The vertical sides of a door and window openings provided in a wall, are known as
Verticals
Reveals
Jambs
None of these
Correct Answer :
C. Jambs
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The minimum thickness of walls built in cement mortar (1 : 6) for a single storey building, is
10 cm
15 cm
20 cm
25 cm
Under reamed piles are generally used for
Machine foundations
Factory building
Tall structures
All the above
The disease of dry rot in timber is caused by
Lack of ventilation
Alternate wet and dry conditions
Complete submergence in water
None of the above
The predominant constituent which is responsible for strength in granite is
Quartz
Felspar
Mica
None of the above
An arch may fail due to
Uneven settlement of abutments
Sliding of voussoirs
Crushing of the material
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Louvered door is generally provided in bath rooms
Flush door is generally provided in dining room
Revolving door is generally provided in cinema halls
Sliding door is generally provided in show rooms
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
Rotary drilling is the fastest method in case of
Rocky soils
Clay soils
Sandy soil
All of these
The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called
Half brick
Queen closer
King closer
Bevelled closer
The floor is rubbed with oxalic acid, for making its surface
Free from voids
Glossy
Durable
Uniform
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
The black cotton soil
Undergoes volumetric changes
Swells excessively when wet
Shrinks excessively when dry
All the above
The type of bond in a brick masonry containing alternate courses of stretchers and headers, is called
Flemish bond
English bond
Stretcher bond
Header bond
The width of the hollow space between two walls of a cavity wall should not exceed
5 cm
7.5 cm
10 cm
15 cm
The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of a wall, is a known as
Header
Stretcher
Closer
None of these
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A mortar joint having a concave finishing in brick masonry, is called keyed joint
A mortar joint projecting beyond the face of a masonry wall, is called tucked joint
A mortar joint having a recess in it, is called ruled joint
All the above
Stud(s) of a common wooden partition
Are vertical wooden members
Is the upper horizontal wooden member
Is the lower horizontal wooden member
Are the intermediate horizontal wooden members
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
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
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
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
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
For plastering the exposed brick walls, the cement sand mortar should be
1 : 2
1 : 3
1 : 4
1 : 6
The piece of a brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick, is known as
Queen closer
Bevelled closer
King closer
Half king closer
The vertical distance between the springing line and highest point of the inner curve of an arch is known as
Intrados
Rise
Spandril
Extrados
The stone whose crushing strength is maximum, is
Granite
Chalk
Slate
Sand stone
The maximum total settlement for raft foundation on clayey soils should be limited to
25 mm
25 to 40 mm
40 to 65 mm
65 to 100 mm
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
The size of a floor tile commonly used, is
15 cm × 15 cm × 1.8 cm
20 cm × 20 cm × 2 cm
22.5 × 22.5 cm × 2.2 cm
All the above
In which of the following pairs both trees yield soft wood?
Deodar and Shishum
Chir and sal
Sal and teak
Chir and deodar