CELE Geotechnical Engineering — Shear Strength of SoilsFlash Cards
Flashcards specifically for Shear Strength of Soils in the CELE 2026. Every card has been tuned to match Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) — Board of Civil Engineering's preferred question style. Practise them during your commute, at lunch, or before bed — they are designed for short bursts of high-retention review.
Exam context
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) — Board of Civil Engineering runs the Civil Engineer Licensure Examination on May and November 2026. Its Geotechnical Engineering section sits under a "Core" weighting, and Shear Strength of Soils is the 7th chapter in the 11-chapter CELE Geotechnical Engineering rotation. The CELE passing mark is 70% weighted average, no sub-test below 50%, and the most recent 2026 paper drew about a meaningful share of questions from Geotechnical Engineering.
Shear Strength of Soils - Flashcards
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Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion
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Mohr-Coulomb Calculations
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FC2
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Total vs Effective Stress
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FC3
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Cohesion and Friction Angle
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FC4
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Sand vs Clay Shear Strength
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FC5
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Direct Shear Test
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FC6
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Triaxial Test Types
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FC7
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Triaxial Stress Relationships
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FC8
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Triaxial Calculations
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FC9
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Unconfined Compression Test
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FC10
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Unconfined Compression Calculations
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FC11
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Drained vs Undrained Conditions
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FC12
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Undrained Cohesive Behavior
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FC13
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Sand vs Clay
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FC14
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Principal Stress Relationship
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FC15
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Principal Stress Calculations
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FC16
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Mohr Circle Analysis
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FC17
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Pore Pressure and Effective Stress
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FC18
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Total vs Effective Parameters
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FC19
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Effective Stress and Shear Strength Calculation
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FC20
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Topic Distribution
Laboratory Testing Methods
5
Effective Stress Principles
2
Shear Strength Calculations
3
Drained Vs Undrained Behavior
4
Soil Parameter Interpretation
3
Mohr Coulomb Failure Criterion
3
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