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  1. Raft foundations are used for:

  2. A.

     Providing increased area of foundation over poor bearing capacity of soil

    B.

     Spanning over small soft or loose pockets

    C.

     Counter acting the hydrostatic effect

    D.

     All the above


  3. For each storey (or, story) of a building, the depth of exploration should be

  4. A.

     1 meter

    B.

     2 meters

    C.

     3 meters

    D.

     4 meters


  5. The type of pile which is driven at an inclination to resist inclined forces is known as

  6. A.

     Friction pile

    B.

     Sheet pile

    C.

     Batter pile

    D.

     Anchor pile


  7. The minimum thickness of walls built in cement mortar (1 : 6) for a single storey building, is

  8. A.

     10 cm

    B.

     15 cm

    C.

     20 cm

    D.

     25 cm


  9. The maximum permissible deflection of a timber beam supporting a roof, is

  10. A.

     L/100

    B.

     L/150

    C.

     L/260

    D.

     L/360


  11. The function of king post in a king post roof truss is

  12. A.

     To support the frame work of the roof

    B.

     To receive the ends of principal rafter

    C.

     To prevent the walls from spreading outward

    D.

     To prevent the tie beam from sagging at its centre


  13. Bearing capacity of soils cannot be improved by

  14. A.

     Draining sub-soil water

    B.

     Ramming crushed stone in soil

    C.

     Driving sand piles

    D.

     Watering surface of soil


  15. Pile foundation is generally provided if soil is

  16. A.

     Compressible

    B.

     Water logged

    C.

     Made up

    D.

     All the above


  17. The type of pointing in which a V-shaped projection outside the wall surface, is provided, is called

  18. A.

     Recessed pointing

    B.

     Weather pointing

    C.

     V-pointing

    D.

     Tuck pointing


  19. Crown is located at

  20. A.

     Highest point on the extrados of the arch

    B.

     Highest point on the intrados of the arch

    C.

     Skew-back of the arch

    D.

     None of these