Building Construction Technology Online Test – Paper 3

1. The cut or broken portion of a brick is called:

2. The maximum percentage of the chemical ingredient of cement is that of:

3. Slump test is used for:

4. The brick of special shape used in brick masonry is called:

5. The increased cohesiveness of concrete makes it:

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

7. A joint in the masonry normal to the face of the wall is called:

8. For concreting of tunnel linings, transportation of concrete is done by:

9. The structure on which an arch rests is called:

10. In the rectangular foundation of width 'B', the maximum permissible eccentricity of load is limited to:

11. The types of foundation used to transfer heavy load are:

12. The process of mixing, transporting, placing, and compacting concrete using ordinary Portland cement should not take more than:

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

14. The soundness test of cement by Le Chatelier's apparatus gives unsoundness due to:

15. Curing period is minimum for concrete using:

16. The filling in cavities with cement slurry is known as:

17. At the freezing point of water, concrete:

18. The roof sloping in four directions is called:

19. The flooring suitable for a noiseless situation (theater, churches, libraries, etc.) is:

20. In brick masonry, the bond produced by laying alternate headers and stretchers in each course is known as:

21. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

22. The bulking of aggregates is due to:

23. Slump test of concrete is a measure of its?

24. A cavity wall:

25. Slump used for beam & slab for RCC:

26. Steam curing is used in:

27. An aggregate is known as a cyclopean aggregate if the size is more than:

28. Proper proportioning of concrete ensures:

29. The types of footing provided at the boundary line should be:

30. In horizontal D.P.C., the thickness of cement concrete (1:2:4) is kept:

31. Bulking of sand is:

32. If you are asked to construct a massive dam, the type of cement you will use is:

33. Flooring preferred for a dancing hall is:

34. For ensuring quality of concrete, use:

35. The type of bond provided in brick masonry for carrying heavy loads is:

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

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

38. In brick laying, the tool used for lifting and spreading mortar and for forming joints is:

39. The thickness of rebate is normally kept:

40. Cement used for resisting acid is:

41. The bricks having one or two edges rounded for use in curved corners are called:

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

43. If the compaction factor is 0.95, the workability of concrete is:

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

45. High temperature:

46. The bulk density of aggregates is generally expressed as:

47. For hearthing of thick walls, the brick used is:

48. The bond used when bricks are of different thickness is:

49. The arrangement made to support an unsafe structure temporarily is known as:

50. The approximate ratio of the strength of cement concrete at 7 days to that at 28 days: