Question 1
SPECIFICATIONS
FOUNDATION: 675 x 225 concrete strip foundation laid to a depth of 900 mm
below the ground level.
FLOOR: Earth filling.
Hardcore 200
Concrete slab 150.
WALLS: All walls are 225 sandcrete hollow blocks with 12 mortar rendering on both sides.
DOORS: D1 – 1200 x 2100 glazed metal door.
D2 – 900 x 2100 flush door with 100 x 75 hardwood timber frame.
D3 – 750 x 2100 flush wooden door with 100 x 75 timber frame.
WINDOWS: All windows are glazed aluminium sliding type.
W1 – 1500 x 1200
W2 – 600 x 600
BEAMS/LINTELS/
COLUMNS: 225 x 225 reinforced concrete.
ROOF: Gable end roof with aluminium roofing sheet.
Eaves projection 750.
Pitch - 15º
Height from floor to ceiling – 3000.
To a scale of 1:50, draw the detailed section A – A from the foundation to
the roof.
Observation
A good number of candidates did well by showing:
- subtructural walls;
- solid ground floor elements;
- windows on section;
- timber roof members.
However, some of them failed to:
- draw the foundation footing properly;
- construct geometrically, the semi – circular arch in elevation;
- indicate the ground level;
- label the roof members.
The expected response to question 1 is as given below:
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