List of top Civil Engineering Questions on Geotechnical Engineering asked in AP PGECET

The earth pressure distribution on braced sheeting is based on
The failure of the bottom of a deep excavation in sand due to the lowering of the water level inside relative to the outside is due to the phenomenon of
During CBR test, the load sustained by a re-moulded soil specimen at \(5\,\mathrm{mm}\) penetration is \(50\,\mathrm{kg}\). The CBR value of the soil will be
During CBR test, the load sustained by a re-moulded soil specimen at \(5\,\mathrm{mm}\) penetration is \(50\,\mathrm{kg}\). The CBR value of the soil will be
The earth pressure distribution on braced sheeting is based on
The failure of the bottom of a deep excavation in sand due to the lowering of the water level inside relative to the outside is due to the phenomenon of
Identify the roller best suitable for compaction of cohesionless soils.
The test performed on pile to separate load capacity into skin friction and end bearing components is _____.
The minimum number of piles to be used if the piles are installed by the method of driving is _____.
Capillary rise is most prominent in which soil?
Negative skin friction occurs when ...........
The standard load used in the estimation of subgrade CBR corresponding to 5 mm standard penetration is .......
If \( \gamma \) is the unit weight of soil, \( D_f \) is the depth of foundation, and \( F \) is the factor of safety, the difference in gross safe bearing capacity and net safe bearing capacity is expressed as ............
If an infinite slope of clay at a depth 5 m has cohesion of 10 kPa and unit weight of 20 kN/m\(^3\), then the stability number corresponding to a critical condition will be ............
A retaining wall has a backfill of pure clay whose unconfined compressive strength is 40 kPa and unit weight 20 kN/m\(^3\). The depth of tension crack developed in the backfill is ............
In a plate load test, the minimum ratio of widths of pit to plate to be maintained is .........
If the actual observed value of standard penetration resistance, N is 21 in a fine sand layer below the water table, then the corrected N value for dilatancy is ............
The permeability of a soil sample is 2 x 10$^{-4}$ cm/s. If the hydraulic gradient is 0.5, what is the seepage velocity (in cm/s) given a porosity of 0.4?