The steel pile which is generally sunk in soft clay or loose sand of low bearing capacity, is
H-pile
Pipe pile
Screw pile
Disc pile
Correct Answer :
C. Screw pile
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A floor constructed with the 4 to 6 mm marble chips, is know
Reinforced marble floor
Terrazzo floor
Marble floor
Chip floor
The skirting/dado in a bath roof should be upto
Ceiling
15 cm above floor level
200 cm
Level of the tap
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 bearing capacity of a water logged soil can be improved by
Compacting the soil
Draining the soil
Increasing the depth of foundation
Grouting
Open test pit is only suitable upto a depth of
2 metres
2.5 metres
3 metres
None of the above
Dado is usually provided in
Dining halls
Bath rooms
Living rooms
Verandah
The stone masonry of finely dressed stones laid in cement or lime, is
Random rubble masonry
Coursed rubble masonry
Dry rubble masonry
Ashlar masonry
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
Cement is added to lime mortar to increase its hydraulic properties only
Lime surkhi mortar is used for pointing the walls
Lime should be slaked before preparing lime mortar
High early strength concrete is generally used in cold weather
While investigating the site, a thick layer of fairly firm clay over a deep layer of soft clay is encountered. In such a situation, the following type of foundation is useful:
Pile formation
Raft foundation
Grillage foundation
None of these
Bearing capacity of soils cannot be improved by
Draining sub-soil water
Ramming crushed stone in soil
Driving sand piles
Watering surface of soil
The least bearing capacity of soil is that of
Hard rock
Moist clay
Soft rock
Coarse sandy soil
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)
The nominal thickness of an expansion joint in brick walls, is kept more than
5 mm
10 mm
15 mm
20 mm
The Auger boring method is not suitable for
Very hard soil
Cemented soil
Vary soft soil
All 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
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
The vertical sides of a door and window openings provided in a wall, are known as
Verticals
Reveals
Jambs
None of these
The process of keeping concrete moist for a certain period after its finishing, is known as
Finishing of concrete
Curing of concrete
Placing of concrete
Compaction of concrete
An arch constructed with finely dressed stones, is known
Ashlar arch
Rubble arch
Gauged arch
Axed arch
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
For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be
1 metre
2 metres
3 metres
4 metres
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A combined footing is so proportioned that centre of gravity of supporting area coincides with centre of gravity of two column loads
A combined footing may be either rectangular or trapezoidal in shape
Trapezoidal shaped footings may be provided under any loading
All the above
For providing a raft foundation, the following activities are involved
1. Ramming the foundation bed
2. Excavation of the soil upto required depth
3. Laying the reinforcement over the foundation bed
4. Curing the cement concrete placed over reinforcement
5. Pouring the cement concrete over the reinforcement The correct sequence is
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
2, 1, 3, 5, 4
3, 2, 5, 1, 4
Gravels
Are cohesionless aggregates
Vary in size between 2 to 20 mm
Never swell when they come into contact with water
All the above
The differential settlement in case of foundations on sandy soils should not exceed
25 mm
40 mm
65 mm
100 mm
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
In flat roof of reinforced cement concrete, the recommended angle of slope, is
Zero
A few degrees
10°
200°
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 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
A wooden block hinged on post outside a door, is known
Cleat
Stop
Horn
None of these