Lesson 1

Question 1

What is the art, science or profession of planning, designing and constructing buildings?

Answer 1

Architecture

Question 2

What is the term for utility or usefulness in architecture?

Answer 2

Utilitas

Question 3

What does strength or durability refer to in architecture?

Answer 3

Firmitas

Question 4

What is the term for beauty in architecture?

Answer 4

Venustas

Question 5

What are the Vitruvian Principles?

Answer 5

Utilitas, Firmitas, Venustas

Question 6

Who is the author of the Vitruvian Principles?

Answer 6

Marcus Vitruvius Polio

Question 7

What law mandates the practice of architecture in the Philippines?

Answer 7

RA 9266

Question 8

How is a project defined in architecture?

Answer 8

Building type, Requirements, Project Details, Budget, Timeline

Question 9

What are the thickness and dimensions of CHB?

Answer 9

4” (100 mm) and 6” (150mm) Dim: 200mmx400mm

Question 10

What are the lengths of Deformed Reinforced Steel Bar (DRSB)?

Answer 10

6M, 7.5m, 9m, 12m

Question 11

What are the lengths and dimensions of Coco Lumber?

Answer 11

Lengths: 8’, 10’, 12’ Dimensions: 2”x2”, 2”x3”, 2”x4”, 2”x6”, 2”x8”

Question 12

What is the formula for board feet?

Answer 12

Thickness (inch) x Width (inch) x Length (foot) / 12

Question 13

What are the types of plywood and plyboard?

Answer 13

Ordinary grade and Marine Grade

Question 14

What are the dimensions of plywood?

Answer 14

4’ (1.2m) x 8’ (2.4m)

Question 15

What is the length of an angle bar?

Answer 15

20’ or 6m

Question 16

What are the dimensions of an angle bar?

Answer 16

3/4” x 3/4”, 1” x 1”, 1-1/2”, 3” x 3”

Question 17

What are the thicknesses of an angle bar?

Answer 17

2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm-11mm

Question 18

What is the length of Cee purlins?

Answer 18

20’ (6m)

Question 19

What are the dimensions of Cee purlins?

Answer 19

2” x 3”, 2” x 4”, 2” x 7”

Question 20

What are the thicknesses of Cee purlins?

Answer 20

1mm, 1.2mm, 1.35mm, 1.5mm, 1.8mm

Question 21

What is the length of Poluvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe?

Answer 21

10’ (3m)

Question 22

What are the diameters of PVC Pipe in plumbing?

Answer 22

2”, 3”, 4”, 6”, 8”

Question 23

What are the diameters of PVC Pipe in electrical?

Answer 23

1/2”, 3/4”, 1”, 1-1/2”, 1-3/4” and 2”

Question 24

What are the thicknesses of PVC Pipe?

Answer 24

sch20, sch40, sch60

Question 25

What is the length of Galvanized Iron (G.I) Pipe?

Answer 25

20' (6m)

Question 26

What are the diameters of G.I Pipe?

Answer 26

1/2" - 3"

Question 27

What are the thicknesses of G.I Pipe?

Answer 27

sch20, sch40, sch60

Question 28

What building material contains notable levels of quartz and feldspar mixed in a special kaolin clay mixture?

Answer 28

Porcelain Tile

Question 29

What type of tile uses a coarser clay with a smaller ratio of fine kaolin clay?

Answer 29

Ceramic tile

Question 30

What are the major parts of a building?

Answer 30

Superstructure, Substructure, Foundation

Question 31

What is the above ground portion of the building?

Answer 31

Superstructure

Question 32

What is the habitable below ground portion of the building?

Answer 32

Substructure

Question 33

What are the components of the building that transfer the load into the soil?

Answer 33

Foundation

Question 34

What are the types of substructures?

Answer 34

Slab on grade, crawlspace, basement

Question 35

What are the site preparations in construction?

Answer 35

Site Investigation, Soil Investigation, Site layout considerations (topography), Temporary Water and Electrical Supply, Materials Storage, Site Office Accommodation

Question 36

What is excavation?

Answer 36

The digging and removal of earth soil from its natural position producing a cavity of such removal

Question 37

What are the types of excavation?

Answer 37

Minor Excavation, Major Excavation

Question 38

What is minor excavation?

Answer 38

Construction having independent column footing (CF), and concrete hollow block wall footing (WF), where the digging of soil extends to a depth ranging from 1.0 to 1.8m for CF and 0.50m to 0.70m for the WF

Question 39

What is major excavation?

Answer 39

Construction that requires wide excavation or total extraction when the area of the construction site is big enough to accommodate multiple activities; The use of heavy equipment and having a depth of 2.4m and above

Question 40

What are the components of the building that transfer the load to the earth?

Answer 40

Foundation

Question 41

What are the types of foundation?

Answer 41

Shallow Foundation, Deep Foundation

Question 42

What is a shallow foundation?

Answer 42

A foundation system placed directly below the lowest part of a structure and transferring building loads directly to the supporting soil by vertical pressure

Question 43

Foundation system that extends down through unsuitable soil to transfer building loads to a more appropriate bearing stratum well below the superstructure

Answer 43

Deep Foundation

Question 44

What is a column footing?

Answer 44

A square block of concrete with or without steel reinforcing, that accepts the concentrated load placed on it from above by a building column and spreads this load across an area of soil large enough that the allowable bearing stress the soil is not exceeded

Question 45

What is a wall footing?

Answer 45

A continuous strip of concrete that serves the same function for a load bearing wall

Question 46

A hollow foundation system, impervious to water, which is fabricated, sunk into the ground and emptied of soil and water to allow construction work within

Answer 46

Caisson

Question 47

What are the types of shallow foundation?

Answer 47

Stepped Footing, Tie beams, Grade Beam, Combined footing, Cantilevered footing

Question 48

What are the types of deep foundation?

Answer 48

Caissons, Piles

Question 49

Any vertical structural member of concrete, steel, or timber used in series as a foundation on types of soil with poor or uneven bearing capacity. Transmits building loads deep into the ground

Answer 49

Piles