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WorksheetsCIVIL ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
The following is (are) scheduled maintenance
Overhauling of machine
Cleaning of tank
Whitewashing of building
All of the above
underpinning is the process of strengthening and stabilizing the foundation of an existing building or other structure.
True
False
The following are the ways of achieving underpinning except
soil treatment
Piling
Load transfer and soil treatment
Load transfer
The following are advantages of mass concrete underpinning except
Speed in execution of work
Simplicity of engineering work
Continuous use of building whiles undertaking the work
Low cost of labor
Which of these types of maintenance is a reactive type of maintenance?
Routine maintenance
Scheduled maintenance
Corrective maintenance
Condition-based maintenance
Preventive maintenance is carried out to avoid breakdown/defects in buildings and services.
True
False
The combination of technical and administrative actions to ensure the items and elements of a building in an acceptable standard to perform its required function is known as
Fabrication
Construction
Building maintenance
Renovation
It occurs when an asset requires immediate attention in order to keep a facility operational or safe. What type of maintenance is this?
Planned maintenance
Corrective maintenance
Running maintenance
Emergency maintenance
Beam design is dependent upon the configuration of the building and the applied loads.
True
False
None of the above
Mini-piled underpinning is generally used when the loads from the foundations need to be transferred to stable soils at considerable depths - usually in excess of 5 meters
True
False
None of the above
Identify the figure
Jacked pile underpinning
Mini-piled Underpinning
Beam and base underpinning
None of the above
This underpinning method strengthens an existing structure's foundation by digging boxes by hand underneath and sequentially pouring concrete in a
strategic order. What type of underpinning is this?
Beam and base underpinning
Traditional underpinning
Pile underpinning
Micro-pile underpinning
Identify the figure
Traditional underpinning
Mass concrete underpinning
Beam and base underpinning
None of the above
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the pit method of underpinning?
Simplicity of the engineering
Having moderate deformation of the structure
Low cost of labor to produce result
None of the above
Which figure describes the traditional underpinning?
