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This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Soil Mechanics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
If the footing is flexible, then the distribution pressure is uniform. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 2. |
For a saturated clay, the theoretical intensity of contact pressure at the centre is________ |
| A. | q |
| B. | q/2 |
| C. | q |
| D. | q/3 |
| Answer» C. q | |
| 3. |
If a footing has a dimension of 1m*1m and load transfer of 20 kN, then the contact pressure is _______________ |
| A. | 20 kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| B. | 30 kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| C. | 50 kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| D. | 70 kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| Answer» B. 30 kN/m<sup>2</sup> | |
| 4. |
The contact pressure of a footing was found to be 85 kN/m2 for a load of 212.5 kN. What will be the contact area? |
| A. | 1 m<sup>2</sup> |
| B. | 2.5 m<sup>2</sup> |
| C. | 3 m<sup>2</sup> |
| D. | 3.5 m<sup>2</sup> |
| Answer» C. 3 m<sup>2</sup> | |
| 5. |
If a UDL of 70 kN/m2 is acting at a rectangular area of 25 m2, then the contact pressure is _______ |
| A. | 51kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| B. | 54 kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| C. | 80 kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| D. | 70 kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
If the contact pressure is 14 kN/m2, then find the load for 50 m2. |
| A. | 500kN |
| B. | 600kN |
| C. | 700kN |
| D. | 800kN |
| Answer» D. 800kN | |
| 7. |
Find the depth z for a uniformly loaded circular area of 80 kN/m2 load and radius of 50m. k=0.9160. |
| A. | 2m |
| B. | 4m |
| C. | 25m |
| D. | 50m |
| Answer» D. 50m | |
| 8. |
Find the load at depth 10m for a uniformly loaded circular area of radius 1000m. k=1. The vertical pressure z is 80 kN/m2. |
| A. | 51kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| B. | 54 kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| C. | 80 kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| D. | 12kN/m<sup>2</sup> |
| Answer» D. 12kN/m<sup>2</sup> | |
| 9. |
Contact pressure can be called scratch hardness only in case of __________ |
| A. | elastic contact |
| B. | semi-elastic contact |
| C. | plastic contact |
| D. | semi-plastic contact |
| Answer» D. semi-plastic contact | |
| 10. |
Contact pressure is the ratio of ___________ |
| A. | area to normal load |
| B. | normal load to tangential load |
| C. | tangential load to normal load |
| D. | normal load to true contact area |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Contact pressure is between __________ |
| A. | base of footing and underlying soil mass |
| B. | wall and column |
| C. | slab and wall |
| D. | wall and beam |
| Answer» B. wall and column | |