Question Paper Code : 60020
B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, APRIL/MAY 2022.
Second Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
BE 3255 — BASIC CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to : Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering/Environmental Engineering/Instrumentation and Control Engineering)
(Regulations 2021)
Answer ALL questions.
PART A — (10 × 2 = 20 marks)
- 1.
What are the components of National Building Code?
- 2.
What does Environmental engineering deals with?
- 3.
What are the constituents of a Bricks?
- 4.
What are the instruments used for levelling?
- 5.
What is a culvert?
- 6.
What are the tools used for dressing of stones?
- 7.
What is SI engine?
- 8.
Define Centrifugal Pump.
- 9.
Name commonly used refrigerants.
- 10.
What is psychrometry?
PART B — (5 × 13 = 65 marks)
- 11.(a)
Discuss the good planning activities of Smart city infrastructure development.
- Or
- (b)
Discuss different methods of Roof top rainwater harvesting.
- 12.(a)
Show with neat sketches the characteristic features of contour lines. What are the uses of a contour map?
- Or
- (b)
List and discuss few physical and mechanical properties of building materials?
- 13.(a)
Discuss any two types of foundations of a building.
- Or
- (b)
List the factors for the selection of a suitable site for a concrete dam.
- 14.(a)
Discuss the differences between Fire-tube and Water-tube boilers.
- Or
- (b)
Discuss the layout of a steam power plant and function of each component.
- 15.(a)
Draw the layout diagram of a typical domestic refrigerator and explain the working of its various components.
- Or
- (b)
Draw the layout diagram of a typical window air-conditioner and explain the working of its various components.
PART C — (1 × 15 = 15 marks)
- 16.(a)
With suitable case study, explain in detail about the Automation Process in Automobile Industry.
- Or
- (b)
Explain in detail about the measurement of land with different survey instruments in real world practical condition.