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Building Construction problems

  • 1. 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.
    • Discuss
  • 2. The floor is rubbed with oxalic acid, for making its surface

  • Options
  • A. free from voids
  • B. glossy
  • C. durable
  • D. uniform.
    • Discuss
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 7. The alignment of a cross joint along the plumb line is

  • Options
  • A. bed block
  • B. perpend
  • C. lintel
  • D. vertical line.
    • Discuss
  • 8. The range of spread from the wall base to outer edge of a brick work foundation does not exceed

  • Options
  • A. 1/2 horizontal to 1 vertical
  • B. 2/3 horizontal to 1 vertical
  • C. 1 horizontal to 1 vertical
  • D. 2 horizontals to 1 vertical.
    • Discuss
  • 9. The type of bond in which every course contains both headers and stretchers, is called

  • Options
  • A. English bond
  • B. Flemish bond
  • C. Russian band
  • D. Mixed bond.
    • Discuss
  • 10. In grillage foundations, distance between flanges of grillage beams, is kept

  • Options
  • A. 40 cm
  • B. equal to flange width
  • C. twice the flange width
  • D. maximum of (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss

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