BUILDING TECHNOLOGY PT.2

Dry walls are customarily finished with

• lath and plaster

• mortar and hollow blocks

• reinforced concrete

The riser of a stair is 6 ½ inches. What is the run using formula R/T = tan (R-3) x 8 degrees

• 12.2247 inches

• 12.1000 inches

• 11.8975 inches

One method of leveling batterboards without the transit is the use of

• ¼ Ø plastic hose filled with water

• eyesight

• plumb bob

A manual method of squaring the corners of a building lines in building layout, is the use of

• 2-3-4 multiples with the use of transit

• 3-4-5 multiples with the use of steel tape measure

• 4-5-4 multiples and strings

When dry conditions are demanded of asphalt tile floor finishes on concrete over earth, apply the waterproofing (WP) steps

• felt paper below sub-slab then WP on top of the sub-slab

• felt paper below the top slab then WP the earth

• WP the earth under slab

Due to temperature effects in materials, concrete walls, slabs of long buildings, new buildings adjoining existing buildings should be provided with

• flashing

• welded joints

• expansion joints

A typical block or panel type insulating material used in flat roof of commercial or industrial building

• corkboard

• acacia lumber

• washed pebbles

What is the height of the RC curtain wall surrounding a water tank located at the penthouse whose capacity is 5000 U.S. gallons. The diameter of the tank is 2.5 meters (I.D.) and freeboard of 0.30 meters. The wall shall be as high as the water tank.

• 4.00 meters

• 4.19 meters

• 4.16 meters

Select the grouping one subject of which is a criterion used by architects in planning and design of buildings

• columns, splices, materials, lot

• roofing sheets, function, elevation

• concrete, lumber, steel, cement

Narrow, high ceiling spaces where ceiling area is small compared to wall area, will normally require acoustical treatment of the

• wall or part of several walls

• floor and ceiling

• ceiling only