SPECIFICATIONS
FOUNDATION: 675 x 225 concrete strip foundation laid to a depth of 900 below the ground level.
- FLOOR:
- Earth filling.
- Hardcore 300.
- Concrete slab 150.
- Mortar screed 25.
- STAIRCASE:
- Reinforced concrete stair.
- Width 750;
- Rise (riser) 150;
- Going (tread) 225;
- Waist 100;
- Total rise 3000;
- Total going 2025.
- WALLS: All walls are 225 sandcrete hollow block walls except the stair enclosimg wall which is 150 thick.
- BEAMS/LINTELS AND COLUMNS: 225 x 225 reinforced concrete.
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ARCHES: All arches are semi-circular reinforced concrete type.
- Arch 1:
- Height – 2400.
- Span – 2540.
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Arch 2:
- Height – 2400.
- Span – 2530.
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Arch 3:
- Height – 2400.
- Span – 1200.
- Arch 1:
- DOORS:
- D1 – 1200 x 2100 glazed aluminium door.
- D2 – 900 x 2100 panelled wooden door with 100 x 50 hardwood timber frame.
- D3 – 750 x 2100 panelled wooden door with 100 x 50 hardwood timber frame.
- WINDOWS: All windows are glazed aluminium sliding type.
- W1 – 1200 x 1200 (3-bays).
- W2 – 1200 x 1200 (2-bays).
- W3 – 600 x 600 (2-bays).
- WARDROBE: 1575 X 600 X 3000.
- Cloth compartment - 1575 x 940
- Box compartment - 1575 x 1935
- THRESHOLD STEPS: 1575 X 600 X 3000.
- Width – 1500.
- Tread – 300
- Rise – 150.
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ROOF: Double pitched timber roof with long span aluminium roofing sheets.
- Eaves projection – 750
- Pitch - 15º
- Height from ground floor to ceiling – 3000.
Question 1
To a scale of 1:50, draw the detailed section X – X of the building from the foundation toroof.Observation
The candidates did well by:
- showing the walls in section correctly;
- representing the ground floor elements with their conventional symbols;
- representing the timber roof-structure members properly.
However, good number of them failed to:
- show the panel doors in elevation;
- ringbeams and ragbolts;
- mortar screed floor finish.
The expected response to question 1(a) is as given below:
1(a)
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CHARACTERSTICS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY
Risk bearer: - the risk associated with the investor putting his/her capital into the construction business.
Organization:- the act of organizing productive resources for completion of project.
Decision – making: - taking decisions that promote effective growth of the industry.
Control:- having the authority to direct the affairs of the industry to achieve project target.
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CHARACTERSTICS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY