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This section includes 17 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 | |
8. |
TERZAGHI‚ÄÖ√Ñ√∂‚ÀÖ√Ë‚ÀÖ¬•S_EXPERIMENT_SHOW_THAT_THE_VALUE_OF_K_(EMPIRICAL_CONSTANT)_VARIES_FROM_ABOUT________ABOVE_THE_CENTRE_OF_STRIP.?$# |
A. | unity |
B. | zero |
C. | Less than unity |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. zero | |
9. |
Which_of_the_following_conduits_are_commonly_used_in_highway_or_railway_culverts?$ |
A. | Positive/Negative projecting conduits |
B. | Negative projecting conduits |
C. | Ditch conduits |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Negative projecting conduits | |
10. |
Which of the following values of K0 is used to compute the stress in the vicinity of a cylindrical tunnel? |
A. | K0 = 1 |
B. | K0 = μ / 1-μ |
C. | K0 = 0 |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
Which of the following conduit is installed in shallow bedding? |
A. | Ditch conduits |
B. | Positive projecting conduits |
C. | Special conduits |
D. | Negative projecting conduits |
Answer» C. Special conduits | |
12. |
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 | |
13. |
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 | |
14. |
Ditch conduits are more commonly used in___________ |
A. | Sewers |
B. | High way |
C. | Railway culverts |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» B. High way | |
15. |
Underground conduits can be classified into___________types. |
A. | 2 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» D. 5 | |
16. |
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 | |
17. |
Underground conduits are commonly used for, which of the following purpose? |
A. | Sewers |
B. | Gas lines |
C. | Culverts |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |