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
Correct Answer :
A. Under-ream pile
Related Questions
The minimum depth of foundation in clayey soils is
0.5 m
0.7 m
0.9 m
1.2 m
The columns of multi-storeyed buildings are designed to withstand the forces due to
Dead loads
Live loads
Wind loads
All of these
The brick laid with its breadth parallel to the face of a wall, is known as
Header
Stretcher
Closer
None of these
The process of making the back ground rough, before plastering, is
Dubbing
Hacking
Blistering
Peeling
The members which support covering material of a sloping roof, are
Rafters
Purlins
Battens
Struts
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
Which one of the following factors is considered for the orientation of buildings?
The direction of the prevailing winds in the area
The exposure of the walls and roof of the buildings to the rays of sun
The extent up to which the sunrays penetrate with the verandah
All 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 inclined surface of an abutment to receive the arch, is known as
Skew back
Soffit
Spandril
Haunch
The function of king post in a king post roof truss is
To support the frame work of the roof
To receive the ends of principal rafter
To prevent the walls from spreading outward
To prevent the tie beam from sagging at its centre
For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of
1 in 20
1 to 50
1 in 10
1 in 5
While designing a stair, the product of rise and going is approximately kept equal to
350
420
450
500
The type of joint commonly used at the junction of a principal rafter and tie beam in timber trusses is
Mortise and tenon joint
Oblique mortise and tenon joint
Butt joint
Mitred joint
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
Suitable spacing of timber piles, is
50 cm
60 cm
80 cm
90 cm
The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called
Soffits
Voussoirs
Haunches
Spandrils
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
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
A covering of concrete placed on the exposed top of an external wall, is known as
Cornice
Coping
Frieze
Lintel
Best type of piles for soft soil having little resistance to the flow of concrete, is
Simplex pile
Vibro pile
Raymond pile
Franki 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
The lower edge of the pitched roof, from where the rain water of the roof surface drops down, is known as
Hip
Gable
Ridge
Eaves
The thickness of a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept
5 cm
10 cm
15 cm
20 cm
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
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)
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
A wooden block fixed on back side of a door frame on its post, is known as
Cleat
Stop
Horn
None of these
Brick nogging type of partition wall, is constructed by
Laying bricks as stretchers in cement mortar
Laying bricks as headers in cement mortar
Reinforcing brick wall with iron straps
Constructing brick work within a wooden framework
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
For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
1 : 6