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
Correct Answer :
B. Laying
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The size of a floor tile commonly used, is
15 cm × 15 cm × 1.8 cm
20 cm × 20 cm × 2 cm
22.5 × 22.5 cm × 2.2 cm
All the above
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
The function of foundation is to distribute the load of super structure over a large bearing area
No timbering is required for shallow trenches
Shallow foundations can be constructed on made-up soil
Black cotton soil is very good for foundation bed
The local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed
Cracking
Dubbing
Blistering
Hacking
The width of the hollow space between two walls of a cavity wall should not exceed
5 cm
7.5 cm
10 cm
15 cm
The window which is provided in flat roof of a room, is known
Dormer window
Lantern window
Louvered window
Sky window
Safe bearing capacity of black cotton soil varies from
2 to 3 t/m2
5 to 7.5 t/m2
8 to 10 t/m2
10 to 12 t/m2
The foundation which consists of a thick reinforced cement slab covering whole area to support heavy concentrated structural loads, is known as
Combined footing
Strap footing
Raft footing
None of these
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
For a rectangular foundation of width b, eccentricity of load should not exceed
b/2
b/3
b/4
b/6
A covering of concrete placed on the exposed top of an external wall, is known as
Cornice
Coping
Frieze
Lintel
The strength of brick masonry in 1:6 cement mortar, is
20 tonnes/m2
40 tonnes/m2
50 tonnes/m2
60 tonnes/m2
Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of a wall, is
Cornice
Coping
Frieze
Lintel
The angular steps used for changing direction of the stairs, are called
Round steps
Angular steps
Winders
Radial steps
Mansard roof is a roof which slopes in
Two directions without break in the slope on each side
Two directions with break in the slope on each side
Four directions without break in the slope on each side
Four directions with break in the slope on each side
The columns of multi-storeyed buildings are designed to withstand the forces due to
Dead loads
Live loads
Wind loads
All of these
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
In king post truss, one vertical post is used
In a queen post truss, one vertical post is used
In a queen post truss, two vertical posts are used
None of these
The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is
Purlin
Cleat
Batten
Strut
The type of bond in a brick masonry containing alternate courses of stretchers and headers, is called
Flemish bond
English bond
Stretcher bond
Header bond
The service area in a building means the area occupied by
Stairs
Toilets
Light and shafts
All the above
In flat roof of reinforced cement concrete, the recommended angle of slope, is
Zero
A few degrees
10°
200°
For the construction of flyovers in sandy soils, the type of foundation provided, is
Strap footing
Raft footing
Combined footing
Pier footing
Pile foundation is generally provided if soil is
Compressible
Water logged
Made up
All the above
The minimum depth of foundation in clayey soils is
0.5 m
0.7 m
0.9 m
1.2 m
The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
Haunch
Spandril
Soffit
Rise
A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called
Retaining wall
Breast wall
Buttress
Parapet wall
Expansion joints in masonry walls are provided if length exceeds
10 m
20 m
30 m
40 m
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 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
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
In dog-legged stairs, no space between its flights is provided
In open newel stair, a rectangular well is provided
In geometric stair, a curved shaped well between forward and backward flights, is provided
In geometrical stair, two quarter space landing is provided
The pile which is provided with a bulb filled with concrete at its lower end, is known as
Simplex pile
Mac-Arthur pile
Raymond pile
Franki pile