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Question 81. The concept of analysis of bearing capacity failure was first developed by ___________
  1.    Terzaghi
  2.    Meyerhof
  3.    Prandtl
  4.    Darcy
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Prandtl
Answer: (c).Prandtl
Question 82. For purely cohesive soil, local shear failure may be assumed to occur when the soil is ___________
  1.    Medium to soft
  2.    Soft to medium
  3.    Hard
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Soft to medium
Answer: (b).Soft to medium
Question 83. The parameters Nc, Nq, Nγ in the equations of bearing capacity failure are known as _________
  1.    Constant head
  2.    Bearing capacity factors
  3.    Effective pressure
  4.    Load intensity
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Bearing capacity factors
Answer: (b).Bearing capacity factors
Question 84. For purely cohesive soil, the bearing capacity is given by which of the following equation?
  1.    qf = 5.7 c + σ̅
  2.    qf = c + σ̅
  3.    qf = 5.7 c
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> qf = 5.7 c + σ̅
Answer: (a).qf = 5.7 c + σ̅
Question 85. Which of the following is a limitation, of assumption in Terzaghi’s analysis?
  1.    φ changes when the soil is compressed and strip footing has a rough base
  2.    Soil is homogeneous
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> φ changes when the soil is compressed and strip footing has a rough base
Answer: (a).φ changes when the soil is compressed and strip footing has a rough base
Question 86. Which of the following are original Terzaghi values for Nγ?
  1.    34° and 48°
  2.    60°
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 34° and 48°
Answer: (a).34° and 48°
Question 87. Local shear failure generally occurs in ___________
  1.    Dense sand
  2.    Non-cohesive soil
  3.    Loose sand
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Loose sand
Answer: (c).Loose sand
Question 88. The Terzaghi’s general bearing capacity equation is represented as ___________
  1.    qf = 5.7 c + σ̅
  2.    qf = c Nc + σ̅. Nq + 0.5γBNγ
  3.    qf = c Nc + σ̅. Nq
  4.    qf = c Nc
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> qf = c Nc + σ̅. Nq + 0.5γBNγ
Answer: (b).qf = c Nc + σ̅. Nq + 0.5γBNγ
Question 89. According to the assumptions in Terzaghi’s analysis, the soil is _______________
  1.    Homogeneous and Isotropic
  2.    Non Homogeneous
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Homogeneous and Isotropic
Answer: (a).Homogeneous and Isotropic
Question 90. When the water table is above the base of the footing, the submerged weight ‘γ’ can be used to compute __________
  1.    Effective pressure and Surcharge
  2.    Pore pressure
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Effective pressure and Surcharge
Answer: (a).Effective pressure and Surcharge

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