Cheese Sandwiches Flashcards
Trees which increase in girth by growing outward and have distinctive consecutive rings are broadly classified as:
a) Confers
b) Exogenous
c) Deciduous
d) Endogenous
Exogenous
Following a subsoil site exploration, who translates the data and recommends the most suitable remediation technique?
a) The Geotechnical Engineer
b) The Structural Engineer
c) The Architect / Designer
d) The Main Contractor
e) Any Of The Above
The Geotechnical Engineer
With Regard To Making Shallow Excavations In Weak Granular Soils, Which Of The Following Pair of Systems Would Be Suitable To Use
a) Open Boarded Timbering And Trench Sheets
b) Open Boarded Timbering And Close Boarded Timbering
c) Trench Sheets And Closed Boarded Timbering
d) All Of The Above Combinations
Trench Sheets And Closed Boarded Timbering
During The Site Investigation Process, Which Of The Following Stages Is Best Utilised For Understanding The Characteristics Of The Underlying Strata On Site
a) Sub-Soil Survey
b) Desk Top Survey
c) Walkover Survey
d) All Of The Above
Sub-Soil Survery
Which Of The Following Is Not True In Relation To Cohesive Characteristics Of Soils
a) Soils Whose Particles Are Often 2mm Or Smaller With The Largest Tendency To Stick Together
b) Soils Whose Particles Are Often Greater Than 5mm With The Largest Tendency To Stick Together
c) Soils Whose Particles Have The Largest Tendency To Stick Together Under Capillary Action
d) Soils Whose Particles Have The Largest Tendency To Stick Together And Produce A Lump That Retains Shape
Soils Whose Particles Are Often Greater Than 5mm With The Largest Tendency To Stick Together
In Figure 1 The Element Shown As 1 Is Always Under:
a) Tension And Responds In Compression
b) Compression And Responds In Tension
c) Tension And Acts In Tension
d) Compression And Acts In Compression
Compression And Responds In Tension
This member is often specified as 178 x 38 mm to retain the earth and is placed at several
transverse intervals. Which element in the Figure 1 best fits this description?
a) Element 1 and 2
b) Element 4 and 3
c) Element 3 and 5
d) Element 2 and 4
Element 3 and 5
In figure 1 with regard to the excavation support shown, element 2 is called:
a) Waling
b) Polling boards
c) Raking shore
d) Strut
polling boards
in figure 1, what is the name of the element identified as 3?
a) Waling
b) Noggin
c) Strut
d) Poiing board
Waling
The excavation support system shown in figure 1 is ideal for:
a) shallow trenches
b) deep trenches
c) both deep and shallow trenches
d) Hydrofraise conditions
shallow trenches
Which one of the following shows the correct method of calculating a PI ratio of soil
a) it is the resulting value of: [ PL - LL]
b) it is the resulting value of: [LL - PL]
c) it is the restilting value at: [LP + U]
d) it is the resulting value: [Pl - PL]
b) it is the resulting value of: [LL - PL]
Which of the following activities would data be collected which is LEAST associated with a Desk Top Survey?
a) Confirm the relative position of the site boundary
b) Undue changes in existing buildings due to ground settlement
c) identify general environmental factors and physical consideration
d) Proximity of existing services sewers and roads
Undue changes in existing buildings due to ground settlement
In order to increase the rectilinear alignment of a retaining wall system which of the following bracing systems is deployed specifically for this purpose?
a) Anchor Ties
b) Single Sided Raking Shores
c) Hydraulic Knee Ties
d) Capping Beams
e) All Of The Above
All of the above
In relation to figure 2, the depth of the step (s) should be specified so that
a) S <= T
b) S >= L
c) S = (L+2) / 2
d) S = 2(L+T)
S <= T
A plastic index value of a soil expresses:
a) Soil’s susceptibility to heaving
b) Soil’s susceptibility to shrinkage
c) Soil’s susceptibility to volume change
d) Soil’s susceptibility to settlement
Soil’s susceptibility to volume change
When undertaking deep excavations the H&S law expects you to have an individual with an automatic sensor. What is the purpose of the sensor?
