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The compressive strength of stone is find out by
A building stone can be dressed very easily
Attrition test on stone is done to find out
Smith's test performed on stones for determining
The tendency of a stone is to split along
In arches, stratified stones are placed so that their planes are
Stones used for ornamental work must be
A good quality stone absorbs water less than
The rock generally used for roofing is
___________-method of site exploration permits visual inspection of subsoil and collection of soil samples.
Plate load test may be used to calculate ____________ of soil.
The load which does not change position on its own is called
The method measuring electrical resistivity or seismic refraction of soil is called method of site exploration.
Driving a shaft fitted with screw into the ground to ascertain soil properties is called _____________ method of site exploration.
Driving a steel rod or iron pipe in soil to ascertain the soil conditions is called ____________________ method of site exploration
A test pit has dimensions of_______________ m.
The angle at which a heap of granular soil stands is called
The maximum load at which soil looses any further resistance to applied load is called
The angle of repose on loose earth is up to
The type of boring which is mostly useful in case of hard rock
The maximum load per unit area which soil can resist safely without displacement is known as
For big important engineering structures such as dams for additional stability of super structure, method of soil exploration taken as
Which among the following is suitable soil exploration method for hard rock and Soft rocks
Which is the suitable type of soil exploration for shallow depth
In venetian arch the depth of arch at the crown is
One of a four centred arch, their all centres are located on a springing line is known as
The shape of an arch is more than that of a semicircle is
A type of arch they are constructed over a wooden joist or a flat arch
The centre of arch placed on the springing line whose thrust transferred vertical direction which is
A type of arch whose thrust transferred to the abutment in inclined direction
One of an arch whose centre situated below the springing line
Construction of flat arch skewback forms at an angle of
In case of flat arch the span is about
The lower most portion between the crown and skewback of an arch is known as
When an irregular triangular space formed between the extradose and horizontal line drawn tangent to the crown of an arch is
The clear horizontal distance between the support of an arch is known as
Imaginary horizontal line joining two springing point of an arch is known as
The end support of an arch as arch is known as
A wedge shaped unit at the crown which is sometimes projecting outlines of an arch called
The highest point on extradose is known as
The inclined splayed surface on the abutment of an arch is known as
The wedge-shaped units forming the course of arch is called
Inner surface of an arch is known as
Inner curve of an arch is known as
A structure which is a constructed to span across an opening is known as
The lock fitted inside a cupboard shutter is called
The horizontal bolt used for locking of shutter is called
The vertical bolt used for locking of shutter is called
The hinge having one short leaf and one long leaf is called
The shutter made using pieces of reaper joined together is called