BUILDING SERVICES 3

2 MARKS
1. DEFINE THERMODYNAMICS
2. DEFINE LATENT HEAT OF FUSION
3. BRIEF UPON THE HEALTH ISSUES CREATED BY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
4. SKETCH THE TS DIAGRAM OF THE VAPOUR COMPRESSION CYCLE
5. WHAT IS REFRIGERANT? NAME ANY 1 REFRIGERANT
6. WHAT IS AN AIR CURTAIN
7. WHAT ARE SPRINKLERS?
8. LIST DOWN THE SOURCES OF IGNITION IN BUILDING FIRES
9. CLASSIFY THE BUILDINGS BASED ON OCCUPANCY
10.LIST DOWN A FEW NON COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
11.WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY EVAPORATION AND SUBLIMATION?
12.WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY SENSIBLE HEAT AND LATENT HEAT?
13.DEFINE TON REFRIGERATION
14.DRAW THE TS DIAGRAM OF THE VAPOUR COMPRESSION CYCLE AND INDICATE CLEARLY THE
VARIOUS PROCESSES
15.WHAT IS MEANT BY HUMIDIFICATION AND DEHUMIDIFICATION?
16.LIST DOWN THE ADVANTAGES OF FAN COIL HEATING SYSTEMS
17.NAME ANY 5 SOURCES OF IGNITION EXPECTED IN BUILDING FIRES
18.HOW ARE BUILDINGS CLASSIFIED BASED ON OCCUPANCY
19.DEFINE FIRE LOAD
20.HOW DOES PRESSURISATION HELP THE OCCUPANTS DURING THE EVACUATION OF A
BUILDING
21.DEFINE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THERMODYNAMICS AND ITS APPLICATION
22.EXPLAIN ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF AIR HANDLING UNITS
23.STATE DIFFERENT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS FOR SMALL BUILDINGS
24.EXPLAIN THE FUNCTION OF CHILLED WATER PLANT
25.DESCRIBE THE DESIGN ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED IN HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
26.STATE THE CHOICES OF COOLING SYSTEMS FOR LARGE BUILDINGS
27.DESCRIBE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FIRE SAFETY DESIGN
28.GIVE AN ACCOUNT ON PRINCIPLES OF FIRE BEHAVIOUR
29.WRITE SHORT NOTES ON FIRE DETECTORS
30.EXPLAIN ABOUT FIRE FIGHTING INSTALLATION
31.GIVE THE PRINCIPLES OF THERMODYNAMICS
32.WRITE A SHORT NOTE ON REFRIGERATION
33.DEFINE THE TERM AIR CONDITIONING AND STATE ITS PURPOSES
34.WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF AIR? EXPLAIN THEIR EFFECTS ON HUMAN BEINGS
35.BRIEFLY EXPLAIN HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION OF MECHANICAL SERVICES
36.STATE THE FUNCTION OF FAN ROOM
37.WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF FIRE BEHAVIOR
38.WHAT IS EGRESS SYSTEM?
39.MENTION THE ADVANTAGES OF HALON SYSTEM
40.BRIEFLY EXPLAIN SNORKEL LADDER