a) Detecting the presence of carbon monoxide
b) Detecting the presence of radon
c) Detecting the presence of methane
d) Detecting the presence of any gases
Detecting the presence of any gases
Working within excavations, which one of the following would act as a good trigger for an evacuation call?
a) The sudden increase in the smell of gas
b) The sudden collapse of the sides
c) The sudden occurrence of cracks in the sides of the excavation
d) Any of the above
Any of the above
In figure 3, which of the following is the best representation of the element shown?:
a) Cold pitched roof
b) Warm flat roof
c) Warm pitched roof
d) Cold flat roof
e) None of the above
Cold Flat Roof
Roof trusses must be designed to be least exposed to wind loading. Which of one the following describes the most effective restraint method?
a) Truss rafters braced agaInst the gable waII
b) Truss rafters bIrd-mouthed Into wall plate
c) Truss rafter braced using noggins at wall plate level
d) All of the above
Truss rafters bIrd-mouthed Into wall plate
in the floor system shown in figure 4, the lateral restraint system shown as 2 is called:
a) SoIid bIocking
b) Herringbone strutting
c) Horizontal strutting
d) None of the above
Herringbone strutting
In the floor system shown in figure 4, the lateral restraint system shown as 4 is called:
a) Solid bIocking
b) Herringbone strutting
c) Horizontal strutting
d) None of the above
Solid Blocking
In the figure 5 which of the following is the best representation of the type of roof shown?:
a) Cold pitched roof
b) Warm pitched roof
c) Cold flat roof
d) None of the above
Warm Pitched Roof
In figure 5, element B can be identified as:
a) Counter batten
b) Purlin
c) Common joist
d) None of the above
None Of The Above
In figure 5, the roof type shown element A is called:
a) side interlocking slates
b) side interlocking pantiles
c) side interlocking tiles
d) side interlocking plain tiles
side interlocking tiles
In the roof shown in figure 5, the most accurate description of element C is:
a) High defusing roof felt
b) Low diffusing roofing felt
c) Moderate diffusing roofing felt
d) Moderate to high diffusing roofing felt
Low diffusing roofing felt
At gable end the straps are provided only when:
a) Half of the height from floor level to top of gable is greater than 16 times the wall width + 10mm
b) Half of the gable height and distance measured from floor level ls 16 times greater than the wall width + 10mm
c) The gable height is 16 times greater than the wall width + 10mm
d) Half the gable height is 16 times greater than the wall width + 10mm
wall width + 10mm
Half of the gable height and distance measured from floor level ls 16 times greater than the wall width + 10mm
The pressure experienced in excavations due to the earth is called
a) Hydrostat pressure
b) Hydration pressure
c) Hydrostatic pressure
d) Hydrofraise pressure
Hydrostatic pressure
Which of the following is correct:
a) A cohesive soil is associated with a high drainage run
b) A cohesive soil is associated with a low plasticity index
c) A non-cohesive soil is associated with a high plasticlty index
d) A non-cohesive soil is associated with a low drainage run
e) None of the above
None of the above
Which of the following is the most accurate statement in relation to the positioning of a damp
proof course dpc level in a building? The dpc should be-
a) Positioned up to 150mm above ground level
b) Positioned exactly 150mm above ground level
c) Positioned at minimum 150mm above ground level
d) Positioned 150mm and level with top level of internal floor
e) None of the above
Positioned at minimum 150mm above ground level
In relation to the window sill junction in figure 6, which of the following the best representation of the function of element is:
a) Cavity soak as a fire barrier
b) Cavity tray to shed any moisture away
c) Window moisture barrier
d) Breather membrane to stop ingress of moisture
Cavity tray to shed any moisture away
With regard to the roof shown in figure 7, which of the following is the best representation of the type shown?
