THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC ,ADO-EKITI
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009 SESSION
CLASS HND I Civil TIME ALLOWED: 2 HRS
COURSE: CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY CODE:
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER FOUR
1 i) a) Would you recommend mere hiring or outright purchase of equipment for
a given construction job during site organization?
b) State five (5) points to buttress up your choice
ii) Why is site investigation recommended before the physical commencement of
job on site
State three factors upon which the complexity of site investigation depends.
Draw a fully labeled independent scaffold.
v) Explain what you understand by scaffolding?
2 What you understand by the following terms as they relate to scaffolding:
i. Guard Rail
ii Standards
iii Ledgers and
iv Transoms
v Putlog
vi Base plate
vii Cross braces
Viii Facade brace
ix Toe boards
X Ledger
During the construction of a given project , State five (5) functions of each of the following personnel :
Project Engineer
Quantity Surveyor
Architect
Contractor
Civil Engineer
List five (5) major factors that influence the choice of earth moving equipment and explain why these factors are germane.
Explain five uses of each of the following construction equipment
Back actor
Dragline
Bulldozer
a) At what point is a structure considered to have failed structurally?
b) Explain the major seven (7) categories of failures in building construction.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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