Building Science N3 — Document P1

August 2018 — N3 — Building Science

N3 2018 Nated Engineering

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1.1Hard water causes a numbe r of problems regarding the use of water. State FIVE problems caused by hard water

1.2State THREE main purposes of paint (3\ [8]8

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2.1Calculate:

2.1.1The magnitude of the reaction RL (2\

2.1.2The bending moment at RL (3\

2.2Draw a fully labelled shear force diagram to the linear scale of 1 cm : 0

2.3Draw a fully labelled bending moment diagram to a linear scale of cm : 0

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3.1Distinguish between direct current and alternating current (2 2\

3.2Draw and fully label a 3 pin round plug. The drawing must include the following: Earth wire Live wire Neutral wire Brass p ins

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5.1Define work done as applicable to lifting machines (2\

5.2State any TWO laws of friction (2\

5.3A load of 1 000 N is lifted through a height of 3 m by an effort of 300 N moving through a distance of 25 m. alculate

5.3.1Velocity ratio

5.3.2Mechanical a dvantage

5.3.3Efficiency of the hoisting machine (3 2\ (6 [10] 1507002310

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7.1Study FIGURE 3 and d etermine the magnitude of the reactions RL and RR respectively. (2 x 2\ (4\

7.2Graphically determine the magnitude and nature of member forces. Present your results in tabular form as shown in TABLE 2 and show the nature of member forces on

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Total100 marks

Sections8 + 20 + 12 + 10 + 10 + 20 + 20 = 100 marks

Paper information

TitleDocument

SubjectBuilding Science

LevelN3

Document typeQuestion paper

Year2018

MonthAugust

Pages7

Downloads5

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago8y

SeasonWinter (SH)

Start dayWednesday

Exam periodAugust 2018

Days since exam2,992

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