ST.

JOSEPH’S TECHNICAL INSTITUTE KISUBI

PAPER NUMBER: EXAMINATION: DATE:

CARPENTRY & JOINERY (ADVANCED) 13th AUGUST 2009

3001/25 CRAFT COURSE PART II

SERIES: PAPER: TIME ALLOWED:

END OF TERM SITE PRACTICE 3 HOURS

(SECOND WRITTEN)

YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING FOR THIS EXAMINATION:

Answer booklet
Drawing instruments and Metric scale rule
Drawing paper of A3 size

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

Attempt only five questions from the following EIGTH numbers

All questions carry equal marks

Untidy work shall be penalised

Any kind of examination multi-practice shall lead to disqualification from the paper

TURN OVER
1) a) Give any two differences in each case between a door frame and door lining

i) With aid of isometric neat sketches, illustrate how a door frame is fixed in
position at the following points:

a. Head

b. Intermediate part

c. Root

b) Using scale 1:2 and own standard dimension draw isometric exploded view of a gun
stock joint detail

ii) Why a gun stock joint is employed/adapted

2) a) With the aid of need sketches illustrate the effects of shrinkage in the following sawn
timber

i) Through and through

ii) Quarter sawn

b) With the aid of sketches and brief notes explain the following: -

i) Compartment kiln

ii) Progressive kill

c) Define the following: -

i) Natural – draught kiln

ii) Forced – draught kiln

 d) With aid of any alternative design, illustrate how the effect of capillary can be overcome
between the window frame (wooden) and its shutters

3) Fig. 1 shows a line diagram of more than half span for T.D.A roof truss

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Fig. 1 a)
In an isometric projection illustrate details at;

i) A

ii) B

iii) C

iv) D

v) E

b) State any two electric portable tools that could be used during construction of roof truss
and their required operations

4) a) Fig. II shows a plan of a hipped roof

i) Draw the plan of the roof (Scale 1:5)

ii) Develop roof surfaces A & B

iii) Develop a true length of hip rafter “K”

 iv) Construct a backing angle to hip rafter “K”

Fig. 2

b) Make neat sketches to illustrate the following iron mongery stating where each is used

i) Lewis bolt

ii) Expand bolt

iii) Double action hinge

5) Question

a) List any five requirements for a good formwork

b) Fig III shows a vertical section of a reinforced concrete retaining wall to be cast in situ,
standing on an existing concrete base.

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i) Draw the section ands the necessary timber work to support the wet concrete

ii) Name and dimension all the members

iii) Name two release agents which may be used to prevent adhesion of concrete to
formwork
6) State

a) At least three purposes of a site hoarding

b) Make a neat sketch to illustrate a section through

i) a wall formwork

ii) for a climbing formwork

c) What is a kicker wall? Explain with aid of sketch.

7) a) Define the following

i) Dry rot

ii) Wet rot

b) Outline the characteristics of wet rot

c) Identify any five areas where wet rot is likely to develop

d) With aid of neat sketches illustrate a suitable formwork (cross section) for a suspended
concrete floor

8) Five staff quarters are required to be constructed at St. Joseph’s Technical Institute Kisubi.
The designed intended roof truss structure frame is shown in fig 4 and each house is to take
up four trusses

Fig. 4
The house external measurements are 10 m by 6 m, the roof pitch is 300 and struts are 1.2m long,
eaves and verges overhang 0.6m

a) From the information provided

i) Prepare a cutting list to the required work

ii) Calculate the total metre run for that work

 iii) If you are asked to include 10% waste for allowance, how many metre runs would
be needed for the same job. Note; the timber sizes are applied

b) Why do you think a cutting list would be important before one started work?

By Kasozi Charles Bukenya