BTS (C) - VI - 10 - 005 - H

B. Tech Degree VI Semester Examination, April 2010

CE 601 A ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING I (2006 Scheme) Time: 3 Hours PART - A (Answer ALL questions) (8 x 5 = 40) I. (a) Explain the factors affecting consumption of water. List out the standards of water required for domestic use. Explain with neat sketches the difference between air relief valve and sluice valve. Write short note on the detection and prevention of wastage of water. Differentiate between separate system and combined system. Describe briefly the principles of house drainage. Explain the oxygen sag curve in stream pollution. Discuss briefly disposal of refuse by composting. PART - B (4 x 15 = 60) [I. Discuss different methods of forecast of population. Apply on appropriate method, give reasons and predict population of a town for the year 2011 from the following census figures. Year Population 1941 11093 1951 13751 1961 15206 1971 19723 (15) OR Explain how knowledge of Bacteriology and Chemistry of water help in proper analysis of water. Sketch and describe briefly the various types of distribution systems. Write short note on the layout of distribution systems which are commonly used in India. OR Explain the various factors which affect the selection of type of pump. Describe various types of centrifugal pumps. List out the advantages and disadvantages of centrifugal pumps. VI. VII. State what factors mainly affect the quantity of storm sewage. Describe how quantity of storm sewage is determined by national method. OR Discuss in detail the maintenance of sewers and cleaning of sewers. Enumerate the various conditions which directly affect the self purification of streams. How the disposal of sewage is done by sea water. OR Explain the effects of air pollution on men, material and animals.
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Maximum Marks: 100

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 BT(C) VI 10 005 - I

B. Tech Degree VI Semester Examination, April 2010

CE 601 (B) ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING I
(2006 Scheme) Time : 3 Hours PART A (Answer ALL questions) (8 x 5 = 40) Explain the scope of environmental engineering. What are the effects of variations in demand on the design capacities of different components of a water supply scheme? Explain the theory of sedimentation. How water can be aerated? What are the separate, combined and partially combined systems of sewerage? What are the general principles to be considered in house drainage? What is an oxidation pond? How is it different from an oxidation ditch? What are the characteristics of solid wastes? PART B (a) (4 x 15 = 60) The population of a city of 4 decades from 1960 onwards are 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Year : 28,000 29,000 34,000 43,000 45,000 Population Estimate the population in the year 2010 by geometrical increase method. With the help of a diagram explain about a centrifugal pump, its operation and priming. OR Enumerate the different essential characteristics and limiting values of those contents in drinking water as per BIS. Explain any three methods of forecasting the future population of a town. Design a plain sedimentation tank to treat 5 million litres water per day. Take a detention period of 8 hours and assume a depth of 3.5m. Describe with the help of a neat sketch, the component parts of a rapid sand gravity filter. Explain its working, including the method of washing. OR Name three commonly used coagulants and write the chemical reactions associated with them. How is colour, odour and taste removed from water? Maximum Marks : 100

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What are the sources of sanitary sewage? Calculate the diameter and discharge of a circular sewer laid at a slope of 1 in 400 when it is running half full and with a velocity of I.9m/sec (n in Manning's formula = 0.012) OR Explain the rational method of design of storm water sewers. Explain clearly the relation between design rainfall intensity and the time of concentration. explain the appurtenances : leaping weir , street inlet and intercepting trap.

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What is oxygen deficit? Explain oxygen sag curve? (8) Explain the basic operations involved in the activated sludge process, with the help of a flow diagram. (7) OR Discuss the salient features of the sanitary landfill method for solid waste disposal. (7) Write short notes on : classification of air pollutants noise pollution. (4 x 2 = 8) **

