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APRIL 2023 REVIEW PROGRAM

CIVIL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAM

HYDRAULICS AND PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Thursday, January 19, 2023 Module 28

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.

1. The ties for the anchored bulkhead shown in the figure are located 1.2 m 5. A retaining wall having a height of 1.5 m is supporting two layers of
from the top of the sheet piling and are spaced 5 m o.c. The end of the cohesive soil having the characteristics as shown in the figure. Compute
ties is secured to two anchored piles raked as shown. The active earth the active force after the occurrence of the tensile crack.
pressure may be assumed equivalent to a fluid pressure of 5 kN/m^2 per
meter and the maximum passive pressure may be assumed equivalent to
a fluid pressure of 65 kN/m^3 per meter. Calculate the compressive
force in the anchor pile.

A. 2.2 kN/m B. 3.4 kN/m

C. 3.6 kN/m D. 8.6 kN/m

A. 274 kN B. 308 kN 6. A cantilever sheet pile, 8.2 m high with an embedment depth of 3.2 m
C. 240 kN D. 352 kN supports a soil with an angle of internal friction of 34º and has a specific
gravity of 1.91. Determine the total active thrust behind the wall.
2. A vertical retaining wall 6 m high is supporting a backfill having a dry A. 175 kN B. 178 kN
unit weight of 15.6 kN/m3. Drained friction angle = 30º. Over C. 182 kN D. 186 kN
consolidation ratio = 2. Compute the lateral force per unit length of wall
so that the wall is restrained from yielding. 7. A cantilever sheet pile, 8.2 m high with an embedment depth of 3.2 m
A. 198.52 kN/m B. 187.63 kN/m supports a soil with an angle of internal friction of 34º and has a specific
C. 205.46 kN/m D. 193.34 kN/m gravity of 1.91. Determine the total passive thrust behind the wall.
A. 256 kN B. 275 kN
3. A concrete basement wall for a structure extends below the ground water C. 301 kN D. 339 kN
table. Dry unit weight of sand = 16.8 kN/m3. Saturated unit weight of
sand = 19.6 kN/m3. Calculate the total lateral pressure acting against the Situation - A vertical retaining wall retains 26 ft deep of soil. The soil has a
wall at a point 2.4 m below the ground surface. Coefficient of lateral dry unit weight of 110 pcf above water table and 120 pcf below water table.
pressure at rest condition is 0.40. The ground water table is 10 ft below the ground surface. The angle of
internal friction of the soil 35 degrees.

8. Which of the following is closest to the total active pressure acting on

the wall in pounds per foot width.
A. 15425 B. 16245
C. 17452 D. 14553

9. Which of the following is closest to the location of the resultant pressure

from the ground surface in feet.
A. 6.8 B. 19.2
C. 7.4 D. 18.6
A. 22.43 kPa B. 21.87 kPa
C. 24.12 kPa D. 23.54 kPa 10. Which of the following is closest to the overturning moment caused by
the active pressure acting on the wall per foot width.
4. A retaining wall is 6 m high. The ground water table is located 3 m A. 120215 ft-lb B. 110452 ft-lb
below the ground surface. The horizontal backfill is subjected to a C. 150687 ft-lb D. 98458 ft-lb
surcharge of 15 kN/m2. Compute the Rankine active force per unit
length of the wall. Situation - A retaining wall 8 m high supports a cohesionless soil having a
dry density of 1600 kg/m^3, angle of shearing resistance is 33 degrees and a
void ratio of 0.68. The surface of the soil is horizontal and level with the top
of the wall. Neglect wall friction and use Rankine’s formula for active
pressure of a cohesionless soil.

11. Determine the nearest value to the total earth thrust on the wall in kN per
lineal meter if the soil is dry.
A. 121 B. 186
C. 148 D. 157

12. Determine the nearest value to the thrust on the wall in kN per lineal
meter if owing to inadequate drainage, it is waterlogged to a level 3.5 m
below the surface.
A. 230 B. 180
A. 114.21 kN/m B. 131.24 kN/m C. 250 D. 210
C. 123.41 kN/m D. 141.13 kN/m

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13. Determine the nearest value to the height above the base of the wall 22. Determine the nearest value to the height above the base of the wall
where the thrust acts during the waterlogged condition. where the thrust acts during the waterlogged condition.
A. 3.50 m B. 2.67 m A. 1.58 m B. 1.75 m
C. 1.75 m D. 2.25 m C. 1.97 m D. 2.54 m