a) Cold pitched roof
b) Warm pitched roof
c) Cold flat roof
d) None of the above
Cold pitched roof
With regard to the roof shown in figure 7, insulation
shown as 1 is best annotated as:
a) Inserted between tie beams at rafter level
b) Inserted between tie beams at ceiling level
c) Inserted between rafters
d) Inserted over rafters
e) None of the above
Inserted between tie beams at ceiling level
In relation to the roof shown in figure 7, element 2 is called
a) Roof hunger
b) Tie beam
c) Ceiling board
d) Collar
Tie Beam
The element identified as 3 in figure 7 is called:
a) Eaves beam
b) Cavity closer
c) Wall plate
d) Tilting fillet
e) Counter batten
Wall Plate
In any typical excavation, the gross pressure experienced by the which of the following:
a) The soil, air and moisture
b) The soil, air, moisture and equipmernt
c) The soil, air, moisture and gravity
d) The soil, air, moisture, personnel, equipment and gravity
The soil, air, moisture, personnel, equipment and gravity
In figure 8, the element 1 is called:
a) Breather membrane
b) Vapour check or VCL
c) Damp Proof Membrane
d) Damp Proof Course
e) None of the above
Vapour check or VCL
In figure 8, the element 2 can be described as
a) Edge Insulation
b) Perimeter Insulation
c) Upstand floor insulation
d) Any of the above
Any of the above
In figure 8, the element shown as 3 is also called?
a) Vertical DPC
b) Vertical DPM
c) Vapour Control layer
d) None of the above
Vapour Control Layer
In foundations, if the engineer’s concern is that the soil has high contaminated moisture then its not untypical to place a membrane directly after the hardcore. Which of the following would be the
BEST membrane placed at (4) if a zero tolerance to water migration is specified:
a) Bentonite Clay Sheet
b) Damp Proof Membrane
c) Damp Proof Course
d) Vapour Control Layer
Bentonite Clay Sheet
Which of the following is a not a deep trench excavation support system?:
a) Sheet piles
b) Contiguous piles
c) Secant piles
d) Diaphragm walls
e) Drag Box
Drag Box
Which of the following is an issue that client’s representatives have to establish as part of a site
investigation?:
a) Rights of way through a development
b) Rights of support may be necessary to adjoining buildings
c) Rights of tenants
d) All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following systems is not ideal as a hydrofraise system?:
a) Secant piles
b) Contiguous piles
c) Sheet piles
d) Diaphragm walls
Contiguous piles
In relation to the foundation in figure 9 building regs dictate that if the width of the wall is 300mm then the max of H (the drap) should b
a) 1200mm
b) 1350mm
c) 1400mm
d) 1450mm
H = 4T
1200mm
In residential construction, when positioning trusses on a building roof truss movement must be kept to a minimum. The movement is also referred to as:
A. Lateral sway
B. Lateral shear
C. Lateral shrinkage
D. All of the above
Lateral sway
The type of roof bracing allowed for at tie beam or ceiling level is called:
A. Diagonal bracing
B. Chevron bracing
C. Longitudinal bracing
D. None of the above
Longitudinal Bracing
In residential construction, roof trusses are susceptible to deformation. The resulting failure largely referred to as:
A. Lateral deformation
B. Lateral bending
C. Lateral failure
D All of the above
All of the above
Following a site investigation, it is established a tree has a TPO.
The TPO stands for:
a) Tree Preserved Ordinance
b) Trees Preservation Orders
c) Tree Preservation Ordinance
d) Tree Preservation Order
Tree Preservation Order
The specialist individual who has to devise the most appropriate structural behaviour of a building once it becomes obvious that there is need to improve the lateral restraint behaviour is:
a) The Structural engineer
b) The Geotechnical engineer
c) The Architect/designe
d) The Main contractor
The Structural engineer
Roof trusses must be designed to be least exposed to wind loading. Which of the following defines the most effective restraint method?:
A. Trusses should be braced together by means of brates
B. Trusses should be fixed to wall plate using truss clips
C. Trusses should be fixed to a wall plate
D. Trusses should be braced using straps on noggins
E. All of the above
All of the above
Which one of the following defines the function of mortar in brickwork?:
A. Acts as a cushion to spread vertical loads evenly down into brickwork
B. Allows adjustment of position of each brick unit to line, level and plumb, as it is laid
C. Binds the units so they resist lateral pressure thus increased stability
D. Enables units to be joined to maximize the spread of the imposed load at 45 degree angle
E. All of the above
All of the above
Refer to figure 8:
which of the following is the correct annotation about how the external leaf to the foundation is supported. "the external leaf to be engineered facing brick class A F2, 52 and finished"
