logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Civil Engineering Building Materials Comments

  • Question
  • Stainless steel resists corrosion due to


  • Options
  • A. carbon
  • B. sulphur
  • C. vanadium
  • D. chromium
  • E. maganese.

  • Correct Answer
  • chromium 


  • Building Materials problems


    Search Results


    • 1. Cast iron is used for

    • Options
    • A. structural works in beams
    • B. small sized water pipes
    • C. columns and struts
    • D. none to these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Slacking of lime is affected by

    • Options
    • A. keeping it exposed to air
    • B. immersing the lime in water
    • C. crushing the lime lumps
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Snowcrete is one of the patent forms of

    • Options
    • A. distempers
    • B. water proof cement paints
    • C. enamel paints
    • D. cellulose paints.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Stones used for the construction of retaining walls must be

    • Options
    • A. soft
    • B. hard
    • C. light
    • D. heavy.
    • Discuss
    • 5. A well seasoned timber may contain moisture up to

    • Options
    • A. 4 to 6%
    • B. 6 to 8%
    • C. 8 to 10%
    • D. 10 to 12%.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Mastic asphalt is

    • Options
    • A. water proof
    • B. fire proof
    • C. elastic
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. For sanitary pipes and chemical stonewares,

    • Options
    • A. salt glazing is used
    • B. lead glazing is used
    • C. opaque glazing is used
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The pigment used in paints for corrosive resistance, is

    • Options
    • A. white lead
    • B. ferrous oxide
    • C. zinc white
    • D. red lead
    • E. gypsum.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick up the constituent of good brick earth whose excess causes the raw bricks shrink and warp during drying and burning, from the following:

    • Options
    • A. Alumina
    • B. Lime
    • C. Ironoxide
    • D. Magnesia.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Non acid-resistant asbestos is :

    • Options
    • A. tremolite asbestos
    • B. chrysolite abestos
    • C. amosite absestos
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment