Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Uncased Cast-in-Situ Concrete Piles
1 - Question
Which of the following is an advantage of using uncased cast-in-situ piles?
a) They need no storage place
b) The concrete cannot be damaged by driving
c) Special equipment is not required
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: The uncased piles have the advantage that i) They need no storage place ii) they do not require cutting off excess length iii) do not require special equipment and iv) the concrete is not liable to damage from driving.
2 - Question
The types of uncased piles used are __________
a) Swage pile
b) McArthur cased pile
c) Simplex pile
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: The following are the common types of uncased cast-in-situ concrete piles:
i) Simplex pile
ii) Vibro pile
iii) Franki pile
iv) Padestal pile.
3 - Question
The uncased cast-in-situ piles can be used only in the condition, where _______
a) Water should not fall in the hole and Adjacent pile will not damage the concrete
b) Seasonal condition change
c) None of the mentioned
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: The uncased piles are used only where it is certain that neither soil nor water will fall in to the hole after withdrawing a driven mandrel or shell and also where adjacent pile will not damage the green concrete.
4 - Question
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Answer: b
Explanation: The Franki pile has an enlarged base of mush-room shape, which gives the effect of a spread footing.
5 - Question
Which of the following pile is used, when the ground is soft?
a) Franki pile
b) Simplex pile
c) Vibro-piles
d) Pedestal piles
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Answer: c
Explanation: Vibro-piles are used where the ground is shaft, thus offering little frictional resistance to the flow of concrete.
6 - Question
The bearing capacity of vibro-pile can be increased by ________
a) Increasing its diameter
b) Elongation of the pile
c) By using cone-shape base at the bottom
d) By adding more load
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Answer: a
Explanation: The bearing capacity of vibro-expanded piles is increased by enlarging its diameter at the bottom.
7 - Question
If tamping of concrete is provided at regular intervals in a simplex pile, it is called as ________
a) Simplex standard pile
b) Simplex tamped pile
c) Tamped standard pie
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: In a simplex tamped pile, tamping of green concrete is done after the casing is withdrawn, at regular intervals.
8 - Question
The base of an vibro-pile should be in the shape of ___________
a) Conical shoe
b) Mushroom
c) Sphere
d) Rectangle
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Answer: a
Explanation: The bottom of a vibro-pile is provided with a conical shoe so that it can be easily driven up to the desired depth.
9 - Question
In which of the following piles, alligator jaw point can be used?
a) Vibro-pile
b) Pedestal pile
c) Franki pile
d) Simplex pile
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Answer: d
Explanation: In simplex pile if the soil is firm enough to stand, the cast iron shoe at the base is provided with alligator jaw point.
10 - Question
Franki piles are best suited for _________ type of soil.
a) Cohesive soil
b) Clay
c) Granular soil
d) Cohesion less soil
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Answer: c
Explanation: Franki pile is more useful where a bearing stratum of limited thickness can be reached at a reasonable depth, so they are best suited for the granular type of soil.