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CIEN 20012
The Overview:
Carpentry skills and knowledge is almost indispensable as far as the construction industry
goes. Expertise and talents on this field covers multitude of different area, from erecting, repairing,
or remodeling existing structures of kinds. It is a valuable trade skill used in construction field.
This course, Civil Engineering Orientation 1, is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills,
positive attitude and work values on carpentry in accordance with international standards. It
covers the competencies required on construction and carpentry design and utilization. It covers
the fundamental principles and components of elementary structures utilized in carpentry and civil
engineering works. It provides basic understanding in construction methods, characteristics of
wood and compositions of products. All throughout the subject, students will learn and familiarize
proper utilization of carpentry tools, and practice safety measures. Subjects such as lay out and
excavation, types of foundation and soil testing, posts and columns, platform floor structures, roof
framing, forms, scaffoldings and staging, will also be discussed in the lesson.
Course Objectives:
• Introduce and master shop/construction safety precaution and awareness.
• Reinforce basic mathematical skills by incorporation of carpentry practical application
• Identify the different carpentering tools and their uses.
• Introduce the students, the art of reading and interpreting construction plans/design as
well as different notes and symbols on blueprints
• Know the different materials used in carpentry.
• Understand the different types of woods, foundation, post and columns, platform floor
structure, roof framing, forms, scaffolding, and staging.
• To be able to know the different materials used in carpentry as well as their constraints
and objectives.
• Quizzes
• Attendance
• Recitation/Group Dynamics
• Projects/Assignments/Seatwork/Special Report
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Woods 3
7 Roof Framing 54
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Module 1: Woods
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learner will be able to:
Course Materials:
WOOD is that fibrous substance which composes the trunk and branches of a tree that lies
between the pitch and the bark.
Properties of Wood
1. Strong Material
2. Durable
3. Light in weight
4. Ease of working and fastening
5. With artistic and natural beauty
1. Natural Warmth
2. Workability, easily shaped with simple tools
3. Infinite variety- unique
4. Strength – for bridges
5. Flexibility – actual, it bends
6. Fire Protection – doesn’t melt or crumble
7. Color – natural
1. Wood is easily worked out with tools and fabricated into many shapes, sizes and design.
2. Wood is excellent non-conductor of heat. It is warm in winter and cool in summer.
3. It is abundant in many shapes, color, sizes and as renewable resources.
4. The use of timber connectors in wide trusses and spans generally permit the use of
small wood members.
5. With artistic grains and appearance conducive to architectural designs, adding beauty
and attraction to furniture and interior finishes
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Defects of Wood
1. Decay
Caused by attack of fungi.
2. Cheeks
Cracks or lengthwise separation across the rings caused by irregular shrinkage.
3. Shakes
Cracks between and parallel to the rings
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4. Knots
Irregular growth in the body of a tree that interrupt the smooth curve of the grain.
5. Warping
Any variation with the plane surface caused by unequal shrinkage of the board.
Several forms of warp are:
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Lumber (tabla) - Wood that is cut to a specified dimension that is usually used as a
construction material.
3. Dimension Lumber – pieces more than 2” and less than 5” in any dimension.
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Wood Composites
Plywood
Advantages of Plywood
• The approximate equalization of strength properties along its length and width
• Greater resistance for checking and splitting
• Less change in dimension due to moisture content.
Types of Plywood
• Ordinary Plywood
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• Form Plywood
• Marine Plywood
-waterproofed
Hardboard
Made from wood fiber extracted from chips and pulped wood waste.
Types of Hardboard
• Standard HB
• Panel HB
• Tempered
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• Finishing materials made from vegetable fibers such as sugarcane stalks or corn
pressed into sheets.
• It is not very strong, but has good properties. Therefore, it is usually used for ceiling only.
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Particle Board
Millwork
• Consists of finished lumber which is further cut and processed at a lumber mill.
• Includes doors, windows, moldings, trim and other ornamental forms of wood.
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Activities/Assessment:
Sample Problem No.1
The walls in an auditorium were proposed to be treated in order to minimize the sound
vibration inside the facility. The proposed material to be used is ordinary plywood and
gypsum boards to be laminated to the plywood. Determine the quantity of the standard size
gypsum board and plywood needed for the sound treatment of the walls. The dimension of
the walls are as follows:
Determine the quantity of the needed for a ceiling with a dimension of 38.50 meters in
length by 45.30 meters in width.
