Question 1
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Which of the thermal insulation materials below are also good at sound absorption? ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ.
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Slag wool
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Polyisocyanurate
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Fiberglass
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Rock wool
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Extruded polystyrene
Question 2
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An architect is working on a historic renovation project. The building has brick veneer exterior walls, and the client wants recommendations on graffiti-resistant finish options for the existing walls. Which of the brick coatings below should be recommended to the client?
Question 3
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"๐๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ค๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฅ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ท๐ช๐ข ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ"
Which one below describes this best?
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Cash allowance
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Contingency allowance
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Unit price
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Alternate bid
Question 4
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An architect reviews the masonry foundation wall and wood beam section details of a residential project. Which of the following detail is more likely to be observed during this review?
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Application of building felt, where direct contact between wood beam and masonry foundation wall exists.
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Formwork details for masonry foundation walls.
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Damp-proofing application at the foundation wall since subsoil conditions indicate the existence of hydrostatic pressure from the groundwater.
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Adequate placement of construction joints (often called expansion joints) to allow movement to occur between a concrete slab and walls of the building.
Question 5
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Which of the following criteria should be met for all foundations? ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐.
Question 6
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Based on the moisture control performances, put the exterior wall assembly plan details below in the correct order. Drag & drop number "I" across the best assembly and number "III" across the worst option.
Question 7
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Which of the following type of air delivery system is the cheapest?
Question 8
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Select prefabricated structural members below that use the same physics principle to increase the structural efficiency. ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐.
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Solid Core Section Rectangular Steel Beam
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Hollow-core Concrete Slabs
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I-section Beams
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Castellated Beam
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Tubular Solid Core Section Steel Beam
Question 9
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Which bolt type below was once used for primary applications but lost its popularity due to its strength performance compared to others?
Question 10
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Which type of glass below is the most expensive?
Question 11
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Drag and drop the given components of the masonry CMU backup detail across the highlighted letters shown below accordingly.
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Bond Beam
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Board Insulation
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Reinforced CMU block
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Brick veneer
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Weather barrier
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Ties to edge of slab
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Fire-stopping
Question 12
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Which of the plan diagrams given below belongs to a half-surface hinge?
Question 13
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Which of the following valve types is generally used to stop, start, and regulate flow within a pipe?
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Globe Valve
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Check Valve
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Gate Valve
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Ball Valve
Question 14
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A boarding house with 11 permanent residents will be renovated to increase the occupant load to 15 residents. The house has two exits that the owner wants to keep functioning; however, the new design creates a dead-end corridor. What is the maximum allowable dead-end corridor length for this building?
https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2021P2
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20 feet
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30 feet
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40 feet
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50 feet
Question 15
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What force must be applied to a steel bar 1 in. square and 2 ft long to produce an elongation of 0.016 in? (Round the nearest tenth)
ฮL = PL/AE and Modulus of Elasticity of steel at 29,000 ksi
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19.3 kips
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23.2 kips
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24.01 kips
Question 16
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A school building and an office building share the same lot, and they are located 25 feet away from each other. If both buildings are Type IA, what is the minimum required fire rating of exterior load-bearing walls for both structures?
https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2021P2
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1 Hour
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2 Hours
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2 1/2 Hours
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3 Hours
Question 17
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Bolts in a rigid connection are typically in... ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐.
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Tension
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Shear
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Buckling
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Deflection
Question 18
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An architect of an office renovation project receives the cut sheets of the ceiling-mounted direct-light fixtures from the owner and wants to make sure that there is enough light on each work surface. Each worksurface gets a fixture directly above it with 720 CP each, and the underside of the finished ceiling is 10 feet AFF. What is the foot-candle on each work surface at 4 feet above the finished floor?
Question 19
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Due to a number of revisions, the number of plumbing fixtures required for a school project increased significantly during the CD phase. The project architect is revising the plumbing walls to receive back-to-back fixtures rather than one side only. What is the minimum internal space required for the plumbing walls if there are fixtures on both sides?
Question 20
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Which of the CMU wall scenario below would provide the highest STC rating at a typical exterior wall partition?