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1.
Reconnaissance survey means
A.
Conducting the survey to get the plan of the
site
B.
Conducting the survey to get contours of the
site
C.
Visual inspection of the site and study of the
topographical features
D.
None of the above
2.
The safety of the structure can be distributed
by:
A.
Lowering or rising of water table
B.
Excavation in the immediate vicinity of the
structure
C.
Mining or tunneling operations in the
neighborhood
D.
Any of the above
3.
The investigation method suitable for shallow
depths is:
A.
Boring
B.
Open excavation
C.
Geophysical
D.
None of the above
4.
The weight and fall used in standard
penetrometer test to drive the cone are:
A.
50 kg and 50 cm
B.
60 kg and 60 cm
C.
70 kg and 70 cm
D.
65 kg and 75 cm
5.
The soil investigation method using the
penetrometer belongs to the category of:
A.
Open excavation
B.
Borings
C.
Sub-surface sounding
D.
Geophysical
6.
The numbers of blows recorded in a standard
penetration test is for a penetration of:
A.
10 cm
B.
20 cm
C.
30 cm
D.
40 cm
7.
The safe bearing capacity of the soil can be
improved by:
A.
Increasing the depth of foundation
B.
Grouting the soil
C.
Draining the soil if water table is very near
the base of the footing
D.
All of the above
8.
In a static penetrometer test the angle of the
penetrating cone is:
A.
30°
B.
45°
C.
60°
D.
75°
9.
Soil investigation at a site is carried out to
obtain the information regarding:
A.
The engineers and the physical properties of the
soils
B.
The details of the soil profile to considerable
depth
C.
The depth to the ground water table and its
seasonal fluctuation
D.
All of the above
10.
In the case of soil investigation by boring, the
records of soil samples arrange according the depth where they are found is
known as:
A.
Bore-log
B.
Bore-sounding
C.
Bore-map
D.
None of above
11.
The plate loading test gives:
A.
The ultimate bearing capacity of soil
B.
Safe bearing capacity of soil
C.
The depth of underlaying rock
D.
None of these
12.
The relation between the ultimate bearing
capacity qf the net ultimate bearing capacity qnf and the
depth of footing d is ( y being the unit weight of the soil )
A.
Qnf=qf+dy
B.
Qf=qnf+yd
C.
Qnf=qf-dy
D.
Qf=qnf-yd
14. The minimum depth of foundation below the ground level in any soil is:
A.
120 cm
B.
100 cm
C.
80 cm
D.
60 cm
15.
The method of protecting the foundation in loose
soils from caving in, is called
A.
Timbering
B.
Shoring
C.
Both (a) and (b)
D.
None of above
16.
The portion of the brick obtained by cutting
into two portions longitudinally is called
A.
Bat
B.
King closer
C.
Queen closer
D.
Mitred closer
17.
Osmosis is:
A.
An electrical process where fire grained
cohesive soils are drained using electricity
B.
A method of chemical stabilization
C.
A method to determine the depth to water table
D.
A method of shoring
18.
The approximate bearing capacity of a sound rock
without any defects may be taken as:
A.
5 to 10 t/sq. M
B.
10 to 15 t/sq. M
C.
100 to 200 t/sq. M
D.
300 to 350 t/sq. M
19.
Which of the following has the lowest bearing
capacity
A.
Fine sand lose and dry
B.
Moist clay
C.
Coarse sand loose and dry
D.
Coarse gravel
20.
The type of foundation recommended for heavily
loaded steel stanchions in in soils with the bearing capacity:
A.
Grillage foundation
B.
Raft foundation
C.
Pile foundation
D.
Well foundation