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Point bearing or tip resistance of bored piles in sand is :
‏ھ)‎ 1/4 to 1/5 of driven pile ൯ 1/2 to 1/3 of driven pile
(C) 2 to3 times of driven pile (D) 1/6 to 1/8 of driven pile

The straight line representing successive state of stress in a test specimen of soil during
loading and unloading is :

(A) Critical path ൯) Failure envelope
(C) Stress path ()_ Drained path

In order to minimise sampling disturbance the area ratio should be:
(A) Zero 0) As high as possible
(C)_ As low as possible (D) Equal to unity

The ultimate bearing capacity of a strip footing is reduced by 50% when the position of
ground water table is at :

(ಹ) Base of the footing (B)_ The ground surface
(0) Adepth D =1.5B (D) AdepthD=05B

According to Terzaghi the curved surface of sliding in the passive case approximates to a:
(^) Parabola ൯) Hyperbola
(C)_ Friction Circle (D) Logarithmic spiral

The depth of tension crack in cohesive soil is given by:

2C 2C
(A) WK
(A) WK (3) 1
4C 4C
0 JK D) —
(0) + (0) 1

A two span continuous beam ABC, with uniform flexural rigidity, is provided with fixed
support at A and hinged supports at B and C. If AB = 4 m and BC = 3 m the distribution
factors for BA and BC respectively are :

(ಸ) 0.6 and 0.4 (3) 0.4 8१ 0.6
(0 0.5 9 0.5 (D) 0.75 and 0.25

The sag tie of a roof truss is subjected to :
(^) Tension (B) Compression
(C) Shear (D) None of these

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