Sample question for Civil Engineering L Mechanics / Geotechnical QL. The bearing capacity of soil is a function of: (a) Soil shear strength parameters (b) Unit weight of soil & Foundation dimensions Q2, Structures are most sensitive to: (a) Uniform settlement (c) Rate of settlement (@) None of the above Q3. The resultant of the active earth pressures on a 5 meter-high wall retaining sand with unit weight and friction angle of 19 kN/m’ and 30 degrees is: (a) 102 kN/m’ (b) 55 KN/m’ (@) None of the above Q4. Consolidation is a term used to describe the volume reduction of: (b) Dry clay (©) Saturated sand (@) Fissured rock QS. Cohesionless backfill is usually compacted in layers with thickness of: g 100m (©) 50cm (a) 150 em ‘6. Soil samples extracted from the Standard Penetration Test (SPT) can be used in (a) Liquid limit test (b) Sieve analysis (c) Hydrometer testQ7. ROD value of 100% indicates: (@) A fissured rock (©) Very soft clay (@) Very dense sand Q8. If an isolated footing with an area of 2.25 m’ needed to carry a 0.25 m x 0.8 m column, the best footing shape would be: (a) Square with 1.5 m width () (©) Rectangular with dimensions of 1.0 m x 2.25 m (@ Circular with a diameter of 1.7 m Q9. The modulus of elasticity for rock mass is usually: (b) Higher than that of the rock substance (©) Equal to that of the rock substance (@) Not correlated to that of the rock substance QU0. Sand drains are used to: (a) Help in compacting sand layers (b) Increase bearing capacity of dry backfills (c) Enhance the permeability of rock masses QUL. For a soil with liquid limit (LL) of 50 and a plasticity limit (PL) of 20, the plasticity index PD is: (@) 30 () 2.5 © 02 (@) 70 Q12. For construction of a building on soil that predominantly consists of sand and gravel, the best in-situ test is:(b) Vane shear test (©) Shear box test (@) Triaxial west Q13. Soil compaction is usually achieved through: (a) crushing of soil particles ) reduction of water content (@) all of the above Q14. For the compaction curve shown below, the optimum water content and the maximum dry density are: | 174 | 164 5 10 15 20 (a) 1.78% and 15.5 kN/m’, ey (©) 15.5 % and 1.78 kN/m”, respectively (d) 1.78% and 15.5 gm/em’, respectively Q15. The compaction equipment used in the field depends on the soil type. It is correct to say that: (a) dynamic rollers are suitable for both sands and clays (b) sheep-foot rollers are suitable for both sands and clays ©, seat rollers are suitable for sands