Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

1. Water-cement ratio by weight is:

2. The maximum permissible value of dry density is referred to as:

3. Steam curing is used in:

4. For compacting plum concrete road surface of thickness less than 20 cm, we use:

5. The least bearing capacity of soil is that of:

6. In Nepal, the generally used method of bond in masonry wall of brickwork is:

7. Low water concrete results in:

8. The bearing capacity of a waterlogged soil may be improved by:

9. The vertical member provided at the top and bottom ends of a flight supporting the handrail is:

10. The top diameter, bottom diameter, and the height of a slump mold are:

11. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

12. The line of intersection of the sloping surface of the slope roof having an internal angle greater than 180┬░ is called:

13. The bearing capacity of a soil depends on:

14. When a number of columns are constructed in a row, the type of foundation generally provided is:

15. The member laid horizontally to support common rafters and which transmits the loads to the trusses or wall is:

16. The cement becomes useless if its absorbed moisture content exceeds:

17. The portion of a brick obtained by cutting a brick lengthwise into two directions is known as:

18. The exterior angle between outer faces of a wall is known as:

19. Under rammed piles are generally:

20. Lacing in steel structures are provided:

21. If the fineness modulus of sand is 2.5, it is graded as:

22. In the slump test, each layer of concrete is compacted by a steel rod 60 cm long and 16 mm diameter for:

23. The bearing capacity of a soil:

24. Minimum number of test specimens required for finding the compressive strength of concrete is:

25. The normal thickness of an expansion joint in masonry walls must be more than:

26. The earliest period for removing formwork under normal atmospheric conditions should be:

27. A moulding provided under nosing to beautify the elevation of the step is known as:

28. The roof used in factories is called:

29. Allowable shear stress of concrete depends upon:

30. The minimum percentage of the chemical ingredient of cement is that of:

31. Practically which one is not concerned with w/c ratio in the construction industry:

32. The safe bearing capacity of a soil can be defined as:

33. A roof sloping in four directions but with a break in slopes is called:

34. Minimum number of test specimens required for finding the tensile strength of concrete is:

35. In one day, the height of stone masonry:

36. The part of a wall at the side of an opening in the masonry is known as:

37. The bond filled with 4 bats and 1Γüä2 closer with the regular header and stretcher is known as:

38. Curing period is minimum for concrete using:

39. Which of the following is not an activity associated with damp proofing?

40. The approximate ratio of strength of cement concrete at 1 year to that at 28 days of curing is:

41. To produce impermeable concrete:

42. The bulking of aggregates is due to:

43. The bulk density of an aggregate does not depend upon:

44. A retaining wall may be built of:

45. Higher workability of concrete is required if the structure is:

46. The header bond is used in:

47. Horizontal construction joints in concrete walls are generally provided at:

48. A flaky aggregate is said to be elongated if its greatest dimension (length) is greater than:

49. For a uniform face appearance, the bond desired in brick masonry is:

50. The maximum height of a masonry wall generally done in one day is: