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    This document provides questions related to various substructure construction techniques including box jacking, pipe jacking, underwater construction of diaphragm walls and basements, tunneling techniques, piling techniques, well and caisson foundations, sinking cofferdams, cable anchoring and grouting, driving diaphragm walls and sheet piles, shoring for deep excavations, dewatering using well points, and equipment for underground excavations. Specifically, it includes questions about the definition, process, advantages/disadvantages, and applications of these various substructure construction methods.

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    This document provides questions related to various substructure construction techniques including box jacking, pipe jacking, underwater construction of diaphragm walls and basements, tunneling techniques, piling techniques, well and caisson foundations, sinking cofferdams, cable anchoring and grouting, driving diaphragm walls and sheet piles, shoring for deep excavations, dewatering using well points, and equipment for underground excavations. Specifically, it includes questions about the definition, process, advantages/disadvantages, and applications of these various substructure construction methods.

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    CE 6506 CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, EQUIPMENT AND PRACTICES

    QUESTION BANK

    UNIT III SUB STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION


    Techniques of Box jacking – Pipe Jacking -under water construction of diaphragm
    walls and basement-Tunneling techniques – Piling techniques - well and caisson -
    sinking cofferdam - cable anchoring and grouting-driving diaphragm walls, sheet piles
    - shoring for deep cutting - well points -Dewatering and stand by Plant equipment for
    underground open excavation.

    BOX JACKING

    1 What is Box Jacking?


    2 When do you adopt Box Jacking?
    3 How is Box Jacking different from Tunneling?
    4 What are the safety measures adopted during box jacking?
    5 For what types of soils box jacking can be used?
    6 What is the main difference between box jacking and other tunneling methods?
    7 List out the various adavantages of box jacking method.
    8 Describe in detail the construction method of subways by box jacking method
    9 Write the detailed procedure for the construction of a subway under a busy road by the Box
    Jacking Method.
    10 Describe the procedure involved in under water construction of Box Jacked Tunnel.
    11 Describe with neat sketches, the procedure of box jacking, its advantages and disadvantages,
    and practical applications.
    12 Differentiate between Pipe Jacking and Box Jacking.
    13 Define Box Jacking.
    14 Differentiate between Pipe Jacking and Box Jacking.
    15 Describe the differences between Box Jacking and Tunneling.
    16 Write the detailed procedure for the construction of a subway under a busy road by the Box
    Jacking Method.
    17 Explain the Box jacking Technique. ***** Nov 2009
    18 Describe the various procedures of Box Jacking.
    19 Describe in detail with sketches the procedure for construction of a pedestrian subway below
    an existing roadwithout cutting the road and without diverting the traffic. State the method
    and its features, advantages, etc.
    20

    PIPE JACKING

    1 What is Pipe Jacking?


    2 Differentiate between Pipe Jacking and Box Jacking.
    3
    4

    DRIVING DIAPHRAGM WALLS

    UNDER WATER CONSTRUCTION OF DIAPHRAGM WALLS

    1 What is a diaphragm wall?


    2 What is bentonite soil?
    3 How is the sub-soil subsidence controlled using bentonite?
    4 How is bentonite based soil control different from the control staging shuttering / staging?
    5 Describe the procedure involved in under water construction of diaphragm walls and
    basement.
    Define a Diaphragm Wall.
    How is the diaphragm wall excavation similar to and also different from the excavation of soil for
    piles.
    6 Describe the procedure involved in under water construction of diaphragm walls
    7 List out the construction procedure of a Diaphragm Wall.
    8 What is the use of Bentonite powder in underground excavation works like pile
    boring, diaphragm wall, etc.?
    9 Define Diaphragm Wall and state its uses and construction methods.
    10 What do you understand about diaphragm walls? ****** Dec 2009
    11 Define Diaphragm Wall.
    12 How is a Diaphragm Wall different from ordinary / conventional underground RC walls?
    13 Define Trenching. *********** Nov 2008
    14 How is a Diaphragm wall different from retaining wall?
    15 How is a Diaphragm wall different from a dam wall?
    16 How is a Diaphragm wall different from buttress wall?
    17 Dscribe in detail the construction of a diaphragm wall.
    18
    19
    20
    21 .
    22

    UNDER WATER CONSTRUCTION OF BASEMENT

    TUNNELING TECHNIQUES

    1 What is Tunneling?
    2 What is a Tunnel?
    3 Classify Tunnels under various categories.
    4 Describe the various methods of tunnel construction.
    5 What is Open – Cut trench method?
    6 What is Trenchless Technology?
    7 What is a TBM?
    8 Explain the types of tunnels in detail.
    9 What are the various types of Tunnels?
    10 Describe the procedure involved in under water construction of Box Jacked Tunnel.
    11 Describe Tunnels and Tunneling in detail.
    12 Describe the various types of equipment for tunneling.
    13 Write a detailed note on equipment for Tunneling.
    14 What is mucking? ****** Dec 2009
    15 List out all the tunneling techniques.
    16 What is the optimum shape of the cross section of a tunnel based on the soil strata
    encountered?
    17 What is a TBM?
    18 Define Heading and Benching.
    19 Define Full Face Heading.
    20 Define Drifting method.
    21 Define Pilot Tunnel method.
    22 What is Mole Tunneling?
    23 Draw the various types / positions of drifts.
    24 What is the need for lining in a tunnel?
    25 Describe the differences between Box Jacking and Tunneling.
    26 Write a detailed note on equipment for Tunneling.
    27

