Building And Structural Surveying N5 — Document

April 2018 — N5 — Building And Structural Surveying

N5 2018 Nated Engineering

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1.1hen levelling is done n intermediate site falls between (back and fore sight/rise and fall/mean sea level and benchmark\.

1.2Dips are done to identify whether a fill has reached the required (level/density/porosity\

1.3Pegs for benchmarks are usually made of (steel/wood/plastic\

1.4Topsoil is removed to a depth of about (150 mm/20 mm/75 mm\

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2.1A traveller is mainly used to take measurements along the road construction

2.2A theodolite can be used to set out vertical and horizontal angles

2.3Cross errors and systematic errors are classified as the two most common errors when reading a staff

2.4One of the basic requirements when setting up a levelling instrument is to adjust the circular bubble to be in its centre

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3.1Change point

3.2Intermediate sight

3.3Fore sight

3.4Back sight

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4.1Explain the relationship between co ordinates and direction

4.2Name FOUR mistakes that may occur in surveying (4\

4.3A plot has the shape of a trapezium The long side is 74 m and t he short side is 39 m The perpendicular distance between the two sides is 24 m

4.4A length of 120 m was measured horizontally in catenary, and the measurement was done in three equal bays. The mass of the tape is 0,015 kg/m and the tension applied is 7 kgF. Calculate the correct length.

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5.1Calculate the total length of the pipework from C1 to C7. (25\

5.2Name any FIVE tools used during step chaining. (5\ [30]30

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Total100 marks

Sections10 + 10 + 20 + 30 + 15 = 85 marks

Paper information

TitleDocument

SubjectBuilding And Structural Surveying

LevelN5

Document typeQuestion paper

Year2018

MonthApril

Pages7

Downloads4

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago8y

SeasonAutumn (SH)

Start daySunday

Exam periodApril 2018

Days since exam3,115

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