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Composite Lintel - Construction - Past Paper, Exams of Material Engineering

Cochin University of Science and TechnologyMaterial Engineering

Main points of this exam paper are: Composite Lintel, Requirements for Construction, Structural Integrity, Weatherproofing Elements, Provision of Restraint, External Walling, Insulation Envelope, Warm Deck Construction

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CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Semester 1 Examinations 2007/08
Module Title: Construction 1
Module Code: CIVL 6003
School: School of Building & Civil Engineering
Programme Title: Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering – Year 1
Programme Code: CCIVL_7_Y1
External Examiner(s): Mr. John Lapthorne
Mr. Joseph Kindregan
Internal Examiner(s): Mr. Paul Murray
Instructions: Answer three questions out of four.
Use squared paper for sketches and enter your name &
question no. at top of each.
Quality and clarity of sketches are important.
All questions carry equal marks.
Duration: 2 HOURS
Sitting: Autumn 2008
Requirements for this examination:
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have
received the correct examination paper.
If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
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CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ

Semester 1 Examinations 2007/

Module Title: Construction 1

Module Code: CIVL 6003

School: School of Building & Civil Engineering

Programme Title: Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering – Year 1

Programme Code: CCIVL_7_Y

External Examiner(s): Mr. John Lapthorne Mr. Joseph Kindregan Internal Examiner(s): Mr. Paul Murray

Instructions: Answer three questions out of four. Use squared paper for sketches and enter your name & question no. at top of each. Quality and clarity of sketches are important. All questions carry equal marks.

Duration: 2 HOURS

Sitting: Autumn 2008

Requirements for this examination:

Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the correct examination paper. If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.

  1. (a) Explain briefly what is meant by the term ‘composite lintel’. (7 marks) (b) Discuss the requirements for construction and structural integrity of composite lintels. (13 marks) (c) At an approximate scale of 1:5, sketch a typical section through a composite lintel construction, noting the structural and weatherproofing elements/requirements (13 marks)
  2. (a) With the aid of sketch, indicate the need for the provision of restraint in external walling at first floor level in a building and also with sketch, suggest a solution to the requirement for restraint at this level. (15 marks) (b) At what, if any, other level or levels, is restraint required in external walling? (8 marks) (c) With the aid of sketch, indicate what added/compensatory restraint may be required, either end of a staircase ope, formed at a gable wall. (11 marks)
  3. (a) Explain briefly what is meant by the term ‘insulation envelope’? (5 marks) (b) Discuss briefly, the essential differences between ‘warm deck’ and ‘cold deck’ construction in flat timber roofs? (13 marks) (c) Sketch to an approximate scale of 1:5, and fully annotate, the eaves detail for a flat timber roof with warm deck construction. (16 marks)
  4. In relation to the regulations for staircase design: (1) What is the minimum permitted unobstructed stairway width, clear of handrails etc? (4 marks) (2) What is the minimum clear headroom, measured vertically from the pitch line? (4 marks) (3) What is the maximum number of rises permitted in any one flight? (4 marks) (4) When is ‘guarding’ required? (4 marks) (5) What is the permitted height range for handrails? (4 marks) (6) What is the minimum permitted clearance between handrail and wall, or other obstruction? (4 marks) (7) What is the permitted relationship range, between ‘rise’ and ‘going’? (4 marks) (8) What is the minimum permitted dimension for ‘going’ and maximum for ‘rise’? (6 marks)