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This section includes 176 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Terzaghi’s bearing capacity equation is not applicable for |
| A. | depth effect and inclination factor |
| B. | narrow slope |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. narrow slope | |
| 2. |
Which of the following are original Terzaghi values for Nγ? |
| A. | 34° and 48° |
| B. | 60° |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. 60° | |
| 3. |
The settlement of the plate in a load test is measured with the help of |
| A. | sensitive dial gauges |
| B. | test plate |
| C. | measuring unit |
| D. | datum bar |
| Answer» B. test plate | |
| 4. |
For a c-φ soil, Housel suggested which of the following expression? |
| A. | q = a .q + p .s |
| B. | q = a .q |
| C. | q f = m + n( bf/b p ) |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. q = a .q | |
| 5. |
The factor that is responsible for inclination of resultant pressure to the retaining wall is |
| A. | frictional force |
| B. | surcharge |
| C. | earth pressure |
| D. | weight of the wall |
| Answer» B. surcharge | |
| 6. |
Which of the following cases for cohesion less backfill in Rankine’s theory is considered? |
| A. | submerged backfill |
| B. | moist backfill with no surcharge |
| C. | backfill with sloping surface |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The settlement of a group of friction piles can be computed on the assumption that |
| A. | clay is incompressible |
| B. | pile below the lower level is ignored |
| C. | qug = n qup / ηg |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. qug = n qup / ηg | |
| 8. |
Originally, Rankine’s theory of lateral earth pressure can be applied to only |
| A. | cohesion less soil |
| B. | cohesive soil |
| C. | fine grained soil |
| D. | coarse grained soil |
| Answer» B. cohesive soil | |
| 9. |
According to the assumptions in Terzaghi’s analysis, the soil is |
| A. | homogeneous and isotropic |
| B. | non homogeneous |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. non homogeneous | |
| 10. |
The efficiency of pile group depends upon |
| A. | characteristic of pile and spacing of pile |
| B. | bearing capacity of soil |
| C. | all of the mentioned |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. bearing capacity of soil | |
| 11. |
According to Indian standard method, the loading of the plate should be borne with either by |
| A. | gravity loading platform and reaction truss |
| B. | concrete blocks |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. concrete blocks | |
| 12. |
For pile in cohesive soil is neglected for individual pile action. |
| A. | frictional resistance |
| B. | surface area of pile |
| C. | shear strength of soil |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. shear strength of soil | |
| 13. |
The plate load test consists in loading a rigid plate at the |
| A. | base of the footing |
| B. | bottom of the construction |
| C. | foundation level |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 14. |
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 | |
| 15. |
c) Sliding wedge |
| A. | planar |
| B. | hydrostatic |
| C. | equal |
| D. | distributed |
| Answer» C. equal | |
| 16. |
Single acting hammers provide an advantage in type of soil. |
| A. | compact soil and hard soil |
| B. | light weight soil |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. light weight soil | |
| 17. |
in the reinforced concrete footing can be calculated. |
| A. | bending moment and shear force |
| B. | bearing pressure |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. bearing pressure | |
| 18. |
The expression for C n as given by Lio and Whitman is |
| A. | c n = √(σ’) |
| B. | c n = √(100/σ’) |
| C. | c n = 0.77log10(2000/σ’) |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. c n = 0.77log10(2000/σ’) | |
| 19. |
The effect of settlement on structure depends upon its |
| A. | magnitude and uniformity |
| B. | size |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. size | |
| 20. |
classes. |
| A. | three |
| B. | eight |
| C. | two |
| D. | four |
| Answer» D. four | |
| 21. |
When a pile hammer hits the pile, the total driving energy is equal to |
| A. | weight of hammer times the height of drop |
| B. | weight of the ram time times the height of the stroke |
| C. | sum of the impact of the ram |
| D. | sum of the impact of ram plus the energy delivered by explosion |
| Answer» B. weight of the ram time times the height of the stroke | |
| 22. |
The maximum allowable settlement for warehouses are |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 38 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | less than 0.5 |
| Answer» D. less than 0.5 | |
| 23. |
The bearing plate used in plate load test is in the shape of |
| A. | square |
| B. | rectangular and circular |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. none of the mentioned | |
| 24. |
b) Qug = n Qup . ηg |
| A. | 2.5 and 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. 4 | |
