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Ventilation
is required on
suspended concreate ground floors
to:
Prevent a build up of gas
Supply air to gas appliances
Drain oversite concreate
Prevent a building up of gas
The
width
of a
standard metric brick
:
215mm
102.5mm
215mm
300mm
102.5mm
Periscope Vents may be found in:
Cavity wall near grounf floor level
The top of a window frame
A toilet with no windows
Cavity Wall near ground floor level
The
depth
of a
floor joist
is determined be:
Moisture content
Span
Bearing
Width
Span
In areas of
high exposure
, where the cavity of an external wall is
bridged by a lintel
you must
install
a:
A cavity tray
More wall ties
Expanded metal mesh
Trickle vent
A cavity tray
The
vertical distance
between the
treads on a stair
is known as the:
Carriage
Depth
Fall
Rise
Rise
The
minimum clear headroom
over the flight of a house staircase, required by the Building Regulations, is:
1500mm
1600mm
2000mm
2300mm
2000mm
A
“footing”
is another word for:
The base of a door frame
A rod for measuring brick courses
A wall foundation
The step of a staircase
A wall foundation
In roofing
“battens”
are used to:
Fix the fascia board
Brace the trussed rafters
Support the cold water tank
Support slates and tiles
Support the slate and tiles
A concrete
“oversite”
describes:
A slab below a suspended ground floor
A forgotten detail
A temporary site road
A path around the outside of a house
A slab below the suspended concreate ground floor
The
“U-value”
of an
external wall
construction is a measure of the:
A unglazed area
B rate of heat flow
C size of the cavity
D ultimate strength
B. Rate of heat flow
Where
timber ground floor joists
are supported on intermediate
"sleeper" walls
, they rest on a :
A brick
B hanger
C lintel
D wallplate
D. Wallplate
The word that describes a
mixture of sand and cement
laid on top of a
concrete floor
to produce
a smooth surface is:
A blinding
B screed
C dry lining
D skim
B. Screed
English bond comprises
:
A all stretchers
B alternate courses of headers and stretchers
C alternate header and stretcher in each course
D all headers
C. Alternate course of heared and strechers
The Building Regulations require
buildings to be fire
resistant in order to:
A prevent the outbreak of fire
B limit the temperature of a fire
C reduce the workload of the fire services
D prevent the spread of fire
D. Prevent the spread of fire
In a
domestic timber upper floor
trimmed joists would normally be found:
A above a door opening
B beneath a non-loadbearing partition
C beneath a window opening
D around a stair opening
D. Around a stair opening
Dry lining
may be used to provide:
A a finished internal wall surface
B the inner surface of a chimney
C a frame for an internal door
D a cure for rising damp
A. a finished internal wall surface
Deep timber upper floor joists
are prevented from
twistin
g by:
A bolting together
B joist hangers
C metal straps
D herringbone strutting
D. Herringbone strutting
Where a
pitched roof abuts a
brick wall the joint is
waterproofed
by the use of:
A a hip iron
B a stepped lead flashing
C an apron flashing
D bitumen paint
B. A stepped lead flashing
In building, the word
soldier is used to describe:
A the material used to join copper pipes
B the vertical tubes in scaffolding
C a course of bricks laid on end
D the vertical sides of a window frame
C. A course of bricks laid on end
Choose the correct
abbreviation
for the letters
OPC
A organic portland cement
B original portland cement
C ordinary portland cement
D oxygenated portland cement
C. Ordinary portland cement
Choose the correct
abbreviation
for the letters
LHPC
A
Lime hydrated portland cement
B
Low high-tensile portland cement
C
Light homogenised portland cement
D
Low
heat portland cement
C ordinary portland cement
D Low heat portland cement
Choose the correct
abbreviation
for the letters
SRPC
A. Self raising portland cement
B. Sulphate resisting portland cement
C. structurally reinforced portland cement
D. swift reacting portland cement
B. Sulphate resisting portland cement
Choose the most suitable method of
compacting concrete for an in-situ column.
A. Do nothing
B. Poker vibrator
C Hand tamping
D Compressing
B. Poker vibrator
An
optimum water/cement ratio
is:
A 0.3
B 0.8
C 0.4
D 0.2
C. 0.4
The ratio
1:2:4 means
.
A 1 part cement
B 2 parts cement
C 4 parts cement
D 7 parts cement
A 1 part cement
Choose the correct answer.
10% air voids reduces
the
strength of concrete
by up to _______ of its
fully compacted strength
.
A 25%
B 40%
C 50%
D 10%
C 50%
Choose one of the
two principal raw materials
used in producing
Ordinary Portland Cemen
t
A silt
B clay
C sand
D aggregate
B. clay
A
trial mix
is tested for
A curing
B strength
C particle size
D voids
B. strength
A
slump tes
t measures
A strength
B consistency
C workability
D hardness
C. Workablilty
Author
nr123
ID
123611
Card Set
Multiple Choice Q
Description
design and tech
Updated
12/14/2011, 2:00:05 PM
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