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1. Estimating, Costing, Specification and Valuation in Civil Engineering- M. Chakraborti
2. Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures.- Rammamurtham
3. Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning- L R Kadiyali
4. Construction Planning and Management- U K Shrivastava
5. Water Supply Engineering- S K Garg
6. Sewage Disposal and Air Pollution Engineering- S K Garg
7. Manual of Tropical Housing and Building- Koensberger
8. Space Time and Architecture- Gedion

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Walk band:  

A line on a map or plan showing the furthest distance that can be walked from a particular point at an average pace in a certain time (usually five or ten minutes)

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The point of contraflecture is the point where the

            (A) shear force change its sign                         (B) deflection is zero

            (C) bending moment changes its sign               (D) torque is zero

Answer: (C) bending moment changes its sign

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The phrase "means of egress" refers to the ability to exit the structure, primarily in the event of an emergency, such as a fire, earthquake, terrorist attack.

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Ar Yashpal Sie differentiate only Sir By option Garima Street hardware: Fire hydrant Traffic signal Sign board etc Street furniture: Benches Street light etc do u know any urban design guy or girl how to differentiate ? Ar Yashpal Street light is not a furniture It's a street hardware lol Ar Yashpal Sir m I correct? Garima Mechanical or explanatory services are hardware and furniture are those that serve for functional comfort i guess Sir is dis correct ? ShabIna street lights come under street furniture no idea still i confuse since my B Arch days Garima Prashant sir how can i contact u??? It is given clearly in paul d speriegan boom Book I cant find u on fb... Ur full name plz? Prashant Prashant Anand Garima Ok Garima can u give detail abt that book Garima Yes sire Sure Chat Conversation End Seen by ShabIna, Poojitha, Jaya

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Piloo Mody (14 November 1926 – 29 January 1983) was an Indian architect and politician and one of the founding members of the Swatantra Party. Elected to the 4th and 5thLok Sabhas, he served in the Rajya Sabha from 1978 until his death.

Life[edit]

A member of the Parsi community Piloo Mody was one of the sons of Sir Homi Mody. He was educated at The Doon School, Dehradun,^[1][2] and at the University of California, Berkeley, from where he graduated with a Master's degree in architecture. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who went on to become Prime Minister of Pakistan in the 1970s, was his college room-mate and the two were close friends.^{[citation needed]}

In political life Mody was an advocate of liberalism and freedom. At the 1967 general election he was elected to the 4th Lok Sabha, representing the Godhra constituency inGujarat. In 1971 he was re-elected and served in the 5th Lok Sabha until March 1977. In 1972 he was instrumental in promoting the Architects' Act. In 1975, at the time of theEmergency in India, Mody was arrested on the orders of the Indira Gandhi government, using the controversial powers granted by the Maintenance of Internal Security Act.^[3]

After an absence of a year from parliament, on 10 April 1978 Mody joined the Rajya Sabha and served there until his death in 1983.

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Byzantine architecture is famous for:

(A) Stone carving
(B) Pointed arches
(C) Fluted columns
(D) New type dome construction

Answer: (D) New type dome construction

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At a site, based on percolation test, the allowable rate of treated sewage application was determined as 65 L/m²/day. The effective depth (m) of a soak pit with a diameter of 2.5 m for the disposal of 1020 L/day of septic tank effluent is ______________

Answer: 1.98 to 2.02

Soln:

Let the depth of cylindrical pit be ‘h’ and radius = 1.25 m (given)

Total surface area for absorption= πr² + 2πrh

                                                     = πr (r + 2h)

               Total absorbed effluent= πr (r + 2h) ×1020

                                                     = 3.14× 1.25(1.25 + 2h) = 1020     

Solving it, h= 2m  

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Low COD to BOD ratio of an organic pollutant represents

(A) Low biodegradability of the pollutant

(B) Presence of free oxygen for aerobic decomposition

(C) High biodegradability of the pollutant

(D) High arsenic in the pollutant

Answer: (C) High biodegradability of the pollutant

·         BOD (Biochemical oxyen demand) - The amount of oxygen required by micro-organisms to degrade the organic matter.