16 MARKS
UNIT 1

1. DISCUSS THE WORKING OF REFRIGERATED CONTROL DEVICES WITH THE NEAT

SKETCHES
2. EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING WITH NEAT SKETCHES: (1)COMPRESSORS (2)EVAPORATORS
(3)ELECTRIC MOTORS (4)AIR HANDLING UNITS
3. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL (1)AIR HANDLING UNITS (2)COMPONENTS OF REFRIGERATION CYCLE
(3)RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESSURE AND SATURATION TEMPERATURE
4. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL ABOUT THE FOLLOWING (1)COOLING TOWERS (2)CHILLER PLANT
5. EXPLAIN THE WORKING OF ELECTRIC MOTOR
6. WRITE NOTES ON (1)AIR HANDLING UNITS (2)COOLING TOWERS
7. DESCRIBE IN DETAIL ABOUT THE BASIC REFRIGERATION PRINCIPLES AND ITS
APPLICATIONS
8. ELABORATE IN DETAIL THE SIGNIFICANCE OF REFRIGERANTS CONTROL DEVICES AND ITS
FUNCTIONS
UNIT 2
1. LIST DOWN THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES REQUIRED IN CONDITIONING THE AIR BEFORE IT IS
THROWN INTO THE ROOM. EXPLAIN EACH ACTIVITY IN BRIEF
2. EXPLAIN VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF AIR CONDITIONING. WHY RECIRCULATION OF USED AIR
IS PREFERRED TO FRESH AIR?
3. ELABORATE IN DETAIL, THE PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATION OF COOLING LOAD OF A
BUILDING
4. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL ABOUT THE HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION OF AIR CONDITIONING
SERVICES IN A MULTI STOREYED OFFICE COMPLEX
5. DISCUSS WITH NEAT SKETCHES THE WINDOW TYPE AND PACKAGED TYPE AIR
CONDITIONERS
6. WRITE NOTE ON COMPRESSORS USED IN REFRIGERATORS
7. EXPLAIN THE DESIGN CRITERIA FOR SELECTING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS FOR
BUILLDINGS WITH ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES
8. EXPLAIN THE REQUIREMENT FOR CHILLER PLANT AND ITS SUPPORTING COMPONENTS
OF DESIGN
UNIT 3
1. DISCUSS THE IMPORTANT DESIGN CRITERIA RECOMMENDED FOR SELECTING THE AIR
CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR LARGE BUILDINGS
2. LIST THE DIFFERENT COOLING SYSTEMS USED IN THE BUILDINGS AND EXPLAIN THEM
WITH SKETCHES
3. DEFINE AIR CONDITIONING.ELABORATE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF AIR
CONDITIONING FOR A RESIDENCE
4. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL ABOUT THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS OF AIR CONDITIONING: (1) ALL AIR
SYSTEM (2) ALL WATER SYSTEM
5. EXPLAIN AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR A MULTI STOREYED BUILDING WITH NEAT
SKETCH
6. DISCUSS IN DETAIL THE STEPS INVOLVED IN COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS OF A
BUILDING
7. ELABORATE IN DETAIL THE PROCESS OF HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICES FOR
LARGE BUILDINGS
8. DESCRIBE THE PROCESS OF SELECTION AND ADOPTING THE TYPE OF CHOICE FOR
COOLING SYSTEMS

UNIT 4
1. DISCUSS THE KEY PRINCIPLES OF FIRE SAFETY DESIGN
2. EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING: (1) NON COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL (2)NBC PLANNING
CONSIDERATION IN BUILDINGS
3. DISCUSS IN DETAIL ABOUT (1) THE BEHAVIOR OF WOOD AND STEEL ON FIRE (2)FIRE
ESCAPE AND MAXIMUM TRAVEL DISTANCE (3)FIRE EGRESS WINDOWS
4. DISCUSS IN DETAIL ABOUT THE FIRE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND NBC PLANNING
PRINCIPLES TO BE FOLLOWED IN A SHOPPING COMPLEX
5. DESCRIBE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE FIGHTING INSTALLATIONS FOR A
HIGH RISE HOSTEL BUILDING25 METRES HIGH WITH A SKETCH
6. DRAW THE SKETCH FOR A TYPICAL ARRANGEMENT OF A DOWN COMER FOR A HIGH RISE
BUILDING WITH COMMENTS
7. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE NBC PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS FOR FIRE SAFETY IN
BUILDINGS
8. DESCRIBE THE GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR EGRESS DESIGN FOR AUDITORIUMS AND
CONCERT HALLS
UNIT 5
1. DRAW THE FLOW DIAGRAM OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND EXPLAIN ITS WORKING
2. WRITE SHORT NOTE ON : (1)FIRE FIGHTING PUMP (2)FIRE SMOKE DETECTORS (3) FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS (4)WET RISER
3. (1)WHAT IS FIRE EXTINGUISHER? WHAT IS ITS ROLE IN FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS?
(2)DISCUSS ABOUT VARIOUS TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
4. (1)DISCUSS IN DETAIL ABOUT VARIOUS DETECTORS (2)ELABORATE ABOUT FIRE ALARM
SYSTEMS
5. WHAT ARE THE FIRE SAFETY CODES FORMULATED BY INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION
WITH REGARD TO FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE GRADING OF BUILDINGS? EXPLAIN
6. EXPLAIN THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
7. ELABORATE ABOUT FIRE FIGHTING PUMP AND WATER REQUIREMENTS
8. CHART OUT ABOUT THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE
FIGHTING EQUIPMENTS

