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This section includes 26 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geotechnical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
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» B. Light weight soil | |
| 2. |
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. | |
| 3. |
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 | |
| 4. |
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 | |
| 5. |
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 | |
| 6. |
Cast-in-situ piles may be classified in to ________ classes. |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Eight |
| C. | Two |
| D. | Four |
| Answer» D. Four | |
| 7. |
The precast concrete piles are generally used for a maximum design load of about ____________ |
| A. | 50 tonnes |
| B. | 100 tonnes |
| C. | 75 tonnes |
| D. | 80 tonnes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Modern pile driving method was first invented by ___________ |
| A. | Romans |
| B. | Nasmyth |
| C. | Terzaghi |
| D. | Vitruvious |
| Answer» C. Terzaghi | |
| 9. |
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» D. Batter piles | |
| 10. |
Sheet piles are commonly used as __________ in hydraulic structure. |
| A. | Bulk heads |
| B. | Bearing stratum |
| C. | Boulders |
| D. | Composite piles |
| Answer» B. Bearing stratum | |
| 11. |
Based on the function, piles can be classified into ___________ types. |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» D. 3 | |
| 12. |
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 | |
| 13. |
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 | |
| 14. |
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 | |
| 15. |
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 | |
| 16. |
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» B. Light weight soil | |
| 17. |
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» D. Drop hammer | |
| 18. |
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. | |
| 19. |
Cast-in-situ piles may be classified in to________classes? |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Eight |
| C. | Two |
| D. | Four |
| Answer» D. Four | |
| 20. |
The precast concrete piles are generally used for a maximum design load of about____________ |
| A. | 50 tonnes |
| B. | 100 tonnes |
| C. | 75 tonnes |
| D. | 80 tonnes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Modern pile driving method was first invented by___________ |
| A. | Romans |
| B. | Nasmyth |
| C. | Terzaghi |
| D. | Vitruvious |
| Answer» C. Terzaghi | |
| 22. |
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» D. Batter piles | |
| 23. |
Sheet piles are commonly used as__________ in hydraulic structure. |
| A. | Bulk heads |
| B. | Bearing stratum |
| C. | Boulders |
| D. | Composite piles |
| Answer» B. Bearing stratum | |
| 24. |
Which of the following piles is used to compact loose granular soil? |
| A. | Friction piles |
| B. | End bearing piles |
| C. | Compaction piles |
| D. | Tension piles |
| Answer» D. Tension piles | |
| 25. |
Based on the function, piles can be classified into___________ types. |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» D. 3 | |
| 26. |
The art of driving piles in to the ground was first established by__________ |
| A. | Greeks |
| B. | Romans |
| C. | Philippians |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Philippians | |