Deck 6: Construction and Building Foundations

Question 1

A type of cast-in-situ pile which has an enlarged base and a corrugated stem, is

A)simplex pile
B)Franki pile
C)vibro-pile
D)Raymond pile

Answer 1

Franki pile

Question 2

The type of foundation most suitable for brideges is

A)pier foundation
B)raft foundation
C)pile foundation
D)strap foundation

Answer 2

pile foundation

Question 3

The cement which is commonly used in all types of structures and require no special consideration, is called

A)rapid hardening cement
B)normal setting cement
C)quick setting cement
D)white cement

Answer 3

normal setting cement

Question 4

The depth of arch is the

A)vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the intrados
B)vertical distance between the springing line and the highest point on the extrados
C)perpendicular distance between the intrados and extrados
D)horizontal distance between the supports

Question 5

In residential building, the average value of stair width is

A)600 mm
B)700 mm
C)800 mm
D)900 mm

Question 6

The process of filling up all mail holes, cracks etc. with putty is known as

A)knotting
B)priming
C)stopping
D)finishing

Question 7

Coping is defined as a

A)horizontal course of masonry projecting from the face of the wall
B)horizontal moulded projection provided ner the top of a building
C)covering placed on the exposed top of an external wall
D)triangular shaped portion of masonry at the end of a sloped roof

Question 8

Which of the following statement is correct?

A)The cavity should start near the ground level.
B)The cavity should terminate near eaves level in case of sloping roof.
C)The cavity should terminate near coping in case of flat roof with parapet wall.
D)all of the above

Question 9

The pitch of stair should never exceed

A)20°
B)25°
C)30°
D)40°

Question 10

In a stretching bond

A)all the bricks are laid as headers
B)all the bricks are laid as stretchers
C)the arrangement of bricks is similar to English bond
D)the bonding bricks are laid at any angle other than zero or ninety degrees

Question 11

For ordinary Portland cement, the initial setting time should not be more than

A)30 minutes
B)1 hour
C)5 hours
D)10 hours

Question 12

Corbel is the extension of one or more course of bricks from the

A)face
B)back

Question 13

The intermediate support of an arch is known as pier.

Question 14

If the water-cement ratio is low, the strength of the mix is high.

Question 15

The flooring made with small pieces of broken tiles of china glazed or of marble arranged in different pattern, is known as

A)asphalt flooring
B)mosaic flooring
C)terrazo flooring
D)granolithic flooring

Question 16

Which of the following foundation is used for weaker soil?

A)Column footing
B)Grillage footing
C)Raft footing
D)all of these

Question 17

A tomparary structure constructed in a river for excluding water from a given site to enable the building operation to be performed on dry surface, is called

A)caisson
B)cofferdam
C)well foundation
D)raft foundatio

Question 18

The minimum depth of foundation for the load bearing wall of a building is restricted to

A)600 mm
B)700 mm
C)800 mm
D)900 mm

Question 19

A pitched roof in which rafters slope to one side only is called

A)lean-to roof
B)Pent roof
C)Aisle roof
D)any one of these

Question 20

When two or more footings are connected by a beam, it is called

A)beam footing
B)combined footing
C)strap footing
D)mat footing

Question 21

A type of bond in a brick masonry in which each course consists of alternate headers and stretchers, is called

A)English bond
B)Flemish bond
C)stretching bond
D)heading bond

Question 22

The diameter of the drilled piles should not exceed

A)200 mm
B)400 mm
C)600 mm
D)800 mm

Question 23

The dampness on roof may be due to

A)use of porous materials
B)insufficient lap of covering material
C)bad workmanship in plumbing
D)all of these

Question 24

The perpendicular distance between the intrados and extrados of an arch, is called

A)pitch of an arch
B)depth of an arch
C)width of an arch
D)thickness of an arch

Question 25

For D.P.C. at plinth level, the commonly adopted material is

A)bitumen sheeting
B)plastic sheeting
C)mastic asphalt
D)cement concrete