Previous year question paper for BCM (B-TECH Civil Engineering 3rd)

SECTION-A

Unit-I: Masonry Construction

Introduction, various terms used, stone masonry-Dressing of stones, Classifications of

stone masonry, safe permissible loads, Introduction to green building concept and

methods, Brick masonry-bonds in brick work, laying brick work, structural brick

work-cavity and hollow walls, reinforced brick work, Defects in brick masonry,

composite stone and brick masonry, glass block masonry.

Unit-II: Cavity and Partition Walls

Advantages, position of cavity, types of non-bearing partitions, constructional details

and precautions, construction of masonry cavity wall.

Unit-III: Foundation

Functions, types of shallow foundations, sub-surface investigations, geophysical methods,

general feature of shallow foundation, foundations in water logged areas, design of

masonry wall foundation, introduction to deep foundations i.e. pile and pier foundations.

SECTION-B

Unit-IV: Roofs and Floors

Types of roofs, various terms used, roof trusses-king post truss, queen post truss etc.

Floor structures, ground, basement and upper floors, various types of floorings.

Unit-V: Doors and Windows

Locations, sizes, types of doors and windows, fixtures and fasteners for doors and

windows.

SECTION-C

Unit-VI: Damp-Proofing and Water-Proofing

Defects and causes of dampness, prevention of dampness, materials used, damp-proofing

treatment in buildings, water- proofing treatment of roofs including pitched roofs.

Unit-VII: Acoustics, Sound Insulations and Fire Protection

Classification, measurement and transmission of sound, sound absorber,

classification of absorbers, sound insulation of buildings, wall construction and

acoustical design of auditorium, fire-resisting properties of materials, fire resistant

construction and fire protection requirements for buildings.

SECTION-D

Unit-VIII: Material for green building,Stones

Classification, requirements of good structural stone, quarrying, blasting and sorting

out of stones, dressing, sawing and polishing, prevention and seasoning of stone.

Unit-IX: Brick and Tiles

Classification of bricks, constituents of good brick earth, harmful ingradients,

manufacturing of bricks, testing of bricks,Bricks prepared from fly ash.

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Tiles: Terra -cotta, manufacturing of tiles and terra-cotta, types of terra-cotta, uses of

terra-cotta.

Unit-X: Limes, cement and mortars

Classification of lime, manufacturing, artificial hydraulic lime, pozzolona, testing of lime,

storage of lime, cements composition, types of cement, manufacturing of ordinary

portland cement, testing of cement, special types of cement, storage of cement.

Mortars: Definition, proportions of lime and cement mortars, mortars for masonry

and plastering.

Unit-XI: Timber

Classification of timber, structure of timber, seasoning of timber, defects in timber,

fire proofing of timber, plywood, fiber boards, masonite and its manufacturing,

important Indian timbers.

Unit-XII: Paints and Varnishes

Basic constituents of paints, types of paints, painting of wood, constituents of

varnishes, characteristics and types of varnishes.