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
Correct Answer :
B. Raking piles
Related Questions
The type of footing which is used to transmit heavy loads through steel columns is
Raft foundation
Grillage foundation
Well foundation
Isolated footing
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 vertical member running through middle of a shutter frame, is
Style
Reveal
Mullion
Post
The art of bringing the floor to a true level surface by means of screeds, is called
Topping
Bedding
Screeding
None of these
The function of cleats in a roof truss is
To support the common rafter
To support purlins
To prevent the purlins from tilting
All of the above
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
A solid core of rock is formed inside the cylinder in the case of
Auger boring
Percussion drilling
Diamond drilling
Wash boring
The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers, is called
English bond
Flemish bond
Russian band
Mixed bond
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
You are asked to design and supervise a truss for a factory to have spans 6 m to 9 m. The type of the truss you will use, is
Mansard truss
Queen post truss
King post truss
Collar truss
The bearing capacity of granite is generally
5 to 10 kg/cm2
15 to 20 kg/cm2
30 to 35 kg/cm2
40 to 45 kg/cm2
The inclined surface of an abutment to receive the arch, is known as
Skew back
Soffit
Spandril
Haunch
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 local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed
Cracking
Dubbing
Blistering
Hacking
Open test pit is only suitable upto a depth of
2 metres
2.5 metres
3 metres
None of the above
For heavy embankments and dams, of height h, the depth of exploration of soil should not be less than
h/4
1/2 h
h
2 h
In high mountainous region, the type of roof generally recommended for buildings, is
Shed type
Gable type
Gambrel type
Mansard type
Stud(s) of a common wooden partition
Are vertical wooden members
Is the upper horizontal wooden member
Is the lower horizontal wooden member
Are the intermediate horizontal wooden members
An arch may fail due to
Uneven settlement of abutments
Sliding of voussoirs
Crushing of the material
All the above
The compaction of concrete in the drilled pile hole is done by compressed air in the case of
Simplex pile
Franki pile
Pressure pile
Vibro pile
Minimum width of landing should be
Equal to width of stairs
Half the width of stairs
Twice the width of stairs
One fourth the width of stairs
A projecting piece usually provided to support a truss, is
Cornice
Coping
Frieze
Lintel
If the depth of an excavation is 20 metres, number of single stage well points to be installed at various levels, is
5
4
3
2
The minimum strength of the mortar used in load bearing brick masonry, is
50 N/cm2
100 N/cm2
150 N/cm2
200 N/cm2
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
Dampness causes
Efflorescence
Bleaching of paints
Crumbling of plaster
Growth of termites
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
A stair should not have pitch more than
25°
30°
40°
50°
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
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