Plywood is made by bonding together thin layers of wood in such a way that the angle between grains of any layer to grains of adjacent layers is_________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Plywood has the advantage of_____________?

   A. greater tensile strength in longer direction
   B. greater tensile strength in shorter direction
   C. same tensile strength in all directions
   D. none of the above

2. Which of the following trees yields hard wood ?

   A. deodar
   B. chir
   C. shishum
   D. pine

3. In which of the following pairs both trees yield soft wood ?

   A. deodar and shishum
   B. chir and sal
   C. sal and teak
   D. chir and deodar

4. The main constituent of cement which is responsible for initial setting of cement is_________________?

   A. dicalcium silicate
   B. tricalcium silicate
   C. tricalcium aluminate
   D. all of the above

5. The most commonly used retarder in cement is_________________?

   A. gypsum
   B. calcium chloride
   C. calcium carbonate
   D. none of the above

6. As compared to English bond, double flemish bond is_________________?

   A. stronger
   B. more compact
   C. costly
   D. none of the above

7. Compared to mild steel, cast iron has (1) high compressive strength (2) high tensile strength (3) low compressive strength (4) low tensile strength The correct answer is_________________?

   A. (1) and (2)
   B. (2) and (3)
   C. (3) and (4)
   D. (1)and(4)

8. The vertical distance between the springing line and highest point of the innercurve of an arch is known as______________?

   A. intrados
   B. rise
   C. spandril
   D. extrados

9. The triangular space formed between the extrados and the horizontal line drawn through the crown of an arch is known as_____________________?

   A. haunch
   B. spandril
   C. voussoirs
   D. skewbacks

10. The disease of dry rot in timber is caused by_____________?

    A. lack of ventilation
    B. alternate wet and dry conditions
    C. complete submergence in water
    D. none of the above