Q. Modern pile driving method was first invented by ___________

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Q. The precast concrete piles are generally used for a maximum design load of about ____________

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Q. Cast-in-situ piles may be classified in to ________ classes.

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Q. Which of the following piles is a cast-in-situ type of concrete pile?

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Q. Composite piles are suitable for ______________

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Q. Piles are commonly driven in to ground by means of special device called __________

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Q. The types of hammer used for driving piles are ___________

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Q. If a hammer is raised by steam and allowed to fall by gravity on top of the pile, it is called as________

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Q. Single acting hammers provide an advantage in __________ type of soil.

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Q. The maximum load which can be carried by a pile is defined as its __________

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Q. The allowable load which the pile can carry safely is determined on the basis of ________

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Q. The load carrying capacity of a pile can be determined by which of the following methods?

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Q. Which of the following are some of the commonly used dynamic formula?

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Q. When a pile hammer hits the pile, the total driving energy is equal to _________

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Q. Dynamic formulae are best suited for _________ type of soil.

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Q. Dynamic formula does not indicate about _________

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Q. The dynamic formula is valueless for which of the following type of soil?

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Q. In dynamic formulae what are the energy losses, that is not accounted?

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Q. The greater objection to any of the pile driving formulae is _________

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Q. The static formula is based on the assumption that the ultimate bearing capacity Qup is equal to ___________

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