Civil Engineering MCQs

A. 7°
B. 10°
C. 12°
D. 17°

A. Is more conservative
B. Neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices
C. Assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle
D. All of the above

A. Reduce both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
B. Increase both the active earth pressure intensity and passive earth pressure intensity
C. Reduce the active earth pressure in-tensity but to increase the passive earth pressure intensity
D. Increase the active earth pressure in-tensity but to reduce the passive earth pressure intensity

A. Less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure
B. Greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
C. Greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure
D. Less than both the active and passive earth pressures

A. Allowable settlement only
B. Ultimate bearing capacity of soil only
C. Both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity
D. None of above

A. Safe bearing capacity
B. Net safe bearing capacity
C. Ultimate bearing capacity
D. Net ultimate bearing capacity where c = unit cohesion

A. Less than 300 mm
B. Between 300 mm and 750 mm
C. Between 750 mm and 1 m
D. Greater than 1 m

A. 15 mm
B. Between 15 mm and 25 mm
C. 25 mm
D. Greater than 25 mm

A. Cohesion only
B. Angle of internal friction only
C. Both cohesion and angle of internal friction
D. None of the above

A. Cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance
B. Cohesion and effective unit weight of soil
C. Effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance
D. Effective angle of shearing resistance