WorksheetsVEDA DIPLOMA/BTECH WEEKLY EXAM (16/06/2025)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The term is used to indicate the depth up to which the increase in pressure due to structural loading is likely to cause perceptible settlement or shear failure of foundation
a)
Significant depth
b)
Ultimate depth
c)
Limiting depth
d)
None of these
2.
Wash boring is used up to a depth of
a)
30 to 45 m
b)
15 to 25 m
c)
40 to 50 m
d)
10 to 15 m
3.
Auger boring may be useful even up to a depth of ____ m for loose soil
a)
3 m
b)
6 m
c)
8 m
d)
15 m
4.
Type of sampler used in Standard Penetration Test
a)
Thin walled Sampler
b)
Piston sampler
c)
Rotary sampler
d)
Split spoon sampler
5.
The distance between electrodes in Electrical Resistivity Method indicates
a)
Depth of exploration
b)
Depth up to which ground resistance is to be measured
c)
Both a and b
d)
None of these
6.
Which of the following statement is false about Site Investigation of soil?
a)
Open Excavation is also called Trial pit method
b)
Geophysical methods include seismic reflection method
c)
Percussion Boring machine is useful for hard material like rock
d)
None of these
7.
Minimum gross pressure intensity at the base of the foundation at which the soil fails in shear
a)
Net pressure intensity
b)
Gross pressure intensity
c)
Ultimate bearing capacity
d)
Net ultimate bearing capacity
8.
The ultimate bearing capacity of a surface strip footing on clay, according to Terzaghi's theory
a)
5.7 C
b)
5.14 C
c)
quB
d)
9 C
9.
For determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, the recommended size of plate to be used in plate load test should have a minimum thickness of
a)
45 mm
b)
75 mm
c)
30 mm
d)
25 mm
10.
The net ultimate bearing capacity of a purely cohesive soil
a)
Depends on the depth, but is independent of the width, of the footing
b)
Depends on the width as well as the depth of the footing
c)
Depends on the width of the footing and is independent of the depth of the footing
d)
Is independent of both the width and the depth of the footing
11.
During plate load test for clayey soil, ultimate bearing capacity of foundation (qf) is found out from ultimate bearing capacity of plate (qp) using the relation
a)
qf = qp
b)
qf = qp (Bf/Bp)
c)
qf = qp (Bp/Bf)
d)
qf = qp/2
12.
The ultimate bearing capacity of a soil is 500 KN/m², the depth of foundation is 1 m and unit weight of soil is 20 KN/m³. Choosing factor of safety of 2.5, the net safe bearing capacity is
a)
205
b)
192
c)
105
d)
182
13.
In Terzaghi's bearing capacity analysis, the soil wedge immediately below the footing remains in state of
a)
Plastic equilibrium
b)
Radial shear
c)
Elastic equilibrium
d)
Linear shear
14.
Terzaghi's bearing capacity factors depends upon
a)
angle of internal friction
b)
cohesion
c)
cohesion and angle of internal friction
d)
density of soil
15.
A strip footing is resting on the surface of a purely clayey soil deposit. If the width of the footing is doubled, the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil
a)
Becomes double
b)
Becomes half
c)
Becomes 4 times
d)
Remains the same
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