GANPAT UNIVERSITY

U.V.Patel College of Engineering

105 – Element Of Civil Engineering
TUTORIAL: Building Materials
THEORY QUESTIONS

Q – 1. Types of the construction materials. Give their name.

Q – 2. Rocks classification. And Give the name of the Rocks.
Q – 3. Properties of good building stone. Define any Six.
Q – 4. Describe the building stone and write its Use in building
construction.
Q – 5. What is the composition of clay bricks?
Q – 6. Requirement of good qualities of bricks.
Q – 7. What are the types of the bricks? Classified bricks as per qualities.
Q – 8. Define the special bricks and write in a brief.

Q – 9. Uses of the bricks.

Q– What is a lime? Define the types of lime in brief.
10.
Q– What is cement? Give the name of the various type of cement.
11.
Q– Define following cement and its uses.
1. Odinarry Portland cement 2. Rapid hardening cements 3. Low
12.
heat cements 4. Supper sulphate cement 5.Alumina cement
Q– What are the requirements of good sand? What are the uses of the
sand?
13.
Q– What are aggregates? Give the broad classification of aggregate
14.
Q– What is mortar? What are the uses of mortar? What are the good
requirements of good mortar?
15.
Q– Write about various types of mortar.
16.
Q– What is PCC, RCC and PSC? Give their uses.
17.
Q– Describe various operation involved in concrete.
18.
Q– Enlist various ferrous metals. Write properties of them.
19.
Q– What is ceramics? Give the use of ceramics. List various ceramics
product.
20.
(For B.Tech.1st.Year – CE / IT / EC / MC / ME / BM /Civil – Year:1
2009-10)
 GANPAT UNIVERSITY
U.V.Patel College of Engineering
105 – Element Of Civil Engineering
TUTORIAL: Building Materials
Q– What are the requirements of good timber?
21.
Q– Explain various defect in timber.
22.
Q– Give the properties of glass. List types of glass and its uses.
23.
Q– What is a plastic? Differentiate between thermosetting &
thermoplastic.
24.
Q– Why sand is used in mortar and concrete.
25.
Q– Briefly explain the function of essential constituent of paint.
26.
Q– Describe the types of paint and its uses.
27.
Q– List out the various plastic.
28.
Q– Briefly explain the properties of good
1. Green concrete 2. hardened concrete
29.
Q– Write Short note on Mortar and concrete.
30.

(For B.Tech.1st.Year – CE / IT / EC / MC / ME / BM /Civil – Year:2

2009-10)
 GANPAT UNIVERSITY
U.V.Patel College of Engineering
105 – Element Of Civil Engineering
TUTORIAL: Building Materials
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(For B.Tech.1st.Year – CE / IT / EC / MC / ME / BM /Civil – Year:3

2009-10)