ACHARIYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

VILLIANUR, PUDUCHERRY

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
III SEMSTER – CIVIL ENGG.

Prepared By
R. NAVANEETHAN
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering

STAFF IN-CHARGE HOD, CIVIL DEPT.

 2 Mark Questions
UNIT-I
1. What are the types of buildings as per NBC code of India?
2. What are the two basic parts of building?
3. What is sub-structure?
4. Define foundation.
5. What is super-structure?
6. What is plinth?
7. Define floor area ratio.
8. What are the essential requirements of a good foundation?
9. How foundation can be classified?
10. According to design, how shallow foundation is classified?
11. What is bearing capacity?
12. What are the functions of foundation?
13. What are the methods of estimating bearing capacity?
14. What are the methods available for improving safe bearing pressure of soil?
15. What is plinth level?
16. What is plinth area?
17. What is site reconnaissance?
18. What is site exploration?
19. What is depth of exploration?
20. What are the methods of site exploration available?

UNIT-II
1. What is masonry?
2. What are the basic advantages of masonry construction?
3. How masonry is classified based on the building units?
4. Define the following:
5. Course; Header; Stretcher; Header course; Stretcher course; Natural bed; Bond; Quoins; Face; Back;
Facing; Hearting; Side; Joint; Closer; Queen closer; King closer; Bevelled closer; Mitred closer; Bat;
Perpend; Frog; Through stone; Sill; Lintel; Plinth; Plinth course; String course; Jambs; Reveals;
Corbel; Cornice; Coping; Weathering; Throating; Parapet; Arch; Gable
6. How stone masonry is classified depending upon the arrangement of stones?
7. How rubble masonry is classified?
8. What are the types of ashlar masonry?
9. What is brick masonry?
10. Why brick masonry is preferred?
11. What is bond?
12. What are the types of bond provided in brick work?
13. Distinguish between English and Flemish bond?
14. What are the types of garden wall bond?
15. What is composite masonry?
16. What are the types of composite masonry?
17. State any two advantages of concrete hollow block masonry?
18. What is reinforced brick masonry?
19. When reinforced brick masonry is preferred?
20. What is primary function of wall?
21. Define wall.
22. What are the types of wall?
23. What is load bearing wall?
24. What is non-load bearing wall?
25. What is cavity wall?
26. What are the types of load bearing walls?
27. Distinguish between load bearing and non-load bearing wall?
28. Define roof.
29. What are the requirements of a roof?
30. How roofs are classified?
31. Sketch king-post truss and mark the parts of the truss.
32. Define the following: span, hip, eaves, valley, purlins, wall plates, battens, cleats and truss.
33. What are the various types of trussed roofs?

UNIT III
1. What is stair?
2. What is stairway?
3. Define the following terms: Step, Tread, Riser, Flight, Landing, Rise, Going, Nosing, Scotia, Soffit,
Line of nosings, pitch, strings, newel post, baluster, balustrade, hand rail, head room, run, header.
4. What are the requirements of a stair?
5. How steps in stair are classified?
6. What are the types of turning stairs?
7. Draw the section and plan view for the following stairs.
8. Quarter turn stair
9. Dog-legged stair
10. Bifurcated stair
11. Draw the elevation and plan of spiral and helical stair.
12. What is door?
13. Mention any two points to be remembered while locating doors and windows?
14. Define the following: Frame, Shutters, Head, Sill, Horn, Style, Top rail, Lock rail, Mullion, Rebate.
15. What will be size of external doors in residential buildings?
16. What are the types of doors available?
17. What is the function of window?

UNIT-IV
1. What are the types of windows available?
2. Define plastering.
3. What is rendering?
4. State the requirements of a good plaster.
5. State the factors for selecting the type of plaster.
6. What are methods of plastering?
7. What are the defects arise in plastering?
8. What is pointing?
9. What are the characteristics of an ideal paint?
10. What are the constituents of paint?
11. Classify paints as per mixed classification/
12. What is varnishing?
13. What are the ingredients of varnish?
14. What are the types of varnishes?
15. Mention the various causes of dampness?
16. What are effects of dampness?
17. What are the methods of damp proofing?
18. What is the D.P.C treatment available in buildings?
19. What are the types of termites available?
 UNIT-V
1. What is shoring?
2. Under what circumstances shoring is adopted?
3. Define underpinning.
4. For what purpose underpinning is required?
5. What is scaffolding?
6. What are the types of scaffolding available?
7. What are the components of scaffolding?
8. Define air-conditioning.
9. What are the essentials requirements of comfort air conditioning?
10. What is the system of air-conditioning available?
11. What is the essential requirement of air conditioning system?
12. Define thermal insulation.
13. What are the advantages of thermal insulation?
14. What are the materials available for thermal insulation?
15. What are the methods available for thermal insulation?

