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| 101. |
in hydraulic structure. |
| A. | bulk heads |
| B. | bearing stratum |
| C. | boulders |
| D. | composite piles |
| Answer» A. bulk heads | |
| 102. |
The piles that are used for protecting structures from ships and floating object is |
| A. | anchor piles |
| B. | fender piles |
| C. | compaction piles |
| D. | batter piles |
| Answer» B. fender piles | |
| 103. |
Modern pile driving method was first invented by |
| A. | romans |
| B. | nasmyth |
| C. | terzaghi |
| D. | vitruvious |
| Answer» B. nasmyth | |
| 104. |
classes. |
| A. | three |
| B. | eight |
| C. | two |
| D. | four |
| Answer» C. two | |
| 105. |
Which of the following piles is a cast-in- situ type of concrete pile? |
| A. | under-reamed pile |
| B. | raymond standard pile |
| C. | pressure pile |
| D. | anchor pile |
| Answer» B. raymond standard pile | |
| 106. |
Composite piles are suitable for |
| A. | maximum design load |
| B. | project above the water table |
| C. | compacting the soil |
| D. | protect water front structures |
| Answer» B. project above the water table | |
| 107. |
Piles are commonly driven in to ground by means of special device called |
| A. | pile driver and hammer |
| B. | driller |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. pile driver and hammer | |
| 108. |
The types of hammer used for driving piles are |
| A. | drop hammer |
| B. | diesel hammer |
| C. | vibratory hammer |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 109. |
If a hammer is raised by steam and allowed to fall by gravity on top of the pile, it is called as |
| A. | diesel hammer |
| B. | vibratory hammer |
| C. | single acting hammer |
| D. | drop hammer |
| Answer» C. single acting hammer | |
| 110. |
Single acting hammers provide an advantage in type of soil. |
| A. | compact soil and hard soil |
| B. | light weight soil |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. compact soil and hard soil | |
| 111. |
The maximum load which can be carried by a pile is defined as its |
| A. | ultimate load carrying capacity |
| B. | ultimate bearing resistance |
| C. | ultimate bearing capacity |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 112. |
The allowable load which the pile can carry safely is determined on the basis of |
| A. | factor of safety |
| B. | load test |
| C. | stability of the pile foundation |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. stability of the pile foundation | |
| 113. |
Which of the following are some of the commonly used dynamic formula? |
| A. | engineers news formula and hiley’s formula |
| B. | static formula |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. engineers news formula and hiley’s formula | |
| 114. |
When a pile hammer hits the pile, the total driving energy is equal to |
| A. | weight of hammer times the height of drop |
| B. | weight of the ram time times the height of the stroke |
| C. | sum of the impact of the ram |
| D. | sum of the impact of ram plus the energy delivered by explosion |
| Answer» A. weight of hammer times the height of drop | |
| 115. |
The load carrying capacity of a pile can be determined by which of the following |
| A. | fine grained soil |
| B. | coarse grained soil |
| C. | cohesive soil |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. coarse grained soil | |
| 116. |
Dynamic formula does not indicate about |
| A. | temporary change in soil structure and future settlement |
| B. | allowable load |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. temporary change in soil structure and future settlement | |
| 117. |
The dynamic formula is valueless for which of the following type of soil? |
| A. | loose sand |
| B. | saturated soil |
| C. | clay soil |
| D. | compacted soil |
| Answer» C. clay soil | |
| 118. |
In dynamic formulae what are the energy losses, that is not accounted? |
| A. | energy loss due to vibration and energy loss due to heat |
| B. | frictional loss |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. energy loss due to vibration and energy loss due to heat | |
| 119. |
The greater objection to any of the pile driving formulae is |
| A. | uncertainty in relation between dynamic and static resistance |
| B. | shear strength of the soil |
| C. | uncertainty in the allowable pressure |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. uncertainty in relation between dynamic and static resistance | |
| 120. |
The static formula is based on the assumption that the ultimate bearing capacity Qup is equal to |
| A. | rf + qa |
| B. | rf + rp |
| C. | as + ap |
| D. | q up / f |
| Answer» B. rf + rp | |
| 121. |
The efficiency of pile group depends upon |
| A. | characteristic of pile and spacing of pile |
| B. | bearing capacity of soil |
| C. | all of the mentioned |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. characteristic of pile and spacing of pile | |
| 122. |
In which of the following rule, the value of each pile is reduced by one-sixteenth? |
| A. | converse labarre formulae |
| B. | feld’s formulae |
| C. | seiler-keeney formulae |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. feld’s formulae | |
| 123. |
The bearing capacity of a single pile in clay is mainly due to |
| A. | friction |
| B. | shear strength of soil |
| C. | allowable load |
| D. | ultimate load |
| Answer» A. friction | |
| 124. |
The area of the pile group along the failure surface is equal to |
| A. | perimeter × area of cross section |
| B. | breadth × length |
| C. | perimeter × length |
| D. | perimeter/area of cross section |
