cameroon gce intermediate level 2025 construction processes and building practice 1
cameroon gce intermediate level 2025 construction processes and building practice 1
- A Wall constructed to give lateral support to an existing wall is
A Embankment wall
B Retaining wall
C Parapet wall
D Buttress
- The term ‘ledger’ in scaffolding is defined as
A The horizontal member of a scaffold
B The vertical member of a scaffold
C The diagonal member of a scaffold
D The cross brace member of a scaffold
- Pile foundations are suitable for
A Water logged soil
B Multi-storey buildings
C Compacted soils
D Domestic building
- Basement wall is a wall that supports
A Heavy loads
B Vertical loads only
C Vertical and horizontal loads
D Horizontal loads only
- Which of the following shapes in figure 1 is a cylinder
[Image showing 3 shapes]
Figure 1
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
- Home comb Walls are also called
A Curtain walls
B Breast walls
C Sleeper walls
D Base walls
- The depth of an arch is the distance between
A The crown and springing line
B The crown and ground level
C The intrados and extrados
D Ground level and springing line
- Walls constructed above the roof are
A Cavity walls
B Sleeper walls
C Parapet walls
D Curtain walls
- The name given to the type of foundation in figure 2 is
Figure 2
A Raft foundation
B Pad foundation
C Stepped foundation
D Pile foundation
- From figure 3, calculate the side A
A 4.82 m
B 4.80 m
C 4.58 m
D 4.00 m
- Given that 2R+G = 0.65m, Calculate G IF R
A 31 m
B 34 cm
C 31 cm
D 0.34 m
- Foundations are placed below ground level in order to increase
A Stability of the structure
B Strength of the structure
C Workability of the structure
D Durability of the structure
- Identify the part P as seen in figure 4
Figure 4
A Arm of the pillar
B The width of the pillar
C Gusset
D Cantilever
