The type of pointing in which upper side of mortar joints is kept about 12 mm inside the face of the masonry and bottom is kept flushed with face of wall, is
Truck pointing
Recessed pointing
Struck pointing
Grooved pointing
Correct Answer :
C. Struck pointing
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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 inner section of a cavity wall, is generally known as
Buttress
Leaf wall
Pilaster
Pillar
The additional piles which are driven to increase the capacity of supporting loads on vertical piles, are known
Construction piles
Raking piles
Eccentric piles
Sinking piles
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
A cut in frame of a door to receive the shutter, is called
Louver
Stop
Horn
Rebate
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 from the following:
Sand consists of coarse particles of silica formed due to the disintegration of rocks
The grains of sand are not affected by frost
Sand beds are permeable and do not allow water to rise up between pores due to capillary action
All the above
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
Couple roof is used for spans
3.5 m or less
3.5 m but less than 5 m
5 m but less than 6.5 m
6.5 m but less than 8 m
In verandah floors outward slope is
1 in 40
1 in 50
1 in 60
1 in 70
Pick up the consideration to the taken while designing a hospital from the following:
The operation theatre unit to be detached as it requires sterilized zone but near the ward for the patients and doctor
The mortuary should be detached from the main circulation with a post-mortem room
Casualty unit should be provided a separate entrance
All the above
The radial splits which are wider on the outside of the log and narrower towards the pith are known as
Heart shakes
Cupshakes
Starshakes
Rindgalls
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 X-ray rooms are plastered with
Plaster of Paris
Barium plaster
Martin's cement
Keen's cement
The vertical sides of a door and window openings provided in a wall, are known as
Verticals
Reveals
Jambs
None of these
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
In flat roof of reinforced cement concrete, the recommended angle of slope, is
Zero
A few degrees
10°
200°
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
The window which is provided in flat roof of a room, is known
Dormer window
Lantern window
Louvered window
Sky window
A solid core of rock is formed inside the cylinder in the case of
Auger boring
Percussion drilling
Diamond drilling
Wash boring
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
Two columns 50 cm × 50 cm and 60 cm × 60 cm carry 80 tonnes and 120 tonnes of loads respectively. The centre to centre distance between columns is 5.00 metres. The permissible bearing capacity of the soil is 20 t/m2. If the footing is not to project more than 25 cm beyond the outside of the smaller column, pick up the correct design parameters of the footing from the following:
Distance of C.G. of the loads from the smaller column = 3.00 m
The length of the foundation slab = 7.00 m
Area of footing slab = 11.00 m2
All the above
The portion of a brick cut across the width, is called
Closer
Half brick
Bed
Bat
The form work from the slabs excluding props, can be removed only after
1 day
4 days
7 days
14 days
For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of
1 in 20
1 to 50
1 in 10
1 in 5
Dutch bond is a modification of
English bond
Stretcher bond
Header bond
Single Flemish bond
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
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
Stability of an existing structure may be disturbed by
Rising of water table
Vibrations caused by traffic movements
Mining in the neighbourhood
All the above