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Depth of lean concrete bed placed at the bottom of a wall footing, is kept
Q.2
Pitched and sloping roofs are suitable for
Q.3
Pile foundations are suitable for
Q.4
The bond in which headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses and every stretcher course is started with a three fourth brick bat, is known as
Q.5
A wooden block hinged on post outside a door, is known
Q.6
The window which is provided in flat roof of a room, is known
Q.7
The window which is provided on a sloping roof of a building, is called
Q.8
Grillage foundation
Q.9
A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called
Q.10
In grillage foundations, distance between flanges of grillage beams, is kept
Q.11
An arch may fail due to
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The process of keeping concrete moist for a certain period after its finishing, is known as
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According to Rankine's formula, minimum depth of foundations, is
Q.14
The maximum number of steps in a flight should generally be restricted to
Q.15
If a is the offset of concrete bed in cms, and d is the depth of concrete bed in cms, then
Q.16
Weep holes are provided in retaining and breast walls
Q.17
The triangular space formed between the extrados and the horizontal line drawn through the crown of an arch is known as
Q.18
In which of the following directions, the strength of timber is maximum?
Q.19
In clay soil
Q.20
Gravels
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The Auger borings are not common
Q.22
The predominant constituent which is responsible for strength in granite is
Q.23
A cut in frame of a door to receive the shutter, is called
Q.24
The minimum width of a stair in residential buildings, is
Q.25
Expansion joints in masonry walls are provided if length exceeds
Q.26
The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of
Q.27
The least bearing capacity of soil is that of
Q.28
Depth or height of the arch is the
Q.29
In soft clay of low bearing capacity, the type of steel pile generally used, is
Q.30
If (φ) is the angle of repose of soil of weight w kg/m3, the horizontal pressure p at a depth of h meters per metre length of wall, is
Q.31
The vertical distance between the springing line and highest point of the inner curve of an arch is known as
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The mortar in which both cement and lime are used as binding materials, is called
Q.33
For brick construction, the lime-sand mortar, is
Q.34
A stair should not have pitch more than
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The type of bond in a brick masonry containing alternate courses of stretchers and headers, is called
Q.36
Mansard roof is a roof which slopes in
Q.37
A solid core of rock is formed inside the cylinder in the case of
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In grillage foundations a minimum 15 cm cover is provided on
Q.39
Number of vertical joints in a stretcher course is x times the number of joints in the header course, where x is equal to
Q.40
In the construction of arches, sand box method is used for
Q.41
The foundations are placed below ground level, to increase
Q.42
The stepped structure provided for lateral support of a structure, is
Q.43
If height of the first storey of a building is 3.2 m and riser is 13 cm, the number of treads required, is
Q.44
The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath, is known as
Q.45
While designing a stair, the product of rise and going is approximately kept equal to
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The 19 cm × 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face, is generally known as
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A pointed arch which forms isosceles or equilateral triangle, is generally known as
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The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail, are known
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Dampness causes
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While investigating the site, a thick layer of fairly firm clay over a deep layer of soft clay is encountered. In such a situation, the following type of foundation is useful:
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