CE-302 RGPV B.Tech

Construction Materials (CM)

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Previous Year Papers

7 papers, latest Dec 2025

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Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Stones, Brick, Mortar and Concrete 3

Stones – Occurrence, Classification of Rocks, varieties, Characteristics and their testing, uses, quarrying and dressing of stones, Deterioration of Stones, Retardation of Decay of Stones, Preservation of Stones, Artificial Stones.
Brick – Manufacturing, characteristics, Classification and uses, Improved brick from inferior soils, Hand molding brick table, Clay‑fly ash brick table.
Concrete – Ingredients, Grades of Concrete, Concrete Production, Special Concrete.

Unit 1 notes

Unit 2 Timber, Glass, Steel and Aluminium 4

Timber – Important timbers, their engineering properties and uses, defects in timber, seasoning and treatment, need for wood substitutes, Plywood, Particle Board, Fibre Board, Applications of wood and wood products, Plaster Boards, Adhesives, types of Gypsum Board and their uses.
Glass – What is glass, Nature of glass, Structure of glass, Macro molecular structure, Main oxides in glass, Thermal and optical properties, Effect of coating.
Steel – Physical properties of structural steel, Grades of steel.
Aluminium – Properties, Forms, Uses, Advantages.

Unit 2 notes

Unit 3 Flooring, Roofing, Plumbing and Sanitary Material 1

Flooring and Roofing tiles, Types of flooring – Marble, Kota stone, wood etc., Type of roofing, P.V.C. materials, CI, GI, Asbestos pipe, Stone ware pipes.

Unit 3 notes

Unit 4 Paints, Enamels and Varnishes 1

Composition of oil paint, characteristic of an ideal paint, preparation of paint, covering power of paints, Painting – Plastered surfaces, painting wood surfaces, painting metal surfaces; Defects, Effect of weather, enamels, distemper, water wash and colour wash, Varnish, French polish, Wax polish.

Unit 4 notes

Unit 5 Miscellaneous Construction Materials 1

Bitumen, Tar and Asphalt – their characteristics and uses, Ultra Poly Vinyl chloride pipes, Thermal and sound insulating materials, water proofing materials.

Unit 5 notes

Counted from 7 past CE-302 papers.

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Explain the composition of oil paints, including roles of binder, pigments and solvents, and characteristics of an ideal paint.

Asked 5 times: 2024, 2023, 2022
Explain the classification of stones/rocks based on geological origin with examples, specifications and typical uses in construction.

Asked 4 times: 2025, 2023, 2022
Explain the common defects in timber and their effects on strength, durability and engineering properties.

Asked 3 times: 2025, 2023, 2022