Situation - A solid concrete retaining wall is shown in the figure. The fill Situation - A retaining wall 6 m high supports a cohensionless soil having a
behind the wall has a unit weight of 110 pcf whose active soil pressure may be dry density of 1600 kg/m^3, angle of shearing resistance of 32 degrees and
assumed equivalent to a fluid pressure of 30 psf per foot. The passive pressure void ratio of 0.68. The surface of the soil is horizontal and level with the top
may be assumed equivalent to a fluid pressure of 300 psf per foot. The live of the wall. Neglect wall friction and use Rankine’s formula for active
load surcharge behind the wall is equivalent to an additional of 2 feet of fill. pressure of a cohensionless soil.
Assume unit weight of concrete = 150 pcf. Consider 1 ft length of wall.
23. Determine the nearest value to the total earth thrust on the wall in kN per
lineal meter if the soil is dry.
A. 73.1 B. 86.7
C. 62.4 D. 98.1

24. Determine the nearest value to the thrust on the wall in kN per lineal
meter if owing to inadequate drainage, it is waterlogged to a level of 3.5
m below the surface.
A. 112 B. 171
C. 147 D. 153

25. Find at what height above the base of the wall the thrust acts during the
waterlogged condition.
A. 2.21 m B. 2.00 m
C. 1.74 m D. 1.42 m

Situation - A braced cut in sand 7 m deep is shown in the figure. In the plan,
14. Which of the following gives the total active pressure acting on the wall
the struts are placed at s = 2.0 m center to center. Use Peck’s empirical
in lbs?
pressure diagram.
A. 4500 B. 8300
C. 7200 D. 6000

15. Which of the following gives the overturning moment about the toe?
A. 52000 ft-lb B. 65000 ft-lb
C. 47000 ft-lb D. 36000 ft-lb
16. Which of the following gives the factor of safety against overturning.
A. 4.12 B. 3.22
C. 2.41 D. 1.87

Situation - A retaining wall 5m high supports cohesionless soil having a dry

density of 1570 kg/m^3, angle of shearing resistance of 32 degrees and void
ratio of 0.68. The surface of the soil is horizontal and level with the top of the
wall. Neglecting wall friction and using Rankine’s Formula for active pressure
of cohensionless soil:
26. What is the load on strut A in kN?
A. 116.03 B. 126.55
17. Find the nearest value to the total earth thrusts on the wall in kN per
C. 101.15 D. 889.20
linear meter if the soil is dry.
A. 59.2 B. 83.6
27. What is the load on strut B in kN?
C. 37.5 D. 76.4
A. 66.95 B. 56.30
C. 49.20 D. 38.68
18. Find the nearest value to the thrust on the wall in kN per linear meter if
owing to inadequate drainage, it is waterlogged to a level of 2.5 m below
28. What is the load on strut C in kN?
the surface.
A. 180.90 B. 269.20
A. 51.2 B. 63.8
C. 206.27 D. 126.85
C. 72.4 D. 84.2
Situation - A sheet pile 10.5 m in length is to retain a 7.3 m deep of soil with
19. Determine the nearest value to the height above the base of the wall
friction angle of 31º and unit weight of 17.5 kN/m3. It is anchored to a depth
where the thrust acts during the waterlogged condition.
of 1.2 m below the top of the pile. The anchors are spaced 3 m.
A. 2.58 m B. 1.42 m
C. 2.14 m D. 1.85 m
29. Find the total active force on the wall per meter width.
A. 279.9 kN B. 308.8 kN
Situation - A retaining wall 7 m high supports a cohensionless soil having a
C. 358.4 kN D. 421.2 kN
dry density of 1600 kg/m^3, angle of shearing resistance of 33 degrees and
void ratio of 0.68. The surface of the soil is horizontal and level with the top
30. What percentage of the total passive resistance is utilized by the wall?
of the wall. Neglect wall friction and use Rankine’s formula for active
A. 77.7% B. 65.3%
pressure of a cohensionless soil.
C. 95.5% D. 84.5%
20. Determine the nearest value to the total earth thrust on the wall in kN per
31. Determine the tension on the anchor.
lineal meter if the soil is dry.
A. 321.4 kN B. 187.5 kN
A. 113.4 B. 154.2
C. 273.8 kN D. 91.3 kN
C. 125.7 D. 138.4
Situation - A cantilever sheet-pile 8.2 m long supports a 5 m high dry sand
21. Determine the nearest value to the thrust on the wall in kN per lineal
with dry density of 1.19 g/cc and angle of shearing resistance of 34º. The pile
meter if owing to inadequate drainage, it is waterlogged to a level 3 m
is embedded to a depth of 3.2 m. The water table is at the bottom of the sheet
below the surface.
pile.
A. 214 B. 178
C. 312 D. 236
32. What is the maximum active force that can act on the sheet-pile in kN?
A. 158 B. 324
C. 111 D. 211
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33. What is the maximum passive resistance that can act on the sheet-pile? 43. Determine the location of the resultant force acting on the wall.
A. 211 kN B. 111 kN A. 1.00 m B. 1.50 m
C. 158 kN D. 324 kN C. 1.87 m D. 1.78 m

