HGE part 1 (netlify)

It is the distribution in the particle size of the soil.

A. Gradation

B. Erosion

C. Separation

D. Compaction

a

2. It is used to determine the grain size distribution of coarse-grained soil.

A. Sieve Analysis

B. Hydrometer Analysis

C. Size Particle Analysis

D. Soil Analysis

a

3. Is the test used to determine the grain size distribution of the soils passing the No. 200 sieve.

A. Hydrometer Analysis

B. Size Particle Analysis

C. Sieve Analysis

D. Soil Analysis

a

4. It is based on Stokes' law, which relates the terminal velocity of a free-falling sphere in a liquid to its diameter.

A. Sieve Analysis

B. Size Particle Analysis

C. Soil Analysis

D. Hydrometer Analysis

d

5. Is defined as the ratio between the grain diameter (in millimeters) corresponding to 60 percent passing on the curve (D60) divided by the diameter of the 10 percent (D10) passing.

A. Coefficient of Curvature

B. Coefficient of Uniformity

C. Effective Coefficient

D. Coefficient of Gradation

b

6. Is the grain size corresponding to 10 percent passing on a grain-size distribution curve.

A. Casagande's Effective Size

B. Hazen's Effective Size

C. Terzaghi's Effective Size

D. Atterberg's Effective Size

b

7. It is defined as the ratio between the square of the grain diameter (in millimeter) corresponding to 30 percent passing on the curve (D30) divided by the product of the grain diameter of the 60 percent (D60) passing and the grain diameter of the 10 percent (D10) passing.

A. Coefficient of Fineness

B. Coefficient of Uniformity

C. Effective Coefficient

D. Coefficient of Gradation

d

8. The ratio of the volume of void space to the volume of solid substance.

A. Air Space

B. Void Ratio

C. Degree of Saturation

D. Porosity

b

9. The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of the soil sample or specimen. It is simply the open space between the soil grains.

A. Porosity

B. Degree of Saturation

C. Air Space

D. Void Ratio

d

10. The ratio of the volume of water in the void spaces to the volume of the voids. It is simply the measure of the void volume that is filled by water, expressed as a percentage ranging from 0 to 100.

A. Air Space

B. Porosity

C. Void Ratio

D. Degree of Saturation

d

11. Is also known as total, wet or moist unit weight. It is the total weight divided by the total volume

A. Effective unit weight

B. Submerged unit weight

C. Bulk unit weight

D. Saturated unit weight

c

12. Is the bulk unit weight of a soil when it is 100 percent saturated.

A. Bulk unit weight

B. Submerged unit weight

C. Saturated unit weight

D. Effective unit weight

c

13. It tells us how many times the soil grain is heavier than water.

A. Specific gravity of soil

B. Unit weight of soil

C. Unit mass of soil

D. Density of soil

a

14. Is the ratio of the difference between the void ratios of a cohesionless soil in its loosest state and existing natural state to the difference between its void ratio in the loosest and densest states.

A. Relative density

B. Density index

C. a and b

D. none of these

c

15. Provides a means of describing the degree and kind of cohesion and adhesion between the soil particles as related to the resistance of the soil to deform or rupture.

A. Soil Consistence

B. Soil Stability

C. Soil Index

D. Soil Firmness

a

16. Is a field measure of the ability of the soil to withstand an applied stress or pressure as applied using the thumb and forefinger.

A. Soil Stability

B. Soil Resistance

C. Rupture Resistance

D. Soil Consistency

d

17. Is defined as the relative ease with which a soil can be deformed. use the terms of soft, firm, or hard.

A. Soil Stability

B. Rupture Resistance

C. Soil Resistance

D. Soil Consistency

d

18. Is the attraction of one water molecule to another resulting from hydrogen bonding (water-water bond).

A. plasticity

B. stickiness

C. cohesion

D. adhesion

c

19. It involves the attraction of a water molecule to a non-water molecule (water-solid bond).

A. cohesion

B. plasticity

C. adhesion

D. stickiness

c

20. The capacity of soil to adhere to other objects. It is estimated at moisture content that displays maximum adherence between thumb and forefinger.

A. adhesion

B. stickiness

C. cohesion

D. plasticity

b

21. Degree a soil can be molded or reworked causing permanent deformation without rupturing.

A. stickiness

B. cohesion

C. adhesion

D. plasticity

d

22. Are the limits of water content used to define soil behavior.

A. Atterberg's Limits

B. Liquid limits

C. Shrinkage Limits

D. Plastic limits

a

23. Is defined as the moisture content at which soil begins to behave as a liquid material and begins to flow.

A. Atterberg's Limits

B. Liquid limit

C. Plastic limit

D. Shrinkage Limit

b

24. Is defined as the moisture content at which soil begins to behave as a plastic material. It is also defined as the moisture content at which the soil crumbles when rolled into a thread of 3.18 mm in diameter.

