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The document is an assignment for the NPTEL course on Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations, consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions, each worth one mark. The questions cover various topics related to foundation design, soil behavior during earthquakes, and settlement criteria. Answers are to be provided in the designated space, with the correct choices indicated in brackets.

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The document is an assignment for the NPTEL course on Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations, consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions, each worth one mark. The questions cover various topics related to foundation design, soil behavior during earthquakes, and settlement criteria. Answers are to be provided in the designated space, with the correct choices indicated in brackets.

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NPTEL Course on

Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations (Autumn 2021)

Assignment # 1

Duration: 10 Minutes Maximum Marks: 10

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Notes: 1. Answers should be written in the space provided
2. All questions carries one mark each
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Select one most correct answer out of the given four choices and write a letter (A, B, C or D) in
the brackets provided.

1. The foundations are sub-structural elements which transfers the structural load to the earth without
exceeding:
(A) The safe bearing capacity of soil
(B) The permissible settlement
(C) Neither bearing capacity nor settlement
(D) Both safe bearing capacity and permissible settlement [D]

2. During earthquakes when liquefaction occurs, the foundation may fail because liquefaction may lead to
(A) Bearing capacity failure
(B) Excessive settlement
(C) Neither bearing capacity failure nor excessive settlement
(D) Both bearing capacity failure and excessive settlement [D]

3. Allowable bearing pressure of a foundation on a cohesionless soil is usually governed by:


(A) Safe bearing capacity criteria (B) Settlement criteria
(C) Both safe bearing capacity and settlement criteria (D) Difficult to predict [B]

4. There are three principal modes of soil failure in shallow foundations. In which failure mode, there is
clearly defined shear planes and bulging of the ground surface adjacent to footing:
(A) Punching Shear Failure (B) Local Shear Failure
(C) General Shear Failure (D) None of the above [C]

5. In a construction site, loose sand is up to 10 m depth followed by rock. Which type of foundation shall be
the first choice for the heavy loads:
(A) Spread foundation (B) Deep foundation such as pile foundation
(C) Raft foundation (D) Well Foundation [B]

6. In a shallow foundation, the water table is deeper than width B from the base of the footing. Which term
of the ultimate bearing capacity is affected due to water table:
(A) Term with cohesion (B) Term with Surcharge
(C) Term with weight of soil (D) None of these          [D]

7. Which of the following statement is not correct:


(A) In inorganic clays, immediate settlement accounts virtually for the entire settlement
(B) In granular soils, immediate settlement accounts virtually for the entire settlement
(C) In inorganic clays, primary consolidation accounts virtually for the entire settlement
(D) In organic soils, secondary compression accounts for most of the settlement [A]

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8. Shallow foundations in a medium dense sand stratum are likely to fail in:
(A) Punching Shear Failure (B) Local Shear Failure
(C) General Shear Failure (D) None of the above [B]

9. Nc, Nq and N are dimensionless bearing capacity factors which depends on


(A) The angle of internal friction () of the soil only
(B) The cohesion (c) of the soil only
(C) Both the angle of internal friction () and the cohesion (c) of the soil
(D) Neither the angle of internal friction () nor the cohesion (c) of the soil [A]

10. Which of the following statement is correct:


(A) In granular soil differential settlement may be close to the total settlement
(B) In clay soil differential settlement may be close to the total settlement
(C) In granular soil differential settlement is much less than the total settlement
(D) None of the above [A]

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