Foundation Engineering (2180609) MCQs

MCQs of Selection of Foundation and Sub-soil Exploration/Investigation

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41.
Depending upon the details, the site exploration may be classified as _______
(a) General and Detailed
(b) Complex
Answer:

Option (a)

42.
Hand auger can be used for depths up to ________
(a) 7 m
(b) 6 m
(c) 2 m
(d) 10
Answer:

Option (b)

43.
Auger boring is used in __________ type of soil.
(a) Cohesion less soil
(b) Cohesive soil
(c) Coarse-grained soil
(d) Pervious soil
Answer:

Option (b)

44.
The type of boring, used for making deep excavations is _________
(a) Cylindrical augers
(b) Percussion boring
(c) Rotary boring
(d) Wash boring
Answer:

Option (a)

45.
Rotary boring can also be called as ___________
(a) Percussion boring
(b) Wash boring
(c) Core boring
(d) Pit boring
Answer:

Option (c)

46.
Auger boring is most suitable for __________ type of work.
(a) Airfield pavement
(b) Highway exploration
(c) Dam construction
(d) Buildings
Answer:

Option (b)

47.
Wash boring cannot be used for _________ type of soil strata.
(a) Cohesive soil
(b) Cohesion less soil
(c) Boulder
(d) All of the mentioned
Answer:

Option (c)

48.
Mud rotary drilling belongs to _________ type of boring method.
(a) Percussion boring
(b) Rotary boring
(c) Wash boring
(d) Auger boring
Answer:

Option (b)

49.
The Instruments used in hand augers are _________
(a) Posthole auger
(b) Sand pump
(c) Wash boring apparatus
(d) Stationary piston
Answer:

Option (a)

50.
The type of boring method that can be used for both rock and soils are ________
(a) Shell boring
(b) Wash boring
(c) Auger boring
(d) Rotary boring
Answer:

Option (d)

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