Question No. 31. The failure plane is predetermined in the A. triaxial shear test B. direct shear test C. vane shear test D. unconfined compression test Show Answer Answer Answer: Option B Question No. 32. The upstream slope of an earth dam under steady seepage condition is A. equipotential line B. phreatic line C. flow-line […]
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Soil Mechanics MCQ – Section 6
Question No. 26. In a standard proctor consolidation test the layer is compacted with 45 blows instead of 25 blows. This will result in A. increase in dry density and moisture content B. decrease in dry density and moisture content C. increase in dry density and decrease in moisture content D. decrease in dry density […]
Soil Mechanics MCQ – Section 5
Question No. 21. The capillary potential may be measured by A. soil tensiometer B. P-F meter C. permeability meter D. anemometer Show Answer Answer Answer: Option B Question No. 22. Sand piles are primarily used for A. increasing the bearing capacity of soil B. accelerating the total settlement C. to reduce the settlement D. to […]
Soil Mechanics MCQ – Section 4
Question No. 16. The dense sand expands when shearing load is applied. This tendency is called A. anti-compaction B. swelling C. dilatancy D. aereation Show Answer Answer Answer: Option C Question No. 17. The unit weight of a soil at zero air voids depends on A. specific gravity B. water content C. unit weight of […]
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 Show Answer Answer Answer: Option C Question No. 12. The product of […]
Strength of Materials MCQ Section 2
Question No. 6. A cantilever of constant depth carries a uniformly distributed load on the whole span . to make the maximum stress at all section the same , the breadth of the section at a distance x from the free end should be proportional to A. x B. √x C. x^2 D. x^3 Show […]
Strength of Materials MCQ Section 1
Question No. 1. The shear strength of mild steel as compared to its tensile strength is about A. 1/4 B. 1/3 C. 1/8 D. 1/2 Show Answer Answer Answer: Option D Question No. 2. In a strain hardening material A. there is a linear σ-ε B. plastic flow takes place at some level C. stiffening […]
Soil Mechanics MCQ – Section 2
Question No. 6. Immediate settlement of a shallow foundation clayey soil occurs due to A. rapid release of excess pore pressure B. Shear distortion C. rapid rate of construction D. breakage of primary structure of soil Show Answer Answer Answer: Option D Question No. 7. Piles under marine structure and waves action are spread to […]
Soil Mechanics MCQ – Section 1
Question No. 1. The shape of log-log plot of load settlement curve is a A. straight line B. parabolic curve C. spiral curve D. cubic curve Show Answer Answer Answer: Option A Question No. 2. Prandtl’s equation for ultimate bearing capacity Q for cohesion C equals A. Q=14.5C B. Q=5.14C C. Q=15.4C D. Q=1.45C Show […]