Geotechnical Engineering Set 9

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This set of Geotechnical Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Geotechnical Engineering Set 9

Q1 | A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant active earth pressure will act at a distance of 2 m above the base and inclined to the horizontal at an angle of
Q2 | The minimum water content at which the soil just begins to crumble when rolled into threads 3 mm in diameter, is known
Q3 | The minimum water content at which the soil retains its liquid state and also possesses a small shearing strength against flowing, is known
Q4 | 'Drift' is the material picked up, mixed, disintegrated, transported and redeposited by
Q5 | The ratio of volume of voids to the total volume of soil mass is called
Q6 | The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of soil solids in a given soil mass, is known
Q7 | The specific yield of soil depends upon
Q8 | The hydrometer method of sedimentation analysis differs from the pipette analysis mainly in
Q9 | Degree of saturation of a natural soil deposit having water content 15%, specific gravity 2.50 and void ratio 0.5, is
Q10 | Cohesionless soil is
Q11 | At liquid limit, all soils possess
Q12 | The ratio of the weight of given volume of soil solids to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at the given temperature, is known
Q13 | If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the
Q14 | A coarse-grained soil has a voids ratio 0.75, and specific gravity as 2.75. The critical gradient at which quick sand condition occurs, is
Q15 | The shear strength of a soil
Q16 | Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is
Q17 | The ratio of the undrained strength in the undrained state to the undrained strength, at the same water content, in the remoulded state, is called the sensivity of the clay. Its value for quick clays is
Q18 | The ultimate consolidation settlement of a soil is
Q19 | The ratio of settlement at any time 't' to the final settlement, is known as
Q20 | Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Q21 | Unconfmed compressive strength test is
Q22 | For shear strength, triaxial shear test is suitable because
Q23 | The zero atmospheric pressure is at
Q24 | Terzaghi's bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of
Q25 | 'Loess' is silty clay formed by the action of