Apr 14, 20203 min
Updated: Apr 27, 2020
201.
Bearing capacity terms- Definition
A.Ultimate bearing capacity-Minimum gross pressure intensity at the base of foundation at which soil fails in shear
B.Net safe bearing capacity-Net ultimate bearing capacity divided by factor of safety
C. Safe bearing capacity- The maximum pressure which soil can carry safely without risk of shear failure
D. Allowable bearing pressure- Net loading intensity at which neither soil fails in shear nor is there any excessive settlement
202. A building is supported on shallow foundation in sand at 1 m below ground
level. The water table is at 5 m below the ground surface. For which one of the
following foundations will the net bearing capacity of the soil be a maximum?
2 m wide strip footing
203. The determination of ultimate bearing capacity on an eccentrically loaded square footing depends upon the concept of useful width
204. Figure shows the contact pressure distribution in pure clayey soil subjected to a uniformly distributed load (udl) through rigid footing (placed on the surface).
Which of the following would cause the contact pressure distribution maximum at the centre and decrease towards the outer edges leading to parabolic shape?
When udl is transmitted through rigid footing placed on the surface of a cohesionless soil.
205.A cast-in-situ bored pile 0.50 m diameter and 10 m deep is placed in a purely
cohesive soil. If the cohesion of the soil is 4t/m² and adhesion between the pile and the soil is half the value of cohesion, then the ultimate bearing capacity of the pile is given by 49π/4 tonnes
206.A test concrete block is subjected to vertical vibration and resonance occurred at a frequency of 20 cycles per second. If mass of vibration is 6 kg and mass of foundation is 244 kg, then the coefficient of elastic uniform compression of soil is 4π² x 10⁵kg/m³
207
Grain size- Pipette
Specific gravity- Pycnometer
Coefficient of permeability-Permeameter
Cohesion-Vane shear apparatus
208. The upstream slope of an earth dam under steady seepage condition is
equipotential line
209. Consider the following statements related to triaxial test
1. Intermediate and minor principal stresses are equal.
2. Volume changes can be measured.
3. Field conditions can be simulated
210. A vane 20cm long and 10 cm in diameter was pressed into a soft marine clay at the bottom of a bore hole. Torque was applied gradually and failure occurred at 1000 kg cm. The cohesion of the clay in kg/cm² is 6/7π
211.Active Pressure-wall moves away from backfill
Passive Pressure-Wall moves towards backfill
Earth Pressure at Rest-No movement of wall
212.A cohesionless soil having an angle of shearing resistance of Φ, is standing at a
slope angle of i. The factor of safety of the slope is tan Φ/tan i
213.
Water present in the soil above water table- Water is in a state of tension
upward seepage flow- Decrease in effective stress
Downward seepage flow- Increase in effective stress
Fluctuation of water level above ground level- No Change effective stress
214. In consolidation testing, curve fitting method is used to determine
coefficient of consolidation
215. Westergaard's analysis for stress distribution beneath loaded areas is
applicable to stratified soils
216. Consider the following characteristics of soil layer:
1. Poisson's ratio
2. Young's modulus
Westergaard's analysis for pressure distribution in soils utilises
217. A square footing is to be proportioned on a cohesionless soil with an average N value of 40. The allowable bearing pressure of this footing will be governed by
general shear failure
218. According to Skempton's formula for a surface footing of square shape, the net ultimate bearing capacity on a purely cohesive soil of cohesion c is
6.0 c
219. Undisturbed soil samples are required for conducting consolidation test
220. Soil pressure distribution below a rigid footing on the surface of a cohesive soil is minimum at the centre and maximum at edges