Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Cased Cast-in-Situ Concrete Piles
1 - Question
Cased cast-in-situ piles are suitable for _________ conditions.
a) Seasonal moisture change
b) Dry condition
c) All ground conditions
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: Cased cast-in-situ piles are suitable in practically all ground conditions.
2 - Question
Bored compaction piles are the modification of __________
a) Composite piles
b) End bearing piles
c) Compaction piles
d) Under-reamed piles
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Answer: c
Explanation: Bored compaction piles are the modification of under-reamed piles. These piles are also cast-in-situ piles, same as under-reamed piles.
3 - Question
The types of Raymond concrete piles in use are __________
a) Raymond standard concrete pile and Raymond step-taper pile
b) Raymond cased pile
c) None of the mentioned
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: At present, two types of Raymond piles are in use i) Raymond standard concrete pile and ii) Raymond step-taper concrete pile.
4 - Question
The Raymond standard pile is used primarily as a________
a) Compaction pile
b) Tension pile
c) Friction pile
d) End bearing pile
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Answer: c
Explanation: The Raymond standard pile is used primarily as a friction pile since its uniform heavy taper of 1 in 30 usually results in shorter piles.
5 - Question
One of the main advantages of using cased piles are _________
a) On-the-job-length flexibility and Internal inspection after being driven
b) Protect concrete fillings
c) None of the mentioned
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: The advantages of using cased piles are the on-the-job length flexibility, internal inspection after it is driven.
6 - Question
Who was the first to develop a method for placing cast-in-situ concrete piles?
a) McArthur
b) A.M. Wellington
c) Raymond
d) Hiley
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Answer: c
Explanation: In 1897, A.A. Raymond patented the Raymond pile system and was first develop a practical, economical way of placing cast-in-situ concrete piles.
7 - Question
Raymond concrete pile is reinforced with _________
a) Corrugated steel shell
b) Steel mandrel
c) Steel bars
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: The Raymond standard concrete pile consists of thin corrugated sheet steel closed at the bottom that acts as a reinforcement.
8 - Question
The type of cased piles used in soil, where the driving is very hard?
a) McArthur cased pile
b) Raymond standard pile
c) Western button bottom piles
d) Swage pile
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Answer: d
Explanation: Swage piles are used with advantage in some soil where it is designed to leave watertight shell for some time before filling the concrete.
9 - Question
Western button bottom piles uses ________ for driving.
a) Concrete plug
b) Auger
c) Conical shoe
d) Under-reamer
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Answer: a
Explanation: The western button pile uses a concrete plug, of the shape of a button to form an enlarged hole in the soil for driving.
10 - Question
The piles that are suitable for end-bearing to friction friction-load carrying soils is _________
a) Swage piles
b) Union metal monotone piles
c) McArthur cased piles
d) Western button pile
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Answer: b
Explanation: Monotube piles use tapered fluted steel without mandrel, so they are suitable for a wide variety of soil conditions, from end-bearing to friction-load-carrying soils.