Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The sand in the sand pile is well compacted
The sand is kept moist at the time of placing and tamping
Sand piles are generally used under column loads
All of the above
Correct Answer :
D. All of the above
Related Questions
The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
Haunch
Spandril
Soffit
Rise
The opening provided in sloping roof with its top parallel to the roof surface, is called
Dormer window
Sky light window
Lantern window
Louvered window
Gravels
Are cohesionless aggregates
Vary in size between 2 to 20 mm
Never swell when they come into contact with water
All the above
To support a heavy structure in sandy soil, the type of foundation generally used, is
Combined footing
Raft footing
Pier footing
Strap footing
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The pile driven in sand is called sand pile
The drilled hole filled with sand is called sand pile
The sand piles are used for bearing purposes
None of these
Suitable spacing of timber piles, is
50 cm
60 cm
80 cm
90 cm
Nogging of a common wooden partition is
Upper horizontal wooden member
Lower horizontal wooden member
Intermediate horizontal wooden member
Vertical wooden member
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
Couple roof is used for spans
3.5 m or less
3.5 m but less than 5 m
5 m but less than 6.5 m
6.5 m but less than 8 m
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 window which is provided on a sloping roof of a building, is called
Lantern window
Dormer window
Louvered window
Rash window
The Auger boring method is not suitable for
Very hard soil
Cemented soil
Vary soft soil
All the above
A floor constructed with the 4 to 6 mm marble chips, is know
Reinforced marble floor
Terrazzo floor
Marble floor
Chip floor
A wall constructed with stones to protect slopes of cuttings in natural ground from the action of weathering agents, is called
Retaining wall
Breast wall
Buttress
Parapet wall
The pile which supports the load partly by friction and partly by resting on hard stratum, is called
Friction pile
Bearing pile
Friction bearing pile
Rough pile
The steel pile which is generally sunk in soft clay or loose sand of low bearing capacity, is
H-pile
Pipe pile
Screw pile
Disc pile
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
Half brick
Queen closer
King closer
Bevelled closer
The minimum distance between the centres of bulb of diameter du, of a multi under reamed piles, is
du
1.25 du
1.5 du
1.75 du
The raft slab is projected beyond the outer walls of the structure by
5 to 10 cm
15 to 20 cm
25 to 30 cm
30 to 45 cm
A floor constructed with 3 mm marble chips, is known
Mosaic floor
Terrazzo floor
Chips floor
Marble floor
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
Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because its
Bearing capacity is low
Permeability is uncertain
Particles are cohesive
Property to undergo a volumetric change due to variation of moisture content
The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of a wall, is a known as
Header
Stretcher
Closer
None of these
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
Horizontal D.P.C. is provided at plinth level in internal walls
D.P.C. is provided under door and verandah openings
Vertical D.P.C. is not provided in internal walls
Cement concrete is a rigid damp-proofing material
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 number of steps in a flight generally should not be less than
2
3
5
No limit
In case of foundations on black cotton soils, the most suitable method to increase the bearing capacity of soils is to
Increase the depth of foundation
Drain the soil
Compact the soil
Replace the poor soil
A stair should not have pitch more than
25°
30°
40°
50°
The additional piles which are driven to increase the capacity of supporting loads on vertical piles, are known
Construction piles
Raking piles
Eccentric piles
Sinking piles
In flat roof of reinforced cement concrete, the recommended angle of slope, is
Zero
A few degrees
10°
200°