Building Matters Exam I Questions And Corr
Sustainably cdesigned carchitecture crequires cattention cto cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cbuilding celemen
cShading cDevices, cUrban cHeat cIsland cEffect, cand cFenestration cand cGlazing
Arrange cthe cfollowing ctasks cfor ca ctypical cproject cin cascending corder cof cscheduled ctime, cthat ci
cleast ctime cto cthe cmost.
I. cSchematic cdesign cphase
II. cBidding cphase
III. cClient capproval
IV. cDesign cdevelopment cphase
V. cConstruction cdocuments cphase c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔III, cII, cI, cIV, cV
Which cof cthe cfollowing caspects cof ca cbuilding cis ccontrolled cby ca cmunicipality's
zoning cordinance? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Density cof cdevelopment, cflood cimpact, cland cusage, cp
On ca c50,000-square-foot csite cwith ca cFAR cof c2, chow cmany cstories cwill ca cmaximum-sized cbuild
caside cfor cparking? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔4
Zoning cordinances cnormally cregulate call cof cthe cfollowing cEXCEPT
land cuse
emergency cexits
building csize
population cdensity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔emergency cexits
The cpurposes cof cfire-resistance crequirements cin cthe cbuilding ccode cinclude cwhich cof cthe cfollow
A.To cpermit csafe cevacuation cof cthe coccupants
B.To cprevent cfire cdamage cto cthe cbuilding
C.To creduce cthe cgeneration cof ctoxic csmoke
D.To cprevent cstructural cfailure cfor ca cspecified cperiod cof ctime. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cand cD
The ctotal cwidth cof crequired cexits cin ca cbuilding cis cdetermined cby cthe c______________ c- cCOR
coccupants cin cthe cbuilding
According cto cthe cAmericans cwith cDisabilities cAct c(ADA) cAccessibility cGuidelines, cramp cslopes
cthe cfollowing cratios? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1:12
Life ccycle ccosting cis can ceconomic cevaluation cof carchitectural celements cthat cincludes cwhich cof
call cthat capply
, Fast-track cscheduling cis cappropriate cin csituations cthat crequire c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimum cc
Most cfoundation cfailures care cattributed cto cexcessive cuniform csettlement. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
Which cof cthese cmaterials cis csuitable cfor cbuilding cfoundations?
A.Peat
B.Gravel
C.Topsoil
D.Organic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Gravel
Settlement cof ca cbuilding cafter cit cis cconstructed cis clikely cto cbe cthe cgreatest cunder cwhich ccondi
A.Foundation cis cbearing con cfriction cpiles.
B.Foundation cis cbearing con cengineered cfill.
C.Foundation cis cbearing con cbedrock.
D.Foundation cis cbearing con cclay. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
The cnumber cof ctest cborings cthat cshould cbe cdrilled con ca cparticular csite cis cdetermined cby call co
A.the cuniformity cof cthe csubsurface cconditions.
B.the ccomplexity cof cthe cbuilding cfootprint.
C.the cground cfloor carea cof cthe cproposed cbuilding.
D.the cdepth cat cwhich cfirm cstrata care cencountered. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnot ca cslope csupport csystem cfor cdeep cexcavations?
A.Slurry cWalls
B.Steel csheet cpiling
C.Precast cconcrete csheet cpiling
D.Soldier cbeams cand clagging
E.Caissons c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔E
Frost cline crefers cto cthe clevel cof cearth
A.at cwhich cthe csoil cbearing cvalue cis caffected cby cweather.
B.at cwhich cthe cbuilding cfoundation cshould cbe clocated.
C.below cwhich cthe cfootings cwill cnot cfreeze.
D.below cwhich cthe csoil cdoes cnot cfreeze. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
If cthe cloads cof ca cproposed cstructure care chigh crelative cto cthe cbearing ccapacity cof
the csoil, cone cwould clikely cprovide
A.a cmat cfooting.
B.continuous cwall cfootings.
C.combined cfootings.
D.shallow cspread cfootings. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
A csystem cof cpiles cmay cbe cappropriate cfor csupporting ca cstructure cwhen
A.moisture cin cthe csoil cis cdetected.
B.the cpiles ccan cbe cplaced cbelow cground cwater clevel.
C.dense cearth cmakes cconventional cexcavation cdifficult.
