Exam 4: Building Foundation and Construction Terminology

The frog of the brick must be kept

The lowest part of a structure which transmits the load to the soil is known as

For a rectangular foundation of width b, the eccentricity of the load should not be greater than

The foundation in a building is provided to

In designing a stair, the sum of going (in cm) and twice the rise (in cm) should be equal to

The horizontal upper part of a step on which foot is placed in ascending or descending a stairway, is called

A temporary rigid structure having platforms raised up as the building increases in height, is called

In a public building, the stairs should be located near the

The combination of a king-post truss and queen post truss is known as

In stairs, the vertical portion of a step providing a support to the tread, is known as

In a king post truss, one vertical post is used.

A type of cast-in-situ pile best suited for places where the ground is soft and offers little resistance to the flow of concrete, is

Pile foundation is generally used when the soil is

A type of bond in which all the bricks are laid as headeers on the faces of walls, is known as

The process of placing a stone in its position in masonry construction is termed as setting.

Batter piles are

A raft foundation is also known as mat foundation

The exposed vertical surface left on the sides of an opening after the door or window frame has been fitted in position, is called

A foundation consisting of thick reinforced concrete slab covering the entire area of the bottom of the structure, is known as

The intrados of the flat arch is horizontal but the extrados has a straight camber or upward curvature.