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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. |
An aim of the foundation designer should be such that the frequency ratio f/fn is either less than _________ |
| A. | 1.5 |
| B. | 0.6 |
| C. | 2.0 |
| D. | 3.4 |
| Answer» C. 2.0 | |
| 2. |
The bulb of pressure concept for calculating the apparent mass of soil was introduced by _________ |
| A. | Balakrishna and Nag raj |
| B. | Barken |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Barken | |
| 3. |
Recommended design value for permissible load on soil under the action of static load, for rock type soil group is ________ |
| A. | Greater than 10 |
| B. | 5-10 |
| C. | 3.5-5 |
| D. | Greater than 5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The mass of co-vibrating soil is called __________ |
| A. | Weight of vibrator |
| B. | Soil mass |
| C. | Apparent soil mass |
| D. | Certain soil mass |
| Answer» D. Certain soil mass | |
| 5. |
The size of co-vibrating body of soil depends on _________ |
| A. | Soil mass |
| B. | Apparent soil mass |
| C. | Transmitted force |
| D. | Size of the base area |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
In a damped force vibratory system, the support is derived by _______ |
| A. | Co-vibrating body |
| B. | Spring mass system |
| C. | Transmitting force |
| D. | Soil mass |
| Answer» D. Soil mass | |
| 7. |
What are the methods for determining the natural frequency of the foundation of soil system? |
| A. | Barken s method and Rankine s method |
| B. | Pauw s method |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Pauw s method | |
| 8. |
On calculating the natural frequency of the system, Barken did not take into account of __________ |
| A. | Contact area |
| B. | Frequency ratio |
| C. | Mass of the vibrating soil |
| D. | Mass of machine |
| Answer» D. Mass of machine | |