Building Materials, Third Edition

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  1. (a) What do you understand by polymerisation? Explain the mechanism of polymerisation.
    (b) Differentiate between addition and condensation polymerisations.

  2. (a) Explain the following terms:
    Co-polymerisation, condensation, smoked rubber.
    (b) Why are the plasticisers added to polymers.

  3. (a) What is a rubber and how is it classified?
    (b) State the reasons for compounding rubber.
    (c) What is artificial rubber?

  4. Differentiate between following:
    (a) Thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic.
    (b) Addition and condensation polymerisations.
    (c) Rubber and Plastic.
    (d) Injection and compression mouldings of plastics.

  5. (a) What is vulcanization of rubber and how is it affected?
    (b) Give the important characteristics of plastics.
    (c) Describe the moulding of plastics.

  6. (a) Give the typical uses of plastics obtained from different moulding processes.
    (b) What are the various ingredients of the plastics? Give their specific uses.

  7. (a) Describe the characteristics of PVC.
    (b) Write a note on Bakelite.
    (c) Describe briefly the fabrication of plastics.

  8. (a) How are plastics classified? State the role of plastic as a building material.
    (b) Differentiate between crepe rubber and smoked rubber.
    (c) Explain what is meant by depolymerisation. Is it harmful?

  9. (a) State the properties of plastics.
    (b) What are the advantages of plastics over the other suitable building materials?
    (c) Describe briefly use of plastics as building material.

  10. Discuss:
    (a) Stress-strain curve for plastics.
    (b) Creep and relaxation in plastics.
    (c) Effect of temperature on ultimate elongation of plastics.


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  1. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a
    (a) thermosetting material (b) thermoplastic material
    (c) elastoplastic material (d) rigid-plastic material

  2. Plastics are examples of
    (a) ceramic materials (b) polymeric materials
    (c) anhydrides (d) elastomers

  3. Bakelite plastics are obtained by
    (a) addition polymerisation (b) condensation polymerisation
    (c) co-polymerisation (d) de-polymerisation

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