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IN

B.E./B.Tech.

DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, Regulations 2008

Second Semester

NOV./DEC.

2011

Common to EEE,

E & I, I & C, ECE, CSE, IT and Bio Medical Engineering branches

GE2152 Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Time: Three Hours Answer ALL Questions Part A - (10 x 2 = 20 marks) Maximum: 100 marks

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1. Write the arithmetic 2. Define 'mortar'

equation used in rise and fall method of levelling.

which is is used in construction (for building)?

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3. What is a foundation

4. What is meant by plastering? 5. Write any two purposes of a dam. 6. State two merits and two demerits of a Nuclear power plant. 7. What is the use of draft tube in hydraulic turbines? 8. What is a heat engine? 9. Mention any four boiler mountings. 10. What is refrigeration? Name any two common refrigerants used in refrigerators.

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Part B - (5 x 16 = 80 marks)
11.

(a)

(i) List out the differences between height of collimation method and rise and
fall method of leveling.

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(ii) A survey was conducted on a plot which is having a triangular shape in which the length of side AB is 200 m and the bearings of sides AC, AB and BC are 65, 160, and 20 respectively. Find out the area of the plot.
(10) OR
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(b)

(i) Explain the steps involved in the manufacture of bricks. (8) (ii) Sketch any four steel sections that are commonly used in civil engineering.
(8)

12.

(a)

(i) State the various functions of a foundation for a building. (4) (ii) Explain briefly the following types of shallow foundations with appropriate
sketches: (1) Isolated column footings (2) Combined column footings (3) Grillage foundation

(4) (4) (4)

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(i) A steel rod of 20 mm diameter of 1 m long is subjected to an axial pull of 50 kN. Determine the stress, strain and elongation of the rod. Take Young's modulus as E = 2 X 105 N/mm2. (7)

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(ii) Sketch the following types of Dams:

(1) Rock-fill Dam

(2) Gravity Dam

(3) Arch Dam
Add one or two sentences of explanation. 13. (a)

(9)

(i) With reference to gas turbine power plant, explain, with suitable sketches, the working of the following: (1) Open cycle gas turbine plant (6) (1) Closed cycle gas turbine plant (6)

(ii) List the merits of a gas turbine power plant.

OR 13. (b)

(4)

(i) With a neat schematic diagram, explain the working principle of a double
acting reciprocating pump. State why it is called double acting pump. (10) 2 66214

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(ii) What is cavitation

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in pumps? Explain.

(6)

(a) What are the four strokes of a four-stroke petrol engine? Explain each of them with separate sketches. (16)

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14. (b)

(i) State the various differences between fire tube boiler and water tube boiler.
(8)

(ii) Draw a neat sketch of a simple fire tube boiler and explain its working in
detail. 15. (8) (a) With the help of a neat schematic diagram, explain the working principle of a vapor absorption refrigeration system. (16)

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15. (b)

(i) Draw the layout of a split air-conditioning

also state how are the arrangement that of a window air-conditioner.

unit and explain its working; of its components is different from (13) compared to a window (3)

(ii) What are the advantages of split air-conditioner

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air-conditioner?

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