ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
CE357 ~ Geotechnical Engineering
Fall 2012
Exam 2
Closed book. You may use a calculator, and one 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper
with handwritten notes for a reference. Cheating is not acceptable in any
form and will be dealt with seriously, Show your calculations as orderly and
clearly as possible. Partial credit will be given if I can follow your work.
You have 50 minutes to complete the exam. The test is worth a total of 100
points. The points assigned to each problem are indicated in the problem
statement. Good luckgrat
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