Building
Building Materials
Concrete
True or False.
Loads
100

The number of phases a typical building project may be divided into

What are the five phases?

100
Bricks, stones and concrete blocks
What is masonary
100

A reinforced concrete, four-side-supported slab panel is

What is a one-way slab or a two-way slab?

100

Establishing the project's economic feasibility and its overall budget is part of the design phase of the project.

False

100

The two main categories under which all building loads may be classified are

What are gravity loads and lateral loads?

200

The term MEP is an acronym for

What are mechanical, electrical, and plumbing? 

200
The building material that absorbs heat as moisture evaporates
What is gypsum or drywall
200

A reinforced-concrete, four-side-supported slab panel measuring 15 ft × 22 ft is

What is a two-way slab?

200

The construction drawings of a building project are drawings that the architect uses to explain the design to the owner.

False

200

The loads on a floor are generally expressed in 

What is lb/ft2?

300

The program for a building project is prepared by the

What is the owner?

300
Temperature at which steel elongates
What is 1000 degrees
300

A flat plate floor consists of

What is a slab of constant thickness?

300

The project manual includes the project's construction drawings.

False

300

The loads on a beam are generally expressed in

What is lb/ft?

400

In a typical building project, the coordination of the building's design is done by  

What's the architect?

400
Metal affected by heat more rapidly than steel
What is aluminum.
400

The primary reason for using post-tensioned concrete floors is to 

What is reduce floor depth?

400

All required surety bonds must be provided by the GCs who are bidding for the project, along with their bids, that is, at the time of bidding.

False

400

Which occupancy has the highest floor live load?

What is library stock rooms?

500

The construction drawings of a building project are prepared during the

What is the CD stage of the project

500
Rapid cooling of cast iron can cause what?
What is shatter and crack?
500

Portland cement used in precast concrete members is generally

What is Type III?

500

Where the owner is sufficiently familiar and confident of the financial and contractual capabilities of the GCs bidding for the project, the owner may not require the bid bond. This reduces the total cost of construction.

True

500

Highest wind speeds are usually obtained in

What is a tornado?