CEP 204 Building Material and Technology Practical

QUIZ
Batch 3 Date: 09/11/17 Time: 25 min

Name: ________________________________ Roll No: _____________

Common data for questions:
Flexural strength test conducted on cement concrete tiles in wet conditions yielded following results:
The empty weight of the bucket is 1.050 kg
Tile Size of tile Height Breaking
No. (mm x mm) (mm) load (Kg)
1 300 x 300 25 14.1
2 300 x 300 24 15.1
3 300 x 300 22 13.5
1. The individual flexural strength for tile 2 and 3 are _______ &_______ N/mm2 respectively
2. The average flexural strength of tiles is_______ N/mm 2
3. The above tiles can be used for construction purpose. (True/False)________
4. In abrasion test, the grinding disc rotates at a speed of _________rev/min.
5. The total quantity of abrasion powder used and total number of revolutions in wear test of an
individual tile are
a) 20 g & 22 b) 200 g & 220 c) 220 g and 200 d) 22 g and 20
6. In a dimension test for bricks, the total length, width and height of bricks were found to be 3780 mm,
1820 mm and 1780 mm. Construction with these bricks will be economical on account of consumption
of mortar. (True/False)_______
7. The moisture content in a structural timber should be
a) <5% b) 10% to 20% c) 5% to 10% d) 15% to 25%
8. As a natural material timber is which one of the following?
a) Isotropic b) Anisotropic c) Homogeneous d) Heterogeneous
9. In respect to moisture content in wood, fiber saturation point refers to,
a) Free water present in the cells
b) Free water present in cell walls and cell cavities
c) No moisture present in cell walls but cell cavities are saturated
d) No free water present in cell cavities but cell walls are saturated
10. In order to determine the impact strength of two ceramic tiles having thickness 3 mm and 4 mm, two
steel balls weighing 28 g and 30 g and diameters 2 cm and 1.75 cm respectively were used, the height
of free fall recorded in both the cases was 65 cm. The impact strength of two tiles in Kg.m/cm is
a) 0.061 and 0.049 b) 0.046 & 0.065 c) 0.046 & 0.049 d) 0.061 & 0.065
11. To study the water absorption of concrete flooring tiles, tiles are oven-dried at
a) 50 ± 1°C b) 65 ± 1°C c) 100± 2°C d) 105 ± 2°C
12. The compressive strength of any individual brick should not fall below the avg. compressive
strength specified for corresponding class of brick by more than
a) 10 % b) 15% c) 20% d) 25%
13. The average water absorption for cement concrete tiles should not exceed____________%
14. The compressive strength of timber parallel to fibres at 15 % moisture content varies from
a) 4.1 to 25.6 mpa b) 7.1 to 15.6 mpa c) 20 to 30 mpa d) 30 to 80 mpa
15. The deformation is measured upto____ mm, while applying load in perpendicular to grains to timber
a) 2 mm b) 2.5 mm c) 3 mm d) 1.5 mm
16. For general purpose tiles, average wear and wear on individual tiles should be more than 3.5mm
and 4mm respectively. (True/ False)____
17. A brick with its shorter face in the direction of the wall is
(a) Stretcher (b) header (c) quoin (d) perpend
18. When mud mortar is used, bricks should not be soaked in water before use. (True/ False)_______
 19. The adjoining figure
represents a dimension of a
building material using
vernier calipers, the exact
value of dimension is
_____________mm

(1) (2) (3) 20. The various brick forms

are given in adjoining figure.
Name the types:
1)_____________
2)_____________

21. Brick form (3)

_______________________
22. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1) Cement mortar are used for high rise buildings
2) Flemish bond consists of header and stretcher layers in alternate courses
3) The amount of lap should be min. ¼th brick along length of the wall.
a) All b) Only 1 c) Only 1 & 3 d) Only 3 e) None
23. Consider the following statements
Bricks are soaked in water before use in masonary work
1) To remove dust 2) To remove air voids 3) so that they do not absorb water from cement mortar
Which of these statements is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 & 3 b) Only 1 c) 2 & 3 d) 3 Only
24. Quoins in brick masonry are
(a) Bricks cut at corners in a triangular fashion (b) Half brick with length same but width halved
(c) Squint junction of walls (d) Corner junction of walls
25. Which of the following tool is used for cutting bricks as well as for pushing the bricks in courses?
a) Brick Hammer b) Trowel c) Jointer d) Mason’s Square
26. Brick work built up between wooden frames is called as
a) Retaining Wall b) Brick nogging c) Copings d) Cavity Walls
27. Construction of a wall starts from
(a) One corner and proceeds to other corner (b) both corners and proceeds to middle portion
(c) Middle portion and proceeds towards corners (d) any of the above
28. Pile foundation can be used when
1) No firm bearing strata at a reasonable depth
2) When pumping of subsoil water is costly
3) Firm bearing strata exists but at a depth where strip or spread footing would be uneconomical.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 & 3 b) Only 1 c) 2 & 3 d) 3 Only
29) Which of the following is not a spread footing?
a) Sloped footing b) Grillage Foundation c) Strap Footing d) Stepped Footing
30) What is the type of foundation to be used where soil mass is compressible and sufficiently erratic?
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