A. Liquid limit

B. Shrinkage Limit

C. Atterberg's Limits

D. Plastic limit

d

25. Is defined as the moisture content at which no further volume change occurs with further reduction in moisture content.

A. Plastic limit

B. Atterberg's Limits

C. Liquid limit

D. Shrinkage Limit

d

26. Is the difference between the liquid limit and plastic limit of a soil.

A. Plasticity Index

B. Liquidity Index

C. Consistency Index

D. Shrinkage Index

a

27. Was originally proposed by the a Highway Research Board's Committee on Classification of Materials for Subgrades and Granular Type Road. According to the present form of the system, soil can be classified according to eight major groups, A-1 through A-8, based on the grain size distribution, liquid limit and plasticity indices.

A. AASHTO System

B. USDA System

C. USCS System

D. MIT System

a

28. Is a soil classification system used in engineering and geology to describe the texture and grain size of a soil. The classification system can be applied to most unconsolidated materials, and is represented by a two-letter symbol.

A. USDA System

B. MIT System

C. AASHTO System

D. USCS System

d

29. It is also called as Textural classification system

A. USCS System

B. AASHTO System

C. MIT System

D. USDA System

d

30. Is the densification of soil by removal of air, which requires mechanical energy.

A. Cohesion

B. Compression

C. Compaction

D. Consolidation

c

31. The moisture content at which the maximum dry unit weight of soil is attained.

A. average moisture content

B. minimum moisture content

C. maximum moisture content

D. optimum moisture content

d

32. It is a technique for in situ densification of thick layers of loose granular soil deposits.

A. rubber balloon method

B. nuclear method

C. vibrofiotation

D. sand cone method

c

33. It is also called coefficient of permeability.

A. coefficient of flow

B. coefficient of percolation

C. hydraulic seepage

D. hydraulic conductivity

d

34. The coefficient of permeability of soil depends on

A. roughness of soil particles and degree of saturation

B. fluid viscosity and pore size distribution

C. grain size distribution and degree of saturation

D. all of these

d

35. Is a line along which water particle will travel from upstream to the downstream side in the permeable soil medium.

A. Flow line

B. Equipotential Line

C. Seepage Line

D. Energy Line

a

36. A line along which the potential head at all points are equal.

A. Energy Line

B. Equiflow line

C. Equipotential Line

D. Datum Line

c

37. Are constructed to calculate the groundwater flow in the media that combine flow line and equipotential lines.

A. Flow Media

B. Flow Curves

C. Flow Nets

D. Flow Indices

c

38. The sum of the vertical components of the forces developed at the points of contact of the solid particles per unit cross sectional area of the soil mass.

A. Total Stress

B. Effective Stress

C. Partial Stress

D. Maximum Stress

b

39. Caused by the elastic deformation of dry soil and of moist and saturated soils without any change in the moisture content.

A. Tertiary Consolidation settlement

B. Primary consolidation settlement

C. Immediate settlement

D. Secondary consolidation settlement

c

40. The result of volume change in saturated cohesive soils because of the expulsion of water that occupies the void spaces.

A. Secondary consolidation settlement

B. Immediate settlement

C. Primary consolidation settlement

D. Tertiary Consolidation settlement

c

41. The result of the plastic adjustment of soil fabrics.

A. Secondary consolidation settlement

B. Primary consolidation settlement

C. Immediate settlement

D. Tertiary Consolidation Settlement

a

42. Ratio of preconsolidation pressure to present effective overburden pressure.

A. Overconsoldation ratio

B. Overstress ratio

C. Oversettlement ratio

D. Overburden ratio

a

43. The internal resistance per unit area of the soil mass to resist failure and sliding along any plane.

A. Normal strength

B. Shear strength

C. Effective strength

D. Bearing strength

b

44. It is approximately a straight line on a semi logarithmic plot as shown in a consolidation characteristics of normally consolidated clay of low to medium sensitivity, it occurred when slope is equal to Cc.

A. NOTA

B. Consolidation Curve for Remolded Specimen

C. Virgin Consolidation Curve

D. Laboratory Consolidation Curve

c

45. Generally decreases as the liquid limit of soil increases and its range of variation is rather wide.

A. Coefficient of pre-consolidation

B. Swell Index

C. Coefficient of Consolidation

D. Secondary compression index

c

46. It is another way to accelerate the consolidation settlement of soft, normally consolidated clay layers and achieve precompression before foundation construction. It is constructed by drilling holes through the clay layers in the field at irregular intervals.

