Practice Test: Question Set - 05
1. Which shoring is suitable, if the lower part of wall has become defective?
- (A) Flying shore
(Single)
- (B) Flying shore
(Double)
- (C) Dead shore
- (D) Raking shore
2. What is a spread footing that supports two columns?
- (A) Strap
footing foundation
- (B) Rectangular
Combined footing foundation
- (C) Wall
footing foundation
- (D) Single
footing foundation
3. Which method determining bearing capacity of soil by Rankine’s formula?
- (A) Method of
dropping a weight
- (B) Method of
loading
- (C) Arithmetical
method
- (D) Analytical
method
4. Which foundation is suitable, if the water table is very near to G.L and may defect the other types of form?
- (A) Pile
foundation
- (B) Raft
foundation
- (C) Grillage
foundation
- (D) Inverted
arch foundation
5. Which scaffold is suitable, if proper hard ground is not available for standards to rest?
- (A) Cantilever
scaffold
- (B) Independent
scaffold
- (C) Bricklayers
scaffold
- (D) Suspended
scaffold
6. Which method of soil exploration is suitable for a depth of 3 m?
- (A) Open
excavation
- (B) Probing
- (C) Wash
boring
- (D) Auger
boring
7. Which foundation is suitable, if the Safe bearing capacity of soil is very low and it is required to distribute heavy concentrated load over a large area?
- (A) Raft
foundation
- (B) Inverted
arch foundation
- (C) Combined
footing
- (D) Grillage
foundation
8. What is the distance between the (in single row) standards in single scaffolding?
- (A) 2.0 m
- (B) 1.7 m
- (C) 1.5 m
- (D) 1.2 m
9. Which is suitable depth open excavation method of site exploration is suitable?
- (A) 1.5 m
- (B) 2.5 m
- (C) 3.0 m
- (D) 3.5 m
10. What is a temporary structure, to remove water and soil from an area and make it possible to carry out the construction work under reasonably dry condition?
- (A) Cofferdam
- (B) Caisson
- (C) Pier
foundation
- (D) Strip
/ Pad foundation
11. What is the maximum suitable distance between the two adjacent parallel walls for single flying shore?
- (A) 5 m
- (B) 9 m
- (C) 15 m
- (D) 18 m
12. What is the term generally used for the work such as arches and domes?
- (A) Moulds
- (B) Stripping
- (C) Centering
- (D) Form work
13. Which pile is used to protect water front structures against impact from ship / floating object?
- (A) Batter pile
- (B) Fender piles
- (C) Tension pile
- (D) Anchor pile
14. What is the recommended super imposed load material in Kg/m2 for public building and dance hall?
- (A) 500
- (B) 450
- (C) 400
- (D) 350
15. What is the piling method carried out for trenches about 10 meters depth in soft grounds?
- (A) Sheet piling
- (B) Stay bracing
- (C) Box sheeting
- (D) Vertical
piling
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