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WorksheetsBuilding Laws 2 (Credits to Reviewer 2015)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Minimum width of access road for interior or rear lots
3.00 m
4.00 m
5.00 m
6.00 m
Which of the following statements are not true?
No building shall be constructed unless it adjoins or has direct access to a public space, yard or street on at least one of its sides.
Where length of run for access to interior lots is 200 meters, a cul-de-sac or turn court shall be provided for each maximum run of 50 meters.
Parking space shall be provided inclusive of access road requirement when number of independent living units with individual entrances is increased as in multi-story apartments.
Some specific buildings shall face a public street, alley or a private road.
When the horizontal distance between the outermost portion face of the building and the inner edge of the sidewalk is more than one-half the height of the building, only a fence is required as protection during construction. Height of fence is ______.
1.8 meters
2.0 meters
2.2 meters
2.4 meters
Not an example of a private open space
Alleys
Yards
Setbacks
Lightwells
The minimum horizontal dimension for courts and yards
1.2 meters
2.0 meters
2.4 meters
3.0 meters
An unoccupied space other than a yard bounded on all sides or around its periphery by building lines
Inner court
Open court
Through court
Private court
An unoccupied space other than a yard bounded on three sides by building lines with one side bounded by another open space whether public or private
Inner court
Open court
Through court
Private court
Which is not an ancillary permit?
Sanitary Permit
Fencing Permit
Structural Permit
Electrical Permit
As per NBC, a building/structure which is located partly in one fire zone and partly in another shall be considered to be in the more highly restrictive zone, when more than ________ of its total floor area is located in such zone.
1/2
1/3
1/4
2/3
As per NBC, footings located at least 2.40 meters below grade along national roads or public highway may project not more than _________ millimeters beyond the property line provided that said projection shall not obstruct any existing utilities/services such as power, water, sewer, gas, communication, and drainage lines, etc. unless the owner concerned shall pay the corresponding entities for the rerouting of the parts of the affected utilities.
200
300
400
500
Allowable projection for the signage of a building that is not arcaded? (In meters)
0.90
1.00
1.10
1.20
Any physical change made on a building/structure to increase its value, utility and/or to improve its aesthetic quality?
Alteration
Addition
Renovation
Construction
Towers, spires and steeples, erected as parts of the building and not used for habitation or storage may extend but not exceed _____ meters above the prescribed building height limit (BHL) for each occupancy group, if of combustible materials.
4
6
8
10
A standard truck or bus parking/loading slot must be computed at a minimum of ___________.
3.50 meters by 12.00 meters
3.50 meters by 14.00 meters
3.60 meters by 12.00 meters
3.60 meters by 18.00 meters
A jeepney or shuttle parking/loading/unloading slot must be computed at a minimum of __________.
2.50 meters by 6.00 meters
2.50 meters by 9.00 meters
3.00 meters by 6.00 meters
3.00 meters by 9.00 meters
The distance between the street curb of the ingress/egress of a commercial lot/property (nearest the intersection) and the straight curb of the intersection shall not be less than how many meters.
30
40
50
100
Footing for Group A Dwellings shall be of sufficient size and strength to support the load of the dwelling and shall be at least _____ mm thick and 600 mm below the surface of the ground.
200
250
300
350
Stairs for Group A Dwellings shall have a rise of ____ mm and a minimum run of ___ mm.
200 : 200
200 : 250
250 : 200
180 : 250
All inner courts shall be connected to a street or yard, either by a passageway with a minimum width of ___ meters or by a door through a room or rooms.
0.90
1.00
1.10
1.20
For buildings or more than two storeys in height, the minimum width of the rear or side court shall be increased at the rate of ___ millimeters for each additional storey up to the fourteenth storey.
150
200
250
300
Minimum area for toilet and bath.
(In SQM)
1.10
1.20
1.30
1.50
Minimum air space for workshop, factories, and offices. (In cubic meters per person)
12
14
16
18
Rooms intended for any use, not provided with artificial ventilation system, shall be provided with a window or windows with a total free area of openings equal to at least ___ % of the floor area of the room, provided that such opening shall be not less than ___ sq. meter.
10 : 1.00
10 : 1.20
20 : 1.00
20 : 1.20
Enclosed attic spaces of combustible construction shall be divided into horizontal areas not exceeding ___ sq. meters by fire-resistive partitions extending from the ceiling to the roof.
