Rule XII: General Design and Construction Requirement

Question 1

Excavation and other similar disturbances made on public property shall be restored immediately to its former condition within ___ hrs

Answer 1

48 hrs.

Question 2

For private excavation, what to do with neighboring property?

Answer 2

Notify in writing the owners of adjoining buildings not less than 10 days

Question 3

Cut slopes for permanent excavations shall not be steeper than _____

Answer 3

2 horizontal to 1 vertical

Question 4

Slopes for permanent fills shall not be steeper than

Answer 4

2 horizontal to 1 vertical

Question 5

If groundwater is standing at a considerable head around the excavation, measures shall be undertaken to reduce this head by a system of weepholes at ______

Answer 5

the lowest 1/3 section of the excavation wall

Question 6

All excavation should be lined with

Answer 6

Shotcrete
Boards
Runners
Sheet Piles supported laterally by framings of wallings and struts which may be of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete

Question 7

Every trench, ____m deeper, shall be provided with suitable means of exit or escape at least every ____ m of its length

Answer 7

1.50 m deep, 7.50 m

Question 8

___ is a nonstructural facing of brick, concrete, tile, metal, plastic, glass, or other similar approved materials attached to a backing or structural components of the building for the pupose of ornamentation, protection, or enclosure that may be adhered, integrated, or anchored either on the interior or exterior of the building or structure

Answer 8

Veneer

Question 9

What shall be provided on top of the excalator opening at each storey?

Answer 9

Draft Curtain

Question 10

Draft Curtain shall extend from the ceiling downward at least ____ mm on all sides

Answer 10

300 mm / 0.3 m

Question 11

The distance between sprinklers shall not exceed ____ m center-to-center

Answer 11

1.80 m

Question 12

Distance of Automatic sprinklers from the draft curtain. in mm

Answer 12

600 mm / 0.6 m

Question 13

What shall be provided to roof trusses to prevent sagging? This for deflection of bottom chord.

Answer 13

Camber

Question 14

The opening of the attic access shall be located where?

Answer 14

corridor or hallway of buildings of 3/ more storeys in height

Question 15

Attic access opening shall not be less than ____ mm square or ____ mm in diameter. The minimum clear headroom of ____ mm

Answer 15

600 mm sq. , 600 mm diameter, 800 mm

Question 16

Enclosed attic spaces of combustible construction shall be divided into horizontal areas not exceeding ___ sqm by fire-resistive partitions extending from the ceiling to the roof. Except, that where the entire attic is equipped with approved automatic fire-extinguishing system, the attic space may be divided into areas not exceed ______ sqm.

Answer 16

250 sqm; 750 sqm

Question 17

What shall be installed in trusses roof, between roof and bottom chords or trusses, in all building exceeding 2000 sqm?

Answer 17

Draft Stops

Question 18

What shall be installed at low points of the roof and shall be adequate in size to discharge all tributary waters

Answer 18

Roof drains

Question 19

What shall be determined when dividing the floor area assigned to that use by the unit area allowed per occupant?

Answer 19

Occupant Load

Question 20

Changes in floor elevations of less than ____ mm along any exit serving a tributary occupant load of 10 or more shall be by means of ___

Answer 20

300 mm, ramp

Question 21

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Dwellings? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 21

28 sqm; 10

Question 22

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Hotels, Apartments, Dormitories? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 22

18.60 sqm, 10

Question 23

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Classroom? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 23

1.80 sqm, 50

Question 24

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Conference Rooms, Exhibit Rooms, Gymnasia? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 24

1.40 sqm, 50

Question 25

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Hospitals, Sanitaria? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 25

8.40 sqm, 5

Question 26

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Nursing Homes, Children's Homes, Homes for the Aged? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 26

7.40 sqm, 5

Question 27

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Nurseries for Children? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 27

3.25 sqm, 6

Question 28

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Basement & Ground Floor of Stores-Retail Sales Rooms? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 28

2.80 sqm, 50

Question 29

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Upper Floors of Stores-Retail Sales Rooms? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 29

5.60 sqm, 10

Question 30

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Offices of Stores-Retail Sales Rooms? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 30

9.30 sqm, 30

Question 31

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of aircraft hangars? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 31

46.50 sqm, 10

Question 32

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of parking garages? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 32

18.60 sqm, 30

Question 33

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Drinking Establishments? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 33

1.40 sqm,30

Question 34

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of Kitchens? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 34

18.60 sqm, 50

Question 35

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of warehouses or mechanical eqpt room? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 35

28 sqm, 30

Question 36

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of garages? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 36

9.30 sqm, 10

Question 37

What is the Unit Area per Occupant (sq.m.) of auditoriums, theaters, churches & chapels, dance floors, reviewing stands & stadia? How many occupants to provide a minimum of 2 exits?

