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Arches, Lintels, Stairs and Formwork

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1. ____________ steps are in form of trade and risers of thin stone slabs.

Spandril steps Built up steps Rectangular steps Cantilever steps

Built up steps

Built up steps are placed over brick or concrete steps. The thickness of stone slab may vary from 20 mm to 50 mm. This arrangement is generally adopted for marble steps to give an ornamental covering to step.

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2. __________ arches can be constructed in rubble masonry or ashlar masonry.

Stone arches Wooden arches Brick arches Concrete arches

Stone arches

The rubble masonry arch is comparatively weak and hence it is used for inferior type of work. The span of rubble masonry stone arches is limited to about 1 m or so.

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3. In case of ___ stair, re is a well or hole or opening between flights in plan.

Spiral Three Quarter Turn Open Newel Dog-legged

Open Newel

In Open Newel stair, well maybe rectangular or of any geometrical shape and it can be used for fixing lifts. These stairs are useful where available space for staircase has a width greater than twice width of steps.

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4. The pointed Arch of Tudor period is an example of ______ arch.

Three centred arch Four centred arch Two centred arch Five centred arch

Four centred arch

Tudor period arch has four centres. It consists of two different curves and has appearance of an ellipse at haunches. The Venetian arch provides anor illustration of this type of Arch.

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5. In case of ____ arrangement is made to show rectangular steps which contain Rebated joint.

Spandril steps Tread and Riser steps Cantilever steps Rectangular steps

Spandril steps

In rectangular steps, overlap is about 25 mm to 40 mm. This arrangement results in considerable saving in labour of cutting and dressing stones.

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6. The projecting course at upper part of a Pier or an abutment to stress springing line is called as _______

Impost Height Springing Point Crown

Impost

Whereas, Springing Points are points from which curve of an arch Springs. And Height is perpendicular distance between Intrados and extrados.

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7. The external file escaped stairs are generally made of ___

Wood Stone Metal Brick

Metal

The common Metals, used for construction of stairs, are cast iron, bronze and mild steel. Thus metal stairs are widely used in factories, workshops, godowns, etc.

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8. _________ is vertical member which is fixed between string and handrail to give support to handrail.

Baluster Balustrade Flight Barrister

Baluster

The combined framework of handrail and balusters is known as balustrade or barrister. Whereas, flight is defined as an unbroken series of step between landing.

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9. In formwork for wall, _____ are provided by vertical Struts and horizontal wales.

Studs Wales Sheets Ties

Sheets

The ties are provided to maintain distance between sheets and to resist bursting action of concrete. In small pieces of timber known as spacers may be used and y are to be removed as concrete reaches that level.

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10. A _____ is a horizontal member which is placed across an opening to support position of structure above it.

Door Window Sill Lintel

Lintel

The function of a lintel is just same as that of arch or beam. However, lintels are easy and simple in construction. For an arch, special centring or formwork is required.

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Arches

Lintels

Stairs and Formwork

____________ steps are in form of trade and risers of thin stone slabs.

__________ arches can be constructed in rubble masonry or ashlar masonry.

In case of ___ stair, re is a well or hole or opening between flights in plan.

The pointed Arch of Tudor period is an example of ______ arch.

In case of ____ arrangement is made to show rectangular steps which contain Rebated joint.

The projecting course at upper part of a Pier or an abutment to stress springing line is called as _______

The external file escaped stairs are generally made of ___

_________ is vertical member which is fixed between string and handrail to give support to handrail.

In formwork for wall, _____ are provided by vertical Struts and horizontal wales.

A _____ is a horizontal member which is placed across an opening to support position of structure above it.

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