MOHAMED SATHAK A J ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE

INTERNAL TEST 3 Question Paper 1 18.11.2016

BUILDING MATERIALS
Duration: 3 Hours Total Marks: 100
Answer all the questions Faculty in Charge: Ar. Vashni Livingston
Make relevant neat Sketches wherever necessary

Part A (10 X 2 = 20)

1. What is Soil? How are soils formed?
2. What are the different types of mud wall buildings? Name few.
3. What are the Precautionary methods in handling lime? List any 2.
4. What do you understand by setting time of lime? What component in lime is responsible for its setting time?
5. Make a neat Sketch showing the anatomy of bamboo.
6. What do you understand by thatching? Name few materials that can be used for thatching.
7. What are Straw Bales? Why is it called as an Eco-Material?
8. What is the effect of moisture in straw bales?
9. List down the classification of rocks with examples
10. What do you understand by Quarrying of stones? What are its negative aspects?

Part B (5 X 13 = 75)
11. a) What is Soil Stabilization? Explain different types of soil stabilizers and its applications.
Or
b) What are mud wall buildings? Explain with neat sketches the process and techniques of wattle and daub
methods of mud wall construction.
12. a) What are the different ways in which lime is manufactured? Explain with neat sketches the manufacturing
process of lime using kilns.
Or
b) What are the different types of lime? Explain in detail the differences between fat lime and hydraulic lime.
13. a) Explain in detail the various treatments and preservations of Bamboo.
Or
b) Explain in detail the entire procedure of harvesting of bamboo. What are the ideal time for the harvesting of
bamboo?
14. a) How is straw bale used in walls? Explain the procedure for plastering of a straw bale wall.
Or
b) Explain in detail the Properties of straw bale that are of its advantage. What are the disadvantages in straw
bale construction?
15. a) What do you know by deterioration of stones? What are the preservative methods in stones?
Or
b) What are the different tests in stone? What are the findings we get from each test?

Part C (1 X 15 = 15)
16 a) How does the use of bamboo and straw bale affect the ecology of the planet?
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b) Eco- Friendly materials are a boon to nature. Justify