Semester: II CIE: TEST – I.
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING
Duration: 1.5 Hour Max. Marks: 25 Course Code: BESCK204A
Note: Answer one full question from each Module.
MODULE-I
1. a) Define Civil Engineering and write the roles of a civil engineer (5M)
b) Write a short note on. (5M)
i) Transportation Engineering
ii) Water resources and Irrigation Engineering
2. a) Write the qualities of a good construction bricks along with its classes (5M)
b) Write a short note on all building components (5M)
MODULE-III
3. a) Figure shows a dam subjected to a number of forces. Find the magnitude and exact position of the
resultant with reference to the point “O”. (Refer Figure number 1) (5M)
b) State and prove Varignon’s theorem (5M)
4. a) Find the force along all cable segments for a cable system shown in the figure (Refer Figure number
2) (5M)
b) State Parallelogram law of forces and derive an expression for resultant
MODULE-IV
5. Define i) Centroid ii) Center of Gravity iii) Reference Axes. iv) Axes of symmetry v)
Centroidal Axes (5M)
6. Derive expressions for centroidal coordinates for a random area. (5M)
Figure 1 Figure 2
Semester: II CIE: TEST – I. Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING
Duration: 1.5 Hour Max. Marks: 25 Course Code: BESCK204A
Note: Answer one full question from each Module.
MODULE-I
1. a) Explain different types of Foundation (5M)
b) Write a short note on
i) Surveying
ii) Structural Engineering(5M)
2. a) Write a short note on Construction Chemicals (5M)
b) Write a short note on all building components (5M)
MODULE-III
3. a) State and prove Varignon’s theorem (5M)
b) Find the magnitude of the unknown force P for a concurrent force system whose resultant is 500N as
shown in Figure 1 (5M)
4. a) Define equilibrium of forces and explain Lami’s theorem (5M)
b) Sum of two forces P and Q is 500N and their resultant is 400N. If resultant is perpendicular to one of
the forces P, then find the values of P and Q using parallelogram law of forces. (5M)
MODULE-IV
5. Define i) Centroid ii) Center of Gravity iii) Reference Axes. iv) Axes of symmetry
v) Centroidal Axes (5M)
6. Derive expressions for centroidal coordinates for a random area. (5M)
Figure 1
