EN-M6 : Initiation to plan reading ( Exam )

1. There are three large types of plans to represent structural drawings. What are they?

1- Mechanical plans

2- Cadastral plans 

3- Architectural plans 

4- Structural plans 

5- General plans

8- Evacuation plans

2. A sketch or a drawing is used to show:

3. The construction plan is the last one given to the client at the time of the closing of the project, true or false?

4. Find the intruder answer among the views given below.

5. Identify the information found in a layout plan.

1- Geodesic monuments 

2- Number of lot 

3- Orientation of lot in relation with the wind rose 

4- Height of building 

5- Number of windows

6- Interior finishes

7- Lateral margins

8- Lot surface

6. Identify the information found in an elevation drawing.

1- All of the building dimensions 

2- The exterior finishes 

3- The roof slope 

4- The height of the building 

5- The slope for water drainage

6- Dimension of openings

7- Benchmark values

8- The height of the foundation walls

7. A plan view is a bird’s-eye-view, as if you were directly over the building. What is the first plan view found on all residential and commercial plans?

8. The doors and windows dimensions are always shown in the plan view. True or false?

9. If during an information research in an architectural plan, I know that I am on the right page, but I can’t find the information, where could I find it?

1- I make up an answer from a previous project

2- I look for a balloon of a detailed in a detailed section near the location where should be the information

3- I look for a statement on the page where I am doing my research which is called “general information” 

4- I read the “General information” page in the case of a commercial plan.

5- I ask the plumber

10. You are looking for information on the composition of an interior partition. Where will you find this information quickly?

11. When we talk about openings in blueprint reading, we are referring to doors and windows. In which order are these dimensions given for these openings? ex. 30’’X36’’

12. If you are asked to find an information related to interior finishes. Where will you find this information?

1- Elevation drawing

2- Detail view 

3- Finishing legends 

4- Mechanical plan 

5- Information box

13. Where is the title box (reference box)?

14. The scale of the drawing is an important information from the reference box. It allows to shrink or enlarge an object while keeping the proportions. Give two types of scale rules?

15. The imperial system manages measurements in millimeters and meters.

16. What represent the broken lines in this schematic drawing?

17. In a detail bubble divided by three, what represent the number in the right lower corner?

18. What is a benchmark?

19. If you see a « f » at the bottom of a window on an elevation drawing, what does it mean?

20. If you see the inscription « type » near a dimension, a detail, or a roof slope, it means that all the dimensions, details or roof slopes are the same for the whole building. True or false?

21. What does this line represent on a technical drawing?

22. Identify the material that covers the interior of this wall section……….

23. Where will you find the dimension that identifies the total height of the building in your plans?

24. If you need to work with a complicated commercial plan, which page will you use the most and use first when you will have to find information in your plan booklet?

25. What does RRH mean?

26. Where could I find the R value of the wool batt that will be installed in the ceiling under the roof?

27. Where can we find an information that cannot be drawn such as the density of the concrete footings?

28. Convert 235 square feet in square meters.

29. What would be the real measurement in meters of a 27 mm partition on a plan of 1 :100?

30. Find the volume of the required concrete to pour a slab for a basement of 17’-6’’x 11’-3’’x 0’-4’’

31. Give an example of a mechanical plan.