Building Construction

151) A semi-rigid material ideally suited to make damp proof course is

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mastic asphalt

152) The number of blows recorded in a standard penetration test is for a penetration of

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30 cm

153) In a static penetrometer test the angle of the penetrating cone is

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60°

154) The weight and fall used in standard penetrometer test to drive the cone are

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65 kg and 75 cm

155) Osmosis is

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an electrical process where fine grained cohesive soils are drained using electricity

156) which is the type of foundation recommended for buildings with heavy loads on soils with poor bearing capacity and in which it is difficult to control the settlement

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raft foundation

157) The maximum permissible eccentricity of load on a rectangular foundation with width B is equal to

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B/6

158) The safe bearing capacity under dynamic loads such as in machine foundations is taken to

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less than that for static loads

159) A foundation could fail due to

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any of the above

160) The exterior corner of a wall is known as

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quoin

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