Exam Details

Subject Operation and Maintenance of Construction Equipment
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

List the different types of construction contracts and state their main attributes.

Explain the major activities involved in different stages of planning for a civil construction project.

Discuss in brief the main conditions of a construction contract.

Explain the different types of specifications and their importance in a civil construction project.

Prepare a construction schedule (bar chart) for a compound wall describing the various steps in its preparation.

Describe the project data and related information that are necessary in order to plan deployment of equipment for satisfactory civil construction.

Describe the safety measures required in excavation to avoid accidents.

Explain the various precautions required to be adopted for scaffolding, ladders and formwork.

Describe the various resources required for civil construction.

Explain the important requirements for the inspection of plain cement concrete.

Discuss the role of proper stores planning in making an effective programme for preventive maintenance.

What maintenance action would you recommend for the following items?

Storage Batteries

Hydraulic System

Describe in brief the" parts of a centrifugal pump with the help of a neat sketch.

What do you understand by pump characteristics and how do these characteristics help in pump selection?

Given that WH 5t, Wp lOt,height of drop 4 and number of blows is 20 per minute. Determine the efficiency of the blow if the materials are inelastic. WH =Weight of the hammer head, Wp =Weight of the pile.

Describe in brief the types of Governors of a Diesel engine.

Discuss in brief the cooling system of an I.C. engine with a neat sketch.

Explain the lubrication system of an I.C. engine with a neat sketch.

10.(a) Compute the discharge through the jetting nozzle for the given data:
Coefficient of discharge C 0.82
Head of water h 3 m
Base diameter 18 cm
Nozzle diameter 2·6 cm

How are I.C. engines classified What are the characteristics of I.C. engines needed for heavy construction equipment?


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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
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  • Engineering Mechanics
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  • Flow in Open Channel
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  • Hydrology
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  • Irrigation Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics  III
  • 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