Texture of sandstone

Bond in brick masonry which is good in appearance

Half width full length

Standard size of brick

Spread footing is otherwise called

Low heat cement is used in

Four bag of cement will require__________ litres of water.

The type of cement generally used for the construction of road pavements to is

In low heat cement the compound which is kept to the minimum is

For rapid hardening cement minimum cube strength in a work test is taken as strength at

Finer the cement more is the

The expansion of Portland cement is caused by

The specific surface (in sq.cm/gm) of a good Portland cement should not be less than

The percentage of the residue left after sieving good Portland cement in 90 micron sieve should not exceed

The cementing property in cement is mainly due to

Gypsum is added in the manufacture of Portland cement

Gypsum is added in the manufacture of Portland cement

The clinker is formed at a temperature of

The silica in Portland cement should be

With storage, strength of cement

Soundness test of cement determines

Soundness of cement is tested by

The percentage of water for normal consistency is

Portland cement manufactured from pure white chalk and clay but free from iron oxide is known as

Rapid hardening cement attains early strength due to

The compound of Portland cement which contributes to the strength after two to three year is

The crushing strength of a stone depends upon its

Quarrying stones with explosives is called

Sand stones are generally weak in

The place from which stone is obtained is called

Shingle is

The hardest rock is

The colour of statutory marble used for sculptor's work is

Gniess is obtained from

Main component of mineral of granite is

Quartzite is a

Chemically marble is known as

The rocks formed by gradual deposition are called

The rocks formed from molten magma are called

Snowcem is one of the patent forms of

Fat lime slakes between

The constituent responsible for producing hydraulicity in lime is

Pure limestone is

Hydraulic lime for making mortars is slaked for

Plaster of paris is obtained by calcining

The normal curing period for lime mortar is

The initial setting time of hydraulic lime is

Lime concrete is generally used for

The commonly used lime in white washing is

For construction of structures underwater, the type of lime used is