Q. Which of the following effect of line load can be taken into account by Culmann’s graphical method?

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Q. Rebhann’s graphical method can be used for the location of ____________

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Q. Earth pressure for retaining walls, of less than 6m are obtained by _______________

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Q. All available graphs and tables, used for finding earth pressure is based on __________

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Q. Which of the following is not one of the criteria, for design of gravity dam?

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Q. For the design of gravity dam, the minimum value of F(factor of safety) against sliding should be __________

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Q. Positive projecting conduits are of ___________ types.

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Q. The settlement ratio for a negative projecting conduit is __________

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Q. The magnitude and direction of relative movements between the interior and exterior prisms of the conduits are dependent upon the ___________

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Q. Critical plane in conduit is located at ___________

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Q. If the critical plane settles more than the top of the conduit, the settlement ratio is __________

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Q. Both the projection condition and the ditch conditions of a positive projecting conduit may be __________

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Q. If the plane of settlement does not fall within the embankment, then such a condition is called _________

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Q. The sign used for complete projection is __________

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Q. The recommended value of settlement ratio for embankment, to use in design is __________

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Q. The load on a negative conduit is given by the equation __________

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Q. A soil engineers usually encounter problems of stress distribution in __________

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Q. The problem of stress distribution in the vicinity of shafts was first solved by ________

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Q. The method given by Biot for solving the problem of stress distribution was based on ________

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Q. The stress component which acts on any point in the surrounding material before the excavation of the shaft can be resolved into __________ parts.

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