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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 | |