PAPER-1
Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives provided with each
question :
1)Excess of silica in brick earth results in
a)Very heavy brick b) loss of cohesion c)very light brick d) none of these
2)For compressive test of brick, no of brick specimen required is
a)one b)five c)three d) four
3)The sand is mixed with lime mortar to:
a)Reduce cost b) Reduce setting time c) Improve strength d) Prevent shrinkage
and cracking
4)Consider the following statements:
High early strength of cement is obtained as a result of
[Link] grinding
[Link] the lime content
C. Burning at higher temperatures
[Link] the quantity of gypsum.
Which of these statement are correct?
a)Only A and B b)Only A and C c)Only B,C and D d) Only A,C and D
5)Finess of cement of cement is measured in the units of:
a)Volume/Mass b) Mass/Volume c)Area/Mass d) Mass/Area
6)If characteristic compressive strength at 28 days is 40N/mm2 and the standard
deviation is 5N/mm2, the target strength at 28 days for concrete mix proportioning
a)40N/mm2 b)45 N/mm2 c)43.25 N/mm2 d)48.25 N/mm2
7)The ratio of modulas of rupture to direct tensile strength of concrete is:
a)4 b) 2 c)0.75 d)1.0
8)Which of the following Indian standard is referred to determine zone of fine
aggregate?
a)IS 1237 b)IS 456 c)IS 383 d) IS 1893
9)The strength of a fully matured concrete sample is 500kg/cm3 .When cured at an
average temperature of 200C in days,100C in night,datum temperature is -[Link]
plowmans constant A is 32 and B is 54,the strength of identical concrete at 7 days will
be nearly:
a)333kg/cm2 b)312kg/cm2 c)272kg/cm2 d)243kg/cm2
10)To make one cubic meter of [Link] by volume concrete,the volume of coarse
aggregate required is:
a)0.95 m3 b)0.85m3 c)0.75m3 d)0.65m3
11)The Batching accuracy(in %) of water used for mixing concrete should be within:
a)+-2 b)+-1 c)+-5 d)+-3
12)Dorry abrasion test registered a loss in weight of 27 g. The respective coefficient of
hardness will be:
a)11 b)10 c)9 d)8
13)Which IS code is used for classification of timber for seasoning purposes?
a)IS:1141-1958 b)IS:1708-1969 c)IS:4970-1973 d)IS :399-1963
14)Minimum period before striking soffit formwork to slabs:
a)21 days b)7 days c)3days d)1days
15)The Modulus of elasticity ,E=5000 root under fck where fck is characteristic
compressive strength of concrete, specified in IS: 456-2000 is based on
a)Tangent modulus b)Initial tangent modulus c)Secant modulus d)Chord modulus
16)A beam of 400mm effective depth with a neutral axis constant of 0.39,the value of
lever arm is:
a)354 mm b)254mm c)348mm d)395mm
17)The maximum percentage of moment redistribution allowed in RCC beams is:
a)10% b)20% c)30% d)40%
18)What will be the compressive strength of concrete if the flexural tensile strength of
concrete is3.5Mpa?
a)25Mpa b)12.5MPa c)5Mpa d)2.5Mpa
19)In a reinforced concrete beam the distribution of shear stress is
a)Parabolic over and below the NA
b)Parabolic over NA and rectangular below NA
c)Rectangular over NA and parabolic below NA
d)Rectangular over and below NA
20)Lap length of reinforced in compression shall not be less than:
a)30Ø b)24Ø c)20Ø d)15Ø
21)A rectangular beam is of size 230mm by 350 mm(effective), the factored shear force
acting at a section is [Link] the permissible shear stress in concrete is 0.25Mpa, the
design shear force is nearly?
a)100KN b)80KN c)60Kn d)20Kn
22)Shear reinforcement in beams is not provided in the form of
a)hanger bars b) inclined stirrups c) vertical stirrups d) bentup bars
23) The slab without any beam is called as
a)Ribbed slab b)One-way slab c) Two-way slab d)Flat slab
24)Fow Two-way RCC slab, the deflection is guided by
a)Shorter span b) longer span c) diagonal distance d) None of the above
25)As per IS code provision the tolerance on placing of reinforcement in a structure
member having effective depth more than 200 mm shall be:
a)+-20mm b)+-15mm c)+-10mm d)+-25mm
26)In which of the following ,the concrete is dropped from a height to measure its
workability
a)Slump test b)Vee Bee test c) Compaction factor test d) Flow test.
27)What is the most desirable form of coarse aggregates for developing a Mix design in
laboratory?
a)bone dry aggragates b) Wet dry aggragates c)Saturated surface dry aggragates
d)Saturated aggregates.
