Construction and Building Materials Practice Test 2

1. The __________ is found to be the most suitable material for the construction of caisson.

2. __________ are the cofferdams which can be lifted, floated and placed in another position as soon as its purpose is served.

3. A _______ is defined as a temporary structure which is constructed so as to remove water and/or soil from an area and make it possible to carry on the construction work under reasonably dry conditions.

4. The horizontal stones provided at the top of openings of Doors, Windows, etc. are known as the _______

5. A connection between a main wall and partition wall is termed as __________

6. The term ______ is used to indicate the art of building the structures in stones.

7. In grooved tiles, the area covered by the grooves should not exceed _________ of the area of cored faces.

8. Identify the given pile driving formula.

R1 = 2×W1(0.033)H/(0.39×S+1.00)

9. Identify the type of pile.

10. Plumb rule is used for checking the __________ of brick walls.