Answer 37

0.65 sqm, 50

Question 38

What is the minimum number of exits for more than 10 occupants?

Answer 38

2

Question 39

What is the minimum number of stairways for mezzanine floor of more than 185 sqm, 18 m in any dimension and used as habitation?

Answer 39

2

Question 40

What is the minimum number of exits for 500-999?

Answer 40

3

Question 41

What is the minimum number of exits for > 1000 occupants?

Answer 41

4

Question 42

What is the minimum number of exits for floors above second story, basement and cellar?

Answer 42

2

Question 43

Distance to exits without sprinkler system

Answer 43

45 m

Question 44

Distance to exit with automatic fire extinguishing system

Answer 44

60 m

Question 45

If only 2 exits are required, they shall be placed a distance apart to not less than ____.

Answer 45

1/5 of the perimeter of the area served.

Question 46

Every required exit doorway shall be of a size as to permit the installation of a door not less than ____ mm in width and not less than ____ m in height

Answer 46

900 mm , 2.00m

Question 47

No leaf of an exit door shall exceed ____ m in width

Answer 47

1.20 m

Question 48

Every corridor or exit balcony shall not be less than ___m in width

Answer 48

1.10 m

Question 49

Maximum length of dead ends

Answer 49

6.00 m

Question 50

The rise of every step in a stairway shall not exceed ___ mm and the run shall not be less than ____ mm

Answer 50

200 mm, 250 mm

Question 51

Width of stairways serving an occupant load of more than 50

Answer 51

1.10 m

Question 52

Width of stairways serving an occupant load of less than 50

Answer 52

0.90 m/ 900 mm

Question 53

Width of stairways serving an occupant load of less than 10.

Answer 53

0.750 m / 750 mm

Question 54

Required width of run for Winding Stairways

Answer 54

150-300 mm

Question 55

Minimum width of run for Circular stairways

Answer 55

250 mm

Question 56

Every landing shall have a dimension measured in the direction of travel equal to the width of the stairway. Such dimension need not exceed ____ m when the stairs has a straight run.

Answer 56

1.20 m

Question 57

There shall be not more than ___ m vertical distance between landings

Answer 57

3.60 m

Question 58

Stairways shall have handrails on each side and every stairway required to be more than ____ m in width shall be provided with not less than one intermediate handrail for each ___ m of required width

Answer 58

3.00 m

Question 59

Handrails shall be placed not less than ___ mm nor more than ___ mm above the nosing of treads.

Answer 59

800 - 900 mm

Question 60

Every stairway shall have a headroom clearance of not less than ___ m.

Answer 60

2.00 m

Question 61

Slope of exit courts shall not exceed ___

Answer 61

1:10

Question 62

Slope of exit passageway

Answer 62

1:8

Question 63

Exit shall be illuminated at any time the building is occupied with lights having an intensity of not less than _____ lux at floor level.

Answer 63

10.7

Question 64

Width of aisle serving only one side

Answer 64

800 mm

Question 65

Width of aisle serving both sides

Answer 65

1.00 m

Question 66

Side Aisles shall not be less than ____ m in width

Answer 66

1.10 m

Question 67

In areas occupied by seats and in groups H & I Occupancies without seats, the line of travel to an exit door by an aisle shall not be more than ___ m

Answer 67

45

Question 68

Aisles. Such exit doors shall provide a minimum clear width of ____ m

Answer 68

1.70 m

Question 69

Slope portion of aisles shall not exceed a fall of

Answer 69

1:8

Question 70

Aisles. With standard seating, the spacing of rows of seats from back-to-back shall not be less than ____ mm

Answer 70

840 mm

Question 71

Clear width for rows of 18 seats or less

Answer 71

450 mm

Question 72

Clear width for rows 35 seats or less

Answer 72

500 mm

Question 73

Clear width for rows of 45 seats or less

Answer 73

525 mm

Question 74

Clear width for rows of 45 or more

Answer 74

550 mm

Question 75

The width of any seat shall be not less than ___ mm

Answer 75

450 mm

Question 76

Stands made of combustible framing shall be limited to ___ rows or ___ m in height

Answer 76

11, 2.70 m

Question 77

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. The minimum unit live load?

