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What metal was one of the first ever used?
Wood is stronger in which direction?
What type of plastic is flammable but self extinguishing?
Which of the following wood species is a hardwood?
Plastics typically have a high coefficient of thermal expansion, so construction details must allow for what due to temperature changes?
Lumber used for structural framing of buildings in North America is generally derived from
The spacing of control joints in a CMU wall
How long has the material glass been known?
Plastics play an integral role in construction due to these four benefits
When light hits a piece of glass, some is reflected from the surface, some passes through, and some is absorbed in the glass.
There are many properties that affect the overall performance of glass, both its appearance and thermal performance. What is one of the most common coatings applied to glass to improve thermal performance?
The major ingredient of glass is what? Which is mixed together with a variety of other materials to control color, then heated to form glass.
Since wood is a living organic material we use in building construction, what is one of the primary detriments it has compared to manufactured building materials?
The "nominal" height of a typical CMU is
The term CMU is generally used as an acronym for
Concrete cast on the building site is known as cast-in-place or in situ concrete. CIP concrete's desired final shape is limited by what costly necessary technological construction?
What is the corrosion process that occurs when two unlike metals and with moisture present, create and electric current corroding the anode.
The popularity of plastic is because of our ability to make complex shapes. How is this accomplished?
For CIP concrete, the formwork material (timber, wood-based panel, plywood, hardboard, fibercement, steel, plastic, etc.) and its surgace finish (rough, planed, smooth, plastic-coated etc.) determine what?
Efforescence in masonry refers to
It is generally agreed that a this orientation is optimal for gaining heat in the winter and for controlling solar radiation in the summer. As a general rule, the longest wall sections should be oriented toward the ___?
Within the realm of solid construction, name the one facade system where the insulation layer also serve simultaneously as the protective layer
Select the three important design considerations discussed in class when detailing insulation
Passive solar design refers to the use of the ___ energy for the heating and cooling of living spaces
Identify the three traditional and key tenants of sustainability
This type of net-zero energy is only concerned with on-site energy use and production. Renewables on-site to offset our use on site.
What type of building energy loads can be divided into two subcategories: (1) those due to occupancy, and (2) those due to lighting and process energy use.
After excavation, which of the following construction sequences would be likely to be the most productive.
In contrast to wet-pipe sprinkler systems, dry-pipesprinkler systems are used because they
The object of the programming process is to establish
Zoning ordinances [by-laws] are used by municipalities as a means of controlling all of the following EXCEPT
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines, curb ramp slopes shall NOT exceed
STC ratings as applied to buildings represent the specified
Which of the following is a requirement of electrical receptacles to be installed in a residential bathroom?
Outline specifications written during the programming phase of a project are generally broken down by
Which of the following is NOT normally governed by zoning regulations?
Which of the following terms is defined as "water tested to be suitable for bathing, cooking, and consumption by humans"?
Which of the following terms are used in describing heatflow?
Which of the following consultant engineers typically consumes the greatest percentage of project fees on school projects?
The center-to-center spacing of framing members in a woodframe building is mainly based on
The wavyness that can occur unintentionally in large metal sheets is known as what?
Which of the following lumber cross-sections is a dimension of lumber?
Ornamentation in masonry construction is effected by two characteristics which complement each other and determine the appearance of facing masonry. What are these two characteristics?
Rainwater and meltwater penetration control is one of the most important performance requirements for curtainwalls. They are generally designed to ensure no water penetration when tested under a static air pressure difference that is at least 20% of the inward structural design wind load on the curtain wall. One method of field testing water penetration resistance is done with what?
What is the difference between ferrous and non-ferrous metal?
Slowly cooling a molten material into a solid state is known as what?
The largest disadvantage to plastics in building applications is that they can be destroyed by fire and may five off toxic gasses.
Select the three primary ingredients (binder, filler and reactor) commonly used to make concrete today
The most commonly used mortar joint thickness is
In a running-bond wall
Which of the following mortar joint profiles should be specified for an exterior wall?
Metal in one of the oldest materials to be manipulated by man, and has been used for its?
The most common type of door is the ___?
Automatic sliding doors have become established for buildings open to the public where they fulfill what primary function?
The facade, when understood as a building technology element or system, fulfills what three elementary functions? These three systems are complementary and allocated usually to different layers. Select the three that apply.
What are the basic functions of a fire alarm in chronological order?
Select the top three factors that drive fire protection?
Automatic fire protection fights against a combination of these elements:
Apart from the fundamental protective function of the roof, i.e.., providing shelter, what is the main task of the roof?
A roof covering of overlapping elements with its high proportion of joints is better suited to be a pitched roof. The more waterlight the roof covering element and its joints with neighboring elements, allows the roof pitch to be
Identify the three surfaces within the depth of a wall created by forming an opening
A ___ code is a written set of regulations that provides the means for excercising reasonable control over construction and is available for adoption by cities, countries, states, or countries, with such changes as may be desirable or legal for local needs.
Type ____ construction is that type of construction in which the structural elements, exterior walls and interior walls are of any materials permitted by this codet type of
Who is responsible for ensuring the building meets the code?
IBC Section 508.4 Separated occupancies. Building or portions of buildings that comply with the provisions of this section shall be considered as sepatated occupancies. Therefore, if you have a fully sprinklered building with separated occupancies, table 508.4 would require what hour separation between Educational and Residential occupancies?
THis type of code requires that each componenet is built to a certain standard, e.g. Wall R-value at least 20
This type of code requires that the building as a whole meets a certain standard. e.g, uses less energy than the same building built to the prescriptive code
The provisions of this chapter of the IBC controls the classification of all buildings and structures as to use and occupancy
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Which of the following types of estimates is the most accurate?
The costs associated with buying goods, services, or assets are known as
Which of the following consultant engineers typically consumes the greatest percentage of project fees on school projects?
What type of glass is often called toughened glass, is considered a type of safety glass, It is four to five times stronger than "normal" annealed glass, and when shattered, it breaks into many small, cubed fragments rather than dangerous shards.
A retailer of building materials purchased 1000 pieces of 2x6 lumber, each 10ft long. How many board feed did the retailer purchase?
In the 1950s, the British inventor Alastair Pilkington completely transformed the way in which glass was used in architecture through his development of what?
The actual size of a typical 8" CMU is what?
What is the defining characteristic of thermoplastic?
Which of the following species of wood is a softwood?
A group home occupancy which include buildings, structures or parts there of housing 10 persons, on a 24-hour basis, who because of age, mental disability or other reasons, live in a supervised residential environment that provides personal care services. The occupants are capable of responding to an emergency situation without physical assistance from staff. What use would this be classified as according to the IBC?
Which of the following materials increases the mortar's compressive strength?
A slump test is performed on fresh concrete to test what?
From what material is aluminum refined?
Glass is strongest under a tensile force.
As a filler to reduce the costs of a CMU and 20% of the cement is replaced with what two common additives?
The difference between softwoods and hardwoods is based on
Glass as a modern material is an excellent insulator for a building thermal performance.
The primary reason for providing core holes in bricks is to
The Master Format consists of
Which of the following occupancies has the highest floor live load?
The term FAR refers to
If the total of land under a property is 22,000 sq. ft. and the total covered area on all floors of the building is 80,000 sq. ft., the FAR property is
Which of the following are renewable energy sources?