11 Mark Questions
UNIT-I
1. (a) How are buildings classified on the basis of occupancy and the types of construction?
(b) Discuss the requirements of the following components of a building:
(i) Kitchen
(ii) Bathroom and W.C
(iii) Septic Tank
2. (a) Enumerate the functions served by a foundation.
(b) With sketches, write explanatory notes on the following:
(i) Raft foundation
(ii) Grillage foundation
3. Write neat sketch, explain different types of foundations.
4. (a) What is SBC? Where it is needed?
(b) Illustrate the building components and its function.
5. Discuss the various factors which deserves due consideration in selection of a site for a building.
6. Mention the field tests for determining bearing capacity of soils. Describe briefly the plate load test
with neat sketch and brief its limitations.
7. (a) Briefly explain about bearing capacity of a soil.
(b) Explain the functions of a building.
8. (a) What are the basic requirements of a foundation?
(b) Enumerate the various methods available to improve the bearing capacity of a soil.
(c) Briefly explain about isolated and combined footing.
9. Write a note on:
(i) Safe bearing capacity.
(ii) Ultimate bearing capacity
(iii) Settlement of foundation.
10. List the various functions of a foundation and state the requirements of good foundation.
(a) Briefly explain about the basic functions of a building.
(b) What are the different building components of a building.
11. (a) Define bearing capacity of soil.
(b) Explain all the types of foundation with neat sketches.
12. (a) Enumerate the functions of buildings.
(b) Explain in detail the types of foundations with sketch.
13. (a) What are the basic building components? Explain its function.
(b) What do you understand by specifications with reference to building construction? Explain any
one specification.

UNIT-II
1. (a) Draw sketches to illustrate elevation and layout of bricks in alternate courses of a right angled
corner of one and a half brick walls in English bond.
(b) What are the precautions to be kept in view while constructing concrete block masonry?
2. (a) Describe briefly how a non-monolithic concrete floor is laid over a cement concrete base.
(b) Draw a detailed elevation of a queen post truss for 12m span.
3. Write short notes on:
(i) Stone masonry
(ii) Reinforced masonry
(iii) Composite masonry
4. Explain the construction details of the following flooring:
(i) Cement concrete flooring
(ii) Marble flooring
(iii) Terrazzo flooring
5. Enumerate the various classes of rubble masonry. What are the important points to be kept in view
while carrying out rubble masonry work?
6. List the various roof coverings which are generally used for pitched roof in India. Also describe the
method of laying and fixing them with neat sketches.
7. (a) State any four defects in masonry structure.
(b) Draw and explain the following bonds in brick work.
(i) English bond
(ii) Flemish bond.
8. (a) What are the factors to be considered while selecting the floor covering materials?
(b) Explain the laying of cement concrete flooring and tiled flooring.
9. (a) List out the importance of dressing of stones. Explain any two with sketches.
(b) Compare the brick masonry and stone masonry in terms of economy, durability, strength and
damp resisting property.
10. (a) Write short note on concrete hollow block masonry.
(b) Write down the types of stone masonry. Explain any four types with neat sketches.
11. (a) What are the types of flooring?
(b) Explain the different types of roofs with line sketches.
12. Write short note on:
(i) Brick masonry
(ii) Hollow block masonry
(iii) Reinforced masonry.
13. Explain the different types of roofs and roof coverings with neat sketch.

