Geotechnical Engineering (3130606) MCQs

MCQs of Compaction & Consolidation of Soil

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11.

Determine the pore water pressure if total stress is 20 Kn/m2 and effective stress is 13 Kn/m2 .

(a)

33 Kn/m2

(b)

13 Kn/m2

(c)

7 Kn/m2

(d)

20 Kn/m2

Answer:

Option (c)

12.

In secondary consolidation.....................

(a)

Air is removed

(b)

The absorbed water is removed

(c)

Plastic  rearranged of soil particle 

(d)

All of the above

Answer:

Option (c)

13.

A sample compacted dry of the optimum , develop ______________pore water pressure than the sample compacted wet of optimum.

(a)

Lower

(b)

Higher

(c)

Depends on soil

(d)

None of the above

Answer:

Option (a)

14.

The decrease in the volume of soil mass under stress is known as __________

(a)

compression

(b)

compressibility

(c)

tension

(d)

consolidation

Answer:

Option (a)

15.

The property of soil mass pertaining to its susceptibility to decrease in volume under pressure is ____________

(a)

consolidation

(b)

compressibility

(c)

compression

(d)

tension

Answer:

Option (b)

16.

When stress is applied to soil mass, the elastic deformation of solid particles is ____________

(a)

extremely large

(b)

large

(c)

small

(d)

negligibly small

Answer:

Option (d)

17.

The compression resulting from a long term static load and consequent escape of pore water is ____________

(a)

compression

(b)

compressibility

(c)

 tension

(d)

consolidation

Answer:

Option (d)

18.

If increases in the water content due to an increase in the volume of voids is known as _________

(a)

compression

(b)

compressibility

(c)

swelling

(d)

consolidation

Answer:

Option (c)

19.

The mechanics of consolidation was demonstrated by ___________

(a)

Taylor

(b)

Skempton

(c)

Terzaghi

(d)

 Darcy

Answer:

Option (c)

20.

Excess pore pressure is also known as ___________

(a)

hydrodynamic pressure

(b)

seepage pressure

(c)

effective pressure

(d)

 total pressure

Answer:

Option (a)

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