Civil and Mechanical Engineering : Practice Questions and Answers

Surface water can act as a source of water in water supply scheme.

The amount of water required for 1 percent per day is determined as

The bearing capacity of soil is calculated in..............units.

The depth of the focus from the epicentre is known as

The design period of storage reservoir can be given as

The earthquake of 7.0 can cause

The first formal seismic code in India is

The full form of BIS is

The inside corner of an asymmetrical shape are called as...............corners

The instrument which is used to measure the earthquake shaking is called

The method of distribution of water is divided into how many types?

The process by which buildings are made more resistant to earthquake is the

The ratio of the total floor area inclusive of all the floors to the area of the plot on which building stands is known as

The science which deals with the sound insulation in a building is known as

The shaking of earthcrust due to the movement of collision of the techtonic plattes is called...............

The technique used to reinforce and strengthen the existing ground.

The treatment given to the roof of a building to prevent the roof from the leakage of water is known as

The type of pipe commonly used in water supply distribution schemes, is

The..................is a mixture of cement, sand, pebbles or crushed rock and water, which, when placed in the skeleton of forms and are allowed to cure, becomes hard like a stone.

The..............is a bad conductor of heat and it is also non-combustible building material.