Construction Test 1 - Practice Test Geeks

Choose one of the following to represent the false statement:

Before making lime mortar, lime should be slaked.

The walls are pointed with lime surkhi mortar.

The only purpose of adding cement to lime mortar is to improve its hydraulic qualities.

Concrete with a high early strength is typically utilized in cold climates.

Correct! Wrong!

For spans, couple roof is used.

less than 8 m, but 6.5 m

6 to 6.5 m but not less than

less than 3.5 m

less than 5 m, but 2.5 m

Correct! Wrong!

When drilling in ________, rotary drilling is the fastest method.

Clay soils

Sandy soil

Rocky soils

All of these

Correct! Wrong!

________ are the best kind of piles for soft soil with little resistance to the flow of concrete.

Franki pile

Raymond pile

Vibro pile

Simplex pile

Correct! Wrong!

Only after ____ days may the formwork on the underside of the slabs be removed.

Correct! Wrong!

The soil's bearing capacity cannot be increased by

Making sand heaps

Watering the soil's surface

Ramming dirt with crushed stone

Removing subsurface water

Correct! Wrong!

The depth of soil exploration for large embankments and dams should not be less than _______.

1/2 h

2 h

h/4

h/8

Correct! Wrong!

If the soil is _______, a pile foundation is typically offered.

Made up

Soaked in water

Compressible

All options are correct

Correct! Wrong!

A cross joint is _______ to the plumb line when it is aligned.

Vertical line

Bed block

Perpendicular

Lintel

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_______ is a protruding element that is typically used to support a truss.

Frieze

Cornice

Lintel

Coping

Correct! Wrong!

For beams and slabs, concrete slump should range from ________.

30 to 125 mm

40 to 100 mm

35 to 125 mm

45 to 100 mm

Correct! Wrong!