| 25. |
The loading to the test plate is applied with |
| A. | fluid tube |
| B. | hydraulic jack |
| C. | sand bags |
| D. | cross-joists |
| Answer» C. sand bags | |
| 26. |
d) Tension piles |
| A. | 50 tonnes |
| B. | 100 tonnes |
| C. | 75 tonnes |
| D. | 80 tonnes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
In Coulomb’s wedge theory, the angle λ is referred as |
| A. | angle of wall friction |
| B. | surcharge angle |
| C. | critical slip angle |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |
| 28. |
Explanation: In 1966, Janbu, Bjerrum, and |
| A. | 0.88 |
| B. | 0.82 |
| C. | 1.70 |
| D. | 1.06 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Explanation: The load carrying capacity of an under-reamed pile may be determined |
| A. | cast-in-situ piles |
| B. | pre-cast-piles |
| C. | steel piles |
| D. | composite piles |
| Answer» B. pre-cast-piles | |
| 30. |
To impart cohesion, is used. |
| A. | water |
| B. | asphaltic emulsions |
| C. | lime |
| D. | powder soda |
| Answer» C. lime | |
| 31. |
The size of bearing plate, which used in plate load test varies from |
| A. | 300 to 750 mm |
| B. | 25 to 100 mm |
| C. | 100 to 300 mm |
| D. | 25 to 300 mm |
| Answer» B. 25 to 100 mm | |
| 32. |
The total settlement of a footing in clay is considered to be consisting of components. |
| A. | one |
| B. | three |
| C. | two |
| D. | four |
| Answer» C. two | |
| 33. |
Explanation: The use of reaction truss is more popular now-a-days since this is simple, quick and less clumsy. |
| A. | 2.5 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 34. |
If the sand filled behind the retaining wall with saturated water with water, then the possible lateral pressure is |
| A. | lateral pressure due to submerged weight and lateral pressure due to water |
| B. | lateral pressure due to retaining wall |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. lateral pressure due to retaining wall | |
| 35. |
The vertical downward movement of the base of the structure is called |
| A. | penetration resistance |
| B. | settlement |
| C. | effective pressure |
| D. | shear failure |
| Answer» C. effective pressure | |
| 36. |
Explanation: In an active state, the major principal stress σ1 is vertical and the minor principal stress σ3 is horizontal. |
| A. | active state |
| B. | plasticity |
| C. | surcharge |
| D. | slip lines |
| Answer» D. slip lines | |
| 37. |
Under-reamed pile foundation is most suitable for type of condition. |
| A. | seasonal moisture change |
| B. | dry conditioned soil |
| C. | cohesive type of soil |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. dry conditioned soil | |
| 38. |
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. | |
| 39. |
Culmann’s solution can be conveniently used for |
| A. | various type of surcharge loads |
| B. | ground surface of any shape |
| C. | backfill of different densities |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The parameters Nc, Nq, Nγ in the equations of bearing capacity failure are known as |
| A. | constant head |
| B. | bearing capacity factors |
| C. | effective pressure |
| D. | load intensity |
| Answer» C. effective pressure | |
| 41. |
A combined footing may be rectangular in shape if both the columns carry |
| A. | unequal loads |
| B. | equal loads |
| C. | no load |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. no load | |
| 42. |
d) Hiley’s formulae |
| A. | skin friction |
| B. | negative skin friction |
| C. | frictional force |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. frictional force | |
| 43. |
The active lateral pressure of intact saturated clays is calculated by assuming |
| A. | φ=0 and φc=0 |
| B. | φ=90 |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. φ=90 | |
| 44. |
Local shear failure generally occurs in |
| A. | dense sand |
| B. | non-cohesive soil |
| C. | loose sand |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 45. |
theory. |
| A. | coulomb’s |
| B. | rebhann’s |
| C. | mohr |
| D. | rankine’s |
| Answer» B. rebhann’s | |
| 46. |
The φ-line in wedge theory can also be called as |
| A. | surcharge line |
| B. | natural slope line and repose line |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. none of the mentioned | |
| 47. |
The load carrying capacity of a pile can be determined by which of the following |
| A. | fine grained soil |
| B. | coarse grained soil |
| C. | cohesive soil |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. cohesive soil | |
| 48. |
The allowable pressure, that should be selected for a maximum settlement is |
| A. | 40 mm |
| B. | 25 mm |
| C. | 30 mm |
| D. | 10 mm |
| Answer» C. 30 mm | |
| 49. |
Which of the following effect of line load can be taken into account by Culmann’s graphical method? |
| A. | railway track and long wall of a building |
| B. | road alignment |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. road alignment | |
| 50. |
piles. |
| A. | load bearing |
| B. | end bearing |
| C. | friction |
| D. | sheet |
| Answer» D. sheet | |