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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. |
State of equilibrium is fully developed in which of the following bearing capacity failures? |
| A. | Local shear failure |
| B. | General shear failure |
| C. | Punching shear failure |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Punching shear failure | |
| 2. |
In local shear failure, the failure surface do not reach the ground surface because ____________ |
| A. | Compression of soil under the footing |
| B. | Ultimate bearing capacity is not well defined |
| C. | Failure is defined by large settlements |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Ultimate bearing capacity is not well defined | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of a local shear failure? |
| A. | Failure is defined by large settlements |
| B. | Failure surface do not reach the ground surface |
| C. | Failure is sudden |
| D. | Ultimate bearing capacity is not well defined |
| Answer» D. Ultimate bearing capacity is not well defined | |
| 4. |
Local shear failure is associated with soils having _________ |
| A. | High compressibility |
| B. | High pore pressure |
| C. | Low porosity |
| D. | Low compressibility |
| Answer» B. High pore pressure | |
| 5. |
Punching shear may occur in loose sand with density less than ___________ |
| A. | 45 % |
| B. | 50 % |
| C. | 35 % |
| D. | 20 % |
| Answer» D. 20 % | |
| 6. |
In local shear failure, the development of plastic equilibrium is ______________ |
| A. | Full |
| B. | Partial |
| C. | Zero |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Partial | |
| 7. |
In general shear failure, continuous failure is developed between ______________ |
| A. | Ground surface and footing |
| B. | Edge of the footing and ground surface |
| C. | Foundation and the ground surface |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Foundation and the ground surface | |
| 8. |
Vesic observed _____________ types of bearing capacity failures. |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 9. |
When a footing fails due to insufficient bearing capacity, distinct failure patterns are developed depending upon _________ |
| A. | Failure mechanism |
| B. | Plastic equilibrium |
| C. | Shear strength |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Plastic equilibrium | |