Foundation Engineering (2180609) MCQs

MCQs of Shallow Foundation

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11.
In general shear failure, continuous failure is developed between ______________
(a) Ground surface and footing
(b) Edge of the footing and ground surface
(c) Foundation and the ground surface
(d) None of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (b)

12.
Which of the following is a characteristic of general shear failure?
(a) Failure is accompanied by the compressibility of soil
(b) Failure is sudden
(c) Bulging of the shearing mass of soil
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (c)

13.
In local shear failure, the development of plastic equilibrium is ______________
(a) Full
(b) Partial
(c) Zero
(d) None of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (b)

14.
Punching shear may occur in loose sand with density less than ___________
(a) 45 %
(b) 50 %
(c) 35 %
(d) 20 %
Answer:

Option (c)

15.
Local shear failure is associated with soils having _________
(a) High compressibility
(b) High pore pressure
(c) Low porosity
(d) Low compressibility
Answer:

Option (a)

16.
Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of a local shear failure?
(a) Failure is defined by large settlements
(b) Failure surface does not reach the ground surface
(c) Failure is sudden
(d) Ultimate bearing capacity is not well defined
Answer:

Option (c)

17.
In local shear failure, the failure surface do not reach the ground surface because ____________
(a) Compression of soil under the footing
(b) ) Ultimate bearing capacity is not well defined
(c) Failure is defined by large settlements
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (a)

18.
State of equilibrium is fully developed in which of the following bearing capacity failures?
(a) Local shear failure
(b) General shear failure
(c) Punching shear failure
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (b)

19.
An analysis of the condition of complete bearing capacity failure is usually termed as ___________
(a) General shear failure
(b) Terzaghi’s analysis
(c) Bearing failure
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (a)

20.
The concept of analysis of bearing capacity failure was first developed by ___________
(a) Terzaghi
(b) Meyerhof
(c) Prandtl
(d) Darcy
Answer:

Option (c)

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