Exam Details
| Subject | Repair and Maintenance of Buildings | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | B.Tech. Civil (Construction Management) / (Water Resources Engineering)/ (Aero Space Engineering) BTCM-BTWRE | |
| Department | School of Engineering & Technology (SOET) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
Show the macro-structure of a tree with a neat sketch.
Discuss the qualities which are required from a good preservative for timber.
Briefly explain how corrosion of steel is checked due to environment provided by concrete in reinforced concrete construction.
Give a listing of various precautions which may be taken to reduce dampness in buildings.
Enlist the names of some defects in timber due to natural forces. Briefly discuss any one of these.
Discuss some problems which are related with plumbing in buildings. Provide suggestions to deal with them.
Describe the common defects in various types of flooring in buildings.
How can the bearing capacity of weak soils be improved? Discuss some measures in this respect briefly.
Discuss a strengthening procedure adopted for a cracked RC concrete beam.
Briefly discuss the various reasons behind the general deterioration of buildings.
What do you understand by 'seasoning of timber'? Discuss anyone method for it.
Discuss the various factors which are considered while repairing fire damaged concrete structures.
7. Write short notes on the following:
Efflorescence
Curing of concrete
Water-cement ratio in concrete
Workability
8. Differentiate between the terms given in each of the following:
Exogenous and Endogenous trees
Cup and Star shakes
Superplasticizer and Retarder
Bib and Stop-cock
Discuss the qualities which are required from a good preservative for timber.
Briefly explain how corrosion of steel is checked due to environment provided by concrete in reinforced concrete construction.
Give a listing of various precautions which may be taken to reduce dampness in buildings.
Enlist the names of some defects in timber due to natural forces. Briefly discuss any one of these.
Discuss some problems which are related with plumbing in buildings. Provide suggestions to deal with them.
Describe the common defects in various types of flooring in buildings.
How can the bearing capacity of weak soils be improved? Discuss some measures in this respect briefly.
Discuss a strengthening procedure adopted for a cracked RC concrete beam.
Briefly discuss the various reasons behind the general deterioration of buildings.
What do you understand by 'seasoning of timber'? Discuss anyone method for it.
Discuss the various factors which are considered while repairing fire damaged concrete structures.
7. Write short notes on the following:
Efflorescence
Curing of concrete
Water-cement ratio in concrete
Workability
8. Differentiate between the terms given in each of the following:
Exogenous and Endogenous trees
Cup and Star shakes
Superplasticizer and Retarder
Bib and Stop-cock
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Subjects
- Agricultural Legislation and Management
- Building Architecture
- Building Services
- Chemistry
- Computer Applications
- Computer Programming and Numerical Analysis
- Concrete Technology & Construction Techniques
- Construction Management-I
- Construction Management-II
- Construction Works Supervision
- Design Detailing
- Earth & Its Environment
- Elementary Hydrology
- Engineering Materials
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Thermodynamics
- Flow in Open Channel
- Foundation Engineering
- Ground Water Development
- Hydraulic Structures
- Hydraulic Structures-I
- Hydraulic Structures-II
- Hydrology
- Inventory and Stores Management
- Irrigation Engineering
- Materials Science
- M a t h e m a t i c s I I I
- Mathematics- I
- Mathematics- II
- Mechanical Equipmentsin Construction
- Mechanics of Fluids
- Open Channel Flow
- Operation and Maintenance of Construction Equipment
- Physics
- Planning Construction of Buildings
- Pollutants and Water Supply
- Principles of Electrical Science
- Principles of Engineering Management and Economics
- Quantity Surveying & Valuation
- Repair and Maintenance of Buildings
- Soil Conservation and Agronomy
- Soil Mechanics
- Soil Science
- Strength of Materials
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Design- |
- Structural Design- II
- System Methods
- Technical Writing
- Testing for Quality Control
- Transportation &Traffic Engineering
- Waste Water Treatment
- Water Resources Planning