The pile which supports the load partly by friction and partly by resting on hard stratum, is called
Friction pile
Bearing pile
Friction bearing pile
Rough pile
Correct Answer :
C. Friction bearing pile
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The members which support covering material of a sloping roof, are
Rafters
Purlins
Battens
Struts
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
For a rectangular foundation of width b, eccentricity of load should not exceed
b/2
b/3
b/4
b/6
The piece of a brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick, is known as
Queen closer
Bevelled closer
King closer
Half king closer
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 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
A pre-stressed concrete pile is
Easy to handle
Lighter in weight
Extremely durable
All the above
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
In Flemish bond, headers and stretchers are laid alternately in the same course
In Flemish bond every header in each course lies centrally over every stretcher of the underlying course
In English bond, stretchers are laid in every course
In English bond, headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses
The stone masonry of finely dressed stones laid in cement or lime, is
Random rubble masonry
Coursed rubble masonry
Dry rubble masonry
Ashlar masonry
The construction joints in buildings are provided after
10 m
15 m
20 m
40 m
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
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 %
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)
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
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
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 form work from the slabs excluding props, can be removed only after
1 day
4 days
7 days
14 days
Depth of lean concrete bed placed at the bottom of a wall footing, is kept
10 cm
15 cm
Equal to its projection beyond wall base
Less than its projection beyond wall base
Pick up the correct statement about silt soil from the following:
The silt soil has particle size from 0.02 mm to 0.06 mm
In organic fine grained silt soil possesses no plasticity
The least plastic type normally consists of more or less equidimensional grains of quartz
All the above
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
The Auger borings are not common
In soils that require lateral support
In cohesive soils
In soft soils
None of the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The bearing capacity of a pile is defined as the load which can be sustained by the pile without producing excessive settlement
The safe bearing capacity of a pile is obtained by dividing the ultimate bearing capacity with a suitable factor of safety
The factor of safety for piles is taken as 6
All the above
During percussion drilling
Ground water observations are hindered due to entry of the slurry in the soil below the bottom of the hole
Caving or mixing of strata are caused in soft soils or cohesionless soils
The soil to a considerable depth below the bottom of the hole gets disturbed
All the above
The opening provided in sloping roof with its top parallel to the roof surface, is called
Dormer window
Sky light window
Lantern window
Louvered window
The 19 cm × 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face, is generally known as
Stretcher
Face
Front
Header
In English garden wall bond
One course of headers to three or five course of stretchers
Queen closer in provided in each heading course
The middle course of stretchers is started with a header to give proper vertical joints
All the above
The vertical members fixed between steps and hand rail, are known
Balusters
Strings
Newel posts
Soffits
The maximum total settlement for isolated foundations on clayey soils should be limited to
25 mm
40 mm
65 mm
100 mm
Which of the following metal sheets is most effective in preventing dampness?
Copper sheets
Lead sheets
Aluminium sheets
All the above