UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

Degrees of MEng, BEng, MSc and BSc in Engineering

Civil Engineering 1 (ENG1061)

Friday 20 December 2019
09:30 – 10:30

Attempt all PARTS

The numbers in square brackets in the right-hand margin indicate the marks allotted to the
part of the question against which the mark is shown. These marks are for guidance only.
Each question is worth 20 marks.

An electronic calculator may be used provided that it does not have a facility for either
textual storage or display, or for graphical display.

Candidates will be issued with:

Worksheet for Q1
Worksheet for Q2

PLEASE ENSURE YOU ADD YOUR STUDENT NUMBER TO BOTH

WORKSHEETS FOR Q1 & Q2

PLEASE PLACE BOTH WORKSHEETS INSIDE YOUR SCRIPT BOOK FOR

MARKING

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Page 1 of 4
Q1 (a) Table Q1 contains the results of a sieve analysis of an aggregate for use in
concrete.

Sieve Mass Retained

[mm] [g]
32 0
16 122.4
8 93.6
4 56
2 42.8
1 12.1
0.5 8.8
0.25 5.8
0.125 3.7
Pan 1.7

Table Q1.

(i) Derive the requisite data to enable a grading curve to be plotted.

(ii) Plot the curve on the worksheet provided.

Note: Write your student number on the worksheet and hand it in

together with the exam book.

(iii) Comment on the aggregate’s suitability for the intended purpose.

[10]

(b) Sketch the stress-strain curves of a mild and high strength steel. Include all
important annotations.
[7]

(c) Structural steel work is often spray-coated with intumescent paint following
erection. What is intumescent paint and what purpose does it serve? [3]

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Q2 (a) The design proportions for a 1 m3 concrete mix with a mean strength of
55 N/mm2 are as follows:

Cement: 380 kg
Water: 160 kg
Fine Aggregate: 768 kg
Coarse Aggregate: 1236 kg

Trial tests of the mix resulted in a mean cube compressive strength of 70 MPa.

Adjust the proportions of the constituents so that the target strength is obtained
according to the BRE design method and workability is maintained.

Determine the new design proportions for 0.35 m3.

[10]

Note: Write your student number on the worksheet and hand it in together
with the exam book.
(b) Explain the two main types of prestressing used for reinforced concrete.
Which are the main time dependent processes affecting the performance of
prestressed concrete?
[6]

(c) Give details of factors you would take into account when deciding whether a
roof structure should be constructed from steel or alumninium.

[4]

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Q3 (a) Sketch the three variants of the method of quarter sawing felled timber into
marketable timber sections.
[7]

(b) Name two common indirect tests for measuring the tensile strength of concrete.
Explain how these tests are performed.
[6]

(c) In the context of timber production, explain the meaning of stress-grading.

Name the two common approaches to stress grading and summarise the
procedure of these two approaches.

[7]

End of question paper

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 Worksheet for Q1 Aggregate grading chart
100

90

80

70
Percentage passing [%]

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
0.063 0.125 0.25 0.5 1 2 4 8 16 20 31.5 40
Sieve size [mm]
Worksheet for Q2