cameroon gce intermediate level 2024 surveys soil mechanics and materials 2
cameroon gce intermediate level 2024 surveys soil mechanics and materials 2
SECTION A: MATERIALS
Answer any two questions from this section
QUESTION ONE 25MARKS
(a) Name four materials that are commonly used in the fabrication of drain pipes
(b) Define quick lime and give the difference between quick and slaked lime
(c) Name any five types of cement that are used in the construction industry
(d) State two uses of lime in the civil engineering industry
(e) State two advantages and one disadvantage of the dry process of cement manufacturing
1.
QUESTION TWO: 25 MARKS
2.
(a) Clay blocks and bricks are designed to respect certain basic requirements (norms). State four of these
| requirements (b) Define binders and enumerate three types of binders used in civil engineering (c) List and define three properties of ordinary Portland cement (d) Draw the line diagram of the wet process of cement manufacture |
(4 marks) (5 marks) (6 marks) (10 marks) |
QUESTION THREE: 25 MARKS
3. (a) When does shrinkage of timber occur; and how can it be prevented?.
(b) State the main constituent of lime stone and explain how they are formed
(c) Give two civil engineering materials as well as where they are use from hydrocarbon product (6 marks)
(d) Define admixtures and give four types of it used in civil engineering as well as their roles (10 marks)
(3 marks)
(6 marks)
SECTION B: SURVEYS
Answer only ONE question from this section
QUESTION FOUR 25MARKS
(a) Convert the following angles from degree minutes seconds to radians
| i– 91°55’ 45”, ii– 129° 03’ 46”, iii) 23°27’59” (b) How can the coliimation level of a point be obtained (c) Define chain survey and give the basic equipment used for this survey exercise |
(3 marks) |
4.
(d) After carry out a levelling exercise on the field, the following recordings were entered in the field book
Work required
e–1 Complete the above table by calculating the rises , falls and reduced levels,
e– 2 Do the arithmetic checks