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Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learner will be able to:
Course Materials:
CARPENTRY
• A skilled trade in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and
installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber
bridges, concrete formwork, etc.
• The art and trade of cutting, working, and joining timber. The term includes both
structural timberwork in framing and items such as doors, windows, and staircases.
CARPENTRY TOOLS
Simple machine tools that are used to shape, reshape, join, cut, dismantle and any other
uses in order to smoothen flow of works in carpentry.
• Measuring Tools
• Testing and Guiding
• Fastening Tools
• Rough Facing Tools
• Toothed Cutting Tools
• Sharp-Edged Cutting
• Smooth Facing Tools
• Boring or Drilling Tools
• Holding Tools
• Sharpening Tools
• Work Bench
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MEASURING TOOLS
Type of tools: By Definition: Figure:
Generally used in measuring
short distances. It is usually
The Two Foot Four made up of four folds
Folding Rule connected by three hinges
spaced at 6 inches or 15 cm
apart which could be folded-
up.
The Extension Rule Is used for measuring inside
distances such as doors,
windows, cabinets etc.
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MARKING TOOLS
Type of tool: By Definition: Figure:
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FASTENING TOOLS
Type of tool: By Definition: Figure:
A hand tool made of steel
Claw Hammer carefully forged, hardened and
tempered. Its sizes varies from
140 to 560 grams.
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SHARPENING TOOLS
Type of tool: By Definition: Figure:
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WORK BENCH
Type of tool: By Definition: Figure:
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SAFETY
Is everybody’s concern.
Risk is the chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm.
Causes Of Accidents
TYPES OF HAZARDS
PHYSICAL HAZARDS CHEMICAL HAZARDS BIOLOGICALHAZARDS ERGONOMIC HAZARDS
➢ Noise Forms: ➢ Bacteria ➢ Improper tools and
➢ Vibrations ➢ Liquid ➢ Viruses equipment design
➢ Extremes of ➢ Solid ➢ Fungi ➢ Unecessary and
temperature ➢ Gas ➢ Insects/Parasites unusual design
➢ Pressure Route of Entry: ➢ Repetetive motion
➢ Inhalation ➢ Stress
➢ Ingestion
➢ Injection
➢ Skin
➢ Eye
Contamination
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1. Engineering Control
– this refers to the re-engineering of the workplace environment
2. Administrative Control
– This refers to the policies, guidelines practices such as the operating
procedures in the working area
3. PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
– This refers to the use of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). For the
many types of PPE on Construction site, one of the most commonly use is the
hardhat. The hardhat is used to protect your head from accidental falling of
debris on site or any material that may harm your head during your visit on the
construction site..
Activities/Assessment:
Essay: In no more than 80 words, please state your reaction in this photo.
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Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learner will be able to:
Course Materials:
LAYOUT Is the process of interpreting construction plans and marking the location of proposed new
structures such as roads, buildings, slab edges, elevator openings or structural columns.
STAKE are wooden sticks used as posts sharpened at one end driven into the round to serve
as boundaries or support of the batter boards.
BATTER BOARD are wood stick or board nailed horizontally at the stake which serves as the
horizontal plane where the reference point of building measurements are established.
STRING is either plastic chord or galvanized wire across the batter board used to indicate the
outline of the building wall and foundation.
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STEP 1:
Building Permit
Building Permit Fees
Secure that all disputes are finished
STEP 2: Relocate the boundaries
Clear the site of existing structures that will obstruct the structure
STEP 3: Clear the site from trees
STEP 4: Construct and allocate a space for laborers and storage area etc.
STEP 5: Apply temporary connections of electric and water supply.
STEP 6: Construct a temporary fence.
STEP 7: Order the construction materials that are necessary for the project.
STEP 8: Verify the measurement in the plans.
STEP 9: Fix batter boards to its horizontal position with the use of level.
STEP 10: Verify the measurement on the batter boards.
STEP 11: After establishing the reference point and lines for the footing, transfer the
intersecting points of the string to the ground by using a plum bob.
EXCAVATION is the process of removing soil or earth materials using hands, claws tool or any
heavy equipment/s.
