Geotechnics Interview Questions

Geotechnics interview questions

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Total Questions: 5

1. Water content is given by:

A. Weight of water/mass of soil

B. Mass of water/mass of solid

C. Mass of water/mass of soil

D. Mass of water/weight of solid

Correct Answer is : Mass of water/mass of solid

2. Who is the father of Geotechnical Engineering?

A. Christian Otto Mohr

B. Clausius Cleyperon

C. John Smith

D. Karl Von Terzaghi

Correct Answer is : Karl Von Terzaghi

3. According to Darcy’s Law:

A. q=iA

B. q=kA

C. q∞iA

D. q∞kA

Correct Answer is : q∞iA

4. Triaxial compression test is used to find __________ of soil.

A. Compressive strength

B. Permeability

C. Specific gravity

D. Shear strength

Correct Answer is : Shear strength

5. ____________ index is used to find settlement of soil.

A. Compression

B. Expansion

C. Recompression

D. Reloading

Correct Answer is : Compression

Geotechnics interview questions