3323 Quiz 1
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- The realization of a traditional building project, as described in the text, may be divided into:
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Five phases
1 predesign phase
2 design phase
3 pre construction phase
4 construction phase
5 post costruction phase - Establishing the project's economic feasibilty and its overall budget is a part of the design phase of the project
- false predesign
- The term MEPF stands for
- Mechanical electrical plumbing fire
- The 'program' for a buildiong project is usually prepared by the:
- owner
- In a traditional project delivery (desgin bid build) system, the coordination of the buildings design is done by the
- architect
- The construction drawings of a building project are generally in the format of:
- 2d plans elevations sections and details
- The contruction drawings of a building project are prepared during the
- CD Stage of the project
- The construction drawings of a building project are drawing that the architect uses to explan the desgin to the owner
- false, construction drawings are used by the contractor to build the building
- The construction drawing of a project generally consist of
- architectural drawings, structural drawings, MEPF drawings
- The masterformat has been developed by the
- construction specification institute
- The master format consist of
- 50 divisions
- In the master format division 02 refers to
- existing conditions
- in the masterformat 04 refers to
- masonry
- in the master format joint sealants are part of:
- division 07 thermal and moisture protection
- in the master format roofing is part of
- divison 07
- In the masterformat flooring is part of
- division 09 finishes
- In the traditional project delivery (design build bid)system for a buildig the owner has seperate constracts with the general contractor and the subcontractors
- False owner contracts general who then contracts subcontractors
- Who is ultimatiley responsible for ensuring the safety of workers on a construction site of a typical building project
- the general contractor
- In the traditional project delivery design bid build system for a building there is generally
- one general contractor and several subcontractors
- A contract document set consist of
- construction drawings and specifications
- The shop drawings are prepared by the
- manufactor or fabricator, or the subcontractor
- Shop drawings are generally reviewed by the
- architect, engineering consultant, or general contractor
- In the traditional project delivery desgin bid build system for a building the day to day supervision of the construction is generally the responsibilty of the
- general contractor
- In the traditional project delivery design bid build system who is typically responsible for obtaining the certificate of occupancy for the local jurisdiction
- the general contractor
- The certificate of occupancy predates substantial completion inspection of the project
- true
- The final completion inspection of the project is generally conducted by the
- architect with the help of the consultants
- A record document set is generally prepared by the
- general contractor
- The general contractor provides manufacturers warranties to the owner at the time of
- substantional completion inspection
- In the CM system of project delivery there is normally no general contractor
- True
- In the CMAR system of project delivery the construction manager
- works as the general contractor for the project
- the project delivery system in which only one firm is contracted for both design and construction of the building is called
- design build system
- A building code regulates
- the design of the building and the construction of the building
- In the building code some life safety provisions are contained in fire safety provisions and the remaining in structural safety provisions
- false
- The building code requierments for the dimensions of treads and risers of a staircase are:
- life safety issues
- The building code requirements for the means of egress from a building are primarily
- fire safety issues
- The enforcement of buidling code is usually done at the level of
- State in which the building is located. The building code is a legal document enforced throught the police powers of the state. Because it generally agreed that construction is left up to the local level, power is then delegated to the local level
- The officer in charge for enforcing the building code is generally called A
- building official
- Before commencing the construction of a building, the owner must first apply to the city ot obtain a
- building permit
- To ensure that the consturction of the building is being done in accordance with the building code the city will arrange for its inspection
- several times during the construction of the building
- If during construction of the the building inspector discovers a gross violation of the building code he she will generally
- issue a stop work order to owner if it is a gross violation, a warning is issued if it is a minor violation
- In the case of a dispute between the building official and the owner in the interpretation of a building code provision, the matter is first resolved through
- the board of appeals of the city
- A perscriptive building code provision is easier to enforce thab a performance provision
- True
- Performance type building code provsions allow greater innovation of building materials and contruction systems that prescriptive type provisions
- true
- The internation building code is published by the
- international code council
- the international building code is generally updated every
- 3 years
