Explore topic-wise MCQs in Geotechnical Engineering.

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