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WorksheetsCMA 310 - Anatomy of Buildings Chapters 1-3
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
The assigned chapter readings are most associated with which of the following answers:
Anatomy of Buildings
Estimating II
Hydraulics
Architectural drafting
Which of the following is not an example of a legal constraint an architect/engineer might face when designing a building?
Building codes
Environmental codes
Cost of borrowing money
Access standards (ADA)
Zoning ordinances
The LEED system deals with:
dewatering procedures used for deep foundations
building use groups in the IBC code
building construction types in the IBC code
sustainability in design and construction
standard procedures used in developing soils reports
The IBC is an example of a:
building code
zoning ordinance
use group
construction type
none of the answers are correct
According to the U.S. Green Building Council, what percentage of the world’s energy use and greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to buildings?
30-40%
Less than 5%
Approximately 10%
10-20%
More than 80%
Recycled materials content is environmental information that is typically:
independently certified by third-party entities.
self-declared by the manufacturer.
part of an environmental label.
listed in the building code.
The difference between cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave LCA analysis is that the first does not include:
product disposal
energy used for manufacture
product manufacture
raw-material sourcing
A product’s embodied energy in a cradle-to-gate LCA analysis describes:
the energy expended to produce the product
the energy expended to produce, use, and dispose of the product
the amount of water used to produce the product
the energy needed to heat a house built with this product
Find the false statement: Buildings that follow the Living Building Challenge must
be certified immediately after construction
minimize waste through all project life phases
not be a net emitter of greenhouse gases
meet the full set of requirements for the “Living” level
not use any materials considered highly detrimental to the environment
Which statement is correct? In the MasterFormat system:
construction materials and systems are organized into 50 divisions
division 31 deals with earthwork
information is organized by discrete building trades
section 06 20 00 deals with finish carpentry
all available answers are correct
The owner assumes the highest cost risk in which arrangement?
Fixed-fee
Lump-sum
Cost plus a fee
Guaranteed maximum price
BIM is:
a data-rich digital building model
a collection of building plan printouts
a 3D building model that does not contain any data
a project delivery method
a method for cost control
Settlement of a building after it is constructed is likely to be the greatest under which conditions? (Choose only one)
Foundation is bearing on friction piles.
Foundation is bearing on engineered fill.
Foundation is bearing on bedrock.
Foundation is bearing on clay
Which of the following is not a method of bracing vertical sheeting in a deep excavation?
Cross lot
Well points
Rakers
Tiebacks
All of the above are methods of bracing vertical sheeting
Which of the following is not a slope support system for deep excavations?
Caissons
Slurry walls
Steel sheet piling
Precast concrete sheet piling
Soldier beams and lagging
Which of the following deals with strengthening and/or stabilizing foundations of existing buildings?
Underpinning
Caissons
Bentonite slurry
Geotextile fabric
Well points
One side of a building’s footing rests on clay and the other side rests on a dense sand/gravel blend. The type of settlement you would expect is likely to be:
uniform settlement
sandy-clay settlement
differential settlement
clay sand settlement
none of the answers are correct
Earth reinforcing can be an economical alternative to the use of:
conventional retaining walls
caissons
rakers
soil mixing
cantilevered footings
Which of these loads is typically not considered for foundation design?
Water in pipes
Wind on walls
Roof weight
Hydrostatic pressure on basement walls
Weight of furnishings
Which of these materials is suitable for building foundations?
Gravel
Peat
Topsoil
Organic soils
Which of these piles are not hammered into the ground?
Helical
Concrete
Steel H-pile
Wood
An inadequate waterproofing method for a basement is:
relying on the water-tightness of the concrete walls and floor
adding sheet membranes to the outside of the walls
waterproofing between the excavation and basement walls
electro-osmotic waterproofing in concrete walls
adding integral waterproofing to concrete when it is mixed
According to ASTM D2487, a piece of stone with a 1.5-inch diameter is considered:
gravel
a cobble
sand
silt
a boulder
Each of the following is a reason why structural wood panels (e.g., plywood, OSB, etc.) are used in lieu of boards for rough framing operations except:
panels have a more pleasing grain pattern than solid wood boards do.
panels are more nearly equal in strength in their two principal directions than solid
wood boards are.
panels require less labor for installation than boards.
shrinking, swelling, splitting, and checking are reduced in panels (compared to boards).
panels make more efficient use of forest resources than solid wood boards do.
Each of the following is a reason why large wood beams are usually glue laminated today rather than sawn except:
laminated beams are more dimensionally stable than sawn beams
there are fewer large, old-growth trees available
laminated beams are always quarter sliced
laminated beams can be made in the exact size and shape desired
pound for pound, laminated beams are stronger than sawn beams
Waterborne salts are associated with:
wood preservatives.
production of OSB.
nail coatings designed to prevent corrosion
floor planking used in heavy timber construction
mill practices directed toward conserving use of forest products
A factory-built modular home is:
typically cheaper than a same-size site-built house
only made of horizontally stacked modules
often built-in modules 16 ft wide
built on its own, permanent wheel chassis
Trusses used for residential roofs are commonly made with:
dimension lumber and toothed plates
glulam and bolts
dimension lumber and glued joints
plywood and structural screws
OSB and glue joints
Which of these wood adhesive statements is correct?
MDI adhesive does not contain formaldehyde
Structural glue joints are often made on the job site.
LEED does not reward the use of low-formaldehyde products
Subfloor is never glued to joists
The majority of wood glues comes from nonpetroleum sources
Wood-plastic composites use which as raw material?
Wood fibers
Glulam
Veneer
Lumber
Roundwood
Wood strength is affected by:
the species choice
the angle between load and grain
defects like knots
the duration of the applied loads
all of the answers are correct
Which of these is the highest structural lumber grade?
No. 1
No. 3
Stud
Utility
Dense select structural
Wood shrinks when:
its bound water is reduced.
its moisture content increases from 10% to 20%.
its free water is reduced.
its moisture content is reduced from 60% to 30%.
none of the available answers are correct
1. The far more common type of foundation found in the _____ is the slab-on-grade.
North
South
East
West
The ________ engineer performs a “boring” and provides analytics about the soils underground.
environmental
structural
architectural
geotechnical
Special Inspections are normally done by _________ agencies
real estate
third party
contractor's chosen
owner specified
BMP's are:
Best Management Practices
Bonded Mechanical Professionals
Best Management Professionals
"Beyond My Problems"
Inspectors often need two things ("Thing 1 & Thing 2") to begin an inspection which are:
Officially stamped building plans & the building permit
Officially stamped building plans & and owner's approval
Owner's approval &
coordination with the architect
Building permit & payments
If overlooked or missed, project conditions can cause project delays.
TRUE
FALSE
What must be posted and visible from the road for the inspector and emergency personnel?
Project name
Property owners name
Project address
Toilet facilities
Footing depths are ultimately determined by the number of stories in a building along with the site conditions (soils, flooding, etc.)
TRUE
FALSE
Fasteners in contact with pressure treated lumber must be galvanized.
TRUE
FALSE
Number 2 rebar is ½” thick diameter
TRUE
FALSE
Covering the slab with the plastic prevents evaporation from happening too quickly.
TRUE
FALSE
“Bedrock scores _____ on the plasticity index.”
low
high
around the middle
off the chart
