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Civil Engineering - Building Construction

Exercise : Building Construction - Section 3
21.
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:
distance of C.G. of the loads from the smaller column = 3.00 m
the length of the foundation slab = 7.00 m
area of footing slab = 11.00 m2
width of the footing = 1.57 m.
all the above.
Answer: Option
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22.
Pick up the correct specification of one-room quarters generally adopted from the following :
six quarters in a row
the size of room is either 3.5 m x 3 m or 4.2 m x 2.5 m
the front verandah is kept 2 m wide.
all the above.
Answer: Option
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23.
Negative skin friction
is a downward drag acting on a pile due to downward movement of the surrounding compressible soil relative to the pile
develops due to lowering of ground water
both (a) and (b)
neither (a) not (b).
Answer: Option
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24.
The type of stone masonry in which stones of same height are laid in layers, is called
random rubble masonry
course rubble masonry
uncoursed rubble masonry
ashlar masonry.
Answer: Option
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25.
The range of spread from the wall base to outer edge of a brick work foundation does not exceed
1/2 horizontal to 1 vertical
2/3 horizontal to 1 vertical
1 horizontal to 1 vertical
2 horizontals to 1 vertical.
Answer: Option
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