A. Sitting on a toe beam
B. sitting on a downstand beam
C. sitting on the edge beam
D. any of the above.
Any of the above
Refer to figure 8:
building-regulations suggest that the foundation detail shown should sit on what ground:
A. where depth of strata susceptible to heaving and shrinkage is removed and replaced up to a maximum-of 0.75m
B. where depth of strata susceptible to heaving and shrinkage is removed and replaced up to a maximum-of 1.25m
C. where depth of strata susceptible to heaving and shrinkage is removed and replaced up to a maximum-of 2.0m
D. None of the above
where depth of strata susceptible to heaving and shrinkage is removed and replaced up to a maximum-of 1.25m
Refer to figure 8:
The projection shown as 5 is called?
A. Edge Beam B. Toe beam C. Downstand D. Footing E. All of the above
Not marked on sheet but maybe toe beam
Refer to figure 10:
Joint 1 is called:
a) Half Lap Joint
b) Keyed in joint
c) Bird’s mouth joint
d) Dovetail Joint
Bird’s mouth joint
Refer to figure 10:
The roof element 2 is called:
a) Principal rafter
b) Hip rafter
c) Ridge rafter
d) Ridge board
Principal Rafter
Refer to figure 10:
The roof elerment 3 is called:
a) Batten
b) Counter batten
c) Fillet
d) Eaves Piece
Counter batten
Which of the following soils will be characterised by high permeability?
a) Noncohesive soils
b) Cohesive soils
c) Cohesive and non cohesive
d) All of the above
Noncohesive soils
Which of the following soils will be characterised by low permeability
a) Silt
b) Sand
c) Gravel
d) Clay
e) All of the abov
Clay
The moisture content at which the soil loses its properties by being highly
saturated is called:
a) Liquid Limit
b) Plastic Limit
c) Semi-liquid limit
d) Semi Plastic limit
Liquid Limit
The type of load which-varies.according to whether the building is expose according to whether the building is exposed or sheltered is called:
A Snow load
B. Seismic load
C. Gravity. load
D. Wind load
Wind Load
Which of the following soils will be characterised by high permeability?
a) Noncohesive soils
b) Cohesive soils
e) Cohesive and non cohesive
d) All of the above
Noncohesive soils
The type of movement which could sometimes be seen in misalignment of
windows and doors and the mis-positioning of invert levels for underground services is:
A. Settlement
B. Heave
C Collapse
D. Tilt settlement
Collapse
The objective of providing straps at various positions the roof is to:
a) Assist with trimming raftersat roof level
b) Minimise deformation in the trusses
c) Minimise lateral movement in the trusses
d) Minimise the effect of gravity on the trusses
Minimise lateral movement in the trusses
In cement the oxide responsible for Improving concrete resitsance to
rusting is:
a) Dicalclum Silicate
b) Tricalcium Silicate
c) Tetracalcium aluminoferrite
d) Tricalcium Aluminate
c) Tetracalcium aluminoferrite
These solls bear very small or microscopic pores that are
tiny that an efficient drainage run is difficult to achieve Inpa
this explains why these low
the following solls is characterised by the above descriptlon?
a) Noncohesive soils
b) Cohesive soils
c) Cohesive and non cohesive
d) All of the above
Cohesive soils
Which of the following is the most accurate representation of the possible combination of loads which will influence the design of buildings, more so high-rise residential flats?
