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This section includes 9 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 auxiliary plane in the hydrostatic axis can also be called as ___________ |
| A. | Failure plane |
| B. | Octahedral plane |
| C. | Deviatoric plane |
| D. | Principal plane |
| Answer» D. Principal plane | |
| 2. |
The Mohr-Coulomb criterion assumes that the strength of the soil is independent of ____________ |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 3. |
The hydrostatic pressure s inability to produce failure under normal pressure was first demonstrated by ___________ |
| A. | Cross land |
| B. | W. Pager |
| C. | D.C. Drucker |
| D. | Mohr |
| Answer» B. W. Pager | |
| 4. |
The intersection of the yield surface or envelope with octahedral plane is called ____________ |
| A. | Yield point |
| B. | Deviation point |
| C. | Failure locus |
| D. | Space diagonal |
| Answer» D. Space diagonal | |
| 5. |
If the auxiliary plane in hydrostatic axis passes through the origin, then its equation is _____________ |
| A. | 1+ 2+ 3=0 |
| B. | 1+ 2+ 3=constant |
| C. | I1+ I2+I3 =0 |
| D. | f( 1, 2, 3)=0 |
| Answer» B. 1+ 2+ 3=constant | |
| 6. |
The yield or failure criterion can be expressed as ____________ |
| A. | f(I1,I2)=0 |
| B. | f(I1,I2,I3)=0 |
| C. | f( 1, 2, 3)=0 |
| D. | f( max + min) |
| Answer» C. f( 1, 2, 3)=0 | |
| 7. |
A major drawback of Mohr criterion is ____________ |
| A. | Shape of the envelope |
| B. | Principal stress |
| C. | Shape of the plane |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Principal stress | |
| 8. |
The concept of a three dimension yield envelope was presented by _________ |
| A. | D.C. Drucker and Prager |
| B. | Mohr |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Mohr | |
| 9. |
The Mohr s theory of failure can be symbolically expressed as ____________ |
| A. | max=F( n) and max min = f( max + min) |
| B. | max = max min |
| C. | None of the mentioned |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. max = max min | |