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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Soil Mechanics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
In determination of pre-consolidation pressure ___________ point of virgin curve is selected. |
A. | maximum curvature |
B. | maximum radius |
C. | minimum curvature |
D. | initial point |
Answer» B. maximum radius | |
2. |
Who founded the method of determination of pre-consolidation pressure? |
A. | Casagrande |
B. | Appuswamy |
C. | Falcon India |
D. | Darcy |
Answer» B. Appuswamy | |
3. |
In finding pre-consolidation pressure, the lower portion of the curve is ________________ |
A. | parabolic curve |
B. | swelling curve |
C. | expansion curve |
D. | straight line |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
In finding pre-consolidation pressure, initial portion of curve resembles ___________ |
A. | recompression curve of remolded sample |
B. | swelling curve |
C. | expansion curve |
D. | laboratory virgin curve |
Answer» B. swelling curve | |
5. |
To find pre-consolidation pressure, __________ graph is used. |
A. | hexagonal paper |
B. | semi-log graph |
C. | log-log graph |
D. | normal probability paper |
Answer» C. log-log graph | |
6. |
To find pre-consolidation pressure __________ relationship in graph is plotted. |
A. | voids ratio and effective pressure |
B. | effective pressure and total pressure |
C. | effective pressure and pore pressure |
D. | total pressure and total pressure |
Answer» B. effective pressure and total pressure | |
7. |
To find pre-consolidation pressure __________ sample is used. |
A. | undisturbed clay |
B. | disturbed clay |
C. | gravel |
D. | sand gravel |
Answer» B. disturbed clay | |
8. |
In case of normally consolidated and pre-consolidated soils, it is not fully consolidated under existing over-burden pressure. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
9. |
___________ soil has never been subjected to an effective pressure greater than existing over-burden pressure and has completely consolidated. |
A. | Normally consolidated |
B. | Pre-consolidated |
C. | Under- consolidated |
D. | Pre- compressed |
Answer» B. Pre-consolidated | |
10. |
A soil that is not fully consolidated is called ___________ |
A. | normally consolidated |
B. | pre-consolidated |
C. | over- consolidated |
D. | under-consolidated |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
The example of pre-consolidation pressure is _____________ |
A. | ice sheet or glacier |
B. | desert soil |
C. | sea soil |
D. | marine soil |
Answer» B. desert soil | |
12. |
The temporary over burden pressure to which a soil has been subjected and under which it got consolidated is known as ________ |
A. | normally consolidation pressure |
B. | pre- consolidation pressure |
C. | under- consolidation pressure |
D. | pre- compression pressure |
Answer» C. under- consolidation pressure | |
13. |
Pre-consolidated pressure is the pressure subjected in ________ |
A. | past |
B. | present but not future |
C. | future but not present |
D. | present but not past |
Answer» B. present but not future | |
14. |
A clay is not said to be ___________ if it has been subjected to a pressure in excess of its present overburden pressure. |
A. | normally consolidated |
B. | pre-consolidated |
C. | over- consolidated |
D. | pre- compressed |
Answer» B. pre-consolidated | |
15. |
The soil deposits may be divided into _________ classes according to consolidation theory. |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» D. 4 | |