The angular steps used for changing direction of the stairs, are called
Round steps
Angular steps
Winders
Radial steps
Correct Answer :
C. Winders
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The horizontal timber piece provided at the apex of a roof truss which supports the common rafter is called
Ridge board
Hip rafter
Eaves board
Valley rafter
The bearing capacity of a water logged soil can be improved by
Compacting the soil
Draining the soil
Increasing the depth of foundation
Grouting
The vertical posts placed at the top and bottom ends of a flight supporting the hand rail are known as
Balusters
Newel posts
Balustrades
Railings
In case of Raymond pile
Lengths vary from 6 m to 12 m
Diameter of top of piles varies from 40 cm to 60 cm
Diameter of pile at bottom varies from 20 cm to 28 cm
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 vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail, are known
Balusters
Strings
Newel posts
Soffits
The window which is provided on a sloping roof of a building, is called
Lantern window
Dormer window
Louvered window
Rash window
A covering of concrete placed on the exposed top of an external wall, is known as
Cornice
Coping
Frieze
Lintel
Negative skin friction
Is a downward drag acting on a pile due to downward movement of the surrounding compressible soil relative to the pile
Develops due to lowering of ground water
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) not (b)
In which of the following directions, the strength of timber is maximum?
Parallel to grains
45° to grains
Perpendicular to grains
Same in all directions
The loose pockets in soil mass can be bridged safely by providing a raft foundation provided the soft area is smaller than
The column spacing
One-third the column spacing
Half the column spacing
Three-fourth the column spacing
Pile foundation is generally provided if soil is
Compressible
Water logged
Made up
All the above
In the construction of arches, sand box method is used for
Centring
Actual laying of arch work
Striking of centring
None of the above
An arch may fail due to
Uneven settlement of abutments
Sliding of voussoirs
Crushing of the material
All the above
The depth of the ground water table may be ascertained by
Looking through the well in the vicinity
Standing on the well in the vicinity
Measuring the depth of water in the well
None of the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Isolated footing is provided under column to transfer the load safely to soil bed
Column footings may have steps or projections in the concrete base
Heavily loaded column base must be provided steel reinforcement in both directions
All the above
The local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed
Cracking
Dubbing
Blistering
Hacking
For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be
1 metre
2 metres
3 metres
4 metres
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A combined footing is so proportioned that centre of gravity of supporting area coincides with centre of gravity of two column loads
A combined footing may be either rectangular or trapezoidal in shape
Trapezoidal shaped footings may be provided under any loading
All the above
In case of foundations on sandy soil, maximum permissible differential settlement, is usually limited to
15 mm
25 mm
35 mm
45 mm
For brick construction, the lime-sand mortar, is
1 : 1
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
Engineering news formula for obtaining safe bearing capacity of pile for drop hammer, is,
Q = Wh/6 (S + 2.5)
Q = Wh/2.5 (S + 6)
Q = (W × 6)/h (S + 2.5)
Q = (W × 2.5)/6 (S + h)
In verandah floors outward slope is
1 in 40
1 in 50
1 in 60
1 in 70
The construction joints in buildings are provided after
10 m
15 m
20 m
40 m
The form work from the underside of slabs, can be removed only after
1 day
4 days
7 days
14 days
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 stone whose crushing strength is least, is
Granite
Chalk
Marble
Slate
The portion of a brick cut across the width, is called
Closer
Half brick
Bed
Bat
As compared to English bond, double Flemish bond is
Stronger
More compact
Costly
None of the above
Gravels
Are cohesionless aggregates
Vary in size between 2 to 20 mm
Never swell when they come into contact with water
All the above