Top 150+ Solved Foundation engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. When do strap footings are used in foundation?
a. to transfer load of an isolated column
b. distance between the columns are long
c. two column loads are unequal
d. all of the mentioned
Q. When two column loads are unequal, which of the possible footing can be provided?
a. strap footing
b. raft footing
c. trapezoidal combined footing
d. mat footing
Q. An analysis of the condition of complete bearing capacity failure is usually termed as
a. general shear failure
b. terzaghi’s analysis
c. bearing failure
d. all of the mentioned
Q. For purely cohesive soil, local shear failure may be assumed to occur when the soil is
a. medium to soft
b. soft to medium
c. hard
d. all of the mentioned
Q. According to the assumptions in Terzaghi’s analysis, the soil is
a. homogeneous and isotropic
b. non homogeneous
c. none of the mentioned
d. all of the mentioned
Q. Local shear failure generally occurs in
a. dense sand
b. non-cohesive soil
c. loose sand
d. all of the mentioned
Q. Terzaghi’s bearing capacity equation is not applicable for
a. depth effect and inclination factor
b. narrow slope
c. none of the mentioned
d. all of the mentioned
Q. The plate load test is essentially a
a. laboratory test
b. field test
c. graphical method analysis
d. none of the mentioned
Q. The plate load test consists in loading a rigid plate at the
a. base of the footing
b. bottom of the construction
c. foundation level
d. all of the mentioned
Q. The bearing plate used in plate load test is in the shape of
a. square
b. rectangular and circular
c. none of the mentioned
d. all of the mentioned
Q. The size of bearing plate, which used in plate load test varies from
a. 300 to 750 mm
b. 25 to 100 mm
c. 100 to 300 mm
d. 25 to 300 mm
Q. The loading to the test plate is applied with
a. fluid tube
b. hydraulic jack
c. sand bags
d. cross-joists
Q. For clayey and silty soils, which of the following bearing plate can be used?
a. square plate and concrete block
b. circular plate
c. none of the mentioned
d. all of the mentioned
Q. The settlement of the plate in a load test is measured with the help of
a. sensitive dial gauges
b. test plate
c. measuring unit
d. datum bar
Q. According to Indian standard method, the loading of the plate should be borne with either by
a. gravity loading platform and reaction truss
b. concrete blocks
c. none of the mentioned
d. all of the mentioned