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CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Semester 1 Examinations 2007/
Module Title: Construction
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: Winter 2007
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.
Q1. Answer (a) and (b) or (c) of the following:
(a) Concerning ground floor construction, name three distinct types and in each case, specify their construction (from finished floor level down to subsoil level). Use sketches at an approximate scale of 1:5 to illustrate your answers. (20 marks) (b) Name the four main entry points for radon gas into a building and describe how entry is prevented in each case (sketch or sketches will help to illustrate your answers). (14 marks) (c) Describe the three levels of protection against the passage of radon into a building, and indicate when it may become necessary to progress from one level to the next. (14 marks)
Q2. (a) In relation to window construction, what is coldbridge and how do we prevent it? (5 marks) (b) In relation to window construction: sketch to an approximate scale of 1:5 and fully annotate: (1) Standard cill detail (complete) using a precast concrete cill. (13 marks) (2) Composite lintel detail (complete). (15 marks)
Q3. (a) In relation to upper timber floor construction, show in sketch form, the elements of a trimmed ope, their fixing/support and their structural relationship to each other (the sequence and distribution of loads). (11 marks) (b) At an approximate scale of 1:5, sketch and fully annotate a section through two full steps of a 900mm wide timber staircase. (11 marks) (c) In relation to the requirements for safety in use, in staircase design: (1) What is the maximum number of rises in any one flight? (3 marks) (2) What is the relationship of rise to going? (3 marks) (3) What is the optimum rise and what is the optimum going? (5 marks)
