by Sunday | Sep 22 | NABTEB QUESTIONS
ANSWER Precautions to be taken before laying screed to an old concrete floor. (i) Clean off the surface of the concrete floor thoroughly (ii) Remove only laitance or scum on top of the concrete floor. (iii) Hack the surface of the concrete to ensure good bondage...
by Sunday | Sep 22 | NABTEB QUESTIONS
ANSWER CONTINUOUS KILN In this type of kiln, dried clay bricks otherwise known as green bricks are loaded into steel trucks to form a continuous line that passes into a long chamber that has a firing zone of high temperatures at the centre of its length. The trucks...
by Sunday | Sep 22 | NABTEB QUESTIONS
Examples of coarse aggregates include: (i) Natural gravel (ii) Crush stone (iii) Clinker (iv) Sand stones While, fine aggregates include: (i) Natural sand (ii) Crushed gravel (iii) Crushed stone
by Sunday | Sep 22 | NABTEB QUESTIONS
ANSWER Coarse aggregates consist primarily of materials large enough to a proportion that cannot pass through a standard sieve of 4.76mm radius. The maximum size of coarse aggregate is however determined by the class of work to be carried out. Fine aggregate is made...
by Sunday | Sep 22 | NABTEB QUESTIONS
1. Boiling: fresh food that is boiled with salt added to it can remain good for some days if warmed each day 2. Salting and curing: salt added to fresh meat and fish will destroy the bacteria. When the meat and fish are placed over dry heat they will become dry. Then...
by Sunday | Sep 22 | NABTEB QUESTIONS
1. Giant Rat: (a). Claws and digits of forelimbs for digging burrow. (b). Whiskers on snout for sensing food and danger. 2. Grasshopper: (a). Long hind limbs for hopping (b). Wings for flying away from predators. 3. Toad: (a). Thick sticky tongue for catching insects....