Description : The member which is placed horizontally to support common rafter of a sloping roof, is (A) Purlin (B) Cleat (C) Batten (D) Strut
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The line of intersection of two surfaces of a sloping roof forming an internal angle less than 180°, is known as (A) Ridge (B) Hip (C) Valley (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The horizontal timber piece provided at the apex of a roof truss which supports the common rafter is called (A) Ridge board (B) Hip rafter (C) Eaves board (D) Valley rafte
Description : The line of intersection of the surfaces of a sloping roof forming an external angle exceeding 180°, is (A) Ridge (B) Hip (C) Valley (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The drain which is provided parallel to roadway to intercept and divert the water from hill slopes is known as (A) Sloping drain (B) Catch-water drain (C) Side drain (D) Cross drain
Description : The function of king post in a king post roof truss is (A) To support the frame work of the roof (B) To receive the ends of principal rafter (C) To prevent the walls from spreading outward (D) To prevent the tie beam from sagging at its centre
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The function of cleats in a roof truss is (A) To support the common rafter (B) To support purlins (C) To prevent the purlins from tilting (D) All of the above
Last Answer : Option C
Description : The purlins in roof trusses are placed at the panel points essentially to avoid (a) Axial force in rafter (b) Shear force in rafter (c ) Deflection in rafter (d) Bending moment in rafter
Last Answer : (d) Bending moment in rafter
Description : The type of roof which slopes in two directions with a break in the slope on each side is known as (A) Gable roof (B) Hip roof (C) Gambrel roof (D) Mansard roof
Description : The lower edge of the pitched roof, from where the rain water of the roof surface drops down, is known as (A) Hip (B) Gable (C) Ridge (D) Eaves
Description : The window which is provided on a sloping roof of a building, is called (A) Lantern window (B) Dormer window (C) Louvered window (D) Rash window
Description : The opening provided in sloping roof with its top parallel to the roof surface, is called (A) Dormer window (B) Sky light window (C) Lantern window (D) Louvered window
Description : The members which support covering material of a sloping roof, are (A) Rafters (B) Purlins (C) Battens (D) Struts
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Cavity of a cavity wall should start near ground level (B) Cavity of a cavity wall should terminate near eaves level of sloping roof (C) Cavity of a cavity wall should terminate near coping of flat roof with parapet wall (D) All the above
Description : The type of roof suitable in plains where rainfall is meagre and temperature is high is (A) Pitched and sloping roof (B) Flat roof (C) Shell roof (D) none of these
Description : Mansard roof is a roof which slopes in (A) Two directions without break in the slope on each side (B) Two directions with break in the slope on each side (C) Four directions without break in the slope on each side (D) Four directions with break in the slope on each side
Description : A roof which slopes in four directions, is called (A) Shed roof (B) Gable end roof (C) Hipped roof (D) Gambrel roo
Description : In bridge work, which of the followings terms is NOT CORRECT: A. A retainer could be a crown to which a bridge is attached to B. A connector connects a pontic to a retainer or two retainers to each ... lie and comes in contact with pontic D. A pontic is an artificial tooth as part of a bridge
Last Answer : C. The saddle is the area of the edentulous ridge over which the pontic will lie and comes in contact with pontic
Description : A 8 years-old patient has 3 first premolars erupted and a swelling on the ridge of the un-erupted premolar. X ray shows a fully developed crown and ¾ roots development with no ... recision to allow eruption C. Soft tissues recision accompanied with orthodontic appliance to help with eruption
Last Answer : C. Soft tissues recision accompanied with orthodontic appliance to help with eruption
Description : The rain water harvesting shown here is A. Recharge Pit. B. Recharge Trench. C. Roof top rain water harvesting. D. Bunds of slopes.
Last Answer : B. Recharge Trench.
Description : How can I hang a plant below an eave with vinyl perforated soffit panels?
Last Answer : This I think you just pinch it open.
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) In a king post truss, principal rafter and tie beams are jointed together with a bridle joint (B) Joint between the principal rafter and the king ... ) Joint between strut and king post, is generally of mortise and tenon type (D) All the above
Description : The type of joint commonly used at the junction of a principal rafter and tie beam in timber trusses is (A) Mortise and tenon joint (B) Oblique mortise and tenon joint (C) Butt joint (D) Mitred joint
Description : What are the advantages/disadvantages of ridge versus roof vents?
Last Answer : Not much difference in functionality – it just looks better because it is less visible.
