Building Materials and Construction MCQs

A. increases

B. decreases

C. first increases to a certain maximum value and then decreases

D. first decreases to a certain minimum value and then increases

A. to support the common rafter

B. to support purlins

C. to prevent the purlins from tilting

D. all of the above

A. dicalcium silicate

B. tricalcium silicate

C. tricalcium aluminate

D. tetra calcium alumino ferrite

A. heart shakes

B. cupshakes

C. starshakes

D. rindgalls

A. 0.5 m

B. 0.7 m

C. 0.9 m

D. 1.2 m

A. 400

B. 450

C. 500

D. 550

A. greater tensile strength in longer direction

B. greater tensile strength in shorter direction

C. same tensile strength in all directions

D. none of the above

A. deodar

B. chir

C. shishum

D. pine

A. there is no horizontal tie beam

B. there is a horizontal tie at the feet of rafters only

C. there is a horizontal tie at almost the middle of rafters only

D. there are two horizontal ties, one at the feet and other at the middle of the rafters

A. half brick thick

B. one brick thick

C. one and a half bricks thick

D. two bricks thick