WorksheetsALE_Building Utilities Quiz 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Of a partition, the number of decibels by which sound is reduced in transmission through
it; a measure of the sound insulation value of the partition, the higher the number,
the greater the insulation value.
Acoustically
Transmission Loss
Sound Proof
This device, in escalators, stops the escalator automatically
if an abnormal current is supplied to the motor.
Emergency Button Switch
Limit Switches
Current Overload Safety Switch
In elevator, these prevent the excessive car travel at the highest and lowest floor.
Limit Switches
Current Overload Safety Switch
Breaker Switch
he number of cycles per unit time of a wave or oscillations expressed in hertz of cycles per second.
Voltage
Hertz
Frequency
This device, in escalators, is provided at the drive unit location to protect against accidental movement of the escalator during inspection of the drives or during general maintenance.
Emergency Stop
Safety Gear Drive
Mechanical Maintenance Locking Device
In elevator, it protects the equipment from over current.
Panel Board
Safety Switch
Circuit Breaker
In elevator, it detects the obstacles during the door closing, and reopens the door if there is something. Photocell can be used together with this.
Safety Shoe
Safety Gear
Safety Switch
Safety Detector
Color code for pipes containing acid.
Red
Black
Yellow
Green
This type of perimeter detector detects a change in capacitance
of the area covered, caused by intrusion.
Motion Detector
Sensor Switch
Proximity / Capacitance
The interior bottom surface of a pipe.
Underside
Invert
Edge
The length of a pipeline measured along the centerline of the pipe and pipe fittings.
Developed Length
Middle Length
Center Fittings
A water closet similar to that of the siphon jet but
with a smaller water surface and trapway.
Siphon Jet
Reverse Trap (RT)
Bottle Trap
A toilet bowl in which the flushing water enters through the rim and a siphonic action
initiated by a water jet draws the contents of the bowl through the trapway.
Bottle Trap
Reverse Trap
Siphon Jet (SJ)
The centerline of pipe.
Spring Line
Diameter
Inner Pipe
In elevator, it makes the buzzer alarm when the car is overloaded and
the door remains open until overloading is eliminated.
Sensor Alarm
Weighing Device
Control Switch
A type of water closet that is noisy but highly efficient. Strong jet into up leg forces contents out.
Use only with flush valve, requires higher pressure.
Blowout (BO)
Clogged
Washed
A type of perimeter detector which detects object in heat range of body temperature.
Sensor
Passive Infrared
Detector
Water closet that is quiet, extremely sanitary, water is directed through the rim.
It scours bowl, folds over into jet; siphon.
Siphon Vortex (SV)
Siphone Jet (SJ)
Washdown
A valve closed by a disk seating on an opening in an internal wall.
Gate Valve
Globe Valve
Check Valve
Under NBC, the clearance between the underside of the car and the bottom of the pit shall not be less than ___.
600 mm
800 mm
1200 mm