| Answer» C. perimeter × length | |
| 125. |
diameter of the pile. |
| A. | four |
| B. | five |
| C. | three |
| D. | ten |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 126. |
The settlement of a group of friction piles can be computed on the assumption that |
| A. | clay is incompressible |
| B. | pile below the lower level is ignored |
| C. | qug = n qup / ηg |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. pile below the lower level is ignored | |
| 127. |
The pile load test should be performed on |
| A. | working pile |
| B. | test pile |
| C. | all of the mentioned |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. all of the mentioned | |
| 128. |
For pile in cohesive soil is neglected for individual pile action. |
| A. | frictional resistance |
| B. | surface area of pile |
| C. | shear strength of soil |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. surface area of pile | |
| 129. |
The result of Dutch cone penetration test can be applied to determine |
| A. | ultimate skin fraction |
| B. | total ultimate point |
| C. | ultimate bearing capacity |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. ultimate bearing capacity | |
| 130. |
The separation of Q at any stage of loading into Rp and Rf in cyclic test is based on experimental value found out by |
| A. | hailey |
| B. | a.f. van weele |
| C. | a.m. wellington |
| D. | macarthur |
| Answer» B. a.f. van weele | |
| 131. |
The test which can be used for separating load carried by the pile is |
| A. | cyclic load test |
| B. | pile load test |
| C. | penetration test |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. cyclic load test | |
| 132. |
Explanation: The cyclic load test is |
| A. | terzaghi’s theory |
| B. | hooke’s law |
| C. | meyerhof’s theory |
| D. | hiley’s formula |
| Answer» B. hooke’s law | |
| 133. |
Under-reamed pile foundation is most suitable for type of condition. |
| A. | seasonal moisture change |
| B. | dry conditioned soil |
| C. | cohesive type of soil |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. seasonal moisture change | |
| 134. |
The under-reamed piles are connected by a beam known as |
| A. | capping beam and grade beam |
| B. | reamed beam |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. capping beam and grade beam | |
| 135. |
The maximum spacing of the under-reamed pile should not normally exceed |
| A. | 2 meters |
| B. | 2½ meters |
| C. | 1.5 meters |
| D. | 30 centimeters |
| Answer» B. 2½ meters | |
| 136. |
The load carrying capacity of a under- reamed pile may be determined by |
| A. | safe load test |
| B. | penetration test |
| C. | pile load test |
| D. | cyclic load test |
| Answer» A. safe load test | |
| 137. |
Explanation: The load carrying capacity of an under-reamed pile may be determined |
| A. | cast-in-situ piles |
| B. | pre-cast-piles |
| C. | steel piles |
| D. | composite piles |
| Answer» A. cast-in-situ piles | |
| 138. |
The spacing of the piles in under-reamed pile foundation depends on which of the following factor? |
| A. | nature of the ground and type of pile |
| B. | load acting on the pile |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. nature of the ground and type of pile | |
| 139. |
The theory of plasticity pertaining to soils is based on |
| A. | mohr’s theory |
| B. | rankine’s method |
| C. | mohr-coulomb theory |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. mohr’s theory | |
| 140. |
On designing retaining walls it is necessary to take care of exerted by soil mass. |
| A. | erosion |
| B. | lateral pressure |
| C. | surcharge |
| D. | lateral stress |
| Answer» B. lateral pressure | |
| 141. |
The material retained or supported by the retaining structure is called |
| A. | surcharge |
| B. | support wall |
| C. | back fill |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. back fill | |
| 142. |
The wedge-shaped portion of the backfill tending to move with the wall is called |
| A. | wedge fall |
| B. | active fall |
| C. | failure wedge |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. failure wedge | |
| 143. |
In active stress, the major principal stress σ1 acting on the wall will be in plane. |
| A. | vertical |
| B. | horizontal |
| C. | inclined |
| D. | zero |
| Answer» B. horizontal | |
| 144. |
Explanation: In an active state, the major principal stress σ1 is vertical and the minor principal stress σ3 is horizontal. |
| A. | active state |
| B. | plasticity |
| C. | surcharge |
| D. | slip lines |
| Answer» C. surcharge | |
| 145. |
What will be the co-efficient of passive earth pressure, at a depth of 8m in cohesion less soil sand with an angle of internal friction of 30° when the water rises to the ground level? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 146. |
Originally, Rankine’s theory of lateral earth pressure can be applied to only |
| A. | cohesion less soil |
| B. | cohesive soil |
| C. | fine grained soil |
| D. | coarse grained soil |
| Answer» A. cohesion less soil | |
| 147. |
Rankine’s theory of lateral pressure was extended to other soil by |
| A. | resal and bell |
| B. | mohr |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. resal and bell | |
| 148. |
Based on the assumptions of Rankine’s theory, the soil mass is |
| A. | stratified |
| B. | submerged |
| C. | homogeneous |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. homogeneous | |
| 149. |
Which of the following cases for cohesion less backfill in Rankine’s theory is considered? |
| A. | submerged backfill |
| B. | moist backfill with no surcharge |
