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The line of intersection of two surfaces of a sloping roof forming an internal angle less than 180°, is known as
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In a colar beam roof
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The portion of a brick cut across the width, is called
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The projections of head or sill of a door or window frame are
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Stud(s) of a common wooden partition
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The window which projects outside a room of a building for admitting more light and air, is known
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If the depth of an excavation is 20 meters, number of single stage well points to be installed at various levels, is
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The loose pockets in soil mass can be bridged safely by providing a raft foundation provided the soft area is smaller than
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Dutch bond is a modification of
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In which of the following pairs both trees yield soft wood?
Q.11
You are asked to design and supervise a truss for a factory to have spans 6 m to 9 m. The type of the truss you will use, is
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In jack arch floor, the rise is kept
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The raft slab is projected beyond the outer walls of the structure by
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The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
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The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is
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Safe bearing capacity of black cotton soil varies from
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The type of footing which is used to transmit heavy loads through steel columns is
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The position of a brick when laid on its side 9 cm × 9 cm with its frog in the vertical plane, is called
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The horizontal timber piece provided at the apex of a roof truss which supports the common rafter is called
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Sum of tread and rise must lie between
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The number of steps in a flight generally should not be less than
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For heavy embankments and dams, of height h, the depth of exploration of soil should not be less than
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The ceiling height of a building is
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To ensure that supporting area of an offset footing of a boundary wall is fully compressive, the C.G. of load must act
Q.25
Suitable spacing of timber piles, is
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Which one of the following activities is not correct as applicable to brick corbels
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The stone blocks approximately triangular in shape, used as steps, are known
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An arch constructed with finely dressed stones, is known
Q.29
The minimum distance between the centers of bulb of diameter du, of a multi under reamed piles, is
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The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called
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The taper of precast concrete pile should not be more than
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The Auger boring method is not suitable for
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The vertical faces of a door opening which support frame of the door, are
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In verandah (corridor) floors outward slope is
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The additional piles which are driven to increase the capacity of supporting loads on vertical piles, are known
Q.36
Single Flemish bond consists of
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Herringbone bond is used for
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The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making
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In English garden wall bond
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To obtain good bonding in brick masonry
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The depth of an arch is the distance between
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Engineering news formula for obtaining safe bearing capacity of pile for drop hammer, is,
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The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called
Q.44
A pre-stressed concrete pile is
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As compared to stretcher course, the thickness of joints in header course should be
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The bearing capacity of piles is determined by
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For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of
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For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be
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The pile which is provided with a bulb filled with concrete at its lower end, is known as
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The type of pointing in which upper side of mortar joints is kept about 12 mm inside the face of the masonry and bottom is kept flushed with face of wall, is
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