Types of Excavation
• Minor Excavation
• Major Excavation
Minor Excavation is a type of excavation that may be carried out by manual means or by using
tools such as shovel, picks etc.
• Creek reclamation
• Trenching (water, sewer, electric)
• Fence installation and removal
• Patio/Sidewalk installation and removal
• Drainage ditch cleaning
• Parking lot sweeping
• Yard Reclamation, levelling, brush removal
Major Excavation is a type of excavation that must be carried out by using heavy equipment such
as backhoe, excavators etc.
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• General Contractors
• Highway and street construction contractors
• Bridge and tunnel contractors
• Water, sewer, pipeline contractors
• Communication and power line contractors
• Concrete worker and well drilling contractors
Hazards of Excavation:
• Cave-ins
• Underground Utilities
• Electrical wires and pipes
• Fiber Optics
• Waterline pipes
• Materials/Equipment Falling At Excavation Sites
• Electrocutions
• Drowning
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• sloping or benching
• support systems
• shield systems
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Activities/Assessment:
Essay: In no more than 80 words, please state your reaction, which includes the
possible violations and remedies that should be done in order to not replicate the
mistakes in the photo below. .
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Learning objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learner will be able to:
• Understand the types of foundations and their functions.
• Discuss the methods used in construction of foundations.
• Discuss factors in settlement of foundations.
• Discuss the factors that cause the failure of foundations.
• Steps in conducting soil testing
Course Materials:
Foundation
• Is the element of an architectural structure, which connects it to the ground, and
transfers loads from the structure to the ground.
• Are generally considered either shallow or deep.
• Is that portion of the structural elements that carry or support the superstructure of the
building.
• Is further defined as the substructure, which is usually placed below the surface of the
ground that transmits the load of the building to the under-lying soil or rock.
1. Shallow Foundation
2. Deep Foundations
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Shallow Foundations is a type of building foundation that transfers building loads to the earth
which is somewhat very near to the surface, rather than to a subsurface layer or a range of
depths as does a deep foundation.
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2. Combined Footing
Combined footings are constructed for two or more columns when they are close to
each other and their foundations overlap.
3. Strap Footing
This footing is useful when the external column is very near to property line. A strap
footing is a combination of spread footings of two columns connected by a strap beam.
Beam connecting two-spread footing does not transfer any load to the soil. The
function of the strap beam to transfer a load of the heavily loaded column to the inner
column.
Mat or Raft Foundation is classified as a large footing extending over a wide or entire ground
floor area of the building. It is adopted due to the overlapping of the individual column
footing based on the design output.
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Deep Foundations
Is a type of foundation that transfers building loads to the earth farther down from the
surface than a shallow foundation does to a subsurface layer or a range of depths.
Piers
2. Piles
Is a structural member of small cross-sectional area with reasonable length
driven down the ground by means of hammer or vibratory generators.
Driven Piles Steel Sheet Piles
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3. Caissons
Is a structural box, cylindrical in type or chamber that is sunk in place or built in
place by excavating systematically below the bottom of the unit that descends to
the final depth.
Caissons
1. As friction pile at their bottom portions in transmitting the load through soft strata into
stiffer lower strata.
2. As friction pile utilizing its full length.
3. As soil compactor.
4. As end-bearing columns
5. As stabilizers of banks
6. As better piles
7. As sheeting
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Deep Foundation
Types of Piles
2. Friction Piles
These pile is used to transfer the loads to a depth of a friction load carrying
material by means of skin friction along the length of piles.
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3. Compaction Piles
Use to compact loose soils forming a sand pile.
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4. Anchor Piles
These provide anchorage against horizontal pull from sheet pulling or any other
pulling force.
5. Fender Piles
These are used to protect water from structure against impact from ships or
other floating objects.
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6. Sheet Piles
These pile are used as a impervious cut off sheet to reduce seepage and uplif
under hydraulic structure.
7. Batter Piles
These pile are used to
resist large horizontal or inclined forces.
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Testing
Underground Soil Exploration
Foundation design is primarily based from the result of subsurface investigation. The
Engineer who has to make the design must have a reasonably accurate conception of the physical
properties and arrangement of the underlying soil. The most suitable method under a wide variety
of soil conditions is by drilling a hole into the ground and extracting samples for identification or
testing. The investigation of the underlying materials as to its consistency or relative density of
the deposit could be made by penetration test or other methods, which do not require sampling.
