Building Materials, Third Edition

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  1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
    lists:
    List-I List-II
    (Type of Explosive) (Main Ingredient)
    A. Gun powder 1. Cotton saturated with nitric acid
    B. Blasting cotton 2. Saltpeter and charcole
    C. Dynamite 3. Nitroglycerine absorbed in sandy earth
    D. Cordite 4. Combination of nitroglycerine
    and nitrocellulose
    Codes:
    (a)ABCD (b)ABCD
    3124 2143
    (c)ABCD (d)ABCD
    2134 2314

  2. The sp. gr. of most of stones lie between
    (a) 1.8 to 2.2 (b) 2.5 to 3.0
    (c) 3.0 to 3.5 (d) 3.5 to 4.5

  3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
    lists:
    List-I List-II
    (Test on stones) (Property)
    A. Absorption test 1. Resistance to weathering
    B. Attrition test 2. Resistance to abrasion
    C. Brard's test 3. Quality

  4. Resistance to frost
    Codes:
    (a)ABC (b)ABC
    321 324
    (c)ABC (b)ABC
    134 421

  5. The chemical used to protect stones in industrial towns is
    (a) Ba (OH) 2 (b) CaCl 2
    (c) H 2 SO 4 (d) caustic alkalis

  6. The most suitable stone for building piers is
    (a) granite (b) limestone
    (c) sand stone (d) marble

  7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
    lists:
    List-I List-II
    (Type of Structure) (Type of Stone)
    A. Breakwater 1. Sandstone (coarse grained)
    B. Arches 2. Basalt
    C. Road metal 3. Granite
    D. Railway ballast 4. Marble

  8. Sand stone (fine grained)

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