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Requirements for Leaving Certificate

Planning Permission

Types
Requirements
Procedure

Construction Industry/Occupations/Design

Bill of quantities/ Specification/ Schedules
Essays
Carpenter, Contractor, Clerk of works, Architect, Engineer, Quantity Surveyor
Mortgages/Finance
Design process

Site Preliminaries

Site Exploration/ Investigation
Plant
Setting out
Excavation

Foundation

Function of Foundations
Considerations when selecting Foundation/ how load is transmitted
Soil Types
Simple Strip*/Wide/Deep Strip Foundation
Short Bored Pile*
Raft Foundation*
Pad Foundation, Step Foundation
Calculation of Width [width = (load per metre/bearing capacity of soil)]

Concrete

Manufacture
Terms

Types
Tests (Silt test, Bulking test, Moisture Content, Slump test, Hardened concrete)
Brickwork bonding- types, terms, pointing

Roofs

Functions
Lean-to/Couple/Close Couple/Collar
Strutted Purlin*
Timber Trusses*
Trussed Rafter*
Flat Roof-

Floors

Function (1st 2nd)
Suspended Timber Floor*
Upper Floor Jointing
Floor Finishes
Partitions

Chimneys

Floor Detail*
Roof Detail*
Regulations

Doors

Ledged/Framed/Braced/Sheeted/Panelled
Fire Door

Stairs

Regulations (calculation)
Types
Ground Floor Detail*
First Floor Detail*

Plumbing

Cold Water System - Direct/Indirect
Hot Water System - Direct/Indirect
Piping Systems
Cold Water Storage Tank*
Hot Water Cylinders
Pipe Joints/ Traps

Drainage

Combined System
Separate System
Regulations for Stack System
Problems associated with Stack System
Drain tests (water, air, and smoke)
Manhole*
Septic Tank*
Regulations (percolation area, septic tank)

Windows

Casement Window
Types of Glass

Painting

Types
Procedure

Electricity

Circuits
Safety
Calculations

Heating

U-Values
Psychometric chart

Sound

Types of Transmittance/Generation/Insulation
Measurement
Terms (Square Law, Decibel, Reverberation time)
Calculations

* Scaled Drawings Required