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This section includes 8 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. |
In direct shear test, the soil load is subjected to more stress at _____________ |
| A. | Centre |
| B. | Edges |
| C. | Top and bottom |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Top and bottom | |
| 2. |
A major difference between the direct shear test and tri axial shear test is _____________ |
| A. | Control on the drainage level |
| B. | Stress condition |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Stress condition | |
| 3. |
The shearing of cohesive soil in drained test requires ___________ days. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 1 to 2 |
| C. | 2 to 5 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» D. 1 | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the shear box test? |
| A. | Stress condition of soil is complex |
| B. | The test cannot be used for coarse grained soil |
| C. | No control on the drainage of soil |
| D. | The shear box test is more complex test |
| Answer» B. The test cannot be used for coarse grained soil | |
| 5. |
The drained test is also known as ___________ |
| A. | Direct shear test |
| B. | Slow test |
| C. | Vane shear test |
| D. | Quick test |
| Answer» C. Vane shear test | |
| 6. |
The commonly used apparatus used for performing shear box test is ___________ |
| A. | Shear-box apparatus |
| B. | Bishop s pore pressure apparatus |
| C. | Tri axial shear test apparatus |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Bishop s pore pressure apparatus | |
| 7. |
The direct shear test can also be called as ___________ |
| A. | Simple shear test |
| B. | Stress test |
| C. | Strain controlled shear box test |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Strain controlled shear box test | |
| 8. |
Shearing resistance can be determined in the laboratory by _________ methods. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» D. 8 | |