Description : According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than (A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 20 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) 10 cm
Description : According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than (A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 75 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The nominal thickness of an expansion joint in brick walls, is kept more than (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) 20 mm
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Thickness of broken line markings on multi-lane road for lanes is generally kept (A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Thickness of broken centre line markings for a four lane road, is generally kept (A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm
Description : Which one of the following activities is not correct as applicable to brick corbels? (A) The maximum projection of the corbel should not be more than the thickness of the wall (B) The ... to carry heavy concentrated loads (D) Stretcher bond is generally used for the construction of brick corbel
Description : In a cantilever retaining wall without a heel slab (A) Thickness of the stem is kept same throughout (B) Base slab is made 10 cm thicker than the stem (C) Width of the base slab is kept 0.7 time the total height of the wall (D) All the above
Description : The expected out turn of half brick partition wall per mason per day is (A) 1.5 m3 (B) 2.0 m3 (C) 4.0 m2 (D) 5.0 m2
Last Answer : (B) 2.0 m3
Description : Brick nogging type of partition wall, is constructed by (A) Laying bricks as stretchers in cement mortar (B) Laying bricks as headers in cement mortar (C) Reinforcing brick wall with iron straps (D) Constructing brick work within a wooden framework
Description : The brick work is not measured in cu m in case of (A) One or more than one brick wall (B) Brick work in arches (C) Reinforced brick work (D) Half brick wall
Last Answer : (D) Half brick wall
Description : The 9 cm × 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face, is generally known as (A) Stretcher (B) Face (C) Front (D) Heade
Description : The 19 cm × 9 cm side of a brick as seen in the wall face, is generally known as (A) Stretcher (B) Face (C) Front (D) Header
Description : Minimum thickness of wall where single Flemish bond can be used is (A) Half brick thick (B) One brick thick (C) One and a half bricks thick (D) Two bricks thick
Description : The stretcher bond in brick masonry can be used only when the thickness of wall is (A) 90 mm (B) 180 mm (C) 190 mm (D) 280 mm
Description : The nominal thickness of one brick wall in mm, is (A) 90 mm (B) 150 mm (C) 190 mm (D) 200 mm
Description : To construct a 10 cm thick partition wall, you will prefer (A) English bond (B) Flemish bond (C) Header bond (D) Stretcher bond
Description : Depth of lean concrete bed placed at the bottom of a wall footing, is kept (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) Equal to its projection beyond wall base (D) Less than its projection beyond wall base
Description : The stresses developed in concrete and steel in reinforced concrete beam 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth, are 62.5 kg/cm2 and 250 kg/cm2 respectively. If m = 15, the depth of its neutral axis is (A) 20 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 35 cm
Description : A singly reinforced concrete beam of 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth is provided with 18.75 cm2 steel. If the modular ratio (m) is 15, the depth of the neutral axis, is (A) 20 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 35 cm
Description : The frog of the brick in a brick masonry is generally kept on (A) Bottom face (B) Top face (C) Shorter side (D) Longer side
Description : Minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm
Description : For a poorly graded sub-grade soil, thickness of sub-base, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 30 cm
Description : The maximum thickness of concrete floor of a cement warehouse, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm
Last Answer : (D) 25 cm
Description : The minimum thickness of walls built in cement mortar (1 : 6) for a single storey building, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm
Description : The brick work is measured in sq metre, in case of (A) Honey comb brick work (B) Brick flat soling (C) Half brick walls or the partition (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : A furnace is made of a refractory brick wall of thickness 0.5 metre and thermal conductivity 0.7 W/m.°K For the same temperature drop and heat loss, this refractory wall can be replaced by a layer of diatomaceous earth of ... and thickness __________ metre. (A) 0.01 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.25 (D) 0.5
Last Answer : (B) 0.1
