258 Chit Engineering ©) granite is the only igneous rock ) quartz and mica are minerals A heavy stone is suitable for a) arches )_ none of the above 18. Granite is not suitable 5) btlemaonny boiling purpose because Stag 4) retaining walls a) it can not be polished isnota fire The stone suitable for rubble masonry iseosiy emi should be has less crushing strengiy 18, Which ofthe following stones hey, forconstition of piers ange arrailway bridge ? Abutoecg Which of the following metamorphic id 5 = Bee fen sone characterises? poke 20. The preparation of surface of sme y cbiain pain edges or to obtain ss required size and shape is nown A good building stone should not absorb 2). quarrying of stones, re than 21, Cushing strength ofa good building se Should be more than B 18 wooden headed chisels ) rough dressing of stones _ ©) carving of. ©) breakin mst 10 be conducted on locks and harbours is 8) hardness test b) workability test ©) we cutting hard stones utting large blocks of stones ‘essing stones consists of semen annular rings around the Di Pio of timber between hearwoed ») id cambium layer = layers below the 9 Bs fibre which extends fom the pith 9) Suwards and bolds the annular rings together ich ofthe following trees yields hard radial splits which are wider on the [ES 99] In which of the following pairs both trees soft wood? aking sports goods ? A’: Shishum is used for deco- od work. Shishum can be polished to an _ Your answer according to the ing system given below: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation ofA ‘A.and R are true but Ris not the of the following timbers is suitable 22, 33, 35, Building Materials and Construction 257 The disease of dry rot in timber is caused by ) lack of ventilation ) alternate wet and dry conditions ©) complete submergence in water @) none ofthe above Plywood has the advantage of 4) greater tensile srength in longer direction ) greater tensile strength in. shorter direction 6). same tensile strength in all directions 4) none ofthe above In which of the following direction, the strength of timber is maximum ? a) parallel to grains ») 45°tognins ) perpendicular to grains 4) sameinall directions [ES 95,ES 2] The moisture content in a well seasoned timbers [ES 2k] Te wu of J pe ere age a eos 9 eax hung aa ae ae jpaaee dee 7 ‘bonding together thin Tyrediineh irs te ‘angle between grains of any layer to, Se eeePeter iet tat cna ca 258 cht Engng eS ce = b) brittle and weak inten SED a en ang te rat HC ek et ae sittin the plane ofthe panel ets WEP on dy 2D ktrerepcenereton \i Teoma onus) Building Materials and Construction 259 pid in slacking ‘00d in strength ize of mould used in brick 190 mm x 90 mm x go pea rete on 90mm x 190 mm x 99y, val othe size of a fully brn brick ee 200 mm x 400mm 100mm ‘Haller than the size of a fully burt 2 4) 200mm 200mm 199 i 39. The prelimi of misure contest 4 = Ta Sey Par land its ig tse ‘achieved in air drying of timber is 47. Percentage of silica in a goog brick, «)preater than the size of ay to develop adequate strength. % lies between ¥ brick Reason R : Pure lime has slow hardening a) Sto 10% none of the above characteristics. b) 20t0 30% lis used for Select your answer according to the Paton * preparation of clay coding system given below 10. Firstclasstimberhasanaverage feof 9) 70 80% moulding of clay a) Both A and R are true and R is less than one year 48. Excess of silica in brick earth result iy drying of bricks correct explanation of A. 3) acting and warping of bricks ae 1) Both A and Rare tue and R is nota 5 loss of cot an Which of the following bricks are used for ‘correct explanation of A. ©) enhancing the impermeabii ining of furnaces ? Je but R is false A first class brick when immersed in cold rial = a lining of ©) Ais true but Ris fal Water for 24 hours should not absorb \Z & none of the above ] a ‘8. Which ofthe following ingredients o oa ya brick earth enables the brick to reuin 3) 2% The frog ofthe brick in a brick masonry is } 25% VAP Sra tree ath of a frst class brick erally kept on should not be less than 6 Simm? ‘ “ Nima? i) Which of the following pair gives 1 10.5 Nimm? correct combination of the useful ® 140mm? harmful ‘constituents. respectively aires . {00d brick earth? A. oa ion of alumina in brick ne stone and sheet 2 3) to impar plasticity ) tomake the brick durable to prevent shrinkage D to make the brick impermeable Process of mixing clay, water a 4s, The Prseentage of alumina ina good brick other ingredients to make brick is kno? cart lies between a 9) Stoio% a) kneading ») 20t030% >) moulding 9 S01060% ©) pugging S 8 Dor 9 ae 45. B a the bri nin that280 Civil Engineering 65. The main ingredients of Portland cement are 66. The constituent of cement which is res- pponsible forall the undesirable properties of cement 67. Le Chatelier’s device is used for deter- ‘mining the 2) setting time of cement ) soundness of cement ©) tensile strength of cement 4) compressive strength of cement The main constituent of cement which is Tesponsible for initial setting of cement is 6s. ©) tricalcium aluminate 9) allofthe above The initial setting time for ordinary Portland cement as per IS specifications should not be less than 2) 10 minutes b) 30minutes ©) 60 minutes 4) 600 minutes ©. For testing compressive strength of Cement, the size of cube used is 2) 50mm 14, 16. n. , ‘The normal consisten; p recommended for mass con. land cement about” % tn J 2) 10% fon mm o 100 mm Reem mm to 125 mm oer 35 mm to 150 mam th increase in moisture content, the Early attainment of id ste hardening cement is mainly don, a) increases to a certain maximum and then decreases decreases to a certain minimum alue and then inereases ih of the following cements for use in massive conerete st os large dams ? crdinary Portland cement After storage, the tength of cman 8) decreases ) increases ©) remains same 4) may increase or decrease According to IS specification pressive strength of. ordin tained air in concrete Sr Se ee at onl nt prac med ar con rapid hatdening cement oe 0 be 3) 7MPa ») 1SMPa ©) 16MPa @) 21MPa ‘Addition of pozzolana to ordinary Pr Jand cement increases a) bleeding i ) shrinkage : : ©) pemeability 4) heat of hydration 4 Gypsum consists of a) H,SandCO; b) CaSO, and #0 ©) Lime and H,0 @ CO; and calcium For testing compressive and 12 strength of cement, the cement mor better workability better resistance to freezing and thawing accelerate the initial set of con- sum Icium chloride icium carbonate ne of the above maximum quantity of calcium made by mixing cement and standad lerde used aa fe cote ncaa inthe proportions of entage by weight of cement is 8s, 86, 88, 90. Buiiing Materials and Construction 264 The basie pu is pose of a retarder in concrete setting nt paste in concrete der the concrete more water ) to improve the workability of concrete mix lowing cements contains tage of dicalcium sili- acid PSL Y9s, 97. ©) 420Ni 4) 520 N/mm? Percentage of carbon content in mild steel ss than 025 between 0.25 and 0.7 ‘Which ofthe following streses is used for ing the quality of structural steel ? ©) both wood work and iron work 4) none ofthe above Assertion A : Paints with white lead base ae not recommended fo pining of ron according to the ere below ee and R are tue correct explanation acne a b) Both A and R are true correct explan: 98, The amount of Water used fr iste +99. The vehicle used in case of en am pg lect your answer according coding system given below : a) Both A and R are true and Rite correct explanation of A. b) Both A and R are true but Risaatse ‘correct explanation of A. tol. asonry the bond produ! laying alternate headers and steices# each course is known as ) English bond b) double