| 1. | Which of the following statement is wrong ? | |
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In English bond, vertical joints in the header courses come over each other and vertical joints in the stretcher courses are also in the same line
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In English bond, the heading course should start with a queen closer
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In Flemish bond, the alternate headers of each course are centrally supported over the strechers in the course below
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In Flemish bond, every alternate course starts with a header at the corner
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Report Question| 2. | The type of truss commonly used for spans varying from 5 to 9 metre is ? | |
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queen post truss
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king post truss
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mansard truss
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composite truss
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| 3. | The lowest part of a structure which transmits the load to the soil is known as ? | |
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super-structure
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plinth
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foundation
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basement
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| 4. | The surface of the abutment on which the arch rests, is known as ? | |
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span
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keystone
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skew back
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crown
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| 5. | Fender piles are ? | |
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used to function as retaining walls
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used to protect concrete deck or other water front structures from the abrasion
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driven at an inclination to resist large horizontal inclined forces
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driven in granular soil with the aim of increasing the bearing capacity of the soil
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| 6. | When the pile is required to penetrate beds of hard soil or soft rock to reach its required depth, the best method of driving the pile is by ? | |
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drop hammer
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steam hammer
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water jets
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boring
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| 7. | In the pre-cast reinforced concrete piles, the thickness of concrete covering the main bars should not be less than ? | |
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40 mm
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55 mm
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75 mm
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100 mm
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| 8. | A flexible material used for D.P.C. is ? | |
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bitumen sheeting
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plastic sheeting
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mastic asphalt
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none
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| 9. | Which of the following statement is correct ? | |
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A combined footing is so proportioned that the centre of gravity of the supporting area is in line with the centre of gravity of the two column loads
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A combined rectangular footing is provided where loading condition is such that either the two columns are equally loaded or the interior column carries greater load
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A trapezoidal shaped footing is provided under any condition of loading
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all of the above
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| 10. | A raking shore is a system of ? | |
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giving temporary lateral support to an unsafe wall
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providing temporary support to the party walls of two buildings where the intermediate building is to be pulled down and rebuilt
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providing vertical support to walls and roofs, floors etc. when the lower part of a wall has to be removed for the purpose of providing an opening in the wall
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all of the above
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