PA Quiz II

Pregunta 1 de 25

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What is the maximum slope percentage for parking lots?

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2%
3%
5%
10%

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 25

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Landscapes can be described in terms of four general elements of vegetative mass and form. Which of the following options below is not one of them?

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Edges
Mosaic
Patches
Corners
Connecting corridors

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 25

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Which of the following street design methods are typically implemented in street design to encourage a slower and safer vehicle speed? Check the three that apply.

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Changes in street width
Homogenous street width
Cul-de-sacs
Grid road/block structure
Wider streets than normal with no street parking available
Meandering roads

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 25

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An architect is working on the site analysis and design of a residential project. The site is located in Zone-5 climate, and the house will be placed in one of the locations that are marked up on the site plan given below. If one of the main goals of this project is to provide a sustainable building that prioritizes passive heating and cooling techniques and targets to minimize the use of HVAC systems as much as possible, which of the following location would be the ideal spot for this building?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

A
B
C
D
E
F

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 25

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A neighborhood is designed based on the following principles:

• Maximum energy efficiency
• Convenient and encouraging for pedestrian traffic
• Transit effectiveness
Which of the following may be negative side effects of these design decisions? Check the two that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Compactness
Inadequate solar radiation
Interrupted access to wind
Increased urbanity
Reduced public transportation need

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 25

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Rellena los espacios en blanco para completar el texto.

Fill in the following blanks with the correct information.

One side of the quadrangle (check) = miles

One side of the township = miles

One side of the section = miles

There are townships in one quadrangle (check).

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 25

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The building code acknowledges two different methods for providing fire protection in buildings: passive and active fire protection. Select all active fire protection methods that are listed below. Check the two that apply.

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Adding sprinklers to an existing theater building to reduce the required fire-rating of the partitions.
Adding a fire-wall between two different occupancies to create two different fire areas.
Paying attention to the fire-resistance rating of the furniture and interior finishes.
Leaving proper fire separation distance between two neighboring buildings.
Providing portable fire extinguishers when required by code.

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 25

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The problem-seeking method includes a set of principles that need to be followed to successfully establish the problem as the last step of the programming phase of any project. Which of the following programming principle focuses on refining the core of the problem to bring out only the vital details of the information.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The Principle of Comprehensive Analysis
The Principle of Abstract Thinking
The Principle of Bare Essentials
The Principle of Distinct Separation

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 25

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In the graphic below, three different neighborhood site plans are given. Each urban pattern represents a carefully designed street and block structure that are oriented and sized to integrate concerns for light, sun, wind, and shade according to the priorities of the climate that they are located in. Match each design to the appropriate climate accordingly. Not all climate options are represented with a site plan.

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Cold/Cool

Hot-Arid

Hot-Humid

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 25

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Which of the following is the first consideration of the site analysis?

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Location
Topography
Vegetation
Zoning

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 25

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– Large Studio is adjacent to Control Room, Waiting Area, and Green Room
– Small Studio is adjacent to Green Room, Storage, and Waiting Area
– Offices are adjacent to Pantry and Mechanical Room
– Restrooms are adjacent to Lobby and Control Room
– Mechanical Room is adjacent to Storage and Offices
– Green Room is not adjacent to the Hallway

Based on the plan diagram and the program criteria given above, drag and drop the letters across the rooms accordingly.

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Large studio

Control room

Waiting area

Green room

Restrooms

Small studio

Storage

Pantry

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 25

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Which of the following design strategies are more likely to prevent crime by site design? Check the three that apply.

