O NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY sai QUESTION PAPERS CESFquestions. — w neat sketches wherever necessary Answer Part A and Part Bin separate answer books Part A in various types of clay tiles and their location of use 2 Enumerate the advantages of kiln burning over clamp burning in the manufacture of bricks ‘ z 3. Explain any three forms of irdustriat timber products. Also explain the use of each of ther ; iid hydraulic fime 3. Compare the composition. pruperiies and uses of fat lin Part B eplam three different types of glasses used in various parts of buildings and their uses 3 ince of bricksWith a sketch explain the various stages occurring inside the rotary kiln during manufacture of cement 44 Biefly explain the significance of water in fine aggregate during batching of conerete Part B A. Enumerate the causes and effects of bleeding of concrete. Also suggest suitable remedial the following reducing agents irentraining agents jtable test to determine workability of concrete with low w/c ratioDepartment of Cre Engineering , Naveetb Sede a LINS TECHNOLOGY C. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT Rott Nop JUDénbasee Monsoon Semester 2012-2013 Test 2 CE2003 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY Duration: 1 Hour Maximum Marks: (20) Answer all questions ‘Answer Part A and Part B in separate answer books Draw meat sketchies whierever necessary Part 4 1, Explain the various methods of curing conerete, 2. Discuss the factors affecting the strength of concrete, 3, With a neat sketch, explain the process of buming in the manufacture of ‘cement. |. Explain the various types of mortar and enumerate the uses of each. Part BYOT Oe er irae ae J Semester Examination “EU 204 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY Cee Maximum Marks: [50] + It Duration: 3 hour Instructions: Answer all questions Draw neat skeiches wherever necessary Answer Part A and Part B in separate answer sheets PART A 1.1 Smith’s test for stone is done to determine 10) (a)Clay content (b) Efflorescence (c) Absorption (d) Hardness 1.2 Pug mill is used for m), (a)Weathering (b) Mixing (c) Tempering (d) Burning Which is not a method of quarrying building stone (1) ing (b) wedging (c)chaining (d)blasting ording to IS 1077-1970 Class B bricks will have compressive str ngth 10] (a)Not less than 30 kg/em? (b)Not less than 35kg/em? (c)Not less than SOkg/em? (d) Not less than 70kg/cm* 1.5 As water cement ratio increases from 0.5% to 0.6% variation of strength and workability ro} (a) Both increase (b) Increase and decrease respectively (©) Decrease and increase respectively (d) Both decrease 1.6 The essential admixture for the manyfacture of light Weight concrete is (a) Super plasticizer (b)Retarder (c)Accelerator (d)Air entrainers 1.7 Hard boards are c (a) Wooden particles embedded in synthetic resin and subjected to heat (b) Wooden mt that are pulped and compressed into sheets (@) Hard wood veneers laminated on 7mm thin soft wood strips 1.8 Plastic water tanks are made of (a)Polyethene (b)Thermocol (c)Laminated plastics (d)Carbon fibr Enumerate the advantages of cold formed structural steel sections 01 Enumerate the difference between TMT bars and CTD bars1, Enumerate the precautionary measures to be adopted during manufacture to obtain good quality concrete 2. With a neat sketch indicate the components of battcned, ledged and braced door 3. Briefly explain the various classifications of piles. 4. Enumerate the advantages of prestressed concrete over reinforced concrete. Also list out the applications of prestressed concrete ‘$. With neat sketch explain various classifications of arches based on its shape. 6. Explain various fire extinguishing methods for buildings. 7, Sketch and name any three types of windows 8. Explain test to determine the soundness of cement 9, Differentiate English bond and Flemish bond with neat sketches art B 1. Explain the advantages of Structural steel sections over RCC 2, Briefly explain the situation where a trapezoidal combined footing is adopted as foundation to columns. 3. Explain the various causes of foundation failure and enumerate its remedial Measures, 4. With neat sketches explain 3 different types of stone masonry, | $. With a neat sketch explain any one method of timbering the foundation trench in asoft soil, 6. With neat sketch explain plate load test to determine the bearing capacity of soil 7. With neat sketch explain lit slab construction technique for tall buildings, $8, With neat sketch explain the components of fying shores and also enumerate the limitations of it, 9. Explain a grillage foundation with the help of a neat scetional view 3 4 3 3