The stone whose crushing strength is least, is
Granite
Chalk
Marble
Slate
Correct Answer :
B. Chalk
Related Questions
Dado is usually provided in
Dining halls
Bath rooms
Living rooms
Verandah
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
Dampness causes
Efflorescence
Bleaching of paints
Crumbling of plaster
Growth of termites
Queen closer may be placed
In header course
In stretcher course
In header course next to first brick
In stretcher course next to first brick
A wooden block fixed on back side of a door frame on its post, is known as
Cleat
Stop
Horn
None of these
The method of moving each brick through a small horizontal distance before it is finally laid in any brick wall and pressing it by means of brick hammer, is known as
Trowelling
Laying
Grouting
Placing
For a wall carrying heavy load on low bearing capacity soil,
Lean concrete bed is provided
Thick concrete bed is provided
Reinforced concrete bed is provided
Both (a) and (c) of the above
The vertical member running through middle of a shutter frame, is
Style
Reveal
Mullion
Post
Pick up the correct statements from the following:
Cracks appear on the plastered surface in the form of hair cracks
In brick work, the efflorescence is removed by applying a solution of zinc sulphate and water
Excessive thermal variations in the backing or plaster causes the plaster to fall
All the above
A pointed arch which forms isosceles or equilateral triangle, is generally known as
Three centred arch
Two centred arch
Lancet arch
Bull's eye arch
The minimum depth of foundation in clayey soils is
0.5 m
0.7 m
0.9 m
1.2 m
According to National Building Code, the hydrants in water mains is provided at minimum interval of
50 m
60 m
75 m
90 m
The 19 cm × 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face, is generally known as
Stretcher
Face
Front
Header
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
Safe bearing capacity of black cotton soil varies from
2 to 3 t/m2
5 to 7.5 t/m2
8 to 10 t/m2
10 to 12 t/m2
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
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
The columns of multi-storeyed buildings are designed to withstand the forces due to
Dead loads
Live loads
Wind loads
All of these
For a rectangular foundation of width b, eccentricity of load should not exceed
b/2
b/3
b/4
b/6
Pitched and sloping roofs are suitable for
Coastal regions
Plain regions
Covering large areas
All of the above
The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making
Heat insulated
Sound insulated
Neither (a) nor (b)
Both (a) and (b)
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 triangular space formed between the extrados and the horizontal line drawn through the crown of an arch is known as
Haunch
Spandril
Voussoirs
Skewbacks
For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
1 : 6
The form Work including the props can be removed from beams, only after
3 day
7 days
14 days
21 days
The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
Haunch
Spandril
Soffit
Rise
The construction joints in buildings are provided after
10 m
15 m
20 m
40 m
The vertical faces of a door opening which support frame of the door, are
Jambs
Posts
Reveals
Styles
A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called
Retaining wall
Breast wall
Buttress
Parapet wall
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