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This section includes 7 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. |
The influence factor Iw for rigid rectangular footing with L/B = 1.5 is ____________ |
| A. | 0.88 |
| B. | 0.82 |
| C. | 1.70 |
| D. | 1.06 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
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 | |
| 3. |
The value of Es used in the immediate settlement equation, can be found out using _____________ |
| A. | Triaxial test |
| B. | Compression test |
| C. | Direct shear test |
| D. | Rankine s theory |
| Answer» B. Compression test | |
| 4. |
The equation for computing immediate settlement Si = 0 1 q B ( 1- 2/Es ) was proposed by ___________ |
| A. | Janbu |
| B. | Bjerrum |
| C. | Kjaernsli |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The influence factor for rigid square footing is ____________ |
| A. | 0.88 |
| B. | 0.82 |
| C. | 1.06 |
| D. | 1.70 |
| Answer» C. 1.06 | |
| 6. |
The immediate settlement can be computed from the expression, based on ____________ |
| A. | Theory of plasticity |
| B. | Theory of elasticity |
| C. | Terzaghi s analysis |
| D. | Pressure distribution |
| Answer» C. Terzaghi s analysis | |
| 7. |
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 | |