INTRO TO CONSTRUCTION WORK (PAPER A)

LONG QUESTIONS
1 Explain briefly causes and repairs of leakage through roof.
Give a brief note on the following heating systems in a building
2 (i) Central heating system
(ii) Partial central heating system
3 State economic consideration for selection of road surfaces
4 Describe surface drainage of an airport / factors affecting site selection of airport
5 Write a note on concrete girder bridge
6 Explain box and arch culvert
Describe briefly the following methods of irrigation
7 (i) Flooding method
(ii) Drip irrigation
8 State radial method of pipe laying for water supply
9 State briefly the requirements of house drainage
10 Give requirements of good sleeper.
11 What are the systems of air conditioning?
12 What are considerations for airport selection?
13 What are the methods of layout of pipes? Explain in detail
14 What are considerations for selection of site for tube wells?
15 Write the procedure for the replacement of glass panes
16 Enlist repair works
17 Write down the types of water supply fittings
18 What are the factors affecting ventilation of a building?
19 Write down factors affecting the selection of a road/surfaces
20 Write down benefits and ill-effects of irrigation
21 What is one and two pipe system of drainage? Write comparison also.
22 Write types of pipes used in construction work.
23 Types of joints.
INTRO TO CONSTRUCTION WORK (PAPER B)
1 Explain briefly function of water in concrete
2 Describe briefly slump cone test to find workability of concrete
3 Give a brief note on water absorbing reducing admixtures
4 Explain necessity of ready mixed concrete.
5 State types of steel used in RCC construction.
6 Explain briefly the working stress method of RCC design.
Give a brief note on the following
7 (i) Pre-tensioning method of pre-stressing
(ii) Modulus of rupture test
8 State method to find plastic limit of soil.
9 Write a brief note on British standard codes.
10 Advantage and disadvantages of pre-stressing.
11 Draw shear force and bending moment diagram for the beam loaded as shown
12 Systems of pre-stressing
13 Underwater concreting methods
14 Bearing capacity tests in detail
15 Classification of concrete
16 Procedure for providing the reinforcement in RCC work.
17 CBR and its usage
18 Types of steel reinforcement according to stresses and strength.