Quiz 4 - Almojuela - 3a

NAME: ALMOJUELA, CEDRIC C.
CRS, YR & SEC: BSCE - 3A QUIZ 4

STUDENT NO.: 18 - 41551
DATE & TIME: DEC. 8 | 8:00-9:00am
BUILDING SYSTEM DESIGN
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. EXPLAINATION (30 pts.)
2. DRAWING (20 pts.)
3. Answer the quiz 4 within 1 HR. ONLY upon received this from your email & send back to my email
address ([email protected]) LATE & FAILURE to send back will be automatically a GRADE of 5.0
(NO EXTENSION TIME)
EXPLAINED AND GIVE DRAWING EXAMPLES OF THE FOLLOWING
1. What is the appropriate selection for INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS, Give at least 5 examples of materials?
2. Give examples of BUILDING MATERIALS USED IN CONSTRUCTION? (10 pictures with

description)
ANSWERS
1. A. Symbolism
Specific materials carry particular implications inside societies and locales. Terms such as characteristic
or counterfeit, unceasing or transient, stark or rich, portray some such affiliations. For example, while no one
would contest that a medieval bell tower was a fine and meaningful architectural element, 'putting one in', say,
a shopping center inevitably subverts its symbolic power. If the bell tower arrived by flatbed and crane, then,
for all the useful things that it does (bong on the hour, orient shoppers), its significance will always include the
lack of correspondence between its true history and its 'historicity', a lack that nags at and hollows the swell of
nostalgia it begins
B. Appropriateness
It ought to be congruous inside societies and stylish conditions. It ought to too select a fabric that are
legitimately restricted by the building sort and measure in arrange to ensure public wellbeing, security and
welfare. In conclusion it ought to accommodate to the natural affect and the long-term ecological impression
of material production
C. Physical Properties
A number of physical properties must be taken under consideration within the material
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selection process. Whereas certain properties are characteristic to the material and unchangeable, other
qualities can be decided within the manufacture or wrapping up process. The taking after layout records as it
were essential contemplations, since each fabric has a one of a kind combination of properties
D. Technique
The strategies of fabric creation and get together are a complex angle of the development handle.
Method incorporates the creation prepare, the specifying of how materials and frameworks are joined and
raised, and the make utilized to execute the work
EXAMPLE OF MATERIAL
Symbolism
Dome - A dome over a square base reflected the geometric symbolism of those shapes. The circle represented
perfection, eternity, and the heavens. The square represented the
earth.
Symmetry - The Symmetry is defined as “The

balanced distribution and arrangement of
equipment of equivalent forms and spaces
on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane, or
about a center or axis.”
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APPROPRIATENESS
House in cold regions has to consider a number
of key components, including: thermal
insulation over the entire building envelope
and foundation; basement or slab
waterproofing and drainage; a continuous air
barrier/vapor retarder inside and continuous
weather barrier outside; energy-efficient,
condensation resistant windows
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Material strength quantifies resistance to
compression, tension, and other types of loading
on a given material. The dimensional thickness of
each material must be based on requirements for
durability, strength, and aesthetic considerations.
TECHNIQUE
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Construction details should relate to the overall architectural intentions of a building. Attention to detail is
evident in a well-resolved and finely executed building, such as the elegant assemblage of wood and concrete
systems
2. BUILDING MATERIALS USED IN CONSTRUCTION
a.) Concrete - Concrete is a composite material made from

mixing cement, aggregates such as sand and crushed stone and
water. The properties of concrete depend on the ratios used in
the mix design. Therefore, it’s a standard practice for concrete
suppliers to provide material properties and test results for
each concrete patch.
b.) Steel - Steel is one of the strongest building materials available with excellent strength capacity in both
tension and compression. Because of its high strength-to-
weight ratio, it is ideal for structural framework of tall
buildings and large industrial facilities.
c.) Wood - Wood has

been used as a construction material for
thousands of years and if properly maintained can last
for hundred of years. It is a readily available and
economically feasible natural resource with a light
weight and highly machinable properties. It also
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provides good insulation from the cold which makes it an excellent building material for homes and residential
buildings.
d.) Masonry - Masonry construction is using individual units

to build structures that are usually uses mortar to bound the
units together. The most common material I use in the
design of masonry structures is concrete block, with vertical
steel reinforcing if required. Masonry is strong in resisting
compression loads/stresses which makes it ideal to use for
the construction of load bearing walls.
e.) Aggregates - Construction aggregate, or simply aggregate, is a broad category of coarse- to medium-grained
particulate material used in construction, including sand,
gravel, crushed stone, slag, recycled concrete and
geosynthetic aggregates. Aggregates are the most mined
materials in the world.
f.) Cement - A cement is a binder, a substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other
materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel
together. Cement mixed with fine aggregate produces mortar for masonry, or with sand and gravel, produces
concrete.
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g.) Plastic (PVC) - Polyvinyl Chloride, or PVC, is widely used for plastic construction materials thanks to being
inexpensive and durable. As a building material, it is often used
for pipes and fittings, flooring, window and door profiles and
roof membranes.
h.) Ceramic - Ceramic products for the construction sector

include cements and cement-based materials, interior and
exterior tiles, sanitary ware, non-refractory bricks, and other more complex shapes such as drainage, sewer,
and chimney pipes and linings.
i.) Bricks - A brick is a type of block used to build walls,

pavements and other elements in masonry construction.
Properly, the term brick denotes a block composed of dried
clay, but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured construction blocks.
j.) Clay - Clay is used around the world as a construction

material, most commonly baked into brick or roof tiles. The
relative ease with which clay can be extracted from the ground
and processed – e.g. by adding water to change its shape, or
increasing its strength by adding straw, sand, etc.

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NAME: ALMOJUELA, CEDRIC C.

CRS, YR & SEC: BSCE - 3A QUIZ 4

EXPLAINED AND GIVE DRAWING EXAMPLES OF THE FOLLOWING

1. What is the appropriate selection for INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION

2. Give examples of BUILDING MATERIALS USED IN CONSTRUCTION? (10 pictures with

Symmetry - The Symmetry is defined as “The

2. BUILDING MATERIALS USED IN CONSTRUCTION

a.) Concrete - Concrete is a composite material made from

c.) Wood - Wood has

d.) Masonry - Masonry construction is using individual units

h.) Ceramic - Ceramic products for the construction sector

i.) Bricks - A brick is a type of block used to build walls,

j.) Clay - Clay is used around the world as a construction

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