Civil Engineering - Tunnelling

Exercise : Tunnelling - Section 1
  • Tunnelling - Section 1
26.
Which one of the following methods is generally used for the layout of the muck-car tracks
the grass hopper method
passing track method
the cherry picker
California crossing, Dixon conveyor
All the above.
Answer: Option
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27.
For transferring the tunnel alignment through shafts, we adopt the following steps :
1. Hanging two or more plumb lines in the shaft
2. Determining the bearing of the plumb lines i.e. plumb plane
3. Suspending a 35 kg weight by each plumb line
4. Immersing the weights of both the plumb lines in the buckets containing water.
The correct sequence of steps is :
1 2 3 4
4 3 2 1
l 3 2 4
2 1 4 3
Answer: Option
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28.
For initial surveys of tunnels, the following activities are involved:
1. Marking portal point with concrete pillars on the ground
2. Marking tunnel obligatory points on the topographical maps
3. Preliminary setting of the tunnel on the topographical Survey of India maps
3. Driving lines between the fixed obligatory points.
The correct sequence of the activities is :
3 2 4 1
1 2 3 4
4 3 1 2
2 4 3 1
Answer: Option
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29.
For full face method, the excavation to be done is generally divided into
two sections
three sections
four sections
five sections.
Answer: Option
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30.
The tunnels, the artificial underground passages are constructed for :
highways
railways
sewerage
water supply project
All the above.
Answer: Option
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