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The document outlines an assignment for a Building Engineering II course, consisting of practice questions across three sections: Timber, Bitumen, and Glass and Plastic. Each section contains specific questions that require explanations, sketches, and detailed descriptions of various materials and their properties. Students are instructed to practice all questions and submit one from each section.

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Assignment 2

The document outlines an assignment for a Building Engineering II course, consisting of practice questions across three sections: Timber, Bitumen, and Glass and Plastic. Each section contains specific questions that require explanations, sketches, and detailed descriptions of various materials and their properties. Students are instructed to practice all questions and submit one from each section.

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CEN-12101: Building Engineering II


Assignment/Practice Questions (Set 2 of 5)
Practice all questions and submit any one question from each section

Section A: Timber
Q1: What are the defects in timber and causes of each defect? Explain any six defects with neat sketches.
Q2: What do you understand by seasoning of timber? Explain two different methods of natural and artificial
seasoning in detail.
Q3: Explain the significance of each component in the cross section of exogenous tree with a neat diagram?
Section B: Bitumen
Q4: Write the short notes on (a) bitumen (b) tar (c) cutback (d) emulsion
Q5: Enlist various test performed on bitumen and explain any four tests in detail.
Q6: What are various desirable properties of bitumen?
Section C: Glass and Plastic
Q7: Enlist various types of glasses and explain any five types of glasses along with their application in detail?
Q8: What are various constituents of plastics and explain the significance of each constituent?
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