Soil Mechanics And Foundation QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Civil Engineering : Soil Mechanics And Foundation QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part5 : 6 to 10

Following Civil Engineering Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in BSNL JTO, GATE 2024 and IES 2024 examinations :

6.According to IS specifications, the minimum depths of foundation in sand and clay should be respectively

600 mm and 700 mm

800 mm and 900 mm

1 m and 800 mm

1 m and 1.2 m

7.Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is

less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure

greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure

greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure

less than both the active and passive earth pressures

8.Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by

25%

50%

75%

90%

9.Bishop's method of stability analysis

is more conservative

neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices

assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle

all of the above

10.Terzaghi's general bearing capacity formula for a strip footing (C Nc + y D Nq + 0.5 Y NTB) gives

safe bearing capacity

net safe bearing capacity

ultimate bearing capacity

net ultimate bearing capacity where C = unit cohesion

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