A. Wind, Gravity and Dead loads B. Live, Gravity and Seismic loads C. Dead, Live and Gravity loads D. Wind, Gravity and Seismic loads E. Gravity, Seismic and Dead loads
Wind, Gravity and Seismic loads
Given the detail-shown in figure 11, which elements can be said to be acting as thermal bridges:
A. The internal walls and the concrete-floor
B. The wall ties and the external wall
C. The internal-wall and the wall-ties
D. The concrete floor, internal walls and wall ties
The concrete floor, internal walls and wall ties
What is the recommended typical vertical height for the wall-ties in an-external cavity-wall?
A. 500mm
B. 550mm
C. 450mm
D. 750mm
450mm
What is the minimum depth of embedment for the wall tie in a cavity wall:
a) 45mm
b) 50mm
c) 80mm
d) 100mm
50 mm
The type of movement In the structure caused by the
oss of ground support belo the foundation largely due to
expansion in the void ratio of the founding materials is:
a) Settlement
b) Heave
c) Differential settlement
d) TIt settlement
Heave
What are the initials of the UK trade assoclation who do
most of the research work associated wlth timber?
A. TRADE
B. TRADA
C. TRODA
D. TREDA
TRADA
The type of movement in the structure caused by the
loss of ground support below the foundation largely due to
shrinkage in the void ratio of the founding materials is called:
a) Settlement
b) Heave
c) Collapse
d) Tilt Settlement
Settlement
Which of the following soils will be characterised by low
permeability
a) Silt b Sand c) Gravel d) Clay e) All of the above
Clay
Figure 12 shows an application used in thin mortar jointing when laying blockwork. The name of the application is
a) Bed joint movement control wiremesh
b) Crack control wire mesh
c) Movement control steel mesh
d) Bed joint moverment.cuntrul inest
e) All of the above
All of the above
The moisture content at which the soil molecules lose their natural tendency to bind together and further disintegrate on becoming too dry is called:
a) Liquid limit
b) Plastic Limit
c) Semi-liquid limit
d) Semi Plastic limit
Plastic limit
The element shown as 1 in figure 13 can also be refered to?:
a) Galvanized restraint strap
b) Austenitic steel strap
c) Tension strap
d) Galvanized steel strap
e) All of the above
All of the above
The correct fixing of the strap as per
buildings regs
a) Strapped behind wall and across 4 joists
b) Strapped behind wall and across 3 joists
c) Strapped behind external wall and over 2 joints
d) Strapped behind the wall and a number of joists
Strapped behind wall and across 3 joists
Cement particles in normal OPC tend to cling to each other until a superplasticiser is added. This tendency to stick Together is also called:
a) Flocculation
b) Deflocculation
c) Sedimentation
d) Segregation
Flocculation
When designing buildings, whose responsibility is it toco calculate and ascertain the structural and load carying capability of building elements
a) Designer or architect
b) Structural Engineer
c) Principal contractor
d) Quantity Surveyor
Structural Engineer
With regard to structural etements acting as separating elements, which of the following statements is true?:
a) Any separating construction element has to be robust to limit franking sound
b) Any separating element has to be robust to limit impact noise
c) Any separating element-has. to be constructedto-limit airborne sound
d) all of the above
All of the above
Which one of the following defines the
element A in the external wall in figure 14?
A Rigid mineral wool insulation slabs
B. Semi-rigid mineral wool insulation slabs
C. Flexible mineral insulation slabs
D. Fair faced mineral wool insulation slabs
E. All of the above
Semi-rigid mineral wool insulation slabs
Which of the following is the best specification to the cavity wall insulation in figure 14?
A. Fully filled fixed mineral slabs between wall ties at standard vertical spacings
B. Fully filled mineral slabs fixed between standard ties 450mm high x 900mm wide
C. Fully-filled mineral slabs fixed between-ties 450mm x 900mm standard heights
D. Fully filled mineral slabs fixed between ties 450mm standard heights x 900mm wide
Fully filled mineral slabs fixed between ties 450mm standard heights x 900mm wide