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- 1What elements make up a construction project?Substructure - Below ground level
Superstructure - all above
Frame
Facade
Services
Finishes
Fixtures and furniture - 2What are the building regulations?A set of guidelines that are to be met in order to achieve building approval sign off, so it performs basic function safely
- 3What is the build up to a car park?Sub-grade
Sub-base
base
binder
Surface - 4What are the various methods of excavating?Open
Perimeter
Complete - 5What is part L of the building regulations?Conservation of fuel and power, and measures the energy efficiency of buildings.
- 6What is the difference between steel and concrete frames?Concrete is quicker to site
Steel is quicker to erect
concrete is more expense on site due to formwork
Steel is weaker in fire and needs protection - 7What are some of the ways to ventilate a building?Natural and Mechanical
Windows and air circulators - 8What are the different type of pile foundation?Driven - pre fabricated off site and driven into ground, can be secant or contiguous, or sheet pilling
Board Piles - drill hole, and pour concrete in situ then place cage.
All to create foundation or retaining wall - 9Name some brick bondsEnglish bond
Flemish bond
Running bond
header bond
Stretcher bond - 10What is the wall to floor ratio?Comparison of the external wall area against the internal floor area.
It measures the efficiency of a building. - 11What is the standard size of a brick?215x102.5x65
- 12What is working space?Safe space or area to allow working to carry out task, most common when laying bricks within trench,
- 13What is the difference between pre and post tension?Post tension is when the tendons are stressed after the concrete is poured
Pre tension is when the tendons are stressed before the concrete is poured
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