34. What passive resistance must be mobilized for stability? Situation - A retaining wall has a height of 6 m and is supporting a horizontal
A. 427 B. 262 backfill which is level with the top of the wall. The backfill has a unit weight
C. 317 D. 285 of 16 kN/m3.

Situation - A 4.5 m high retaining wall. The wall is restrained from yielding. 44. Compute the lateral force per unit length of wall if the wall is prevented
The drained friction angle of the soil is 30º. Dry unit weight of soil = 16.00 from moving. Use Poisson’s ratio of soil to be 0.36.
kN/m3 and saturated unit weight of soil = 19.60 kN/m3. A. 162 kN B. 144 kN
C. 222 kN D. 188 kN
45. Compute the lateral force per unit length of wall if the soil has an over
consolidated ratio of 2 and a Poisson’s ratio of 0.36.
A. 189.25 kN B. 195.25 kN
C. 215.25 kN D. 229.25 kN

46. If the angle of friction of the soil is 32º, find the lateral active force
acting on the wall.
A. 88.42 kN B. 76.24 kN
C. 64.25 kN D. 93.67 kN

Situation - A 7 m high vertical retaining wall retains soil with the following
properties:
35. Compute the at rest earth pressure coefficient.
A. 0.40 B. 0.50
Specific gravity of soil solids = 2.72
C. 0.60 D. 0.70
Void ratio = 0.65
Angle of shearing resistance = 26º
36. Compute the lateral force per unit length of the wall.
A. 88.55 kN/m B. 75.55 kN/m
47. Determine the total active pressure (per meter length of wall) when the
C. 92.55 kN/m D. 81.55 kN/m
water table is the top of the wall.
A. 338.17 kN B. 365.85 kN
37. Determine the location of the resultant force from the bottom of the wall.
C. 302.47 kN D. 452.32 kN
A. 1.212 m B. 1.313 m
C. 1.414 m D. 1.515 m
48. Determine the total active pressure (per meter length of wall) when the
water table drops to a depth of 3 m from the top of the wall and
Situation - A 5.4 m high retaining wall is
assuming that the soil above the water table is dry.
supporting a horizontal backfill of a
A. 185.47 kN B. 286.33 kN
cohesionless soil as shown. Unit weight of
C. 256.33 kN D. 214.61 kN
soil = 17.30 kN/m3. Angle of friction = 36º.
49. Determine the total active pressure (per meter length of wall) when the
38. Determine the at rest force per unit
water table is at the base of wall, and the soil above the water table has
length of the wall.
moisture content of 12%.
A. 65.58 kN/m
A. 196.33 kN B. 135.34 kN
B. 103.4 kN/m
C. 173.27 kN D. 152.47 kN
C. 684.2 kN/m
D. 971.0 kN/m
Situation - A braced cut in sand 7 m deep is shown in the figure. In the plan,
the struts are placed at s = 1.5 m center to center. Use Peck’s empirical
39. Determine the active force per unit length of the wall.
pressure diagram.
A. 65.58 kN/m B. 103.4 kN/m
C. 684.2 kN/m D. 971.0 kN/m

40. Determine the passive force per unit length of the wall.
A. 65.58 kN/m B. 103.4 kN/m
C. 684.2 kN/m D. 971.0 kN/m

Situation - A retaining wall has a height of 6 m. It supports a horizontal

backfill of non-cohesive soil with a ground water table at a depth of 3 m
below the horizontal backfill.

50. What is the load on strut A in kN?

A. 87.52 B. 114.87
C. 94.25 D. 102.54

41. Compute the effective stress at the bottom of the wall. 51. What is the load on strut B in kN?
A. 18.24 kPa B. 22.13 kPa A. 31.42 B. 46.52
C. 19.67 kPa D. 25.42 kPa C. 59.86 D. 78.54

42. Compute the force per unit weight of the wall using Rankine’s active 52. What is the load on strut C in kN?
state. A. 187.69 B. 124.78
A. 117.14 kN/m B. 124.18 kN/m C. 167.56 D. 152.47
C. 129.16 kN/m D. 109.12 kN/m

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