28)For making reinforced cement concrete, the pH water is restricted to a minimum of:
a)5 b)4 c)7 d)6
29)The prime purpose of curing is to:
a)Reduce the heat loss of concrete that is freshly placed to the atmosphere.
b)Reduce the temperature gradient across the cross-section of the concrete.
c)Both (a) and (b)
d)Neither (a) nor(b)
30) Which of the following is correct if they are arrange in decresing order of heat of
hydration?
a)C3A>C4AF>C3S>C2S
b)C3A>C4AF>C2S>C3S
C)C3A>C3S>C4AF>C2S
D)None of the above
31) The amount of water required for the complete chemical reaction of cement is
a)40 % by weight of cement
b)60% by weight of cement
c)50% by weight of cement
d)38% by weight of cement
32)The property of aggregates,which can be measured by the impact value test is
known as:
a)Flakiness b)Toughness c)Hardness d) Resistance to weathering
33)In RCC work in the adhesion of the concrete to steel is not perfect within elastic
limits, then
a)steel will be overstressed b)steel reinforcement may break
c)Concrete will be overstressed d)Steel will bear more stress than concrete.
34)The WSM method od design of RC members is known as-
a)Non-deterministic approach b)Deterministic approach
c)Probabilistic approach d) None of the above
35)Minimum Tension steel in RCC beam needs to be provided to:
a)control excess deflection b) control surface cracks
c)prevent sudden failure d) none of the above
36)The bond between steel and concrete is mainly due to:
a)adhesive resistance b)frictional resistance
c)mechanical resistance d)all of these
37)The maximum permissible shear stress given in IS code is based on:
a)Diagonal tension failure b) Diagonal compression failure
c)Flexural tension failure d)Uniaxial compression .
38)The permissible value of local bond stress for M15 cement concrete is:
a)5Kg/cm2 b)10Kg/cm2 c)20Kg/cm2 d)50Kg/cm2
39)The strain distribution in the Limit state design of pre-stressed concrete structure is
assumed to be:
a)Linear b)Non-linear c) Parabolic d)Parabolic and rectangular.
40)For a loss due to the shrinkage of concrete, the shrinkage strain value for pre-
tensioned elements:
a)0.0003 b)0.0002 c)0.0006 d)0.0004
Answer the following questions:
(Each answer should be restricted to 40 words);
1) Explain the mechanism of alkali-aggregate reaction in concrete
8) List out eight chemical ingredients of Portland cement and briefly explain their
functions.
3) What are Bogue's compounds?
4) Role of Fly-ash as a part replacement of cement.
5) What safety measures should be taken in case of placing the concrete using pumps?
6)What are the main consideration, we should provided for concreting under cold
weather.
7)Explain the manufacturing process of Brick.
8)Cement is one of the most important ingredient of concrete ,explain any one test of
cement.
9)What are the advantages of providing stirrups in RCC beams.
10)Discuss some of the defects of bricks.
11)What are the methods of improving the fire resisting capacity of timber,explain
anyone of them.
12)Explain all the assumptions of limit state method of design.
13)Write down some benefits of limit state method over working state methods.
14)Explain Exogenous tree.
15)Explain plasticizers and its use.
Answer the following questions:
1) A bar specimen of 38 mm diameter was subjected to a pull of 98 kN during a tensile
test. The extension on a gauge length of 200 mm was measured to be 0.092 mm and the
change in diameter of 0.0048 mm. Determine the Poisson’s ratio, modulus of elasticity,
modulus of rigidity and bulk specimen.
2) A rectangular beam of size 300 mm × 600 mm is used over a simply supported
effective span of 7 m. The beam supports a live load of 12 kN/m. A straight tendon is
provided at an eccentricity of 100 mm below the centroid of the beam section. Find the
minimum prestressing force required for no tension condition at mid span under live
load. Also, show the stress distribution under self weight only at mid-span and at the
ends of the member.
3) A trapezoidal combined footing supports two columns of sizes 450 mm × 450 mm
and 550 mm × 550 mm carrying service load of 750 kN and 1250 kN respectively. The
CG of smaller column lies at 0.45 m from the property lines. The centre-to-centre
distance of two columns is 4.4 m. The total length of footing is to be restricted to 5.6 m.
Determine the show the layout plan of the above footing. Consider safe bearing capacity
of soil = 155 kN/m2.
4) In a steel flat plate a state of plane stress available. Calculate y and principal
stresses ifx = 140 N/mm2, µ = 0.25, xy = 40 N/mm2, z = – 3.6 × 10–4 and E = 2 ×
105 N/mm2
5) A single solid circular shaft 400 mm diameter running at 200 RPM, is to be replaced
by two hollow circular shafts of equal size running at 100 RPM and developing 50%
additional power. The internal diameter of hollow shaft may be taken as one third of
their external diameters. If the working stress of the new shaft is 30% greater than that
of the former, find the external and internal diameters of the hollow shafts