flemish bond ©) zigzag bond 4) single flemish bond 102, The stretcher bond in brick mason) be used only when the thickness oa 2) 90mm ») 180mm 9) 190mm &) 280mm J The pressure acting on ee masonry construction should be. a) along the ireton of Bt b) at 45° to the direction planes 103, ¢) brick having the same length and depth as the other bricks but half the breadth 4 brick with half the width at one end and full width atthe other 16. Minimum thickness of wall where single jemish bond can be used is half brick thick one brick thick fone and a half bricks thick @)_ two bricks thick The most important tool in brick laying spreading mortar and for in masonry walls are ths greater than type of bond provided in. brick nty for carrying heavy loads is le flemish bond double flemish bond mora joint in masonry which is nomial ML. 12, ‘The proportions of lime and sar ‘mortar normally used in brick con a) 12 ader course, where x is equal to,264. Civil Engineering be te Sere ces 8 exceed replace the poor soil The type of footing which is used to trans- mitheavy loads through see columns is ees emerge fete atere eal tones Sm b) 40mm ©) 65mm 3 tam The gp pile whi is ena m in me eee ee ‘known as ). friction pile 3 dane 3 mea 3 colt @) nae on clayey soils is bigs ae a) 05m b) 0.7m ©) 09m é) 12m 129, ® 130, 4) 650 100 mm ‘The bearing capacity of srking of centring soil can be improved © one ofthe above fe of arch generally constructed ‘5Poden lintel or over a flat arch for spose of carrying the load of the 8 Wate, ¢)_ increasing the depth of fou, 4) grouting nda ‘lass flooring den flooring, flooring ymmonly used at the I rafter and tie beam € Vertical distance between the ing line and highest point oft curve of an arch is known as )_intrados b) tise ©) spandril 4) extrados Depth or height of the arch isthe 8) perpendicular distance betwee dos and extrados ) vertical distance between Tine and intrados ©) perpendicular distance springing line and extrados 4) none of the above The triangular space formed extrados and, the horizontal li 4) none ofthe above, TSA Pitched and sloping roofs are suitable for The type of roof which slopes in two ‘a break-in the slope on 4) skewbach ‘The lintels are preferred to arches 2) arches require more headroo™ the openings like doors, b) arches require. strong vind roof which slopes in abuses 5 without break in the ide 1s with break in the slope yns_without break in the ide with break in the slope a) centring >) actual laying of arch work ind Construction 265 ber piece provided at which supports the The lower edge of the pitched roof, from where the rain water of the roof surface Arops down, is known as 14 142,us. 148, In any good stai and The posts placed at the top bottom ends ofa flight supporting the hand ral are known as| af steps in a flight generally less than no limit ‘Sum of tread and rise must lie between 8) 30010350mm 50010550 mm 4) 600:0650mm Minimum wit of nding sould be 8) equal to width of sie, 8) halfhe wid osc twice the width of stairs one fourth the width of stairs case the maximum and aa itch respectively should te 5° and 30° ©) Grand io: } randy Isl 152, Is 155, 156, 197, 158, quarter tum stairs Nosing isthe outer projecting edge a) riser 9 4) bottom rail From the point of view of maximus light, the windows in a room shoul 4) southem side In 10 DS 20, Ds refers to order in which they are shown jon of frames is ene = type of window provided on the ig side ofa pitched roof is called 8) none of the above As compared to top rail, the bottom and Teck rails in a door frame are normally made isa evolving door louvered door Building Materials and Construction 267 165. Mi 166,268 Civil Engineering 8 tenders are added to the paint body to ) give colour ) accelerate the process of drying reduce the viscosity 1170, correct answer using the codes given below the 1 2 