Building Materials and Construction

A. only (3)
B. both (1) and (3)
C. both (2) and (3)
D. all (1), (2) and (3)

A. parallel to grains
B. 45° to grains
C. perpendicular to grains
D. same in all directions

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

A. heart shakes
B. cupshakes
C. starshakes
D. rindgalls

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

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

A. innermost annular rings around the pith
B. portion of timber between heartwood and cambium layer
C. thin layers below the bark
D. thin fibre which extends from the pith outwards and holds the annular rings together

A. mulberry
B. mahogany
C. sal
D. deodar

A. driving wooden headed chisels
B. rough dressing of stones
C. carving of stones
D. breaking small projection of stones

A. 50 MPa
B. 100 MPa
C. 150 MPa
D. 200 MPa