Module 5 Introduction to Construction
Drawings Exam Q&A 100% Solved
Civil Plans - ✔✔Also called site plans, survey plans, or plot plans. Show the
location of a building on the site from an aerial view. Civil plans also shows
the natural contours of the earth. These plans can include landscape plan.
Contour Lines - ✔✔The natural contours of the earth shown on a blueprint
Landscape Plan - ✔✔Shows any trees on the property; construction
features such as walkways, driveways,or utilities; the dimensions of the
property; and possibly a legal description of the property.
Architectural Plans - ✔✔Also called architectural drawing's. They show the
design of the project. Some parts of the architectural plans are: floor plan,
roof plan, elevation, section drawings, and the finish schedules of the doors
and windows for the building.
Floor Plan - ✔✔Also known as a plan view. The plan is an aerial view of the
layout of each room. It provides the most information about the project. It
shows exterior and interior walls, doors, stairways, and mechanical
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, equipment. The floor plan shows the floor as someone would see it from
above if the upper part of the building was removed.
Plan View - ✔✔Any drawing made looking down on an object is often
called a plan view.
Roof Plan - ✔✔Is a view of the roof from above the building. It shows the
shape of the roof and the materials that will be used to finish it.
Elevation (EL) - ✔✔Elevation drawings are side views that show height. On
a building drawing there are standard names for different elevations.
Example: the side of the building that faces south is called the south
elevation. Exterior elevations show the size of the building; the style of the
building; and the placement of doors, windows, chimneys, and decorative
trim.
Section Drawings - ✔✔Show how the structure is to be built. Section
drawings are cross-sectional views that show the inside of an object or
building. It shows what construction materials to use and how the parts of
the object or building fit together. They normally show more details then
plan views
Detail Drawings - ✔✔More detail is shown in these drawings which are
enlarged views of some special features of a building, such as floors and
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Drawings Exam Q&A 100% Solved
Civil Plans - ✔✔Also called site plans, survey plans, or plot plans. Show the
location of a building on the site from an aerial view. Civil plans also shows
the natural contours of the earth. These plans can include landscape plan.
Contour Lines - ✔✔The natural contours of the earth shown on a blueprint
Landscape Plan - ✔✔Shows any trees on the property; construction
features such as walkways, driveways,or utilities; the dimensions of the
property; and possibly a legal description of the property.
Architectural Plans - ✔✔Also called architectural drawing's. They show the
design of the project. Some parts of the architectural plans are: floor plan,
roof plan, elevation, section drawings, and the finish schedules of the doors
and windows for the building.
Floor Plan - ✔✔Also known as a plan view. The plan is an aerial view of the
layout of each room. It provides the most information about the project. It
shows exterior and interior walls, doors, stairways, and mechanical
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, equipment. The floor plan shows the floor as someone would see it from
above if the upper part of the building was removed.
Plan View - ✔✔Any drawing made looking down on an object is often
called a plan view.
Roof Plan - ✔✔Is a view of the roof from above the building. It shows the
shape of the roof and the materials that will be used to finish it.
Elevation (EL) - ✔✔Elevation drawings are side views that show height. On
a building drawing there are standard names for different elevations.
Example: the side of the building that faces south is called the south
elevation. Exterior elevations show the size of the building; the style of the
building; and the placement of doors, windows, chimneys, and decorative
trim.
Section Drawings - ✔✔Show how the structure is to be built. Section
drawings are cross-sectional views that show the inside of an object or
building. It shows what construction materials to use and how the parts of
the object or building fit together. They normally show more details then
plan views
Detail Drawings - ✔✔More detail is shown in these drawings which are
enlarged views of some special features of a building, such as floors and
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