Soil Mechanics MCQ - Section 3

Question No. 11.

11. In the Construction of piers for bridges,concrete is

A. dumped from a sufficient height

B. prepared at the foot of the pier

C. lowered in buckets and brought close to the work and dumped

D. pumped under high pressure

Question No. 12.

The product of the coefficient of active earth pressure and the coefficient of passive earth pressure is

A. 0

B. 0.10

C. 0.50

D. 1.00

Question No. 13.

Rankin’s earth pressure theory is least violated in

A. Cantilever retaining wall

B. Gravity retaining wall

C. Sheet pile cofferdam

D. Anchored bulk head

Question No. 14.

The body waves propagate radially outward from a source along the wave front of geometry of

A. Cylindrical

B. Hemisphere

C. Cone

D. Catenary

Question No. 15.

By Skempton’s method ,bearing capacity can be determined for

A. Cohesive soil

B. Cohesionless soil

C. Rocks

D. Minerals

Soil Mechanics MCQ – Section 3