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Question 1. Stress condition in the Unconfined compression test represents ____________
  1.    Drained test
  2.    Un-drained test
  3.    Quick test
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Un-drained test
Answer: (b).Un-drained test
Question 2. The un-drained test is carried out on sample of clay, silt, and peat to determine _____________
  1.    Shear Strength of natural ground and Sensitivity
  2.    Pore pressure
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Shear Strength of natural ground and Sensitivity
Answer: (a).Shear Strength of natural ground and Sensitivity
Question 3. Which of the following parameter is used to represent unconfined compressive strength at failure?
  1.    τf
  2.    cu
  3.    qu
  4.    Au
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> qu
Answer: (c).qu
Question 4. In an un-drained test on saturated clays, both σ1’ and σ3’ is independent of ____________
  1.    Pore pressure
  2.    Shear strength
  3.    Cell pressure
  4.    Effective pressure
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Cell pressure
Answer: (c).Cell pressure
Question 5. The consolidated-un drained test can be performed in ___________ methods.
  1.    3
  2.    2
  3.    4
  4.    1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2
Answer: (b).2
Question 6. The curve obtained by plotting the normal and shear stress is called as ___________
  1.    Mohr’s envelope
  2.    Coulomb envelope
  3.    Strength envelope
  4.    Stress envelope
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Strength envelope
Answer: (c).Strength envelope
Question 7. The critical shear stress causing failure of material depends upon ____________
  1.    Properties of the material and normal stress on the plane
  2.    Intermediate principal stress
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Properties of the material and normal stress on the plane
Answer: (a).Properties of the material and normal stress on the plane
Question 8. Theory of failure, was first proposed by ____________
  1.    Coulomb
  2.    Mohr
  3.    Casagrande
  4.    Darcy
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Coulomb
Answer: (a).Coulomb
Question 9. The Mohr-Coulomb theory can be expressed algebraically by which of the following equation?
  1.    S = c + σ tan φ
  2.    τf = s = F(σ)
  3.    s = F(σ)
  4.    τf = F(σ)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> τf = s = F(σ)
Answer: (b).τf = s = F(σ)
Question 10. Which of the following is coulomb’s strength equation?
  1.    S = c + tan φ
  2.    C = s + c tan φ
  3.    S = c + σ tan φ
  4.    S = tan φ
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> S = c + σ tan φ
Answer: (c).S = c + σ tan φ

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