Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of______________? A. cohesion onlyB. angle of internal friction only C. both cohesion and angle of internal friction D. none of the above…

A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless 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 loading…

In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be_________________? A. less than 300 mmB. between 300 mm and 750 mm C. between 750 mm and 1 m D. greater than 1 m…

Terzaghi’s general bearing capacity formula for a strip footing (C Nc + y D Nq + 0.5 Y NTB. gives______________? A. safe bearing capacity B. net safe bearing capacityC. ultimate bearing capacity D. net ultimate bearing capacity…

Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon_______________? A. allowable settlement only B. ultimate bearing capacity of soil onlyC. both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity D. none of above…

Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is__________________? A. less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressureB. greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure C. greater than both…

The effect of cohesion on a soil is to______________? 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…

Bishop’s method of stability analysis_______________? A. is more conservative B. neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slicesC. assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle D. all of the above…

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 active earth pressure…

The major principal stress in an element of cohesionless soil within the backfill of a retaining wall is________________? A. vertical if the soil is in an active state of plastic equilibrium B. vertical if the soil is in a passive…