CIVIL ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE

The placing of new Foundation below and existing foundation of the process of strengthening the existing Foundation is known as the ___________ of foundation.

• Shoring

• Underpinning

• Grouting

• Scaffolding

In _____ method of underpinning, the existing wall is divided into suitable sections of width about 1.20 metre to 1.50 metre.

• Chemical Method

• Pile Method

• Miscellaneous Method

• Pit Method

In ____ method, the piles are driven along both the sides of existing wall and the needle in the form of pile caps are provided through the existing one.

• Miscellaneous method

• Vibroflotation

• Pit method

• Pile method

When one building is higher than the other, _________ may be provided on the horizontal shores.

• Pit Underpinning

• Flying shore

• Pile Underpinning

• Raking shore

A large factor of safety should be adopted in the design of _____ as it is difficult to assess the actual loads.

• Pile method

• Horizontal shore

• Pit method

• Vertical shores

The following is not a classification of maintenance

• Preventive maintenance

• Scheduled maintenance

• Timely maintenance

• Corrective maintenance

Belt of an electric motor is broken, it needs

• Corrective maintenance

• Scheduled maintenance

• Preventive maintenance

• Timely maintenance

A systematic approach for maintenance is

• Problem – Cause – Diagnosis – Rectification

• Problem– Diagnosis – Cause – Rectification

• Problem – Measure – Diagnosis – Rectification

• Problem– Diagnosis – Measure – Rectification

With the increase in preventive maintenance cost, breakdown maintenance cost

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remain same

• Any of the above

Scheduled maintenance is _______ between breakdown maintenance and the preventive maintenance.

• Joint

• Compromise

• Bridge

• In