B.TECH - Semester 3 concrete technology and advanced construction Question Paper 2020 (may)
Practice authentic previous year university questions for better exam preparation.
Sample Questions
- Explain the air permeability test with neat sketches?
- What is the role of pozzolanic materials in concrete? Discuss with examples?
- Differentiate between construction and expansion joints?
- Enumerate the types of chemical attack on concrete? Explain any one?
- Explain the ventilation systems in tunnels? PART - B Answer any one full question from each module. Each full question carries 20 marks.
- (a) What are the various types of cement and describe manufacturing process of Portland cement?
- (b) Explain the various types of admixtures and its important function?
- (a) Explain the various tests conducted on coarse aggregate, indicate property being tested?
- (b) What are the effect of water quality on the strength and durability of concrete?
- (a) Define compaction? What are the different methods of concrete compaction?
- (b) What is ferrocement? Explain the various application of ferrocement?
- (a) Explain how concreting is done in cold and hot weather conditions?
- (b) Write short notes on fibre reinforced concrete and high strength concrete.
- (a) Explain the stress strain characteristics of concrete?
- (b) Differentiate nominal and design mix? Discuss how proportioning of concrete mixes carried out?
- (a) What is air entrained concrete? What are the air entraining agents? What are the factors affecting the amount of air entrainment.
- (b) Write different methods of transporting of concrete? What are the precautions to be taken while transporting it?
- (a) What are the steps in making beam and column footing forms?
- (b) Briefly explain any two methods of tunneling?
- (a) What are the different types of concrete mixers?
- (b) Explain the general principles of earthquake resistant design