Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 2

1. The maximum differential settlement for foundations on clayey soils is limited to:

2. The aggregate containing moisture in pores and having its surface dry is known as:

3. A retaining wall may be built of:

4. Minimum width of stretcher bond, header bond, and single Flemish bond are...... and...... bricks, respectively.

5. The quantity of seepage of water through soils is proportional to:

6. The expansion of Portland cement is indicated by its soundness. It can be tested by:

7. The datum temperature for maturity by Plowman is:

8. Geologic cycle for the formation of the soil is:

9. Curing is the process of:

10. The vertical member running through the middle of a shutter frame is:

11. The roof suitable in high mountainous regions is:

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

13. A gate (door) without importance is:

14. The header bond is used in:

15. The bearing capacity of a soil:

16. The concrete mix which causes difficulty in obtaining a smooth finish is known to possess:

17. Gypsum is added for:

18. In stairs, stringers are:

19. The lightweight spongy concrete, used for roof slab and precast units in partitions for heat and sound insulation, prepared by mixing aluminum in the cement concrete is called:

20. 'Curing' as used in concrete and cement plaster is a process that helps these gain:

21. The thickness of a bed joint and cross joint in the brick masonry is about (in mm):

22. The vertical side member of a shutter frame is known as:

23. The dimensions of a 35-liter form for measuring aggregates by volume are:

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

25. The process of filling hollow spaces of walls before plastering is known as:

26. The flash set of Portland cement is:

27. Gypsum is a:

28. The commercial name of white and colored cement in Nepal is:

29. Under strap footing, individual footings are connected by:

30. On a grading curve, gap grading is represented by: