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(711)Civil EngineeringConstruction
questionsonlY. ;itri"a building with a concrete strip foundationis about to settledue to the deepexcavation going ,fu.in the adjacentsite. Suggest the most suitabletype of underpinning to modify the foundation to ,tlavoia this problem. procedure of underpinninggiven in (a). '.Describebriefly the construction temporarysupport. ,Explain briefly the necessary procedure by of jacked pile underpinning. Describebriefly the constfuction of using concretefratnesin medium-risebuildings. Give the advantages frames. Explain briefly with a neat sketchthe waffle slab systemusedwith concrete Discussbriefly the installationof Al claddingto structuralframe. of this system. Statethe five advantages (04 marlcs) (06 marlu) (05 marks) (05 marks)

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Write short notes on : (D Construction procedure of shell roofs, with the descriptionof materialsbeing used. (ii) Method of contiguousbored piles to control the ground wall. (iiD Stepsto be followed in spot repairsin existing road sfructure. Illustratewith a neat sketch. (iv) Installation of box caisson underdifferentsub soil conditions. (\
(i) Discuss the harmfirleffectsof waterproduces marks) andpavements on embankment of a road s[ucnre.(O3 (ii) Describebriefly how the drainage of the road avoids this problem. Illusu'atewith neat sketches.

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(iii) Give the importance of road maintenance.

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(iv) Explain briefly the steps taken in the routine maintenance.

(iV Statedre importance poor subsoil condition. (04 merl<s) of pile foundation in a high-risebuilding under (ii) It was decidedto constructin-situ concrete pile foundationfor a housingcomplexin an areawith poor saturated soil condition.Suggest pilesand describe briefly the construction suitablemethodto construct procedure of thesepile elements. (10 marlu) (iiD Give suitablemethodsto drive the following pile elements. (a) Pre-castconcretepiles (b) Sheetpites (c) Timber piles (N.B. 2 driving methods must be given for each pile type.)
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EducationExaminations - 2010 (2011) Sri Lanka Instituteof AdvancedTechnological Hlgher Nafional Diploma tn Engineertng (HNOB) (Clvll D - 123)

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of preparingmass-haul diagram? L l 0 What is the importance ( (iD Cut and fill quantities.
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of earthworks. (a) Calculativecumulativevolumesand surplusor shortage (b) Draw the massprofile and mass haul diagram. (c) What is your idea about the selectedformation level?

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are the conditions that are required for a pile foundation?

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piled foundation. Explain briefly (ii) It wasdecidedto consfugt a four storiedbuilding with pre castconcrete (05 nurlu) the constructionprocedureof pre cast pile. (iii)fve the role of pile cap and describethe consfiuction procedureof a pile cap with a neat sketch' (06 marks) (03 nurks)

(iv) Discuss the importanceof grouping of piles.

t,/ ,9 Give applications of the following pile driving techniques.

(a). Vibratory pile driver (b) Diesel Hammer (c) Double Acting Hammer (d) Hydraulic pile driver (M marl<s)

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-2 3. Write short notes on, (i) Construction procedure of G.R.C. panels as a light weight substitute for a pre cast concrete cladding. (05 marks) (ii) vibro - compaction method used to improve the ground condition. (iii) Thin grouted membrane to control the ground water. (iv) Pre - stressing techniques used to improve the properties of concrete. (05 marlcs) (05 marks) (05 marl<s)

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(i) Explain briefly the suitability of using portal frames in long-span low-rise buildings. (03 marks) (05 marks) (ii) State how the stability of portal frames are ensured. Illustrate with neat sketches. (iii) (iv) Describe briefly the construction procedure of space frames' What are the advantagesof this method? (06 marlu) (03 marlcs) (03 marks) (03 marks) (03 marks) (07 marks) Daily volume of Traffic Vehicles per day

(v) Suggest suitable cladding for portal framed buildings. 5. (i) .Define the term flexible pavement. (ii) Explain briefly the group Index method used to asses the subgrade strength. (iii) Design a suitable flexible pavement for heavy traffic having subgradeof G.I. as 9. N.B. : Refer a design chart in the figure.
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Designchart of Q.I. method - sectionthrough a flexible pavementand name all the components. (iv) Sketch a typical cross (03 marks) for this layer.(M marks) suitablematerials (u) Describebriefly the functionof a BaseCourseand suggest

hostel building in to a ten storied high rise building in order to 1 It was decided to convert a three storied accomodate the increased student intake. (i) Suggest a suitable method to modify the existing foundation and describe briefly the consfruction procedure. N.B. : Existing foundation consistsof isolated column footings' (ii) Explain briefly the necessary supports "Temporary works", using during construction. (iii) Discuss briefly the following-t"mpora.y works with their applications' (a) Simple needle and king post system. (b) Dead shores. (08 marks) (06 marks) (06 marks)

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thestructural nt', structure showing elements. (04 sfructtlres? etein rigidpavement (^,, tu4 : in roadconstruction?

(iv) Explainbriefly the functions of foilowing road erements to providea safecirculation to road (a) Camber (b) Superelevation (c) Shoulder

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(i) Describe how theproperties ofconcrete couldbeimproved by usingpre-stressing technique. (05 (ii) Explainbrieflytheconstruction procedure of a pre-stressed beam usingpretensioned method. (07mr (iii) Do comparison on pretension andposttension methods, on thepoint of view of theirconstuction design. (05 (iv) State threeapplications of thistechnique in Sri Lanka.

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Writeshortnotes on, (D Sequence of patching of flexiblepavement. (ii) Obligation of sitepersonnel regarding thesafety of employees. (iii) lmportance of temporary worksin underpinning construction andexplainbrieflyoneof them. (iv) Methodof sand drainused to consolidate thenewlyconshucted embankment. (20 marks) 6. (i) Describe brieflythesystem of wall cladding used in framed sEuctures asan alternative to extemal walls. (ii) Whatarethesuitable materials used aswall cladding? Explainbrieflyrhecurtainwallingsystem asanalternarive to wall cladding. lltil (iv) Describe brieflytheinstallation of curtain wailswith a suitable materiar. (v) Discuss briefly theimportance of joints between claddings andtheprocess of sealant filled. (20marks)

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(703) Concrete Technology

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1, (i) What are the raw materialsusedto manufacturecement? process of cement' (ii) Write the wet manufacturing (iii) (iv) (v) What are the testsyou can perform to check the quality of the cement at site? What do you meanby 'falseset' and 'flash set' of cement?

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Factor"and explainhow it is involvedin the strength of thecement Explainthe term"Lime Saturation and

write its range in theOPCclinker.

2. (i) (ii) (iii) in concrete. of using admixtures Write the main purposes Write the benefitsof a concretemix with good workbility.

for voids occurring in the concreteand explain how you would minimize the voids in the Write the reasons concrete. (04marks)

(iv) What are the precautions to be takenbeforeplacing concrete? (v) List the equipment usedin the concrete work.

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theproperties (03marks) of fresh concrete. 1- -*,(i) Explain (ii) Whatare themainrequirements (04matks) of goodconcrete? (iii) Why should (03marks) concrete beimpermeable? (iv) Amix is required for a reinforced condition.A exposul concrete wallwhichwill beexposed to thesevere specifieC characteristic a nominalcoverof strength dictate of 40 N/mmzat 28 days.The reinforcement 40 mm.Theconcrete coarse aggregate wasmadewith ordinaryPortland is TypeI cement. Theavailable 20 mm sizecrushed andboththefine andcoarse ofBS882:1983. The conform to thegrading aggregates fine aggregate con'esponding The aggregates passes to theM gradeof which40 percent a 600pm sieve. lraveanabsorption of l.5Vo:a totalmoisture 2400kgtm3 with slump 3Vo anddensity of concrete contentof of 50 mm. (All necessary (10marks) tablesand figuresare provided)
(i) Write the structuralrequirements (04 marks) of reinforcing steel. (ii) write the importance (02 marks) of the cover to the reinforcement. (iiD What are the factorsinvolved (04 marks) in selection of the cover to the Reinforcement? (iv) Draw a labeledsketch of arrangement in the column with footing.The detailsare given of reinforcement

below: o Columnsize225 mmx225 mm o Footing size1200 mmx 1200 mm a Footing thickness 450mm o Depthof thefooting belowtheground mm level 1g00 o Height of thecolumn fromsround level3000rnm o Thecolumn is located ut ..it of thefooting " (v) Prepare fie bending schedules with footing. for theabove column

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marks) of concrete?(O2 cement ratio preparation ( i) What. is the rmin purpose of conuolling the water you add 20 I watet amountto 40 kg of cementweight' the concrete, (ii) Whejr are you preparing What is the final water : cement ratio?
(iii) Define the workability of the concrete' (iv) what are the availabledifferent slumps?(You can draw the sketches). (v) In which way, you can increasethe strength of the concrete? ( v i) Define the compaction. (vii) Explain three methodsto do the curing' (viii) What is the different betweenthe Acceleratorsand Retarders?

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@4 marlcs) (i) In which places,that you use the water proofing?(Give at least4 examples)' orQ3 marlc) (ii) During the securityconsfuction such as bank vaul[ what are the different aspects regulationsthat you have to think? (Give at least three examples). (iii) incrementof ttre What are the methodsthat you have to use to control the temperature Q2 marlu) (Give at least two examples) concrete? (iv) What are the different methodsthat you have to control, when the transportingand placing (03 marks) the concrete?(Give at least three examples) (03 marlrs) (v) What happensduring the segregation? (vi) After proper compactionprocessusing the pocker vibratof what will happento the ftesh (05 narl<s) concrete? (02 marks) (05 marlcs) (02 marks) (05 mark)
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(i) Why do we provide the expansionjoints? (ii) Explain the expansion joints by using sketches. (iii) Define construction joints. (iv) Explain the consfiuction joints by using sketches. (v) Mention different types of formworks. \_ (i) Giving sketches to explain the different types of formworks' (ii) Why do we use the cover meter? (iii)

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If the test cubesare failed during the concretetesting, what is the next step ttrat you have (05 narb) to adopt? @xplain non destructive test) Q5 na*s) (iv) What are the reasons to preparethe mix design?.
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-2 5. (i) Write the advantages, if you use the fly-wood as formwork materials. (ii) Why we store the formwork properly? ), (iii) Write the basicrequirements to provide reinforcement for the stuctural concrete? (iv) Briefly describethe importanceof a good fonnwork. (04 nnrl<s) (04 marlu) (04 marla) Q4 rnarlu)

(v) Draw a sketchfor the anangement of reinforcements 3 spansbeamsupporting in continuous on 4 columns.The size of the beamis 225mx 450mmand the all spansare 3.5m each.(Mnarl6) (D What are the generallyusedsteeltypes in concreting of and give 2 specialcharacteristics ' (04 marks) each of them? (ii) What are the merits and demeritsof concrete, with the steelwhenyou areusing. comparing (
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(iii) Why do you usecover for the sfiucturalelements? What arethe waysto categorjr?E the cover? (Explain conditions). e4 narks) (iv) Calculatethe lap lengths,when you are lapping the following bars in concreting works. (a) T l0 bar with T 12 bat (b) T 12 bar with T 16 bar (c) T t6 bar with T 20 bar
(v) Considering the "L" bar diameterl6mm (shapecode-37), shortest arm length is 300 mm

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and longestarm length is 1200mm. Calculate ttre total length of the bar? (fiotal lengttris (A+B-+-d) for normal norarion). '/ (vi) Calculatethe total weight in tons for the following bar lengthsin concretingworks. (a) T l0 bar - total length 45m (b) T 12 bar - total length 63m (02 marks) (03 narks)

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