The sill of a common wooden partition is
Vertical wooden member on either end
Lower horizontal wooden member
Upper horizontal wooden member
Intermediate horizontal wooden member
Correct Answer :
B. Lower horizontal wooden member
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The minimum depth of foundation in clayey soils is
0.5 m
0.7 m
0.9 m
1.2 m
In grillage foundations, distance between flanges of grillage beams, is kept
40 cm
Equal to flange width
Twice the flange width
Maximum of (a), (b) and (c)
For constructing a terrazzo floor, Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
A base course is prepared as in cement concrete flooring
A 32 mm thick layer of cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is laid on the base course and the surface is made smooth by trowelling
Glass strips are driven into the layer according to the pattern required
After final grinding is over, oxalic acid mixed with water is spread over and rubbed hard with soft material
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Inclined borings are made for taking samples under existing structures
Inclined borings are occasionally used instead of vertical holes
The spacing of inclined borings is kept such that one bore hole is vertically above the bottom of an adjacent bore hole
All the above
In verandah floors outward slope is
1 in 40
1 in 50
1 in 60
1 in 70
The stepped structure provided for lateral support of a structure, is
Retaining wall
Breast wall
Buttress
Parapet wall
The depth of excavation of foundations, is generally measured with a
Ranging rod
Steel tape
Levelling staff
Boning rod
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
In a king post truss, principal rafter and tie beams are jointed together with a bridle joint
Joint between the principal rafter and the king post is made by making tenon and mortise respectively
Joint between strut and king post, is generally of mortise and tenon type
All the above
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
A projecting piece usually provided to support a truss, is
Cornice
Coping
Frieze
Lintel
The line of intersection of the surfaces of a sloping roof forming an external angle exceeding 180°, is
Ridge
Hip
Valley
None 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
Pitched and sloping roofs are suitable for
Coastal regions
Plain regions
Covering large areas
All of the above
To obtain good bonding in brick masonry
First class bricks are used
Vertical joints in alternate courses are kept in plumb line
Bats are used where necessary
All the above
The nominal thickness of an expansion joint in brick walls, is kept more than
5 mm
10 mm
15 mm
20 mm
The vertical sides of a door and window openings provided in a wall, are known as
Verticals
Reveals
Jambs
None of these
Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because its
Bearing capacity is low
Permeability is uncertain
Particles are cohesive
Property to undergo a volumetric change due to variation of moisture content
A temporary rigid structure having platforms to enable masons to work at different stages of a building, is known as
Scaffolding
Dead shore
Raking shore
Under pinning
The nominal thickness of one brick wall in mm, is
90 mm
150 mm
190 mm
200 mm
Cavity wall is generally provided for
Heat insulation
Sound insulation
Prevention of dampness
All the above
A stair should not have pitch more than
25°
30°
40°
50°
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The sand in the sand pile is well compacted
The sand is kept moist at the time of placing and tamping
Sand piles are generally used under column loads
All of the above
The local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed
Cracking
Dubbing
Blistering
Hacking
The 19 cm × 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face, is generally known as
Stretcher
Face
Front
Header
Raft foundation are generally preferred to when the area required for individual footing, is more than
25% to total area
30% of total area
40% to total area
50% of total area
The predominant constituent which is responsible for strength in granite is
Quartz
Felspar
Mica
None of the above
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
If a is the offset of concrete bed in cms, and d is the depth of concrete bed in cms, then
d = 0.445 a
d = 0.557 a
d = 0.775 a
None of these
The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily, is known as
Shoring
Scaffolding
Underpinning
Jacking
The columns of multi-storeyed buildings are designed to withstand the forces due to
Dead loads
Live loads
Wind loads
All of these