Building materials and Construction. Sheet - 11
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1) Question.
Cast steel is manufactured by
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2) Question.
Softer variety of steel may be obtained by
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3) Question.
Bessemer process is used for the manufacture of
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4) Question.
The process of manufacturing steel by heating short lengths of wrought iron bars mixed with charcoal in fire clay crucibles and collecting the molten iron into moulds, is known as
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5) Question.
The process of decarbonising the pig iron completely and then adding proper percentage of carbon for manufacturing steel, is called
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6) Question.
Red short iron cracks when bent due to the presence of
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7) Question.
Brittleness of cold is due to an excess of
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8) Question.
Forge pig may be converted to wrought iron by
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9) Question.
Wrought iron consains carbon upto
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10) Question.
Upto a maximum of 72% of iron, is available in
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11) Question.
The type of arch used for high class buildings where appearance is of prime imprtance, is known as
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12) Question.
An arch constructed with finely dressed stones, is known
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13) Question.
The voussoir placed at crown of an arch, is known as a
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14) Question.
The under surface of an arch, is called
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15) Question.
The lower half portion between crown and skew back of the arch, is called
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16) Question.
The inclined surface of an abutment to receive the arch, is known as
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17) Question.
The triangular portion between any two adjacent arches and the tangent to their crowns, is
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18) Question.
A pointed arch which forms isosceles or equilateral triangle, is generally known as
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19) Question.
An arch may fail due to
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20) Question.
Crown is located at
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