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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS
UNISA |S
ane CMD1501 May/June 2017
CONSTRUCTION METHODS |
Duration 2 Hours 100 Marks
EXAMINERS
FIRST MRS MS MLAS!
SECOND MR DA ADEDOKUN
Use of a non-programmable pocket calculator 1s permissible
Closed book examination
This examination question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may not be
removed from the examination venue
This examination question paper consists of 6 pages including the cover page
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
‘Answer all the questions
CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION
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Question 1
Choose the correct answer for each of the questions below Do not copy the sentences
to your workbook, write ONLY the correct answer next to the question number
(Example: 1.1. A)
1
The primary task of a community liaison officer (GLO) 1s to.
A Be available on site daily.
B_Befnend the politicians
C. Be the contractor's representative at the site meeting
The amount of water arnving at a ditch relates to the.
‘A Hydrological study
B_ Hydraulic study.
C. Environmental study.
On the construction site, the suitable statement pertaining to safety is
A. ‘The site inspector must ensure our safety *
B. ‘We all have a role to play to ensure our safety.”
‘Only those who work with dangerous equipment must adhere to safety rules '
The Department of labour in South Africa recommends.
‘A. 40 hours per week, but not more than 50 hours in any working week
B 40 hours per week, but not more than 55 hours in any working week
C. 40 hours per week, but not more than 60 hours in any working week
‘The following is a famous tunneling methods
‘A Pipe pushing
B Pipe propping
C. Pipe jacking
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1.8
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It 1s often difficult to distinguish between revetment, seawall and bulkhead The
correct order from the largest to the smallest will be a
A Bulkhead, a seawall and then a revetment
B Bulkhead, a revetment and then a seawall
C Seawall, a buikhead and then a revetment
In South Afnca the recommended horizontal distance between two rails 1s
A 1065 mm
B 1605 mm
C 1650 mm
It takes longer for a heavier aircraft to become airborne.
A True
B False
Water influences the strength of the subgrade of any road
A True
B False
The beam to beam connection depends on
A The length of the beams
B. The elastic properties of the beams
© The relative depths of the beams
[10 Marks]
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Question 2
21 Figure 1 shows a simplified T-section of a beam, which 1s 1700 mm in length. If
the beam is made of steel with a density of 7850 kg/m®, calculate the total weight
of the beam in kN/m Assume that the gravitational constant, g = 9 81 m/s*. (15)
267 mm
Figure 1
2.2. What are the technical names given to the parts A and B of the T-section in
Figure 1? 4)
[19 Marks]
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Question 3
31 State four principles of good pipe drainage @)
32 Elaborate on the suitability of a simple arch dam @
33 _ State the difference between a Class 4 and a Class 5 road @
34 Describe a poker vibrator ©
35 Group the following types of foundations into either the shallow foundation group
36
37
38
39
310.
3101
3102
or the deep foundation group Pile foundations, stnp foundations, caissons, raft
foundations and pad foundations ©
Under which conditions should a concrete column need no reinforcement? List
four conditions 8)
Briefly describe job design in a Labour-enhanced construction (LEC) (4)
st two things that employers must do in order to ensure the objectives of the
Machinery and Occupational safety Act are achieved (4)
Name and bnefly discuss four methods that are used to test drain pipes. (8)
Define the following terms
Pier satelite (3)
Remote satellite (3)
[56 Marks]
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The terms given in column B are placed randomly Match each term from column A with
a correct term from column B Do not copy the both terms to your workbook, write
ONLY the correct answer from column B next to the question number (Example: 4.1.
Safety)
roy Orr
i
41 Struts ‘Dam capacity
[42 Steel bars Railway tracks:
43 NOSA Timbering |
44 Drought Road surface
45 Anchor blocks Reinforced concrete siab
46 Bore Safety
47 Apron Bridge
48 Skimmer Arrpot
49 Tumout Channel flow
410 Hot-mx asphalt Construction plant
411 Drydock Peed ~~Tunneling
412. Flemish bond Harbour
413 Rock bolting Pipe diameter
[414 Manning roughness coefficient Brickwork
415 Deck Pipe stability
[15 Marks]
TOTAL MARKS [100}
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