Papers Materits & Construction Deparoental Professional Examination, PHED { PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMEN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PESHAWAR DEPARTMENTAL PROFESSIONAL EXAM OF ASSISTANT NGINEERS/SDOs (BPS-17) SESSION: NOVEMBER 2021 Paper-I: Materials & Construction ‘Total Marks: 100 Time allowed: 3 hours Note: Assume any suitable missing data, Mobile Phones are not allowed. Draw neatly all the necessary sketches. The Part I ofthe paper and paged should be returned to the examiner. PART 120 marks) Ql: Multiple Choice Questions. Encircle the correct option for each question. 1, What is the meaning of soundness of cement? a) Ability w flow) Ability to make —_¢) Ability to form —_d) Ability to retain when mixed Tinging noise when strong and sound volume after setting struck structure 2. Time lapsed from the instance of adding water until paste ceases to behave as fluid is called: 2) Initial setting time) Final setting time _c) Intermediate setting) Absolute setting time time 3. Which of the below mentioned is not a result of field test performed on cement? ) There should not b) Itshould feel cold.) The color should bed) It should not be be any lumps ‘when you put your blackish grey sritty when rubbed hand in bag of with finger cement 4. Low heat cement is ideal for use in the construction of? 1) Pavements b) Dams ©) Waterretaining ——_d) Buildings structures 5. What is the most dominant constituent of cement? 4) Silica b) Lime ©) Magnesia 6) Alumina 6, Unburmt bricks ae als called: a) Dry bricks b) Clayey bricks) Kucha bricks 4) Clamp bricks 7. A good brick should not absorb more than what percent of water when soaked? a) 10% ») 20% 25% 15% 8. A good brick when dropped from the height of | meter ean: a) Shatter b) develop cracks) break into 2halves 4) Not break 9, In absorption test on brick, how many hours it must be soaked in cold water? a) 10 hours 6) 20 hours ©) 24 hours 4) LS hours 10. How is the hardness of brick tested? 8) Using finger nail b) Using hardness) Using hammer) Using chisel apparatus 11, What should be observed ideally when two bricks are struck together? 4) Dall sound ) Sides shatter —_¢) Clear ringing sound) Brick breaks '2. The accumulation of water on the outer surface of the concrete is ‘ a) Guttation b) Transpiration —_¢) Ponding 4) Bleeding a Scanned with CamScanner‘aper: Materials & Construction uination, PUED mmination, PHE: Departmental Professional E 13. Which of the below property of aggregates is not desirable? a) Smooth texture) Well graded ) Smaller size 4d) Angular shape 14, How does the strength of concrete differ with age of concrete? a) Increases b) Decreases c) No effect d) Increases, then decreases 15. Ifthe cement content is higher, the concrete mix will have: a) Weak strength _b) Higher strength c) Lower workability _d) None ofthese 16. Which of the below is a disadvantage of frame structure? a) Ease of b) Economy c) Speed of 4d) Span length construction construction 17. Which tool is used to ensure that the thickness of plastering is uniform? a) Bull point ) Pivot point ¢) Bull mark 4) Benchmark 18, Before plastering, the surface must be: a) Rough b) Smooth c) Cemented ) Watered sae 19, The thickness of the concrete from its ‘outermost surface to the surface of embedded rel a) a “ by Depth of ©) Concrete cover 4) None of these carbonation ee providing! 20, Rebars in conerete is protected from environmental corrosio aan 4) Increased cement _¢) More coarse a) More rebars ) content aggregates Scanned with CamScanner| -_ / ( peaaterats & Construction Departmental Professional Examination, PHED PART I1 (80 marks) Note: Attempt any four questions. 2: Define concrete mix and its basic ingredients? Describe in detail different types of concrete mix and their characteristics and uses. (20) Q3: Define and describe in detail any four problems related to concrete. What steps will you take to (20) counter those problems? Q4: What is the purpose of slump test? How is it carried out? Name the three types of slumps and draw their figures. 0) Q5: (a) How will you ensure on a construction site that a conerete mix i Vhat is the expected 4 mix? (10) compressive strength of a I ce you have to supervise numerous constructions sites, which have parallel construction (b) Suppo: setivties going on. How will you ensure water fo cement ratio (w/e) of different concrete mixes at those sites? (10) «6 Explain in detail any three types of joins in concrete nstruction. 20) (97: Explain in detail various types oF quality tess prior to carrying out construction on the following, materials: (20) (a) steel rebars (b) cement (c) bricks Scanned with CamScanner(naper: Materials & Construction Departmental Professional Examination, PHED f footing. Please Sa ey Label the following diagrams. Explain in detail any four of the following types © 8: 0) return this page to the examiner after labelling. i @. ©) © @ (co) Scanned with CamScanner