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement at the same level as that of water-table, thickness of a cut off layer of coarse sand, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 45 cm
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement on embankments about 0.6 m to 1 m higher than water table, the thickness of cut off layer of coarse sand used, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The breakwater which can be used as a platform for loading and unloading of cargo is called a mole (B) The brick masonry retaining wall which is ... wall (C) Three types of break waters are generally provided in harbours (D) All of the above
Last Answer : (D) All of the above
Description : To stagger vertical joints in successive courses of a wall, a piece of brick is generally used at the end of the course, which is known as (A) Bat (B) Header (C) Stretcher (D) Closer
Description : The item of the brick structure measured in sq.m, is (A) Reinforced brick work (B) Broken glass coping (C) Brick edging (D) Brick work in arches
Last Answer : (B) Broken glass coping
Description : The recommended value of modular ratio for reinforced brick work is (A) 18 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 58
Last Answer : (C) 40
Description : The permissible diagonal tensile stress in reinforced brick work is (A) About 0.1 N/mm² (B) Zero (C) 0.3 N/mm² to 0.7 N/mm² (D) About 1.0 N/m2
Description : The position of the neutral axis in reinforced brick masonry is independent of the loading and is at a depth of
Last Answer : (a) One-third of the effective depth
Description : For determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, the recommended size of a square bearing plate to be used in load plate test should be 30 to 75 cm square with a minimum thickness of (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) 25 mm
Description : The thickness of the topping of a ribbed slab, varies between (A) 3 cm to 5 cm (B) 5 cm to 8 cm (C) 8 cm to 10 cm (D) 12 cm to 15 cm
Description : The thickness of base slab of a retaining wall generally provided, is (A) One half of the width of the stem at the bottom (B) One-third of the width of the stem at the bottom (C) One fourth of the width of the steam at the bottom (D) Width of the stem at the bottom
Description : Minimum grade of concrete to be used in reinforced concrete as per IS: 4561978 is (A) M 15 (B) M 20 (C) M 10 (D) M 25
Description : For reinforced concrete work, aggregates having a nominal size of -------- are generally used [ A ] 20 mm [ B ] 40 mm [ C ] 50 mm [ D ] 60 mm
Last Answer : [ A ] 20 mm
Description : A short column 20 cm 20 cm in section is reinforced with 4 bars whose area of cross section is 20 sq. cm. If permissible compressive stresses in concrete and steel are 40 kg/cm2 and 300 kg/cm2 , the Safe load on ... should not exceed (A) 4120 kg (B) 41,200 kg (C) 412,000 kg (D) None of these
Description : An intermediate T-beam reinforced with two layers of tensile steel with clear cover 13 cm encasted with the floor of a hall 12 metres by 7 metres, is spaced at 3 metres from adjoining beams and if the width of the beam is ... breadth of the flange is (A) 300 cm (B) 233 cm (C) 176 cm (D) 236 cm
Description : In reinforced concrete footing on soil, the minimum thickness at edge should not be less than (A) 100 mm (B) 150 mm (C) 200 mm (D) 250 mm
Description : A reinforced concrete cantilever porch has thickness t. The main reinforcing steel will be placed (a) At mid-thickness (b) At t/3 from the top (c) Close to the bottom surface (d) Close to the top surface
Last Answer : (d) Close to the top surface
Description : If the width of a pavement slab is 7.5 m, thickness 20 cm and working stress 1400 kg/cm2 , spacing of 10 mm tie bars for the longitudinal joint, is (A) 10 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 40 cm
Description : A rectangular tank 10 m x 5 m in plan and 3 m deep is divided by a partition wall parallel to the shorter wall of the tank. One of the compartments contains water to a depth of 3 m, and the other a lighter ... pressure thrust on the partition wall is (a) 1000 kg (b) 1500 kg (c) 2000 kg (d) 2500 kg
Last Answer : Correct Answer is 15000 kg
Description : A 1st class brick immersed in water for 24 hours, should not absorb water (by weight) more than (A) 10 % (B) 15 % (C) 20 % (D) 25 %
Description : The weight of a good quality brick when immersed in water for a period of 16 hours should not exceed the weight of dry brick (A) 20 % (B) 15 % (C) 10 % (D) None of these
Description : Herringbone bond is used for (A) Walls having thickness more than 4 bricks (B) Architectural finish to the face work (C) Ornamental panels in brick flooring (D) All the above
Description : The diameter of the column head support a flat slab, is generally kept (A) 0.25 times the span length (B) 0.25 times the diameter of the column (C) 4.0 cm larger than the diameter of the column (D) 5.0 cm larger than the diameter of the column
Last Answer : Option A