In case of multi-storeyed buildings, the forms to be removed first are
Sides of beams and girders
Column forms
Bottom of beams and girders
All the above at the same time
Correct Answer :
A. Sides of beams and girders
Related Questions
Pick up the correct statement about silt soil from the following:
The silt soil has particle size from 0.02 mm to 0.06 mm
In organic fine grained silt soil possesses no plasticity
The least plastic type normally consists of more or less equidimensional grains of quartz
All the above
For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
1 : 6
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Cavity of a cavity wall should start near ground level
Cavity of a cavity wall should terminate near eaves level of sloping roof
Cavity of a cavity wall should terminate near coping of flat roof with parapet wall
All the above
The type of footing which is used to transmit heavy loads through steel columns is
Raft foundation
Grillage foundation
Well foundation
Isolated footing
The process of making the back ground rough, before plastering, is
Dubbing
Hacking
Blistering
Peeling
Raft foundations are used for:
Providing increased area of foundation over poor bearing capacity of soil
Spanning over small soft or loose pockets
Counter acting the hydrostatic effect
All the above
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
Cement is added to lime mortar to increase its hydraulic properties only
Lime surkhi mortar is used for pointing the walls
Lime should be slaked before preparing lime mortar
High early strength concrete is generally used in cold weather
Pitched and sloping roofs are suitable for
Coastal regions
Plain regions
Covering large areas
All of the above
An arch constructed with finely dressed stones, is known
Ashlar arch
Rubble arch
Gauged arch
Axed arch
Best type of piles for soft soil having little resistance to the flow of concrete, is
Simplex pile
Vibro pile
Raymond pile
Franki pile
For brick construction, the lime-sand mortar, is
1 : 1
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail, are known
Balusters
Strings
Newel posts
Soffits
The minimum thickness of walls built in cement mortar (1 : 6) for a single storey building, is
10 cm
15 cm
20 cm
25 cm
Suitable spacing of timber piles, is
50 cm
60 cm
80 cm
90 cm
The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is
Purlin
Cleat
Batten
Strut
The nominal thickness of one brick wall in mm, is
90 mm
150 mm
190 mm
200 mm
The type of pointing in which a V-shaped projection outside the wall surface, is provided, is called
Recessed pointing
Weather pointing
V-pointing
Tuck pointing
For constructing a terrazzo floor, Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
A base course is prepared as in cement concrete flooring
A 32 mm thick layer of cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is laid on the base course and the surface is made smooth by trowelling
Glass strips are driven into the layer according to the pattern required
After final grinding is over, oxalic acid mixed with water is spread over and rubbed hard with soft material
The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers, is called
English bond
Flemish bond
Russian band
Mixed bond
The window which is provided in flat roof of a room, is known
Dormer window
Lantern window
Louvered window
Sky window
Crown is located at
Highest point on the extrados of the arch
Highest point on the intrados of the arch
Skew-back of the arch
None of these
The method of moving each brick through a small horizontal distance before it is finally laid in any brick wall and pressing it by means of brick hammer, is known as
Trowelling
Laying
Grouting
Placing
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
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 %
If (φ) is the angle of repose of soil of weight w kg/m3, the horizontal pressure p at a depth of h metres per metre length of wall, is
wh × [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)]
(wh/2) × [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)]
wh × √[(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)]
wh × √[(1 + sin φ)/(1 - sin φ)]
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 pile provided with one or more bulles in its vertical shaft, is generally known as
Under-ream pile
Friction pile
Bearing pile
Sheet pile
The angular steps used for changing direction of the stairs, are called
Round steps
Angular steps
Winders
Radial steps
In a colar beam roof
There is no horizontal tie beam
There is a horizontal tie at the feet of rafters only
There is a horizontal tie at almost the middle of rafters only
There are two horizontal ties, one at the feet and other at the middle of the rafters
The brick laid with its breadth parallel to the face of a wall, is known as
Header
Stretcher
Closer
None of these