A wooden block hinged on post outside a door, is known
A. Cleat
B. Stop
C. Horn
D. None of these
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The window which is provided in flat roof of a room, is known
A. Dormer window
B. Lantern window
C. Louvered window
D. Sky window
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Weep holes are provided in retaining and breast walls
A. To drain off the water from the filling
B. To ventilate the stone masonry
C. To add architectural beauty
D. To increase compaction of the earth retained
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The triangular space formed between the extrados and the horizontal line drawn through the crown of an arch is known as
A. Haunch
B. Spandril
C. Voussoirs
D. Skewbacks
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The vertical distance between the springing line and highest point of the inner curve of an arch is known as
A. Intrados
B. Rise
C. Spandril
D. Extrados
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Pitched and sloping roofs are suitable for
A. Coastal regions
B. Plain regions
C. Covering large areas
D. All of the above
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Pile foundations are suitable for
A. Water logged soils
B. Soft rocks
C. Compact soils
D. Multi-storeyed buildings
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The bond in which headers and stretchers are laid in alternate courses and every stretcher course is started with a three fourth brick bat, is known as
A. English cross bond
B. Dutch bond
C. Monk bond
D. Rat-trap bond
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The maximum number of steps in a flight should generally be restricted to
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If a is the offset of concrete bed in cms, and d is the depth of concrete bed in cms, then
A. d = 0.445 a
B. d = 0.557 a
C. d = 0.775 a
D. None of these
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Single Flemish bond consists of
A. Double Flemish bond facing and English bond backing in each course
B. English bond facing and double Flemish bond backing in each course
C. Stretcher bond facing and double Flemish bond backing in each course
D. Double Flemish bond facing and header bond backing in each course
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Herringbone bond is used for
A. Walls having thickness more than 4 bricks
B. Architectural finish to the face work
C. Ornamental panels in brick flooring
D. All the above
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The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called
A. Half brick
B. Queen closer
C. King closer
D. Bevelled closer
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A pre-stressed concrete pile is
A. Easy to handle
B. Lighter in weight
C. Extremely durable
D. All the above
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As compared to stretcher course, the thickness of joints in header course should be
A. Less
B. More
C. Equal
D. Equal or more
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The depth of an arch is the distance between
A. Ground level and springing line
B. Crown and springing line
C. Crown and ground level
D. Intrados and extrados
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Engineering news formula for obtaining safe bearing capacity of pile for drop hammer, is,
A. Q = Wh/6 (S + 2.5)
B. Q = Wh/2.5 (S + 6)
C. Q = (W × 6)/h (S + 2.5)
D. Q = (W × 2.5)/6 (S + h)
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The pile which is provided with a bulb filled with concrete at its lower end, is known as
A. Simplex pile
B. Mac-Arthur pile
C. Raymond pile
D. Franki pile
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The type of pointing in which upper side of mortar joints is kept about 12 mm inside the face of the masonry and bottom is kept flushed with face of wall, is
A. Truck pointing
B. Recessed pointing
C. Struck pointing
D. Grooved pointing
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Depth of lean concrete bed placed at the bottom of a wall footing, is kept
A. 10 cm
B. 15 cm
C. Equal to its projection beyond wall base
D. Less than its projection beyond wall base
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