a) Ground tracingb) Surveyingc) Dumpy leveld) Digging Answer: aExplanation: The sitting out or Ground tracing ...
View QuestionWhich type of foundation is used for the construction of building on black cotton soil?
a) Inverted arch foundationb) Floating foundationc) Mat foundationd) Grillage foundation Answer: cExplanation: Black cotton soil ...
View QuestionWhen the ground is sloping _____________ foundations are used to correct the levels of the sloping ground on which the building is to be constructed.
a) Shallow foundationb) Combined foundationc) Cantilever foundationd) Steeped foundation Answer: dExplanation: Stepped foundation is adopted ...
View Question_________ method of increasing the bearing power of soil becomes very useful when the load coming on the soil is practically uniform.
a) Raft foundationb) Grillage foundationc) Mat foundationd) Inverted arch foundation Answer: aExplanation: Raft foundations are ...
View QuestionThe foundation in which the loading on the soil remains practically the same after the construction of the building is known as _______
a) Step foundationb) Grillage foundationc) Raft foundationd) Inverted arch foundation Answer: bExplanation: Grillage foundation or ...
View QuestionFor loose soil, the formula used to find the minimum depth of foundation is given by _______
a) Rankine’s formulab) Hiley formulac) Bernoulli’s formulad) Newtonian formula Answer: aExplanation: The depth of foundations ...
View QuestionThe load of the structure distributed by the foundation is __________
a) Concentratedb) Varyingc) Uniformd) Eccentric Answer: cExplanation: The foundation is laid below the ground in ...
View QuestionThe part of a building constructed below ground level is known as _________
a) Plinthb) Superstructurec) Basementd) Foundation Answer: dExplanation: Foundation is laid below the ground level and ...
View QuestionThe word Plinth is derived from ___________
a) Latinb) Greekc) Spanishd) Polish Answer: bExplanation: In architecture, a Plinth (from Greek plinthos, “brick”) ...
View QuestionFoundations are more susceptible to ____________
a) Settlementb) Corrosionc) Fractured) Shocks Answer: aExplanation: Settlements is most commonly seen in foundation which ...
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