Midpoint IDFX Practice Test Flashcards
What is a useful technique for developing a schedule while at the same time involving all members of the design and construction team including the client?
Full wall schedule.
What special type of adjacency diagram shows the locations of major spaces or departments when a project occupies more than one floor of a multistory building?
Stacking diagram
What process drawings would a designer use to graphically illustrate spatial relationships, and then adjacencies noted in the adjacency matrix?
Bubble diagrams
What drawing is most synonymous with a parti diagram?
Napkin sketch
What is a parti diagram?
Usually a sketch, diagram, drawings, doodle, or some other graphic that conveys the basic concept or theme of the design. It can be very rough; the proverbial back of a napkin sketch. Made before a block diagram. Does not have to be a diagram or sketch. (Pinterest board)
A criteria matrix is used for:
organizing programming information
What is a criteria matrix?
A means of visually representing programming information and requirements so that alternative choices are visibly represented.
It may or may not have adjacencies added.
What is data visualization?
The graphical representation of information and data. Using visual elements like charts, graphs, and maps, data visualization tools provide an accessible way to see and understand trends, outliers, and patterns in data.
What diagram is part of the schematic design phase and used to move from verbal and simplified graphic notation toward true scale and the eventual realization of architectural form?
Block plan
What is the minimum clear floor space required for side transfer for an accessible (barrier free) shower?
36” x 48” (900 mm x 1200 mm)
Emergency lighting requirements for means of egress require a lighting level of ______________ at the floor level upon initial operation.
1 footcandle
What building material can be used along the bottom of a door to prevent the passage of fire, heat and smoke?
intumescent
What is an astragal?
Molding or strip to close gaps in a door opening
What is a flitch?
Can refer to a veneer slice or metal beam between two wooden boards
What is an intumescent material?
Responds to fire by expanding rapidly, insulating the surfaces they protect by filling the gaps to prevent the passage of fire, heat, and smoke
What are the basic hardware required for fire-rated door?
Hinges, self-latching device, self-closing hardware, seal, door bottom or smoke gaskets for smoke doors
Why is it important to coordinate the locations of audible and visual (A/V) alarms with the appropriate consulting engineer?
To ensure that audible and visual (A/V) alarms can be seen and heard where required
The controls for all accessible (barrier free) wall mounted restroom accessories must be located how many inches/mm AFF for a SIDE reach:
15” (380 mm) - 48” (1220 mm)
If the entire building is sprinklered with an automatic sprinkler system what’s the minimum required distance between exits?
1/3 of the diagonal distance.
When two or more exits are required, the code requires that at least two of the exits be remote enough from one another so that both cannot easily be blocked by one fire. What’s the typical distance between the two exits?
1/2 of the diagonal distance.
Accessible (barrier free) work counters should be no higher than:
28” AFF MIN & 34” AFF MAX
What’s the max height of an accessible service counter (not a work surface)?
36” AFF
What is the exit discharge?
The portion of the egress system between the termination of an exit and a public way.
In general, fire door assemblies are rated at what fraction of the rating of the surrounding wall?
three-fourths (ex. 45 min door used in 1-hour rated wall)
Exception 20 min door for 1-hr wall assembly separating tenant suite from public corridor
