Geotechnical
Geotechnical engineering guides, tutorials, and resources covering soil testing, foundation design, slope stability, retaining walls, and ground improvement. For students and professionals in the USA and UK.
MCQ explainedThe static cone penetration test and the standard penetration test are performed on a soil at a certain depth.…Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedIn a direct shear test, the shear stress and normal stress on a dry sand at failure are 0.6 kg/cm² and 1 kg/cm…Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedIn a triaxial compression test on a soil specimen, the intermediate principal stress is equal to:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe total and effective stresses at a depth of 5 m below the top level of water in a pond are respectively:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe actual movement of a soil mass is known as:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedIn a triaxial test, the intermediate principal stress is:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedDue to a rise in the water table, the effective stress in soil:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe triaxial test is usually carried out as:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe direct shear test suffers from the following disadvantage:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe unconfined compressive strength test is a/an:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedWhich of the following statements is true?Geotechnical · 2 min read
MCQ explainedThe equation t = C + S tan φ (shear strength = cohesion + normal stress × tan φ) is given by:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedWhich of the following statements is true?Geotechnical · 2 min read
MCQ explainedThe process by which a mass of saturated soil, due to external forces, suddenly loses its shear strength and b…Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA shallow foundation is defined as a foundation which:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedIn a triaxial test:Geotechnical · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe grouping of piles will not reduce the load-carrying capacity in the case of:Geotechnical · 2 min read
MCQ explainedThe useful method of finding the shear strength of very plastic cohesive soils is by means of the:Geotechnical · 1 min read