UNIT-III
1. An open-well type stair is to be located for an office in a stair-case hall measuring 4.35m x 5m. The
vertical distance between the floors is 4m. Draw a dimensional plan of the proposed stairs.
2. (a) What are the various points to be considered while locating the situation of doors and windows?
What are the commonly used sizes for them and how much window area is necessary for a building?
(b) Write short note on the following:
(i) Double hung windows
(ii) Sliding windows
3. Write short notes on:
(i) Types of lifts
(ii) Ramps
 (iii) Escalators
4. (a) Explain the different types of doors.
(b) What are the standard size of doors, windows and ventilators? Explain its specifications.
5. Write short notes on:
(i) Escalators
(ii) Ramps
(iii) Elevators.
(iv) Different types of stairs.
6. Name and describe the functions of the various fixtures as used for high class building doors and
windows.
7. (a) What is an escalator? Where it is used?
(b) Draw and explain spiral stair case and dog-legged stair case with neat sketch.
8. (a). What are the general size of a door and windows according to its location?
9. (b). Describe the following terms with neat diagram.
(i) Tower bolt
(ii) Butt-Hinges
(iii) Aldrop
10. Enumerate the different types of stairs based on material and based on shape, explain dog legged
stair.
11. Write a detailed note on flush doors. Differentiate between solid core and hollow core flush door.
12. (a) Write short notes on ramps.
(b) Explain any three types of staircases with a neat sketch.
13. (a) Write down the specification of a glazed window.
(b) Describe some of the fixtures used for doors.
(c) Define ventilator.
14. Draw a neat sketch of dog-legged stair and explain its components.
15. Explain the different types of fixtures and fastenings for doors and windows.

UNIT-IV
1. (a) What are the materials used in plastering? Discuss their suitability.
(b) What do you understand by the term ‘pointing’? How is it done?
2. (a) Describe briefly how you will apply paint on a wooden paneled door.
(b) Discuss briefly the various methods for damp-proofing basement.
3. (a) Mention the objectives of providing plastering to exposed surfaces.
 (b) What is pointing? How it is carried out? What are its different types?
4. (a) Enumerate the different types of paints.
(b) Mention the important points to be noted before the process of painting is stated.
5. What do you understand by fire-proofing of a building? Describe the important considerations on
planning, materials of construction and construction techniques to ensure adequate protection of
structures against fire.
6. Describe the general principles and the various methods of termite proofing.
7. (a) Write down the procedures of plastering on walls and ceilings.
(b) What is meant by pointing? Where it is applied? What is the use of pointing?
8. (a) What is DPC? Where it is used?
9. (b) Describe the anti-termite treatment given to a building.
10. What are the objectives of plastering and write the step by step procedure adopted in the preparation
of surface for plastering.
11. Describe briefly the various types of finishes adopted for decorative purposes.
12. (a) Mention the object of distempering and enumerate its ingredients. How is it applied?
(b) Explain the various causes of dampness in building.
13. (a) Explain some methods available for finishing the external walls over plastering.
(b) Enumerate the different types of paints.
14. Write short note on the following
(i) Water-proof plaster.
(ii) Sand-faced plaster.
(iii) Color pigments for plaster.
15. (a) Mention the objectives of varnishing and point out the characteristics of an ideal varnish.
(b) Enumerate the properties of distempers.

UNIT-V
1. (a) What is the object of shoring? Describe in detail the shoring operations for a building wall with
the aid of raking shores.
(b) Write short notes on:
(i) Sound absorbing materials
(ii) Acoustical treatment of a classroom.
2. (a) Discuss the factors necessitating ventilation.
(b) Write short notes on:
(i) Thermal insulation of roofs.
 (ii) Humidification of air.
3. (a) Discuss the different types of scaffolding.
(b) What are the points to be observed in case of natural ventilation.
4. (a) How is conditioned air disturbed in a room?
(b) What are different systems of air conditioning?
5. Describe briefly the need and functional requirements of good ventilation system.
6. What is underpinning? Under what situations the use of underpinning is warranted? Explain pit
method of underpinning with neat sketches.
7. (a) Discuss the factors affecting ventilation.
(b) Define air-conditioning and state its purpose.
(c) Mention the fire-resisting properties of common building materials.
8. (a) Define shoring and underpinning.
(b) What condition should prevail in an acoustically good auditorium?
9. With a neat sketch explain cantilever scaffolding and suspended scaffolding.
10. Define the term acoustics and state the condition for good acoustics of an auditorium.
11. (a) What is meant by scaffolding?
(b) State the advantages of steel form work over timber form work.
(c) Define underpinning.
12. (a) What is reverberation? How is the reverberation time calculated? Mention the reverberation time
for a fairly good acoustics.
(b) Explain the general principles of thermal insulation.
13. (a) What are scaffoldings? With a neat sketch, explain any one type of scaffolding.
(b) What is shoring? Explain with a neat sketch, raking shores.
14. (a) Discuss the factors affecting ventilation.
(b) Define air-conditioning and explain its purposes.