3. Zine sulfate 4 ‘Aluminium silicate Codes "gHAe Bc! p Bae ined Ye AB Sc Ap Bae 2 EA 9) WA BLSG ap Deen ar, § At BSc yp 7092 Sate G aie p 2 Fibre saturation’ point of timber ig the ontent in % when: and gllacavity cons no water the cell walls are dried and: cells cavity contains no water Which of the following mortar is m ost {utable for construction work in water logged areas ? ae 175, 176. s are saturated with Water, 177.4 Which: 3. Star shakes ) 8-10hours &) 24 hours Which of the following determine the rate of wear of a) crushing test nes 7 b) abrasion test ¢) attrition test 4) impact test Match list 1 with Li correct answer usi below the lists : implements B. Boat construction ©. Railway sleepers D. Musical 4. Benteak Instruments Codes 3) AB ae Gif fees wel ¥, wy AEE eeecamtey 34 ata 9A SB orbit Seiad ati 2 DAB! we ay: 2) 8 Wigs 9a! Gr 19> [eS -of the following pairs regarding fie defects in timber are caret tied) 1 fibres running transversely seceseeRadial widest at the circumference a diminishing towards the cent’, 4. Heart shakes .......Cracks wide ) Tand2 b) 3and4 5 [ES 93) 4 eh 2ané ine following pairs regarding ch fons and the terminologies ans Nonny Ate conenly Projecting stone to peal Mea Pr Feve as suppor for joist Groove provided lect the correct answer using the codes given below. Codes Vand 2 2and 3 Band 4 @ Vand 4 What is efflorescence ? Formation of white patches on the brick surface due to insoluble salts in the brick clay 8 of brick due to presence of carbonaceous matter and gas Deformation of brick due to exposure torain ‘Impurities in the brick clay which show after burning. 93] {Es 93) List Il (Property) 1. Soundness of apparatus Slumptest 3. of cement ‘concrete “181 182, 184, Building Materials and Construction 269 D. fineness 4. Relative size modulus of aggregates Codes ru a) BeeCaeD ERE Daa ea DA SBE op TI a 30 DEAR tC iD Big a2 eet ©). RGB at Cor PACD on 354 [ES 93} For a given envi significant factor shrinkage of conet ) cement content of mix ») total amount of water added atthe time of mixing the member conereted 4) maximum size of the coarse aggregate used iment, the most fluences the total ‘The aggregate crushing vale of om “A which is used for making a ‘switches and crossings z [S93]270 Civil Engineering 9, To produce 1ow heat cemen 19. Te ace a) GS 5 cs strongest he least durable the lightest 198, (E894) following statements: iphurinstel results in 190 5 are correct are correct oy arecomect (ES 94] od preservative, “Creosote” is sed fom weogereaal i eupric chrom: Nese se ne chloride tES94) bene feotachlorophenol TES98) — h99, ae ten 2 hasider the following statements: 9 A BAC embedded intinke BP od soll for making bricks should ) imerior surfaces not exposed to Aegeta r2edr al 5 natural weather Sea Bc iD. Deg Roceamias5 Outer ser out 30% alumina 2) wood work 9) atiheighice her LBS og of wood 1. bout 10% lime nodules ) compound walls [Es 94] 186. Neoprene is suitable for use in Codes : jantity of iron oxides 200. Putty is made up of a) earings of bridges Ro Ace Bee SD magnesia ‘white lead and turpentine 2) bard duty rubber coating of floors eo Ofthese statements chal and aw linseed ol » FA. BeGeeD ‘and 2 are correct °) ‘and linseed ol S93] g Pek Rniee and3 are correct 4, Zinc oxide and boiled linseed oil 87. Ff Re eee Sand 4 are correct sae [ES 94) For the manafacure of good quay Le eee @) 2,3 and are correct Teor proportionality is applicable Bricks is essential to 9 A Be D ‘Consider the following statements or 1. use areverberatory kiln 4 3 1 2 TES Fhe effect of sea water on hardened 2 Blend the soil with clay or sand as 191, Consider the following statements: 3. knead the soil in a ghani ee oe [ES 94) 4. temper the soil ina pug mill ih SEE retard seting os factor test of cement increased durability 4. decrease its durability ermines its . reduced resilience