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This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geotechnical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The cone resistance qc, for sandy silt type of soil is __________ |
| A. | 3.5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 2. |
The cone test is useful in determining the bearing capacity of ___________ |
| A. | Cohesion less soil and Fine sand |
| B. | Clay soil |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Clay soil | |
| 3. |
The expression for C n as given by Lio and Whitman is _____________ |
| A. | C n = ( ) |
| B. | C n = (100/ ) |
| C. | C n = 0.77log10(2000/ ) |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. C n = 0.77log10(2000/ ) | |
| 4. |
The total blow required for the second and third 15 cm of penetration in standard penetration test is taken as ____________ |
| A. | Seating drive |
| B. | Penetration resistance |
| C. | Overburden pressure |
| D. | Dilatancy/submergence |
| Answer» B. Penetration resistance | |
| 5. |
The split tube used in static cone penetration test, is commonly known as ______________ |
| A. | Split spoon sampler |
| B. | Split tube sampler |
| C. | Tube sampler |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Split tube sampler | |
| 6. |
Correction for increasing effective overburden pressure have been proposed by ___________ |
| A. | Gibbs and Holtz |
| B. | Peck |
| C. | Thornburn |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The observed value of N in static cone penetration test is corrected by _________ |
| A. | Overburden and Dilatancy /submergence |
| B. | Effective pressure |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Effective pressure | |
| 8. |
The values derived from penetration tests can be used for finding ____________ |
| A. | Depth of hard stratum and Strength of soil |
| B. | Soil saturation |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Soil saturation | |
| 9. |
The two commonly used penetration tests are ____________ |
| A. | Standard penetration test |
| B. | Cone penetration test |
| C. | All of the mentioned |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |