Description : Construction joints are generally provided in concrete (A) Roads (B) Retaining walls (C) Lining of canals (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Horizontal D.P.C. is provided at plinth level in internal walls (B) D.P.C. is provided under door and verandah openings (C) Vertical D.P.C. is not provided in internal walls (D) Cement concrete is a rigid damp-proofing material
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Exposed portions of vertical surface at right angles to the door or window frame, are known as (A) Jambs (B) Lintels (C) Reveals (D) Soffit
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Expansion Joints in masonry walls are provided in wall lengths usater than (A) 10 m (B) 20 m (C) 30 m (D) 40 m
Description : Expansion joints in masonry walls are provided if length exceeds (A) 10 m (B) 20 m (C) 30 m (D) 40 m
Description : The projections of head or sill of a door or window frame are (A) Transoms (B) Horns (C) Stops (D) Chock
Description : The sill of a common wooden partition is (A) Vertical wooden member on either end (B) Lower horizontal wooden member (C) Upper horizontal wooden member (D) Intermediate horizontal wooden member
Description : Construction joints are provided (A) Where B.M. and S.F. are small (B) Where the member is supported by other member (C) At 18 m apart in huge structures (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Construction joints in columns are provided a few cm below the junction of beam (B) Construction joints in columns are provided at the bottom ... (C) Construction joints in beams and slabs are provided within middle third (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Construction joints are necessarily planned for their locations (B) Expansion joints are provided to accommodate thermal expansion (C) Construction joints are provided to control shrinkage cracks (D) All the above
Description : The construction joints in buildings are provided after (A) 10 m (B) 15 m (C) 20 m (D) 40 m
Description : Vertical construction joints are provided where the shearing forces are minimum in the case of (A) Slabs (B) Beams (C) Girders (D) All of these
Description : Joints in concrete structures, are provided (A) To reduce the tensile stresses likely to be developed due to evaporation of water (B) To minimise the change in the dimensions of the slab (C) To minimise the necessary cracking (D) All the above
Description : Expansion joints are provided if the length of concrete structures exceeds (A) 10 m (B) 15 m (C) 15 m (D) 45 m
Description : For the construction of R.C.C. slabs, columns, beams, walls, etc. the grade of concrete mix used, is (A) 1 : 3 : 6 (B) 1 : 1½ : 3 (C) 1 : 2 : 4 (D) 1 : 1 : 2
Last Answer : (C) 1 : 2 : 4
Description : For the construction of cement concrete floor, the maximum permissible size of aggregate, is (A) 4 mm (B) 6 mm (C) 8 mm (D) 10 mm
Description : An ideal ware house, is provided (A) Water proof masonry walls (B) Water proof roof (C) Few windows which remain generally closed (D) All the above
Description : What's on your kitchen window sill?
Last Answer : Nowt, only one wee window in our kitchen, pointless bothering putting anything on there.
Description : Never have I seen a bug like this...what was this on my window sill!
Last Answer : It was about 1.5 inches long and an inch high maybe This is the closest thing I could find to it online, but my bug was bigger, skinnier and the back red part was more ... moved and red stuff was all over! http://images.whatsthatbug.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/wheel_bug_nymph_georgia.jpg
Description : What are some fruit or veggie plants I can grow on my window sill?
Last Answer : What were you thinking of? I would say maybe carrots, since they’re a root veggie and would be underground, but generally tomatoes or peas or something like that is going to toke more room than a window sill has to offer. How big is your window?
Description : They sit on my windowsill and I have it all from the dung. How to forbid them
Last Answer : There are spikes - http://www.obchodsezarukou.cz/p/hroty-ochranne-proti-holubum-50x10cm-36hrotu-nerez, or nets - or put a cat on the windowsill ...: o
Description : State the function of window sill and lintel.
Last Answer : a)Sill 1. To provide suitable finish to window opening. 2. It also affords a protection to wall below the window 3.It also provides the support to vertical members of the openings. b) Lintel ... the opening. 2. They are used to transmit the load to adjacent wall over which they are supported.
Description : A depth-discharge relationship of the canal section is maintained at a notch fall because the sill of the notches is : a) Level with downstream canal bed b) Below the upstream canal bed c) Level with upstream canal bed d) Above the upstream canal bed
Last Answer : c) Level with upstream canal bed
Description : The plinth area of a building not includes (A) Area of the walls at the floor level (B) Internal shaft for sanitary installations up to 2 sq m. in area (C) Lift and wall including landing (D) Area of cantilevered porch
Last Answer : (D) Area of cantilevered porch
Description : Passing zones are generally not provided on (A) Summit curves (B) Horizontal curves (C) Two lane highways (D) All the above
Description : On concrete roads, the camber generally provided, is (A) 1 in 20 to 1 in 24 (B) 1 in 30 to 1 in 48 (C) 1 in 36 to 1 in 48 (D) 1 in 60 to 1 in 72
Description : The under surface of an arch, is called (A) Soffit (B) Intrados (C) Haunch (D) Back
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The voussoir placed at crown of an arch, is known as a (A) Key (B) Soffit (C) Springer (D) Haunch
Description : The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is (A) Haunch (B) Spandril (C) Soffit (D) Rise
Description : The lower half portion between crown and skew back of the arch, is called (A) Spandril (B) Haunch (C) Springing (D) Soffit
Description : An artificial stone made from pieces of white marble, white cement and other coloring agents, generally used for floor and facing walls is known as a) Topaz b) Marble c) Terrazzo* d) Gneiss
Last Answer : c) Terrazzo*
Description : If the size of a column is reduced above the floor, the main bars of the columns, are (A) Continued up (B) Bent inward at the floor level (C) Stopped just below the floor level and separate lap bars provided (D) All the above
Description : In joints of precast concrete bridge segments, what are the functions of applying epoxy adhesive?
Last Answer : Epoxy adhesive is applied in these joints for the following purposes according to International Road Federation (1977): (i) It seals up the joints completely between precast concrete segments to protect the ... in transferring of shear between the joints in case a large single shear key is used.
Description : Tie bars in cement concrete pavements are at (A) Expansion joints (B) Contraction joints (C) Warping joints (D) Longitudinal joints
Description : Transverse joints are provided at distances varying from (A) 10 m to 15 m (B) 12 m to 18 m (C) 16 m to 24 m (D) 17 m to 27 m
Description : According to the recommendations of IS : 456-1978, the expansion joints (A) Are provided where plane changes abruptly (B) Are provided to ensure minimum resistance (C) Do not carry reinforcement across them (D) All the above
Description : In English garden wall bond (A) One course of headers to three or five course of stretchers (B) Queen closer in provided in each heading course (C) The middle course of stretchers is started with a header to give proper vertical joints (D) All the above
Description : 09. According to Bazin, the coefficient of discharge varies with the height of water over the sill of a weir. A) Correct B) Incorrect
Last Answer : A
Description : The top of the weir over which the water flows is known as (A) Sill or crest (B) Nappe or vein (C) Orifice (D) None of these
Description : The discharge over a rectangular notch is (where b = Width of notch, and H = Height of liquid, above the sill of the notch) (A) (2/3) Cd × b × gH) (B) (2/3) Cd × b × g) × H (C) (2/3) Cd × b × g) × H 3/2 (D) (2/3) Cd × b × g) × H
Description : 4 The sheet of water flowing over a notch or a weir is known as (A) Sill or crest (B) Nappe or vein (C) Orifice (D) None of thes
Description : The upper surface of a weir over which water flows is known is (A) Crest (B) Nappy (C) Sill (D) Weir top
Description : The length of a liquid stream while flowing over a weir __________ at the ends of the sill. (A) Expands (B) Does not change (C) Contracts (D) None of these
Description : The absolute percentage error in the computed discharge over a rectangular weir corresponding to an absolute error of 1.5 % in the measurement of head over the sill of the weir would be : (a) 1.5 (b) 2.25 (c) 2.5 (d) 3.75
Last Answer : (b) 2.25
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: A. Inlets are provided on the road surface at the lowest point for draining rain water B. Inlets are generally provided at an interval of ... along straight roads C. Inlets having horizontal openings, are called horizontal inlets D. All the above
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: A. Septic tanks are horizontal continuous flow type of sedimentation tanks B. Septic tanks are generally provided a detention period of 12 to 36 hours C ... covered and high vent shafts are provided for the escape of foul gases D. None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) In stone arches, the stones are placed with their natural beds radial (B) In cornices, the stones are placed with their natural beds as vertical (C) In stone walls, the stones are placed with their natural beds as horizontal (D) All the above
Description : Lime concrete is generally used for (A) Wall foundations (B) Flooring at ground level (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (b)
Description : Steel pipe are (A) Suitable for withstanding high internal pressure (B) Connected by riveted or welded joints (C) Generally laid underground and no expansion joint is required (D) Likely to last 100 years under ordinary conditions
Last Answer : (D) Likely to last 100 years under ordinary conditions
Description : Plastic bitumen is generally used for (A) Road pavements (B) Expansion joints (C) Crack fillings (D) None to these