In case of foundations on black cotton soils, the most suitable method to increase the bearing capacity of soil is

Before testing setting time of cement one should test for

The exposed vertical surface perpendicular to the door frame is known as

For computing the quantity of earthwork using prismoidal formulae, the number of required sectional area be

The volume of 50 kg of cement bag is

Simpson's rule for computation of areas assumes that the short lengths for boundary between the ordinates are

The vertical member used in a door frame is known as:

The masonry in which quarry dressed or undressed stones are used

The final setting time of quick setting cement shall be:

A full brick or stone laid with its length perpendicular to the face of the wall

A foundation whose depth is not more its width is called

A footing used for the support and distribution of an individual load is called

When a brick cut half length wise, then the part of a brick is known as

Which is the main constitution of brick earth among the following

The setting of quick lime is due to the presence of:

The doors and Windows frame is to be calculated in

Actual size of brick as specified of India Standards is

In 1:2:4 cement concrete, 1 stands for

A foundation in the form of thick reinforced concrete slab covering area of the bottom of the structure is known as

The type of foundation most suitable for bridges is:

When two footing are connected by a beam it is called

The vertical sides of opening for doors and window are

The overlapping of bricks or stones in masonry is called

Stone masonry using fully dressed stones is called.

A type of bond in to a brick masonry consisting of alternate of headers and stretchers, is called:

A brick which is cut half as width as a fullbrick is called

The brick laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall is called a

A solid masonry or concrete hydraulic structure with its cross section proportioned to resist the external forces with its own weight

The weight of one bag of cement

The standard size of a brick is

Refractory bricks resist

When a first class brick is immersed in cold water for 24 hours, its weight should not exceed by

The vertical distance between the tops of two consecutive treads is

The covering on the exposed top of a wall is

Imaginary line containing the vertical joints of brick masonry is known as

A window usually fixed on the sloping surface of a roof

The masonry consists of blocks of stones carefully dressed with narrow joints

The top most course of masonry placed on the top of cornice

A vertical member of the frame which divides the window vertically is

The wedge shaped brick or stone forming an arch is called

The vertical sides of a finished opening for door or window is called

Brick or stone placed its length parallel to the face of the wall is termed as

The mixture of different ingredients of cement is burnt at:

Low heat cement is preferred for

If water / cement ratio is 0.5 the quantity of water required for making concrete using one bag of cement, 2 bags of sand and 4 bags of property grade aggregate will be

Duration of hydration of cement lasts

The top diameter, bottom diameter and height of a slump mould are

Inert material of cement concrete mix is

The cubes for testing cement in compression are kept at

In vicat's apparatus, the cement paste is said to be normal consistent if the penetrates from the bottom by.........