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Building Materials - Re-Sit Exam Paper and Answer - Sample Questions

This document contains six questions related to construction materials. Question 1 asks about the differences in surface preparation for painting wood substrates versus wall substrates. Question 2 asks about maintenance methods for granite, sandstone and limestone. Question 3 asks about plastic building products and advice on using PVC pipes for internal and external piping.

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Building Materials - Re-Sit Exam Paper and Answer - Sample Questions

This document contains six questions related to construction materials. Question 1 asks about the differences in surface preparation for painting wood substrates versus wall substrates. Question 2 asks about maintenance methods for granite, sandstone and limestone. Question 3 asks about plastic building products and advice on using PVC pipes for internal and external piping.

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Answer four (4) questions out of six (6) questions.

Question 1
Painting works for wood substrates and wall substrates are different. As a painting
company representative, you are required to guide your buyers regarding the surface
preparation prior to finishing coat for both wood substrates and wall substrates. Explain
to them the preparations before painting, painting materials and painting works for both
wood substrates and wall substrates (! marks"
Question 2
#ranite, sandstone and limestone are commonly used in construction industry with its
physical characteristics of textures, integrity, quality and elegance. $owever, the
maintenance for granite, sandstone and limestone are different from ceramic tiles.
Explain the maintenance methods for #ranite, sandstone and limestone.
(! marks"
Question 3
a" Plastic is one of the significant building materials in construction industry. %tate five
(!" building construction products of plastic. (! marks"
b" &our client intends to use P'( plastic pipes for his internal and external piping
system in his new bungalow. As a )uantity %urveyor, advise your client on a suitable
decision for this internal and external piping system. Provide five (!" supporting
reasons for internal piping system and three (*" reasons for external piping system to
support your decision. (+ marks"
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Question 4
a" (oncrete is a mixture of cement, sand, aggregate and water. ,ixture of cement, sand
and water is called cement mortar. -hy builders tend to use concrete and rebar but
not cement mortar and rebar to construct building elements. (/+ marks"
b" As a site supervisor, you had ordered 0+ m* ready mixed concrete grades + to
construct a first floor slab in your construction pro1ect. 2nfortunately, the ready mixed
concrete you ordered is lack of +.3 m* due to a high wastage done by your workers.
As a site supervisor, what will you do in order to finish your work on time. (! marks"
c" Explain five (!" factors affecting concrete strength and workability. (/+ marks"
Question 5
a" 4raw an annotated diagram of the classifications of ferrous metal. (5 marks"
b" Explain three (*" differences of cast iron and stainless steel. (6 marks"
c" 7riefly explain the application of non ferrous metal in construction indsutry.
(/+
marks"
Question 6
a" #ive the types of timber and explain the functions and properties. (/! marks"
b" %uggest five (!" methods to cure the defects on timber. (/+ marks"
END OF QUES!ON "A"E#
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