Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 6 (Q.No. 2)
2.
Pile foundations are generally preferred to for
bridge foundations
sky scrapper buildings
residential buildings
runways.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
Discussion:
16 comments Page 1 of 2.

Naveen Kallan said:   8 years ago
For bridge pier foundations are used.

Answer is correct.
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Gautam said:   1 decade ago
Bridge foundations may also be answer?
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Shyam shukla said:   9 years ago
Yes, I too think the bridge foundation is a correct answer.
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Raju said:   9 years ago
For bridge, pile foundation is necessary to know the characteristics of soil.
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Insan said:   9 years ago
Well foundation is used for bridge.
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Sanat kumar rout said:   8 years ago
Pile foundation is also used in bridges.

So why not the answer A?
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Nayan said:   8 years ago
In India, bridge used well foundation.
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Sutabi said:   1 decade ago
Yes, @Goutam.

Pile foundation as sheet piling also needed for a Bridge Foundation.

But what is the correct option then?

Imtiyaz Ahmed said:   1 decade ago
What is the right answer please give me?

Irfan ahmad rather said:   10 years ago
For skyscrapers pile foundation not only transfers the load to the hard stratum but also acts a batter for horizontal loads.


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