    PILING TECHNIQUES

    1 What are Piles?


    2 Classify the various types of piles.
    3 List out the various piling techniques.
    4 What are the differences between Bored Piles and Driven Piles?
    5 What are the differences between Displacement Piles and Non- Displacement Piles?
    6 What are the various machineries used for pile construction?
    7 What is negative friction?
    8 How does negative friction affect piles?
    9 How are piles classified based on the method of load transfer?
    1 What is the equipment used for driving precast pile?
    2 What are sheet piles? List its applications
    3 Equipments for pile driving.
    List out the various pile driving methods
    What are the advantages and disadvantages of driven method of piling?
    4 List out all the types of construction methods of piling
    5 Classify the piles under various categories and very briefly describe each type.
    6 Describe any one method of Pile Driving in detail.
    7 What is the use of Bentonite powder in underground excavation works like pile
    boring, etc.?
    8 Describe the various types of PILES and the various construction methods for PILING.
    9List out the various Piling techniques and state the suitability of each type w.r.t. pile type and
    soil
    10 type.
    11 List out the types of Pile Driving Methods.
    12 Name the chemical used for stabilization of excavations, bore holes.
    13 List out the types of Piles.
    14 Define Compacted Piles.
    15 What is a Pile Group?
    16 Compare and contrast End – Bearing Pile and Friction Pile.
    17 What are Drop Hammers?
    18 What is Single Acting Hammer?
    19 What is Double Acting Hammer?
    20 What is Differential Acting Hammer?
    21 What is a Hydraulic Hammer?
    22 What is Sonic or Vibratory Hammer?
    23 Describe any one method of Pile Driving in detail.
    24 Expalin the piling techniques in detail. ********* May 2009
    25 Write a detailed note on equipment for Pile Driving.
    26 Compare and contrast the Driven Piling and Bored Piling methods, their respective
    classifications, relativeadvantages and disadvantages, etc.
    27

    WELL Foundation and CAISSON

    1 What is a box-caisson? Why do we use it?


    2
    Define a Caisson
    List out the types of caissons
    Dseribe the various types of caissons and compare their merits and demerits
    1 Define pneumatic caisson.
    2 Define a Caisson and list out its types.
    3 Describe the various types of Caissons.
    4 Differentiate cofferdam from caisson
    5Differentiate between Well Foundation and Caisson.
    6What are the safety measures required during the construction of caissons?
    7 Describe the various types of Caissons.
    8 Explain the method of sinking a pneumatic caisson. **** Nov 2008
    9 Describe the various types of Caissons
    10 What is Pneumatic caisson? Where it is adopted? How it is constructed?
    11 Describe the concept, procedure, advantages and disadvantages/difficulties of Caissons.
    12

    COFFERDAMS and SINKING of COFFERDAM

    1 What are sheet piles? List its applications


    What is a cofferdam?
    List out the types of cofferdams

    Describe the various types of cofferdams and explain any one type in detail.
    What is a cofferdam? Why do we use it?
    1 What is called coffer dams? Explain the types of coffer dams in detail.
    2 Describe the various types of Cofferdams.
    3 Define Cofferdam
    4 Differentiate cofferdam from caisson
    5 Define sinking of cofferdam. ********* May 2009
    6 Describe the various types of Cofferdams.
    7 Describe the various types of Cofferdams.

    CABLE ANCHORING AND GROUTING


    Describe in detail the applications of Cable Anchoring and Grouting in civil engineering
    construction.

    SHEET PILES

    1 What are sheet piles? List its applications


    Describe the various types of sheet piles and types of connections used for them?
    List the applications of sheet piles
    1 What is the role of membranes in different earthwork constructions and in reservoir
    construction?

    Mention where sheet piles are used. ***** Nov 2009


    What are Sheet Piles? ********* May 2009

    SHORING FOR DEEP CUTTING

    DEWATERING
    WELL POINTS
    STAND BY PLANT EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERGROUND OPEN EXCAVATION.

    List out the various methods of Dewatering.


    Compare and contrast Well Point System and the Freezing method of dewatering

    List the methods of Dewatering.


    Describe all the types of dewatering and state the suitability of each type w.r.t. soil type and
    depth of dewatering required

    2 List out the different methods of Dewatering.

    What are the factors in the selection of pumps for dewatering?


    What is Well Point?
    What are the precautions required during a dewatering operation?
    How is the shape of the deep cuttings and excavations designed as per the soil strata and level of
    the ground water?
    List out the types of Dewatering techniques.
    Explain the dewatering for underground open excavation. ***** Nov 2009
    Describe the various types of Dewatering techniques.
    Explain the methods of dewatering the foundation trenches **** Nov 2009

    What is the role of membranes in different earthwork constructions and in reservoir construction?
    What are geo-membranes? List their applications. What are geo-membranes? List the applications

    Explain the large reservoir construction with membranes and earth system. ******* May 2009

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