
Foundation Quiz

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Architecture
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3rd Grade
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Mon Wyatt
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of foundations in a structure?
To distribute the load of the structure over a large bearing area
To secure a level and firm bed for building operations
To increase the lateral stability of the structure
To prevent the lateral movement of the supporting material
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of foundation is used to support individual columns?
Spread or Isolated footings
Continuous or wall footing
Cantilever footing
Combined footing
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When are mat (raft) foundations considered by foundation engineers?
When the soil is very erratic and prone to excessive differential settlement
When the structural loads are so high that spread footings would be exceptionally large
When the lateral loads are not uniformly distributed through the structure
When the bottom of the structure is located below the ground water table
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a pier in the context of deep foundations?
A watertight box or chamber used for laying foundation under water
A slender structural member made of steel, concrete, or wood
A vertical column of relatively large cross-section than a pile
A type of foundation of the shape of hollow prismatic box
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should be considered in selecting the foundation type?
Cost of foundation in comparison with the cost of the superstructure
Subsurface conditions
Function of the structure
All of the above
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of foundation is used when the distance between the columns is so great that a trapezoidal combined footing becomes quite narrow?
Cantilever footing
Combined footing
Continuous or wall footing
Spread or Isolated footings
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the lowest artificially built part of a structure which transmits the load of the structure to the ground called?
Bed rock
Firm ground
Foundation
Weak soil
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