QUESTION 1
Construction professionals who camefrom various specialty are brought together for a specificconstruction project and then disbanded once construction iscomplete.
- Student to draw diagram of construction team/building team in correct order for a big project.
- Indicate tiers and arrows based on theirhierarchy in a big project, and their relationship with oneanother.
- Explain briefly each of their roles.
QUESTION 2
Site Preparation is the first steptaken to start a new project to ensure the ground is safe toundertake construction works.
- Student to list activities of site preparationinvolved, in sequence.
- Support your answer with images for each stepsthat is on the list.
- Identify appropriate tools used on site inorder to complete each site preparation task in the list.
- Briefly explain each steps for sitepreparation activity.
QUESTION 3
Common building components are superstructures and sub structures that was classified based onoccupancy and structure, design loads, common building components,their function and nominal dimensions.
TASK
- Student to sketch building components for apost and beam construction. Building components to be drawn are asfollows:
o Pad or raftfoundation component o Column and beam component o Flooringcomponent o Opening (door and window) component o Wall component oRoof component
- Label the components accordingly.
- Describe the components briefly.
QUESTION 4
Building construction is an ancienthuman activity. It began with the purely functional need for acontrolled environment to moderate the effects of climate.Constructed shelters were one means by which human being were ableto adapt themselves to a wide variety of climates and become globalspecies.
TASK
- Student to draw a section of a two-storeyhouse suited for a tropical climate like Malaysia.
- Section should indicate elements listedbelow:
o Substructure –foundation o Superstructure – floor, column, beam, ceiling and roofo Components – window and door
- Equip your sectional drawing with correct constructionsymbol.
- Proposed material used for each elements thatis suited for Malaysian climate