A. American Drain

B. NOTA

C. Sand Drain

D. French Drain

c

47. It is also known as a sub-drain, a perforated pipe designed to pull excessive water from soil and away from areas such as house foundations.

A. American Drain

B. NOTA

C. French Drain

D. Sand Drain

c

48. It is one of the most reliable methods available for determining the shear strength parameters. It is used widely for both research and conventional testing.

A. Consolidated-drained Test

B. Direct Shear Test

C. Triaxial Shear Test

D. Consolidated-undrained Test

c

49. It is the oldest and simplest form of shear test arrangement. The test equipment consist of a metal shear box in which the soil specimen is placed.

A. Consolidated-drained Test

B. Triaxial Shear Test

C. Consolidated-undrained Test

D. Direct Shear Test

d

50. An exposed ground surface that stands at an angle with the horizontal. It is slope that can either be natural or constructed.

A. restrained slope

B. infinite slope

C. unrestrained slope

D. slope failure

c

51. It is an analysis which involves determining and comparing the shear stress developed along the most likely rupture surface with shear strength of the soil.

A. Director Shear Analysis

B. Mohr Coulumb Theorem

C. Slope Stability Analysis

D. NOTA

c

52. It is a type of failure occurs in a such a way that the surface of sliding passes at a distance below the toe of the slope.

A. Slope failure

B. Critical Fallure

C. Base Failure

D. Circular Failure

c

53. It is a type of failure occurs in a such a way that the surface of sliding intersects the slope or above its toe.

A. Critical Failure

B. Slope failure

C. Circular Failure

D. Base Failure

b

54. It is the failure circle in the case of slope and occurred when it passes through the toe of the slope.

A. Slope Circle

B. Toe Circle

C. Mid-point Circle

D. Concentric Circle

b

55. It is the failure circle in the case of slope circle and occurred when it passes above the toe of the slope.

A. Toe Circle

B. Concentric Circle

C. Slope Circle

D. Mid-point Circle

c

56. It is the failure circle in the case of base failure

A. Toe Circle

B. Mid-point Circle

C. Slope Circle

D. Concentric Circle

b

57. It is a method for analyzing the stability of a slope in two dimensions. The sliding mass above the failure surface is divided into a number of slices. The forces acting on each slice are obtained by considering the mechanical equilibrium for the slices.

A. Lorimer's Method

B. Sarma Method

C. Method of Slices

D. Bishop's Simplified Method of Slices

c

58. It is a method for calculating the stability of slopes. It is an extension of the Method of Slices. By making some simplifying assumptions, the problem becomes statically determinate and suitable for hand calculations where the forces on the sides of each slice are horizontal.

A. Sarma Method

B. Bishop's Simplified Method of Slices

C. Darcy 's Method

D. Lorimer's Method

b

59. It is a Limit equilibrium technique used to assess the stability of slopes under seismic conditions. It may also be used for static conditions if the value of the horizontal load is taken as zero. The method can analyse a wide range of slope failures as it may accommodate a multi-wedge failure mechanism and therefore it is not restricted to planar or circular failure surfaces. It may provide information about the factor of safety or about the critical acceleration required to cause collapse.

A. Bishop's Simplified Method of Slices

B. Method of Slices

C. Lorimer's Method

D. Sarma Method

d

60. It is a technique for evaluating slope stability in cohesive soils. It differs from Bishop's Method in that it uses a clothoid slip surface in place of a circle. This mode of failure was determined experimentally to account for effects of particle cementation.

A. Method of Slices

B. Sarma Method

C. Michalowki's Solution

D. Lorimer's Method

c

61. It uses the kinematic approach of limit analysis similar to ordinary methods of slices.

A. Method of Slices

B. Lorimer's Method

C. Michalowki's Solution

D. Sarma Method

c

62. The process of identifying the layers of deposits that underlie a proposed structure and their physical characteristics.

A. Surface Exploration

B. Geological exploration

C. Subsurface Exploration

D. Geotechnical Exploration

c

63. It is the simplest method of making exploratory boreholes which can use two hand tools.

A. Wash Boring

B. Rotary Drilling

C. Auger Boring

D. Percussion Drilling

c

64. It is another method of advancing boreholes which uses a casing about 2-3m long driven into the ground. The soil inside the casing is then removed using a chopping bit attached to a drilling rod.

