The sound which continues even after its source is cut off, is called
Reverberation
Echo
Intensity of sound
Interference
Correct Answer :
A. Reverberation
Related Questions
The angle between skew back of a flat arch and the horizontal, is kept approximately equal to
0°
30°
60°
90°
The bearing capacity of piles is determined by
Dynamic formula
Static formula
Pile load tests
All the above
A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called
Retaining wall
Breast wall
Buttress
Parapet wall
The minimum strength of the mortar used in load bearing brick masonry, is
50 N/cm2
100 N/cm2
150 N/cm2
200 N/cm2
The lower half portion between crown and skew back of the arch, is called
Spandril
Haunch
Springing
Soffit
The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily, is known as
Shoring
Scaffolding
Underpinning
Jacking
The arrangement of supporting an existing structure by providing supports underneath, is known as
Shoring
Underpinning
Jacking
Piling
The wedge shaped bricks forming an arch ring, are called
Soffits
Voussoirs
Haunches
Spandrils
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The roof slabs of multi-storeyed buildings are constructed monolithically to carry the various floor loads
The beams of multi-storeyed buildings rest on girders and are the main load transferring members to the columns
The slab is spanned across the secondary beams provided between the main beams
All of these
The construction joints in buildings are provided after
10 m
15 m
20 m
40 m
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
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
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 type of arch used for high class buildings where appearance is of prime importance, is known as
Ashlar arch
Rubble arch
Gauged brick arch
Axed brick arch
In horizontal D.P.C, thickness of cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is
2 cm
4 cm
6 cm
8 cm
The stone whose crushing strength is least, is
Granite
Chalk
Marble
Slate
Pile foundation is generally provided if soil is
Compressible
Water logged
Made up
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The cost of square rooms is less
The expenditure on the foundation and roof for the double storeyed building is nearly half of that for the ground storeyed building
The cost of construction of a house may be minimised by restricting the height floors
All the above
The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
Haunch
Spandril
Soffit
Rise
A wall constructed with stones to protect slopes of cuttings in natural ground from the action of weathering agents, is called
Retaining wall
Breast wall
Buttress
Parapet wall
In jack arch floor, the rise is kept
1/6th of the span
1/8th of the span
1/10th of the span
1/12th of the span
Sum of tread and rise must lie between
300 to 350 mm
400 to 450 mm
500 to 550 mm
600 to 650 mm
The process of filling hollow spaces of walls before plastering, is known
Hacking
Dubbing out
Blistering
Peeling
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The pile driven in sand is called sand pile
The drilled hole filled with sand is called sand pile
The sand piles are used for bearing purposes
None of these
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
In places where the soil is soft and has small resistance to the flow of concrete, which one of the following types of piles, is used
Vibro pile
Pressure pile
Franki pile
Pedestal pile
Vertical construction joints are provided where the shearing forces are minimum in the case of
Slabs
Beams
Girders
All of these
Which one of the following rocks is used for monumental buildings?
Granite
Marble
Sand stone
Slate
The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making
Heat insulated
Sound insulated
Neither (a) nor (b)
Both (a) and (b)
Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of a wall, is
Cornice
Coping
Frieze
Lintel