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

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

The property by virtue of which lime sets under water is known as

The lime which contains mainly calcium oxide and slakes with water is

Water cement ratio generally expressed in volume of water required per

For a 50 kg cement bag water required is

Brick lintels are also known as:

The type of lintel which is used rolled steel joist:

A temporary wood support which is used to construct brick lintel

The stone lintels are usually provided

A type of lintel which are strengthened by the provision of mild steel plates at their top and bottom are known as:

Breaking of irregular edge sand projections of stone is called:

The surface of a stone is levelled using:

The minimum projection of sill should be:

Through-stone is otherwise called:

The large stone placed below a beam for dispersion of load is called: