EXAC Exam 1 with Complete Solutions
Topography effects building design - ✔✔1. Influences building proportions, wind loads,
drainage strategies, floor elevations, sanitary connections.
2. Work with existing to achieve neutral cut fill
4 factors for site selection - ✔✔1. Process for site selection
2. opportunities for urban development
3. opportunity for brownfield
4. Transportation
3 factors when conducting a site evaluation - ✔✔1. Physical
2. Cultural
3. Regulator
Site Characteristics that Influence Design - ✔✔1 - Geographical latitude / Microclimate
2 -Solar orientation
3 - Wind direction
4 - Topography (bldg proportions, wind loads)
5 - Parcel size / Access
6 - Neighborhood Structures
7 - Soil Characteristics (bldg location)
8 - Groundwater patterns
Daylighting - ✔✔1. Direct
2. Diffused
3. Reflected
,Daylighting Rule of Thumb - ✔✔Effective lighting depth 2x the height of window
Allow from 2 directions
Static Load vs Dynamic Load - ✔✔1. Static Load: Applied slowly
2. Dynamic Load: Applied suddenly
6 Types of static loads - ✔✔1. Live load (Occupant / Snow)
2. Dead load (self weight / mech)
3. Settlement loads (diff settlement)
4. Ground pressure (soil mass)
5. Hydrostatic Pressure
6. Impact load
2 Types Dynamic Loads - ✔✔1. Wind
2. Earthquake
Building orientation - ✔✔1, Elongate building east/west: minimize east west exposure,
maximize south exposure
2. South exposure with shade protection (overhang)
3. Facilitate air movement during hot months
4. Block wind during cold months
Two Elements for Passive Solar - ✔✔1. Glass: Cold 30-50% Temperate 15-25%
2. Thermal mass
3 types of passive solar - ✔✔1. Direct Gain
, 2. Indirect gain (thermal mass, roof pond, sunspace)
3. Isolated gain
Geotech Report - ✔✔1. Site description
2. Field Investigation
3. Subsurface Condition (soil types, depth)
4. Water table
5. Recommendations (Foundation, slab, parkade, cement mix, asphalt construction)
Shear Strength Soil - ✔✔Ability to resist displacement when forces applied
1 - Cohesive soils (clay, silt) retain strength when unconfined (high angle of repose)
2 - Non cohesive soils (gravel, sand) require confined forces and have shallow angle of repose
Site Characteristics - Physical - ✔✔1 - Wind
2 - Solar orientations
3 - Temperature
4 - Humidity
5 - Precipitation
Building Site - Regulatory Factors - ✔✔1 - Zoning
a) Permitted uses
b) Min site area
c) Height
d) Setbacks
e) Site coverage
f) Parking
g) Landscape
Topography effects building design - ✔✔1. Influences building proportions, wind loads,
drainage strategies, floor elevations, sanitary connections.
2. Work with existing to achieve neutral cut fill
4 factors for site selection - ✔✔1. Process for site selection
2. opportunities for urban development
3. opportunity for brownfield
4. Transportation
3 factors when conducting a site evaluation - ✔✔1. Physical
2. Cultural
3. Regulator
Site Characteristics that Influence Design - ✔✔1 - Geographical latitude / Microclimate
2 -Solar orientation
3 - Wind direction
4 - Topography (bldg proportions, wind loads)
5 - Parcel size / Access
6 - Neighborhood Structures
7 - Soil Characteristics (bldg location)
8 - Groundwater patterns
Daylighting - ✔✔1. Direct
2. Diffused
3. Reflected
,Daylighting Rule of Thumb - ✔✔Effective lighting depth 2x the height of window
Allow from 2 directions
Static Load vs Dynamic Load - ✔✔1. Static Load: Applied slowly
2. Dynamic Load: Applied suddenly
6 Types of static loads - ✔✔1. Live load (Occupant / Snow)
2. Dead load (self weight / mech)
3. Settlement loads (diff settlement)
4. Ground pressure (soil mass)
5. Hydrostatic Pressure
6. Impact load
2 Types Dynamic Loads - ✔✔1. Wind
2. Earthquake
Building orientation - ✔✔1, Elongate building east/west: minimize east west exposure,
maximize south exposure
2. South exposure with shade protection (overhang)
3. Facilitate air movement during hot months
4. Block wind during cold months
Two Elements for Passive Solar - ✔✔1. Glass: Cold 30-50% Temperate 15-25%
2. Thermal mass
3 types of passive solar - ✔✔1. Direct Gain
, 2. Indirect gain (thermal mass, roof pond, sunspace)
3. Isolated gain
Geotech Report - ✔✔1. Site description
2. Field Investigation
3. Subsurface Condition (soil types, depth)
4. Water table
5. Recommendations (Foundation, slab, parkade, cement mix, asphalt construction)
Shear Strength Soil - ✔✔Ability to resist displacement when forces applied
1 - Cohesive soils (clay, silt) retain strength when unconfined (high angle of repose)
2 - Non cohesive soils (gravel, sand) require confined forces and have shallow angle of repose
Site Characteristics - Physical - ✔✔1 - Wind
2 - Solar orientations
3 - Temperature
4 - Humidity
5 - Precipitation
Building Site - Regulatory Factors - ✔✔1 - Zoning
a) Permitted uses
b) Min site area
c) Height
d) Setbacks
e) Site coverage
f) Parking
g) Landscape
