construction techniques final exam
questions with complete solutions
Project Delivery Phases - correct answer ✔✔•Predesign
•Design
•Preconstruction
•Construction
•Post-construction
what are the characteristics of Building Program - correct answer ✔✔•Activities
•Functions
•Space requirements
•Space sizes
•Adjacencies
Design Phase Components - correct answer ✔✔•Schematic design
•Design development
•Construction documents
what are in Submittals - correct answer ✔✔-shop drawings
-mock-ups
-material samples
-product data
-certifications
-calculations
The building code regulates issues of - correct answer ✔✔-life safety
, -fire safety
-structural safety
-health and welfare
-property protection
what are the components of Fire Safety - correct answer ✔✔•Fire resistance of materials and
construction
•Types of building construction
•Smoke protection
•Means of Egress
what are the two load types - correct answer ✔✔gravity
lateral
why do we use diagonal bracing - correct answer ✔✔to prevent racking
what is the equation of safety margin - correct answer ✔✔Safety Margin = Actual Strength/Required
Strength
what is the equation of the factor of safety - correct answer ✔✔Factor of Safety= Failure
Stress/Allowable Stress
Site evaluation facets that impact the construction aspects of the building substantially - correct answer
✔✔-Surface investigation of the site
-Subsurface (i.e., below-surface) investigation of the site
why do we prefer not to have clay in construction - correct answer ✔✔Soils that are predominantly
clayey are unstable because they expand and contract, depending on the amount of water present in
them, and are referred to as expansive soils
questions with complete solutions
Project Delivery Phases - correct answer ✔✔•Predesign
•Design
•Preconstruction
•Construction
•Post-construction
what are the characteristics of Building Program - correct answer ✔✔•Activities
•Functions
•Space requirements
•Space sizes
•Adjacencies
Design Phase Components - correct answer ✔✔•Schematic design
•Design development
•Construction documents
what are in Submittals - correct answer ✔✔-shop drawings
-mock-ups
-material samples
-product data
-certifications
-calculations
The building code regulates issues of - correct answer ✔✔-life safety
, -fire safety
-structural safety
-health and welfare
-property protection
what are the components of Fire Safety - correct answer ✔✔•Fire resistance of materials and
construction
•Types of building construction
•Smoke protection
•Means of Egress
what are the two load types - correct answer ✔✔gravity
lateral
why do we use diagonal bracing - correct answer ✔✔to prevent racking
what is the equation of safety margin - correct answer ✔✔Safety Margin = Actual Strength/Required
Strength
what is the equation of the factor of safety - correct answer ✔✔Factor of Safety= Failure
Stress/Allowable Stress
Site evaluation facets that impact the construction aspects of the building substantially - correct answer
✔✔-Surface investigation of the site
-Subsurface (i.e., below-surface) investigation of the site
why do we prefer not to have clay in construction - correct answer ✔✔Soils that are predominantly
clayey are unstable because they expand and contract, depending on the amount of water present in
them, and are referred to as expansive soils