200
250
300
350
As per NBC, the total width of exits in meters shall not be less than the total occupant load served divided by ____. Such width of exits shall be divided approximately equally among the separate exits.
155
165
175
185
As per NBC, stairways serving an occupant load of more than fifty shall not be less than ___ meters.
0.90
1.10
1.20
1.25
As per PD 1096, what is the classification of buildings of masonry and wood construction with a one-hour fire-resistivity throughout and exterior walls of imcombustible fire-resistive construction?
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type IV
Buildings or structures that constitute a hazard to safety or health or public welfare because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment; or which otherwise contribute to the pollution of the site or the community to an intolerable degree.
Dangerous Buildings
Fire Hazard
Fire Trap
Hazardous Buildings
As per Fire Code, emergency lighting shall be arranged to maintain specified level of illumination in the event of failure of the normal lighting for a period of at least ___ hours in buildings more than 36.5 meters in height.
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
As per Fire Code, what is the occupant load factor for a conference room?
1.40 sqm / person
1.50 sqm / person
1.60 sqm / person
1.70 sqm / person
Minimum door width for hospital nursing units
0.91 m
1.02 m
1.12 m
1.22 m
Combustible liquid is any liquid having a flash point at or above ______ ?
38.7° C
36.7° C
37.6° C
37.8° C
As per Fire Code, under what classification does fire in flammable liquids and gasses belong to?
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D
As per Fire Code, what is the maximum number of seats in rows of seats between aisles for places of assembly?
7
10
12
14
As per Fire Code, what is the maximum force that is applied to the releasing device of the panic hardware in the direction of exit travel that shall cause the door latch to release?
5 kg-f
7 kg-f
10 kg-f
15 kg-f
As per Fire Code, dwelling units in row apartments shall be separated from each other by partition walls having a fire resistance rating of how many hours?
1
2
3
4
A fire alarm system activated by the presence of fire, where the signal is transmitted to designated locations instead of sounding a general alarm
Manual Fire Alarm System
Fire Alerting System
Annunciator
Fire Zone System
An air compartment or chamber to which one or more ducts are connected and which form part of an air distribution system
Plenum
Damper
Air Ducts
Air Vessel
Any qualified person, recognized by the BFP, engaged in, but not limited to, the design, construction, installation, repair and maintenance, assessment, and rehabilitation of fire safety construction, suppression and control systems, protective and warning systems and life safety related services, or employed as a safety officer of public and private establishments/companies
Fire Marshall
Fire Safety Inspector
Fire Safety Practitioner
Fire Safety Enforcer
Consisting of a written report prepared by the Architect and his Fire Protection Consultant. This is a compilation of the plans/specification and design analysis normally submitted by the Architect and Engineers.
FALAR 1
FALAR 2
FSEC
FSIC
When an exit is required to be protected by separation from other parts of the building, the construction of the separation shall have at least one hour fire resistance rating when the exit connects ____ storeys or less, regardless of whether the storeys connected are above or below the storey at which the exit discharge begins.
3
4
5
6
The number of means of egress from any balcony, mezzanine, storey, or portion thereof shall not be less than ___.
2
3
4
5
Where permitted for individual occupancies, a maximum of ___ percent of the exits may discharge through areas on the floor of discharge provided requirements are met.
20
30
40
50
No single door in a doorway shall exceed ____ centimeters in width.
102
107
112
122
As per FC, where the total occupant load of all storeys served by the stair is fewer than 50, the minimum width clear of all obstructions, shall be ___ millimeters.
812
915
1120
1200
Where the total occupant load of all storeys served by the stair is 2000 or more, the minimum width clear of all obstructions, shall be ____ millimeters.
1220
1240
1420
1440
Wide stairways shall have intermediate handrails dividing the stairway into portions not more than ____ centimeters in width.
213
231
223
232
Guards shall not be less than ___ centimeters high.
102
106
109
119
For both mechanical ventilation and pressurized stair enclosure systems, the activation of the systems shall be initiated by a smoke detector installed in an approved location within ___ meters of the entrance to the smokeproof enclosure.
3
4
5
6
As per FC, the elevation of the floor surfaces on both sides of a door shall not vary by more than ___ centimeters.
1.3
2.5
5.0
6.0
