Q. Pile foundation is generally provided if soil is

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Q. Two columns 50 cm x 50 cm and 60 cm x 60 cm carry 80 tonnes and 120 tonnes of loads respectively. The centre to centre distance between columns is 5.00 metres. The permissible bearing capacity of the soil is 20 t/m². If the footing is not to project more than 25 cm beyond the outside of the smaller column, pick up the correct design parameters of the footing from the following:

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Q. Pick up the correct specification of one-room quarters generally adopted from the following :

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Q. Negative skin friction

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Q. The type of stone masonry in which stones of same height are laid in layers, is called

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Q. The range of spread from the wall base to outer edge of a brick work foundation does not exceed

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Q. Nogging of a common wooden partition is

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Q. Ornamental moulded course placed on the top of a wall, is

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Q. The size of a floor tile commonly used, is

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Q. The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is

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Q. The depth of excavation of foundations, is generally measured with a

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Q. Which one of the following piles has a cast iron shoe even after removal of the hollow cylindrical steel casing

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Q. If height of the first storey of a building is 3.2 m and riser is 13 cm, the number of treads required, is

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following :

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Q. For effective drainage, the finished surface of flat roof should have a minimum slope of

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Q. The stone whose crushing strength is least, is

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Q. Best type of piles for soft soil having little resistance to the flow of concrete, is

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Q. A wall constructed to resist the pressure of an earth filling, is called

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Q. The bearing capacity of a water logged soil, may be improved by

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