Exam Details

Subject Estimating And Costing
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor Of Architecture (B.ARCH)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 4 IBAR-053I
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (B.Arch.)
Term-End Examination
December, 2015

00:1.7::l. BAR-053 ESTIMATING AND COSTING
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70
Note: Question no. J is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from the remaining. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Choose the correct answer:
Balancing depth means Area of cutting> Area of filling

(ii) Area of cutting Area of filling

(iii) Area of cutting Area of filling

(iv) There is no such relation. For 10 m^3 of lime concrete in roof terracing with 2.5 cm gauge brick ballast, white lime and surkhi in 100: 18 36 proportion, the quantity of brick ballast will be 10 m^3

(ii) 8 m^3

(iii) 3.6 m^3

(iv) 1.8 m^3 The quantification of brick masonry in foundation work is done by Long wall and Short wall method

(ii) Crossing method

(iii) Centre line method

(iv) All of the above The rise of jack arch roof is given by l/6 to l/10

(ii) l/8 to l/10

(iii) l/6 to l/8

(iv) l/10

where l is the span. The king post truss is suitable for a span of about 6m

(ii) 9m

(iii) 12m

(iv) 15m Which of the following is not a type of contract as per PWD norms? Lump-sum contract

(ii) Linear variable cost contract

(iii) Item rate contract

(iv) Percentage contract Muster Roll is a record of daily labour

(ii) record of materials

(iii) record of both labour and materials

(iv) None of the above

2. What are the conditions of a contract?

Write a tender notice for the construction of an unlined canal.

3. Write the general specifications for the following items: Cement plastering Whitewashing Concrete flooring Joinery and glazing

4. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Types of Tenders Formwork for RCC slab Long wall and Short wall Methods Estimation of Overhead Charges

5. Draw a neat sketch of a queen post truss. Explain how it can be estimated.

6. Discuss with a suitable example the estimation of earthwork in canals especially in full cutting, in full filling and in partial cutting and filling.

7. The plan of a superstructure wall of a single-room building, 5 m x 4 m in size, where the sections represent the cross-section of the wall with foundation is shown in figure below. Estimate the quantities of the following:
Earthwork in excavation in foundation Concrete in foundation Brickwork in foundation and plinth Brickwork in superstructure

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  • (Urban Designing) (Elective - 2)
  • Advanced Building Services (Elective 1)
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  • Estimating And Costing
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