·         COD (Chemical Oxygen Demnad) - In this process , Use of strong chemical agent (such as potassium dichromate) is used to degrade both the organic as well as inorganic matter present in the wastewater samples.

·         COD values are always higher than the BOD values. Because COD includes both biodegradbale and non-biodegradable substances whereas BOD contains only bio-degradable.

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The information that is NOT essential to be submitted for sanction of any building plan is

(A) Site Plan                (B) Floor Plans                         (C) Title Deed             (D) Land Cost

            Answer: (D) Land Cost

o    A title deed is a legal document used to prove ownership of a piece of property.

o    Owner Book is a legal document used to prove ownership of a vehicle.

o    Cadastal map shows the land ownership.

o    MVR (Minimum value register ) is the document issued by State Govt. which fixes the minimum value of land for registration purpose.

o    Market Value of land is prevailing value of land at particular location, often more than Minimum value fixed by Govt.

o    One decimel of land is equivalent to 1/100 of acre i.e. 40.46 sq.m in India and Bangladesh.

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Q. Shells and Space Frames are examples of

(A) modular Bulk- active and Form-active systems respectively.

(B) modular Surface- active and Vector-active systems respectively.

(C) modular Vector- active and Form-active systems respectively.

(D) modular Bulk- active and Surface-active systems respectively.

Answer: (B) modular Surface- active and Vector-active systems respectively.

o Form active- Cable structures, Tent structures, Pneumatic structures, Arch structures.

o Vector active- Flat trusses, Curved trusses, Transmitted flat trusses, space trusses.

o Section active- Beam, Rigid frame, beam grid, slab structure

o Surface active- Plate structures, folded plate, shell structures.

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Which of the following is NOT a criterion for defining urban area in India?

           

(A)       Population size.

(B)       Percentage of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits.

(C)       Density of Population.

(D)       Percentage of pucca houses.

Answer: (D)     Percentage of pucca houses.

Criterion for defining urban area in India.

o    Population size of 5000 and above.

o    Percentage of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits  should be more than 75 %

o    Density of Population should be more than 400 persons/ sq. km

o    Should have a Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Nagar Panchayat or Cantonment board or should be a notified town.

There are about 5000 urban settlements and about 5,00,000 village settlements in India.

According to 2011 census the level of Urbanization in India is 31.16 %

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In a plane truss, the equation in terms of m and j is used to check its determinacy and stability, where m= no of members and j = no of joints. The truss is deficient and unstable when
(A) m < 2j – 3
(B) m = 2j - 3 
(C) m > 2j- 3
(D) both A and B –re correct

Answer: (A) m < 2j – 3

Internal Stability: m < 2j – 3 ⇒ truss is internally unstable
m ≥ 2j – 3 ⇒ truss is internally stable provided it is geometrically stable
m ≡ total number of members, j ≡ total number of joints
Geometric stability in the second condition requires that the members be properly arranged.

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Important South Indian Temples

o Vaikuntha Perumal Temple, Kancheepuram: (Pallava) Temple is believed to have been built by the Pallava king Nandivarman II (720-96 CE), constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture.

o Meenakshi Temple, Madurai: (Pandya)The complex houses 14 gateway towers called gopurams, ranging from 45-50m in height, the tallest being the southern tower, 51.9 metres (170 ft) high, and two golden sculptured vimana, the shrine over sanctum of the main deities. The temple forms the heart and lifeline of the 2500 year old city of Madurai.

o Durga Temple, Aihole: (Chalukya) The plan of the temple is oblong and apsidal. It means that the corridor with pillars between the porch and the heart of the shrine encompasses the heart of shrine and allows to run the parikrama (circumambulation ritual). This apse gives outward through openings between the pillars.

o Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur: (Chola) The temple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Great Living Chola Temples". This is the largest temple in India. The temple stands amidst fortified walls that were probably added in the 16th century. The vimana or (temple tower) is 216 ft (66 m) high and is among the tallest of its kind in the world. The kalash on vimana (sikhar) of the temple weighs around 80 tons.

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Proxemic theory: Edward T. Hall, the cultural anthropologist who coined the term in 1963, is a subcategory of the study of nonverbal communication which are listed below.

o    haptics (touch)

o    kinesics (body movement)

o    vocalics (paralanguage)

o    chronemics (structure of time).

·          Kinesthetic factors: This category deals with how closely the participants are to touching, from being completely outside of body-contact distance to being in physical contact, which parts of the body are in contact, and body part positioning.

·          Touching code: This behavioural category concerns how participants are touching one another, such as caressing, holding, feeling, prolonged holding, spot touching, pressing against, accidental brushing, or not touching at all.

·          Visual code: This category denotes the amount of eye contact between participants. Four sub-categories are defined, ranging from eye-to-eye contact to no-eye contact at all.

·          Thermal code : This category denotes the amount of body heat that each participant perceives from another. Four sub-categories are defined: conducted heat detected, radiant heat detected, heat probably detected, and no detection of heat.

·          Olfactory code: This category deals in the kind and degree of odour detected by each participant from the other.

·          Voice loudness: This category deals in the vocal effort used in speech. Seven sub-categories are defined: silent, very soft, soft, normal, normal+, loud, and very loud.

Intimate distance for embracing, touching or whispering:

Close phase – less than 6 inches (15 cm)

Far phase – 6 to 18 inches (15 to 46 cm)

Personal distance for interactions among good friends or family members:

Close phase – 1.5 to 2.5 feet (46 to 76 cm)

Far phase – 2.5 to 4 feet (76 to 120 cm)

Social distance for interactions among acquaintances

Close phase – 4 to 7 feet (1.2 to 2.1 m)

Far phase – 7 to 12 feet (2.1 to 3.7 m)

Public distance used for public speaking

Close phase – 12 to 25 feet (3.7 to 7.6 m)

Far phase – 25 feet (7.6 m) or more.

The study of spatial factors in face to face interaction is known as                                                          (GATE 1992)

(A)    Schemata

(B)     Personal Space

(C)     Proxemics

(D)    Territoriality

                               

                                Answer (C) Proxemics

Serial Vision: English architect and urban designer Gordon Cullen developed the term serial vision to describe what a pedestrian experiences when moving through a built environment. (Townscape)

·          Occupied territory:  « Shade, shelter, amenity and convenience are the usual causes of possession. The furniture of possession includes floorscape, posts, canopies, enclaves, focal points and enclosures ». (Cullen, 1971, p.23)

·          Viscosity:  « Where there is a mixture of static possession and possession in movement, we find what may be termed viscosity: the formation of groups chatting, of slow window-shoppers, people selling newspapers and so on. » (Cullen, 1971, p.24)

·          Enclave:  « The enclave or interior open to the exterior and having free and direct access from one to the other is seen here as an accessible place or room out of the main directional stream  » (Cullen, 1971, p.25)

·          Enclosure:  «  It is the basic unit of the precinctual pattern ; outside, the noise and speed of impersonal communication which comes and goes but is not of any place. Inside, the quietness and human scale of the square, quad or courtyard ». (Cullen, 1971, p.25)

·          Focal point:  « Coupled with enclosure (the hollow object) is the focal point, the vertical symbol of congregation. In the fertile streets and market places of town and village it is the focal point (be it column or cross) which crystallizes the situation, which confirms ‘this is the spot. Stop looking, it is here ». Cullen, 1971, p .26)

Urban Imageability: “Image of City” by Kevin Lynch

·          District: Area of homogeneous character recognized by clues.

·          Node: Strategic foci into which observer can enter.

·          Landmark: Important location.

·          Pathway: Act as lateral reference and often path as well.

Defensible Space: The defensible space theory of architect and city planner Oscar Newman encompasses ideas about crime prevention and neighborhood safety. The theory developed in the early 1970s, and he wrote his first book on the topic, ‘Defensible Space’ in 1972. Newman focused on explaining his ideas on social control, crime prevention, and public health in relation to community design.