Terzaghi’s bearing capacity factors Nc, Nq and Nr are functions of______________?

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1. Terzaghi’s general bearing capacity formula for a strip footing (C Nc + y D Nq + 0.5 Y NTB. gives______________?

   A. safe bearing capacity
   B. net safe bearing capacity
   C. ultimate bearing capacity
   D. net ultimate bearing capacity where C = unit cohesion

   Y =unit weight of soil D = depth of foundation B = width of foundation N„ Nq, NY = bearing capacity factors

2. In the plate loading test for determining the bearing capacity of soil, the size of square bearing plate should be_________________?

   A. less than 300 mm
   B. between 300 mm and 750 mm
   C. between 750 mm and 1 m
   D. greater than 1 m

3. The rise of water table below the foundation influences the bearing capacity of soil mainly by reducing_______________?

   A. cohesion and effective angle of shearing resistance
   B. cohesion and effective unit weight of soil
   C. effective unit weight of soil and effective angle of shearing resistance
   D. effective angle of shearing resistance

4. Rise of water table in cohesionless soils upto ground surface reduces the net ultimate bearing capacity approximately by________________?

   A. 25%
   B. 50%
   C. 75%
   D. 90%

5. A 600 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in plate load test on a cohesionless soil under an intensity of loading of 0.2 N/ram2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is_______________?

   A. 15 mm
   B. between 15 mm and 25 mm
   C. 25 mm
   D. greater than 25 mm

6. A 300 mm square bearing plate settles by 15 mm in a plate load test on a cohesive soil when the intensity of loading is 0.2 N/mm2. The settlement of a prototype shallow footing 1 m square under the same intensity of loading is___________________?

   A. 15 mm
   B. 30 mm
   C. 50 mm
   D. 167 mm

7. Allowable bearing pressure for a foundation depends upon_______________?

   A. allowable settlement only
   B. ultimate bearing capacity of soil only
   C. both allowable settlement and ultimate bearing capacity
   D. none of above

8. Valid range for S, the degree of saturation of soil in percentage is______________?

   A. S>0
   B. S<0
   C. 0<S<100
   D. 0 < S < 100

9. Effective stress is______________?

   A. the stress at particles contact
   B. a physical parameter that can be measured
   C. important because it is a function of engineering properties of soil
   D. all of the above

10. Coefficient of consolidation of a soil is affected by_______________?

    A. compressibility
    B. permeability
    C. both compressibility and permeability
    D. none of the above