Exam Details
| Subject | Mechanical Equipmentsin Construction | |
| 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, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
What do you mean by swell and shrinkage of soil? Write the equations for swell and shrinkage factors of soil.
What are the capacity ratings of excavating and hauling equipment?
Why is the unit weight of soil important?
2.(a) How are job and management factors used to determine the expected output of an equipment?
Explain the following:
Drawbar pull
Rim pull
3.(a) List the steps involved in determining the number of a particular type of equipment used in construction job. Define depreciation. Explain the different methods used to determine the depreciation rates for an equipment.
4.(a) What is a power shovel Explain its operations.
What is a motor grader Explain its operations.
5.(a) Differentiate between crawler based and wheel based equipment. List their relative merits and demerits. What is front-end loader Explain the different types of front-end loaders.
6.(a) Write a short note on each of the following: Fork Lift Trucks
(ii) Elevators Explain the factors affecting selection of trucks.
7.(a) Explain the operations of tamping and sheep's foot rollers.
What is pneumatic-tyred roller? How are pneumatic-tyred rollers used in earth compaction?
8.(a) Explain the method of determining the output of compactors.
What is a concrete mixer? Explain the drum and pan types of concrete mixers.
9.(a) What is a cableway Explain the components of a cableway. Support your answer with suitable diagrams. Explain the different types of concrete buckets used in construction.
10.(a) What is needle or internal vibrator How does it compact concrete?
List the different types of control gates. Explain the slide gate provided in conduits.
What are the capacity ratings of excavating and hauling equipment?
Why is the unit weight of soil important?
2.(a) How are job and management factors used to determine the expected output of an equipment?
Explain the following:
Drawbar pull
Rim pull
3.(a) List the steps involved in determining the number of a particular type of equipment used in construction job. Define depreciation. Explain the different methods used to determine the depreciation rates for an equipment.
4.(a) What is a power shovel Explain its operations.
What is a motor grader Explain its operations.
5.(a) Differentiate between crawler based and wheel based equipment. List their relative merits and demerits. What is front-end loader Explain the different types of front-end loaders.
6.(a) Write a short note on each of the following: Fork Lift Trucks
(ii) Elevators Explain the factors affecting selection of trucks.
7.(a) Explain the operations of tamping and sheep's foot rollers.
What is pneumatic-tyred roller? How are pneumatic-tyred rollers used in earth compaction?
8.(a) Explain the method of determining the output of compactors.
What is a concrete mixer? Explain the drum and pan types of concrete mixers.
9.(a) What is a cableway Explain the components of a cableway. Support your answer with suitable diagrams. Explain the different types of concrete buckets used in construction.
10.(a) What is needle or internal vibrator How does it compact concrete?
List the different types of control gates. Explain the slide gate provided in conduits.
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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