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MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 7 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. |
Which of the following conduits are commonly used in highway or railway culverts? |
| A. | Positive/Negative projecting conduits |
| B. | Negative projecting conduits |
| C. | Ditch conduits |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Negative projecting conduits | |
| 2. |
Terzaghi s experiment show that the value of K (empirical constant) varies from about ________ above the Centre of strip. |
| A. | Unity |
| B. | Zero |
| C. | Less than unity |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Zero | |
| 3. |
The transfer of pressure from a yielding part of soil mass to the less yielding part is defined by the term __________ |
| A. | Arching |
| B. | Projecting conduits |
| C. | Stress transfer |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Projecting conduits | |
| 4. |
The problem of computing the stress in the vicinity of a cylindrical tunnel was solved by __________ |
| A. | Terzaghi |
| B. | Mindlin |
| C. | Biot |
| D. | Rankine |
| Answer» C. Biot | |
| 5. |
Ditch conduits are more commonly used in ___________ |
| A. | Sewers |
| B. | High way |
| C. | Railway culverts |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. High way | |
| 6. |
Underground conduits can be classified into ___________ types. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 7. |
A ditch conduits can be installed in a __________ |
| A. | Shallow bedding |
| B. | Shallow ditch |
| C. | Narrow ditch |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |