Marking Scheme for Assignment 1 H1 100.0 H2 70.0 P 40.0 N Question 1 (10%) Description of the building  Photograph of the building  Age of the building  Correct identification of structural elements  Types of construction materials (for both load carrying elements and façade) correctly identified Description of the building provided with pictures but few mistakes in the identification of the internal structure and the material composition Description of the building somehow provided but with missing pictures. The internal structure and/or the materials composition incorrectly identified. Forgotten Question 2 (10%)  Sketch the plan view  Sketch two elevation views  All sketches are to scale  Dimensions can be real or based on estimations (must be mentioned)  Correct identification of  Sketch of the plan view  Sketches of two elevation views  Sketches not to scale  Real or based on estimations (mentioned)  Some load carrying elements  Sketch of the plan view  Only one elevation view provided  Sketches not to scale  Real or based on estimations (not mentioned)  Load carrying elements Forgotten load carrying elements incorrectly identified incorrectly identified Question 3 (15%)  Comprehensive discussion on loads that are acting on the building and how the loads are transferred to the ground (for both gravitational and lateral loads)  Gravitational load path of the building correctly indicated  Lateral load path of the building correctly indicated  Little discussion on loads acting on the building and load transfer  Only one load path (either gravitational or lateral) correctly indicated  Too brief discussion on loads acting on the building and load transfer  Incorrect identification and representation of load paths Forgotten Question 4 (15%)  Correct identification of the material composition of the chosen load carrying element  Comprehensive list of material properties  Gravitational load carried by the  Comprehensive list of material properties  Close to correct calculation  Incomplete or incorrect list of material properties  Wrong calculation Forgotten element correctly computed Question 5 (20%)  Comprehensive literature review on the selected topic  Literature review conducted but need to be improved  Too brief review of literature Forgotten Presentation (15%)  All main components of the report (abstract, introduction, body of the report, conclusion, and references) included  Clear Introduction and Conclusion  Clear and consistent format  Appropriate headings and captions  Comprehensive list of references with consistent format  Too brief Introduction and Conclusions  Format of the report not consistent  Heading and captions not clear  Comprehensive list of references with inconsistent format  No Introduction or Conclusions  Bad grammar  Little coherence in the format  Very little or no references none Originality (10%)  Effective use of photos and pictures  Authentic student’s pictures  Sketches and photos not used effectively to support the discussion  Lack of original pictures  Not student’s pictures forgotten Plagiarism (5%)  No plagiarism (<15%)  Some plagiarism (<30%)  A lot of plagiarism (<40%) Plagiarism >40%