Description : The intensity of active earth pressure at a depth of 10 metres in dry cohesionless sand with an angle of internal friction of 30° and with a weight of 1.8 t/m3 , is (A) 4 t/m2 (B) 5 t/m2 (C) 6 t/m2 (D) 7 t/m2
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The angle of internal friction is maximum for (A) angular-grained loose sand (B) angular-grained dense sand (C) round-grained dense sand (D) round-grained loose sand
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The angle of internal friction, is least for (A) Angular-grained loose sand (B) Angular -grained dense sand (C) Round-grained loose sand (D) Clays
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m² when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of ... N/mm² and 0° (C) 0.2 N/mm² and 0° (D) 0.05 N/mm² and 45°
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.
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The angle of internal friction of clays, is usually (A) 0° to 5° (B) 5° to 20° (C) 20° to 30° (D) 30° to 45
Description : Which one of the following surfaces will give highest coefficient of traction while using crawler track tractors? (A) Ice (B) Concrete (C) Loose sand (D) Earth
Last Answer : (D) Earth
Description : A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant ... inclined to the horizontal at an angle of (A) 7° (B) 10° (C) 12° (D) 17
Last Answer : (C) 12°
Description : The active earth pressure of a soil is proportional to (where is the angle of friction of the soil) (A) tan (45° - ) (B) tan2 (45° + /2) (C) tan2 (45° - /2) (D) tan (45° + )
Description : The passive earth pressure of a soil is proportional to (where is the angle of internal friction of the soil.) (A) tan (45° - ) (B) tan (45° + ) (C) tan2 (45° - ) (D) tan2 (45° + )
Last Answer : (D) tan2 (45° + )
Description : The earth pressure of a soil at rest, is proportional to (where is the angle of internal friction of the soil) (A) tan (45° - ) (B) tan (45° + ) (C) tan2 (45° - ) (D) None of these
Description : The stem of a cantilever retaining wall which retains earth level with top is 6 m. If the angle of repose and weight of the soil per cubic metre are 30° and 2000 kg respectively, the effective width of the stem at the bottom, is (A) 51.5 (B) 52.5 (C) 53.5 (D) 54.5
Description : Which one of the following statements is not correct? (A) The tangent of the angle of friction is equal to coefficient of friction (B) The angle of repose is equal to angle of ... coefficient of friction (D) The sine of the angle of repose is equal to coefficient to friction
Last Answer : (D) The sine of the angle of repose is equal to coefficient to friction
Description : Coefficient of friction is the (A) Angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction (B) Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction (C) The ... body is just about to move (D) The friction force acting when the body is in motion
Last Answer : (B) Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction
Description : Tangent of angle of friction is equal to (A) Kinetic friction (B) Limiting friction (C) Angle of repose (D) Coefficient of friction
Last Answer : (D) Coefficient of friction
Description : The ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction is known as (A) Coefficient of friction (B) Angle of friction (C) Angle of repose (D) Sliding friction
Last Answer : (A) Coefficient of friction
Description : The angle of internal friction of soil mass is the angle whose (A) Tangent is equal to the rate of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on ... on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane (D) None of these
Description : Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is (A) Less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure (B) Greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure ... earth pressure and passive earth pressure (D) Less than both the active and passive earth pressures
Last Answer : (B) Greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
Description : Which of the following surfaces will give highest rolling resistance for a rubber tyred vehicle? (A) Concrete (B) Loose sand (C) Asphalt (D) Firm earth
Last Answer : (B) Loose sand
Description : he lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall (A) Is equal to mass of the soil retained (B) Proportional to the depth of the soil (C) Proportional to the square of the depth of the soil (D) Proportional to the internal friction of the soil
Last Answer : (D) Proportional to the internal friction of the 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 : Which one of the following statements is true for Mohr-Coulomb envelope? (A) Coulomb suggests that the relationship between shear strength and normal stress, is adequately represented by the straight line ... exists among the principal stress and the angle of internal friction (D) All the above
Description : The angle that Coulomb's failure envelope makes with the horizontal is called (A) Cohesion (B) Angle of internal friction (C) Angle of repose (D) None of the above
Description : The shear strength of a soil (A) Is directly proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil (B) Is inversely proportional to the angle of internal friction of the soil (C) Decreases with increase in normal stress (D) Decreases with decrease in normal stress
Description : Consider the following statements: For pure clay, the shear strength parameters will be 1. Cohesion c = 0; and angle of internal friction will be maximum. 2. Cohesion c is maximum; and angle of internal friction is also maximum. ... is/are correct? (a) 1, 2 & 3 (b) 1 only (c) 3 only (d) 2 only
