Civil Engineering MCQs

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Assertion A : English method of tunneling requires more time as compared to other methods of tunneling. Reason R : In English method of tunneling, the masons and excavators have to work alternately/
A. Both a and r are true and r is the correct explanation of a.
B. Both a and r are true and r is not the correct explanation of a.
C. A is true but r is false.
D. A is false but r is true.
The needle beam method of tunneling______________?
A. (i) is suitable for soils in which roof can stand for few minutes without support
B. (ii) is suitable for brick lining
C. (iii) is suitable for concrete lining
D. (iv) requires large number of trench jacks
American method of tunneling________________?
A. I) is suitable for large sized tunnels
B. Ii) is no,’ suitable for railway or highway tunnel’s
C. Iii) requires heavy timbers
D. Select the correct answer?
In “full face” method of constructing tunnels, the first operation relates to______________?
A. Removal of bottom portion
B. Excavation of one drift in the centre
C. Removal of top portion
D. Excavation being done along the periphery
If in a pin-jointed plane frame (m + r) > 2j, then the frame is________________?
A. Stable and statically determinate
B. Stable and statically indeterminate
C. Unstable
D. None of the above