Pre Assessment - Foundation Engineering
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- Q1The minimum water content at which the soil retains its liquid state and also possesses a small shearing strength against flowing, is knownShrinkage limitPlastic limitPermeability limitLiquid limit30s
- Q2The figure above representsStrap footingMat footingwall footingIsolated footing30s
- Q3Which of the below is not a preliminary consideration for building a foundation?Settlement controlBearing capacity of soilSoil organismsGround water condition30s
- Q4Who is the father of Geotechnical Engineering?Christian Otto MohrJohn SmithKarl Von TerzaghiClausius Cleyperon30s
- Q5Foundations can be broadly classified underShallow foundation and Deep foundationNone of the abovePile foundation30s
- Q6The pressure intensity beneath the footing depends uponAll of the mentionedRigidity of the footingCondition of soilSoil type30s
- Q7Piles are commonly driven in to ground by means of special device calledall the abovenone of the aboveDrillerPile driver and Hammer30s
- Q8The downward drag acting on a pile due to the movement of the surrounding is callednone of the aboveSkin frictionNegative skin frictionFrictional force30s
- Q9Pile foundations are generally preferred to forsky scrapper buildingsrunwaysbridge foundationsresidential buildings30s
- Q10Cohesionless soil issiltclaysandclay & silt30s
