FEM105 Material technology

Question 1 Building performance relies on the interaction between various building systems. List THREE (3) building systems

Question 2 Describe THREE (3) requirements that are necessary for a building to be functional ready

Question 3 Your company was awarded a new condominium project recently. As the Project Manager, you are required to explain the difference between a brittle material and a ductile material to your new team to ensure that they can carry out their work competently. Provide your explanation and give ONE (1) example each for brittle material and ductile material

Question 4 Illustrate with annotation the stress-strain curve of a ductile material to your team to reinforce their knowledge on material behaviour

Question 5 As a Project Manager, you are guiding a group of new project team members. Show how you would explain to your team TWO (2) types of mechanical property with TWO (2) examples each.

Question 6 List THREE (3) non-mechanical properties with TWO (2) examples each.

Question 7 One of your new colleagues has approached you to ask about the difference between mechanical property and non-mechanical property. Show possible explanation to him in writing.

 Question 8 List THREE (3) major types of water vapour retarder materials that are commonly use in the construction industries. 

Question 9 Suggest locations of installation of water vapour retarders in the cold and hot climates. 

 Report Presentation :

(a) Cover page & Content page 

 (b) Graphic & Illustration (appropriate usage, titles, sources

(c) Organisation (sub-headings, font size, spacing, paragraphing, page number etc) 

 (d) Grammar usage, spelling and sentence structure

(e) Referencing (in-text citation and list of references)