Top 250+ Solved Geotechnical Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall
a. Is equal to mass of the soil retained
b. Proportional to the depth of the soil
c. Proportional to the square of the depth of the soil
d. Proportional to the internal friction of the soil
Q. If the permeability of a soil is 0.8 mm/sec, the type of soil is
a. Gravel
b. Sand
c. Silt
d. Clay
Q. The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in
a. Sandy soils
b. Silty soils
c. Gravel soils
d. Clay soils
Q. For a homogeneous earth dam 50 m high having 2 m free broad, a flow net was constructed and the results were : Number of potential drops = 2.4 Number of flow channels = 0.4. If co - efficiency of permeability of the dam material is 3 × 10-3 cm3/sec, the discharge per metre length of dam, is
a. 12 × 10- 5 m3/sec
b. 24 × 10-3 m3/sec
c. 6 × 10-5 m3/sec
d. 24 × 10- 5 m3/sec
Q. The minimum centre to centre distance of friction piles of 1 m diameter, is
a. 2 m
b. 2 m to 3 m
c. 3 m to 4 m
d. 5 m
Q. When drainage is permitted under initially applied normal stress only and full primarily consolidation is allowed to take place, the test is known as
a. Quick test
b. Drained test
c. Consolidated undrained test
d. None of these
Q. The liquidity index is defined as a ratio expressed as percentage of
a. Plastic limit minus the natural water content, to its plasticity index
b. Natural water content minus its plastic limit to its plasticity index
c. Natural water content plus its plastic limit to its plasticity index
d. Liquid limit minus the natural water content to the plasticity index
Q. The compression resulting from a long term static load and consequent escape of pore water,is known as
a. Compaction
b. Consolidation
c. Swelling
d. None of these