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    R07 is the code for a supplementary examination taken in December/January 2013/14 for the second year of a B.Tech program. The exam is in the subject of Building Materials & Construction for Civil Engineering students. It is a 3 hour exam worth a maximum of 80 marks. Students must answer any 5 of the 8 total questions, with each question carrying equal marks. The questions cover topics like quarrying by blasting, comparing tile types, testing apparatus, timber qualities and defects, cavity wall precautions, stone masonry principles, foundations and load design, staircase requirements, and causes and effects of dampness in buildings.

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    R07 is the code for a supplementary examination taken in December/January 2013/14 for the second year of a B.Tech program. The exam is in the subject of Building Materials & Construction for Civil Engineering students. It is a 3 hour exam worth a maximum of 80 marks. Students must answer any 5 of the 8 total questions, with each question carrying equal marks. The questions cover topics like quarrying by blasting, comparing tile types, testing apparatus, timber qualities and defects, cavity wall precautions, stone masonry principles, foundations and load design, staircase requirements, and causes and effects of dampness in buildings.

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    R7210104 Building Materials and Construction

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    R07 is the code for a supplementary examination taken in December/January 2013/14 for the second year of a B.Tech program. The exam is in the subject of Building Materials & Construction for Civil Engineering students. It is a 3 hour exam worth a maximum of 80 marks. Students must answer any 5 of the 8 total questions, with each question carrying equal marks. The questions cover topics like quarrying by blasting, comparing tile types, testing apparatus, timber qualities and defects, cavity wall precautions, stone masonry principles, foundations and load design, staircase requirements, and causes and effects of dampness in buildings.

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    Code: R7210104 B.Tech II Year I Semester (R07) Supplementary Examinations December/January 2013/14 BUILDING MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION
    (Civil Engineering)

    Time: 3 hours Answer any FIVE questions All questions carry equal marks
    ***** 1 2 3 (a) (b) 4 (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Explain quarrying by blasting. Compare pan tiles and pot tiles. Write on the following: Vicat apparatus. Le-Chatlier apparatus. Explain the qualities of good timber. Explain defects due to seasoning. What are the precautions to be taken in cavity walls? What are the general principles in the stone masonry construction?

    Max. Marks: 80

    Define foundations and mention their objects. Explain the loads which are to be taken into account while designing the foundations of a structure. State briefly the requirements of a good staircase. How are the treads and risers proportioned? Explain various causes of dampness in buildings. What are ill effects of dampness in buildings?

    (a) (b) (a) (b)

    *****

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