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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. |
The stress component at any point, after the excavation of the shaft, will be equal to ____________ |
| A. | R = ( Z)1-( Z)2 |
| B. | Z = ( Z)1-( Z)2 |
| C. | = ( )1-( )2 |
| D. | R = ( R)1-( R)2 |
| Answer» C. = ( )1-( )2 | |
| 2. |
When the high value of in the vicinity of the walls of a shaft exceeds the compressive strength it results in __________ |
| A. | Plastic flow of soil |
| B. | Non uniform stress distribution |
| C. | Increase fluid pressure |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Non uniform stress distribution | |
| 3. |
After excavating the shaft, the shearing stresses along the walls of the shaft will be equal to ___________ |
| A. | Zero |
| B. | Normal stress |
| C. | Circumferential stress |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Normal stress | |
| 4. |
Stress due to equivalent fluid pressure can be found out using __________ |
| A. | Biot method |
| B. | Theory of elasticity |
| C. | Lame s formula |
| D. | Method of superposition |
| Answer» D. Method of superposition | |
| 5. |
The stress component which acts on any point in the surrounding material before the excavation of the shaft can be resolved into __________ parts. |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 6. |
The method given by Biot for solving the problem of stress distribution was based on ________ |
| A. | Theory of elasticity |
| B. | Method of superposition |
| C. | Westerngaard method |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Westerngaard method | |
| 7. |
The problem of stress distribution in the vicinity of shafts was first solved by ________ |
| A. | Westergaard |
| B. | Terzaghi |
| C. | Darcy |
| D. | Biot |
| Answer» B. Terzaghi | |
| 8. |
A soil engineers usually encounter problems of stress distribution in __________ |
| A. | Vicinity of vertical shafts and Vicinity of inclined shafts |
| B. | Vicinity of horizontal shafts |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Vicinity of horizontal shafts | |