- The adoption of a model building code in the US is done at the level of
- each city of state
- The only code published by the international code council is the indternational building code
- false
- the first step in applying the building code to a project is to:
- determine the occupancy classification of the building
- The writing and periodical updating of the code is generally done by
- a specialisized independent agency
- The international building code is published by
- the international code council
- the international building code is updated
- every 3 years
- The adoption of a model building code in the US is done at the
- state or local
- The only code published by the international code council is the International building code
- False
- The first step in applying the building code to a project is to
- determine the occupancy classification of the building
- The total number of occupancies as specified in the international building code
- ten
- Which of the following is not recognized building code occupancy ...assembly, educational, business, officem institutional
- office
- A hotel building is a
- residential occupancy
- The international building code divides the types of construction into
- Type I,II,III,IV,V
- The most fire resistive type of construction is
- Type I
- A perscriptive code needs no standards
- True
- Construction standards are typical written by
- The task of formulation standards is performed by organizations that have the expertise for obtaining preformance data and evaluating it
- Which of the following is not a standard writing organization ASTM,ICC,UL,ANSI
- ICC
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Which of the following is a standard writing organization
ICC,UL,SBCCI, ICBO, BOCA - UL
- The acronym ASTM stands for
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- The acronym UL stands for
- Underwritters Laboratories
- A zoning ordinance refers to regulations that pertain mainly to
- the use of land within a city
- A zoning ordinance consists of
- the zoning text and zoning map of the city
- The term "FAR" refers to
- floor area ratio
- The two main catagories under whish all building loads may be classified are
- Gravity loads and lateral loads
- The loads on a floor are generally exposed in
- Lb/ft2
- The loads on a beam are generally expressed in
- lb/ft
- The loads on a Column are generally expressed in
- Lb
- Which of the following loads can be estimated in greatest certainty...Dead, live, wind, earthquake, or snow loads
- Dead
- The floor live load in a rsidential building is generally assumed as
- 40 psf
- Which of the following occupanices had the highest floor live load ... retail store, hotel guest room, library with stack rooms, library reading rooms, offices
- Library stack rooms
- Roof live load in a building is generally
- 20psf, less that the floor live load
- Roof live load is a function of the buildings occupancy
- True
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In which of the following roof with you consider the effect of rain load.....
roof with a parapet or roof without a parapet - roof witha parapet
- Highest windspeeds are usually obtained in
- tornado
- On average a tornado strikes a larger area on the ground that hurricane
- False
- The design windspeed is also refered to as the
- basic wind speed
- The material in an archi is primarily under
- compression
- When a cable of rope is compressed by a force, what is the compressive stree in it
- zero
- A column in a building is primarily under
- compression
- In a simple three-member truss consistying of two rafters and a tie, each member is in
- either tension or compression
- In a suspension bridge, which members are under compression
- support pylons (vertical pylons)
- A rectangular column measuring 12x12" in cross-section carries a load of 18 kips, what is the stress in the column?
- 125 psi
- The test specimen used for determining the compressive strength of concrete in the United States is
- cylinder measuring 6" in diameter and 12" high
- When we determine the strength of concrete using the test specimens we determine the concrete is
- ultimate compressive state
- In relation to its compressive strength the tensile strength of concrete is
- much lower
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A 20' high fcolumn shortens by 0.6" under a load.
what is the resulting strain in the column? - 0.0025....strain has no units
- Which gives greater warning before failure?
- a ductile material
- In a typical stress-strain diagram of material, the stress is gernerally plotted along the vertical axis
- True
- What is the yield of A36 steel?
- 36ksi
- The stress-strain diagram of mild steel is nearly a straight line up to the yield point
- true
- Concrete is
- a plastic or inelastic material
- Modulus of elasticity refers to how
- stiff a material is
- The units of modulus of elasticity are: psi, kis, pascal, gigapascal
- all of the above
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Everything else being the same, which of the following beam cross-sections is structurally preferable?
rectangular section or I-section - I-section
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Everything else being the same, which of the following beam cross-sections is structurally preferable?
Rectangular section or tubular section - tubular section
- The bearing strength of a material is generally realated to its:
- bending strength
- In a steel column that rests on a concrete footing, the area of the bearing plate used is generally
- greater that the cross-sectional area of the column
- The primary purpose of ties in a reinforced concrete column is to:
- prevent the buckling of vertical reinforced column