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This section includes 7 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
If a concentrated load Q produces a stress of 40 kN/m2 at a depth of 1 m, then stress at 2 m depth and same radial distance will be: |
| A. | 20 kN/m2 |
| B. | 80 kN/m2 |
| C. | 40 kN/m2 |
| D. | 10 kN/m2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Newmark's influence chart can be used for |
| A. | Strip loading |
| B. | Circular loaded area only |
| C. | Square loaded area only |
| D. | Loaded area of any shape |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
In the case of stratified soil layers, the best equation that can be adopted for computing the pressure distribution is |
| A. | Prandtl’s |
| B. | Skempton’s |
| C. | Westergaard’s |
| D. | Boussinesq’s |
| Answer» D. Boussinesq’s | |
| 4. |
For which of the following soils will the Westergaard’s analysis produce better results than the Boussinesq’s analysis? |
| A. | Sandy soil |
| B. | Stratified soil |
| C. | Silty soil |
| D. | Clayey soil |
| Answer» C. Silty soil | |
| 5. |
Newmarks influence chart is used to determine the vertical stress at any point under a uniformly loaded |
| A. | circular area only |
| B. | rectangular area only |
| C. | trapezoidal area only |
| D. | any shape |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
An isobar is a line which connects all points below the ground surface at which: |
| A. | The local ground elevation is same. |
| B. | The settlement is same. |
| C. | The vertical stress is the same. |
| D. | The ground elevation is varying. |
| Answer» D. The ground elevation is varying. | |
| 7. |
A concentrated load of 50 kN acts vertically at a point on the soil surface. If Boussinesq's equation is applied for computation of stress, then the ratio of vertical stresses at depths of 3 m and 5 m respectively vertically below the point of application of load is |
| A. | 0.36 |
| B. | 0.60 |
| C. | 1.66 |
| D. | 2.77 |
| Answer» E. | |