Which of the two deep foundation members (piles or piers) must be closely spaced and three or more of them joined together with a cap over them? Give reason for your answer.

What will be an ideal response?


Piles. Because piles are driven into ground, they are slender members. Therefore, the load-bearing capacity of an individual pile is small. A (concrete) pile cap integrates multiple piles into one foundation element.

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a. mechanical latching attachment b. memory relay c. locking relay d. solid-state timing relay

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A. Technician A only B. Technician B only C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B

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What is electricity? What is necessary for electricity to flow through a circuit?

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The ____ roof is a simple sloped roof with no ridge. It is much like one side of a gable roof.

A. hip B. mansard C. gambrel D. shed

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