Geotechnical Engineering MCQ with Answers

Geotechnical Engineering MCQ with Answers

101) Sensitivity of a soil can be defined as

Answer is:

ratio of compressive strength of unconfined undisturbed soil to that of soil in a remoulded state

102) Rankine′s theory of earth pressure assumes that the back of the wall is

Answer is:

vertical and smooth

103) The coefficient of active earth pressure for a loose sand having an angle of internal friction of 30° is

Answer is:

1/3

104) The major principal stress in an element of cohesionless soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is

Answer is:

vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium

105) The effect of cohesion on a soil is to

Answer is:

reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity

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