☰ Soil Mechanics and Foundation (Civil Engineering) - MCQs

These are four options provided for the answers of the question only one option is right answer. You have to click any of the option to check your answer. You can also directly see the answer from the answer link below. if you want to see explaination of the answer you can click discuss link.
Q13.

A flownet is drawn in a weir. The total head loss in 8m. Number of potential drop in 8 and the length of flow path of last square in 1m. The exit gradient is :

  • A. 1
  • B. 1.6
  • C. 2.3
  • D. 2.4

    ✍ Discuss    
Q14.

The ratio of specific yield to specific retention of an aquifer with porosity 50% is 1.5, specific yield from it is :

  • A. 20%
  • B. 37.5%
  • C. 30%
  • D. 25%

    ✍ Discuss    
Q15.

A saturated clay layer with single drainage face takes. 4 years to attain 50% Degree of Consolidation. If the clay layer had double drainage, then the time to attain 50% degree of consolidtation is :

  • A. 8 years
  • B. 4 years
  • C. 2 years
  • D. 1 years

    ✍ Discuss    
Q16.

A RC pile is driven with a drop hammer weighing 18 kN heaving a free fall of 1.5 m. The penetration in last blow is 5 mm. The load carrying capacity of the pile as per Engineering News formula will be :

  • A. 100 kN
  • B. 150 kN
  • C. 90 kN
  • D. 180 kN

    ✍ Discuss