire? A. 5 C. 6 B. 4 D. 3

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 13. A barrel containing water weighs 1260 N. What will be the reading on the scale (N) if a 5 cm by 5 cm
piece of wood is held vertically in the water to a depth of 0.60 m? A. 1274.7 C. 1245.3 B. 1260.0 D.
1254.6

14. A 3.7-m high by 1.5-m wide rectangular gate AB is vertical and is hinged at a point 150 mm below its
center of gravity. The total depth of water is 6.1 m. What horizontal force F (kN) must be applied at the
bottom of the gate for equilibrium. A. 10.2 C. 16.1 B. 18.6 D. 12.4

15. Determine “y” in Figure FM-1 so that the flashboard will tumble only when the water reaches their
top. A. 2.00 C. 3.00 B. 2.67 D. 1.33

16. The maximum and minimum dry unit weights of a sand were determined in the laboratory to be
17.5 kN/m3 and 14.8 kN/m3. What would be the relative compaction in the field if the relative density is
70%?
A. 82.9% C. 94.8% B. 89.2% D. 98.4%

17. How many liters of water will flow through a cylindrical soil sample of 8 cm diameter and 12 cm
height in a day under a constant head of 65 cm, assume coefficient of permeability to be 0.01 mm/sec.
A. 23.5 liters C. 33.5 liters B. 27.5 liters D. 39.5 liters

18. A soil with a liquidity index of -0.20 has a liquid limit of 56% and a plasticity index of 20%. What is the
natural moisture content of this soil and the nature of this soil?
A. 12.8%, Liquid C. 12.8%, Semi-solid/Solid B. 32.0%, Liquid D. 32.0%, Semi-solid/Solid

Situation 2. The fuel gage for a gasoline tank in a car reads proportional to its bottom gage. The tank is
40 cm deep. Specific gravity of gasoline is 0.72.

19. What is the gage reading (kPa) when the tank is filled with gasoline?
A. 2.24 C. 2.41 B. 2.83 D. 3.12

20. If the tank is accidentally contaminated with 4 cm of water, how many cm of air remains on top of
the tank when the gage reads “FULL”?
A. 1.72 C. 1.86 B. 1.43 D. 1.56

21. In part 2, if the tank has a uniform horizontal cross-sectional area of 0.5 m2, how many liters of
gasoline are required to fill the tank?
A. 6.15 C. 7.78 B. 8.47 D. 9.53

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A. 6.15 C. 7.78 B. 8.47 D. 9.53

Situation 3. A triangular plate of height h = 1.20 m and base b = 2 m is submerged vertically in water
with its base at the liquid surface and parallel to it.

22. Evaluate the total force acting on one side of the plate, in kN.
A. 4.08 C. 4.21 B. 4.71 D. 4.32

23. Obtain the location of the force from the center of gravity of the plate, in mm.
A. 210 C. 180 B. 190 D. 200 2

4. Obtain the location of the force from the liquid surface, in mm.
A. 590 C. 600 B. 580 D. 610

Situation 4. A cylindrical sample of saturated clay, 7.6 cm high and 3.8 cm in diameter, weighs 149.6 gm.
The sample was dried oven at 105°C for 24 hours, and its weight reduced by 16.9 gm. Determine the
following:

25. Dry Density

A. 1.76 gm/cc C. 1.94 gm/cc B. 1.54 gm/cc D. 1.29 gm/cc

26. Void Ratio

A. 0.41 C. 0.24 B. 0.65 D. 0.85

27. Moisture Content

A. 12.7% C. 13.9% B. 15.2% D. 17.2%

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Situation 5. The depth of water in a lake is 3 m. The soil properties as obtained from soil exploration
below the bed of the lake are given in the below.

For a depth of 12 m below the bed level of the lake. Calculate the following pressures.
28. The total pressure in kPa.
A. 290.7 C. 230.1 B. 320.2 D. 259.5

29. The pore pressure in kPa.

A. 147.2 C. 117.7 B. 176.6 D. 206.0

30. The intergranular pressure in kPa.

A. 143.5 C. 173.0 B. 112.3 D. 82.9

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