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Here are the answers to the questions about building construction: 3. a) Match the following parts with fig 1 (Tread, Rise, Nosing, Soffit, Riser, Landing Going, and Toe) Going: The horizontal distance from the face of one riser to the face of the next riser. Tread: The horizontal surface of a step. Nosing: The projecting edge of a tread beyond the riser. Soffit: The underside surface of a flight of stairs. Rise/Riser: The vertical height of a step. Landing Going: The horizontal length of the landing. Toe: The lowest part of the stair where it meets the ground or lower floor. b) Define an upper floor An upper floor is any floor level in a building that is situated above the ground floor. It provides additional usable space and structurally separates different levels of a building. c) Floors are classified in three groups; name two of them Two classifications of floors are: • Ground floors • Upper floors d) Name two types of loads acting on upper floors Two types of loads acting on upper floors are: • Dead loads: These are permanent loads, including the weight of the floor structure itself, fixed partitions, and permanent fixtures. • Live loads (or imposed loads): These are temporary and movable loads, such as people, furniture, and movable equipment. e) State three functional requirements of an upper floor Three functional requirements of an upper floor are: • Strength and Stability: It must be strong enough to safely support all anticipated dead and live loads without excessive deflection or collapse. • Sound Insulation: It should effectively reduce the transmission of airborne and impact sound between different levels of the building. • Fire Resistance: It must provide a specified period of resistance to fire to prevent its spread and allow for safe evacuation. f) Sketch a suspended timber ground floor and name the following parts: i. Concrete foundation ii. Over-site concrete iii. Honey comb [scale=0.7] % Ground level [thick] (-5,0) -- (10,0) node[right] Ground Level; % Strip foundation for external wall [gray!30] (-4,-1) rectangle (-2,-2.5); [thick] (-4,-1) rectangle (-2,-2.5); at (-3,-1.75) Concrete Foundation; [thick] (-4,-1) -- (-4,0); % Wall above foundation [thick] (-2,-1) -- (-2,0); % Strip foundation for sleeper wall [gray!30] (1,-1) rectangle (3,-1.5); [thick] (1,-1) rectangle (3,-1.5); at (2,-1.25) Concrete Pad; % Sleeper wall (honeycomb) [thick] (1.2,-0.5) rectangle (1.8,-1); % Brick 1 [thick] (2.2,-0.5) rectangle (2.8,-1); % Brick 2 [thick] (1.2,0) rectangle (1.8,-0.5); % Brick 3 [thick] (2.2,0) rectangle (2.8,-0.5); % Brick 4 at (2,0.2) Honeycomb Brickwork; % Over-site concrete (blinding) [gray!10] (-3.5,-0.5) rectangle (9,-0.7); [thick] (-3.5,-0.5) -- (9,-0.5); [thick] (-3.5,-0.7) -- (9,-0.7); at (5,-0.6) Over-site Concrete (Blinding); % Timber joists [brown!50] (-3.5,0.5) rectangle (-3,0.7); [thick] (-3.5,0.5) rectangle (-3,0.7); at (-3.25,0.6) Joist; [brown!50] (0.5,0.5) rectangle (1,0.7); [thick] (0.5,0.5) rectangle (1,0.7); at (0.75,0.6) Joist; [brown!50] (3.5,0.5) rectangle (4,0.7); [thick] (3.5,0.5) rectangle (4,0.7); at (3.75,0.6) Joist; [brown!50] (6.5,0.5) rectangle (7,0.7); [thick] (6.5,0.5) rectangle (7,0.7); at (6.75,0.6) Joist; % Floorboards [thick] (-3.5,0.7) -- (7,0.7); [thick] (-3.5,0.8) -- (7,0.8); at (1.75,0.9) Floorboards; % External wall [thick] (-3.5,0) -- (-3.5,0.5); [thick] (-2,0) -- (-2,0.5); at (-2.75,0.25) External Wall; % Air brick [fill=gray!50] (-3.75,0.2) rectangle (-4.25,0.4); at (-4,0.3) Air Brick; % Arrows for labels [->] (-3,-1.75) -- (-3,-1.2); [->] (2,0.2) -- (2,0.05); [->] (5,-0.6) -- (5,-0.55); [->] (1.75,0.9) -- (1.75,0.75); [->] (-3.25,0.6) -- (-3.25,0.65); That's 2 down. 3 left today — send the next one.