Description : The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing (A) Cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance (B) Cohesion and effective ... weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance (D) Effective angle of shearing resistance
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : For determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, the recommended size of a square bearing plate to be used in load plate test should be 30 to 75 cm square with a minimum thickness of (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) 25 mm
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Auger boring (A) Is the most primitive method for making a hole in the ground (B) Is generally employed in cohesive and other self soils above water table (C) Is most economical upto a depth of 5 metres (D) All the above
Description : The maximum net pressure intensity causing shear failure of soil, is known (A) Safe bearing capacity (B) Net safe bearing capacity (C) Net ultimate bearing capacity (D) Ultimate bearing capacity
Last Answer : (C) Net ultimate bearing capacity
Description : The maximum pressure which a soil can carry without shear failure, is called (A) Safe bearing capacity (B) Net safe bearing capacity (C) Net ultimate bearing capacity (D) Ultimate bearing capacity
Last Answer : (A) Safe bearing capacity
Description : Two footings, one circular and the other square, are founded on the surface of a purely cohesionless soil. The diameter of the circular footing is the same as that of the side of the square footing. The ratio between their ultimate bearing capacities will be : (a) 1.0 (b) 1.3 (c) 1.33 (d) 0.75
Last Answer : (d) 0.75
Description : A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesion-less soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram². The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of ... (A) 15 mm (B) Between 15 mm and 25 mm (C) 25 mm (D) Greater than 25 mm
Description : Bearing capacity of soils cannot be improved by (A) Draining sub-soil water (B) Ramming crushed stone in soil (C) Driving sand piles (D) Watering surface of soil
Description : Terzaghi's bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of (A) Cohesion only (B) Angle of internal friction only (C) Both cohesion and angle of internal friction (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (B) Angle of internal friction only
Description : P.V.C. pipes can withstand pressure bead of water upto (A) 25 m (B) 50 m (C) 75 m (D) 100 m
Last Answer : (D) 100 m
Description : In plain sedimentation tanks under normal conditions, impurities are removed upto (A) 60 % (B) 70 % (C) 80 % (D) 90 %
Last Answer : (B) 70 %
Description : If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the (A) Effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change (B) Effective stress is ... D) Total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
Last Answer : (B) Effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
Description : Quick sand is a (A) Type of sand (B) Flow condition occurring in cohesive soils (C) Flow condition occurring in cohesion-less soils (D) Flow condition occurring in both cohesive and cohesion-less soils
Last Answer : (A) Type of sand
Description : Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability (A) Increases by 25 % (B) Increases by 50 % (C) Increases by 33.3 % (D) Decreases by 33.3 %
Last Answer : (B) Increases by 50 %
Description : Based on its dry weight, a freshly felled tree may contain water (A) 25 % (B) 50 % (C) 75 % (D) 100 %
Description : If the ruling gradient on any highway is 3%, the gradient provided on the curve of 300 metre radius, is (A) 2.00 % (B) 2.25 % (C) 2.50 % (D) 2.75 %
Description : An exceptional grade may be provided upto 1 in 12 along hill roads, if the length does not exceed (A) 45 m per km (B) 60 m per km (C) 75 m per km (D) 90 m per km
Description : Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon (A) Allowable settlement only (B) Ultimate bearing capacity of soil only (C) Both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity (D) None of above
Last Answer : (C) Both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity
Description : The ultimate bearing capacity of a soil, is (A) Total load on the bearing area (B) Safe load on the bearing area (C) Load at which soil fails (D) Load at which soil consolidates
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The maximum load carried by a pile, when it continues to sink without further increase of load, is known as (A) Ultimate load carrying capacity (B) Ultimate bearing capacity (C) Ultimate bearing resistant (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The bearing capacity of a pile is defined as the load which can be sustained by the pile without producing excessive settlement (B) The safe bearing capacity ... of safety (C) The factor of safety for piles is taken as 6 (D) All the above
Description : Which one of the following statements is true? (A) Clays are more porous than sands (B) Pressure of organic matter in a soil decreases the bearing capacity of the soil (C) Aluminous cement is used for foundations in soils with chemical deposits (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : In case of foundations on black cotton soils, the most suitable method to increase the bearing capacity of soils is to (A) Increase the depth of foundation (B) Drain the soil (C) Compact the soil (D) Replace the poor soil
Description : In soils possessing low bearing capacity, the type of foundation generally provided, is (A) Column footing (B) Grillage footing (C) Raft footing (D) All the above
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. The benefit of surcharge and depth of foundation is only marginal in case of footings on purely cohesive soils. 2. The bearing capacity of a footing in pure clay increases with increase in size of the ... , 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2 only (c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1 & 3 only
Last Answer : (d) 1 & 3 only
Description : Dolomite is a lime stone which contains carbonate of magnesia upto (A) 15 % (B) 20 % (C) 25 % (D) 45 %
Description : Wrought iron contains carbon upto (A) 0.25 % (B) 1.0 % (C) 1.5 % (D) 2 %
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Percentage of pozzolanic material containing clay upto 80% used for the manufacture of pozzolana cement, is (A) 30 % (B) 40 % (C) 50 % (D) 60 %
Last Answer : (A) 30 %
Description : An area is declared drought affected if its mean rainfall is less than (A) 50 % (B) 60 % (C) 75 % (D) 85 %
Last Answer : (D) 85 %
Description : Rise of water table above the ground surface causes (A) Equal increase in pore water pressure and total stress (B) Equal decrease in pore water pressure and total stress (C) Increase in ... pressure but decrease in total stress (D) Decrease in pore water pressure but increase in total stress
Description : Over-consolidation of soils is caused due to (A) Erosion of over burden (B) Melting of ice sheets after glaciations (C) Permanent rise of water table (D) All the above
Description : Speed restrictions is suggested for distressed bridges on Group II a) upto maximum of 15 kmph b) 25 kmph to 50 kmph* c) 75 kmph d) 60 kmph
Last Answer : b) 25 kmph to 50 kmph*
Description : A concrete structure is set on fire and the temperature raises to 1000°C. The strength of concrete as compared to original strength reduces to (A) 10 % (B) 15 % (C) 20 % (D) 25 %
Description : Select the incorrect statement. (A) Effective cohesion of a soil can never have a negative value. (B) Effective angle of internal friction for coarse grained soils is rarely below 30°. (C ... (D) Effective angle of internal friction is a complicated function of mineralogy and clay size content.
