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  • Question
  • The tunnels, the artificial underground passages are constructed for :


  • Options
  • A. highways
  • B. railways
  • C. sewerage
  • D. water supply project
  • E. All the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • All the above. 


  • Tunnelling problems


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    • 1. The cut of a tunnel face is shown in given figure. This is called

    • Options
    • A. Michigan cut
    • B. Burn cut
    • C. Fan cut
    • D. Horizontal cut.
    • Discuss
    • 2. For highways, tunnelling is preferred to if the open cut exceeds :

    • Options
    • A. 10 metres depth
    • B. 15 metres depth
    • C. 20 metres depth
    • D. 25 metres depth.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The most commonly adopted pattern of cut holes is :

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    • A. horizontal wedge cut
    • B. pyramid cut
    • C. fan cut
    • D. V-cut
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. High pressure grouting is generally restored for concreting in the lining if the rock strata is:

    • Options
    • A. highly fissured
    • B. poor
    • C. likely to get seepage of water
    • D. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 5. To attain the required shape of the tunnel section, we use :

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    • A. easers
    • B. trimmers
    • C. cut holes
    • D. chisels.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The length of the needle beam used in needle beam method of tunnelling is usually

    • Options
    • A. 2 m to 4 m
    • B. 2.5 m to 6 m
    • C. 4 m to 7 m
    • D. 5 m to 6 m
    • Discuss
    • 7. For hauling muck from the tunnel, the following type of muck-car is used :

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    • A. muck box
    • B. balle-ship
    • C. side dump car
    • D. U-bottom
    • E. All of these.
    • Discuss
    • 8. In case of drift method of tunnelling, the drift may be excavated at

    • Options
    • A. the centre
    • B. the bottom
    • C. the top
    • D. the side
    • E. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which one of the following methods is generally used for the layout of the muck-car tracks

    • Options
    • A. the grass hopper method
    • B. passing track method
    • C. the cherry picker
    • D. California crossing, Dixon conveyor
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which one of the following methods of tunnelling does not require the use of time bearing :

    • Options
    • A. Linear plate method
    • B. Shield method
    • C. Compressed air method
    • D. Mechanical tunneler i.e. mole method
    • E. All the these.
    • Discuss


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