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This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Soil Mechanics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In fluid flow calculations, water is considered as incompressible. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 2. |
Excess pore pressure is also known as ___________ |
| A. | hydrodynamic pressure |
| B. | seepage pressure |
| C. | effective pressure |
| D. | total pressure |
| Answer» B. seepage pressure | |
| 3. |
The mechanics of consolidation was demonstrated by ___________ |
| A. | Taylor |
| B. | Skempton |
| C. | Terzaghi |
| D. | Darcy |
| Answer» D. Darcy | |
| 4. |
The compressibility of clays may also be caused by the following factor. |
| A. | changes in salinity |
| B. | ion exchange |
| C. | expulsion of double layer water from between the grains |
| D. | swelling of clay |
| Answer» D. swelling of clay | |
| 5. |
Slow vertical deformation occurs when a compressive load is applied to a laterally confined layer of sand. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 6. |
Compression of soil, under short duration of moving or vibratory loads is _________ |
| A. | saturation |
| B. | compressibility |
| C. | swelling |
| D. | compaction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
If increases in the water content due to an increase in the volume of voids is known as _________ |
| A. | compression |
| B. | compressibility |
| C. | swelling |
| D. | consolidation |
| Answer» D. consolidation | |
| 8. |
The compression resulting from a long term static load and consequent escape of pore water is _____________ |
| A. | compression |
| B. | compressibility |
| C. | tension |
| D. | consolidation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
When stress is applied to soil mass, the elastic deformation of solid particles is ____________ |
| A. | extremely large |
| B. | large |
| C. | small |
| D. | negligibly small |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Every process involving a decrease in the water content of a saturated soil without replacement of water by air is called _________ |
| A. | compression |
| B. | compressibility |
| C. | tension |
| D. | consolidation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The property of soil mass pertaining to its susceptibility to decrease in volume under pressure is ____________ |
| A. | compression |
| B. | compressibility |
| C. | tension |
| D. | consolidation |
| Answer» C. tension | |
| 12. |
The decrease in the volume of soil mass under stress is known as __________ |
| A. | compression |
| B. | compressibility |
| C. | tension |
| D. | consolidation |
| Answer» B. compressibility | |