Last Answer : (c) 3 only
Description : A particle inside a hollow sphere of internal radius r with coefficient of friction 1/?3 can rest upto height of a.0.18 r b.0.435 r c.0.25 r d.0.134 r e.0.125 r
Last Answer : d. 0.134 r
Description : The angle of minimum deviation of an equiangular prism, having a refractive index of 1.732 is (a) 60° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) 0°
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : For determining the support reactions at A and B of a three hinged arch, points B and Care joined and produced to intersect the load line at D and a line parallel to the load line through A at D'. Distances AD, DD ... reactions at A and B is (A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90
Last Answer : (D) 90
Description : The angle of intersection of a contour and a ridge line, is (A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°
Last Answer : (D) 90°
Description : A well conditioned triangle has no angle less than (A) 20° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 60°
Last Answer : (B) 30°
Description : The angle between two plane mirrors of optical square, is (A) 20° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 60°
Last Answer : (C) 45°
Description : If the long chord and tangent length of a circular curve of radius R are equal the angle of deflection, is (A) 30° (B) 60° (C) 90° (D) 120°
Last Answer : D
Description : ABCD is a regular parallelogram plot of land whose angle BAD is 60°. If the bearing of the line AB is 30°, the bearing of CD, is (A) 90° (B) 120° (C) 210° (D) 270°
Last Answer : (C) 210°
Description : A projectile is fired at an angle to the vertical. Its horizontal range will be maximum when is (A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 60°
Description : The maximum shear stress occurs on the filament which makes an angle with the horizontal plane equal to (A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90
Last Answer : (B) 45°
Description : Select the incorrect statement. Effective angle of shearing resistance (A) Increases as the size of particles increases (B) Increases as the soil gradation improves (C) Is limited to a maximum value of 45° (D) Is rarely more than 30° for fine grained soil
Last Answer : (C) Is limited to a maximum value of 45°
Description : The anchorage value of a hook is assumed sixteen times the diameter of the bar if the angle of the bend, is (A) 30° (B) 40° (C) 45° (D) All the above
Description : In a right angle bend of a road provided with a transition throughout, the maximum polar angle will be (A) 10° (B) 15° (C) 20° (D) 30°
Description : If a Lemniscate curve of transition throughout is introduced to connect two parallel roads, the maximum polar angle of the curve, is (A) 10° (B) 15° (C) 20° (D) 30°
Description : Maximum number of vehicles can be parked with (A) Parallel parking (B) 30° angle parking (C) 45° angle parking (D) 90° angle parking
Description : A ship strikes the berth generally at an angle (A) 90° with the face of the dock (B) 45° with the face of the dock (C) 30° with the face of the dock (D) 10° with the face of the dock
Last Answer : (D) 10° with the face of the dock
Description : Plywood is made by bonding together thin layers of wood in such a way that the angle between grains of any layer to grains of adjacent layers is (A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 90°
Description : The angle between skew back of a flat arch and the horizontal, is kept approximately equal to (A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 60° (D) 90
Description : The ideal angle of banking provided on roads a.Depends on (velocity)2 of vehicle b.Depends on the nature of road surface c.Depend on coefficient of friction between the road and the vehicle cantact point d.Depends on weight of the vehicle e.All above
Last Answer : a. Depends on (velocity)2 of vehicle
Description : The coefficient of friction is a.The tangent of the angle between the normal reaction and direction of limiting friction b.The tangent of the angle between the normal reaction and the resultant ... e.The angle between the normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction
Last Answer : a. The tangent of the angle between the normal reaction and direction of limiting friction
Description : Self-locking takes place when a) Coefficient of friction is equal to or greater than the tangent of the helix angle b) Coefficient of friction is lesser than or equal to the tangent of the helix ... friction is equal to or greater than the tangent of the helix angle d) None of the mentioned
Last Answer : c) Coefficient of friction is equal to or greater than the tangent of the helix angle
Description : Tractive coefficient of a Crawler truck in loose soil is (a) Less than that of rubber tyre tractors (b) More than that of rubber tyre tractors (c) Same as that of rubber tyre tractors (d) Nearly zero
Last Answer : (d) Nearly zero
Description : the coefficient of the active pressure Ka is 1/3, the coefficient of passive pressure Kp, is (A) 1/3 (B) 2/3 (C) 1 (D) 3
Description : If the unit weight of sand particles is 2.696 g/cc. and porosity in loose state is 44%, the critical hydraulic gradient for quick sand condition, is (A) 0.91 (B) 0.92 (C) 0.93 (D) 0.95
Last Answer : (D) 0.95
Description : For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress (A) Ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same (B) Ultimate strength is different but peak strength ... of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand (D) Ultimate strength is same but peak
Last Answer : (C) Ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand