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Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering MCQs

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