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*BT-204 BCEM IMPORTANT QUESTIONS* 1. Explain the manufacture of Ordinary Portland Cement. Discuss its properties, field tests, laboratory tests and applications. 2. Explain the constituents of concrete. Describe batching, mixing, transportation, compaction and curing of concrete. Discuss the factors affecting the strength of concrete. 3. Explain the different types of foundations with neat sketches. Discuss the suitability and applications of shallow and deep foundations. 4. Explain chain surveying and compass surveying. Discuss their principles, instruments, advantages, limitations and applications. 5. Explain the methods of levelling. Compare Height of Instrument Method and Rise & Fall Method with suitable examples. (numerical also) 6. What are contour lines? Explain their characteristics, methods of contouring and engineering applications. 7. Explain Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS. Discuss their principles and applications in Civil Engineering. 8. State and prove Lami's Theorem. Three coplanar concurrent forces keep a particle in equilibrium. Determine the unknown force(s). 9. Using the Parallelogram Law of Forces, determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant of two coplanar concurrent forces. (numerical) 10. Determine the resultant of a coplanar concurrent force system by resolving forces into horizontal and vertical components. (numerical) 11. State and prove Varignon's Theorem of Moments. Determine the resultant moment of the given force system about a specified point. 12. Determine the centroid of the given composite section. (numerical) 13. Determine the Moment of Inertia of the given composite section about the required axis using the Parallel Axis Theorem. (numerical) 14. Draw the Shear Force Diagram (SFD) and Bending Moment Diagram (BMD) for a simply supported beam subjected to point load and uniformly distributed load. (numerical) 15. Analyse the given simple truss by the Method of Joints and determine the force in each member. (numerical)