CE 360 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
A very slow direct shear test was conducted on an overconsolidated clay
with a saturation of 32%, giving the data in the table below. The low
saturation and slow test procedure resulted in a consolidated drained
(CD) response. - ANSWERS-10 kPa
What type of shear strength test would BEST represent the shear
strength of saturated clay a long time after construction was completed?
- ANSWERS-consolidated drained (CD) triaxial test
In a drained triaxial test on a sand specimen, the chamber confining
pressure was 140 kN/m2 and the deviator stress at failure was 240
kN/m2. What is the drained friction angle φ' (in degrees)? - ANSWERS-
27
For the at-rest lateral earth pressure condition for a vertical retaining
wall: - ANSWERS-The wall is restrained.
For the retaining wall with a surcharge shown below, the force per unit
length for the Rankine active case is most nearly: - ANSWERS-95.2
kN/m
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, CE 360 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Which of the following factors DOES NOT lead to failure of a slope: -
ANSWERS-Decreased pore water pressure
By analyzing the problem shown below as an infinite slope, the factor of
safety against translational failure is most nearly: - ANSWERS-1.15
The water table will have no effect on the ultimate bearing capacity
when - ANSWERS-The water table depth below the base of the footing
is greater than the width of footing.
The ultimate bearing capacity for the continuous foundation shown
below is most nearly: - ANSWERS-607 kPa
A total stress analysis based on undrained shear strength is used to
analyze the bearing capacity of a shallow foundation on saturated clay
because: - ANSWERS-Effective stresses and shear strength are lowest
values at the end of construction.
A colluvial soil is a soil which was formed by: - ANSWERS-deposition
of soil particles at the base of a slope by gravity
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
A very slow direct shear test was conducted on an overconsolidated clay
with a saturation of 32%, giving the data in the table below. The low
saturation and slow test procedure resulted in a consolidated drained
(CD) response. - ANSWERS-10 kPa
What type of shear strength test would BEST represent the shear
strength of saturated clay a long time after construction was completed?
- ANSWERS-consolidated drained (CD) triaxial test
In a drained triaxial test on a sand specimen, the chamber confining
pressure was 140 kN/m2 and the deviator stress at failure was 240
kN/m2. What is the drained friction angle φ' (in degrees)? - ANSWERS-
27
For the at-rest lateral earth pressure condition for a vertical retaining
wall: - ANSWERS-The wall is restrained.
For the retaining wall with a surcharge shown below, the force per unit
length for the Rankine active case is most nearly: - ANSWERS-95.2
kN/m
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PAGE 1
, CE 360 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
Which of the following factors DOES NOT lead to failure of a slope: -
ANSWERS-Decreased pore water pressure
By analyzing the problem shown below as an infinite slope, the factor of
safety against translational failure is most nearly: - ANSWERS-1.15
The water table will have no effect on the ultimate bearing capacity
when - ANSWERS-The water table depth below the base of the footing
is greater than the width of footing.
The ultimate bearing capacity for the continuous foundation shown
below is most nearly: - ANSWERS-607 kPa
A total stress analysis based on undrained shear strength is used to
analyze the bearing capacity of a shallow foundation on saturated clay
because: - ANSWERS-Effective stresses and shear strength are lowest
values at the end of construction.
A colluvial soil is a soil which was formed by: - ANSWERS-deposition
of soil particles at the base of a slope by gravity
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