Exam Details
| Subject | materials and principles of construction | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | bplan | |
| Department | ||
| Organization | Gujarat Technological University | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | November, 2017 | |
| City, State | gujarat, ahmedabad |
Question Paper
Seat No. Enrolment No.
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BPLAN SEMESTER-I • EXAMINATION WINTER 2017
SUBJECT CODE: 1015503 Date:30/12/2017
SUBJECT NAME Materials and Principles Of Construction
Time: 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Total Marks:50
Instructions:
1.Attempt all questions
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Make suitable sketches wherever necessary.
4. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q-1 Multiple Choice Questions
What is a threshold?
a. Bottom level of Door
b. Top level of the door or a window
c. Bottom level of a window
d. Top level of the building.
Concentric rings found in the circular cross section of timber depicting is age is known as what?
a. Sap rings
b. Medullar rings
c. Annual rings
d. Bark rings
What is the full form of F.R.P.?
a. Fibre Reinforced Plastic
b. Fibre Reinstalled Plaster
c. Fibre Reversed Polyethelene
d. Fibre Reinforced Polyethelene
What is D.P.C.?
a. Dampness Pressure Course
b. Damp Proof Couse
c. Design Pressure Concrete
d. Dampness Pro-Concrete.
Granite falls under which type of stone formation?
a. Sedimentary
b. Igneous
c. Metamorphic
d. Combination of igneous and metamorphic.
Which kind of stone should be used in public areas as floor finish?
a. Granite
b. Mirror polished kota stone
c. White marble
d. Rough Surface Kota Stone
Q-1 Define the following:
a. Parapet
b. Plinth
Q-2 Brief on Concrete as a material
Differentiate between Adobe and baked bricks
Q-3 Brief on shallow foundations.
How dampness enters a building and explain its adverse effects on the building.
Q3 What is a roof? What are the different types of roofs? What are the materials used to make roofs?
What is a truss? How it is constructed out of timber as a structural material?
Q4 Write a note on lintel and post construction in timber material.
Draw the plan of first two consecutive courses of 1 brick thick wall out of Flemish bond.
Q4 What are the different roof covering material used in construction field.
Draw the plan of first two consecutive courses of 1 brick thick wall out of English bond.
Q-5 Draw a typical cross section of road.
Briefly describe the entire chain of drainage from the toilets of a building to the main drainage line
Q-5 Write a brief about entire construction procedure based on the site visit.
What is the role of a planner in the city planning How much is construction important as a subject as
as planning is considerd?
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BPLAN SEMESTER-I • EXAMINATION WINTER 2017
SUBJECT CODE: 1015503 Date:30/12/2017
SUBJECT NAME Materials and Principles Of Construction
Time: 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Total Marks:50
Instructions:
1.Attempt all questions
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Make suitable sketches wherever necessary.
4. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q-1 Multiple Choice Questions
What is a threshold?
a. Bottom level of Door
b. Top level of the door or a window
c. Bottom level of a window
d. Top level of the building.
Concentric rings found in the circular cross section of timber depicting is age is known as what?
a. Sap rings
b. Medullar rings
c. Annual rings
d. Bark rings
What is the full form of F.R.P.?
a. Fibre Reinforced Plastic
b. Fibre Reinstalled Plaster
c. Fibre Reversed Polyethelene
d. Fibre Reinforced Polyethelene
What is D.P.C.?
a. Dampness Pressure Course
b. Damp Proof Couse
c. Design Pressure Concrete
d. Dampness Pro-Concrete.
Granite falls under which type of stone formation?
a. Sedimentary
b. Igneous
c. Metamorphic
d. Combination of igneous and metamorphic.
Which kind of stone should be used in public areas as floor finish?
a. Granite
b. Mirror polished kota stone
c. White marble
d. Rough Surface Kota Stone
Q-1 Define the following:
a. Parapet
b. Plinth
Q-2 Brief on Concrete as a material
Differentiate between Adobe and baked bricks
Q-3 Brief on shallow foundations.
How dampness enters a building and explain its adverse effects on the building.
Q3 What is a roof? What are the different types of roofs? What are the materials used to make roofs?
What is a truss? How it is constructed out of timber as a structural material?
Q4 Write a note on lintel and post construction in timber material.
Draw the plan of first two consecutive courses of 1 brick thick wall out of Flemish bond.
Q4 What are the different roof covering material used in construction field.
Draw the plan of first two consecutive courses of 1 brick thick wall out of English bond.
Q-5 Draw a typical cross section of road.
Briefly describe the entire chain of drainage from the toilets of a building to the main drainage line
Q-5 Write a brief about entire construction procedure based on the site visit.
What is the role of a planner in the city planning How much is construction important as a subject as
as planning is considerd?
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