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T.A. Marryshow Community College School of Applied Arts & Technology DEPARTMENT OF: Building Technology Resit Examination

This document provides information about a resit examination for the Building Technology 1 course (BCT 114) at T.A. Marryshow Community College. The exam will take place in January 2019, will last 2 hours, and covers 60 marks across multiple choice questions, true/false questions, matching, and long answer questions. The multiple choice section covers topics like concrete ingredients, curing, scaffolding, foundations, and construction materials. The true/false and matching sections test additional concepts.

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T.A. Marryshow Community College School of Applied Arts & Technology DEPARTMENT OF: Building Technology Resit Examination

This document provides information about a resit examination for the Building Technology 1 course (BCT 114) at T.A. Marryshow Community College. The exam will take place in January 2019, will last 2 hours, and covers 60 marks across multiple choice questions, true/false questions, matching, and long answer questions. The multiple choice section covers topics like concrete ingredients, curing, scaffolding, foundations, and construction materials. The true/false and matching sections test additional concepts.

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T.A.

MARRYSHOW COMMUNITY COLLEGE


SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF: Building Technology

RESIT EXAMINATION

PROGRAMME: Associate of applied science degree in building technology BTS1 & BCT1

COURSE NAME & NUMBER: Building Technology 1 – BCT 114

SEMESTER: Semester 1 (August -December)

NO. OF CREDITS: 03

NAME OF FACULTY: Mr. Patrick George

DATE OF EXAMINATION: January , 2019

DURATION OF EXAMINATION: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: DO ALL QUESTIONS 60 marks


SECTION I: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (24 points)
SECTION II: TRUE AND FALSE QUESTIONS (6 points)
SECTION III: MATCHING (8 points)
SECTION III: LONG ANSWERS QUESTIONS (22 points)

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SECTION I

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

For each of the following, write the question number and the word or
letter of the correct choice in the answer booklet provided.

1. For ensuring quality of concrete, use


a. Graded aggregates
b. Coarse aggregates.
c. Two sized aggregate
d. Single sized aggregates

2. After casting, an ordinary cement concrete on drying would


a. Shrink
b. Expand
c. Mix
d. None of the above

3. To obtain cement dry powder, lime stones and shales or their slurry, is
burnt in a rotary kiln at a temperature between
a. 1100° and 1200°C
b. 1200° and 1300°C
c. 1300° and 1400°C
d. 1400° and 1500°C

4. Curing
a. Prevents the loss of water by evaporation
b. Reduces the shrinkage of concrete
c. Preserves the properties of concrete
d. All of the above

5. Close-boarded fences or barriers erected adjacent to highway or public


footpath to prevent unauthorized persons obtaining access to site and to
provide a degree of protection for the public are called
a. Barricades
b. Shoring
c. Hoarding
d. accommodation

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6. In medium support, what needs to be hand-pumped outward to force the
waling back onto the sheets, providing a safe and secure environment to
work?
a. Water pump
b. Langard
c. Hydraulic strut
d. Hydraulic Ram

7. It is important to provide support to the sides of the trenches for the


following EXCEPT:
a. Protect the operatives while working in the excavation
b. To keep the excavation open by acting as a retaining wall to the
sides of the trench
c. Prevent anything from falling into the excavation
d. To allow proper erection of the foundation

8. The aim of subsoil drainage


a. To lower the water table to a level that comply with Building
regulation: - it will not rise within 0.25 m of the lowest floor of
a building
b. Decreasing the stability of the ground
c. Increasing the humidity of the site
d. Negatively affecting horticulture properties

9. What are toeboards for when working at heights?


a. To clean underneath boots
b. To stop workers from dangling their feet at the edge
c. To prevent tools and materials from falling over the edge
d. To prevent children from climbing the scaffold

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10.Total loads of a building include
a. Dead load and imposed load
b. Dead load and wet load
c. Dead load and dry load
d. Imposed load and live load
11.The average total loading for 2 storey load domestic dwelling of
traditional construction is :
a. 30 to 45 K N/m
b. 30 to 50 K N/m
c. 30 to 55 K N/m
d. 40 to 60 K N/m

12.Bearing Capacity is:


a. Safe load per unit that the ground can carry
b. The load per unit that the ground can carry
c. The capacity of the soil to retain water
d. The pressure produced on the ground by loads

