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1. What is Setting out?
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A.planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour
B.transfer of grid lines from drawings to the ground by total station with reference pillars or batter boards, checked by measuring diagonals for squareness
C.steel tubular system of standards, ledgers and transoms locked by cup joints on base plates and sole boards, braced per IS 4014 for access and support
D.thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
2. Which term means: "transfer of grid lines from drawings to the ground by total station with reference pillars or batter boards, checked by measuring diagonals for squareness"?
A.Setting out — IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
B.Setting out — concrete dropped no more than about 1.5 m, laid in 300 to 450 mm layers and compacted with a needle vibrator immersed 5 to 15 seconds at 450 mm spacing
C.Setting out — transfer of grid lines from drawings to the ground by total station with reference pillars or batter boards, checked by measuring diagonals for squareness
D.Setting out — thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
A.unplanned plane of weakness formed when fresh concrete is placed on a layer that has already passed initial set, avoided by continuous pours, retarders and re-vibration
B.IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
C.ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
D.thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
5. Which term means: "unplanned plane of weakness formed when fresh concrete is placed on a layer that has already passed initial set, avoided by continuous pours, retarders and re-vibration"?
A.Cold joint — IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
B.Cold joint — ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
C.Cold joint — repeating sequence of shuttering, reinforcement, services, concreting and stripping per floor, 7 days with aluminium formwork and 10 to 14 with conventional
D.Cold joint — unplanned plane of weakness formed when fresh concrete is placed on a layer that has already passed initial set, avoided by continuous pours, retarders and re-vibration
A.planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour
B.thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
C.repeating sequence of shuttering, reinforcement, services, concreting and stripping per floor, 7 days with aluminium formwork and 10 to 14 with conventional
D.concrete dropped no more than about 1.5 m, laid in 300 to 450 mm layers and compacted with a needle vibrator immersed 5 to 15 seconds at 450 mm spacing
8. Which term means: "planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour"?
A.Construction joint — thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
B.Construction joint — planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour
C.Construction joint — steel tubular system of standards, ledgers and transoms locked by cup joints on base plates and sole boards, braced per IS 4014 for access and support
D.Construction joint — repeating sequence of shuttering, reinforcement, services, concreting and stripping per floor, 7 days with aluminium formwork and 10 to 14 with conventional
A.IS 456 allows vertical faces off at 16 to 24 hours, slab props for spans up to 4.5 m at 7 days and beam props up to 6 m at 14 days
B.concrete dropped no more than about 1.5 m, laid in 300 to 450 mm layers and compacted with a needle vibrator immersed 5 to 15 seconds at 450 mm spacing
C.ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
D.transfer of grid lines from drawings to the ground by total station with reference pillars or batter boards, checked by measuring diagonals for squareness
11. Which term means: "concrete dropped no more than about 1.5 m, laid in 300 to 450 mm layers and compacted with a needle vibrator immersed 5 to 15 seconds at 450 mm spacing"?
A.Placing and compaction — thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
B.Placing and compaction — ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
C.Placing and compaction — concrete dropped no more than about 1.5 m, laid in 300 to 450 mm layers and compacted with a needle vibrator immersed 5 to 15 seconds at 450 mm spacing
D.Placing and compaction — repeating sequence of shuttering, reinforcement, services, concreting and stripping per floor, 7 days with aluminium formwork and 10 to 14 with conventional
A.unplanned plane of weakness formed when fresh concrete is placed on a layer that has already passed initial set, avoided by continuous pours, retarders and re-vibration
B.ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
C.IS 456 allows vertical faces off at 16 to 24 hours, slab props for spans up to 4.5 m at 7 days and beam props up to 6 m at 14 days
D.IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
14. Which term means: "ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days"?
A.Curing methods — planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour
B.Curing methods — unplanned plane of weakness formed when fresh concrete is placed on a layer that has already passed initial set, avoided by continuous pours, retarders and re-vibration
C.Curing methods — repeating sequence of shuttering, reinforcement, services, concreting and stripping per floor, 7 days with aluminium formwork and 10 to 14 with conventional
D.Curing methods — ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
A.IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
B.ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
C.planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour
D.repeating sequence of shuttering, reinforcement, services, concreting and stripping per floor, 7 days with aluminium formwork and 10 to 14 with conventional
17. Which term means: "repeating sequence of shuttering, reinforcement, services, concreting and stripping per floor, 7 days with aluminium formwork and 10 to 14 with conventional"?
