Ex/CE/Chem/T/121/77/2013

B ACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

EXAMINATION, 2013
( 1st Year, 2nd Semester )
CHEMISTRY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
Time : Three hours Full Marks : 100

Answer any five questions.

1. a) What is glass ? Mention its physical and chemical properties.

What is annealing ? What is the importance of annealing ?
3+6+4+2=15
b) Write a short note on ‘Glass Wool’. 5

2. a) What is porcelain ? Mention the important requirements of

porcelain. 4+3=7

b) What is lime ? Mention different types of limes based on

their chemical composition and other physical properties.
Briefly discuss the chemical composition and physical
properties of any one type of lime of your choice.
2+2+4=8
c) What is glazing ? 2

d) What do you mean by ‘setting and hardening of limes’ ?

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3. a) Write down the approximate composition of cement. 2

b) Discuss the setting of cement with proper reactions. 6

c) What is class C and class F type fly ash ? 2

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d) Discuss the manufacture and properties of fly ash bricks. 6. a) Show that MnO 4 can oxidise Cl only at low pH.
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E o MnO −4 /Mn 2 + = 1⋅5 1 V E o Cl2 /Cl = 1⋅ 3 6 V 5
4. a) Write down the composition of acidic and basic refractory
bricks. 4 b) Calculate the pH at which Fe(OH) 3 starts to precipitate from
a solution of 0. 1(N) FeCl3 . Also calculate the pH at which
b) What is ‘Tar’ ? Mention some of its uses. 3+3=6
the pptn is 99. 99% complete.
c) What is ‘Asphalt’ ? Mention some of its uses. 2+3=5
c) Write short notes on the following (only three) 354=12
d) Name two colouring agents of glass along with their
i) Flash & fire points
colours. 2
ii) Cloud & pour points
e) What do you mean by ‘Batels Material’ in connection with
the manufacture of glass ? 3 ii) Mechanism of Lubrication : Fluid film

a) Draw a Pourbaix diagram for H + / H 2 (Eo = OV) iv) Microbiological corrosion

5. &

O 2 / H 2O (E o = 1⋅ 23V) system & explain the diagram. 5 v) Viscosity

7. a) Define dry corrosion. Discuss corrosion by other gases.

b) Calculate the [H + ] concentration, at which both
2+2=4
MnO −4 /Mn 2 + (Eo = 151V)
⋅ & Cr2 O 72− /Cr 3+ (E o = 1 ⋅ 33V)
b) State pilling bedworth rule & explain. 2+2=4
have same formal potential. 6
c) Write short notes on (any three) 453=12
c) How can you estimate iodometrically the amount of copper
i) Marker experiment
(II) from a mixture of iron (III) & copper (II).
ii) passivity
E o = Fe 3+ / F e2 + = 0 ⋅ 77V, E o = Cu 2+ /Cu+ = 0 ⋅ 15V
iii) film growth laws
E = I 2 / I = 0 ⋅ 54V,
o −12
k & p ( C u I ) = 10 6
iv) Drop corrosion.
d) What do you mean by soft & hard water ? 3