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Negative skin friction
Options
A. is a downward drag acting on a pile due to downward movement of the surrounding compressible soil relative to the pile
B. develops due to lowering of ground water
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) not (b).
Correct Answer
both (a) and (b)
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1. A cut in frame of a door to receive the shutter, is called
Options
A. louver
B. stop
C. horn
D. rebate.
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Correct Answer: rebate.
2. The depth of excavation of foundations, is generally measured with a
Options
A. ranging rod
B. steel tape
C. levelling staff
D. bonning rod.
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Correct Answer: bonning rod.
3. If
a
is the offset of concrete bed in cms, and
d
is the depth of concrete bed in cms, then
Options
A.
d
= 0.445
a
B. 0.557
a
C.
d
= 0.775
a
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer:
d
= 0.775
a
4. The depth of concrete bed of the foundation depends upon
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A. the projection of the concrete block beyond the footing over it
B. the upward soil pressure
C. the mix of the concrete
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
5. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options
A. the sand in the sand pile is well compacted
B. the sand is kept moist at the time of placing and tamping
C. the top one metre of the pile is filled up with cement concrete to provide a cap for the filled up sand
D. sand piles are generally used under column loads
E. all of the above.
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Correct Answer: all of the above.
6. If the depth of an excavation is 20 metres, number of single stage well points to be installed at various levels, is
Options
A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
E. 6.
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Correct Answer: 3
7. A covering of concrete placed on the exposed top of an external wall, is known as
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A. cornice
B. coping
C. frieze
D. lintal.
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Correct Answer: coping
8. The minimum distance between the centres of bulb of diameter
du
, of a multi under reamed piles, is
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A.
du
B. 1.25
du
C. 1.5
du
D. 1.75
du
E. 2
du
.
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Correct Answer: 1.5
du
9. Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of a wall, is
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A. cornice
B. coping
C. frieze
D. lintal.
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Correct Answer: cornice
10. The type of stone masonry in which stones of same height are laid in layers, is called
Options
A. random rubble masonry
B. course rubble masonry
C. uncoursed rubble masonry
D. ashlar masonry.
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Correct Answer: course rubble masonry
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