Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. What is known as the spread footing for a single column?
- (A) Stepped
footing
- (B) Single
footing
- (C) Slopped
footing
- (D) Pad
footing
2. Which method of Soil exploration is essential to test soil for the construction of Dam/Engineering structures?
- (A) Sub surface
sounding method
- (B) Geophysical
method
- (C) Deep boring
method
- (D) Wash boring
method
3. What is the maximum safe bearing capacity of hard rock without defect (say in T/m2)?
- (A) 250
- (B) 270
- (C) 300
- (D) 330
4. What is the weight of plain cement concrete in Kg/m3?
- (A) 2300
- (B) 2500
- (C) 2700
- (D) 2800
5. Which type of foundation used in olden days for the construction of bridges and tanks?
- (A) Combined
footing foundation
- (B) Continuous
foundation
- (C) Spread
footing foundation
- (D) Inverted
arch foundation
6. What is the name of the foundation that is due to heavy inflow seepage and not possible to excavate the trenches and keep them dry?
- (A) Pile
foundation
- (B) Raft
foundation
- (C) Spread
foundation
- (D) Shallow
foundation
7. What is the weight range of sand (dry) in Kg/m3?
- (A) 1000 to 1500
- (B) 1540 to 1600
- (C) 1600 to 1700
- (D) 1700 to 1800
8. Which method of site exploration is suitable for a depth of 6 to 8 m range?
- (A) Test pit
- (B) Probing
- (C) Auger boring
- (D) Wash boring
9. What is the general value of factor of safety range to find B C of soil?
- (A) 0.25 - 0.40
- (B) 0.40 - 0.80
- (C) 0.80 - 1.00
- (D) 2 - 3
10. What is the name of foundation, if the foundation s depth is less than (or) equal to its width?
- (A) Deep
foundation
- (B) Will
foundation
- (C) Pier
foundation
- (D) Shallow
foundation
11. Which is the group of Raymond piles?
- (A) Cased cast
in situation concrete pile
- (B) Uncased cast
in site pile
- (C) Precast
concrete pile
- (D) Non load
bearing pile
12. Which piles are driven at angle to resist the large horizontal / inclined forces?
- (A) Batter pile
- (B) Anchor pile
- (C) Uplift pile
- (D) Compaction
pile
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