Foundation Engineering (2180609) MCQs

MCQs of Pile foundations

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11.
The types of hammer used for driving piles are ___________
(a) Drop hammer
(b) Diesel hammer
(c) Vibratory hammer
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (d)

12.
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:

Option (c)

13.
The maximum load which can be carried by a pile is defined as its __________
(a) Ultimate load carrying capacity
(b) Ultimate bearing resistance
(c) Ultimate bearing capacity
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (d)

14.
The allowable load which the pile can carry safely is determined on the basis of ________
(a) Factor of safety
(b) Load test
(c) Stability of the pile foundation
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (c)

15.
The load-carrying capacity of a pile can be determined by which of the following methods?
(a) Dynamic formulae
(b) Static formulae
(c) Pile load test
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (d)

16.
Which of the following is 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:

Option (a)

17.
When a pile hammer hits the pile, the total driving energy is equal to _________
(a) Weight of hammer times the height of the drop
(b) Weight of the ramming time times the height of the stroke
(c) Sum of the impact of the ram
(d) Sum of the impact of ram plus the energy delivered by the explosion
Answer:

Option (a)

18.
Dynamic formulae are best suited for _________ type of soil.
(a) Fine-grained soil
(b) Coarse-grained soil
(c) Cohesive soil
(d) None of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (b)

19.
Dynamic formula does not indicate about _________
(a) Temporary change in soil structure and Future settlement
(b) Allowable load
(c) None of the mentioned
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (a)

20.
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:

Option (c)

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