BTS (C) VI 10 008 K

B. Tech Degree VI Semester Examination, April 2010

CE 604 A/B GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING H (2006 Scheme) Time: 3 Hours PART A (Answer ALL questions) 1. (a) (8 x 5 = 40) How will you fix the depth of boring in a site investigation process. Differentiate between ultimate bearing capacity and allowable bearing capacity. Explain the functions and requirements of a good foundation. Describe with sketches how the contact pressure vary under rigid and flexible foundations in different types of soil. Explain the term negative skin friction. Under what circumstances it can occur and how it can be eliminated. With the help of sketches explain pneumatic caissons. Illustrate the active, passive and at rest conditions of earth pressure in soil. Differentiate between cantilever sheet pile walls and anchored sheet pile walls. PART B II. (4 x 15 = 60) Discuss in detail the standard penetration test used in soil investigation. Discuss the corrections to be applied to the test results and how it can be used for assessing the bearing capacity of soil. OR Calculate the safe bearing capacity of a square footing 1.3m x 1.3m, located at a depth of 0.75m below the ground level in a soil of average density 20 kN/m 3 , =20, N, = 17.7, Ng = 7.4 and N, = 5. Assume a suitable factor of safety and that the water table is very deep. Also compute the reduction in safe bearing capacity of the footing if the water table rises to the ground level. Maximum Marks: 100

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Describe the steps involved in the design of a trapezoidal combined footing. OR A clay layer 20m thick has a saturated unit height of 18 kN/m 3 . Ground water table is at a depth of 2m below the ground surface. It is proposed to construct an RCC foundation, length 48m width 12m, on top of the layer, transmitting a uniform pressure of 180 kN/m2. Determine the settlement under its center. E for clay is 33 MN/m 2 obtained from triaxial test. Initial void ratio = 0.69. Change in void ratio = 0.02. Steinbrenner's coefficient is given as 1.92 and also take p =0.5. Describe the pile load tests to determine the pile capacity and also describe a method to separate skin friction and the point resistance. OR In a 16 pile group, the pile diameter is 0.4m and the center to center spacing of piles in the square group is 1.5m. If Cu = 60 kN/m 2 determine whether the failure would occur as a block failure or when the piles act individually neglect the bearing at the tip of the pile. Also determine the safe load that can be carried by this group. Derive the expression for obtaining the depth of embedment of a cantilever sheet pile in cohesive soil, showing the pressure diagram used for it. OR A retaining wall with a vertical back 5m high supports a cohesionless backfill of unit weight of 19 kN/m3 . The upper surface of this backfill rises at an angle of 10 with the horizontal from the crest of the wall. The angle of internal friction for the soil is 30 and the angle of wall friction is 20. Determine the total active pressure per linear meter of the wall. Use Rebhann's graphical method.

BTS(C) VI 10 009 H

B. Tech Degree VI Semester Examination, April 2010

CE 605 (B) MIS AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT
(2006 Scheme) Time : 3 Hours PART A (Answer La questions) (All questions carry EQUAL marks) I. (a) (8 x 5 = 40) Briefly explain the salient features of LAN, MAN and WAN. Explain the concept of DBMS. What is RDBMS. What is MIS? What are its major features? Contrast MIS with DSS. Enumerate the selection considerations for file media. Distinguish between Equity share capital and preference share capital Master budget and flexible budget. What is working capital? Enumerate the major sources of working capital. Explain the three basic types of accounts and the rules applicable for journalizing in each case What is a ledger? "Trial Balance will always balance". Comment. Is Trial Balance the same as Balance Sheet? PART B
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Maximum Marks : 100

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(4 x 15 = 60) Explain the different Computer Generations. OR What are the major coding considerations? Enumerate the different types of coded structures. What is information system life cycle? What are its phases? Explain. OR Explain the fde organization methods. What are the major file design considerations? Explain the major factors to be considered while making working capital decisions. OR What is the significance of financial ratio analysis? Enumerate any three commonly used ratios, clearly mentioning as to how these are used and for what purpose.

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Prepare Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2009 and also the Balance Sheet as on that date of MIs. Durga and Company from the following information. Particulars Stock as on January I, 2009 Bill Receivable Purchases Wages Insurance Sundry Debtors Carriage Inward Commission (Dr.) Interest (Dr) Stationery Returns Inwards Rs. 1,000 4,500 39,000 2,800 1,100 30,000 800 800 700 450 1,300 Particulars Discount (Cr.) Rs. 400