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Design walls and fences and secure entry points for all private buildings or building complexes to communicate boundaries.
Block the streets before the private communities to define the transition from public to private
Narrow down the streets where pedestrian access to buildings intensifies
Design a combination of bollards along with the strip of planting that separates the road from the pedestrian walkway and building entries
Mandate security surveillance systems for all residential projects
Design buildings with large fenestrations facing toward building entrances or other points of the congregation

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 25

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Select all of the following geotechnical information regarding the properties of soils required by the designer to design a “balanced site”? Check the three that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Recommended excavation procedure
The bearing strength of the soil
The cut and fill scale
The characteristic and location of the bedrock
Bulking factor

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 25

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An architect works on a project where on-site erection time should be significantly reduced as one of the main programming goals. Which of the following structural scenarios would meet these criteria? Check the two that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Any site-cast concrete system
Heavy timber frame structure
Any masonry system
Steel frame with moment connections
Any precast concrete system

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 25

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Based on the given program criteria of a small studio building below, which of the following adjacency matrix is the correct representation of the building program?

• Classrooms are close to Offices.
• Greenrooms are adjacent to Recording Studio and close to Main Studio,
• Restrooms are adjacent to Classrooms, Main Studio and Lounge.
• The lounge is close to Main Studio.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

A
B
C
D

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 25

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An architect is working on a multiple story lecture hall project. The building is decided to be built in Type-III-A construction and will be fully sprinklered. What is the maximum total building area that can be achieved for this project as per the International Building Code (IBC)?

Use IBC 2018

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56,000 sf
114,000 sf
126,000 sf
168,000 sf

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 25

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Haz click en el botón naranja y escribe tu respuesta.

What is the percentage of the slope shown in the graphic?

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 25

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An architect is working on a project in Miami, Florida. The project site enables building orientation in all directions; however, the main wind direction is from south to north. Which of the following site planning and building design strategy is the best for this project if the architect wishes to implement passive cooling design strategies into the building?

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Elongate the building in the N/S direction, orient the building facing toward the North to avoid excessive solar radiation, and minimize fenestration in the South.
Elongate the building in the E/W direction, orient the building toward the South and maximize the south openings with multiple rows of dense trees on the south side of the site.
Elongate the building in the E/W direction, design deep roof overhangs, orient the building facing toward the south with large fenestration in both south and north directions, and provide evergreen trees on the south and southwest side of the building.
Design a square-shaped building with a closed indoor courtyard, orient the building facing north with large fenestration in both north and south directions and provide evergreen trees on the east and west sides of the site.

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 25

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Which of the following scenarios/situations more commonly contribute to the decision of performing a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? Check the three that apply.

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A first-time, all-cash buyer of an empty suburban lot, dedicated for residential use.
A developer investing in a property that has been used as a gas station before.
A buyer who is investing in a new property by partial contributions of a lender.
A real estate firm investing in a new property that was formerly a strip mall.
A landlord who wants to purchase the adjacent urban lot with an existing townhouse in it.

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 25

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Drag and drop the following treatment types for historic buildings across each definition given.

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Preservation

Restoration

Rehabilitation

Reconstruction

Explicación

Pregunta 21 de 25

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Rellena el espacio en blanco para completar el texto.

An architect is working on a church project with an 8150 square foot area in the City of Columbus, Ohio. If the church’s main assembly space is 3900 sf, minimum, how many total parking spaces are required for this building?

Explicación

Pregunta 22 de 25

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Which of the following options help provide a realistic prediction of cost during the project’s programming phase? Check the three that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Setting up a reasonable efficiency ratio of net to the gross area.
Avoiding cost predictions during the programming phase of the project.
Basing other expenditures as percentages of building cost.
Calculating the cost escalation per square foot at mid-construction.
Bringing cost prediction as close as possible to the client's initial budget.

Explicación

Pregunta 23 de 25

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Drag and drop the correct required sizes of a typical accessible bench in a sauna across given definitions. Not all dimensions are relevant. Drag and drop the irrelevant dimension across to the letter “X.”

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42"

20"

24"

18"

36"

Explicación

Pregunta 24 de 25

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A law firm would like to extensively renovate their existing office building, excluding the copy/print area, kitchen/cafeteria, and mechanical rooms. The client wants the effects of the renovation work to be minimized on their day-to-day activities, so the architect and the client decide to do the work in four phases.

