Objective Questions on Building Construction Technology

Some objective questions asked in PSC,DOR,TDF,RADC 

1. The bearing capacity of a soil
a. Depends on size of footing
b. Load intensity
c. Depends on the load
d. Rate of loading

2. The bearing capacity of a waterlogged soil, may be imprived by
a. Grouting
b. Chemical Action
c. Drainage
d. Compaction

3. The black cotton soil
a. Undergoes volumetric changes
b. Swells excessively when wet
c. Shrinks excessively when dry
d. All of above

4. Bearing capacity of soil depends on
a. Grain size of the soil
b. Load intensity
c. Depends on load
d. Rate of loading

5. Depth of foundation is determined by
a. Types of structure
b. Bearing Capacity of Soil
c. Surrounding Structure
d. None of above

Friends i want to provide u objective questions with multiple choice answers but due to lack of time i will directly provide u answers so please forgive me I’m sorry.

6. A plate load test is useful to determine.........**Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Foundation**

7. Westerguard analysis is generally used for............**Cohesive Soils**

8. Negative skin friction on piles........**Decreases the pile capacity**

9. Negative skin friction of piles in predominant in......**Friction piles in soft clays**

10. The maximum bearing capacity of soil is that of.......**Hard Rocks**

11. The least bearing capacity of soil is that of.......**Moist Clays**

12. The most suitable method of improving bearing capacity of soil of black cotton soil.....**Replacing the poor soil & placing raft or mat foundation**

13. Foundation in black cotton soils.........**Are taken to depth upto which the crack donot exceed, Loads are limited to 5t/m2, Trenches are dug on either side of foundation and filled with sand to prevent immediate contact with soil.**

14.In rectangular foundation of width ‘B’, the maximum permissible eccentricity of load is limited to.........**B/6**

15. A temporary ridid structuere having platform to enable masons to work at different stages of a building is known as......**Scaffolding**

16. The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily is known as......**Shoring**

17. A brick masonry may fail due to.....**Rupture along a vertical joint, Shearing along a horizontal plane, Crushing due to overloading**

18. The structure on which arch rests is called.......**Abutment**

19. The maximum height of wall done in one day is.....**1m**, for 4”wall

20. The main purpose of Cavity wall is.....**Heat insulation**,, but cavity wall prevents dampness, Insulation of sound and heat and also have lesser dead load for designed wall thickness.

21. The wall which is not designed for taking lateral load......**Buttress wall**

22. The slenderness ratio for masonry walls shouldnot be more than......**20**

23. The part of a wall at the side of an opening in the masonry is known as....** Jamb**

24. Expansion joints provided in masonry walls are proivided in wall lengths more than.....**40m**

25. Allowable clay silt in sand for mortar is......**4% to 6%**

26. In context of Nepal, the general method used in masonry of brick wall is.....**English Bond**

27. The stretcher bond in brick masonry can be used only when........**The wall is of Half Brick**

28. D.P.C. stands for.........**Damp Proof Course**

29. In ordinary residential buildings, D.P.C. is generally provided at ........** Plinth Level**

30. The method of dampproofing inwhich a layer of water repellent substance is provided between the source of dampness and part of structure adjacent to it is known  as..........**Membrane Damp proof**

31. The DPC is provoided for efficiency at.....**Just below the groundfloor level**

32. Later stage strength of cement is caused by......** Dicalcium Silicate**

33. The process of hardening the concrete by keeping its surface moist is called ......**Curing**
34. Curing of concrete ensures.......** Volume stability strength, Wear resistance, Water tightness and Durability**

35. Steam curing is used in.....**Mass production of precast concrete**

36. Curing period is minimum for concrete using.....**Rapid Hardening Cement**

37. Workability of concrete mix with low water cement ratio is determined by.......**Compaction Factor Test**

38. Slump used for beam and slab for RCC is........**50 to 100**

39. The approximate ratio of the strength of cement concrete of 7days to that of 28 days.......**0.65**

40. Size of aggregate shouldnot exceed........**4.75**

41. Higher workability of concrete is required if the structure is.......**Thick and Heavily Reinforced**

42. To prevent segregation, the maximum height of placing concrete is......**150cm**

43. The unit weight of RCC is taken as......**2.5t/m3**

44. The maximum thickness of door shutters provided in door is......**38mm**

45. The thickness of rebate is normally kept.....**1cm**

46. The door without importance is.....**Battened & Ledged Door**

47. A floor constructed with aggregate of 3mm marble chips mixed with white and coloured cement is called........**Terrazzo floor**

48. The vertical member fixed between steps and handrail is........**Baluster**

49. The wooden piece joining the bottom ends of rafter is called......**Eaves**

50. The height of parapet wall is generally kept........**75cm**

51. Type of footing provided at the boundaryline should be.......**Combined Footing**

52. The filling in cavaties with cement slurry is known as.......**Grouting**

53. Which type of foundation is likely to be adopted for a 3 floor high RCC framed residential building?.............**Isolated Footing**

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