Principles of Construction - 5

which of the following would usually be a load bearing wall?

• solid wall supporting the upper floor

• metal stud wall supporting the upper floor

• solid wall supporting a floating floor

• timber stud wall supporting a floating floor

why are cavity barriers placed in timber frame walls?

• to prevent air movement

• to prevent the spread of fire

• to stabilise the walls

• to reduce heat loss

A cavity wall's main purpose is to protect a building from:

• water penetration

• vermin

• heat gain

• dry rot

plastic sheeting below the structural floor is the:

• vapour barrier

• damp proof membrane

• aid to curing the floor

• moisture trap

air bricks would normally be fitted in which type of floor?

• floating

• upper

• suspended timber

• solid concrete

which type of foundation would be BEST for building a five-storey office block on sandy unstable ground?

• piled

• pad

• strip

• raft

a piled foundation is BEST described as:

• a series of holes bored and filled with concrete

• individual concrete pads used to support brick columns

• a trench filled with concrete to just below ground level DPC

• a slab of concrete covering the entire base of the building

the timber that is found at the top of a wall at the eaves that provides a fixing for joists is called the:

• soffit

• fascia

• purlin

• wall plate

If you measure a line on a drawing at 12mm that has a scale of 1:15, what is its actual size?

• 185mm

• 170mm

• 180mm

• 175mm

A bird's eye view of a site and its surrounding area within a drawing is called a:

• detail drawing

• component range drawing

• location drawing/block plan

• bill of quantities