Question 1
SPECIFICATIONS
FOUNDATION: 675 x 225 concrete strip laid at a depth of 900below the ground level.
FLOOR:
Earth filling.
Hardcore 300.
Concrete slab 150.
Mortar screed 25.
WALLS: All walls are 225 sandcrete hollow blocks.
DOORS: D1 – 1200 x 2100 glazed metal door.
D2 – 900 x 2100 x 40 panel wooden door with 100 x 50 hardwood timber frame.
D3 – 750 x 2100 x 40 flush wooden door with 100 x 50 hardwood timber frame.
BEAMS/LINTELS
AND COLUMNS: 225 x 225 reinforced concrete.
RAMPS: Width – 2100.
Run – 1500
Rise – 450.
WINDOWS: All windows are glazed aluminium sliding type.
W1 – 1800 x 1200 (3-bays).
W2 – 1200 x 1200 (2-bays).
W3 – 900 x 600 (2 – bays).
W3 – 600 x 600 (2-bays).
THRESHOLD STEPS: Width – 1500.
Tread – 300
Rise – 150.
WARDROBES: 1800 X 600 X 2100.
Cloth compartment - 1550 x 600
Box compartment - 550 x 600
ARCHES: All arches are semi-circular type.
Arch 1: Span 1388 Height – 2400.
Arch 2: Span 1688 Height – 2400.
Arch 3: Span 1200 Height- 2400.
Arch 4: Span 1500 Height- 2400.
ROOF: Pitched (hipped) timber roof with long span aluminium roofing sheets.
Eaves projection – 60
Height from concrete floor slab to ceiling – 3000.
To a scale of 1:50, draw the detailed section X – X of the building from the foundation to roof.
Observation
The candidates did well by:
- showing the ground floor construction details and super-structural walls accurately in section;
- graphically representing in section, the timber roof-structure members.
Hower, good number of them failed to:
- draw the concrete strip foundation to scale;
- show the wardrobe in elevation;
- draw the correct type of door;
- show semi-circular arch.
The expected response to question 1 is as given below:
