Foundation Quiz

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3rd Grade

35 Qs

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Foundation Quiz

Foundation Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Architecture

3rd Grade

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Created by

Mon Wyatt

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35 questions

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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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