PPD Black Spectacles Exam 01 With
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Which parking stall layout is the most efficient use of space, reducing the overall footprint of the parking lot?
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90 deg, 30 deg, 45 deg, or parallel parking? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔90 degree parking most efficient, angled produces spaces on
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ends that are unusable.
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Which one of the following is a line item on a sources and uses budget?
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Developer fee, Building Staff Salaries, Sources of materials or Contractor profit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Developer fee.
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Listed under the uses section of a sources and uses budget. The uses section lists all line items, which the sources will be used to pay, and the
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developer will be paid their fee from the sources.
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A large university building and associated parking lot expansion creates too much stormwater run-off for the constrained site.
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How should the design team maintain the pre-development rate of flow to avoid sacrificing site or built works?
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Detention Basin, Storm sewer drain, Retention basin, or Detention Vault - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Detention vault.
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A stormwater detention vault is used for stormwater storage where there is not enough space for an above-ground facility. The excess
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stormwater run-off is slowly released to local storm sewers or stream. Underground storage structures are commonly located under
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parking lots.
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An architect is under contract for a job in a jurisdiction where they have never previously done business. They are beginning a code
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analysis.
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Which of the following is true regarding adoptions or changes to building code requirements?
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Life safety standards are dictated by the fire department, Only states are permitted to amend building codes, or Local changes are
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permitted to model codes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Local governments are permitted to amend an adopted model building code.
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Some municipalities have their own building codes that differ greatly from model codes.
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A community college in Oklahoma wishes to build a shed near their riding area and indoor arena. The shed will be used for keeping and
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feeding 24 horses that are part of the animal science program at the college.
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According to the International Building Code (IBC), how is this building classified?
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, U, S-1, H, or S-2? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔U
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Agricultural buildings, sheds, and stables are among the uses that are classified in occupancy group U. See also Chapter 3 of the 2018 IBC. j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
An architect is creating a hotel design for a hospitality client with properties in four distinctly different climates. The client would like to
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use a single design for all the locations while utilizing natural light to reduce energy use.
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Which of the following daylighting strategies should the architect implement in all climate regions to improve energy efficiency? Check
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the four that apply.
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A - Use sunlight to increase stack ventilation
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B - Modify the landscape design to use planting to modulate and filter sunlight based on each location
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C - Utilize reflection and incorporate diffused light to promote daylighting deeper into the building core
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D - Maintain on-site daylight access
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E - Manage glare by specifying tinted glass
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F - Provide active heating with sunlight collection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔BCDE
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A - Sunlight does not impact the strategy of stack ventilation, which is a method of passively cooling spaces by using the pressure
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differential from air above and below a building.
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F - Active heating should only be used in cold climates.
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Refer to the plans of buildings A and B in the graphic. A building's planned columns are redistributed from the configuration in Figure A to
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now be on the periphery, as is shown in Figure B.
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What has increased as a result of this change? j j j j j j j j
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Equilibrium
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Strength - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Moving mass farther from the centroid of either a beam or, in the case of this question, the whole
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building, increases the moment of inertia. Moment of inertia is defined as "the sum of the products of all the elementary areas times the
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square of their distances from the neutral axis." Moving the columns to the exterior of the building makes the structure stiffer as a whole.
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This is the same concept that gives the wide flange beam the "I-beam" shape.
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During the Schematic Design phase, the owner of a new resort hotel project has received an environmental impact study, which indicates
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alarmingly high levels of pesticides and poisonous chemicals present in the local stormwater runoff. The project's current design features
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a large lawn and imported plant species positioned at the expansive entrance of the property, which is located in a tropical climate.
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What can the architect do to reduce the environmental impact that the landscape design will have? Check the four that apply.
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A - Create a maintenance plan within the project's specifications that prohibits the regular use of pesticides
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B - Use native plant species
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C - Replace the designed lawn with mulched planting beds
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D - Use organic fertilizers when required
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E - Provide large, shade-producing plants to delay evaporation when the lawn is watered
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F - Provide filtered water in the lawn's irrigation system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ABCD
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E - While this strategy may help to reduce the amount of water required to properly irrigate the lawn, it will do little to avoid the use of
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chemicals required to maintain the lawn and plantings.
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F - To maintain a lawn in a tropical climate, fertilizer and pesticides are likely necessary. The project is described as a resort hotel, so one
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might rightfully assume a specific concern for aesthetics by the owner. Using filtered water will do little to avoid the inevitable use of these
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chemicals.
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The architect has selected heavy timber framing for a new office building in a dense downtown area. In order to get the height of the
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building and of the spaces, the architect needs to preliminarily size the structural members.
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What should be the minimum dimension between the bottom of the beam and bottom of the girder?
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2", 5", 6" or 8"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The girder should be at least 2" deeper than the beam it supports. This allows for a char layer
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to occur on the girder while not compromising the integrity of its support of the beams.
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An architect is designing a new office building, and has determined it should be Type IIB construction to fulfill all program and code
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Complete Answers Pass Guaranteed.
