| 1. | The external jamb of a door or window opening at right angles to the wall face, is called ? | |
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reveal
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style
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post
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horn
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Report Question| 2. | Herring-bone bond is commonly used for ? | |
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brick paving
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very thick walls
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partition walls
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footings in foundations
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| 3. | A series of steps without any platform, break or landing in their direction, is called ? | |
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riser
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tread
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flight
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nosing
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| 4. | The coefficient of friction between the concrete and soil is ? | |
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0.20 to 0.25
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0.25 to 0.30
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0.30 to 0.35
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0.35 to 0.50
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| 5. | The damp-proof course ? | |
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may be horizontal or vertical
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should be continuous
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should be of good impervious material
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all of these
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| 6. | A type of cast-in-situ pile which has an enlarged base and a corrugated stem, is ? | |
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simplex pile
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Franki pile
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vibro-pile
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Raymond pile
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| 7. | The arrangement of supports provided underneath the existing structure without disturbing its durability is known as ? | |
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underpinning
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scaffolding
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shoring
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jacking
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| 8. | The safe bearing capacity of the soil is equal to ? | |
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Nominal strength x Factor of safety
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Ultimate bearing power / Factor of safety
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Ultimate tensile strength / Factor of safety
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Ultimate compressive strength / Factor of safety
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| 9. | A system of providing temporary support to the party walls of two buildings where the intermediate building is to be pulled down and built, is called ? | |
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raking shore
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dead or vertical shore
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flying or horizontal shore
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none of these
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| 10. | Cornice is defined as a ? | |
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horizontal course of masonry projecting from the face of the wall
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horizontal moulded projection provided near the top of a building
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covering placed on the exposed top of an external wall
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triangular shaped portion of masonry at the end of a sloped roof
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