Building Construction Waec Syllabus
Below is this years Waec Syllabus for Building Construction. Note that this syllabus is for both internal and external candidates.
Aims and Objectives
No published Aims & Objectives.
Scheme of Examination
There will be three papers, Papers 1, 2 and 3, all of which must be taken.
Papers 1 and 2 shall be composite paper to be taken in one sitting.
PAPER 1:
This will consist of forty multiple-choice objective questions, all of which are to be answered in 45 minutes for 40 marks.
PAPER 2:
This will consist of five short-structured essay questions. Candidates will be required to answer any four in1 hour for 60 marks.
PAPER 3:
This will be a practical test. It will consist of two sections, Sections A and B. The paper will take 2½ hours and will carry 100 marks.
The following sections are available:
Section A:
This will be for candidates in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and The Gambia only. It will be on BUILDING DRAWING and shall consist of four questions, including a compulsory one. Candidates will be required to answer the compulsory question and any two of the other questions.
Section B:
Section B will be for candidates in Ghana only. It will consist of six essay questions, including a compulsory one.
Candidates will be required to answer the compulsory question and any three of the other questions.
Detailed Building Construction Syllabus
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- Introduction to Building
- Definition of building
- Classification and types
- Introduction to National Building Codes. (Building regulations and Byelaw requirements)
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- Building Construction and Construction Team
- Definition, purpose and procedures for building construction
- Parties in the construction team. (Client’s team, contractor’s team and statutory personnel).
- Function of the team members.
- Relationship of the parties
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- Safety Practices
- Definition of safety, rules and regulation.
- Hazards in the workshop and construction site.
- Causes and method of accident prevention.
- Safety equipment and measures at the construction site.
- First aid equipment, procedures, and safety wear.
- Safety in working with dangerous equipment and materials (electricity, scaffolding, formwork, cement, roof, etc.).
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- Basic tools, equipment and machines
- Identification and functions of basic.
- Tools and equipment.
- Care of tools and equipment.
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- Site clearing and levelling
- Operations involved in site clearing.
- Tools and equipment for site clearing and levelling.
- Basic site levelling operations
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- Site organization and layout
- Preliminary operations in building construction.
- Procedure for site layout.
- Location, boundary lines, hoarding, hutments and access road.
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- Setting out
- Methods of setting out. (3:4:5 method, Builders’ square method).
- Tools and equipment for setting out.
- Procedures for setting out
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- Building Drawing
- Use of drawing tools and simple exercises on plane geometry in relation to building.
- Building drawing symbols
- Scales used in building and their application on site.
- Production drawings and interpretations (Plans, Elevations, sections and details).
- Special details (Detailing building elements including doors and windows schedule).
- Scaling (Enlargement, pictorial and perspectives).
- Definitions and use of Auto-CADD.
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- Excavation and earthwork
- Classifications, types and properties of soil.
- Definition and function of excavation.
- Methods of excavations.
- Tools, equipment and plant used for excavation.
- Solution to excavation problems (Earthwork support, timbering battering and dewatering).
- Safety rules during excavations.
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- Foundation
- Definition, purpose and functional requirement of the foundation.
- Types of foundation.
- Factors that determine the choice of foundation
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- Ground Floors
- Types, functions and functional requirements of the ground floor.
- Methods of construction ground floor.
- Definition of the basement.
- Explain the differences between a building with a basement and one without a basement.
- Problems relating basement in a building.
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- Suspended floors
- Definition and functions of the upper floor
- Methods of construction of concrete floors and timber upper floors.
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- Concrete
- Definition and types of concrete.
- Materials for concrete.
- Definitions, types, components and manufacture of cement. Properties and uses of cement, including other alternatives to cement products, e.g., Pozzolana, Pulverize fuel Ash (P.F.A.), Rice husk ash (R.H.A), etc
- Types and uses of aggregates (other aggregates such as palm kernel shell) and periwinkle, etc.
- Types and uses of reinforcements.
- Properties and characteristics of concrete
- Process of concrete production.
- Types of concrete tests
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- Walls
- Definition, types and functions of walls
- Definition, types and properties of walling materials. (including locally sourced materials).
- Manufacturing processes of walling materials (clay, brick, blocks and concrete blocks).
- Sizes of blocks and bricks.
- Mortar mixes for brick.
- Methods of wall construction
- Timber wall construction.
- Definition and function of wall openings.
- Methods of constructing wall opening.
- Functions of lintels and arches.
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- Doors and windows
- Definition, functions and types of doors and windows.
- Methods of mixing doors and window frames
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- Staircases
- Definition, classification, types and uses of stairs.
- Materials used for the construction of stairs.
- Materials used for finishing staircases.
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- Plumbing installations and drainage system
- Types of fitting in plumbing and sanitary works.
- Materials for plumbing works and fittings.
- Types of sanitary appliances.
- Soil and waste appliances.
- Installation of sanitary appliances.
- Terms used in drainage works.
- Principles and functional requirements of a drainage system.
- Types of a drainage system.
- Types of drainage materials (pipes and fittings).
- Methods of laying and testing drain lines.
- Description of septic and soakaway (inspection chamber, manhole, etc.).
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- Electrical installation and solar energy system
- Electrical symbols, installation terms and materials.
- Identification and uses of electrical wiring materials.
- Types of electrical wiring.
- Definition, functions and components of solar energy systems.
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- Roofs
- Definition, purpose, and types of roofs.
- Functional requirements of the roof.
- Materials used for roofs.
- Roof covering materials.
- Protection of roof from wind, rain, lightning, etc.
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- Finishes
- Floors
- Types and characteristics of floor finishes.
- Methods of laying floor finishes.
- Uses of floor finishes.
- Care and maintenance of floor finishes
- Walls
- Types and characteristics of wall finishes
- Plastering and rendering
- Types of rendering
- Methods of applying plastering and rendering mix.
- Ceiling
- Types and functions of ceiling finishes.
- Ceiling finishing materials
- External Work
- Types of fence, materials for fencing and construction of a fence.
- Types of gates, fixing of gates and production of gates.
- Types and materials for construction of access roads.
- Construction of access road.
- Needs and materials for landscaping.
- Procedures for landscaping.
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- Types of Business Organization and Ways of Raising Capital
- Principles and Management of Business Organization in the building industry.
- Types of Business Organization in the Building Industry.
- Types and sources of Capital.
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- Book Keeping
- Book Keeping in small-scale businesses.
- Books of original entries
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- Contract Work
- Definition and types of contract.
- Contract documents.
- Parties to a contract
SUGGESTED READING LIST
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- Barry’s Introduction to Construction in Buildings
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- Blocklaying and Concreting
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- The Construction of Buildings VolsI– V
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- Building Technology Ivor H. Seeley
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- Building Construction S. C. O. A. Ezeji
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- Brickwork Vols 1 – 3 Nash
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- Building Construction Handbook R. Chudley
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- Building Construction Vols 1 – 4 W. B. Mckay
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- Principles of Construction Roger Greeno
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- Building Construction for Senior Secondary Schools Vols 1 – 3 (Ilesanmi) Adesokan and M. O. Adeniyi
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- Construction Technology Vols 1 – 4 R. Chuelley
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- Advanced Building Construction Vols 1 & 2 C. M. H. Barritt
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