Construction Technology 1

What is the purpose of a foundation?

• To provide a level base.

• To provide a solid stable base for the building to sit on.

• To give colour to your skin.

• To provide a base to carry the DPC

Which of the following materials are used to make concrete?

• Sand, clay, shingle, water

• Cement, water, aggregate, sand

• Cement, shingle, water, stone

• Cement, clay, gypsum, water

Where is a DPC placed?

• Laid on the foundation

• In the floor screed

• In the cavity of a wall construction

• In the course of brick or block

What type of floor is suspended?

• Block and beam

• Solid concrete

• Laminate

• Pile and ring beam

What is sand blinding?

• Throwing sand in your mates face

• Covering a layer of sand with concrete

• Filling for joints between bricks

• Covering hard core with a layer of sand

What is the purpose of a cavity

• To allow space for a DPC to be installed

• To give strength to the buildings walls

• To make your teeth sore

• To prevent moisture penetrating into the building

What is the difference between mortar and concrete?

• There is no difference

• The aggregate

• The quantity of lime

• The type of foundation

How wide is a cavity in a brick built wall?

• Half brick

• Two bricks

• One brick

• One and a half bricks

Where is a wall plate found?

• In an antique shop

• Two thirds of the way up a wall

• It sits on the top course of brick

• It sits under the first course of bricks

Where would you find a herring bone strut?

• Between floor joists

• Between stud partitions

• On the dance floor

• In a solid floor