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Cement mortars richer than 1 : 3 are not used in masonry because_________________?
i) there is no gain in strength of masonry
ii) there is high shrinkage
iii) they are prone to segregation
select the correct statements?
A. Only (ii) is correct
B. (i) and (ii) are correct
C. (ii) and (iii) are correct
D. (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits________________?
A. parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification
B. parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification
C. is always same in both directions
D. parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification
Free body diagram is an____________________?
A. isolated joint with only body forces acting on it
B. isolated joint with internal forces acting on it
C. isolated joint with all the forces, internal as well as external, acting on it
D. none of the above
If the length of a wall on either side of a lintel opening is at least half of its effective span L, the load W carried by the lintel is equivalent to the weight of brickwork contained in an equilateral triangle, producing a maximum bending moment____________________?
A. WL/2
B. WL/4
C. WL/6
D. WL/8
If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight w per unit volume, the minimum depth (h) of the foundation from the free surface of the earth, is )/(1 + sin )]_________________?
A. h = (W/Aw) [(1 –
B. h = (W/Aw) [(1 + )/(1 + sin )]
C. h = (W/Aw) [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]²
D. h W/Aw) [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]²
The correction for sag is_________________?
A. always additive
B. always subtractive
C. always zero
D. sometimes additive and sometimes subtractive
When the upstream face of a gravity dam is vertical, then the intensity of water pressure at the water surface and at the base respectively will be_______________?
A. 0 and wH212
B. wH2/2and wH2/3
C. wH and 0
D. OandwII
where w is unit weight of water and H is the depth of water
If in a closed traverse, the sum of the north latitudes is more than the sum of the south latitudes and also the sum of west departures is more than the sum of the east departures, the bearing of the closing line is in the________________?
A. NE quadrant
B. SE quadrant
C. NW quadrant
D. SW quadrant
For supersonic transport aircraft, the minimum turning radius of taxiway is________________?
A. 60 m
B. 120 m
C. 180 m
D. 240 m
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