Civil Drawing - Paper 1 Flashcards
What does DPC mean?
Damp Proof Course
What does FFL mean?
Finished Floor Level
What does NGL mean?
Natural Ground Level
What does NTS mean?
Not To Scale
What are the recommended drawing scales for layout drawings?
1:200
1:100
1:50
What are the recommended drawing scales for component drawings?
1:50
1:20
1:10
1:5
1:2
1:1
What does this symbol indicate?
Existing level on plan where X marks the position to which the height applies.
What does this symbol indicate?
Level required on plan
What does this symbol indicate?
Existing level on section
What does this symbol indicate?
Level required on section
What does this symbol indicate?
Cutting plane where the arrow indicates direction of sight.
What does this symbol indicate?
Finished floor level
What does this symbol indicate?
Ramp where the arrow indicates ramp up
What does this symbol indicate?
Staircase where the arrow indicates stairs up
What does this symbol indicate?
North point
What does this symbol indicate?
Tree to be removed
What does this symbol indicate?
Existing tree
What does this symbol indicate?
Rough timber section
What does this symbol indicate?
Finished timber section
What does this symbol indicate?
Concrete
What does this symbol indicate?
Earth fill
What does this symbol indicate?
Common brick
What does this symbol indicate?
Face brick
What does this symbol indicate?
Compacted hardcore fill
What does this symbol indicate?
Screed
What does this symbol indicate?
Insulation
What height should numbers be printed?
3mm
What height should labels be printed?
3mm
What height should titles be printed?
5mm
Should you underline print?
No, underlining is NOT recommended
Should notes be placed horizontally or vertically?
Horizontally
Name 3 types of drawings.
Sketch drawings
Design drawings
Working drawings
Name 4 types of working drawings.
Locality plan
Site plan
Layout drawings
Component drawings
What are sketch drawings?
Preliminary freehand drawings which show the intentions of the designer.
What are design drawings?
Freehand drawings but with sufficiently more detail than the sketch drawings. The final drawings are prepared from the design drawings.
What is a locality plan?
A plan that identifies the stand and locates the outline of a stand in relation to a town plan or other wider context.
What is a site plan?
It indicates the size and the features of a site and locates the positions of buildings in relation to them. It also contains other information required by the local municipality.
What is a layout drawing?
A drawing that shows the general construction of the building with the location of all the principal elements and the components.
What is included in a layout drawing?
Floor plan
Elevations
Sections
Name 3 types of component drawings.
Component range drawings
Component detail drawings
Assembly drawings
What are component range drawings?
They show the basic sizes and system of reference for a set of components.
What are component detail drawings?
They show all the information necessary for the manufacture of components.
What are assembly drawings?
They show in detail the construction of a building.
What features are included on a floor plan?
Doors, windows, wall thickness, room designations and sizes, wiring diagrams, water and sewage reticulation, the overall makeup of the building.
What should you be able to visualise when you review the floor plan with elevations?
What the structure will look like when built.
What are elevations?
Elevations are the exterior view of a building that shows the features of that building and in particular the style and the exterior finishes.
How is an elevation labeled?
According to the geographic direction it faces.
What is a north elevation?
An elevation of the side of the building that faces north.
How many elevations does a typical drawing have?
A minimum of 4 for simple buildings. Complex buildings will have more elevations.
What is a section?
A section is a vertical slice through a building.
What is the purpose of drawing sections?
To show construction details.
How should sections be labelled when there is more than one?
A-A, B-B, and so on.
What do sectional elevations show?
How the various components combine to make up the building.
What is a detail section?
It’s a drawing of part of a structure that is usually drawn to a larger scale that will be used for manufacturing purposes.
What size sheets are used for commercial civil layout drawings?
A1
How many views of a building should be on a single A1 sheet?
As many as possible without crowding the drawing area.
How should views be laid out on a civil layout drawing?
The plan of the building is placed in a bottom corner of the sheet with the North elevation and the south elevation placed directly above it. The east and west elevations are then placed in line with and to the side of the north elevation.
What does S mean?
Sink
What does WC mean?
Water Closet
What does HB mean?
Wash-Basin
What does B mean?
Bath
What does SH mean?
Shower
What does U mean?
Urinal
What does WT mean?
Wash Tub
What does BT mean?
Bidet