A.Slab cycle — unplanned plane of weakness formed when fresh concrete is placed on a layer that has already passed initial set, avoided by continuous pours, retarders and re-vibration
B.Slab cycle — repeating sequence of shuttering, reinforcement, services, concreting and stripping per floor, 7 days with aluminium formwork and 10 to 14 with conventional
C.Slab cycle — ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
D.Slab cycle — concrete dropped no more than about 1.5 m, laid in 300 to 450 mm layers and compacted with a needle vibrator immersed 5 to 15 seconds at 450 mm spacing
A.IS 456 allows vertical faces off at 16 to 24 hours, slab props for spans up to 4.5 m at 7 days and beam props up to 6 m at 14 days
B.ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
C.IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
D.unplanned plane of weakness formed when fresh concrete is placed on a layer that has already passed initial set, avoided by continuous pours, retarders and re-vibration
20. Which term means: "IS 456 allows vertical faces off at 16 to 24 hours, slab props for spans up to 4.5 m at 7 days and beam props up to 6 m at 14 days"?
A.Formwork stripping periods — unplanned plane of weakness formed when fresh concrete is placed on a layer that has already passed initial set, avoided by continuous pours, retarders and re-vibration
B.Formwork stripping periods — concrete dropped no more than about 1.5 m, laid in 300 to 450 mm layers and compacted with a needle vibrator immersed 5 to 15 seconds at 450 mm spacing
C.Formwork stripping periods — steel tubular system of standards, ledgers and transoms locked by cup joints on base plates and sole boards, braced per IS 4014 for access and support
D.Formwork stripping periods — IS 456 allows vertical faces off at 16 to 24 hours, slab props for spans up to 4.5 m at 7 days and beam props up to 6 m at 14 days
A.IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
B.IS 456 allows vertical faces off at 16 to 24 hours, slab props for spans up to 4.5 m at 7 days and beam props up to 6 m at 14 days
C.planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour
D.steel tubular system of standards, ledgers and transoms locked by cup joints on base plates and sole boards, braced per IS 4014 for access and support
23. Which term means: "steel tubular system of standards, ledgers and transoms locked by cup joints on base plates and sole boards, braced per IS 4014 for access and support"?
A.Cuplock scaffolding — transfer of grid lines from drawings to the ground by total station with reference pillars or batter boards, checked by measuring diagonals for squareness
B.Cuplock scaffolding — concrete dropped no more than about 1.5 m, laid in 300 to 450 mm layers and compacted with a needle vibrator immersed 5 to 15 seconds at 450 mm spacing
C.Cuplock scaffolding — thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
D.Cuplock scaffolding — steel tubular system of standards, ledgers and transoms locked by cup joints on base plates and sole boards, braced per IS 4014 for access and support
A.transfer of grid lines from drawings to the ground by total station with reference pillars or batter boards, checked by measuring diagonals for squareness
B.steel tubular system of standards, ledgers and transoms locked by cup joints on base plates and sole boards, braced per IS 4014 for access and support
C.IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
D.planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour
26. Which term means: "IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks"?
A.Hot weather concreting — thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
B.Hot weather concreting — planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour
C.Hot weather concreting — IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
D.Hot weather concreting — ponding for slabs, wet hessian for columns and beams, membrane compound where water is scarce, all begun after final set and kept up for 7 to 10 days
A.concrete dropped no more than about 1.5 m, laid in 300 to 450 mm layers and compacted with a needle vibrator immersed 5 to 15 seconds at 450 mm spacing
B.IS 7861 keeps concrete below about 30 °C at placing by chilled water, ice flakes, retarders and night pours to prevent slump loss and plastic shrinkage cracks
C.planned stop in concreting placed at one-third span of beams and slabs where shear is low, roughened and cleaned before the next pour
D.thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
29. Which term means: "thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking"?
A.Mass concrete temperature control — thick rafts use low-heat or GGBS blends, ice and cooling pipes with thermocouples to hold the core-surface differential under 20 °C and avoid thermal cracking
B.Mass concrete temperature control — steel tubular system of standards, ledgers and transoms locked by cup joints on base plates and sole boards, braced per IS 4014 for access and support
C.Mass concrete temperature control — repeating sequence of shuttering, reinforcement, services, concreting and stripping per floor, 7 days with aluminium formwork and 10 to 14 with conventional
D.Mass concrete temperature control — unplanned plane of weakness formed when fresh concrete is placed on a layer that has already passed initial set, avoided by continuous pours, retarders and re-vibration
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