Building materials

The following are materials used for construction purposes such as building a house. Which of these is first considered as construction material during the industrial revolution?

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During the middle ages, the following materials are used to build ring beams for Gothic Churches.

• Stone

• Iron

• Wood

• Bricks

During the industrial revolution, what is the remarkable technology that brought construction materials made easy to far-flung areas or suburbs?

• Optical surveying

• Machine tools

• Railways

• Glass production

In 20th century, which of the following made high rise and skyscrapers construction possible?

• Prefabrication

• Elevators and cranes

• Power tools

• Computer-aided design

It often consists of a single document describing all the materials and work required for a building. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

It is a construction classification system organized by functional elements in a construction project.

• Blueprint

• Uniformat

• Tableformat

• Green format

Which of the following should NOT be indicated in the specification?

• Quality of the materials

• Details about particular products required for compliance

• Number of labors and their wages

• Extent of work to be carried out

Which is correct specification writing style?

• The aggregate shall be placed to a depth of 6 inches and compacted to a density of 95 percent.

• The contractor is allowed to use aggregates to a depth of 6" and he shall compact it to a density of 95%.

• The aggregate is to be compacted by the contractor to a density of 95% with a depth of 6 inches.

• Place the aggregate to a depth of 6" and contractor will compact it until he will reach 95% density.

Why do architects need guiding principles when designing a building? Give at least 1 guiding principle and why?

This type of specification style will give a better image of what the final product will look like.

• Prescriptive specification

• Performance specification

• Propriety specification

• Imperative specification