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For the buildings having a low permeability, the internal wind pressure acting normal to the wall and roof surfaces is taken as (where p is basic wind pressure)
A Zero
B ±0.2p
C ±0.5p
D ±0.7p
The force due to wind load acting on a tall vessel depends upon its
A Shape
B Outside diameter
C Height
D All of the above
What does the underlined word mean in the following sentence?The old man's house, badly in need of paint, was leaning to one side and had holes in the roof, but one side and had holes in the roof, but
A poorly built
B old-fashioned
C run down
D dirty
The lower edge of the pitched roof, from where the rain water of the roof surface drops down, is known as
A Hip
B Gable
C Ridge
D Eaves
Mansard roof is a roof which slopes in
A Two directions without break in the slope on each side
B Two directions with break in the slope on each side
C Four directions without break in the slope on each side
D Four directions with break in the slope on each side
The opening provided in sloping roof with its top parallel to the roof surface, is called
A Dormer window
B Sky light window
C Lantern window
D Louvered window
A double acting reciprocating pump compared to a single acting pump (of almost same size working under same pressure levels) would give almost double
A Head
B Discharge
C Efficiency
D None of these
The relation between intensity of wind pressure P and velocity of wind V is taken as
A $${\text{P}} \propto {\text{V}}$$
B $${\text{P}} \propto {{\text{V}}^2}$$
C $${\text{P}} \propto \frac{1}{{\text{V}}}$$
D $${\text{P}} \propto {{\text{V}}^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
A single acting steam engine produces __________ power than that of double acting steam engine.
A equal
B double
C half
D 4 times
The change in length due to a tensile or compressive force acting on a body is given by (where P = Tensile or compressive force acting on the body, $$l$$ = Original length of the body, A = Cross-sectional area of the body and E = Young's modulus for the material of the body)
A $$\frac{{{\text{P}}l{\text{A}}}}{{\text{E}}}$$
B $$\frac{{{\text{P}}l}}{{{\text{AE}}}}$$
C $$\frac{{\text{E}}}{{{\text{P}}l{\text{A}}}}$$
D $$\frac{{{\text{AE}}}}{{{\text{P}}l}}$$

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