The angle of internal friction of soil mass is the angle whose_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The angle of repose of a soil is the maximum angle which the outer face of the soil mass makes_______________?

   A. With the horizontal
   B. With the vertical
   C. With the perpendicular to the inclined plane of the soil
   D. None of these

2. The stem of a cantilever retaining wall which retains earth level with top is 6 m. If the angle of repose and weight of the soil per cubic metre are 30° and 2000 kg respectively, the effective width of the stem at the bottom, is_______________?

   A. 51.5
   B. 52.5
   C. 53.5
   D. 54.5

3. mutually perpendicular principal stresses acting on a soil mass, the normal stress If p1 and p2 are________________?

   A. [(p – p p p to the principal plane carrying the principal stress p1, is:
   sin 2
   B. [(p – p p p cos 2
   C. [(p p p – p cos 2
   D. [(p p p – p /2] sin 2

4. In a pre-stressed beam carrying an external load W with a bent tendon is having angle of -stressed load P. The net downward load at the centre is_________________?

   A. W – 2P
   B. W – P
   C. W – P
   D. W – 2P

5. The anchorage value of a hook is assumed sixteen times the diameter of the bar if the angle of the bend, is___________________?

   A. 30°
   B. 40°
   C. 45°
   D. All the above

6. If the bearing capacity of soil is 10 tonnes/cm2 and the projection of plain concrete footing from walls, is a cm, the depth D of footing is_______________?

   A. D = 0.0775 a
   B. D = 0.775 a
   C. D = 0.775 a
   D. D = 0.775 a2

7. Lapped splices in tensile reinforcement are generally not used for bars of size larger than______________?

   A. 18 mm diameter
   B. 24 mm diameter
   C. 30 mm diameter
   D. 36 mm diameter

8. If the ratio of the span to the overall depth does not exceed 10, the stiffness of the beam will ordinarily be satisfactory in case of a__________________?

   A. Simply supported beam
   B. Continuous beam
   C. Cantilever beam
   D. None of these

9. Bottom bars under the columns are extended into the interior of the footing slab to a distance greater than____________?

   A. 42 diameters from the centre of the column
   B. 42 diameters from the inner edge of the column
   C. 42 diameters from the outer edge of the column
   D. 24 diameters from the centre of the column

10. If W is the load on a circular slab of radius R, the maximum circumferential moment at the centre of the slab, is________________?

    A. WR²/16
    B. 2WR²/16
    C. 3WR²/16
    D. Zero