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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SPECIFICATIONS
DESN 109
Assignment 1 Chapter 1
Due: 09/10/10
25 Points
Name__________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A group of nurse practitioners is planning to purchase a 3-acre parcel of property located inside the city limits. They
hope to develop a small office building that includes a clinic and other leasable space. They are currently working
with an architect.
1) In which of the project delivery phases is the team currently engaged?
1) _______
A) Design
B) Pre-construction
C) Post-construction
D) Construction
E) Predesign
2) Identify the tasks they must accomplish during the predesign phase.
A) Assess the appropriateness of the site
B) Select a design team
C) Identify governmental constraints
D) Define building program
E) All the above
2) _______
Study the following diagram showing members of a typical project design team. A solid line represents a contractual
relationship. Several of the “bubbles” are identified only with a letter. Match the letter with the appropriate term.
3) Letter X
A) Architect
B) Owner
C) Structural and civil consultant(s)
3) _______
4) Letter Y
A) Owner
B) Architect
C) Structural and civil consultant(s)
4) _______
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5) Letter Z
A) Architect
B) Structural and civil consultant(s)
C) Owner
5) _______
6) One of the most critical features of the design development phase of the building delivery
process is
A) getting owner approval for the schematic design.
B) completing construction documents.
C) providing brief outline of specifications.
D) making decisions about pragmatic solutions for various building systems.
E) none of the above.
6) _______
7) Which of the following is not one of the required items of a set of construction drawings?
A) Digital "walk-throughs".
B) Pumbing riser plans.
C) Electrical plans & sections.
D) Structural plans.
E) Landscape site sections.
7) _______
8) A specification is a written document that provides information about ________ of a given
material as opposed to the quantity.
A) quality
B) scale
C) shape
D) size
8) _______
9) The CSI MasterFormat is a standardized organizational system for specifications based on a
numbering system. An example of a specification number is: 06 10 00. The number 06 in the
example provided above refers to a specifications group called
A) a subsection.
B) a division.
C) a component.
D) a section.
9) _______
10) The type of material described in the number 061000 is
A) wood.
B) plastics.
C) all the above.
D) none of the above.
10) ______
11) The divisions in the CSI MasterFormat that architects are most concerned with are
A) 00 - 20.
B) 1 - 50.
C) 2 - 50.
D) 2 - 14.
11) ______
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
12) A contractor can successfully construct a building using only the schematic design documents
provided by the architect.
13) The project manual is composed entirely of specifications.
12) ______
13) ______
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Assignment 1 Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
14) The City of Metropolis is seeking bids for fast-track construction of a new City Hall building and 14) ______
parking garage. The most likely way a contractor will be selected is through the
A) multiple prime contracts.
B) design build method.
C) invitational bidding method.
D) competitive bidding method.
E) negotiated contract method.
15) During the construction phase, the architect
A) supervises construction on a daily basis.
B) is no longer needed on the project.
C) observes construction on a regular basis.
D) prepares record (as-built) drawings.
E) builds full size mock-ups of some components of the building.
15) ______
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DESN 109
Assignment 1 Chapter 2
Due: 09/10/10
45 Points
Name__________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Which of the following aspects of design and construction is not regulated by the building code?
1) _______
A) Aesthetic qualities
B) Fire safety
C) Life safety
D) Health and welfare
E) Structural safety
2) The primary objective of a building code is to ensure that all new construction and renovations
provide a(n) ________ level of safety.
A) minimum
B) high
C) low
D) average
E) maximum
2) _______
3) Construction of a new building can begin only after
A) an application for a building permit has been submitted by the owner.
B) the owner has purchased the property on which the building will be constructed.
C) an application for a building permit has been discussed and verbally agreed to by the
building official.
D) an application for a building permit has been approved and received by the owner.
E) the construction documents have been completed by the architect.
3) _______
4) A prescriptive building code
A) provides a clear description of what is required to satisfy code requirements.
B) no longer used because of the rapid changes in construction technology.
C) is most responsive to changing developments in technology.
D) provides performance criteria for a building component or system.
4) _______
5) The IBC (International Building Code) has been adopted for use
A) by every state in the US, and province in Canada.
B) by many of the states in the United States.
C) by all members of the European Union.
D) worldwide.
5) _______
6) Which of the following factors are not used in the building code to determine the allowable
height and area of a building?
A) Land use
B) Automatic fire sprinklers
C) Occupancy classification
D) Construction type
E) Frontage
6) _______
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7) The occupancy type is one of the most important considerations when determining the level of
hazard present in a building. Which of the following is not an occupancy-related hazard?
A) The mobility of the occupants
B) Familiarity of occupants with the building
C) The number of kitchens provided in the building
D) Fuel content
E) The number of and concentration of occupants
7) _______
You have been retained to design a new 80,000 square foot multi-story college classroom building on a very tight
building site. The college wants to keep the construction cost low by not using an automatic sprinkler system. Refer to
Table 2.1: Occupancy Classifications, and Table 1: Basic Allowable Areas and Heights in Principles in Practice,
Chapter 2, to answer the following question.
8) Without considering floor area increases due to frontage or automatic sprinklers, the least fire
8) _______
restrictive Type of Construction allowed is
A) Type III (A).
B) Type III (B).
C) Type IV.
D) V (A).
9) The maximum allowable height of this building is
A) 5 stories.
B) 3 stories.
9) _______
C) 2 stories.
D) 4 stories.
10) Let us now assume that the College wants to build the new building using Type V A wood light
frame construction with no floor area increases related to frontage, what is the maximum
allowable square footage
A) 19,000 sf.
B) 37,000 sf.
C) 18,000 sf.
D) 54,000 sf.
10) ______
11) To which of the following categories do the construction standards not apply?
A) Quality of materials, products or components
B) Types of building occupancies
C) Methods of construction, installation or maintenance practice
D) Methods of testing performance of a product or system
11) ______
12) A zoning ordinance consists of
A) a zoning map and text.
B) the building code, zoning map and text.
C) six district groups, a zoning map and text.
D) the building code and a zoning map.
E) none of the above.
12) ______
13) The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) is a comprehensive legislative act passed in 1992. It
addresses
A) accessibility of buildings.
B) accessibility to employment.
C) accessibility of telecommunications.
D) accessibility of transportation.
E) all the above.
13) ______
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Assignment 1 Chapter 2
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
14) A performance building code must rely heavily con the use of construction standards.
14) ______
15) ANSI (The American National Standards Institute) is the most important standards producing.
agency in the US
15) ______
16) In the United States, each state writes and administers its own unique building code.
16) ______
17) The dimensions of stair treads and risers are regulated by the building code.
17) ______
18) The IBC (International Building Code) was developed as a model building code.
18) ______
19) The authority granted to the building official to enforce the building code comes from the police
powers of the state.
19) ______
20) The most appropriate time to refer to the building code is during the construction document
phase of the project.
20) ______
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
(5 Points)
21) List, in order, the first four steps used to apply the building code to a proposed new
building.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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