Description : If the chain line which runs along N-S direction is horizontal and the ground in E-W direction is sloping (A) It is possible to set offsets correctly on east side (B) It is possible to ... possible to set offsets correctly on west side (D) It is possible to set offsets correctly on both sides
Last Answer : (D) It is possible to set offsets correctly on both sides
Description : The triangular space formed between the extrados and the horizontal line drawn through the crown of an arch is known as (A) Haunch (B) Spandril (C) Voussoirs (D) Skewbacks
Description : For slopes of limited extent the surface of slippage, is usually along (A) A parabolic arc (B) An elliptical arc (C) A straight line (D) A circular arc
Last Answer : (D) A circular arc
Description : A portion of an embankment having a uniform up-gradient 1 in 500 is circular with radius 1000 m of the centre line. It subtends 180° at the centre. If the height of the bank is 1 m at the lower end, and side slopes 2 ... earth work involved. (A) 26,000 m3 (B) 26,500 m3 (C) 27,000 m3 (D) 27,500 m
Last Answer : (D) 27,500 m3
Description : Crown is located at (A) Highest point on the extrados of the arch (B) Highest point on the intrados of the arch (C) Skew-back of the arch (D) None of these
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) A contour is not necessarily a closed curve. B) A contour represents a ridge line if the concave side of lower value contour lies towards the higher value contour ... each other except in case of an overhanging cliff (D) All of the above statements are correct
Last Answer : (C) Two contours of different elevations do not cross each other except in case of an overhanging clif
Description : The angle of intersection of a contour and a ridge line, is (A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°
Last Answer : (D) 90°
Description : If the demand line drawn from a ridge in a flow mass curve does not intersect the curve again, it indicates that (A) Demand cannot be met by inflow (B) Reservoir was not full at the beginning (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
Description : To avoid vaporisation in the pipe line, the pipe line over the ridge is laid such that it is not more than (A) 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient (B) 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient (C) 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient (D) 5.0 above the hydraulic gradient
Description : Consider the following situation in a flow mass curve study when demand line drawn from a ridge in the mass curve does not intersect the mass curve again. This means that : (a) The storage is not ... (c) The reservoir was not full at the beginning (d) The reservoir is wasting water by spill
Last Answer : (b) The demand cannot be met by the inflow as the reservoir will not refill
Description : Why does it make sense that slopes of perpendicular lines have opposite signs?
Last Answer : Because if one of the pair of lines is going from bottom left totop right, the other is going from bottom right to top left.
Description : Mumbai High refers to the (a) Greater Mumbai area (b) Highest place in Mumbai (c) Slopes of Western Ghats (d) Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The term string is used for (A) The underside of a stair (B) Outer projecting edge of a tread (C) A sloping member which supports the steps in a stair (D) A vertical member between two treads
Description : The chaining on sloping ground is (A) Easier along the falling gradient (B) Easier along the up gradient (C) Equally convenient along falling as well as up gradient (D) All the above
Last Answer : (A) Easier along the falling gradient
Description : If h1 and h2 are the differences in level between ground and the formation levels, m is the slope of the sloping sides. D is the distance between the cross sections then, Prismoidal correction for a level section is (A) D/2m(h1 - h2) (B) D/3m(h1 - h2) (C) D/6m(h1 - h2)2 (D) D/6m(h1 - h2)3
Last Answer : (C) D/6m(h1 - h2)2
Description : Back fill with a sloping surface exerts a total active pressure Pa on the wall of height H and acts at (A) H/4 above the base parallel to base (B) H/2 above the base parallel to base (C) H/3 above the base parallel to base (D) H/5 above the base parallel to base
Description : The discharge through a channel of trapezoidal section is maximum when (A) Width of channel at the top is equal to twice the width at the bottom (B) Depth of channel is equal to the width at the bottom ... equal to half the width at the top (D) The sloping side is equal to the width at the bottom
Description : The most economical section of a trapezoidal channel is one which has hydraulic mean depth equal to (A) 1/2 × depth (B) 1/2 × breadth (C) 1/2 × sloping side (D) 1/4 × (depth + breadth)
Description : Bituminous fells are used for (A) Covering A.C. sheets (B) Covering sloping roofs (C) D.P.C. (D) None to these
Description : The camber on pavements, is provided by (A) Straight line method (B) Parabolic method (C) Straight line and parabolic at crown (D) Elliptical method
Description : Camber in pavements is provided by (A) Straight line method (B) Parabola method (C) Straight at the edges and parabolic at the crown (D) All the above
Description : The depth of an arch is the distance between (A) Ground level and springing line (B) Crown and springing line (C) Crown and ground level (D) Intrados and extrados
Description : What is Highest snowfall recorded at Hurricane ridge WA?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : The dry-bulb temperature scale is read on a psychrometric chart along the: a. Left vertical axis b. Right vertical axis c. Saturation line and sloping downward to the right d. Top horizontal axis e. Horizontal axis on the bottom of the chart
Last Answer : ANSWER : E
Description : A perfectly elastic supply curve will be (a) Parallel to Y axis or a vertical line ; (b) Parallel to X axis; (c) U shaped ; (d) Downward sloping
Last Answer : the aggregate demand curve
Description : A perfect inelastic supply curve will be (a) Parallel to Y axis or a vertical line ; (b) Parallel to X axis ; (c) U shaped; (d) Downward sloping
Last Answer : (a) Parallel to Y axis or a vertical line ;