DESIGN OF STRUCTURES 2
2 MARKS
1. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN LOAD FACTOR AND FACTOR OF SAFETY
2. WHAT ARE THE LIMITING VALUES OF STRAIN IN STEEL AND CONCRETE RECOMMENDED FOR
THE DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS IN THE LIMIT STATE METHOD OF
DESIGN?
3. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN BALANCED AND UNBALANCED REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM
SECTIONS
4. WHY IS IT UNDESIRABLE TO DESIGN OVER REINFORCED SECTIONS?
5. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ONE WAY AND TWO WAY SLABS
6. WHAT ARE THE LIMITS FOR HORIZONTAL SPACING OF THE MAIN AND SECONDARY
REINFORCEMENTS AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF BARS RECOMMENDED FOR CONCRETE
SLABS?
7. WHY THE FIXED CIRCULAR SLAB IS ECONOMICAL THAN SIMPLY SUPPORTED CIRCULAR
SLAB?
8. WHAT IS MEANT BY CIRCLE OF INFLECTION?
9. MENTION FOUR GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF A STAIRCASE
10.EXPLAIN THE METHOD OF DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVE SPAN FOR A DOG LEGGED
STAIRCASE AS PER IS456 RECOMMENDATIONS
11.WHAT ARE THE SHORTCOMINGS OF WORKING STRESS METHOD OF DESIGN?
12.WHAT IS THE VALUE OF MODULAR RATIO OF M20 GRADE CONCRETE IN WORKING STRESS
METHOD OF DESIGN?
13.WHAT IS PARTIAL SAFETY FACTOR? WHY IS THE PARTIAL SAFETY FACTOR FOR CONCRETE
GREATER THAN THAT FOR STEEL?
14.OVER REINFORCED SECTIONS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN LIMIT STATE METHOD OF DESIGN.
WHY?
15.WHAT ARE THE MAIN CONSIDERATIONS WHICH GENERALLY GOVERN THE THICKNESS OF A
TWO WAY SLAB?
16.DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ONE WAY AND TWO WAY SLAB
17.WHAT IS THE VALUE OF MAXIMUM BENDING MOMENT IN A SIMPLY SUPPORTED CIRCULAR
SLAB CARRYING UNIFORM LOADING OVER THE ENTIRE AREA?
18.WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF FIXED CIRCULAR SLAB OVER SIMPLY SUPPORTED
CIRCULAR SLAB?
19.WHAT IS MEANT BY A DOG LEGGED STAIRCASE?
20.SKETCH THE LAYOUT FOR A SLAB STAIRCASE SPANNING LONGITUDINALLY AND SUPPORTED
ON BEAMS.
21.WHY THE LIMIT STATE DESIGN METHOD IS CONSIDERED SUPERIOR TO THE WORKING
STRESS DESIGN METHOD?
22.HOW DO YOU CLASSIFY A BEAM SECTION AS UNDER REINFORCED, OVER REINFORCED AND
BALANCED AS PER WORKING STRESS CONCEPT?
23.PROVE THAT THE DEPTH OF LIMITING NEUTRAL AXIS IS INDEPENDENT OF GRADE OF
CONCRETE
24.WHAT ARE THE THREE POSSIBLE POSITIONS OF NEUTRAL AXIS ENCOUNTERED IN THE
DESIGN OF T BEAM?
25.WHAT ARE THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT GOVERN THE THICKNESS OF SLAB?
26.WHY IS IT ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE CORNER REINFORCEMENT IN TWO WAY SLABS WHOSE
CORNERS ARE PREVENTED FROM LIFTING UP?
27.COMPARE THE BEHAVIOR OF SIMPLY SUPPORTED AND FIXED CIRCULAR SLABS
28.WHAT IS MEANT BY CIRCLE OF INFLECTION?
29.ILLUSTRATE WITH THE HELP OF DIAGRAMS THE TERMS RISER TREAD AND GOING
30.SPECIFY THE LOADS TO BE CONSIDERED WHILE DESIGNING A STAIRCASE
31.WHAT ARE THE SHORTCOMINGS IN WORKING STRESS METHOD OF DESIGN?
32.HOW MANY 20mm DIAMETER TENSION BAES CAN BE ADJUSTED IN A BEAM OF 250mm
WIDTH IN ONE LAYER? EXPLAIN

