Exam Flashcards
(43 cards)
What are the three responsibilities of an architect?
Health, safety, and welfare
What do building codes define?
Allowable size of a building in area and height
Building height increase formula
Aa=[At+(At * 1f) + (At * 1s)]
Building frontage formula
1f= [F/P - 0.25]W/30
Construction types I & II
Noncombustible, requires structural components to be made of steel, concrete, masonry but not wood
Construction types III, IV, and V
Combustible. Wood or other combustibles such as plastics
Type I Fire rating
3,2
Type II fire rating
1,0
Type III fire ratings
2,2
Type IV fire ratings
2
Components of egress
Exit access, exit, exit discharge
Exit access
System that leads from any occupied portion of a building to an exit
Exit
Exterior exit doors at grand level, exit enclosures, exit stairs, etc
Exit discharge
System between termination of an exit and a public way
Path of travel
Total distance one must travel from the most remote normally occupied point of the building to the nearest exit
Stories having over 500 people must have…?
3 stairs
Stories having over 1000 people must have…?
4 stairs
Common path of travel
Portion of exit access that must be traversed before reaching a point where two separate paths of travel with two exits are available
Rules on how to calculate separation distance
Exit doors shall be placed at a distance equal to 1/2 length of diagonal dimension of building.
Must be measured in a straight line.
Ada requirements?
On phone!
Architect responsibility for construction drawings
Provide documents that contractors can easily read, comprehend, and fully understand. All info is precise and clear.
8 required elements on title block
- Owner
- Architect info
- Sign and seal
- Legal restrictions
- Revision info
- Issue info
- Sheet title
- Sheet number
3 standard scales?
- Life safety plan
- Building sections
- Wall sections
Life safety plan scale:
1/8”=1’-0”
