Geotechnical Engineering MCQ with Answers

0.002 mm

0.04 mm

0.06 mm

0.08 mmE.1 mm

depends upon the force responsible

increases as the size of the soil particles increases

decreases as the size of the soil particles decreases

is less in wet soil than in dry soil.

back fill is dry, cohesionless, homogeneous and isotropic

slip surface is the plane which passes through the heel of the wall

sliding wedge itself acts as a rigid body and the value of earth pressure is obtained by considering the limiting equilibrium of the wedge

all the above.

0.375

0.37

0.38

0.39

Width of the test pit for plate load test is made five times the width of the plate

At the centre of the test pit, a hole is dug out whose size is kept equal to the size of the test plate

Bottom level of the hole dug at the centre of the test pit, is kept at the level of the actual formation

All the above.