ARCH 133
Building Material & Construction - I
Chapter 2 : Structural Materials
DAE Architecture Technology | First Year
Short Questions
Questions: 1 to 10
1. What is the main function of brick? 2. Enumerate the ingredients used in manufacturing of brick. 3. What percentage of inredients is used in bricks? 4. Write the classification of bricks. 5. What are over burnt bricks? 6. Write the formula for water absorption of bricks. 7. What is frog of brick? 8. What is under burnt brick? 9. Enumerate the tests of standard brick. 10. Give four specifications for first class bricks.
Questions: 11 to 20
11. State the purpose of providing frog in bricks. 12. What are the four uses of tiles in construction work? 13. State the test for efflorescence for bricks. 14. What is hardness of stone? 15. Enumerate methods of quarrying of stone. 16. Which are the explosive materials? 17. Write he types of dressing. 18. State the requirements of a good building stone. 19. Enumerate the characteristics of a good building stone. 20. Enlist the different methods used in dressing of stone.
Questions: 21 to 30
21. Write a short note on dressing of stone. 22. State with reasons the kind of stone you would recommend for use in construction of external wall. 23. What is pith in timber? 24. What is Heart wood? 25. Define sap wood. 26. What are Annual Rings? 27. What are Medullary Rays in Timber? 28. What is Brick Wood? 29. Define seasoning of Timber. 30. Enlist two methods of seasoning of Timber.
Questions: 31 to 40
31. Write down the types of Artificial seasoning. 32. What are defects during growth of trees? 33. What is decay of timber? 34. Enumerate the characteristics of good timber. 35. Could a soft wood be stronger than hard wood? 36. Why timber used for structural purposes be properly seaoned? 37. Enumerate the factors that lead to decay of timber. 38. Define water seasoning. 39. Define Endogenous tree. 40. Define exogenous tree.
Questions: 41 to 50
41. How does a concrete mix gain strength? 42. Why we needs joints in concrete construction? 43. Enumerate objects of curing. 44. Define a term "Batching". 45. What is the role of vibration in compaction? 46. Define proportioning of concrete. 47. Write the role of vibrator in compaction of concrete. 48. What are the uses of mild steel in construction work? 49. Give two differences between plain and deformed steel. 50. Define cold twisted steel bars.
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