PDD BLACK SPECTACLES EXAM 3
QUESTIONS 2025/26 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
1 of 95
Term
An architect is working on designing a cast-in-place concrete
multifamily building, and is preparing for a structural coordination
meeting.
What is the most efficient placement of the reinforcing bars in cast-
in-place concrete beams?
Give this one a try later!
Bottom bars at midspan, top
Diagonal bars at the corners,
bars at the intersections with
vertical bars at midspan
, columns
Side bars along the beam edges, Top bars and bottom bars
center bars at the top continuously placed along the
length of the beam
Don't know?
2 of 95
Term
The architect is coordinating with an in-house specifications writer
on the project manual. The specifications writer asks the architect
to fill out the checklist regarding which items will be needed.
Which of the following four items should the architect include in the
checklist? Check the four that apply.
Give this one a try later!
General requirements,
AIA A201, Addenda, Project
Supplementary conditions,
specifications, AIA A701
General conditions,
Prequalification form
Fire protection system, Electrical
systems, Curtain wall embeds, Functionality, Durability, Porosity,
Mechanical systems
Don't know?
3 of 95
,Term
An architect is preparing plans for a tenant finish project for a
dermatology clinic. The owner's representative is requesting
information about the proposed light output from the general
overhead lighting in the patient rooms.
What unit of measurement is used to measure lighting output?
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Watts Kelvin
Lumens Lux
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4 of 95
Term
A site design includes a 100-foot-long brick driveway with a 20%
slope and a transition zone at the top.
What is wrong with this driveway?
Give this one a try later!
Driveways with a 10% slope are ideal Steep driveways require no
for urban areas. transition zones for safety.
, Transition zones with a
slope of approximately
10% are Transition zones are only
needed on either end of a necessary for concrete
steep driveway so cars don't driveways.
"bottom out".
Don't know?
5 of 95
Term
An architect has just started a project located in a rural area that is
only accessible by car four months of the year. The project has net-
zero goals and the architect is investigating the use of renewable
energy sources.
Which of the following are forms of biomass energy? Check the four
that apply.
Give this one a try later!
Soybeans, Ethanol, Compost,
Wood pellets (Anything Non-slip surfaces, Textural signals,
that comes from plants Drainage grates, Exterior stair
and handrails
animals
Active chilled beams, Fan-powered
Bottom bars at midspan, top bars
variable air volume, Fan-powered
at the intersections with columns
variable air volume
Don't know?
6 of 95
QUESTIONS 2025/26 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
1 of 95
Term
An architect is working on designing a cast-in-place concrete
multifamily building, and is preparing for a structural coordination
meeting.
What is the most efficient placement of the reinforcing bars in cast-
in-place concrete beams?
Give this one a try later!
Bottom bars at midspan, top
Diagonal bars at the corners,
bars at the intersections with
vertical bars at midspan
, columns
Side bars along the beam edges, Top bars and bottom bars
center bars at the top continuously placed along the
length of the beam
Don't know?
2 of 95
Term
The architect is coordinating with an in-house specifications writer
on the project manual. The specifications writer asks the architect
to fill out the checklist regarding which items will be needed.
Which of the following four items should the architect include in the
checklist? Check the four that apply.
Give this one a try later!
General requirements,
AIA A201, Addenda, Project
Supplementary conditions,
specifications, AIA A701
General conditions,
Prequalification form
Fire protection system, Electrical
systems, Curtain wall embeds, Functionality, Durability, Porosity,
Mechanical systems
Don't know?
3 of 95
,Term
An architect is preparing plans for a tenant finish project for a
dermatology clinic. The owner's representative is requesting
information about the proposed light output from the general
overhead lighting in the patient rooms.
What unit of measurement is used to measure lighting output?
Give this one a try later!
Watts Kelvin
Lumens Lux
Don't know?
4 of 95
Term
A site design includes a 100-foot-long brick driveway with a 20%
slope and a transition zone at the top.
What is wrong with this driveway?
Give this one a try later!
Driveways with a 10% slope are ideal Steep driveways require no
for urban areas. transition zones for safety.
, Transition zones with a
slope of approximately
10% are Transition zones are only
needed on either end of a necessary for concrete
steep driveway so cars don't driveways.
"bottom out".
Don't know?
5 of 95
Term
An architect has just started a project located in a rural area that is
only accessible by car four months of the year. The project has net-
zero goals and the architect is investigating the use of renewable
energy sources.
Which of the following are forms of biomass energy? Check the four
that apply.
Give this one a try later!
Soybeans, Ethanol, Compost,
Wood pellets (Anything Non-slip surfaces, Textural signals,
that comes from plants Drainage grates, Exterior stair
and handrails
animals
Active chilled beams, Fan-powered
Bottom bars at midspan, top bars
variable air volume, Fan-powered
at the intersections with columns
variable air volume
Don't know?
6 of 95
