The inclined support at the ends of treads and rises of a stair, is known as
Baluster
Header
String
Beam
Correct Answer :
C. String
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The vertical side member of a shutter frame, is known
Style
Reveal
Mullion
Post
Rotary drilling
Is not suitable for deposits containing very coarse gravel
Hinders the ground water observations and permeability test
Is not economical for holes of less than 10 cm
All the above
To stagger vertical joints in successive courses of a wall, a piece of brick is generally used at the end of the course, which is known as
Bat
Header
Stretcher
Closer
The window which is provided in flat roof of a room, is known
Dormer window
Lantern window
Louvered window
Sky window
Which one of the following activities is not correct as applicable to brick corbels?
The maximum projection of the corbel should not be more than the thickness of the wall
The maximum projection of each corbel course should be limited to a quarter brick at a time
The discontinuous corbels are used to carry heavy concentrated loads
Stretcher bond is generally used for the construction of brick corbel
The art of bringing the floor to a true level surface by means of screeds, is called
Topping
Bedding
Screeding
None of these
The maximum total settlement for raft foundation on clayey soils should be limited to
25 mm
25 to 40 mm
40 to 65 mm
65 to 100 mm
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 depth of concrete bed of the foundation depends upon
The projection of the concrete block beyond the footing over it
The upward soil pressure
The mix of the concrete
All the above
The platform at the end of a series of steps, is known as
Platform
Relief
Rest
Landing
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 local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed
Cracking
Dubbing
Blistering
Hacking
As compared to stretcher course, the thickness of joints in header course should be
Less
More
Equal
Equal or more
Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of a wall, is
Cornice
Coping
Frieze
Lintel
To construct a 10 cm thick partition wall, you will prefer
English bond
Flemish bond
Header bond
Stretcher bond
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
The thickness of a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept
5 cm
10 cm
15 cm
20 cm
A floor constructed with 3 mm marble chips, is known
Mosaic floor
Terrazzo floor
Chips floor
Marble floor
The form work from the sides of beams can be removed only after
1 day
4 days
7 days
14 days
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
In the construction of arches, sand box method is used for
Centring
Actual laying of arch work
Striking of centring
None of the above
The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers, is called
English bond
Flemish bond
Russian band
Mixed bond
In verandah floors outward slope is
1 in 40
1 in 50
1 in 60
1 in 70
Sum of tread and rise must lie between
300 to 350 mm
400 to 450 mm
500 to 550 mm
600 to 650 mm
The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath, is known as
Shoring
Underpinning
Jacking
Piling
The inclined surface of an abutment to receive the arch, is known as
Skew back
Soffit
Spandril
Haunch
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
A solid core of rock is formed inside the cylinder in the case of
Auger boring
Percussion drilling
Diamond drilling
Wash boring
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
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The first coat of stucco plaster is called scratch coat
The second coat of stucco plaster is called brown coat
The third coat of stucco plaster is called white coat
All the above