33.PROVE THAT THE DEPTH OF LIMITING NEUTRAL AXIS IS INDEPENDENT OF GRADE OF

CONCRETE
34.STATE THE CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED TO USE THE COEFFICIENTS GIVEN IN IS CODE FOR
THE CALCULATION OF BENDING MOMENT AND SHEARING FORCE IN A CONTINUOUS BEAM
OR SLAB?
35.WHAT ARE THE LIMITS FOR AREA OF THE MAIN AND SECONDARY REINFORCEMENTS IN
CONCRETE SLABS?
36.MARK THE EDGE AND MIDDLE STRIP PORTIONS OF A TWO WAY SLAB AND LIST THE IS456
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REINFORCING THESE STRIPS
37.WRITE THE VALUE OF MAXIMUM BENDING MOMENT IN A FIXED CIRCULAR SLAB SUBJECTED
TO UNIFORM LOADING OVER THE ENTIRE AREA
38.DRAW A SKETCH SHOWING THE TYPICAL REINFORCEMENT DETAILING IN A CIRCULAR SLAB
39.DISTINGUISH BETWEEN GOING AND LANDING
40.WHAT IS MEANT BY WAIST SLAB? SHOW THE THICKNESS OF WAIST SLAB WITH A NEAT
SKETCH
41.DIFFERENTIATE UNDER REINFORCED AND OVER REINFORCED SECTIONS
42.WHAT IS THE VALUE OF MODULAR RATIO FOR M20 GRADE CONCRETE?
43.DRAW THE REINFORCEMENT DETAILS OF A T SLAB
44.WRITE THE FORMULA FOR EFFECTIVE FLANGE WIDTH OF ISOLATED L BEAM
45.DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT LENGTH AND ANCHORAGE LENGTH
46.DRAW THE LOAD DISTRIBUTION DIAGRAM FOR ONE WAY SLAB AND TWO WAY SLAB
47.GIVE SOME EXAMPLE STRUCTURES WHERE CIRCULAR SLABS ARE USED
48.LIST OUT THE STRESSES ACTING ON A CIRCULAR SLAB
49.WHAT IS MEANT BY STAIRS SPANNING HORIZONTALLY?
50.DRAW THE CROSS SECTION OF A STAIRCASE AND NAME THE COMPONENTS
51.WRITE THE EXPRESSION FOR DEFLECTION OF BEAMS DUE TO SHRINKAGE?
52.WHAT IS CHARACTERISTIC LOAD?
53.WHAT IS MEANT BY OVER REINFORCED SECTION?
54.EXPLAIN THE NEED FOR COMPRESSION STEEL IN RC BEAMS
55.DIFFERENTIATE ONE WAY SLAB AND TWO WAY SLAB
56.EXPLAIN CORNER EFFECTS
57.MENTION APPLICATIONS OF CIRCULAR SLABS
58.WHAT IS A FLAT SLAB?
59.GIVE THE RECOMMENDED LIVE LOAD FOR STAIRCASES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
60.WHAT IS EFFECTIVE SPAN FOR STAIRS?
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HOW COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE IS OBTAINED IN THE LABORATORY?

GIVE ANY TWO GRADES OF CONCRETE USED IN GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
LIST THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STEEL USED AS REINFORCEMENTS
WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND FROM THE CONCEPT OF MODULAR RATIO?
SKETCH THE STRESS BLOCK FOR RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION CRACKED SECTION BEAM USED IN WSD
STATE ANY TWO LIMITATIONS OF WORKING STRESS DESIGN
DEFINE CHARACTERISTIC LOADS AND DESIGN LOADS
LIST ANY FOUR SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES
WHY ARE UNDER REINFORCED SECTIONS ALWAYS PREFERABLE?
DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ONE WAY AND TWO WAY BENDING OF SLABS WITH SKETCHES
NAME ANY FOUR DURABILITY PARAMETERS OF CONCRETE
GIVE ANY TWO DISADVANTAGES OF HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE
WHAT IS MEANT BY MODULAR RATIO?
WHEN DO YOU GO FOR DOUBLY REINFORCED BEAMS?
WHAT IS MEANT BY PARTIAL SAFETY FACTOR?
DRAW QUALITATIVE STRESS STRAIN CURVE FOR A TMT ROD
WRITE THE EQUATION FOR CALCULATING LIMITING MOMENT OF RESISTANCE OF A BALANCED SECTION
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF FLANGED BEAMS?
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ONE WAY SLAB AND TWO WAY SLABS?
WHAT IS MEANT BY CORNER EFFECT IN SLABS?
NAME ANY TWO DURABILITY PARAMETERS OF CONCRETE
DRAW BENDING STRESS DISTRIBUTION FOR AN UNCRACKED SINGLY REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM OF
RECTANGULAR SECTION
WHAT ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS MADE IN WORKING STRESS DESIGN
SKETCH THE CROSS SECTION OF A DOUBLY REINFORCED BEAM SUBJECTED TO BENDING
WHAT IS MEANT BY PARTIAL SAFETY FACTOR?
DRAW QUALITATIVE STRESS STRAIN CURVE FOR A TMT ROD
SKETCH AND EXPLAIN THE STRESS BLOCK USED BY IS456:2000
WHAT ARE FLANGED BEAMS?
WHAT ARE THE SPAN TO EFFECTIVE DEPTH RATIOS RECOMMENDED FOR CANTILEVER SLABS AND SIMPLY
SUPPORTED SLABS TO SATISFY THEIR APPROXIMATE STIFFNESS?
WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM PERCENTAGE AND MAXIMUM SPACING RECOMMENDED FOR NON STRUCTURAL
REINFORCEMENT FOR TEMPERATURE IN REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS?