Q. In the rectangular plot method if there are n-slices, the total number of ordinates will be ____________

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Q. Stability of slopes of an earth dam is tested under, which of the following condition?

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Q. When a dam is built of impervious compressible soil, water is entrapped in the pore space due to ___________

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Q. The area of U-diagram in finding stability of D/S slope during steady seepage, can be measured by ___________

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Q. The magnitude and distribution of pore water pressure on a slip surface can be calculated from ___________

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Q. The pore water pressure at any point on the slip surface is represented by ____________

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Q. The estimation of construction pore pressure can be made with the help of ___________

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Q. In Hilf’s equation ‘u = pa Δ / (va + hc γw – Δ)’, hc refers to __________

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Q. In the friction circle method, it is assumed that the resultant reaction is ___________ to the friction circle.

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Q. The friction circle may be also referred as __________

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Q. A circle is considered to be a critical slip circle, if it has ___________

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Q. The factor of safety with respect to cohesion is given by the equation ____________

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Q. The friction circle method assumes the failure surface as ___________

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Q. The forces acting on a sliding wedge are ___________

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Q. The factor of safety Fc with respect to cohesive strength is based on the assumption that ___________

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Q. The factor K, in the radius of the friction circle(Kr sin φ) depends on ____________

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Q. The total cohesion force which resists the slipping along the slip arc at critical equilibrium is proportional to ___________

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Q. The Taylor’s stability number is based on ___________

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Q. The factor of safety with respect to friction is __________

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Q. According to Taylor, the force causing instability in the sliding wedge is __________

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