Answer 77

500 kg/ sqm of horizontal projection

Question 78

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. The minimum spacing of rows of seats measured from back-to-back shall be ______ mm for seats without backrests in open air stands

Answer 78

600 mm

Question 79

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. The minimum spacing of rows of seats measured from back-to-back shall be ______ mm for seats with backrests in open air stands

Answer 79

750 mm

Question 80

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. The minimum spacing of rows of seats measured from back-to-back shall be ______ mm for chair seating

Answer 80

850 mm

Question 81

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. There shall be a space of not less than ____ mm between the back of each seat and the front of the seat immediately behind it.

Answer 81

300 mm

Question 82

The maximum rise from one row of seats to the next shall not exceed ____ mm

Answer 82

400 mm

Question 83

For determining seating capacity, the width of any seat shall not be less than ____ mm nor more than ___ mm.

Answer 83

450 - 480 mm

Question 84

No vertical aisle shall have a dead end more than ___ rows in depth

Answer 84

16

Question 85

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. Aisles shall have a minimum width of ___ m

Answer 85

1.10 m

Question 86

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. Maximum rise of treads and minimum width of run

Answer 86

200 mm, 280 mm

Question 87

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. Ramp Slope

Answer 87

1:8

Question 88

Railings shall be ___ m above the rear of a seat plank

Answer 88

1.10 m

Question 89

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. Railing height located in front of the grandstand

Answer 89

900 mm / 0.9 m

Question 90

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. No. of exits for > 50 - 300 occupants

Answer 90

2

Question 91

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. No. of exits for > 300 -1000 occupants

Answer 91

3

Question 92

Reviewing Stands, Grandstands and Bleachers. No. of exits for > 1000 occupants

Answer 92

4

Question 93

No penthouse or other projection above the roof in structures of other than Type V construction shall exceed ____ m above the roof when used as an enclosure for tanks or for elevators which run to the roof in all other cases shall not extend more than ____ m in height with the the roof

Answer 93

8.40 m , 3.60 m

Question 94

Masonry chimneys for Residential Type Appliances shall be constructed of masonry units or reinforced concrete with walls not less than ___ mm thk

Answer 94

100

Question 95

Masonry chimneys for Medium Heat Appliances shall be constructed of masonry units or reinforced concrete with walls not less than ___ mm thk

Answer 95

200

Question 96

Walls of fireplaces shall not be less than ____ mm in thickness

Answer 96

200

Question 97

Firebox shall not be less than ____ mm in depth

Answer 97

500

Question 98

Dry standpipes shall be wrought iron or galvanized steel and together with fittings and connections shall be sufficient to withstand ____ kg/ sq.cm of water pressure

Answer 98

20 kg/ sq.cm.

Question 99

Dry standpipes shall be of such size as to be capable of delivering ___ l of water / min

Answer 99

900 L of water / min

Question 100

Dry standpipe diameter for 2-way siamese

Answer 100

100 mm

Question 101

Dry standpipe diameter for 3-way siamese

Answer 101

125

Question 102

Dry standpipe diameter for 4-way siamese

Answer 102

150

Question 103

Height of exterior outlets from ffl

Answer 103

300 mm - 1200 mm

Question 104

Fire pumps shall have a capacity of not less than ___ l / min with a pressure not less than 2 kg/ sq.cm.

Answer 104

1000 l/min

Question 105

At least 1 stage exit not less than ___ mm wide

Answer 105

900 mm

Question 106

Stage exit to passageway width

Answer 106

900 mm

Question 107

Stage Exit. Exit stair not less than

Answer 107

750 mm wide

Question 108

Motion Picture Projection Room minimum Ceiling Height and floor area

Answer 108

2.40 m ; 7 sqm

Question 109

Projection Room Exit Door dimension

Answer 109

750 mm wide x 2.00 m height

Question 110

Projection Room separation of exits distance

Answer 110

1/3