Soil Mechanics - Stress Distribution
GATE Civil Engineering · 3 questions across 3 years (2018-2022) · 8% recurrence rate
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2018–2022201820202022
Difficulty mix
med 67%
hard 33%
Question types
NAT2
MCQ1
All 3 questions on Soil Mechanics - Stress Distribution
2022 Q32
A concentrated vertical load of 3000 kN is applied on a horizontal ground surface. Points P and Q are at depths 1 m and 2 m below the ground, respectively, along the line of application of the load. Considering the groun...
Med✓
2019 Q52
A 2m x 4 m rectangular footing has to carry a uniformly distributed load of 120 kPa. As per the 2:1 dispersion method of stress distribution, the increment in vertical stress (in kPa) at a depth of 2 m below the footing...
Med✓
2018 Q11
A uniformly distributed line load of 500 kN/m is acting on the ground surface. Based on Boussinesq's theory, the ratio of vertical stress at a depth 2 m to that at 4 m, right below the line of loading, is
Hard✓