D.the csurface csoil chas clow cbearing ccapacity. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
Sustainably cdesigned carchitecture crequires cattention cto cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cbuilding celemen
cShading cDevices, cUrban cHeat cIsland cEffect, cand cFenestration cand cGlazing
Arrange cthe cfollowing ctasks cfor ca ctypical cproject cin cascending corder cof cscheduled ctime, cthat ci
cleast ctime cto cthe cmost.
I. cSchematic cdesign cphase
II. cBidding cphase
III. cClient capproval
IV. cDesign cdevelopment cphase
V. cConstruction cdocuments cphase c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔III, cII, cI, cIV, cV
Which cof cthe cfollowing caspects cof ca cbuilding cis ccontrolled cby ca cmunicipality's
zoning cordinance? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Density cof cdevelopment, cflood cimpact, cland cusage, cp
On ca c50,000-square-foot csite cwith ca cFAR cof c2, chow cmany cstories cwill ca cmaximum-sized cbuild
caside cfor cparking? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔4
Zoning cordinances cnormally cregulate call cof cthe cfollowing cEXCEPT
land cuse
emergency cexits
building csize
population cdensity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔emergency cexits
The cpurposes cof cfire-resistance crequirements cin cthe cbuilding ccode cinclude cwhich cof cthe cfollow
A.To cpermit csafe cevacuation cof cthe coccupants
B.To cprevent cfire cdamage cto cthe cbuilding
C.To creduce cthe cgeneration cof ctoxic csmoke
D.To cprevent cstructural cfailure cfor ca cspecified cperiod cof ctime. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cand cD
The ctotal cwidth cof crequired cexits cin ca cbuilding cis cdetermined cby cthe c______________ c- cCOR
coccupants cin cthe cbuilding
According cto cthe cAmericans cwith cDisabilities cAct c(ADA) cAccessibility cGuidelines, cramp cslopes
cthe cfollowing cratios? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1:12
Life ccycle ccosting cis can ceconomic cevaluation cof carchitectural celements cthat cincludes cwhich cof
call cthat capply
, Fast-track cscheduling cis cappropriate cin csituations cthat crequire c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔minimum cc
Most cfoundation cfailures care cattributed cto cexcessive cuniform csettlement. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
Which cof cthese cmaterials cis csuitable cfor cbuilding cfoundations?
A.Peat
B.Gravel
C.Topsoil
D.Organic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Gravel
Settlement cof ca cbuilding cafter cit cis cconstructed cis clikely cto cbe cthe cgreatest cunder cwhich ccondi
A.Foundation cis cbearing con cfriction cpiles.
B.Foundation cis cbearing con cengineered cfill.
C.Foundation cis cbearing con cbedrock.
D.Foundation cis cbearing con cclay. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
The cnumber cof ctest cborings cthat cshould cbe cdrilled con ca cparticular csite cis cdetermined cby call co
A.the cuniformity cof cthe csubsurface cconditions.
B.the ccomplexity cof cthe cbuilding cfootprint.
C.the cground cfloor carea cof cthe cproposed cbuilding.
D.the cdepth cat cwhich cfirm cstrata care cencountered. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnot ca cslope csupport csystem cfor cdeep cexcavations?
A.Slurry cWalls
B.Steel csheet cpiling
C.Precast cconcrete csheet cpiling
D.Soldier cbeams cand clagging
E.Caissons c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔E
Frost cline crefers cto cthe clevel cof cearth
A.at cwhich cthe csoil cbearing cvalue cis caffected cby cweather.
B.at cwhich cthe cbuilding cfoundation cshould cbe clocated.
C.below cwhich cthe cfootings cwill cnot cfreeze.
D.below cwhich cthe csoil cdoes cnot cfreeze. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
If cthe cloads cof ca cproposed cstructure care chigh crelative cto cthe cbearing ccapacity cof
the csoil, cone cwould clikely cprovide
A.a cmat cfooting.
B.continuous cwall cfootings.
C.combined cfootings.
D.shallow cspread cfootings. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
A csystem cof cpiles cmay cbe cappropriate cfor csupporting ca cstructure cwhen
A.moisture cin cthe csoil cis cdetected.
B.the cpiles ccan cbe cplaced cbelow cground cwater clevel.
C.dense cearth cmakes cconventional cexcavation cdifficult.
D.the csurface csoil chas clow cbearing ccapacity. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
