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Foundation-engineering Questions Set 21:

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Under-reamed piles are used in which type of soil?

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What type of pile is provided at an inclination?

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In under-reamed pile construction, the ratio of bulb diameter to shaft diameter is typically

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Which is the best method for reclaiming alkaline soil?

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The structure that transfers the structural load from the building to the soil stratum is called as?

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What is the formula for the ultimate load capacity (Qu) of a pile using static analysis?

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For which type of soil will Westergaard's analysis produce better results than Boussinesq's analysis?

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The factor of safety of an infinite slope in a sand deposit is 1.5. If the angle of shearing resistance is 30°, the angle of the infinite slope is:

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The allowable load that the pile can safely carry is determined based on which of the following?

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Which correction is first considered while carrying out the Standard Penetration Test (SPT) of cohesionless soil?

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