The steel pile which is generally sunk in soft clay or loose sand of low bearing capacity, is

In soft clay of low bearing capacity, the type of steel pile generally used, is

A

H-pile

B

Screw pile

C

Disc pile

D

Pipe pile

In testing a pile by load test, pile platform is loaded with one and half times the design load and a maximum settlement is noted. The load is gradually removed and the consequent rebound is measured. For a safe pile, the net settlement (i.e. total settlement minus rebound) per tonne of test load should not exceed

A

10 mm

B

15 mm

C

20 mm

D

25 mm

While investigating the site, a thick layer of fairly firm clay over a deep layer of soft clay is encountered. In such a situation, the following type of foundation is useful:

A

Pile formation

B

Raft foundation

C

Grillage foundation

D

None of these

For a loose sand sample and a dense sand sample consolidated to the same effective stress

A

ultimate strength is same and also peak strength is same

B

ultimate strength is different but peak strength is same

C

ultimate strength is same but peak strength of dense sand is greater than that of loose sand

D

ultimate strength is same but peak

Engineering news formula for obtaining safe bearing capacity of pile for drop hammer, is,

A

Q = Wh/6 (S + 2.5)

B

Q = Wh/2.5 (S + 6)

C

Q = (W × 6)/h (S + 2.5)

D

Q = (W × 2.5)/6 (S + h)

The advantage of a concrete pile over a timber pile, is

A

No decay due to termites

B

No restriction on length

C

Higher bearing capacity

D

All the above

A pile of length ‘L’ carrying a uniformly distributed load ‘W’ per metre length is suspended at two points, the maximum, B.M. at the centre of the pile or at the points of suspension, is

A

$$\frac{{{\text{WL}}}}{8}$$

B

$$\frac{{{\text{W}}{{\text{L}}^2}}}{{24}}$$

C

$$\frac{{{\text{W}}{{\text{L}}^2}}}{{47}}$$

D

$$\frac{{{\text{W}}{{\text{L}}^2}}}{{16}}$$

A pile of length carrying a uniformly distributed load per metre length is suspended at two points, the maximum, B.M. at the centre of the pile or at the points of suspension, is

A

WL/8

B

WL2/24

C

WL2/47

D

WL2/16

What lies half sunk in the sand Shey's Ozymandias?

A

An ancient palace

B

Broken head of a statue

C

A broken statue

D

Two trukless of stom

What lies half sunk in the sand in Shelley's Ozymandias

A

broken statue

B

two trunkless legs

C

an ancient palace

D

broken head of a statue

The steel pile which is generally sunk in soft clay or loose sand of low bearing capacity, is

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