Faculty - Architecture, Planning, and Surveying - 2022 - Session 1 - Diploma - DQS152
Faculty - Architecture, Planning, and Surveying - 2022 - Session 1 - Diploma - DQS152
Faculty - Architecture, Planning, and Surveying - 2022 - Session 1 - Diploma - DQS152
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
2. Answer ALL questions in your Answer Booklet (Use your own A4 paper or Test Pad Paper).
Start each answer on a new page.
5. Write your full name, student id and your class name during submission or on every page in
answer booklet.
QUESTION 1
a) With the aid of annotated sketches, explain three (3) types of strutting used in
suspended timber upper floor.
(10 marks)
c) Briefly explain the five (5) components of a suspended timber ground floor.
(5 marks)
QUESTION 2
a) Explain the advantages of using timber pitched roof compared to concrete flat roof.
(10 marks)
QUESTION 3
a) Suggest and justify one (1) most suitable type of CEILING FINISHES for a cinema hall in
a shopping mall. Then, explain the installation process involved for the selected finishes.
(10 marks)
c) Explain the mortice and tennon joint system used in a timber door.
(5 marks)
QUESTION 4
a) Suggest and justify one (1) suitable type of FLOOR FINISHES for a gymnasium building.
Then, explain the installation process involved for the selected finishes.
(10 marks)
i) Life load
ii) Dead load
(10 marks)