• Restroom-1 must be renovated before the renovation of the Open Office Area.
• Conference Rooms must be renovated after the renovation of the Open Office Area.
• Conference Rooms must be renovated before the renovation of Offices 1,2,3 &4.
• Restroom 1 and 2 can not be renovated at the same time.
• Restroom-2 and Conference Rooms must be renovated at the same time.
• Restroom-1 & Lobby/Entry must be renovated at the same.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Restroom-1 & Lobby/Entry will be renovated at Phase-1.
Restroom-2 will be renovated at Phase-2.
Open Office Area will be renovated at Phase-2.
Offices 1,2,3 &4 will be renovated at Phase-4.
Restroom-2 will be renovated at Phase-3.
Conference Rooms will be renovated at Phase-2.
Conference Rooms will be renovated at Phase-3
Lobby/Entry will be renovated at Phase-4.
Open Office Area will be renovated at Phase-1.

Explicación

Pregunta 25 de 25

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	Creado por M. A. hace casi 3 años

ARCH PA Test sobre PA Quiz II, creado por M. A. el 31/01/2022.

Pregunta 1 de 25

What is the maximum slope percentage for parking lots?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 25

Landscapes can be described in terms of four general elements of vegetative mass and form. Which of the following options below is not one of them?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 25

Which of the following street design methods are typically implemented in street design to encourage a slower and safer vehicle speed? Check the three that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 25

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 25

A neighborhood is designed based on the following principles: • Maximum energy efficiency • Convenient and encouraging for pedestrian traffic • Transit effectiveness Which of the following may be negative side effects of these design decisions? Check the two that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 25

Rellena los espacios en blanco para completar el texto.

Fill in the following blanks with the correct information. One side of the quadrangle (check) = miles One side of the township = miles One side of the section = miles There are townships in one quadrangle (check).

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 25

The building code acknowledges two different methods for providing fire protection in buildings: passive and active fire protection. Select all active fire protection methods that are listed below. Check the two that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 25

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 25

Arrastra la opción correcta a cada uno de los puntos naranjas

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 25

Which of the following is the first consideration of the site analysis?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 25

Arrastra la opción correcta a cada uno de los puntos naranjas

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 25

Which of the following design strategies are more likely to prevent crime by site design? Check the three that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 25

Select all of the following geotechnical information regarding the properties of soils required by the designer to design a “balanced site”? Check the three that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 25

An architect works on a project where on-site erection time should be significantly reduced as one of the main programming goals. Which of the following structural scenarios would meet these criteria? Check the two that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 25

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 25

An architect is working on a multiple story lecture hall project. The building is decided to be built in Type-III-A construction and will be fully sprinklered. What is the maximum total building area that can be achieved for this project as per the International Building Code (IBC)? Use IBC 2018

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 25

Haz click en el botón naranja y escribe tu respuesta.

What is the percentage of the slope shown in the graphic?

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 25

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 25

Which of the following scenarios/situations more commonly contribute to the decision of performing a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? Check the three that apply.

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 25

Drag and drop the following treatment types for historic buildings across each definition given.

Arrastra la opción correcta a cada uno de los puntos naranjas

Explicación

Pregunta 21 de 25

Rellena el espacio en blanco para completar el texto.

An architect is working on a church project with an 8150 square foot area in the City of Columbus, Ohio. If the church’s main assembly space is 3900 sf, minimum, how many total parking spaces are required for this building?

Explicación

A neighborhood is designed based on the following principles:

• Maximum energy efficiency
• Convenient and encouraging for pedestrian traffic
• Transit effectiveness
Which of the following may be negative side effects of these design decisions? Check the two that apply.

Fill in the following blanks with the correct information.

One side of the quadrangle (check) = miles

One side of the township = miles

One side of the section = miles

There are townships in one quadrangle (check).

An architect is working on a multiple story lecture hall project. The building is decided to be built in Type-III-A construction and will be fully sprinklered. What is the maximum total building area that can be achieved for this project as per the International Building Code (IBC)?

Use IBC 2018