| C. | backfill with sloping surface |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 150. |
The factor that is responsible for inclination of resultant pressure to the retaining wall is |
| A. | frictional force |
| B. | surcharge |
| C. | earth pressure |
| D. | weight of the wall |
| Answer» A. frictional force | |
| 151. |
If the sand filled behind the retaining wall with saturated water with water, then the possible lateral pressure is |
| A. | lateral pressure due to submerged weight and lateral pressure due to water |
| B. | lateral pressure due to retaining wall |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. lateral pressure due to submerged weight and lateral pressure due to water | |
| 152. |
The earth pressure at rest exerted on a retaining structure can be calculated using |
| A. | theory of plasticity |
| B. | theory of elasticity |
| C. | mohr’s theory of rupture |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. theory of elasticity | |
| 153. |
Explanation: The earth pressure at rest, exerted on the back of the rigid, unyielding retaining structure, can be calculated using theory of elasticity. |
| A. | 0.6 |
| B. | 0.5 |
| C. | 0.4 |
| D. | 0.8 |
| Answer» C. 0.4 | |
| 154. |
The expression for K0 as given by Jacky is |
| A. | k0 = 1 – sin φ |
| B. | k0 = sin φ |
| C. | k0 = 1 – cos φ |
| D. | k0 = 1 + sin φ |
| Answer» A. k0 = 1 – sin φ | |
| 155. |
What will be the coefficient of earth pressure at rest for a rigid retaining wall, If the backfill consists of cohesion less soil having φ = 26°? |
| A. | 0.1295 |
| B. | 0.6552 |
| C. | 0.5616 |
| D. | 0.7383 |
| Answer» C. 0.5616 | |
| 156. |
The wedge theory of earth pressure is based on the concept of |
| A. | active earth pressure |
| B. | sliding wedge |
| C. | wall friction |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. sliding wedge | |
| 157. |
Which of the following is a basic assumption of the wedge theory? |
| A. | the slip surface is plane |
| B. | the backfill is dry |
| C. | the backfill is homogeneous |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 158. |
The active lateral pressure of intact saturated clays is calculated by assuming |
| A. | φ=0 and φc=0 |
| B. | φ=90 |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. φ=0 and φc=0 | |
| 159. |
The forces acting on the trial wedge which is used for finding Rankine’s active earth pressure is |
| A. | weight w of the wedge |
| B. | resultant force |
| C. | resultant reaction between wedge and sol |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 160. |
In Coulomb’s wedge theory, the angle λ is referred as |
| A. | angle of wall friction |
| B. | surcharge angle |
| C. | critical slip angle |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. critical slip angle | |
| 161. |
The φ-line in wedge theory can also be called as |
| A. | surcharge line |
| B. | natural slope line and repose line |
| C. | none of the mentioned |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. natural slope line and repose line | |
| 162. |
The Belli equation at the ground surface is given by |
| A. | pa=γzcot2 α-2c cotα |
| B. | pa=γzcot2 α+2c cotα |
| C. | pa=-2c cotα |
| D. | pa=γzcot2 α/2c cotα |
| Answer» C. pa=-2c cotα | |
| 163. |
The effect of cohesion in the soil is to |
| A. | reduce pressure intensity |
| B. | increase pressure intensity by 3 |
| C. | double the pressure intensity |
| D. | increase pressure intensity by 4 |
| Answer» A. reduce pressure intensity | |
| 164. |
wall to a depth Zo in cohesive soils, then the total net pressure is zero for a depth of |
| A. | 2zo |
| B. | 3zo |
| C. | 4zo |
| D. | 5zo |
| Answer» A. 2zo | |
| 165. |
For an inclined back and surcharge, if P1, is horizontal pressure and W is weight of soil wedge, then the total pressure is given by |
| A. | p=p1+w |
| B. | p = √p 2 + w 2 |
| C. | p=(p1+w)2 |
| D. | p=p1-w |
| Answer» B. p = √p 2 + w 2 | |
| 166. |
The lateral pressure for cohesive backfill with surcharge q is |
| A. | pa=γzcot2 α-2c cotα+qcot2 α |
| B. | pa=γzcot2 α+2c cotα+cot2α |
| C. | pa=-2c cotα-cot2 α |
| D. | pa=γzcot2 α/2c cotα |
| Answer» A. pa=γzcot2 α-2c cotα+qcot2 α | |
| 167. |
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 |
| Answer» A. slip plane and total active earth pressure | |
| 168. |
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 |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 169. |
theory. |
| A. | coulomb’s |
| B. | rebhann’s |
| C. | mohr |
| D. | rankine’s |
| Answer» A. coulomb’s | |
| 170. |
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 |
| Answer» A. railway track and long wall of a building | |
| 171. |
Earth pressure for retaining walls, of less than 6m are obtained by |
| A. | analytical method |
| B. | graphical method |
| C. | considering approximate value |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. graphical method | |
| 172. |
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 |
| Answer» A. rankine’s theory | |
| 173. |
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 |
| Answer» C. the wall must be thinner in section | |
| 174. |
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 |
| Answer» B. 1.5 | |
| 175. |
The load carrying capacity of a pile can be determined by which of the following methods? |
| A. | dynamic formulae |
| B. | static formulae |
| C. | plate load test |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
| 176. |
type of soil. |
| A. | fine grained soil |
| B. | coarse grained soil |
| C. | cohesive soil |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. coarse grained soil | |
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