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This section includes 10 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. |
What will be the co-efficient of passive earth pressure, at a depth of 8m in cohesion less soil sand with an angle of internal friction of 30 when the water rises to the ground level? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» D. 1 | |
| 2. |
The position of the backfill lying above the horizontal plane at the top of wall is called _________ |
| A. | Active state |
| B. | Plasticity |
| C. | Surcharge |
| D. | Slip lines |
| Answer» D. Slip lines | |
| 3. |
The plastic state of stress was proposed by ___________ |
| A. | Mohr |
| B. | Rankine |
| C. | Coulomb |
| D. | Darcy |
| Answer» C. Coulomb | |
| 4. |
In active stress, the major principal stress 1 acting on the wall will be in __________ plane. |
| A. | Vertical |
| B. | Horizontal |
| C. | Inclined |
| D. | Zero |
| Answer» C. Inclined | |
| 5. |
The wedge-shaped portion of the backfill tending to move with the wall is called _______ |
| A. | Wedge fall |
| B. | Active fall |
| C. | Failure wedge |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
| 6. |
The computation of stress in plastic equilibrium is based on __________ |
| A. | Theory of plasticity |
| B. | Mohr s theory of rupture |
| C. | Rankine s theory |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Mohr s theory of rupture | |
| 7. |
The coefficient of earth pressure when the soil is at equilibrium is ___________ |
| A. | v / h |
| B. | h / v |
| C. | v h |
| D. | 1 / 3 |
| Answer» C. v h | |
| 8. |
The material retained or supported by the retaining structure is called __________ |
| A. | Surcharge |
| B. | Support wall |
| C. | Back fill |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 9. |
On designing retaining walls it is necessary to take care of __________ exerted by soil mass. |
| A. | Erosion |
| B. | Lateral pressure |
| C. | Surcharge |
| D. | Lateral stress |
| Answer» C. Surcharge | |
| 10. |
The theory of plasticity pertaining to soils is based on ___________ |
| A. | Mohr s theory |
| B. | Rankine s method |
| C. | Mohr-coulomb theory |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Rankine s method | |