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1.

A seating pressure of                        is applied on the plate before starting the load test.

A. 70 g/cm2
B. 30 g/cm2
C. 50 g/cm2
D. 100 g/cm2
Answer» B. 30 g/cm2
Discussion
2.

According to National building code of India, the differential settlement can be kept within limits by

A. suitably designing the foundation
B. decreasing the total settlements
C. increasing the allowable pressure.
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. decreasing the total settlements
Discussion
3.

type of soil.

A. fine grained soil
B. coarse grained soil
C. cohesive soil
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. cohesive soil
Discussion
4.

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» B. frictional loss
Discussion
5.

The types of hammer used for driving piles are

A. drop hammer
B. diesel hammer
C. vibratory hammer
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
6.

According to IS classification, the range of silt size particles is

A. 2.00 mm to 0.425 mm
B. 4.75 mm to 2.00 mm
C. 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm
D. 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm
Answer» D. 0.425 mm to 0.075 mm
Discussion
7.

If a cohesive soil specimen is subjected to a vertical compressive load, the inclination of the cracks to the horizontal is

A. 45°
B. 90°
C. 0°
D. 22.5°
Answer» D. 22.5°
Discussion
8.

Which of the following methods is best suited for determination of permeability of coarsegrained soils ?

A. falling head method
B. constant head method
C. none of the above
D. both the above
Answer» C. none of the above
Discussion
9.

                   type of soil.

A. fine grained soil
B. coarse grained soil
C. cohesive soil
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. cohesive soil
Discussion
10.

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» E.
Discussion
11.

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» C. 0.5
Discussion
12.

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» D. no tension should be developed in the wall
Discussion
13.

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» C. considering approximate value
Discussion
14.

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» B. road alignment
Discussion
15.

                       theory.

A. coulomb’s
B. rebhann’s
C. mohr
D. rankine’s
Answer» B. rebhann’s
Discussion
16.

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» B. 3zo
Discussion
17.

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» B. coulomb’s theory
Discussion
18.

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» C. none of the mentioned
Discussion
19.

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» C. wall friction
Discussion
20.

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» D. pa=γzcot2 α/2c cotα
Discussion
21.

Based on the assumptions of Rankine’s theory, the soil mass is

A. stratified
B. submerged
C. homogeneous
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
Discussion
22.

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» B. dry conditioned soil
Discussion
23.

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» C. a.m. wellington
Discussion
24.

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» D. none of the mentioned
Discussion
25.

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» D. perimeter/area of cross section
Discussion
26.

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» C. as + ap
Discussion
27.

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» D. compacted soil
Discussion
28.

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» B. static formula
Discussion
29.

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» B. driller
Discussion
30.

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» C. compacting the soil
Discussion
31.

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» C. pressure pile
Discussion
32.

Based on the function, piles can be classified into                        types.

A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
Discussion
33.

The art of driving piles into the ground was first established by

A. greeks
B. romans
C. philippians
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. philippians
Discussion
34.

Steining is a component of which of the below type of foundation?

A. pile
B. strap
C. isolated
D. well
Answer» E.
Discussion
35.

Pier foundation is also called:

A. caisson
B. box
C. bridge
D. girder
Answer» B. box
Discussion
36.

How many types of foundations are there based on depth?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 2
Answer» E.
Discussion
37.

The analytical methods used for finding bearing capacity of footing is based on

A. shear failure
B. effective pressure
C. overburden pressure
D. size of the footing
Answer» B. effective pressure
Discussion
38.

The immediate settlement can be computed from the expression, based on

A. theory of plasticity
B. theory of elasticity
C. terzaghi’s analysis
D. pressure distribution
Answer» C. terzaghi’s analysis
Discussion
39.

Which of the following type of loading method is popular now-a-days?

A. gravity loading platform
B. reaction truss
C. concrete blocks
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» C. concrete blocks
Discussion
40.

For clayey and silty soils, which of the following bearing plate can be used?

A. square plate and concrete block
B. circular plate
C. none of the mentioned
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. circular plate
Discussion
41.

For purely cohesive soil, local shear failure may be assumed to occur when the soil is

A. medium to soft
B. soft to medium
C. hard
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» C. hard
Discussion
42.

The cone resistance qc, for sandy silt type of soil is

A. 3.5
B. 6
C. 2
D. 5
Answer» D. 5
Discussion
43.

The total blow required for the second and third 15 cm of penetration in standard penetration test is taken as

A. seating drive
B. penetration resistance
C. overburden pressure
D. dilatancy/submergence
Answer» B. penetration resistance
Discussion
44.

The observed value of N in static cone penetration test is corrected by

A. overburden and dilatancy /submergence
B. effective pressure
C. none of the mentioned
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. effective pressure
Discussion
45.

The values derived from penetration tests can be used for finding

A. depth of hard stratum and strength of soil
B. soil saturation
C. none of the mentioned
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. soil saturation
Discussion
46.

The two commonly used penetration tests are

A. standard penetration test
B. cone penetration test
C. all of the mentioned
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
Discussion
47.

The split tube used in static cone penetration test, is commonly known as

A. split spoon sampler
B. split tube sampler
C. tube sampler
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. split tube sampler
Discussion
48.

For transport of sample to laboratory, the sample is

A. wrapped in wax paper
B. mixed with other samples
C. given disturbance
D. saturated with lime
Answer» B. mixed with other samples
Discussion
49.

For undistributed samples              is used.

A. compressed air sampler
B. thick sampler
C. care cutter
D. rotary sampler
Answer» B. thick sampler
Discussion
50.

To impart cohesion,              is used.

A. water
B. asphaltic emulsions
C. lime
D. powder soda
Answer» C. lime
Discussion