Building Science N2 — Document

November 2022 — N2 — Building Science

N2 2022 Nated Engineering

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1.1State the temperature at which water has its maximum density (1\

1.2What type of energy is required to change the state of matter? (1\

1.3Define the following terms as found in Building Science

1.3.1Law of moments (3\

1.3.2Capillary action (3\

1.3.3Torque (3\

1.3.4Buoyed (2\ [13]13

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2.1Calculate the magnitude of support R by taking moments about R R. (5\

2.2Calculate the magnitude of support R by taking moments about R L. (5\

2.3Test your answer by taking into account the sum of the upward forces and the sum of the downward forces. (3\ [13]13

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3.1State FOUR aspects that should be considered before choosing a roof covering. (4\

3.2State 'Yes' if you agree or ' No if you do not agree with the following statement and give TWO reasons for your

3.3State what is described by each of the following:

3.3.1he quantity of energy required to raise the temperature of any body by 1

3.3.2The transfer of heat from particle to particle mostly in solids

3.3.3It is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 C or 1 K. (3 1\ (3\

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4.1Calculate the total area of the compound section. (5\

4.2Determine the distance of the centroid of each section from 'X X'. (4\

4.3Calculate the sum of the moments of the section about 'X X'. (6\

4.4Calculate the position of the centroid of the compound section from 'X X'. (4\

4.5Redraw the metal plate shown in FIGURE 3 , DIAGRAM SHEET and show the position of the centroid, using any suitable scale (4\

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5.1Redraw the space diagram and sho w the directions of the members (4\

5.2Draw the vector diagram required to analyse the forces in the members. (8\

5.3Determine the magnitude and nature of the forces in each member of the frame and tabulate the findings neatly. (11\ [23]23

Q6— Section header —

6.1Redraw the space diagram and complete Bow's notation. (3\

6.2Calculate the magnitude and direction of force 'P'. NOTE: No marks will be given for graphical means. (15\ [18] TOTAL: 100 Use the following scale18

Mark Allocation

Total100 marks

Sections13 + 13 + 10 + 23 + 23 + 18 = 100 marks

Paper information

TitleDocument

SubjectBuilding Science

LevelN2

Document typeQuestion paper

Year2022

MonthNovember

Pages8

Downloads4

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago4y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayTuesday

Exam periodNovember 2022

Days since exam1,439

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