civil

1. Foundations can be broadly classified under __________:

• Shallow foundation and Deep foundation

• Pile foundation

• None of the mentioned

• All of the mentioned

2. A foundation is said to be shallow if its depth is ________ than its width.:

• Equal to and Less than

• Greater than

• None of the mentioned

• All of the mentioned

3. Which of the following, is a type of shallow footing?:

• Spread footing

• Pile foundation

• Pier foundation

• Well foundation

4. Which of the below is the most commonly used shallow foundation?

• Strap footing

• Spread footing

• Combined footing

• Raft footing

5. The pressure intensity beneath the footing depends upon ___________:

• Rigidity of the footing

• Soil type

• Condition of soil

• All of the mentioned

6. Once the pressure distribution is known ___________ in the reinforced concrete footing can be calculated.

• Bending moment and Shear force

• Bearing pressure

• None of the mentioned

• All of the mentioned

7. In conventional design, allowable bearing capacity should be taken smaller than which of the following value?

• Safe bearing capacity and Allowable bearing pressure

• The pressure intensities beneath the footing

• None of the mentioned

• All of the mentioned

8. In cohesive soil, the pressure distribution beneath the footing is ___________:

• Linear

• Non linear

• Zero

• None of the mentioned

9. When do strap footings are used in foundation?:

• To transfer load of an isolated column

• Distance between the columns are long

• Two column loads are unequal

• All of the mentioned

10. When two column loads are unequal, which of the possible footing can be provided?

• Strap footing

• Raft footing

• Trapezoidal combined footing

• Mat footing