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Geotech - Exam 6 (f2f) - Solutions

1. The document contains a civil engineering exam with 12 multiple choice questions regarding geotechnical engineering topics like soil properties, sieve analysis, confined aquifers, and pumping tests. 2. Questions involve calculations to determine properties like porosity, dry unit weight, effective grain size, and permeability from given soil data, aquifer cross sections, and pumping test water level changes. 3. Correct answers are provided for each question to aid understanding of geotechnical engineering concepts and problem solving.

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Geotech - Exam 6 (f2f) - Solutions

1. The document contains a civil engineering exam with 12 multiple choice questions regarding geotechnical engineering topics like soil properties, sieve analysis, confined aquifers, and pumping tests. 2. Questions involve calculations to determine properties like porosity, dry unit weight, effective grain size, and permeability from given soil data, aquifer cross sections, and pumping test water level changes. 3. Correct answers are provided for each question to aid understanding of geotechnical engineering concepts and problem solving.

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Republic of the Philippines

GILLESANIA Engineering Review and Training Center


Cebu

BOARD OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Friday & Saturday, February 10 & 11, 2023 F2F EXAM NO. 6(SOLUTIONS & ANSWERS)

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

Situation 1 – Given the following soil properties:


2. The dry unit weight in 𝑘𝑁⁄𝑚3 .
Field unit weight of the soil = 1800 𝑘𝑔⁄𝑚3
Saturated Unit weight of the soil = 2000 𝑘𝑔⁄𝑚3 A. 15.77 B. 12.36 C. 13.65 D. 14.25
Moisture Content = 12 %
SOLUTION:
Determine the following:

1. The porosity of the soil in percent.

A. 36.5 B. 42.1 C. 64.7 D. 39.3

SOLUTION:

3. The degree of Saturation.

A. 52.3 % B. 63.8 % C. 49.1 % D. 36.2 %

SOLUTION:
Situation 2 – Following are the results of a sieve analysis.

𝐷30 2 0.1712
𝐶𝑐 = = = 0.64 , not ok
𝐷60 𝑥 𝐷10 0.304 𝑥 0.15
4. Determine the effective grain size.
Therefore, the soil is SP
A. 0.18 mm B. 0.12 mm C. 0.22 mm D. 0.15 mm
Situation 3 – A confined aquifer is shown in Figure S89-365. This
SOLUTION: aquifer has a source of recharge located as shown. The
hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer is 42 m/day with a
NOTE: the effective grain size is the diameter corresponding to the porosity of 21%. The piezometric (head) surface in the two
10% finer/passing. So from the table, the effective grain size observation wells 1300 m apart are at elevation 65 m and 60
(𝐷10 ) is 0.15 mm. m, respectively from the common datum. The aquifer has an
average thickness of 25 m and an average width of 4.2 km.

5. Determine the uniformity coefficient.

A. 2.03 B. 0.8 C. 3.2 D. 1.6

SOLUTION:

Using mode 3:4 to get 𝐷60

7. Determine the nearest value of the rate of flow of water


through the aquifer, in cubic meters per day.

A. 18375 B. 24500 C. 16962 D. 20045

SOLUTION:

𝐷60 = 0.304 𝑚𝑚

𝐷60
𝐶𝑢 = = 𝟐. 𝟎𝟑
𝐷10

6. The classification of soil according to USCS.

A. GW B. SW C. GP D. SP

SOLUTION:

Coarse grained soil (98% retained on No. 200 Sieve)


Sand (100 % pass Sieve No. 4)
𝐶𝑢 = 2.03 < 6, not ok

Solving for 𝐷30 :


8. Determine the nearest value of the seepage velocity in m/day.

A. 0.909 B. 0.833 C. 0.769 D. 1.111

SOLUTION:

11. Evaluate the coefficient of permeability of the aquifer in


meters per day.

A. 34.23 B. 29.05 C. 40.12 D. 52.36

SOLUTION:

9. Determine the nearest value of the time of travel from the head
of the aquifer to a point 4.5 km downstream in days.

A. 5850 B. 4050 C. 5400 D. 4950

SOLUTION:

12. Compute the transmissibility of the aquifer in square meters


Situation 4 – After 24 hours of pumping 40 liters/sec, the water per day.
level in an observation well at a distance of 100 m from the
test well is lowered 0.5 m. At another observation well located A. 1025 B. 652 C. 763 D. 989
50 m from the test well, the water level dropped by 1.0 m.
Thickness of unconfined aquifer is 27 m. SOLUTION:

10. Estimate the rate of flow in cubic meters per day.

A. 3456 B. 3632 C. 4852 D. 4215

SOLUTION:

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