
Answering Geotechnical PE Depth Problems
CBT Practice Questions, Complete Solutions, and Exam Tips on Foundation Design, Slope Stability, and Soil BehaviorBy Anil TandonLength11h 42m
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A comprehensive practice guide for the geotechnical PE depth exam, featuring solved CBT problems, complete solutions, and exam tips on foundation design, slope stability, and soil behavior.
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Length11 hrs 42 mins
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Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Answering Geotechnical PE Depth Problems
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: Exam Format and Strategy
71.1 Inside the Computer-Based Depth Session
81.2 Navigating the Supplied Reference
91.3 Unit Discipline and Conversion Traps
101.4 Time Budgeting Across the Session
111.5 Guessing Policy and Answer Elimination
121.6 Building a Study Plan Around Problem Volume
13Chapter 2: Soil Classification and Index Properties
142.1 Phase Relationships and the Phase Diagram
152.2 Water Content, Unit Weight and Their Measurement
162.3 Atterberg Limits and Plasticity
172.4 Grain Size Distribution and Gradation
182.5 The Unified Soil Classification System
192.6 The AASHTO Classification System and Field Identification
20Chapter 3: Compaction and Earthwork
213.1 Laboratory Compaction Curves
223.2 Relative Compaction and Field Control
233.3 Shrink, Swell and Borrow Volumes
243.4 Compaction Specifications and Lift Thickness
253.5 Earthwork Quantities and the Mass Haul Concept
26Chapter 4: Permeability and Seepage
274.1 Darcy’s Law and Hydraulic Conductivity
284.2 Equivalent Permeability in Layered Soils
294.3 Flow Nets and Seepage Quantity
304.4 Uplift Pressure and Buoyancy
314.5 Exit Gradient and Piping
32Chapter 5: Effective Stress and Pore Pressure
335.1 Total, Effective and Pore Water Stress
345.2 Capillary Rise and Partially Saturated Profiles
355.3 Submerged and Seepage Conditions
365.4 Rapid Drawdown and Stress History
37Chapter 6: Consolidation and Settlement
386.1 Compressibility Parameters
396.2 Primary Consolidation Settlement
406.3 Time Rate of Consolidation
416.4 Secondary Compression and Settlement Limits
42Chapter 7: Shear Strength
437.1 The Mohr-Coulomb Failure Envelope
447.2 Triaxial Test Interpretation
457.3 Direct Shear and Field Strength Tests
467.4 Stress Paths and Strength Selection
47Chapter 8: Lateral Earth Pressure and Retaining Structures
488.1 At-Rankine Active and Passive States
498.2 Surcharge, Water and Layered Backfill
508.3 Sheet Pile and Anchored Wall Analysis