Learn/WAEC WASSCE/Syllabus/BlocklayingStudy this course in LearnPractice opens in your WAEC WASSCE workspace after you sign in. Questions and lecture notes stay there.Practice this courseOpen lecture notesOfficial rules, eligibility, and dates stay on the WAEC WASSCE guide.course outlineWorkshop and site safetyVarious safety rules at work siteFirst aidsPurpose of safetySafety regulations (scaffolding, electrical, installations, etc)Protective wearsBasic tools and equipmentIdentification of basic hand tools for blocklaying, bricklaying and concreting including site preparation and levelling tools, finishing toolsSketching of basic hand toolsUses of basic hand tools and equipmentSimple maintenance of basic tools and equipmentSite preparations and setting - outTools and equipment used for site preparationClearing of building siteMethods of setting outSetting out tools and materialsManufacture, application and properties of blocks and bricksManufacturing processes of blocks and bricksTypes of bricks and blocksMaterials used for blocks and bricks (sand, lime, cement, clay, laterite and water)Concreting materialsVarious constituents of concreteCement - Types of cementDefinition of Fine and coarse aggregates and their differencesStorage of concrete materialsFormwork for construction workFunctions and functional requirements of formworkMaterials used for formworkAdvantages of steel and timber formworksConstruction of formworks for concrete floor slabs, beams, columns, arches lintels and staircaseErection and striking of formworksConcreting operationsMix proportions (Cement - aggregate ratio; water-cement ratio)Stages in concreting (Batching, mixing, transporting, placing, curing)Methods of transporting wet concreteTesting of concreteProperties of concreteMethods of making construction joints in concrete elements (Beams, columns, concrete roofs and slab)Need for concrete reinforcementMethods of reinforcing concrete elementsTypes of steel reinforcement barsCasting and curing of concrete structures (in-situ and precast concrete)Basic principles of substructure construction work including ground floorsTypes of soilDefinitions of site and soil investigationDefinitions of bearing capacity of soilDefinition of foundation, types and usesDefinitions of ground floors, types, uses and constructionMaterials for d.p.c. and d.p.m.Differences between d.p.c. and d.p.m.Methods of placing and positioning d.p.c. in wallsUpper floorsFunctions and types of floorsMethods of floor constructionTypes of flooring and their applicationsWallsFunctions and types of wallsWalling materialsCommon bonds in brick/block wallsMortar (types, mixing methods and ratios)Differences between pointing and jointingTypes of pointing and jointingOpenings in wallsFunctions and types of openingsMaterials used for lintels, beams, and archesWindows and doors - functions and typesWindows and doors - materialsWindows and doors - methods of fixingIronmongery for doors and windowsStairs constructionTypes of stairConstruction of a straight flight stairScaffold and scaffoldingTypes of scaffoldsScaffold componentsHoisting equipmentSafety regulationFinishesTypes of finishesTypes of finishing materialsCharacteristics of finishing materialsUses of finishing materialsCare and maintenance of finishesConstruction of drainage systemPrinciples of good drainage systemTypes of a drainage systemDifferences between a sewer and a drainSimple sketches of septic-tank; soakaway pit, inspection chamber, manhole and cesspoolSurface drainageMethod of laying drain pipes to a specified gradientKerbsFunctions and types of kerbsMaterials used in production of kerbsMethods of laying precast concrete kerbsBusiness opportunities in BuildingOpportunities in building industryProcedures for establishing businesses in the industryRequirements for managing construction businessEstimating the cost of construction jobsPrinciples and techniques of Book-keeping
