Geotechnical Engineering MCQ with Answers

Geotechnical Engineering MCQ with Answers

61) The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is

Answer is:

0.00018 nrVsec

62) The most suitable method for drainage of fine grained cohesive soils is

Answer is:

electroosmosis method

63) Total number of stress components at a point within a soil mass loaded at its boundary is

Answer is:

9

64) The slope of isochrone at any point at a given time indicates the rate of change of

Answer is:

pore water pressure with depth

65) Within the consolidation process of a saturated clay

Answer is:

a gradual decrease in neutral pressure and a gradual increase in effective pressure takes place and sum of the two is constant

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