Q.1
Culmann’s solution can be conveniently used for _____________
  • a) Various type of surcharge loads
  • b) Ground surface of any shape
  • c) Backfill of different densities
  • d) All of the mentioned
Q.2
Culmann’s solution is based on ___________ theory.
  • a) Coulomb’s
  • b) Rebhann’s
  • c) Mohr
  • d) Rankine’s
Q.3
Which of the following effect of line load can be taken into account by Culmann’s graphical method?
  • a) Railway track and Long wall of a building
  • b) Road alignment
  • c) None of the mentioned
  • d) All of the mentioned
Q.4
Rebhann’s graphical method can be used for the location of ____________
  • a) Slip plane and Total active earth pressure
  • b) Passive earth pressure
  • c) None of the mentioned
  • d) All of the mentioned
Q.5
Earth pressure for retaining walls, of less thanare obtained by _______________
  • a) Analytical method
  • b) Graphical method
  • c) Considering approximate value
  • d) All of the mentioned
Q.6
All available graphs and tables, used for finding earth pressure is based on __________
  • a) Rankine’s theory
  • b) Coulomb’s theory
  • c) Culmann’s theory
  • d) Rebhann’s graphical method
Q.7
Which of the following is not one of the criteria, for design of gravity dam?
  • a) The wall must be safe against sliding
  • b) The wall must be safe against overturning
  • c) The wall must be thinner in section
  • d) No tension should be developed in the wall
Q.8
For the design of gravity dam, the minimum value of F(factor of safety) against sliding should be __________
  • a) 2.0
  • b) 1.5
  • c) 0.5
  • d) 4.0
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