PROGRAMME SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT DATE TIME [yy COLLEGE OF ENGINEERIN« PUTRAJAYA CAMPUS. FINAL EXAMINATION SEMESTER 1 2013 / 2014 : Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) CEMB 113 Civil Engineering Materials + September 2013 : G hours) INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: 1. This paper conte \s FIVE (8) questions in BIGHT (8) pages. 2. Answer ALL QUESTIONS 3. Write all answers in the answer booklet provided. Write answer to each question on a new page. THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 8 PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS COVER PAGE. Page 1 of 8(CEMBII3, Semester 1 20132014 QUESTION 1 20 MARKS, (a) Concrete is the most widely used man-made construction material in the world, and is ie and course aggregate, second next to water, Concrete usually contain binder, water and sometimes admixtures. Although all materials that go into a concrete mixture are essential, cement is the most important constituent because it forms as the delicate link in the concrete matrix. Diseuss any three (3) types of Portland cement that are commonly used in conerete and their advantages, [10 Marks} (b) Discuss the criteria of wood selection for building. [10 Marks} QUESTION 2 [20 MARKS] (a) Sieve analysis tests was performed on a sample of aggregate and produce results as tabulated in Table 1. Caleulate the percent passing of the following aggregete, (10 marks] Table 1 Sieve Size (mm) | Amount Retained, g He easHiaee z 9 95 471 4.75 239.4 2.00 0.425 0.075 Pan (@ Fast track project with 75 Storey building need to be construct near PETRONAS. Twin Tower, Kuala Lumpur. Suggest a suitable type of concrete to be used in the project to save the construction period, cost and at the same time reduces the noise pollution. Justify your suggestion. [10 marks} Page 2 of 8CEMBII3, Semester 1 2013/2014 QUESTION 3 [20 MARKS) Calculate the mix proportion of 0.05 m? concrete trial mix for a superstructure using DoE mix design method which requites a characteristic strength of 30MPa at 28days and a slump of 10-30mm, margin, k= 1.96 The materials available are ordinary Portland cement class 42.5, and uncrushed fine and coarse aggregates of specific gravity of 2.60. ‘The maximum nominal size of coarse aggregate is 20 mm (uncrushed single size 10 mm and 20 mim; 1:2 by weight) and fine aggregate is 70% passing 600 wm sieve. Maximum 250 kg/m®. Use the provided water cement ratio = 0.55, minimum cement content attachment to design the conerete mix in Appendix 1. [20 marks} QUESTION 4 [20 MARKS) (a) There is a boom in the construction of high rise buildings, medium to long span bridges, dams ete. all over the world from the last few decades, These constructions lead to the utilization of large quantity of concrete which leads to increase in cement production by 5.5% annually. The cement industry contributes about 5% to global anthropogenic COz emissions. As a rule of thumb, for every ton of cement product, aan equivalent amount of CO: will be released into the atmosphere. Explain four (4) sustainable cement replacement materials that can be used in concrete construction to reduce the COs emission due to the cement production, [15 marks] (b) Illustrate the mechanism of workability enhancement using Superplasticizer. [5 marks} Page 3 of 8CEMBI13, Semester 1 201302014 QUESTION 5 [20 MARKS] (a) The corrosion resistance of steel is a basic property related to the easiness with which this material reacts with a given environment. Explain why cast iron pipes are widely used in drainage system compared to steel pipe. [10 marks] (b) Explain five (5) areas of application of bituminous material in Civil Engineering work. [10 marks} -END OF QUESTION PAPER- Page 4 of 8(CEMBII3, Semester 1 2013/2014 1 LE Charactwisvesoeneth ——Soeted 12. Standet devator fea 13 Mae 1A Twpeteeansvergh 62 1.8 Camenesrengm cuss Speeed 16 Aegregme ope: ours ‘epeanc ype: 17 Freewmer/eenerteae —Tale?.Feg 18 Meanumtrewate/ Spread orventrate 222 Sammporwortine Species UM cs FW te . 22 Manmunsezrgsesize — Spactot evar 2.3. 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