Site Investigation and Soil Sampling MCQs

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Q81.
In Seismic refraction method, the radiating shock waves are picked up by ______

a.

geophone

b.

wave buoy

c.

thermometer

d.

cohesive soils

Discuss
Answer: (a).geophone
Q82.
In a blind zone, the geophone cannot detect the seisdmic refraction.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q83.
When deeper layers have increasingly greater density, the seismic refraction method is fast.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q84.
The equivalent penetration resistance is given by ___________

a.

Nโ‚‘=15+\(\frac{1}{2}\)(N+15)

b.

Nโ‚‘=\(\frac{1}{2}\)(N-15)

c.

Nโ‚‘=15+\(\frac{1}{2}\)(N-15)

d.

Nโ‚‘=15+\(\frac{1}{2}\)(N)

Discuss
Answer: (c).Nโ‚‘=15+\(\frac{1}{2}\)(N-15)
Q85.
If ฯƒโ€™ is the effective overburden pressure, then the effective penetration resistance is given by _____________

a.

Nโ‚‘=\(N \frac{50}{1.42ฯƒ^{โ€˜}}\)

b.

Nโ‚‘=\(N \frac{50}{ฯƒ^{โ€˜}+10}\)

c.

Nโ‚‘=\(N \frac{1}{1.42ฯƒ^{โ€˜}+10}\)

d.

Nโ‚‘=\(N \frac{50}{1.42ฯƒ^{โ€˜}+10}\)

Discuss
Answer: (d).Nโ‚‘=\(N \frac{50}{1.42ฯƒ^{โ€˜}+10}\)
Q86.
The essential feature of reinforced earth is that __________ develops between compacted layer of earth and reinforcing elements.

a.

friction

b.

tension

c.

compression

d.

shear

Discuss
Answer: (a).friction
Q87.
______ is developed in reinforcement.

a.

Friction

b.

Tension

c.

Compression

d.

Shear

Discuss
Answer: (b).Tension
Q88.
The modern form of application of reinforced earth was first developed by _____

a.

Darcy

b.

Skempton

c.

Henry Vidal

d.

Marshal

Discuss
Answer: (c).Henry Vidal
Q89.
The reinforcement members are used to provide _______ in earth mass where _____ are produced.

a.

tensile strength, compressive stresses

b.

tensile strength, shear stresses

c.

compressive strength, tensile stresses

d.

shear strength, tensile stresses

Discuss
Answer: (b).tensile strength, shear stresses
Q90.
In reinforcing elements, galvanised steel strips of _________ width and ____ thickness are used commonly.

a.

50 to 100 mm, 9mm

b.

50 to 70 mm, 20mm

c.

110 to 180 mm, 30mm

d.

200 to 310 mm, 40mm

Discuss
Answer: (a).50 to 100 mm, 9mm
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