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Question 31. The ratio of total depth to depth H is called _________
  1.    Depth factor
  2.    Slope depth
  3.    Depth failure
  4.    Base failure
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Depth factor
Answer: (a).Depth factor
Question 32. Stability of slopes of an earth dam is tested under, which of the following condition?
  1.    Stability of downstream slope during steady seepage and Stability of upstream slope during a sudden drawdown
  2.    Stability of upstream slope during sudden seepage
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Stability of downstream slope during steady seepage and Stability of upstream slope during a sudden drawdown
Answer: (a).Stability of downstream slope during steady seepage and Stability of upstream slope during a sudden drawdown
Question 33. The area of U-diagram in finding stability of D/S slope during steady seepage, can be measured by ___________
  1.    Planimeter and Rectangular plot method
  2.    Fellinious method
  3.    None of the mentioned
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Planimeter and Rectangular plot method
Answer: (a).Planimeter and Rectangular plot method
Question 34. When a dam is built of impervious compressible soil, water is entrapped in the pore space due to ___________
  1.    Excessive pore pressure
  2.    Volume change in the soil mass
  3.    Low shear strength of soil
  4.    Unstable soil mass
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Volume change in the soil mass
Answer: (b).Volume change in the soil mass
Question 35. The pore water pressure at any point on the slip surface is represented by ____________
  1.    Piezometric head
  2.    Pore pressure
  3.    Factor of safety
  4.    Failure plane
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Piezometric head
Answer: (a).Piezometric head
Question 36. The magnitude and distribution of pore water pressure on a slip surface can be calculated from ___________
  1.    Pressure net
  2.    Test data
  3.    Graphical method
  4.    Rectangular plot method
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Pressure net
Answer: (a).Pressure net
Question 37. The estimation of construction pore pressure can be made with the help of ___________
  1.    Swedish circle method
  2.    Bishop’s method
  3.    Hilf’s equation
  4.    Rectangular plot method
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Hilf’s equation
Answer: (c).Hilf’s equation
Question 38. The friction circle may be also referred as __________
  1.    φ-circle
  2.    Plane circle
  3.    Cohesion circle
  4.    All of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> φ-circle
Answer: (a).φ-circle
Question 39. In the friction circle method, it is assumed that the resultant reaction is ___________ to the friction circle.
  1.    Perpendicular
  2.    Tangential
  3.    Parallel
  4.    None of the mentioned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Parallel
Answer: (c).Parallel
Question 40. In Hilf’s equation ‘u = pa Δ / (va + hc γw – Δ)’, hc refers to __________
  1.    Induced pore pressure
  2.    Henry’s constant
  3.    Volume of pore water
  4.    Volume of air voids
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Henry’s constant
Answer: (b).Henry’s constant

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