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Relative density is a meaningful parameter for all types of soils 2. Relative density is a meaningful parameter only for cohesion soils. 3. Relative density is a better indicator of the denseness of an in ... , 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2 only (c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1 & 3 only
Description : Initial setting time of cement for asbestos cement products should be not less than (A) 30 minutes (B) 50 minutes (C) 75 minutes (D) 90 minutes
Description : The percentage of voids in cement is approximately (A) 25 % (B) 40 % (C) 60 % (D) 80 %
Last Answer : (B) 40
Description : Steel contains carbon approximately (A) 1.50% to 5.6% (B) 0.05% to 1.75% (C) 0.25 % (D) None to these
Description : The workability of concrete is defined as the (a) Ease with which it can be mixed, transported and placed in position in a homogeneous state. (b) Bearing up of cohesion in a mass concrete. (c) Separation of water from the freshly mixed concrete. (d) None of these.
Last Answer : (a) Ease with which it can be mixed, transported and placed in position in a homogeneous state.
Description : The minimum depth of building foundations on (A) Sandy soils is 80 cm to 100 cm (B) Clay soils is 90 cm to 160 cm (C) Rocky soils is 5 cm to 50 cm (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Water with hardness upto 75 ppm is considered soft (B) Water with hardness more than 200 ppm is considered hard (C) Water needed for laundries should contain hardness less than 75 ppm (D) All the above
Description : By selling 90 oranges for Rs 80, a man loses 40 %. How many oranges should he sell approximately for Rs 48 to gain 40 % in the transaction?
Last Answer : Let S.P. of 90 oranges be Rs. x. Then, 60 : 80 = 140 : x x = 80*140/60= 186.66 For Rs.186.66, oranges sold = 90 For Rs.48, oranges sold = 90/186.66* 48 = 23(approx.)
Description : The maximum pressure which the soil can carry safely without the risk of shear failure is called a) Safe bearing capacity b) Ultimate bearing capacity* c) Allowable bearing capacity d) Shear bearing capacity
Last Answer : b) Ultimate bearing capacity*
Description : Define ultimate bearing capacity and safe bearing capacity.
Last Answer : Ultimate bearing capacity (qu): It is the gross pressure at the base of the foundation at which the soil fails in shear is called as ultimate bearing capacity. Safe bearing capacity (qs) : It ... capacity is also referred to as the ultimate bearing capacity qu divided by factor of safety F.
Description : Surface tension of a liquid (A) Is due to intermolecular forces of cohesion (B) Decreases with rise in temperature (C) Is responsible for the spherical shape of an isolated liquid drop (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : If voids ratio is 0.67, water content is 0.188 and specific gravity is 2.68, the degree of saturation of the soil, is (A) 25 % (B) 40 % (C) 60 % (D) 75 %
Description : Degree of saturation of a natural soil deposit having water content 15%, specific gravity 2.50 and void ratio 0.5, is (A) 50 % (B) 60 % (C) 75 % (D) 80 %
Last Answer : (C) 75 %
Description : The conductivity of copper is less than that of silver by (A) 5 – 10 %. (B) 50 – 60 %. (C) 80 – 90 %. (D) 20 – 30 %.
Last Answer : (A) 5 – 10 %.
Description : The absolute percentage error in the computed discharge over a rectangular weir corresponding to an absolute error of 1.5 % in the measurement of head over the sill of the weir would be : (a) 1.5 (b) 2.25 (c) 2.5 (d) 3.75
Last Answer : (b) 2.25
Description : Percentage of water in buffalo milk is:- a. 65-67 % b. 70-75 % c. 80-85 % d. 87-90 %
Last Answer : d. 87-90 %