Roever College of Engineering &

Technology
Elambalur Perambalur 621 212
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES ,EQUIPMENTS AND PRACTICE
UNIT TEST - 4
Year&Sem: 2
nd
&3
rd
Branch: CIVIL Max Mark:50
Date: 04 .10.2011 (AN)
PART-A
Answer all the questions 2x10=20ar!s
1. Define caissns and t!eir t"#es$
2. Define cfferdam and t!eir t"#es$
3. Define m%ckin&$
4. Define &r%tin& and t!eir t"#es$
5. 'rite t!e t"#es f s!eet #i(es$
). '!at are t!e met!ds s!%(d carried %t fr de*aterin& d%rin&
exca+atin fr f%ndatin$
,. '!at are t!e %ses f cfferdams$
-. '!en t!e dia#!ra&m *a((s are %sed$
.. /i+e t!e +ari%s met!ds f t%nne(in& t!r%&! rck$
10. '!at are t!e factrs s!%(d de#end %#n t!e se(ectin f r%te fr
t%nne(in&$
PART-B
Answer an" three questions #x10=#0ar!s
11. Dra* t!e sketc!es t ex#(ain t!e different t"#es f cffer
dams d%rin& t!e cnstr%ctin f f%ndatins fr str%ct%res.
12. 0x#(ain in 1rief(" t!e +ari%s met!ds f t%nne(in& tec!ni2%es
in %sed in cnstr%ctin.
13. 0x#(ain in 1rief(" t!e +ari%s met!ds f De*aterin& f
f%ndatin exca+atin
14. 0x#(ain in 1rief(" a1%t caissns and its t"#es
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Roever College of Engineering &
Technology
Elambalur Perambalur 621 212
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS
UNIT TEST - 4
Year&Sem: 3
rd
&5
t!
Branch: CIVIL Max Mark:50
Date: 0,.10.2011 (8N)
PART-A
Answer all the questions 2x10=20ar!s
1. '!at are t!e ad+anta&es f 9e(ica( reinfrcement
2. '!at is mean 1" 5raced c(%mn
3. '!at is ca((ed s!rt c(%mn
4. Define S(enderness 4ati f c(%mn
5. :a(c%(ate t!e minim%m eccentricit" fr a c(%mn f si;e )00<400 mm !a+in&
%ns%##rted (en&t! f 3m
). Differentiate 1et*een =0ff >en&t! ?&?@ns%##rted >en&t!? f c(%mn
,. '!at are t!e f%nctins f (atera( ties in c(%mn
-. '!at is t!e min & max A stee( recmmended 1" BS cde
.. '!at is t!e minim%m cm#ressi+e strain in cncrete in axia( cm#ressin
10. '!at is t!e minim%m dia f (n&it%dina( 1ars %sed in 4.: c(%mn
PART-B
Answer an" three questions #x10=#0ar!s
11. :a(c%(ate t!e ASC re2%ired fr a c(%mn 300mm<400mm fr 3%D1100kN &
M%D230kNm d?D)0mm %se M25 cncrete & 8e415 stee(
12. :a(c%(ate t!e ASC re2%ired fr a c(%mn 400mm<400mm fr 3%D1100kN t&et!er
*it! a 1iaxia( mment f 50kNm actin& #er#endic%(ar t t!e #(anes %se M30 cncrete
& 8e415 stee(
13. Desi&n t!e reinfrcement in a circ%(ar c(%mn f dia 300mm t s%##rt a ser+ice (ad
f -00kN . C!e c(%mn !as a %ns%##rted (en&t! f 3m & is 1raced a&ainst side
s*a" . t!e c(%mn is reinfrced *it! !e(ica( ties . %se M20 cncrete & 8e415 stee(
14. Desi&n an axia((" (aded tied c(%mn 400<400 mm #inned at 1t! t!e ends *it! an
%ns%##rted (en&t! f 3m t carr" a factred (ad f 2300kN
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Roever College of Engineering &
Technology
Elambalur Perambalur 621 212
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
UNIT TEST - 4
Year&Sem: 3
rd
&5
t!
Branch: CIVIL Max Mark:50
Date: 04.10.2011 (8N)
PART-A
Answer all the questions 2x10=20ar!s
1. Defne gro! e"#$en#% o& !$'e ( C)n $* +e gre)*er *,)n 1(
-. S*)*e .)r$o/ /$*)*$on/ n0er 1,$#, neg)*$.e /2$n &r$#*$on $/
0e.e'o!e0
3. 4,)* $/ *,e /e o& 5)**er !$'e/
4. In 1,)* /$*)*$on Fr$#*$on !$'e/ )re /e0
6. Defne en0 +e)r$ng !$'e
7. 4,)* $/ )n n0er Re)8e0 !$'e
9. L$/* o* *,e .)r$o/ *%!e/ o& !$'e/
:. 4,)* )re *,e &)#*or/ #on/$0er 1,$'e /e'e#*$ng *,e *%!e o& !$'e(
;. 4,)* )re 8e*,o0/ *o 0e*er8$ne *,e 'o)0 #)rr%$ng #)!)#$*% o& ) !$'e(
1<. 4,)* )re *,e *%!e o& ,)88er(
PART-B
Answer an" three questions #x10=#0ar!s
11. =$>. A gro! o& 17 !$'e/ o& 6< #8 0$)8e*er $/ )rr)nge0 1$*, )
#en*er *o #en*er /!)#$ng o& 1.< 8. T,e !$'e/ )re ;8 'ong )n0 )re
e8+e00e0 $n /o&* #')% 1$*, #o,e/$on 3<2N?8. 5e)r$ng re/$/*)n#e
8)% +e neg'e#*e0 &or *,e !$'e/. A0,e/$on &)#*or $/ <.7.De*er8$ne *,e
'*$8)*e 'o)0 #)!)#$*% o& *,e !$'e gro!. =:>
=$$>.E@!')$n !$'e Lo)0 Te/*
=:>
1-. =$>.4$*, ne)* /2e*#, e@!')$n *,e #on/*r#*$on o& )n n0er
re)8e0 !$'e =:>
=$$>.A /A)re gro! o& ; !$'e/ 1,ere 0r$.en $n*o /o&* #')% e@*en0$ng *o
) ')rge 0e!*,. T,e 0$)8e*er )n0 'eng*, o& *,e !$'e/ 1,ere 3<#8 B
;8 re/!e#*$.e'% . I& *,e n#onfne0 #o8!re//$on /*reng*, o& *,e #')%
$/ ;<2N8
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, )n0 *,e !$'e /!)#$ng $/ ;<#8 #en*er *o #en*er , 4,)* $/
*,e #)!)#$*% o& o& !$'e gro!( A//8e FOS o& -.6 =:>
13. E@!')$n $n 0e*)$' #)/e0 #)/* $n /$* #on#re*e !$'e
=17>
14. =$>. E@!')$n *,e /*)*$# &or8') /e0 &or 0e*er8$ne 'o)0 #)rr%$ng
#)!)#$*% o& !$'e =7>
=$$>.De/$gn ) &r$#*$on !$'e gro! *o #)rr% ) 'o)0 o& 3<<<2N $n#'0$ng
*,e 1e$g,* o& *,e !$'e #)! )* ) /$*e 1,ere *,e /o$' $/ n$&or8 #')% *o )
0e!*, o& -<8, n0er')$n +% ro#2, )//8e CC362N?8
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,0$) o& !$'e
<.68, F)#*or o& S)&e*%C3 =1<>
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