| 1. | The type of pointing in which the mortar is first pressed into the raked joints and then finished off flush with the edges of the bricks or stones, is called ? | |
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flust pointing
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struck pointing
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V-grooved pointing
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tuck pointing
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Report Question| 2. | Batter 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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| 3. | In masonry construction, excessive tension is not permissible and hence in order that the supporting area is fully in compression, the width of footing is so adopted that the centre of gravity of the load falls ? | |
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at the centre of base
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within the middle third of base
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within the middle fifth of base
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any one of these
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| 4. | A stretcher bond is usually used for ? | |
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half brick wall
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one brick wall
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one and half brick wall
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two brick wall
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| 5. | A couple-close roof is used for spans upto ? | |
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3.5 m
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5 m
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9 m
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14 m
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| 6. | A retaining wall is commonly required in the construction of ? | |
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hill roads
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masonry dams
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wing walls
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all of these
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| 7. | In a sloping roof, the inclined wooden members laid from the ridge to the eaves are known as ? | |
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hip rafters
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jack rafters
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common rafters
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valley rafters
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| 8. | The arch consisting of fully dressed stones, is called ? | |
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axed arch
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gauged arch
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ashlar arch
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rubble arch
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| 9. | The bearing capacity of soils can be improved by ? | |
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increasing the depth of footing
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draining the sub-soil water
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ramming the granular material like crushed stone in the soil
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all of the above
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| 10. | For ordinary Portland cement, the initial setting time should not be more ? | |
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30 minutes
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1 hour
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5 hours
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10 hours
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