Civil Engineering - Estimating and Costing

Exercise : Estimating and Costing - Section 1
1.
Pick up the excavation where measurements are made in square metres for payment.
Ordinary cuttings up to 1 m
surface dressing up to 15 cm depths
Surface excavation up to 30 cm depths
Both (b) and (c)
Both (a) and (b)
Answer: Option
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2.
The expected out turn of 2.5 cm cement concrete floor per manson per day
2.5 sqm
5.0 sqm
7.5 sqm
10 sqm
Answer: Option
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3.
A portion of an embankment having a uniform up-gradient 1 in 500 is circular with radius 1000 m of the centre line. It subtends 180° at the centre. If the height of the bank is 1 m at the lower end, and side slopes 2:1, the earth work involved.
26, 000 m3
26, 500 m3
27, 000 m3
27, 500 m3
Answer: Option
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4.
The correct prismoidal formula for volume is
D [first area + last area + ∑ Even area + 2 ∑ odd areas]
[first area + last area + 4 ∑ Even area + 2 ∑ odd areas]
[first area + last area + 2 ∑ Even area + 4 ∑ odd areas]
[first area + last area + 2 ∑ Even area + 4 ∑ odd areas].
Answer: Option
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5.
The order of booking dimensions is
Length, breadth, height
Breadth, length, height
Height, breadth, length
None of these.
Answer: Option
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