As compared to stretcher course, the thickness of joints in header course should be
Less
More
Equal
Equal or more
Correct Answer :
A. Less
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The type of bond in a brick masonry containing alternate courses of stretchers and headers, is called
Flemish bond
English bond
Stretcher bond
Header bond
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Inclined borings are made for taking samples under existing structures
Inclined borings are occasionally used instead of vertical holes
The spacing of inclined borings is kept such that one bore hole is vertically above the bottom of an adjacent bore hole
All the above
The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
Haunch
Spandril
Soffit
Rise
The concrete slump recommended for foundations, is
25 to 50 mm
30 to 125 mm
50 to 100 mm
75 to 125 mm
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
In Flemish bond, headers and stretchers are laid alternately in the same course
In Flemish bond every header in each course lies centrally over every stretcher of the underlying course
In English bond, stretchers are laid in every course
In English bond, headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses
An arch may fail due to
Uneven settlement of abutments
Sliding of voussoirs
Crushing of the material
All the above
The Auger borings are not common
In soils that require lateral support
In cohesive soils
In soft soils
None of the above
A wooden block fixed on back side of a door frame on its post, is known as
Cleat
Stop
Horn
None of these
The thickness of a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept
5 cm
10 cm
15 cm
20 cm
The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of
Black cotton soil
Loose fine sandy soil
Dry coarse sandy soil
Hard rocks
Two columns 50 cm × 50 cm and 60 cm × 60 cm carry 80 tonnes and 120 tonnes of loads respectively. The centre to centre distance between columns is 5.00 metres. The permissible bearing capacity of the soil is 20 t/m2. If the footing is not to project more than 25 cm beyond the outside of the smaller column, pick up the correct design parameters of the footing from the following:
Distance of C.G. of the loads from the smaller column = 3.00 m
The length of the foundation slab = 7.00 m
Area of footing slab = 11.00 m2
All the above
Dampness causes
Efflorescence
Bleaching of paints
Crumbling of plaster
Growth of termites
The single stage well point system of dewatering an excavation can be used if the depth of excavation does not exceed
5 m
10 m
15 m
20 m
The function of king post in a king post roof truss is
To support the frame work of the roof
To receive the ends of principal rafter
To prevent the walls from spreading outward
To prevent the tie beam from sagging at its centre
The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily, is known as
Shoring
Scaffolding
Underpinning
Jacking
The angle between skew back of a flat arch and the horizontal, is kept approximately equal to
0°
30°
60°
90°
The sill of a common wooden partition is
Vertical wooden member on either end
Lower horizontal wooden member
Upper horizontal wooden member
Intermediate horizontal wooden member
A temporary rigid structure having platforms to enable masons to work at different stages of a building, is known as
Scaffolding
Dead shore
Raking shore
Under pinning
The platform at the end of a series of steps, is known as
Platform
Relief
Rest
Landing
In soils possessing low bearing capacity, the type of foundation generally provided, is
Column footing
Grillage footing
Raft footing
All the above
The type of roof suitable in plains where rainfall is meagre and temperature is high is
Pitched and sloping roof
Flat roof
Shell roof
None of the above
The bearing capacity of piles is determined by
Dynamic formula
Static formula
Pile load tests
All the above
The least bearing capacity of soil is that of
Hard rock
Moist clay
Soft rock
Coarse sandy soil
Pick up the correct specification of one-room quarters generally adopted from the following:
Six quarters in a row
The size of room is either 3.5 m × 3 m or 4.2 m × 2.5 m
The front verandah is kept 2 m wide
All the above
The type of roof which slopes in two directions with a break in the slope on each side is known as
Gable roof
Hip roof
Gambrel roof
Mansard roof
The line of intersection of two surfaces of a sloping roof forming an internal angle less than 180°, is known as
Ridge
Hip
Valley
None of these
The alignment of a cross joint along the plumb line is
Bed block
Perpend
Lintel
Vertical line
The inner section of a cavity wall, is generally known as
Buttress
Leaf wall
Pilaster
Pillar
Safe bearing capacity of black cotton soil varies from
2 to 3 t/m2
5 to 7.5 t/m2
8 to 10 t/m2
10 to 12 t/m2
As compared to English bond, double Flemish bond is
Stronger
More compact
Costly
None of the above