Building Construction - Civil Engineering Questions and Answers

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The process of keeping concrete moist for a certain period after its finishing, is known as

Finishing of concrete

Curing of concrete

Placing of concrete

Compaction of concrete

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A cut in frame of a door to receive the shutter, is called

Louver

Stop

Horn

Rebate

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The minimum width of a stair in residential buildings, is

55 cm

70 cm

85 cm

100 cm

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Expansion joints in masonry walls are provided if length exceeds

10 m

20 m

30 m

40 m

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The window which is provided on a sloping roof of a building, is called

Lantern window

Dormer window

Louvered window

Rash window

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Grillage foundation

Is used to transfer heavy structural loads from steel columns to a soil having low bearing capacity

Is light and economical

Does not require deep cutting as the required base area with required pressure intensity is obtained at a shallow depth

All the above

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A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called

Retaining wall

Breast wall

Buttress

Parapet wall

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In which of the following directions, the strength of timber is maximum?

Parallel to grains

Perpendicular to grains

Same in all directions

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In clay soil

Swelling and shrinkage characteristics prevail

Consolidation continues even after several years of construction

Differential settlement is generally prevalent

All the above