Soil Mechanics MCQ – Section 2

A. rapid release of excess pore pressure

B. Shear distortion

C. rapid rate of construction

D. breakage of primary structure of soil

A. maximum of 5 diameter apart

B. minimum of 5 diameter apart

C. maxumum of 3 diameter apart

D. minimum of 3 diameter apart

A. silty soil

B. sandy soil

C. expansive clayey soil

D. organic soil

A. the pile settles excessively due to superimposed load

B. the pile and surrounding soil settles excessively

C. the pile and surrounding soil settles more than the pile due to consolidation

D. the pile settles more than the surrounding soil

A. timber cribwork type

B. sheet pile type

C. cellular type

D. Double wall type