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500 Returns outwards 200 Trade expenses 1,000 Office fixtures 500 Cash in hand 4,750 Cash at bank Rent and Taxes 1,100 1,450 Carriage outward 50,000 Sales 3,000 Bills payable 19,650 Creditors Capital 17,900 The closing stock was valued at Rs.25 000. OR Explain the major accounting statements? Explain the utility of accounting statements, clearly mentioning the major users of accounting information and their information n ** 0 U
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BTS (C) VI 10 009 G

B. Tech Degree VI Semester Examination, April 2010

CE 605 (A) TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING II
(2006 Scheme)
Time :

3 Hours PART - A (Answer ALL questions)

Maximum Marks : 100

(8 x 5 = 40) I. (a) Define a permanent way and which are the requirements of an ideal permanent way. Explain all the types of gradients giving their permissible values in India. Explain the principle of track circuiting. Write short notes on the size of tunnel. What are the detrimental forces acting on breakwaters? What are the essential differences between a transit shed and a warehouse? Differentiate between the sliding caisson and ship caisson. What are the advantages of dipper dredger? PART B (4x 15 = 60) II. (a) (b) (a) Explain clearly why coning of wheels and tilting of rails is done in railways. Determine the length of transition curve for a B.G curved track having 3. Given that the design speed of the train on curve is 90 Kmph. OR Define creep and what are the possible causes of creep. Which are the functions of sleepers? (any three) A 5 curve diverges from a 3 main curve in reverse direction in the layout of a B.G yard. If the speed on the branch line is restricted to 35 Kmph, determine the restricted speed on the main line. With the aid of neat sketches, explain the functioning and types of marshalling yards. Draw a neat diagram of a turnout and show its various component parts. OR Explain the control of train movement by automatic block system. Explain the Needle beam Method of tunneling with the help of sketches. Explain in detail the classification of harbours. Write short notes on light houses. OR Explain in detail the method of mound construction. (any two methods) Distinguish between wharf and jetty. Explain the construction of dry docks. Explain in detail the slipways. OR Write notes on dredging. Explain with the help of a sketch the hydraulic dredger. 1.43iNEE,
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BTS(C) VI-10 10 A

B. Tech Degree VI Semester Examination, April 2010

CE 606 AB WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION ENGINEERING
(2006 Scheme) Time : 3 Hours PART A (Answer ALL questions) (8 x 5 = 40) I. a. Explain any one type of automatic rain gauge. What is a S-hydrograph? How would you derive it? Write short notes on (i) Well loss (ii) Specific capacity of a well. What do you understand by well shrouding ? What are the factors on which the selection of the site of a reservoir depend? Write a note on reservoir sedimentation. Enumerate the causes of failure of an earthen darn. Discuss in brief various modes of failure of a gravity dam. Maximum Marks : 100

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PART B (4 x 15 = 60) II. What is evaporation? What are the factors affecting evaporation? Explain any one method to measure evaporation. OR Find out the ordinates of a storm hydrograph resulting from a 3-hour storm with rainfall of 3, 4.5 and 1.5cm during subsequent 3 hours intervals. The ordinates of unit hydrograph are given in the table below:

Hours Ordinates of units hydrograph (cumecs)

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Assume an initial loss of 5mm, mfiltration index of 5mm/hour and base flow of 20 cumecs. a. b. a. b. Describe with neat sketches different types of tube wells. Derive the expression for discharge from a well fully penetrating a confined aquifer. OR What are the factors which depend the selection of site of a reservoir? A tube well is fully in unconfined aquifer. With the data given below, calculate the discharge from tube well. Radius of well = I5cm = 2m Draw down Effective length of strainer under above draw down = 11 m = 0.055 Coefficient of permeability of aquifer = 330m. Radius of Zero draw down (Turn over)

2 a. b. a. b. Draw neat sketches and explain the various components of head works. State and explain Bligh's Creep theory.
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What are the advantages of lining a canal? What are the various methods of lining a canal? Using Lacey's theory, design an irrigation canal for following data: Discharge Q Silt factor f Side slopes 50 cumecs
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Explain the various forces acting on gravity dam. Explain the method of checking the stability of earth dam foundation against shear failure.
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What are the different types of earthen dams? Explain. Determine the critical height of a low gravity dam of concrete, taking the specific gravity of concrete as 2.4 and allowable compressive stress as 3400kN/m2. ***