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NCARB PDD QUIZ WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS [GRADED A+] Performance Spec - tells contractor what the final installed product must be capable of doing (ex. the roof shall last 50 years or conc. must meet or exceed 3000 psi compressive strength at 28 days) Prescriptive (Descriptive) Spec - explain...

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  • November 4, 2024
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NCARB PDD QUIZ WITH VERIFIED

ANSWERS [GRADED A+]



Performance Spec - ✔✔tells contractor what the final installed product

must be capable of doing (ex. the roof shall last 50 years or conc. must

meet or exceed 3000 psi compressive strength at 28 days)


Prescriptive (Descriptive) Spec - ✔✔explains materials that must be

used and the means of installing them


Proprietary Spec - ✔✔names a manufacturer's standard product by its

brand name or model number (product selection is closely controlled

and this limits competition)


Closed Spec vs Open Spec - ✔✔Closed - when substitutions are not

permitted. Open - when approved equals are permitted

, Reference Spec - ✔✔rely on naming a published, industry-recognized

standard (UL rating is a common example of ref. spec for a fire rated

wall assembly)


Building Creep - ✔✔when a solid material moves slowly or deforms

under persistent stresses


Slump Test - ✔✔A test for mixed concrete to determine consistency

and workability.


Test Cylinder - ✔✔tests overall strength in a batch of concrete; tested

in a lab


Core Cylinder Test - ✔✔used when a portion of the structure is in place

and cured but needs testing


Mechanical Reheat System - ✔✔similar to an in wall unit, this system

will condition air and put it back into a room, a reheat system will also

filter and use outside air


Voltage - ✔✔one way of measuring the effect of electrons moving

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