Calendar Volume 3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...and what advantages have been gained as the results of its labours? 3. Illustrate with fully dimensioned sketches a design for a godown 70 60' x 30', in a damp locality: masonry plinth, damp proof floor, 10' high corrugated iron walls, trussed roof of corrugated iron, suitably ventilated. Show dimensioned details of truss and principal connections of framework. 4. Describe (with dimensioned sketches) the construction in stiff 50 clay mixed with boulders of a well 5' diameter, 50' deep from ground to bottom of curb with the necessary arrangements for drawing water. Describe the method you would adopt in sinking, and give a list of material and plant you would collect for the work. 5. (a) State the general principles to be adhered to as closely as 40 possible in designing and executing all kinds of joints and fastenings in timber. Give dimensioned sketches of joints for lengthening: (6) (i) A timber tie 8" x 4." (ii) A strut 6" x 6." (iii) A beam 12" x 6." (c) Give dimensioned sketches for tenoning an 8" x 4" crossbeam into a 12" x main beam. 6. (a) What is reinforced concrete? Describe any well-known system of reinforced concrete construction. (6) What is the fundamental idea in all systems of reinforced concrete construction as regards the relative disposition of the materials used therein? (c) State briefly the advantages of reinforced concrete over ordinary forms of construction. (d) State some of the structural uses to which reinforced concrete is put. (e) Give reasons for and against this system of construction in Calcutta. 7. Give sketches of a timber floor for a post and mat bungalow 60 containing 2 rooms 10' x 12', 2 bath-rooms 5' x 5', with back verandah 10' x 5' between them, and a front verandah 20' x 1...