Design Department Weekly Technical Quiz

Issue Number 62 (2nd to 6th May 2011)

Questions for This Week

Answer of the Last Weeks Questions

Q.123) The minimum clear radius of bending for HYSD reinforcement bars is

a) 10 times the diameter of the bar b) Four times the dia of the bar c) More than the Tor steel bars d) All above

Q.124) The largest church (In terms of area) in the world is

a) Cathedral of Seville, Seville, Spain b) Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Fatima, Portugal c) San Petronio, Bologna, Italy d) Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome

Q.121) The dynamic response of soil depends on : ANS: all of the above

a) type of soil, particle size b) water content c) stress level on the soil d) all of the above

Q.122) The tallest statue in the world is the ANS: Spring Temple Budhha

a) Spring Temple Buddha, Lushan, Henan, China b) Motherland, Volgograd Russia c) Peter The Great Statue, Moscow, Russia d) Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York, US

Thought of the Week

A mother understands what a child does not say.

Jewish Proverb

***Last Months Winners***

Mr. Mandar Karnik Mr. Vinay Kumar Mr. Anup Bhansali

Mr. Najmuddin Saify Mr. Vikram Mr. Yogesh Karande

Sir, I have ensured that this building design

is doubly safe as per your orders. Firstly, all

the design loads are doubled, M40 grade

concrete and high strength steel bars are used

although M20 grade concrete and mild steel

bars are considered in design, permissible

stresses and SBC of soil are halved.

Devoted Mother

A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to the lake one day. The ducklings were very happy following their mother and quack-quacking along the way. All of a sudden the mother duck saw a fox in the distance. She was frightened and shouted, "Children, hurry to the lake. There's a fox!" The ducklings hurried towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do. She began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground. When the fox saw her he became happy. He said to himself, "It seems that she's hurt and can't fly! I can easily catch and eat her!" Then he ran towards her. The mother duck ran, leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. Now he wouldn't be able to harm her ducklings. The mother duck looked towards her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake. She was relieved, so she stopped and took a deep breath. The fox thought she was tired and he came closer, but the mother duck quickly spread her wings and rose up in the air. She landed in the middle of the lake and her ducklings swam to her. The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings. He could not reach them because

they were in the middle of the lake.

A Celebration In Honor of All Mothers (2nd Sunday of May-8th May)

... is for the million things she gave me,

... means only that she's growing old,

... is for the tears she shed to save me,

... is for her heart of purest gold;

... is for her eyes, with love-light shining,

... means right, and right she'll always be. The practice of celebrating the Mother

is not alien to India. For thousands of

years Hindus have been celebrating a

ten-day festival, Durga Puja, honouring

the divine mother Durga, in early October.

But the more personal festival of 'Mother's Day' has also come to

become a part of our culture now. What it offers is an opportunity

to honor and show our appreciation for our flesh and blood mother-

the one person who has stood by us through thick and thin.

Birthday This Week: Mrs. Sarita Joshi 2nd May