Building Construction in Civil and Mechanical Engineering : Practice MCQ Questions & Answers with Explanations

.................is the part of building constructed above the plinth level.

.................is the unit of measurement of intensity of light?

................consists of driving either a hollow tube or a steel rod or an iron rod into the ground.

...............consist of a vibrating unit mounted on a screed, plate or roller.

..............are the most commonly used equipment for transportation.

..............is a process of connecting cables & wires to the related devices such as fuse switches, lights, fans etc to the main distribution board for continuous power supply.

..............is a wooden material made artifically from solid wastes like sawdust, flyash and other biodegradable wastes etc.

..............is the practice of assembling components of a structure in a factory or other manufacturing site, and transporting complete assemblies or sub-assemblies to the construction site where the structure is to be located.

..............is the process in which we cover the structural members of a building to increase the strength of the building.

.............are structural members design to carry and transfer transverse loads across space to support elements.

.............is a flexible material which is commonly used for the damp proofing.

.............type of excavator is used for digging at or below the operating level.

.............wall is constructed in order to support load other than its own.

............equipment are used to decrease the porosity of earth and to increase the density and strength of the earth.

............is a self propelled machine which is used mainly to exert a powerful tractive force for pulling other machines.

..........is very useful equipment and it can be used for construction work like to clear the site of work, to make the land level, etc.

.........is the top most part of building which provides covering to the entire assembly and the occupants.

A building that does not have symmetry & plan, elevation, geometry mass on load is called

A city supply includes

A square pit, known as................with side as about 1.50 m, is excavated upto a depth at which sufficiently hard soil is available.