Answer:

Lesson 1 :

PREPARE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TOOLS

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of this Lesson, you are expected to do the following:

LO 1. identify materials and tools applicable to a specific construction job;

LO 2. request appropriate materials and tools; and

LO 3. receive and inspect materials.

Definition of Terms

Bill – a statement of payment due to goods and services

Damage – a destruction, injury, or harm to a person or thing

Job – a piece of work of a definite extent or character for a set of fee

Material – a stuff upon which a thing is made

Quantity – a number, amount in size

Requisition – act of requiring something to be furnished; a written request for something authorized but not made available automatically

Tool – a simple implement, as a hammer, saw, and spade chisel etc. used in work

Work – something made or accomplished

Learning Outcome 1:

Identify materials and tools applicable to a specific construction job

Information Sheet 1.1

TYPES AND USES OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND TOOLS

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Information Sheet 1.2

DESCRIPTION OF TOOLS

Materials:

Lumber -sawn tumber

Nails - made of metal used for fastening woods

Cement - a powdered substance which when mixed with water acts as binder of aggregate

Sand - fine gritty, substance found in the shore and desert

Plywood - thin cross laminated sheet of wood

Gravel - coarse aggregate

Tools:

Pull-push-rule - used for measuring long distances

Claw hammer - used for driving and pulling out nails

Cross-cut-saw - tool used for cutting across the grain

Ripsaw - used for cutting along the grain

Plumb-bob - used for vertical alignment

Try square - used to test the squareness of a stock

Hack saw - fine toothed saw used to cut metals and pipes

Lever bar - tool used in checking vertical and horizontal position