Registration No.

: 2013333064

Term Test Date: 05/07/2018

CEE 455: Geoenvironmental Engineering
Session: 2013-2014 Reg. No.: 2013333045-67, 2012333059,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 2011333058, 2010333061.
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet Marks: 10

1. What would be the percentage of sand, silt and

clay in sandy loam soil? (1.5)

Answer: (last 2 digit of Reg. No.)

64 % sand,

26 % silt and

10 % clay.

2. What would be hydraulic conductivity, Ks in

[cm/hr] of the above mentioned sandy clay soil
using the empirical equation,
log( K s )  0.0153  C sand [%]  0.884 ? (1.5)

Answer: Ks = 3.16 cm/hr.

3. According to the summary of basic sampling approaches, tick ( ) the appropriate option for (i), (ii) and (iii) of the
following table. (3)

(i) Relative
(ii) Relative bias of
Approach number of (iii) Bias of selecting sampling sites
the three approaches
samples
a) Large a) Large a) Consistent grid or pattern
b) Largest b) Largest (√) b) Prior knowledge (√)
Judgmental
c) Small c) Small c) Simple random selection
d) Smallest (√) d) Smallest d) None of the above

4. A ground water sample is investigated, and it is found that the water is contaminated by excessive manganese (Mn)
and sulfate ( SO24 ) ions.
What may be the potential source of this ground water pollution? Justify your answer. (4)

Ans: - The ground water sample was contaminated by excessive manganese (Mn) and sulfate ions ( SO24 ). As we know
the mineral salts are the main source of manganese and sulfate ions in the ground water so, we can say that, the source
of sample water was contaminated by natural sources. The minerals might be mixed with soil or the rock and when
ground water flowed through the soil, the mineral salts were dissolved in the water and the salt produced Mn 2+ and SO42-
ions in the water. And it became contaminated.