Exam 5: Construction and Building Terminology

The size of a step commonly adopted for residential buildings is

In a brick nogging type of partition wall the vertical wooden members are called

A wateright structure constructed in connection with excavations for foundations of bridges, piers etc., is known as

The brick flooring may be done with bricks

In wooden stairs, the thickness of tread is adopted as

The pointing which is extensively used in brick work and stone masonry face work, is

The type of truss commonly used for spans varying from 5 to 9 metre is

When the pile is required to penetrate beds of hard soil or soft rock to reach its required depth, the best method od driving the pile is by

The higher water cement ratio in concrete results in

Pre-cast concrete piles are usually

The filling in cavities with cement slurry is known as

In order to protect the beam against corrosion, a minimum cover of

The vertical members which support the door frame are called

A grillage foundation can be treated as a deep foundation.

A series of steps without any platform, break or landing in their direction, is called

The slump commonly adopted for concrete for columns is

The heading bond is usually used for

A retaining wall is commonly required in the construction of

The distance between the flanges of the beams in steel grillage foundation should not be more than twice the width of flange.

The type of masonry in which the stones of irregular size and shapes are used and there are no regular courses, is known as