Explore topic-wise MCQs in Geotechnical Engineering.

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