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Building Construction Paper 2,May/June 2009  
Questions:   1 2 3 4 5   Main
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Question 5

(a)        List two types of wooden door suitable for the bedroom of a domestic building.

(b)        State four functional requirements of a suspended floor.

(c)        Sketch the following types of window:
            (i)         sliding window;
            (ii)        glass louver window;
(iii)       side hung casement window.

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OBSERVATION

(a)  List two types of wooden door suitable for the bedroom of a domestic building.

(b) State four functional requirements of a suspended floor.

(c) Sketch the following types of window:
            (i)         sliding window;
            (ii)        glass louver window;
(iii) side hung casement window.

Most candidates were able to:

  • list the types of wooden door suitable for the bedroom of a domestic building;
  • sketch the given types of window.

However, they were unable to state the functional requirements of a suspended floor.  The expected responses to question 5 is as given below:

  • Two types of wooden door suitable for a bedroom of a domestic building are:

-           flush door;
-           panelled door;
-           matchboarded door.     

  • Four functional requirements of a suspended floor:

-           strength and stability;
-           fire resistance;
-           sound insulation;
-           thermal insulation;
-           water tightness;
-           durability.

            (c)  (i)  Sketch of a sliding window:            

                        (ii)  Sketch of louver window

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