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The solid brick shown is made of small square shaped bricks of side 1. when the large brick is disassembled into its component small bricks. the total surface area of all the small bricks is how much greater than the surface area of the large brick?
A 32
B 40
C 60
D 72
The method of moving each brick through a small horizontal distance before it is finally laid in any brick wall and pressing it by means of brick hammer, is known as
A Troweling
B Laying
C Grouting
D Placing
Shrinkage allowance on pattern is provided to compensate for shrinkage when
A The temperature of liquid metal drops from pouring to freezing temperature
B The metal changes from liquid to solid state at freezing temperature
C The temperature of solid phase drops from freezing to room temperature
D The temperature of metal drops from pouring to room temperature
If C is creep coefficient, f is original pre-stress in concrete, m is modular ratio, E is Young's modulus of steel and e is shrinkage strain, the combined effect of creep and shrinkage is:
A (1 - C) mf - eE
B (C - 1) mf + eE
C (C - 1) mf - eE
D (1 - C) mf + eE
Shrinkage allowance on pattern is provided to compensate for shrinkage when the
A Metal changes from liquid state to solid state at freezing temperature
B Solid phase temperature drops from freezing temperature to the room temperature
C Liquid metal temperature drops from pouring temperature to room temperature
D Liquid metal temperature drops from pouring temperature to freezing temperature
Whenever some external system of forces acts on a body, it undergoes some deformation. As the body undergoes some deformation, it sets up some resistance to the deformation. This resistance per unit area to deformation, is called
A Strain
B Stress
C Pressure
D Modulus of elasticity
Which of the following ingredients of the brick earth enables the brick to retain its shape?
A Alumina
B Silica
C Iron
D Magnesia
The piece of a brick cut along the centre of width in such a way that its length is equal to that of full brick, is called
A Half brick
B Queen closer
C King closer
D Bevelled closer
The piece of a brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick, is known as
A Queen closer
B Bevelled closer
C King closer
D Half king closer
The frog of the brick in a brick masonry is generally kept on
A Bottom face
B Top face
C Shorter side
D Longer side

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