Exam Details

Subject Elementary Civil Engineering
Paper
Exam / Course Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCLE)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 4 IBCE-025 I
DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Term-End Examination
December, 2016

009S-.5
BCE-025 ELEMENTARY CIVIL ENGINEERING
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 70
Note: Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any four more questions out of questions no. 2 to 7. All questions carry equal marks. Explain your answers with the help of neat and labelled sketches.


1. Choose the correct alternative. 7x2=14

In case of perfectly dry soil, the voids are completely filled with

Air

Water

Soil solids

Mixture of water and air

The strongest bond in brick-work is

English bond

Flemish bond

Stretcher bond

Header bond

Workability of concrete is generally measured by

Slump cone

Le-Chatelier apparatus

Vicat apparatus

Compression Testing Machine

Runway is usually oriented in the direction of

Head wind

Cross wind

Prevailing wind

Wind

One bag of cement contains cement.

25 kg

50 kg

75 kg

100 kg

Hand compaction can be done with

Rodding

Tamping

Ramming

All of the above

The horizontal dividing member in a window or door frame is

Sill

Soffit

Transom

None of the above

2. Discuss the applications of civil engineering to mechanical engineering related constructions. 7

Enlist the disciplines of civil engineering. Explain in brief transportation engineering. 7

3. Explain plate load test with sketches. 7

Discuss the objectives of foundation in a building structure. 7

4. Enlist the points to be observed while supervising the brick masonry. 7

Explain Flemish bond with the help of neat sketches. 7

5. Explain in brief workability, segregation and bleeding. 7

Describe the various components of an airport. 7

6. What is meant by bulking of sand? 7

Explain the construction of a collapsible door with a sketch. 7

7. Write short notes on any four of the following: 4 x 3 1/2 14

Waterproofing

Built-up Sections

Gable Window

Terrazzo Flooring

Cross Drainage

Panelled Door


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