Construction Test 3

For isolated foundations on clayey soils, the overall settlement should not exceed _______.

30 mm

65 mm

70 mm

120 mm

Correct! Wrong!

A water-logged soil's ability to support weight can be increased by:

Increasing the foundation's depth

Grouting

Soil draining

Increasing soil density

Correct! Wrong!

The depth of exploration for each floor (or storey) of a building should be _______.

1 meter

3 meters

10 meters

12 meters

Correct! Wrong!

_______ is a type of mortar that uses both cement and lime as binding agents.

Fire resistant mortar

Gauged mortar

Lime mortar

Cement mortar

Correct! Wrong!

Choose the appropriate statement from the list below:

Curing concrete is necessary for optimal cement compaction.

The index value known as fineness modulus expresses the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates.

Both compression and tension are equally powerful forces for plain cement concrete.

Slump test is used to evaluate the strength of concrete.

Correct! Wrong!

_______ refers to the posture of a brick when it is lay on its side in a 9 cm by 9 cm square with its frog in the vertical plane.

Brick without end

Brick held vertically

Brick on edge

Brick on end

Correct! Wrong!

The minimal depth of foundations, according to Rankine's formula, is ______.

(P/w) × [(1 + sin φ)/(1 - sin φ)]²

(P/2w) × [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)]²

(P/w) × [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)]²

(P/w) × [(1 + sin φ)/(1 - sin φ)]²

Correct! Wrong!

The wedge-shaped bricks used to create the arch ring are known as

Voussoirs

Spandrils

Soffits

Haunches

Correct! Wrong!

_______ is the name for the foundation, which consists of a thick slab of reinforced cement covering the entire region to support highly concentrated structural loads.

Raft footing

Strap footing

Combined footing

All of the options are correct

Correct! Wrong!

Only after ______ may the form work, including the supports, be removed from the beams.

1 week

2 weeks

3 weeks

1 month

Correct! Wrong!

_______ is made from marble chips that range in size from 4 to 6 mm.

Reinforced marble floor

Granite floor

Terrazzo floor

Marble floor

Correct! Wrong!

Construction Test 3

For isolated foundations on clayey soils, the overall settlement should not exceed _______.

A water-logged soil's ability to support weight can be increased by:

The depth of exploration for each floor (or storey) of a building should be _______.

_______ is a type of mortar that uses both cement and lime as binding agents.

Choose the appropriate statement from the list below:

_______ refers to the posture of a brick when it is lay on its side in a 9 cm by 9 cm square with its frog in the vertical plane.

The minimal depth of foundations, according to Rankine's formula, is ______.

The wedge-shaped bricks used to create the arch ring are known as

_______ is the name for the foundation, which consists of a thick slab of reinforced cement covering the entire region to support highly concentrated structural loads.

Only after ______ may the form work, including the supports, be removed from the beams.

_______ is made from marble chips that range in size from 4 to 6 mm.

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