Refers to a law that makes accessibility to buildings a civil right – answer ADA
It costs more to make a building fire resistant - answer True
Fire rating components are designated in hours and minutes - answer True
A ____ is a drilled footing while a pile is driven into the ground - answer caisson
Dewatering a construction site has little effect on surrounding buildings - answer false
A base isolation system is a normal installation under most foundations - answer false,
under seismic areas
First cost and life cycle cost of a bldg are the same thing - answer false
Tieback bracing allows for most open space on excavation site - answer True
(otherwise crosslot bracing, hard to work around)
- answer
Floating foundation bldg weights as much as soil excavated for bldg - answerTrue
___ ties multiple piles, caissons, and drill piers together to act as a unit - answerPile cap
(keeps them from moving around)
___: meeting the needs of the present without jeopardizing the needs of the future -
answerSustainable design
Purpose of a ___ is to determine what size building and what type foundation should be
designed for specific site - answersoil test
A bell footing can be installed in sandy soil - answerFalse
Building close to another building causes a dramatic increase in bldg cost - answerTrue
A ___ is intended to protect an owner from the risks of default; something the contractor
gets to insure they will finish the project - answersurety bond (if they dont the money
goes to hiring someone else to finish the project)
Increasing collaboration among project members is a trend in the delivery of design and
construction services - answerTrue
, Deep foundations are the most common for residential in san antonio - answerFalse,
slab on grade
Building Code - answer(deals with building, life safety, welfare) type of wall construction,
set of legal restrictions intended to assure a minimum standard of health and safety in
buildings, fire resistance rating of materials and type of construction.
___: (deals with land) law that specifies how land may be used in a municipality,
building setback requirements for property lines, number of parking spaces required -
answerZoning Ordinance
___ addresses green design, sustainability in design and construction - answerLEED
30 to 40% of world's energy use in greenhouse gas emissions by buildings -
answerTrue
method of bracing vertical sheathing in a deep excavation - answerrakers, tie lot
bracing, tie backs
well points - answerdeals with dewatering a construction site
Strengthening or stabilizing a foundation of existing blgs - answerUnderpinning
Which deep foundation system would you specify if bearing strata or bedrock is very far
below surface of ground - answerFriction pile
Not an example of a legal constraint an architect or engineer might face when designing
a building - answercost of borrowing money
No a slope support system for deep excavations - answerCaissons
A slope support system for deep excavations - answerSlurry wall, soldier beams and
legging, steel sheet piling, soil mixing.
Purpose of any bldg foundation _______ and _____ - answerTransfer load to ground
and anchor the bldg
What type of force is a pushing force - answerCompression
3 parts of bldg - answerbelow grade substructure, foundation, then superstructure.
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