Pic esa 2 and 3 are correct action under loads TEs94) ‘and 3 are correct (ES 94) 188. Which one ofthe following pairs is ‘and? are correct al 1 and4 are correct [ES 94] strength of MIS grade 7 od ae 2 and3 are correct cS } Consider the following statements: essed as a percentage Silecese ee ber can be made more fire resistant) Soft varieties of pig iron are also known ngth is rock dipping and steping process % ©) Bask, i Abe's process 151020 9) Granite. charring ayaa [es 95) hot and cold open tank treatment e pig 4) 2510 BB mtttig1 2 © Chak 3, 4 D. Laterite Codes a AB Siauesl bb AB ea AB ary AB 4 ratio between the concrete at 7 days and (Use of sone) Omamentl work Ballas Rough stone work Manufacture of cement For good bonding ia rick mage P8851 8) allbricks need nt ats must be used be uniform in sie in atemate cours 208. 210. 212, Match List 1 Pees strength imeter 4, Sounchness Bee CoeD nai 4 Bae Ce iD cle! 2 BibnCanD Lieecaorl BisrsCisicD Bee Diente TES 96) eae esl strength of concrete is measured 3 abit aq ibe boo > ect tension tet in the univer gone testing machine ae 1) applying compressive load along the a diameter ofthe cylinder ot aie ) applying third point loading on a cope! sm prism Lime mortar is generally made wik &) applying ten 8) quick lime b) fatlime 1 The approximate (es: in a conerete mix the fineness mot f coarse aggregate is 7.6, the fines modulus of fine aggregate is 2.8 and it economical value of the fineness mods of combined aggregate i Proportion of fine aggregate is 25% [ES 96] The coefficient of linear expansion of [ES 96] Match List I with List Il and s oa correct answer using the codes below the lists ; ki i ce tranularerytatine (ES uF, A x ein water B00d brick, when. immer bath for 24 hours, should not absorb more 20% ofits dry weight 30% of ts saturated weight ©) 10% of its dry weight Building Materials and Construction. 273 9) 20% of its saturated weight ES 95, 96} omplete hydration of cement the wie TES 96) I and select the ing the codes given (Type of cement) A Air entraining Portland cement B. Low P very large heat 2.2. 1 [E896] ‘The ratio of Young's modulus of high ‘ensile steel to that of mild sce s about Puresu of Indian Standards classifies ‘rumen ito rade 65725, 85/40 ete "The first and. second ain umbers respectively The optimum number of revolution alumina, [ks 1. King closers are related to ) doors and windows b) king post truss Consider the following statements: High early strength of cement is obtited asaresult of 1. fine grinding 2. decreasing the lime content 3. _buming at higher temperatures 4.” increasing the quantity of gypsum Of these statements 8) Vand? are correct ») Land 3 are correct ©) 2,3 and 4 are correct 1,3and4are correct (S97) Which concrete is required to be mi ‘mixer machine is esa”) lowing statements: ‘ cont surfactants in the concrete Bh tye ms int nthe uring duration rein the density of oneree st sfatements San are comet the following statements: Be ther water cement ratio in concrete reine ger mi p beter workable mix 3, aweak mix Jess bleeding {es97) 235, 236, 237. Building Materials and Construction 278 During the conversion of timber by sawi in order to obtain strong timber the cuts should be made by Splitting Tempering Medulla (pith)a bY 278. Chul Engineering 6 Bling Materls and Construction 277 = = following statements er ‘sng the codes cont fs cei Peal 4 Low density 2 hab cS ed aoe iat ee Pelow ge tat CE EA from milk and high BY Dieu Gen eee 1 ned fom te lod of arma signe to see c , Siete os ea 4s peat admixture ri Bec D o A BCD BI AESS oitoa, 5 ae S 1 4 3 (ESS entraining 6 eae sttements i ork 238. A gauged mortar is obtained by adding agent Os el Slarceoniect fare which of the following ingen c and 5 are ° BNC hich of the following ingens 0 ‘and 5 are correct Faia pony 9) 373 and 6 ae correct ® 3 See and 6arecorect [55 98) 31 2 ESR (Property of ement wth List {esos} 239. ie eubie mete of 1:2:4 by Volume conerete, the volume of coarse agaregates required is apparatus) and select the a) 095m b) 085m? ©) 075m d) 0.65 m? {ES 98] 240. The temperature range in acementkiinis 244, 3. Horizontal © S00 toa mae 9 I. isverse D. Fineness 4 rember : x (ES9q fore testing Sting time of cement one Se, Codes: ae ge? Ah Ret Cty 2) soundness BoC oD ee ees 3 gee 21 ) Awineaomsp! ©) fineness BoC oD Bye er Aalst 2 ok Bond 242, aes BB i 8 eupe2 bed [ES 98] Oo ALB Chee i 1 (Alloy metal) with List 1 3 is tispeate pm ae ior tic) and select the 1¢ role of suf jin a cement D. Tough: 4, High tensile characteristic) and select the 249. Th perp comet answer using, the codes given ness strength el » = icy A aP ees 1 is is DaSDn iene a the particles, remove air i DOA D oy shing ot hag ag na? emp oot A Ae aCe iB oon 4 2D 2a eee Copper 2. Rati =D [eS 98) O24 ee tens ie, : oe og tute s conductoras 278 Civil Engineering 955. Consider the followin, n preservation of timber © Met, 1. Di . 251 prevent shrinkage rease setting time material repeated reversals of stress i; 3. Material has a high {ES 99] strength develop- ‘ment and I igher Shrinkage ) increases the rate of strength sal of stress of development and reduces the rte of ath bob deterior form of the ¢) decreases the rate of strength pene epee ’ (ES 99] 4 al continues development and increases the Sa Perences of weedeat with Li e. 10 deform wit bleeding of cement im ricks unsound. % limit any ner increase 4) increases the rate of strength develop- Which of these statemeny. in stress tment and leds to higher shrinkage correct Codes Ese S t i ap ArR Beye FID, 253, Consider the following statements nee No plastic zone 2 kil ghee The effect of air entrainment in concrete is @ ‘ aad b) gAre Beg CoD: to ee IBS Large plastic zone ee 1. increase resistance to fleeing and 257. Consider the following strengths 2) AB cD thawing a dae 2. improve workability 1. Cube strength Strain isnot QFN 3. decrease strength 2. Cylinder strength eel al (5 © 2 ised ES al Which of these statements are correct ? 3, iensile strength Directions : Select your answers to the following a) 2and3 4. Modulus of rupture ee b) and3, The correct sequence in increasing ove to a stress level x 9 Talon ofthese strengths is Oe gaat ie : explanatc Tote ain ee) remains constant 4) _Bovh A and R are true but R isnot a corect 254. Consider the following statements Codes ‘explanation of A Shrinkage of concrete depends upon the bu Ris fase 1, relative humic s#] ) 9A B Gee o) Ais true but Ris, 5 ative humidity of the atmosphere [e a 4 5 1 ) Aisfalse but R is rue passage of time 258 ost im of fiog int 3, applied stress most portant. purpose lta ) Ac cB Om) 268. Aserton A : The speie sure of Whichoftese stamens Waecoree? 4), ess manufactures name 34a parent eer 5 nea b) reduce the weight of brick ) 0A || Bo Cay Reason R : The workability of a mix is alos ©) form keyed joint between brick =! ls 3g 1 faeces ine Fas an # vortar ) “a 5B, Champ + the coarse particles. eae 4) improve insulation by provi Wee . [ES 99) lows’ (es) _wil Engineering Assertion A : Workbility of conse is improved by ai enining age Reason R : Air entraining agent increases concrete tength. (E896) Reason_R : Facing bond ig good and results in uniform die S82) sbi ; ne Strength of Materials Beas terms nde Cement fo ines cry sng ot bal eotnee ies boa of hydration, {E895} Modulus of rigidity is defined as the ratio Bee NG cate ed ie mca 1 ee Ss epusial e sl meron Rods err to quoin headers in every at 8) decrease is generally preferred to cement mort. indouble flemish bond. a sl : by. shear ses to shear strain 2) sressto strain {stress to volumetric strain 7) The relationship between Young!s modu 1 Ite Young's moduls of elasticity of lus of elasticity E, bulk modulus K and