Building Construction Questions

• Pick up the incorrect statement from the following :
• The formWork including the props can be removed from beams, only after
• Pick up the correct specification of one-room quarters generally adopted from the following :
• For the construction of flyovers in sandy soils, the type of foundation provided, is
• Auger boring
• The stone whose crushing strength is least, is
• The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of a wall, is a known as
• Two columns 50 cm x 50 cm and 60 cm x 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:
• The inclined support at the ends of treads and rises of a stair, is known as
• The bearing capacity of a water logged soil, may be improved by
• 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 :
• Herringbone bond is used for
• If height of the first storey of a building is 3.2 m and riser is 13 cm, the number of treads required, is
• The vertical member running through middle of a shutter frame, is
• A temporary rigid structure having platforms to enable masons to work at different stages of a building, is known as
• The inner section of a cavity wall, is generally known as
• Pick up the correct statement from the following :
• The depth of concrete bed of the foundation depends upon
• If a is the offset of concrete bed in cms, and d is the depth of concrete bed in cms, then
• The depth of excavation of foundations, is generally measured with a