The maximum number of steps in a flight should generally be restricted to
10
12
15
No limit
Correct Answer :
B. 12
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The window which is provided on a sloping roof of a building, is called
Lantern window
Dormer window
Louvered window
Rash window
The type of flooring suitable for use in churches, theatres, public libraries and other places where noiseless floor covering is desired is
Cork flooring
Glass flooring
Wooden flooring
Linoleum flooring
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
The retaining wall should be structurally capable to resist the applied earth pressure
The section of the retaining wall should be so proportioned that it may not overturn by the lateral pressure
The retaining wall should be safe against sliding
To drain off water from the earth retained, weep holes are provided near the top of the retaining wall
Best type of piles for soft soil having little resistance to the flow of concrete, is
Simplex pile
Vibro pile
Raymond pile
Franki pile
The vertical member running through middle of a shutter frame, is
Style
Reveal
Mullion
Post
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
For different layers of cement concrete floor. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
The lowest layer consists of consolidated ground
A 10 cm thick clean sand is laid on consolidated ground
A 10 cm lime concrete (1 : 4 : 8) is laid on clean sand
A 10 cm thick cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is laid on top layer
To construct a 10 cm thick partition wall, you will prefer
English bond
Flemish bond
Header bond
Stretcher bond
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 stone blocks approximately triangular in shape, used as steps, are known
Stone steps
Built up steps
Spandril steps
None of these
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Louvered door is generally provided in bath rooms
Flush door is generally provided in dining room
Revolving door is generally provided in cinema halls
Sliding door is generally provided in show rooms
The thickness of a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept
5 cm
10 cm
15 cm
20 cm
The lintels are preferred to arches because
Arches require more headroom to span the openings like doors, windows etc.
Arches require strong abutments to withstand arch thrust
Arches are difficult in construction
All of the above
The bearing capacity of a water logged soil can be improved by
Compacting the soil
Draining the soil
Increasing the depth of foundation
Grouting
Pick up the consideration to the taken while designing a hospital from the following:
The operation theatre unit to be detached as it requires sterilized zone but near the ward for the patients and doctor
The mortuary should be detached from the main circulation with a post-mortem room
Casualty unit should be provided a separate entrance
All the above
The line of intersection of the surfaces of a sloping roof forming an external angle exceeding 180°, is
Ridge
Hip
Valley
None of these
Single Flemish bond consists of
Double Flemish bond facing and English bond backing in each course
English bond facing and double Flemish bond backing in each course
Stretcher bond facing and double Flemish bond backing in each course
Double Flemish bond facing and header bond backing in each course
The stone whose crushing strength is maximum, is
Granite
Chalk
Slate
Sand stone
The exterior angle between outer faces of a wall, is known as
Turn
Junction
Quion
All the above
The term string is used for
The underside of a stair
Outer projecting edge of a tread
A sloping member which supports the steps in a stair
A vertical member between two treads
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
The inclined surface of an abutment to receive the arch, is known as
Skew back
Soffit
Spandril
Haunch
A floor constructed with 3 mm marble chips, is known
Mosaic floor
Terrazzo floor
Chips floor
Marble floor
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
Pick up the commonly adopted geophysical method in civil engineering from the following:
The seismic method
Electrical resistivity method
Gravitational method
Both (a) and (b) of the above
The type of stone masonry in which stones of same height are laid in layers, is called
Random rubble masonry
Course rubble masonry
Uncoursed rubble masonry
Ashlar masonry
The vertical side member of a shutter frame, is known
Style
Reveal
Mullion
Post
According to Rankine's formula, minimum depth of foundations, is
(P/w) × [(1 + sin φ)/(1 - sin φ)]²
(P/w) × [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)]²
(P/2w) × [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)]²
(P/w) × [(1 + sin φ)/(1 - sin φ)]
The bond in which headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses and every stretcher course is started with a three fourth brick bat, is known as
English cross bond
Dutch bond
Monk bond
Rat-trap bond
In verandah floors outward slope is
1 in 40
1 in 50
1 in 60
1 in 70