Building Construction problems
- 1. A floor constructed with the 4 to 6 mm marble chips, is known
Options- A. reinforced marble floor
- B. terrazo floor
- C. marble floor
- D. chip floor
- E. mosaic floor. Discuss
Correct Answer: terrazo floor
- 2. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. the roof slabs of multi-storeyed buildings are constructed monolithically to carry the various floor loads
- B. the beams of multi-storeyed buildings rest on girders and are the main load transferring members to the columns
- C. the slab is spanned across the secondary beams provided between the main beams
- D. All of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: All of these.
- 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. D.P.C. should be continuous
- B. D.P.C. should be of good impervious material
- C. D.P.C. may be horizontal or vertical
- D. All the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: All the above.
- 4. The local swelling of a finished plaster, is termed
Options- A. cracking
- B. dubbing
- C. blistering
- D. hacking. Discuss
Correct Answer: blistering
- 5. The voussoir placed at crown of an arch, is known as a
Options- A. key
- B. soffit
- C. springer
- D. haunch. Discuss
Correct Answer: key
- 6. The pile which supports the load due to friction between pile face and surrounding soil, is generally known as
Options- A. bearing pile
- B. friction pile
- C. sheet pile
- D. battered pile. Discuss
Correct Answer: friction pile
- 7. The minimum thickness of walls built in cement mortar (1 : 6) for a single storey building, is
Options- A. 10 cm
- B. 15 cm
- C. 20 cm
- D. 25 cm
- E. 30 cm. Discuss
Correct Answer: 20 cm
- 8. Which one of the following activities is not correct as applicable to brick corbels
Options- A. the maximum projection of the corbel should not be more than the thickness of the wall
- B. the maximum projection of each corbel course should be limited to a quarter brick at a time
- C. the discontinuous corbels are used to carry heavy concentrated loads
- D. stretcher bond is generally used for the construction of brick corbel. Discuss
Correct Answer: stretcher bond is generally used for the construction of brick corbel.
- 9. For each storey of a building, the depth of exploration should be
Options- A. 1 metre
- B. 2 metres
- C. 3 metres
- D. 4 metres. Discuss
Correct Answer: 3 metres
- 10. Pick up the correct statements from the following :
Options- A. cracks appear on the plastered surface in the form of hair cracks
- B. in brick work, the efflorescence is removed by applying a solution of zinc sulphate and water
- C. excessive thermal variations in the backing or plaster causes the plaster to fall
- D. all the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: all the above.
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