Part-2 How to ✔️check / Check list ❌for new flat (Ready possession ) ?

     As per the part one of checklist I will here discuss about some points need to be checked while purchasing any construction property like Flat, bungalow, or any other constructed property. 

If tou have not visited 1st part of this checklist, must visit I am sure that it will improve your knowledge definitle.

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For the items mentioned, your answer should be ✔️ or ❌.

Sections - 1.Plumbing and Sanitation:

1. Are all pipes properly fixed?  ✔️

2. Are there any leakages outside? ❌

3. Are all taps, valves, showers, wash basins, sinks, tubs,

geysers, etc., working properly. ✔️

4.is there any choking/leakage?   ❌

4. Are all flushing cisterns and valves working properly? ✔️

5. Are all WC Pans, wash basins and sinks free of cracks/breakages? ✔️

Sections - 2. Electrical

1. Are the following items working properly?

(a) Switches✔️

(b) Plug points✔️ 

(c) Fan points✔️

(d) AC points ✔️ 

(e) Fridge points✔️

(0) Bells (Geysers✔️

(h) Exhaust fan points✔️

(i) Main switch (i) Meters.✔️

2. Are all fuses wired properly?✔️

3. Is the earthing connection tested?✔️

4. Is initial reading of meter noted?✔️

Sections - 3.  Building Exterior and Compound:

1. Is the building, chhajjas, terraces, lofts, and compound cleaned of debris?✔️

2. Is the approach road, laid properly? ✔️

3. Do the compound wall and gate ensure security? ✔️

4. Is the building painted properly?✔️

5. Is the compound finishing completed? ✔️

6. Is the compound, staircase, terrace, passage and common area well lit up?✔️

Sections - General:

1. Is the lift working properly?✔️

 2. Are the steps and staircases provided properly?✔️

3. Is the entrance hall cleaned well?✔️

 4. Are the water pumps in working order?✔️

5. Are the overhead and underground tanks free of leakages and cleaned?

6. Is there sufficient green area?✔️

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How to ✔️check / Check list ❌for new flat (Ready passession ) ?

      In India house is not only a structure made with walls and roofs its a bundle of emotions. and for that reason during buying house this points need to be varify.

In the recent days flat system🏬 is going to be very much popular and due to that demand for flat is increasing day by day.

      But due lack of knowledge about construction, 🏗️flat buyers get confused *

How to check the quality of construction of that flat or building* Checklist for new apartment*  

           ✔️To reduce the loss of buyers we are providing here *Checklist for flat possession* ✔️✔️

For the items mentioned, your answer should be ✔️ or ❌.

A. Sections -

I. Walls:

1. Are there any cracks in walls? ❌

2. Are there any signs of dampness/leakage on walls? ❌

3. Is walls are in vertical plain. ✔️

4. Are all Walls examined? ✔️

II. Tiling:

1. Are there any Cracks in the flooring? ❌

2. Is there any settlement in floors? ❌

3. Is the floor laid to proper slope? ✔️

4. Is the floor properly finished, polished and cleaned? ✔️

5. Are the joints filled properly? ✔️

6. Are all floors/dado examined? ✔️

7. Is the kitchen platform finished properly? ✔️

8. Is the base material tile is properly places.✔️

9. Is tile fitting is solid.✔️

III Terrace/Roof

1. Are there any cracks on the terrace? ❌

 2. Are any leaks visible?  ❌

3. Has the waterproofing treatment been laid to proper slope and correctly? ✔️

4. Are Rainwater pipes/spouts properly fitted and free of choking? ✔️

 5. Have all roofs and ceiling examined?✔️

IV. Doors and Windows:

1. Are all doors/windows opening and closing smoothly?  ✔️

2. Are all doors/windows properly painted/polished? ✔️

3. Are all fittings like locks, tower bolts, stoppers, hinges, etc. working smoothly? ✔️

4. Are all glass panes properly fitted, cleaned and crack free? ✔️

 5. Have you received all the keys? ✔️

V. Finishing:

1. Are all rooms properly painted?✔️

2. Is the main door polished well?✔️

3. Are there any cracks visible? ❌

4. Is there any gap anywhere? ❌

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MCQ in🌍🌋 Earthquake engineering 🌋Part 1

 Welcome back friends, Part 1

             As we all know that all the building structures are rest on Earth. For the safety and stability of the structure we need to have some knowledge about Earth and seismology. 

