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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

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