A. Auger Boring

B. Percussion Drilling

C. Rotary Drilling

D. Wash Boring

b

65. It is a procedure by which rapidly rotating drilling bits attached to the bottom of drilling rods cut and grind the soil and advance the borehole. It can be used in clay, sand, and rocks.

A. Auger Boring

B. Wash Boring

C. Rotary Drilling

D. Percussion Drilling

c

66. it is an alternative method of advancing a borehole, particularly through hard soil and rock. It also required casing.

A. Rotary Drilling

B. Wash Boring

C. Percussion Drilling

D. Auger Boring

c

67. It can be used in the field to obtain soil samples that are generally disturbed but still representative. It consists of a steel driving shoe, a steel tube that is split longitudinally in half, and a coupling at the top.

A. Split-Spoon Sampler

B. Safety Hammer

C. spring Core Catcher

D. Donut Hammer

a

68. It is device placed inside the split spoon to ease the sample recovery when the material encountered in the field is fine sand below the water surface.

A. Donut Hammer

B. Safety Hammer

C. Spring Core Catcher

D. Extensometer

c

69. They are sometimes called as Shelby tubes. Which are made of seamless steel tube and are commonly used to obtain undisturbed clayey soil

A. Piezometer

B. Thin Wall Tubes

C. Steel Tube

D. Aluminium Tube

b

70. It is a versatile sounding method that can be used to determine the material in a soil profile and estimate their engineering properties.

A. Static Penetration Test

B. Dutch Cone Penetration Test

C. Cone Penetration Test

D. All of the Above

d

71. It is an in situ test conducted in a borehole. It was originally developed by Menard to measure the strength and deformability of soil.

A. Dilatometer Test (DMT)

B. Pressuremeter Test (PMT)

C. Cone Penetration Test (CPT)

D. NOTA

b

72. It is the ratio of effective horizontal stress to the vertical stress.

A. Coefficient of Rankine's Active Pressure

B. Coefficient of Earth Pressure at rest

C. Coefficient of Dynamic Earth Pressure.

D. Coefficient of Dynamic Viscosity

b

73. It refers to the condition in which every point in a soil mass is on the verge of failure.

A. Plastic Equilibrium

B. Static Equilibrium

C. Elastic Equilibrium

D. Dynamic Equilibrium

a

74. It is the pressure that soil exerts against a structure in a sideways, mainly horizontal direction. The common applications of its theory are for the design of ground engineering structures such as retaining walls, basements, tunnels, and to determine the friction on the sides of deep foundations.

A. Lateral Earth Presssure

B. Effective Pressure

C. Allowable pressure

D. Ultimate Pressure

a

75. The state occurs when a soil mass is allowed to relax or move outward to the point of reaching the limiting strength of the soil; that is, the soil is at the failure condition in extension. Thus it is the minimum lateral soil pressure that may be exerted.

A. Equilibrium State

B. Active State

C. Passive State

D. NOTA

b

76. The state occurs when a soil mass is externally forced to the limiting strength (that is, failure) of the soil in compression. It is the maximum lateral soil pressure that may be exerted.

A. Equilibrium State

B. Passive State

C. Active State

D. NOTA

b

77. It was developed in 1857, and is a stress field solution that predicts active and passive earth pressure. It assumes that the soil is cohesionless, the wall is frictionless, the soil-wall interface is vertical, the failure surface on which the soil moves is planar, and the resultant force is angled parallel to the backfill surface.

A. Big Bang Theory

B. Coulumb's Theory

C. Rankine's Theory

D. Terzaghi's Theory

c

78. A theory for active and passive earth pressure against the retaining wall. The proponent assumed that the failure surface is plane. The wall friction was taken into consideration. It was presented last 1776.

A. Rankine's Theory

B. Big Bang Theory

C. Terzaghi's Theory

D. Coulumb's Theory

d

79. It is the lowest part of the structure and its function is to transfer the load of the structure to the soil on which it is resting.

A. Foundation

B. Excavation

C. Column

D. basement

a

80. It is simply an enlargement of a load bearing wall or column that makes it possible to spread the load of the structure over the large area of the soil

A. Mat Foundation

B. Deep Foundation

C. Pile and Drilled Shaft Foundation

D. Spread Footing

d

81. They are used for heavier structures when great depth is required for supporting the loads.

A. Mat Foundation

B. Pile and Drilled Shaft Foundation

C. Spread Footing

D. NOTA

b

82. It is a structural member made of concrete, timber, or steel that transmit the load of the superstructure to the lower layers of the soil.

A. Footing

B. pile

C. column

D. anchorage

b

83. He was the first to present a comprehensive theory for evaluating the ultimate bearing capacity of rough shallow foundation. According to his theory the depth of the foundation is shallow if the depth of the foundation is less than or equal to the width of the foundation.

