Building Construction Question Paper of 3rd Semester Civil(D) Download Previous Years Question Paper 4

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

3^rd Exam/Civil/5149/May’o6

Duration : 3 Hrs.

1.                 Fill in the blanks

a.                 For breaking of vertical joints in successive courses of masonry, it is essential to place __________ after the first header in each heading course.

b.                 _________ after the first header in each heading course.

c.                  The wall plastered with cement, lime, sand mixed in ______ proportion is found to prevent dampness form penetrating inside the structured walls.

d.                 Hold fast is an iron fitting used an either side of the posts in a _______ frame to hold it firmly in wall.

e.                  A baluster is the _____member fixed between string and horizontal staircase.

2.                 State true of false

a.                 In a stair, the ration of the vertical distance covered and the horizontal distance occupied  by a flight is called pitch.

b.                 Transverse strength of walls increases by the roofs provided upon them.

c.                  The pitched roof with slopes in all the four directions is called hip roof.

d.                 10 mm thick straw boards are used for false calling.

e.                  Blistering is the local swelling of a finished plaster.

Section –B

Note : Attempt any ten questions

3.                  

a.                 Classify buildings based on occupancy.

b.                 What is timbering to trenches? Explain.

c.                  What are load-bearing walls?

d.                 Write briefly about wooden partition walls.

e.                  Define bond,facing, hearting w.r.t. brick masonry.

f.                   List materials used for lintels.

g.                 Define their terms related to doors.

h.                 Write an effect of dampness on plaster.

i.                   Define floor finish and topping w.r.t floors.

j.                   Define caves, facia board, hip w.r.t pitched roofs.

k.                 Define staircase landing, and stringer w.r.t stairs.

l.                   Classify plaster according to finishes.

Section –C

Note attempt  any three questions.

4.                 How will you treat RCC foundation against termites? Explain

5.                  

a.                 Write steps for false celling using gypsum,

b.                 Sketch and label layout of stairs (straight flight, dog-legged)

6.                 Draw two consecutive courses of night –angled corner of 1.5 brick thick wall in English bond            and its elevation and label.

7.                 Write the short not on

a.                 Caused ashlar masonry

b.                 Lintel along with sun shade.

c.                  Terrazzo flooring