Civil Engineering - Building Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 2 (Q.No. 13)

Building Materials

13.

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

soft stones are required for carving

light stones are required for arches

hard stones are required to stand high pressure

All the above.

Answer: Option

Explanation:

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Discussion:

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Nishigandha said: 5 years ago

@rabindra
Arches means radial construction to support the wall and carry load.

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Prasanna said: 6 years ago

@Sunil,

Carving means to shape something from a material by scraping.

Sunil said: 7 years ago

What is carving?

Rabindra said: 8 years ago

Soft stone is used for carving because carving is done better in losse packed stone.

Bhavar said: 8 years ago

What is mean by arches? Please explain.

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