Description : In places where the soil is soft and has small resistance to the flow of concrete, which one of the following types of piles, is used (A) Vibro pile (B) Pressure pile (C) Franki pile (D) Pedestal pile
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The compaction of concrete in the drilled pile hole is done by compressed air in the case of (A) Simplex pile (B) Franki pile (C) Pressure pile (D) Vibro pile
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The pile which is provided with a bulb filled with concrete at its lower end, is known as (A) Simplex pile (B) Mac-Arthur pile (C) Raymond pile (D) Franki pile
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Which one of the following piles has a cast iron shoe even after removal of the hollow cylindrical steel casing? (A) Simplex pile (B) Pedestal pile (C) Vibro pile (D) Both (a) and (c) of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : In case of Raymond pile (A) Lengths vary from 6 m to 12 m (B) Diameter of top of piles varies from 40 cm to 60 cm (C) Diameter of pile at bottom varies from 20 cm to 28 cm (D) All the above
Description : Negative skin friction on piles (A) Is caused due to relative settlement of the soil (B) Is caused in soft clays (C) Decreases the pile capacity (D) All of the above
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Space between the exterior walls of a warehouse and bag piles should be 30 cm (B) Cement bags should preferably be piled on wooden planks (C) Width and height of the pile should not exceed 3 m and 2.70 m respectively (D) None of these
Description : The bearing capacity of piles is determined by (A) Dynamic formula (B) Static formula (C) Pile load tests (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The bearing capacity of a pile is defined as the load which can be sustained by the pile without producing excessive settlement (B) The safe bearing capacity ... of safety (C) The factor of safety for piles is taken as 6 (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The sand in the sand pile is well compacted (B) The sand is kept moist at the time of placing and tamping (C) Sand piles are generally used under column loads (D) All of the above
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Friction piles are also called floating piles 2. Minimum number of piles to qualify as a pile group is three. 3. The group efficiency of a pile group may be either less than 100% or more than 100%. ... ) 1, 2 & 3 (b) 1 & 2 only (c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1 & 3 only
Last Answer : (a) 1, 2 & 3
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A pile is a slender member which transfers the load through its lower end on a strong strata (B) A pile is a slender member which ... A pile is a cylindrical body of concrete which transfers the load at a depth greater than its width
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The width of the wall is constructed thicker at the base in a stepped fashion (B) A long vertical load transferring concrete structure is ... ) The pile which transfers the load to a hard rock bed at certain depth is called load bearing
Description : Place three piles of matches on a table, one with 11 matches, the second with 7, and the third with 6. You are to move matches so that each pile holds 8 matches. You may add to any pile only as many ... a pile holds 6 matches, you may add 6 to it, no more or less. You have three moves. -Riddles
Last Answer : First pile to second; second to third; third to first:Pile Initial number First move Second move Third move First1111-7=444+4=8Second77+7=1414-6=88Third666+6=1212-4=8
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The pile driven in sand is called sand pile (B) The drilled hole filled with sand is called sand pile (C) The sand piles are used for bearing purposes (D) None of these
Last Answer : Option A
Description : While investigating the site, a thick layer of fairly firm clay over a deep layer of soft clay is encountered. In such a situation, the following type of foundation is useful: (A) Pile formation (B) Raft foundation (C) Grillage foundation (D) None of these
Description : In soft clay of low bearing capacity, the type of steel pile generally used, is (A) H-pile (B) Screw pile (C) Disc pile (D) Pipe pile
Description : Pile foundations are suitable for (A) Water logged soils (B) Soft rocks (C) Compact soils (D) Multi-storeyed buildings
Description : The steel pile which is generally sunk in soft clay or loose sand of low bearing capacity, is (A) H-pile (B) Pipe pile (C) Screw pile (D) Disc pile
Description : According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than (A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 75 cm
Description : According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than (A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 20 cm
Description : The advantage of a concrete pile over a timber pile, is (A) No decay due to termites (B) No restriction on length (C) Higher bearing capacity (D) All the above
Description : The taper of precast concrete pile should not be more than (A) 1 cm per metre length (B) 2 cm per metre length (C) 4 cm per metre length (D) 5 cm per metre length
Description : A pre-stressed concrete pile is (A) Easy to handle (B) Lighter in weight (C) Extremely durable (D) All the above
Description : Bearing capacity of soils cannot be improved by (A) Draining sub-soil water (B) Ramming crushed stone in soil (C) Driving sand piles (D) Watering surface of soil
Description : What were Raymond Williams’s views on Flow and Continuous interruption? -Technology
Last Answer : Raymond Williams was an influential critic. In his book Television: Technology and Cultural form he proposed the term flow to describe the distinctive nature of television. In his trip to USA ... thiscontinuous interruption becomes a part of the overall narrative and the audiences get used to it.
Description : Which of the following vibro-meters have frequency ratio (ω/ω n )
Last Answer : A. Accelerometers
Description : Pile foundation is generally provided if soil is (A) Compressible (B) Water logged (C) Made up (D) All the above
Description : Negative skin friction (A) Is a downward drag acting on a pile due to downward movement of the surrounding compressible soil relative to the pile (B) Develops due to lowering of ground water (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) not (b)
Description : A pile is being driven with a drop hammer weighing 1800 kg and having a free fall of 1.00 m. If the penetration with last blow is 5 mm, the load carrying capacity of the pile, -according to the Engineering News formula, is (A) 100 tonnes (B) 50 tonnes (C) 20 tonnes (D) 10 tonnes
Last Answer : (D) 10 tonnes
Description : What causes little red sand piles on my floor?
Last Answer : Ants? Carpenter ants? Termites?
Description : I have little piles , can I go to the gym ?
Last Answer : No, take a rest from the gym this time. If you are completely healthy, there is no problem to go to the gym.
Description : A certain thickness of the coal, if stored unscientifically on soft (katcha) ground having no metallic/concrete flooring gets sunked into the ground, which is termed as the 'carpet loss'. The carpet loss may be of the order of __________ cms. (A) 1 to 2 (B) 3 to 4 (C) 5 to 15 (D) 20 to 40
Last Answer : (C) 5 to 15
Description : For constructing a terrazzo floor, Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) A base course is prepared as in cement concrete flooring (B) A 32 mm thick layer of cement concrete ... final grinding is over, oxalic acid mixed with water is spread over and rubbed hard with soft material
Description : Data flow between two devices canoccur in a _______ way. A) simplex B) half-duplex C) full-duplex D) all of theabove
Last Answer : all of theabove
Description : The _______ is a unidirectional protocol that has no flow or error control. A. Simplest B. Simplex C. TCP/IP protocol D. Simplest or Simplex
Last Answer : D. Simplest or Simplex
Description : The type of pile which is driven at an inclination to resist inclined forces is known as (A) Friction pile (B) Sheet pile (C) Batter pile (D) Anchor pile
Description : Should raking piles of a bridge abutment be placed under an embankment?
Last Answer : For a bridge abutment to be supported on raking piles with different orientations, the movement between the ground and the pile group is difficult to predict. For instance, if some of the raking ... experience severe bending moment and damage the piles as recommended by Dr. Edmund C Hambly (1979).
Description : Under-reamed piles are generally (A) Driven piles (B) Bored piles (C) Precast piles (D) All the above
Last Answer : (B) Bored piles
Description : Number of piles required to support a column, is (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Last Answer : (C) 3
Description : The minimum centre to centre distance of friction piles of 1 m diameter, is (A) 2 m (B) 2 m to 3 m (C) 3 m to 4 m (D) 5 m
Last Answer : (C) 3 m to 4 m
Description : Piles are usually driven by (A) Diesel operated hammer (B) Drop hammer (C) Single acting steam hammer (D) All the above
Description : On piles, the drop must be at least (A) 80 cm (B) 100 cm (C) 120 cm (D) 140 cm
Description : The internal dimensions of a ware house are 15 m × 5.6 m, and the maximum height of piles is 2.70 m, the maximum number of bags to be stored in two piles, are (A) 1500 bags (B) 2000 bags (C) 2500 bags (D) 3000 bags
Description : If the effective plan area of a warehouse is 54 sq. m, and maximum height of piles permitted is 270 cm, the number of cement bags to be stored, is (A) 2000 bags (B) 2200 bags (C) 2400 bags (D) 2700 bags
Description : The additional piles which are driven to increase the capacity of supporting loads on vertical piles, are known (A) Construction piles (B) Raking piles (C) Eccentric piles (D) Sinking piles
Description : Under reamed piles are generally used for (A) Machine foundations (B) Factory building (C) Tall structures (D) All the above
Description : The minimum distance between the centres of bulb of diameter du, of a multi under reamed piles, is (A) du (B) 1.25 du (C) 1.5 du (D) 1.75 du
Description : Suitable spacing of timber piles, is (A) 50 cm (B) 60 cm (C) 80 cm (D) 90 cm
Description : How can I calculate the soil resistance by soil mechanics（when a ship was towed on the soft soil）?
Last Answer : I can imagine the soil should be clear before the ship dragged. But I think sometimes the ship may be blocked by small amount of soil though the soil resistance is very small. Then I think the ... is a square box which is blocked by small amount of soil， How can we calculate the soil resistance？