Code No: RR210103

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, November 2007BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION(Civil Engineering)Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80Answer any FIVE QuestionsAll Questions carry equal marks

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1. (a) What are the qualities of good building stones? Discuss them.(b) What is the texture of rock. Enumerate its various types. [8+8]2. (a) Discuss the varieties of terra-cotta?(b) Write the advantages, disadvantages and uses of terra-cotta. [8+8]3. (a) Describe the chemical composition of cement.(b) What are the good characteristics of aggregate used in cement concrete?[8+8]4. (a) Draw a neat cross-section of an exogenous tree and show various componentsof it and explain.(b) Distinguish between mild steel and hard steel. [10+6]5. (a) What is a raft foundation ? When and where is it preferred to other shallowfoundations. Explain with a neat sketch.(b) What are floating foundations? Where are they useful? How does they differfrom other foundations. [10+6]6. (a) Discuss the advantages of modular bricks .(b) Discuss the advantages of brick masonry over stone masonry. [8+8]7. (a) State briefly the requirements of a good staircase.(b) How are treads & risers proportioned.(c) Where do you use the following types of stairsi. Dog-legged stair.ii. Open newel stair.iii. Geometrical stair. [5+5+6]8. Describe the procedure of carrying out plastering in cement mortar on new and oldwall separately? [16]

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Code No: RR210103

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, November 2007BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION(Civil Engineering)Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80Answer any FIVE QuestionsAll Questions carry equal marks

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1. (a) Give the list of explosives used in blasting and explain their composition.(b) Define natural bed of a stone and discuss its importance. [8+8]2. (a) What are the harmful ingredients in brick earth and explain them.(b) Explain the classification of brick earth. [8+8]3. (a) What is soundness of cement ? how it is determined in laboratory ?(b) What is fineness of cement ? How it is determined in laboratory? [8+8]4. (a) Differentiate between exogenous trees and endogenous trees.(b) Describe the properties of mild steel. [8+8]5. (a) Describe the various loads to be considered in designing foundations.(b) Enumerate the objects of foundations [8+8]6. (a) Explain some specially shaped bricks, along with their places of use (with neatsketches)(b) Explain the following with sketchesi. Perpend.ii. Lap.iii. Bed.iv. Arises. [10+6]7. Define roof covering? What are the various types of roof coverings commonlyadopted in India? Explain them in detail. [16]8. What is a varnish and why is it used? Classify different kinds of varnish and givebrief description of each? [16]

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Code No: RR210103

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, November 2007BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION(Civil Engineering)Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80Answer any FIVE QuestionsAll Questions carry equal marks

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1. (a) What are the precautions to be taken in the process of blasting.(b) Write a brief note on preservation of stones. [8+8]2. (a) Explain different classification of bricks.(b) Write the uses of bricks. [8+8]3. (a) List out and explain physical properties of Portland cement.(b) Describe the effect of water cement ratio on strength and workability of con-crete. [2+6+8]4. (a) Differentiate between natural seasoning and artificial seasoning.(b) Enumerate various market forms of steel and explain any two. [8+2+3+3]5. (a) What is a raft foundation ? When and where is it preferred to other shallowfoundations. Explain with a neat sketch.(b) What are floating foundations? Where are they useful? How does they differfrom other foundations. [10+6]6. (a) State the advantages of cavity walls.(b) Explain with the help of sketches, the details of cavity walls at the Foundationlevel and the Parapet level. [6+10]7. Define roof covering? What are the various types of roof coverings commonlyadopted in India? Explain them in detail. [16]8. What preparatory work should be done before repainting of an old painted surface.[16]

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