BUILDING MATERIALS QUIZ

Pick up the correct statement from the following: Method of sawing timber

Tangentially to annual rings, is known as tangential method

Cut out of quarter logs, parallel to the medullary rays and perpendicular to annual rings, is known as radial sawing

In four quarters such that each board cuts annual rings at angles not less than 45°, is known as quarter sawing method

All of these

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According to IS 399-1963, the weight of the timber is specified at

10% moisture content

14% moisture content

8% moisture content

12% moisture content

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Cast iron is used for

Structural works in beams

None to these

Columns and struts

Small sized water pipes

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Which of the following bricks are used for lining of furnaces?

Over-burnt bricks

First class bricks

Under-burnt bricks

Refractory bricks

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Durability of building stone is affected by its

All listed here

Resistance to atmosphere

Chemical composition

Texture

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The ultimate tensile strength of structural mild steel is about

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Pick up correct statement from the following:

Fibre boards are obtained by impregnating a resin product on fibres

Fibre boards are used for thermal and acoustic control

All listed here

Fibre boards are used for light weight standing members

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Laterite is a/an

Argillaceous rock

Calcareous rock

Siliceous rock

Volcanic rock

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For obtaining vinyl chloride acetate, the method used, is

Addition polymerization

Co-polymerization

None of these

Condensation polymerization

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The commonly used drying oil for oil paints, is

Kerosene oil

Linseed oil

Acetate of lead

Olive oil

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