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This section includes 20 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. |
Stress component on planes of a loaded soil mass depends upon ____________ |
| A. | Stress acting on plane |
| B. | Direction of plane |
| C. | Shearing resistance |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Shearing resistance | |
| 2. |
The normal stresses acting on planes of the soil are known as _____________ |
| A. | Major principal stresses |
| B. | Principal stresses |
| C. | Minor principal stresses |
| D. | Principal planes |
| Answer» B. Principal stresses | |
| 3. |
The maximum shear stress τmax, for a soil mass is equal to ___________ |
| A. | (σ1 – σ3 )/2 |
| B. | (σ1 + σ3 )/2 |
| C. | (σ1×σ3 )/2 |
| D. | (σ3 – σ1 )/2 |
| Answer» B. (σ1 + σ3 )/2 | |
| 4. |
The circle obtained from two dimensional stress system is known as ________ |
| A. | Principal stress circle |
| B. | Mohr circle |
| C. | Shearing stress circle |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Shearing stress circle | |
| 5. |
Major principal stress in a soil is represented by the symbol ________________ |
| A. | σ1 |
| B. | σ2 |
| C. | σ3 |
| D. | σ4 |
| Answer» B. σ2 | |
| 6. |
The shear deformation of soil in a building can cause ___________ of the following? |
| A. | Sinking of footing |
| B. | Slide in an earth embankment |
| C. | Movement of wedge |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The failure condition for a soil can be expressed in terms of limiting shear stress, called __________ |
| A. | Principal stresses and Shear strength |
| B. | Shearing resistances |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Shearing resistances | |
| 8. |
The planes that exist in soil mass is ______________ |
| A. | Principal plane |
| B. | Principal stress |
| C. | Stress plane |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Principal stress | |
| 9. |
The shear strength in cohesion less soil is due to ___________ |
| A. | Internal friction |
| B. | Cohesion |
| C. | Inter granular friction |
| D. | Inter particle force |
| Answer» D. Inter particle force | |
| 10. |
The shearing resistance of a soil is constituted by ___________ |
| A. | Structural resistance and Frictional resistance |
| B. | Shearing strength |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Shearing strength | |
| 11. |
STRESS_COMPONENT_ON_PLANES_OF_A_LOADED_SOIL_MASS_DEPENDS_UPON____________?$ |
| A. | Stress acting on plane |
| B. | Direction of plane |
| C. | Shearing resistance |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Shearing resistance | |
| 12. |
The normal stresses acting on planes of the soil are known as____________? |
| A. | Major principal stresses |
| B. | Principal stresses |
| C. | Minor principal stresses |
| D. | Principal planes |
| Answer» B. Principal stresses | |
| 13. |
The maximum shear stress τmax, for a soil mass is equal to___________$ |
| A. | (σ1 – σ3 )/2 |
| B. | (σ1 + σ3 )/2 |
| C. | (σ1×σ3 )/2 |
| D. | (σ3 – σ1 )/2 |
| Answer» B. (‚âà√¨‚àö√¢1 + ‚âà√¨‚àö√¢3 )/2 | |
| 14. |
The circle obtained from two dimensional stress system is known as |
| A. | Principal stress circle |
| B. | Mohr circle |
| C. | Shearing stress circle |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Shearing stress circle | |
| 15. |
Major principal stress in a soil is represented by the symbol________________ |
| A. | σ1 |
| B. | σ2 |
| C. | σ3 |
| D. | σ4 |
| Answer» B. ‚âà√¨‚àö√¢2 | |
| 16. |
The shear deformation of soil in a building can cause___________of the following? |
| A. | Sinking of footing |
| B. | Slide in an earth embankment |
| C. | Movement of wedge |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The failure condition for a soil cam be expressed in terms of limiting shear stress, called__________ |
| A. | Principal stresses and Shear strength |
| B. | Shearing resistances |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Shearing resistances | |
| 18. |
The planes that exist in soil mass is______________ |
| A. | Principal plane |
| B. | Principal stress |
| C. | Stress plane |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Principal stress | |
| 19. |
The shear strength in cohesion less soil is due to___________ |
| A. | Internal friction |
| B. | Cohesion |
| C. | Inter granular friction |
| D. | Inter particle force |
| Answer» D. Inter particle force | |
| 20. |
The shearing resistance of a soil is constituted by___________ |
| A. | Structural resistance and Frictional resistance |
| B. | Shearing strength |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Shearing strength | |