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2. Wash Boring
The methods applied in wash boring is to drive a piece of metal tube of 5 to 10 cm.
diameter to a depth of 1.50 to 3.00 m., the tube or casing is cleared out by a
chopping bit fastened to the lower portion of the wash pipe inserted inside the tube
or casing. Water is forced down through the wash pipe by means of a high velocity
pump to rinse the fragments of soil through the annular space between the tube
and the wash pipe. This method is similar to the process of installing an
underground water pump where the pipe is cleaned by wash pipe and water.
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4. Rotary Drilling
Is the most rapid method for penetrating highly resistant materials such as rocks,
clay or even sand. The rotary boring diameter ranges from 5 cm. to 20 cm. (2 to
8 inches).
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5. Percussion Drilling
Percussion drilling is sometimes called cable tool drilling used when wash boring
or auger boring could not penetrate exceptionally hard strata of soil or rocks.
Static Penetration test is preferred for cohesive soil while Dynamic penetration test is good
for very hard deposits. Both give satisfactory result for cohesionless soil. Standard
penetration test is the most widely used in the United States; it is done by dropping a 60
kg. hammer into a drill rod from a height of 70 m. the number of blows to make a
penetration of 30 cm. is regarded as the penetration resistance.
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Activity/Assessment:
Compute for the total volume of concrete needed for the concrete pouring of the foundation
including its column up to NGL only as shown in the plan. Neglect wastage.
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Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learner will be able to:
Course Materials:
Post
Refers to a piece of timber of either cylindrical, square or other geometrical cross section
placed vertically to support a building; a compression vertical member not continuous
from storey to storey is also called post.
Column
Refers to a vertical structure used to support a building made of stone, concrete, steel or
the combination of the above materials.
Storey
Is the space in a building between floor levels or between a floor and a roof above.
Wooden Post
1. How it is used and/or constructed?
2. What are the design considerations?
3. What are the advantage and disadvantages?
Considerations In Construction:
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Advantages Of Timber
1. Excellent insulator
Houses built out of bricks also known to have outstanding insulating
properties, but timber manages to surpass them.
2. Timber is an elastic material
At the opposite of brick or concrete walls, timber walls do not need to be very
thick. A 20m timber wall for example, is strong enough to protect the internal
space against the winter cold, in conjunction with a proper treatment.
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DISADVANTAGES OF TIMBER
Columns that are made thru the combination of reinforcing steel bars and concrete.
1. Short Column
When the unsupported height is not greater than ten times the shortest lateral
dimension of the cross section.
2. Long Column
When the unsupported height is more than ten times the shortest lateral
dimension of the cross section.
1. Tied Column
Tied column has reinforcement consisting of vertical or longitudinal bars held in
position by lateral reinforcement called lateral ties.
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2. Spiral Column
Spiral column is the term given where spirals with vertical or longitudinal bars
enclose a circular concrete core. The vertical reinforcement is provided with
evenly spaced continuous spiral held firmly in position by at least three vertical
bar spacers.
3. Composite Column
Composite column is another type of column where structural steel column is
embedded into the concrete core of a spiral column. The work involved under
this type of column is similar to that of a spiral column after the structural steel
have been set to its position.
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4. Combined Column
A column with structural steel encased in concrete of at least 7cm. thick
reinforced with wire mess surrounding the column at a distance of 3 centimeters
inside the outer surface of the concrete covering.
5. Lally Column
Lally column is a fabricated post made of steel pipe provided with a plain flat
steel bars or plate which hold a girder, girts or beam. The steel pipe is sometimes
filled with grout or concrete for additional strength and protection from rust or
corrosion.
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Activities/Assessment:
Compute for the total volume concrete needed for the concreting of columns, assume that the
height of the column starting at NGL is 15.00 meters.
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Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learner will be able to:
Course Materials:
Wooden Floor System
Floor framing is a platform structure of the building suspended by posts, columns, walls
and beams.
1. Live Load
- Refers to those movable loads imposed on the floor such as people, furniture
and the like.
2. Deadload
- Refers to the static load such as the weight of the construction materials which
generally carry the live toad
3. Types Of Materials To Be Used
-The choice from the various construction materials available such as lumber,
concrete, steel etc.
