A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called
Retaining wall
Breast wall
Buttress
Parapet wall
Correct Answer :
A. Retaining wall
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A pre-stressed concrete pile is
Easy to handle
Lighter in weight
Extremely durable
All the above
Arches in the form of masonry arcs struck from more than four centres, are called
Two curved arches
Gothic arches
Ogee arches
Drop gothic arches
The maximum total settlement for raft foundation on clayey soils should be limited to
25 mm
25 to 40 mm
40 to 65 mm
65 to 100 mm
A concrete structure is set on fire and the temperature raises to 1000°C. The strength of concrete as compared to original strength reduces to
10 %
15 %
20 %
25 %
The local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed
Cracking
Dubbing
Blistering
Hacking
Depth of lean concrete bed placed at the bottom of a wall footing, is kept
10 cm
15 cm
Equal to its projection beyond wall base
Less than its projection beyond wall base
The piece of a brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick, is known as
Queen closer
Bevelled closer
King closer
Half king closer
For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of
1 in 20
1 to 50
1 in 10
1 in 5
The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily, is known as
Shoring
Scaffolding
Underpinning
Jacking
In clay soil
Swelling and shrinkage characteristics prevail
Consolidation continues even after several years of construction
Differential settlement is generally prevalent
All the above
The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers, is called
English bond
Flemish bond
Russian band
Mixed bond
The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
Haunch
Spandril
Soffit
Rise
In the method of tube boring of soil investigation, the following is essential:
A tube of about 2 metres length and 20 cm diameter with a cutting edge
A flap valve at the bottom of tube is provided to extract the soil sample
The tube is raised and lowered by 4 thick rope moving over a pulley suspended on a tripod stand
All the above
A roof which slopes in four directions, is called
Shed roof
Gable end roof
Hipped roof
Gambrel roof
A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called
Retaining wall
Breast wall
Buttress
Parapet wall
For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
1 : 6
For brick construction, the lime-sand mortar, is
1 : 1
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
The mortar in which both cement and lime are used as binding materials, is called
Cement mortar
Lime mortar
Fire resistant mortar
Gauged mortar
The window which projects outside a room of a building for admitting more light and air, is known
Bay window
Casement window
Lantern window
Dormer window
The lower edge of the pitched roof, from where the rain water of the roof surface drops down, is known as
Hip
Gable
Ridge
Eaves
Number of vertical joints in a stretcher course is x times the number of joints in the header course, where x is equal to
1/2
1
2
1/4
The process of working a flat for the finishing coat, is known
Dubbing out
Floating
Knitting
Blistering
Exposed portions of vertical surface at right angles to the door or window frame, are known as
Jambs
Lintels
Reveals
Soffits
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
Truck pointing
Recessed pointing
Struck pointing
Grooved pointing
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
English bond is used for brick masonry to support heavy loads
Double-Flemish bond is suitable for brick masonry to give uniform face appearance
The stretcher bond is used for the construction of half brick masonry brick
All the above
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
The width of the wall is constructed thicker at the base in a stepped fashion
A long vertical load transferring concrete structure is called a concrete pile
In pile which transfers the load to the soil by the friction between the pile and the surrounding soil is called friction pile
The pile which transfers the load to a hard rock bed at certain depth is called load bearing
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The cost of square rooms is less
The expenditure on the foundation and roof for the double storeyed building is nearly half of that for the ground storeyed building
The cost of construction of a house may be minimised by restricting the height floors
All the above
The range of spread from the wall base to outer edge of a brick work foundation does not exceed
1/2 horizontal to 1 vertical
2/3 horizontal to 1 vertical
1 horizontal to 1 vertical
2 horizontals to 1 vertical
The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of
Black cotton soil
Loose fine sandy soil
Dry coarse sandy soil
Hard rocks
The minimum width of a stair in residential buildings, is
55 cm
70 cm
85 cm
100 cm