A. Rankine

B. Coulomb

C. Terzaghi

D. Meyorhof

c

84. He proposed a correlation for the net allowable bearing pressure for foundationwith the standard penetration resistance.

A. Terzaghi

B. Rankine

C. Coulomb

D. Meyorhof

d

85. It is a type of foundation which is referred to as a raft foundation. It is a combined footing that may cover entire area under structure supporting several columns and walls.

A. Mat Foundation

B. Pile and Drilled Shaft Foundation

C. Spread Footing

D. Deep Foundation

a

86. A type of pile which are generally either pipe piles or Rolled steel H-Section piles.

A. Timber Pile

B. Steel Pile

C. Concrete Pile

D. Composite Pile

b

87. A type of pile which are either precast pile or cast-in-situ piles.

A. Composite Pile

B. Concrete Pile

C. Timber Pile

D. Steel Pile

b

88. A type of pile which are tree trunks that have their branches and bark carefully trimmed off. The maximum length of this type of pile is 10 to 20 m.

A. Composite Pile

B. Timber Pile

C. Concrete Pile

D. Steel Pile

b

89. It is type of retaining wall which are constructed with plain concrete or stone masonry. They depend on their own weight and ay soil resting on the masonry for stability and it is not economicsl for high walls.

A. Counterfort Retaining Wall

B. Cantilever Retaining Wall

C. Gravity Retaining Wall

D. Semi-Gravity retaining Wall

c

90. They are made up of reinforced concrete that consist of a thin stem and a base slab. This type of wall is economical to a height about 8m.

A. Gravity Retaining Wall

B. Semi-Gravity retaining Wall

C. Cantilever Retaining Wall

D. Counterfort Retaining Wall

c

91. It is similar to Cantilever Retaining Wall, its purpose is to reduce the shear and the bending moments.

A. Gravity Retaining Wall

B. Counterfort Retaining Wall

C. Semi-Gravity retaining Wall

D. Cantilever Retaining Wall

b

92. They are called as geotextiles

A. Non-Biodegradable Fabrics

B. Biodegardable Fabrics

C. Geogrids

D. Metal Strip

a

93. They are high-modulus polymer material such as polypropylene and polyethylene and are prepared by tensile drawing.

A. Geogrids

B. Biodegardable Fabrics

C. Metal Strip

D. Non-Biodegradable Fabrics

a

94. It is defined as the ratio of the unconfined compression strength in undisturbed state to that in a remolded state.

A. degree of saturation

B. degree of compressibility

C. degree of freedom

D. degree of sensitivity

d

95. Which of the following are the solutions developed in the past for stability analysis of simple slope with steady state seepage.

I. Bishop and Mongensterns's Solution

II. Spencer's Solution

III. Cousin's Solution

IV. Michalowki's Solution

A. II and III only

B. I only

C. I and II only

D. All of the Above

d

96. It is another method of determining liquid limit that is popular in Europe and in Asia. In this test the liquid limit is defined as the moisture content at which a standard cone of apex angle 300 and weigh 0.78 N will penetrate a distance d=20 mm in 5 seconds when allowed to drop from a position of point contact with the soil surface.

A. Standard Cone Test

B. British Standard Test

C. Europe Cone Test

D. Fall Cone Test

d

97. Which of the following are the typical properties of sand.

I. The grain-size distribution of the sand at any particular location is surprisingly uniform.

II. The general grain size decreases with distance from the source, because the wind carries the small characteristics small particles farther than the large one.

III. The relative density of sand deposited on the windward side of dunes may be as high as 50 to 65%, decreasing to about 0 to 15% on the leeward side.

A. I and II Only

B. II and III only

C. I only

D. All of the Above

d

98. These are the common types of rollers that are used for Field Compaction.

I. Smooth-wheel roller

II. Pneumatic rubber-tired roller

III. Sheepfoot Roller

IV. Vibartory Roller

A. I, II, and IV only

B. I, II, and III only

C. II, III, and IV only

D. All of the Above

d

99. Which of the following are the standard procedures used for determining the field unit weight of compaction.

I. Sand Cone Method

II. Rubber Balloon Method

III. Nuclear Method

IV. Falling Head Test

A. I and II only

B. I only

C. I, II, and III only

D. All of the Above

c

100. These are the regions found on the analysis of the variation hydraulic gradient.

I. Laminar Flow Zone

II. Transition Zone

III. Turbulent Flow Zone

IV. undisturbed flow zone

A. I, II, and III only

B. I and II only

C. I only

D. All of the Above

a