4. Sizes And Spacings Of The Structural Members
- Depends upon its strength and capability to carry the load at a certain spacing.
5. Span Of The Supports
- Pertains to the distances between the posts, columns or supporting walls.
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1. Girder
Is a principal beam extending from wall-to-wall of a building supporting the floor joists or
floor beams. Others define girders as the major horizontal support members upon which
the floor system is laid.
2. Floor Joists
Are those parts of the floor system placed on the girders where the floor boards are
fastened. Joists are usually nailed on the girders at a distance from 30 to 35 cm. on
center rigidly secured by bridging to prevent from wagging sideways.
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3. Sill
That part of the side of a house that rests horizontally upon the foundation. Sill is further
defined as those wood members fastened with anchor bolts to the foundation walls.
4. Bridging
A stiffiner used to stabilize the wood flooring sytem.
5. Ledger Strips
Ledger strips are boards nailed to the side of a beam to form support for joists.
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Activities/Assessment:
SAMPLE PROBLEM No.1
A wooden plank 2.00 inches in thickness by 300mm in width x 3.00 meters in length per unit is
said to be used as floor finish of a constructed wooden framing system for floor. If the area of the
flooring is 11.05 meters by 20.35 meters, determine the total quantity of the wood plank needed
for the project. Neglect wastage.
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Learning objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learner will be able to:
Course Materials:
Types Of Roofing
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Hip Roof
Is also a common form used in modern houses having straight sides all sloping toward
the center of the building terminating at the ridge.
Pyramid Roof
Is a modification of the hip roof wherein the four straight sides are sloping towards the
center terminating at a point.
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Gambrel Roof
Is a modification of the gable roof with each side having two slopes.
Ogee Roof
Is a Pyramid form having steep sides sloping to the center.
Mansard Roof
Where the sides of the roof slope steeply from each side of the building towards the
center forming a flat deck on top.
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Dome
Is a hemispherical form of roof usually used on observatories.
Butterfly Roof
Is a two shed roof where the slope meet at the center of the building.
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Rafter Type
Is a series of sloped structural members that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall
plate, downslope perimeter or eave, and that are designed to support the roof deck and
its associated load.
Truss Type
Truss is a built-up frame commonly employed on a long span roof unsupported by
intermediate columns or partitions. Truss is a design of a series of triangles used to
distribute load, stiffen the structure and flexibility for the interior spacing as well as
strength and rigidity.
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Common Rafters
Are rafters extended at right angles from the plate or girts to the ridge.
Hip Rafters
Are rafters laid diagonally from the corner of a plate or girts to the ridge.
Valley Rafters
Rafters placed diagonally from the plate or girts at the intersection of gable extension
with the main roof.
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Octagonal Rafters
Are rafters placed on an octagonal shaped plate at the central apex or ridge pole.
Jack Rafters
Any rafter which does not extend from the plate or girts to the ridge.
Girts
Is that structural member that supports the rafters or trusses of the building.
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Collar Beam
The ties between rafters on opposite sides of the roof.
Purlins
The structural member placed on top of a rafter or top chord of a truss that supports the
roof sheeting.
1. Pitched Truss
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2. Howe Truss
3. Scissors Truss
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5. Sawtooth Truss
B) Heavy Trusses
1. Flat Howe
2. Warren Trusses
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1. Roofing Nails
2. Wood Screw
3. Lag Screw
4. Tek Screw
Activities/Assessment:
Essay: In no more than 80 words, please discuss in what possible ways you should do in order
to maintain roof framing and roofing sheets to reduce its deterioration.
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Course Materials:
Formworks
Is a temporary boarding, sheating or pans used to produce the desired shape and size of
concrete. Forms are essential requirement in concrete construction. Structural members of a
building are built-up into its specified dimensions by the use of forms that serves as mould for
the mixed concrete are wooden sticks used as posts sharpened at one end driven into the
round to serve as boundaries or support of the batter boards.
1. It should be tight.
2. It should be strong.
3. It can be should be cheap reusable.
4. It should be in accordance to the sizes of members.
5. Swelling and shrinkage should be minimum.
6. It shoul be light weight and easy to strip.
1. Quality
2. Safety
3. Economy
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1. Timber
• Most common material used for bracing.
• Can be easily cut.
