Centre Number
Candidate Number
*GCN11*
Construction and the
Built Environment
Unit 1
Introduction to the Built Environment
[GCN11]
THURSDAY 30 MAY, AFTERNOON
GCN11
General Certificate of Secondary Education
2019
TIME
1 hour.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces
provided at the top of this page.
Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper.
Answer all seven questions.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
The total mark for this paper is 80.
Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate
the marks awarded to each question or part question.
Quality of written communication will be assessed in questions 4(c)
and 7(b).
For Examiner’s
use only
Question
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1
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List three of the main roles that the following construction employees
would have when working on a construction site containing 48 houses and
12 apartments. The total cost of the construction project is 7 million
pounds. The houses are constructed using cavity wall construction with an
outer skin of red facing brick. Reinforced concrete heads are used on the
inner skin with galvanised steel lintels on the outer skin.
(a) Site manager
1.
2.
3.
[3]
(b) Bricklayer
1.
2.
3.
[3]
(c) Plumber
1.
2.
3.
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Residential accommodation requires many different types of buildings that
must be specifically designed to meet the client’s brief.
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Identify the types of residential accommodation shown in this question and
briefly state the distinguishing characteristics of each.
Identify the types of residential accommodation shown in this question and
briefly state the distinguishing characteristics of each.
Fig. 1
(a) 1.
The type of dwellings shown in Fig. 1 are:
[1]
2.
Two distinguishing characteristics of this type of dwelling are:
[2]
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Fig. 2
(b) 1.
The type of dwellings shown in Fig. 2 are:
[1]
2.
Two distinguishing characteristics of this type of dwelling are:
[2]
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Fig. 3
(c) 1.
The type of residential accommodation shown in Fig. 3 is:
[1]
2.
Two distinguishing characteristics of this type of accommodation
are:
[2]
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Source: © Chief Examiner
Fig. 4
(d) 1.
The type of dwelling illustrated in Fig. 4 is:
[1]
2.
Two distinguishing characteristics of this type of dwelling are:
[2]
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What do the letters COSHH stand for?
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Complete the blanks below to show your understanding.
(a) C of
S H to
H [4]
(b) List three of the most common risks on construction sites that can
result in fatal accidents.
1.
[1]
2.
[1]
3.
[1]
(c) Under The Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
describe four duties of the employee on any construction site.
1.
[1]
2.
[1]
3.
[1]
4.
[1]
(d) Welfare facilities must be provided by an employer to ensure a safe
and healthy workplace. List three examples:
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1.
[1]
2.
[1]
3.
[1]
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Fig. 5 shows a sectional view for a Portal Framed Structure to be used for
a farm building.
Fig. 5
(a) Other than steel, name two common materials from which a Portal
Frame is normally manufactured.
1.
[1]
2.
[1]
(b) List the two most common methods used to join a steel framed
structure.
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[1]
2.
[1]
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(c) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a steel Portal
Framed Structure for a large span agricultural building. The farmer
has requested the structural engineer to provide a building with
flexibility relating to future internal layout.
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[8]
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The Royal Institute of British Architects’ Plan of Work (RIBA POW)
simplifies the complete construction cycle into stages.
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(a) In which year was the most recent RIBA POW published?
[1]
(b) How many stages are in this Plan of Work?
[1]
(c) Describe three things that occur at each of the following stages of this
cycle.
1.
Preparation and Brief
[3]
2.
Concept Design
[3]
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3.
Developed Design
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[3]
4.
Technical Design
[3]
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The character of the construction industry is such that it can be divided
into three main activities.
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State each of these three activities and describe each one giving an
example.
(a)[1]
[2]
(b)[1]
[2]
(c)[1]
[2]
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Timber framed construction is commonly used as a modern method of
construction for social, semi-detached domestic housing in the United
Kingdom. Much emphasis is put on the thermal insulation of such
properties as enforced by the Building Regulations.
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(a) Describe the term Platform Frame as used in timber framed
construction.
[2]
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(b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using timber framed
construction for social, semi-detached domestic housing.
[8]
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