13.Each of the following are principal types of foundations for buildings


EXCEPT:
a. Strip foundations
b. Raft foundations
c. Concrete foundations
d. Pile foundations

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14.The foundation that are used to support and transmit the loads from
walls and are most commonly specified for dwelling and similar low-
rise structures up to three storey high are:
a. Strip foundation
b. Pile foundation
c. Raft foundation
d. Pad foundation

15.Who should erect and dismantle a scaffold tower?


a. Anyone who has worked on a scaffold tower before can do it
b. Only trained, competent and authorized can do so
c. Anyone with an instruction book in possession can carry out the
task
d. Anyone who has witnessed these task before and can do it well

16.It is important that all levels in a building are taken from a fixed point
called
a. Profile board
b. Setting-out lines
c. Datum
d. Base line
17.Factors that determine the choice of construction material include all
EXCEPT:
a. Availability
b. Durability
c. Ease of Accommodation
d. Impact on the environment

18. Site investigation involve two methods, which are the two:
a. Desk top Survey and Site Survey
b. Online Maps and physical maps
c. Laptop survey and Site investigations
d. Bore hole records and Walkover Surveys

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19. Concrete mainly consists of
a. Water
b. Aggregates
c. Admixture
d. All of the above

20. The commonly used material in the manufacture of cement is


a. Sand stone
b. Slate
c. Lime stone
d. Graphite.

21. The process of proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredients


for uniformity of proportion, is known
a. Grading
b. Curing
c. Mixing
d. Batching

22. For road pavements, the cement generally used, is


a. Ordinary Portland cement
b. Rapid hardening cement
c. Low heat cement
d. Blast furnace slag cement

23. The high strength of rapid hardening cement at early stage, is due to its
a. Increased lime cement
b. Finer grinding
c. Higher content of tricalcium.
d. Burning at high temperature

24. Separation of coarse aggregates from mortar during transportation, is


known
a. Bleeding
b. Creeping
c. Shrinkage
d. Segregation

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SECTION II

TRUE and FALSE.


Each is worth one (1) mark

For each of the following, write the question number and the correct
word or letter of the correct choice in the answer booklet provided

(1) The type of storage facilities required of any particular material will
depend upon the durability of the material, vulnerability to damage
and theft.

(2) Mobile caravans or cabins are prefabricated to allow for ease of


dismantling and assembly to facilitate the rep-use on other sites.

(3) The water table is the level at which water occurs naturally below the
ground, its level varies with seasonal changes from summer to winter

(4) It is important that all levels in a building are taken from a fixed point
called a profile board.

(5)A full survey of existing services (e.g foul sewer or electrical lines) above
or below the line of excavation is not necessary before excavation.

(6) A site survey is generally carried out using two methods: the desktop
survey involving search of existing information and a site survey involving
subsoil investigation such as a walkover survey.

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SECTION III

(1) Match the member of the building team mentioned in column


(A) with the correct responsibilities mentioned in column (B).
Member of the building team Responsibilities (B)
(A)
Architect Employed by the principal contractor to assist with the
general construction

Estimator Engaged to prepare cost evaluations and bills of


quantities, check tenders, prepare interim valuations,
effect cost controls and advise the architect on the cost of
variations.
General Building Operator/ Works mainly on bench and produces items of joinery
Labourer such as doors, windows and stairs.
Domestic subcontractor Engaged by the building owner as agent to design, advise
and ensure that the project is kept within cost and
complies with the design.
Administrator Moves and mixes materials, uses plant (site vehicles
such as dumpers and diggers) generally helps out on site
Quantity surveyor Prepares unit rates for the pricing of tenders and carries
out pretender investigations into the cost aspects of the
proposed contract.
Joiner Employed on large contracts as the architect’s on-site
representative.
Clerk of works Organizes the general clerical duties of the contractor’s
office for the preparation of contract documents and
payment of salaries, subcontractors and all necessary
correspondence.
(8 marks)

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SECTION IV

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

DO ALL QUESTIONS

1. There are different types of foundations for buildings.


a. Name two and describe them (6 marks)
b. Give also the advantages of each of the foundations
(4 marks)
c. Draw and label one of the foundations chosen above.
(6 marks)

2. (a) What is the term used to cover temporary support to the sides of an
excavation ? (1 marks)

(b) Sketch a neat diagram showing the support that you would use for an
excavation in loose dry soils. (7 marks)

End of exam

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