2. Steel
• Steel forms are stronger, durable and have longer life that timber
formwork and they are reusable.
• Steel forms can be installed and dismantled faster and easier.
• Steel forms are light weight, reusable and chemical resistant and can be
easily cut.
• But in other cases this forms are expensive, easily damage by heat and
load carrying capacity is low
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3. Aluminum
Aluminum is strong and light and consequently fewer, supports and ties
are required.
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Safety Precautions
• Material used for the construction of formworks must passed the standards and
specifications.
• Formworks must be properly fixed, firm, and rigid.
• The construction site specially in excavation must be properly protected.
• Warning signage must be properly indicated on strategic locations.
• Inspection must be done before the concrete pouring
Staging
A more substantial framework progressively built-up as tall buildings rise up. The term
staging is applied because it is built-up in stages one story at a time.
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Scaffolding
Is a temporary structure of wooden poles and planks providing platform for working men
to stand on while erecting or repairing the building. It is further defined as a temporary
framework for other purposes.
Several Types of Scaffolding
1. Trestle Scaffolding
The working platform is supported on movable ladders or tripods in trestle
scaffolding. It is used up to a height of 5m and is normally used for work inside
the room like repairs, paintings and likewise.
2. Steel Scaffolding
Steel scaffolding is made from steel tubes that are set jointly by steel fittings or
couplers. It is simple to erect and to dismantle. It has better robustness, greater
durability and superior fire resistance. Though it is not affordable cost wise, it
provides greater safety for workers. That’s the precise reason it is used so widely
these days.
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3. Patented Scaffolding
Patented scaffoldings are also made from steel; however, they are fitted with
special couplings and frames etc. These readymade scaffoldings are obtainable
on the market. Working platform is set on the brackets that are adjustable to the
required level in this type of scaffolding.
4. Suspended Scaffolding
Suspended scaffolding is mainly used for paintings, repair works, etc. Here, with
the assistance of chains or wire ropes etc., the working platform is suspended from
roofs. It can be lifted or lowered to the desired level.
5. Cantilever Scaffolding
In cantilever scaffolding, the standards are supported by a chain of needles and
these needles are pulled out via holes in the wall. This is known as “single frame”
scaffolding-type. In another type, needles are supported inside the floors via the
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openings and this is called independent or double frame scaffolding type. When
constructing cantilever scaffolding, good care should be taken.
Normally, under below mentioned conditions, cantilever scaffolding is used.
6. Single Scaffolding
Single scaffolding is usually used for brick masonry and so it is also known as brick
layer’s scaffolding. Single scaffolding comprises of standards, putlogs, ledgers
etc., which corresponds to the wall at a distance of around 1.2 m. Distance
amongst the standards is around 2 to 2.5 m. Ledgers join the standards at an
upright gap of 1.2 to 1.5 m. Putlogs are extracted from the gap remaining in the
wall to one end of the ledgers. Putlogs are positioned at a gap of 1.2 to 1.5 m.
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7. Double Scaffolding
Double Scaffolding is normally used for stone masonry job, therefore, it is also
known as mason’s scaffolding. It is also known as the independent scaffolding.
Typically, in stone walls, it is tough to make holes in the wall for supporting putlogs;
thus, two scaffolding rows are made to make it robust. Basically, the first row is
about 20 to 30 cm away from the wall, and another one is 1m away from the first
row. Then after putlogs are positioned that are supported by both the frames. In
order to make it sturdier, cross braces and rakers are supplied.
8. Kwikstage Scaffolding
The Kwikstage system is manufactured from hard wearing galvanised steel.
Kwikstage scaffolding system is effortless to assemble and erect and simple to
take down. For builders working on big or small projects, this scaffolding system is
very helpful. Wherever regular scaffold is used, Kwikstage scaffolding can also be
used as an alternative. Using a strong and safe interlocking system, the
patented Kwikstage modular system can be built to any height.
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ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENT:
Essay: In no more that 80 words, please dices on what action must be taken on the
photo below.
Watch:
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Y6B9k5ibA (how it’s made – gypsum boards)
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Read:
[1] Max B. Fajardo Jr. (2001). Simplified Building Construction. 5138 Merchandising
[2] Salvan G. (1986). Architectural Building Materials. JMC Press, Inc. ISBN: 971-11-
0321-4
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