Which parking stall layout is the most efficient use of space, reducing the overall footprint of the parking lot?
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
90 deg, 30 deg, 45 deg, or parallel parking? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔90 degree parking most efficient, angled produces spaces on
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
ends that are unusable.
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Which one of the following is a line item on a sources and uses budget?
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Developer fee, Building Staff Salaries, Sources of materials or Contractor profit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Developer fee.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Listed under the uses section of a sources and uses budget. The uses section lists all line items, which the sources will be used to pay, and the
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
developer will be paid their fee from the sources.
j j j j j j j j j
A large university building and associated parking lot expansion creates too much stormwater run-off for the constrained site.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
How should the design team maintain the pre-development rate of flow to avoid sacrificing site or built works?
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Detention Basin, Storm sewer drain, Retention basin, or Detention Vault - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Detention vault.
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A stormwater detention vault is used for stormwater storage where there is not enough space for an above-ground facility. The excess
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stormwater run-off is slowly released to local storm sewers or stream. Underground storage structures are commonly located under
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parking lots.
j j
An architect is under contract for a job in a jurisdiction where they have never previously done business. They are beginning a code
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analysis.
j
Which of the following is true regarding adoptions or changes to building code requirements?
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Life safety standards are dictated by the fire department, Only states are permitted to amend building codes, or Local changes are
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permitted to model codes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Local governments are permitted to amend an adopted model building code.
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Some municipalities have their own building codes that differ greatly from model codes.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
A community college in Oklahoma wishes to build a shed near their riding area and indoor arena. The shed will be used for keeping and
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feeding 24 horses that are part of the animal science program at the college.
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According to the International Building Code (IBC), how is this building classified?
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, U, S-1, H, or S-2? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔U
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Agricultural buildings, sheds, and stables are among the uses that are classified in occupancy group U. See also Chapter 3 of the 2018 IBC. j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
An architect is creating a hotel design for a hospitality client with properties in four distinctly different climates. The client would like to
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use a single design for all the locations while utilizing natural light to reduce energy use.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Which of the following daylighting strategies should the architect implement in all climate regions to improve energy efficiency? Check
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the four that apply.
j j j j
A - Use sunlight to increase stack ventilation
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B - Modify the landscape design to use planting to modulate and filter sunlight based on each location
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
C - Utilize reflection and incorporate diffused light to promote daylighting deeper into the building core
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D - Maintain on-site daylight access
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E - Manage glare by specifying tinted glass
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F - Provide active heating with sunlight collection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔BCDE
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A - Sunlight does not impact the strategy of stack ventilation, which is a method of passively cooling spaces by using the pressure
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differential from air above and below a building.
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F - Active heating should only be used in cold climates.
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Refer to the plans of buildings A and B in the graphic. A building's planned columns are redistributed from the configuration in Figure A to
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
now be on the periphery, as is shown in Figure B.
j j j j j j j j j j j
What has increased as a result of this change? j j j j j j j j
Modulus of elasticity j j
Equilibrium
Moment of Inertia j j
Strength - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Moving mass farther from the centroid of either a beam or, in the case of this question, the whole
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
building, increases the moment of inertia. Moment of inertia is defined as "the sum of the products of all the elementary areas times the
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square of their distances from the neutral axis." Moving the columns to the exterior of the building makes the structure stiffer as a whole.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
This is the same concept that gives the wide flange beam the "I-beam" shape.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
During the Schematic Design phase, the owner of a new resort hotel project has received an environmental impact study, which indicates
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
alarmingly high levels of pesticides and poisonous chemicals present in the local stormwater runoff. The project's current design features
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a large lawn and imported plant species positioned at the expansive entrance of the property, which is located in a tropical climate.
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What can the architect do to reduce the environmental impact that the landscape design will have? Check the four that apply.
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A - Create a maintenance plan within the project's specifications that prohibits the regular use of pesticides
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B - Use native plant species
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C - Replace the designed lawn with mulched planting beds
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D - Use organic fertilizers when required
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E - Provide large, shade-producing plants to delay evaporation when the lawn is watered
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F - Provide filtered water in the lawn's irrigation system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ABCD
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E - While this strategy may help to reduce the amount of water required to properly irrigate the lawn, it will do little to avoid the use of
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chemicals required to maintain the lawn and plantings.
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F - To maintain a lawn in a tropical climate, fertilizer and pesticides are likely necessary. The project is described as a resort hotel, so one
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might rightfully assume a specific concern for aesthetics by the owner. Using filtered water will do little to avoid the inevitable use of these
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chemicals.
j
The architect has selected heavy timber framing for a new office building in a dense downtown area. In order to get the height of the
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
building and of the spaces, the architect needs to preliminarily size the structural members.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
What should be the minimum dimension between the bottom of the beam and bottom of the girder?
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
2", 5", 6" or 8"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The girder should be at least 2" deeper than the beam it supports. This allows for a char layer
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to occur on the girder while not compromising the integrity of its support of the beams.
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An architect is designing a new office building, and has determined it should be Type IIB construction to fulfill all program and code
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