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  • The type of bond in a brick masonry containing alternate courses of stretchers and headers, is called


  • Options
  • A. Flemish bond
  • B. English bond
  • C. Stretcher bond
  • D. Header bond.

  • Correct Answer
  • English bond 


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    • 1. Best type of piles for soft soil having little resistance to the flow of concrete, is

    • Options
    • A. Simplex pile
    • B. Vibro pile
    • C. Raymond pile
    • D. Franki pile.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which one of the following piles has a cast iron shoe even after removal of the hollow cylindrical steel casing

    • Options
    • A. simplex pile
    • B. pedastal pile
    • C. Franki pile
    • D. vibro pile
    • E. both (a) and (d) of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The size of a floor tile commonly used, is

    • Options
    • A. 15 cm x 15 cm x 1.8 cm
    • B. 20 cm x 20 cm x 2 cm
    • C. 22.5 x 22.5 cm x 2.2 cm
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The bearing capacity of piles is determined by

    • Options
    • A. dynamic formula
    • B. static formula
    • C. pile load tests
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Engineering news formula for obtaining safe bearing capacity of pile for drop hammer, is,

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The floor is rubbed with oxalic acid, for making its surface

    • Options
    • A. free from voids
    • B. glossy
    • C. durable
    • D. uniform.
    • Discuss
    • 7. A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called

    • Options
    • A. retaining wall
    • B. breast wall
    • C. buttress
    • D. parapet wall.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The additional piles which are driven to increase the capacity of supporting loads on vertical piles, are known

    • Options
    • A. construction piles
    • B. raking piles
    • C. eccentric piles
    • D. sinking piles
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The concrete slump recommended for columns, is

    • Options
    • A. 25 to 50 mm
    • B. 25 to 75 mm
    • C. 75 to 125 mm
    • D. 50 to 100 mm.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is

    • Options
    • A. haunch
    • B. spandril
    • C. soffit
    • D. rise.
    • Discuss


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