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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

P.T.U BTech Civil Engineeing (Semester 3 or 4) Building Constructions (CE-206)

Civil Engineering
BTech (semester 3 or 4)
Building Construction (CE-206)

(Section-A)
(2X10=20)

Q1)
a) Suggest the names of suitable building stones having fire resisting characterstics.
b) Write down the sizes of modular and conventional bricks.
c) what should be the minimum crushing strength of a good building stone?
d) define "MANSARD ROOF".
e) In the construction of arches, sand box method is used for which purpose?
f) What is the function of cleats in a roof truss?
g) What dows 'DS' refers in the designation of '10 DS 20' ?
h) What do you understand by the term 'DORMER WINDOW' ?
i) Enumerate the sources of dampness in buildings.
j) Define the term 'pointing'.

(Section B)
(4X5=20)
Attempt any four questions from Section B

Q2) Draw a typical sketch for simple square footing of an R.C.C. column.
Q3) Explain various types of joints used in ashlar stone masonary with help of sketches.
Q4) What do you understand by slenderness ration of wall? How it can be determined?
Q5) Distinguish clearly between a lintel and an arch.
Q6) Define the following terms:
pitch, hip, eaves, cleat, common rafter.

(Section C)
(2X10=20)
Attempt any four questions from section C

Q7) Explain Battened, Ledged, Braced and Framed door with the help of neat sketches.
Q8) How do you determine the absorption units of a cinema theatre/auditorium. Explain.
Q 9) Write short notes on the following.
a) Pointing.
b) Construction Joints.

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