BUILDING CONSTRUCTION QUIZ

Nogging of a common wooden partition is

Lower horizontal wooden member

Upper horizontal wooden member

Intermediate horizontal wooden member

Vertical wooden member

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The vertical side member of a shutter frame, is known

Post

Style

Mullion

Reveal

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In verandah (corridor) floors outward slope is

1 in 50

1 in 60

1 in 70

1 in 40

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The strength of brick masonry in 1:6 cement mortar, is

60 tonnes/m2

40 tonnes/m2

50 tonnes/m2

20 tonnes/m2

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Couple close roof is suitable for maximum span of

5.5 m

2.5 m

4.5 m

3.5 m

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The taper of precast concrete pile should not be more than

2 cm per metre length

1 cm per metre length

4 cm per metre length

5 cm per metre length

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The inclined support at the ends of treads and rises of a stair, is known as

Header

Beam

Baluster

String

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The loose pockets in soil mass can be bridged safely by providing a raft foundation provided the soft area is smaller than

The column spacing

Three-fourth the column spacing

One-third the column spacing

Half the column spacing

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Engineering news formula for obtaining safe bearing capacity of pile for drop hammer, is,

Q = Wh/6 (S + 2.5)

Q = (W × 6)/h (S + 2.5)

Q = (W × 2.5)/6 (S + h)

Q = Wh/2.5 (S + 6)

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The depth of the ground water table may be ascertained by

Looking through the well in the vicinity

None of these

Standing on the well in the vicinity

Measuring the depth of water in the well

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