Description : Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction, is called a (A) Cant (B) Deal (C) Baulk (D) Strip
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
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 : 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
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The presence of original rounded surface on the manufactured piece of timber, is called (A) Wane (B) Torn grain (C) Diagonal grain (D) Chipmark
Description : The thickness of a laminar boundary layer over a flat plate at two different sections P and Q are 0.8 cm and 2.4 cm respectively. If the section Q is 3.6 m downstream of P, the distance of section P from the leading edge of the plate is (a) 0.32 m (b) 0.22 m (c) 0.40 m (d) 0.53 m
Last Answer : Ans: (c) Correct Answer is: 0.45 m
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 leaf spring consists of 3 extra full length leaves and 14 graduated length leaves. The maximum force that can act on the spring is 70kN and the distance between eyes of the spring is 1.2m. Width and thickness of the ... close the nip. (a) 4332.2N (b) 4674.1N (c) 4985.4N (d) Can't be determined
Last Answer : (b) 4674.1N
Description : A leaf spring consists of 3 extra full length leaves and 14 graduated length leaves. The maximum force that can act on the spring is 70kN and the distance between eyes of the spring is 1.2m. Width and thickness of the ... /mm², calculate the initial nip. (a) 26.8mm (b) 24.9mm (c) 22.5mm (d)23.1mm
Last Answer : b) 24.9mm
Description : If permissible working stresses in steel and concrete are respectively 1400 kg/cm2 and 80 kg/cm2 and modular ratio is 18, in a beam reinforced in tension side and of width 30 cm and having effective depth 46 cm, the lever arms of the section, is (A) 37 cm (B) 38 cm (C) 39 cm (D) 40 cm
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Space between the exterior walls of a warehouse and bag piles should be 30 cm (B) Cement bags should preferably be piled on wooden planks (C) Width and height of the pile should not exceed 3 m and 2.70 m respectively (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: Method of sawing timber (A) Tangentially to annual rings, is known as tangential method (B) In four quarters such that each board cuts annual rings ... medullary rays and perpendicular to annual rings, is known as radial sawing (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The rate of flow of water through a unit cross-sectional area under a unit hydraulic gradient, is called coefficient of permeability (B) ... aquifers, is governed by the Darcy's law (D) The term 'transmissibility' was introduced by Meinzer
Description : The stone whose crushing strength is least, is (A) Granite (B) Chalk (C) Marble (D) Slate
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The stone whose crushing strength is maximum, is (A) Granite (B) Chalk (C) Slate (D) Sand stone
Description : The aggregates required for one kilometre length of water bound macadam road per meter width and for 10 mm thickness is (A) 8 cubic meter (B) 10 cubic meter (C) 12 cubic meter (D) 15 cubic meter
Description : The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab, is (A) One-fourth the width of the panel (B) Half the width of the panel (C) Radius of the column (D) Diameter of the column
Description : According to I.S. : 456, slabs which span in two directions with corners held down, are assumed to be divided in each direction into middle strips and edge strips such that the width of the middle strip, is ... (C) Three-fourth of the width of the slab (D) Four-fifth of the width of the slab
Description : The width of road pavements, depends upon (A) Width of traffic lane (B) Number of traffic (C) Width of median strip (D) All the above
Description : Suitable spacing of timber piles, is (A) 50 cm (B) 60 cm (C) 80 cm (D) 90 cm
Description : The length of a rectangular piece of fabric is twice its width . identify the geometrical representation of this situation when represented as an equation in two variables. Width and length be represented as x and y respectively . -Maths 9th
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Coating thickness in case of galvanising of steel sheet generally corresponds to the deposition of __________ gms of zinc per m2 of steel strip. (A) 5-10 (B) 1000-1500 (C) 120-500 (D) 1500-3000
Last Answer : Option C
Description : What minimum width of timber would you use as a soleplate?
Last Answer : 220mm (or 225mm, or the width of a scaffold plank)
Description : The external length, breadth and height of a closed box are 10cm, 9cm and 7cm respectively. The total inner surface area of the box is 262 sq.cm. If the walls of the box are of uniform thickness “t” cm, then “t” equals a) 1cm b) 23/3 cm c) 28/9 cm d) 42.5 cm
Last Answer : a) 1cm
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 : The width of the flange of a T-beam, which may be considered to act effectively with the rib depends upon (A) Breadth of the rib (B) Overall thickness of the rib (C) Centre to centre distance between T-beams (D) All the above
Description : The width of the flange of a T-beam should be less than (A) One-third of the effective span of the T-beam (B) Distance between the centres of T-beam (C) Breadth of the rib plus twelve times the thickness of the slab (D) Least of the above
Description : The width of the flange of a L-beam, should be less than (A) One-sixth of the effective span (B) Breadth of the rib + four times thickness of the slab (C) Breadth of the rib + half clear distance between ribs (D) Least of the above
Description : In a T-beam , the breadth of the rib is equal to the (a) Total thickness of the slab, including cover (b) Width of the portion of the beam in the compression zone (c) Width of the portion of the beam in the compression zone (d) All the above.
Last Answer : (c) Width of the portion of the beam in the compression zone
Description : If the velocities of flow of a stream of 10 m depth recorded by a current meter at depths of 2 m and 8 m are 0.7 m and 0.3 m respectively, the discharge per unit width of the stream in cubic metres, is (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
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 : 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
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 a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept (A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 20 cm
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
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called (A) Half brick (B) Queen closer (C) King closer (D) Bevelled closer
Description : A cantilever of length 2 cm and depth 10 cm tapers in plan from a width 24 cm to zero at its free end. If the modulus of elasticity of the material is 0.2 × 106 N/mm2 , the deflection of the free end, is (A) 2 mm (B) 3 mm (C) 4 mm (D) 5 mm
Last Answer : (D) 5 mm
Description : The excavation exceeding 1.5 m in width and 10 sq.m in plan area with a depth not exceeding 30 cm, is termed as (A) Excavation (B) Surface dressing (C) Cutting (D) Surface excavation
Last Answer : (D) Surface excavation
Description : The width of the hollow space between two walls of a cavity wall should not exceed (A) 5 cm (B) 7.5 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 15 cm
Description : The trunk of tree left after cutting all the branches is known as (A) Log (B) Batten (C) Plank (D) Baulk
Description : The piece of a brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick, is known as (A) Queen closer (B) Bevelled closer (C) King closer (D) Half king clos
Description : If depth of slab is 10 cm, width of web 30 cm, depth of web 50 cm, centre to centre distance of beams 3 m, effective span of beams 6 m, the effective flange width of the beam, is (A) 200 cm (B) 300 cm (C) 150 cm (D) 100 cm
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) More the value of group index, less thickness of pavement will be required (B) More the value of CBR, greater thickness of pavement will be required (C) Minimum and maximum values of group index can be 0 and 20 respectively (D) All of the above
Description : Regarding the National Flag choose the correct options from the following statements i) It has a horizontal strip of three colours including deep saffron at the top, white in the middle, and dark green at the bottom. ii) The ratio of the flag width to its length is 2:3 -Science
Last Answer : Both i and ii The National Flag of India has a horizontal strip of three colours including deep saffron (Kesaria) at the top, white in the middle, and dark green at the bottom. The ratio of the flag width to its length is 2:3.