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INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION
SEMESTER I, 2002/2003 SESSION
KULLIVYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Level of Study:

First Year

Surveying
9.00am -12.00pm

Date

13TH October

3 hour(s)

Day

Sunday

Co~rse Code:

AQS1191

Section (s)

Co~rse Title'

Principles
construction

Programme.

Bachelor

Tim~
Dur~tion

of Quantity

of

building

Thi~ question paper consists of Three (3) printed pages "'iith Six (6) questions.

DO NOT OPEN UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO

You are required to answer any five (5) questions.

Any form of cheating or attempt to cheat is a serious

I
'i"vhich may lead to dismissal.
APPROVED BY

A MOHD. YUNUS
Head
Department of QuantitySurveying
Kulliyyah ofArchitecture& EnvironmentalDesign
International Islamic Universil}' Malaysia
la/an Gombak.53/00 Kuala Lumpur

offence,

2002

~ESTION

1 (20 marks)

a) Explain the general functions of walls.

b) Sketch and explain the following termsi)
ii)
iii)

(15 marks)

Wall system
Internal walls
Arches

c) List three (3) advantages of having an opening in

walls of a house.
~:STION

(2 marks)

(3 marks)

2 (20 marks)
a) List and discuss the functions of four (4) parties
of 'Site personnel organization'.

(10 marks)

b) Explain the importance of 'site investigation'

(2 marks)

c) Briefly explain the following aspects of site

(8 marks)

investigationi)
ii)
iii)
iv)

Road access
Boundary conditions
Noise
Public utilities supply for construction

QUESTION 3 (20 marks)

a) Identify and describe three (3) different types of
project site.

(9 marks)

b) Explain the necessities of 'temporary work'.

(2 marks)

c) Explain the purposes of subsoil drainage.

(2 marks)

d) Compare and contrast 'trench excavation' and

'wide excavation'.

(4 marks)

e) Give three (3) examples of construction works

where bulk excavation is involved.

(3 marks)

QUESTION 4(20 marks)

a) Foundation is perhaps the most important
element in a building. Explain.

(6 marks)

b) List five (5) conditions of unsuitability of the upper

regions of soils that may require the use of pile in
any construction works.

(5 marks)

c) List three (3) factors that influence the shape and

size of a foundation.

(3 marks)

d) Explain the differences between non-piled and

piled foundations.

(6 marks)

QUESTION 5{20 marks)

a) Briefly describe the three (3) types of timber roof.

(10 marks)

b) Explain the differences between low-slope roofs

and steep roofs.

(6 marks)

c) List four (4) types of materials that can be used

for connecting structural timber members.

(4 marks)

QUESTION 6(20 marks}

a) What is a scaffolding?

(2 marks)

b) Briefly explain the difference between slung

scaffolds and mobile tower scaffolds.

(10 marks)

c) List three (3) types of materials used to make

scaffolding. Identify and discuss the most costeffective material for the Malaysian construction
industry.

(8 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER