B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Interior Design
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
(Upto 2015 batch)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 60 Marks
Part A x 2 10)
Answer all questions.
1. Enumerate various uses of timber.
Or
Compare soft woods with Hardwoods.
2. What are the materials used in making an R.C.C.
work?
Or
What is meant by a frame structure?
3. What are the requirements of a well planned roof?
Or
Write short notes on ventilators in pitched roofs.
Sub. Code
43
CP-8076
2
Wk 6
4. Mention the objects of pointing on different
surfaces.
Or
What are the requirement of good plaster?
5. Why is formwork necessary?
Or
Describe the materials which are used for preparing
formwork.
Part B x 10 50)
Answer all questions.
6. Mention the qualities of a good timber.
Or
Enumerate the various defects in timber.
7. Mention the advantages and disadvantages of
pre-cast concrete construction.
Or
Discuss in detail the various types of concrete
foundation.
8. Define a pitched roof and explain its various types.
Or
What are the advantages of steel trusses over
timber trusses?
CP-8076
3
Wk 6
9. What is pointing? What are its different types?
Or
Describe the method of plastering.
10. Explain with neat sketches the formwork used for
column and column footings.
Or
What is a dome? What are types of formwork used
for its construction?
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