               Because of that I am here giving mcq questions and answers related to Earth science and seismograph. 👇👇👇

1.Which of the following is not categorised under geologic hazard?

(A) Tropical cyclone

(B) Earthquakes

(C) Volcano

(D) Floods

2. Which one is the 2nd large magnitude earthquake occurred during past 100 yrs?

(A) 2001, Bhuj earthquake

(B) 2004, Sumatra earthquake

(C) 2015, Nepal earthquake

(D) 2005, Kashmir earthquake

3. New Zealand is an example of

(A) Convergent plate boundary 

(B) Divergent plate boundary

(C) Conservative plate boundary

(D) Both convergent and conservative plate boundaries 

4. Which one of the following is a secondary phenomenon during an earthquake?

(A) Fault scarp

(B) Terrace offset

(C) Liquefaction

(D) All of these

5. Which of the following is not categorised under the Himalayan earthquake?

(A) Uttarkashi Earthquake 

(B) Kangra Earthquake 

(C) Gorkha Earthquake 

(D) Bhuj Earthquake 

6. Along which active fault the Trans-Alaska pipeline was survived during an earthquake?

(A) Denali fault

(B) Himalayan frontal thrust

(C) Alpine fault

(D) None of these

7. In which tectonic environment, you can find the surface expression in the form of folding?

(A) Extensional

(B) Compressional

(C) Strike slip 

(D) All of these

8. In which type of the fault the hanging wall is moving up with respect to foot wall?

(A) Normal fault

(B) Strike slip fault

(C) Reverse fault 

(D) None of these

9. _______ is the angle of a fault plane w.r.t. vertical.

(A) Hade

(B) Throw

(C) Heave

(D) Dip

10. Surface along which the block of rock slip is called _____?

(A) Fault zone

(B) Fault Plane

(C) Fault scarp

(D) None of these

11. Now India is divided into ____________ seismic zones.

(A) 5

(B) 3

(C) 6

(D) 4

12. The San Andreas Fault is an example of:

(A) Normal fault

(B) Reverse fault

(C) Right lateral strike slip 

(D) Left lateral strike slip 

13. Point on fault plane where slip initiated is termed as:

(A) Epicenter

(B) Hypocenter

(C) Fault scarp

(D) Hanging wall

14. 1995 Kobe earthquake was occurred in ________.

(A) Japan

(B) United States of America

(C) Taiwan 

(D) India

15. 2005 Muzaffarabad earthquake was occurred on _______ active fault.

(A) Kangra Active fault 

(B) San Andreas fault 

(C) Main Boundary thrust 

(D) Tanda Active fault

16. Sag pond is an example of :

(A) Normal fault

(B) Reverse fault

(C) Strike slip fault

(D) None of these

17. Which type of movement has been seen in right lateral strike-slip fault?

(A) Sinistral movement

(B) Dextral movement 

(C) Upward movement

(D) None of these

18. The displaced aqueduct of Al Harif is in between ________ and _________ plates.

(A) African plate and Arabian plate

(B) Indian plate and Eurasian plate

(C) African plate and Pacific plate

(D) None of these

19. The beds which have a gentle upstream dip will be_______ to the resultant force (R), hence can provides the best resistance to withstand the stresses or loads acting in the area.

(A) Parallel

(B) Perpendicular 

(C) None of these 

20. Taksal fault is an example of:

(A) Normal fault

(B) Reverse fault

(C) Strike slip fault

(D) None of these

To read the Part 2 of this blog 👇👇👇

Link is in comment section 

Source of information - NPTEL 

Keywords# civil engineering # seismology # earth # earthquake # fault # science