The document contains questions and answers related to various shaft sinking methods and terminology. It addresses topics like the depth at which mechanical ventilation is required, names of different parts of a shaft, use of equipment like cranes and buckets, safety devices, types of ropes, blasting patterns, lining, tubbing, methods for different ground conditions, and cementation process details.
The document contains questions and answers related to various shaft sinking methods and terminology. It addresses topics like the depth at which mechanical ventilation is required, names of different parts of a shaft, use of equipment like cranes and buckets, safety devices, types of ropes, blasting patterns, lining, tubbing, methods for different ground conditions, and cementation process details.
The document contains questions and answers related to various shaft sinking methods and terminology. It addresses topics like the depth at which mechanical ventilation is required, names of different parts of a shaft, use of equipment like cranes and buckets, safety devices, types of ropes, blasting patterns, lining, tubbing, methods for different ground conditions, and cementation process details.
1) While sinking the shaft Ventilation by mechanical means has to be provided if the depth
of the shaft exceeding
a) 30 m b) 25m c) 40m d) 15m 2) The starting point of the shaft is called a) Pit top b) Pit bottom c) Entry point d) Collar 3) A carne along with jib or grab is used for cleaning the debris up to a depth of a) 20 m b) 30 m c) 40 m d) 25 m 4) The clearance space required over finished diameter of shaft is to carry out shaft sinking operation ___ a) 230 – 300 mm b) 100-200 mm c) 350 to 400 mm d) 150 – 200 mm 5) The thickness of brick lining used for supporting varies from ____ a) 0.4-0.6 m b) 0.5 to 0.9 m c) 1.2 to 1.5 m d) 0.75 to 1 m 6) The holes left in permanent lining at the curb level to avoid development of hydrostatic pressure behind the lining due to water __ a) Product holes b) Weep holes c) Lining holes d) Drain holes 7) The place where the percolated water will be collected is a) Water sump b) Water tank c) Water garland d) Water pond 8) The platform required to carry out brick lining is a) Ladder way b) Side supporting platform c) Walling scaffold d) None of the above 9) Length of brick lining completed with a single position of walling scaffold is a) 1.5 m b) 1.4 m c) 1.6 m d) 1.3m 10) The device used to prevent undue swinging of the bucket in sinking shaft is a) Spider b) Kibble c) Scaffold d) Rider 11) The safety device provided in sinking shaft in case over winding a) Spider b) Kibble c) Spider d) Detaching hook 12) The type of ropes used for the support of walling scaffold is a) Round stranded rope b) Locked coil rope c) Flat end stranded rope d) None of the above 13) The number of holes per ring in a blasting pattern used for shaft sinking is ___ times the diameter of the shaft a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1 14) The diameter and length of holes drilled in a blasting pattern used for shaft sinking a) 38 mm , 1.2 to 1.5 m b) 35 mm, 1-1.5 m c) 42 mm, 1.5 to 2 m d) 50 mm, 1-2 m 15) The bucket used to clear the debris is also know as a) Kibble b) Bowk c) Hoppit d) All the above 16) _______ is used for attaching the bucket during shaft sinking a) Kibble b) Clivy c) Rider d) Rider cone 17) The verticality and radius of the shaft are checked from time to time _____ a) Once in a week b) Once in every 14 days c) Once every day d) Once in a month 18) The pumps are provided when the inflow of water exceeds a) 50 liters per minute b) 100 liters per minute c) 150 lit per min d) 200 lit per min 19) The quantity of air in m3 per minute and type of fan provided when the depth of shaft exceeds 25 m a) 300, forcing fan b) 300, exhaust fan c) 200 , forcing fan d) 200 , exhaust fan 20) Incase of water bearing strata the permanent water tight lining of shaft is provided by a) Tubbing b) Walling c) Brick wedge d) Concrete Wedge 21) In Indian conditions , the type of tubbing preferred is a) German Tubbing b) English Tubbing c) French Tubbing d) None of the above 22) Upward drivage of shaft is carried out for distance upto a) 15m b) 25 m c) 35m d) 45 m 23) A permanent lining where running sand is encountered during sinking shaft is ___ a) Cementation b) Piling c) Concrete d) Tubbing 24) The method shaft sinking used to sink through loose deposit of sand, mud or alluvium near surface is ___ a) Piling b) Open Caisson c) Pneumatic Caisson d) Cementation 25) The piling method of shaft sinking through alluvium can be done up to a depth of a) 15 m b) 20m c) 25 m d) 30m 26) The method shaft sinking adopted in strata having alternate tough and loose ground a) Open caisson b) Pneumatic Caisson c) Forced drop d) Cementation 27) Forced drop method of shaft sinking is used upto a depth of a) 30 m b) 60m c) 90 m d) 45 m 28) The method of shaft sinking used where danger of ground filling up or considerable inrush of water under small head a) Open caisson b) Pneumatic Caisson c) Forced drop d) Cementation 29) Pneumatic caisson method is used upto a depth of a) 30m b) 45 m c) 60m d) 90 m 30) The method of shaft sinking through friable or unstable strata with heavy inrush of water or sand a) Pilling b) Pneumatic Caisson c) Freezing method d) Cementation method 31) In Freezing method of shaft sinking which of the following solution is circulated for freezing a) HCL b) H2SO4 c) CaCl2 d) NaCl3 32) In freezing method the process of removal of ice by sending hot brine solution is known as a) Defreezing b) Silicatization c) Post freezing d) Thawing 33) The method of sinking used through fissured strata except in running sand is __ a) Pneumatic Caisson b) Cementation c) Forced drop d) Piling 34) The process of treating the holes with chemicals to reduce the friction to the passage of cement through rock mass a) Pre silicatisation b) Silicatisation c) Sensitization d) Grouting 35) The extra holes drilled between the Cementation holes are known as ___ a) Cementation holes b) Product holes c) Grouting holes d) Crack filling holes 36) The process of treating the product holes with chemicals is known as a) Pre silicatization b) Silicatization c) Sensitization d) Grouting 37) The chemical composition used for silicatisation process is a) Silicate of soda and Aluminium sulphate b) Silicate of soda and Manganese sulphate c) Silicate of Soda and Copper sulphate c) Silicate of soda and Phosphorous sulphate 38) Number of product holes in cementation process equals to ___ times of cementation holes a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5