ERRATA for PE Civil Geotechnical Sample Questions and Solutions

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Errata posted 04-21-2011

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Geotechnical Module Question 508, p. 35:

The third sentence should read as follows:

Layer coefficients of the materials are as follows: Question 521, p. 46:

Options (B) and (C) should read as follows:

(B) 7 (C) 14

Solution 521, p. 82:

Solution 521 should read as follows: Reference: Das, Principles of Foundation Engineering, 6th ed., pp. 150–151.

3 1 2 2 1.5 0.5/ 2/6 0.33 / 0.5/4 0.125

L B

L B

e ee L e B

Case II, Figure 3.16

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

2

/ 0.5 / 0.1/6 0.5 /6 0.1

3.0 0.6A 1/2( )

1/2(3.0 0.6)4

7.2 ft

L L L LL LL L

L L B

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (B)