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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
In Egyptian architecture, the tomb of the pharaohs is the.
The great pyramid at Gizeh was built during the 4th dynasty by.
The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty.
The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of which Greece and her
domains had ample supply of was.
Greek architecture was essentially.
Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected by the architect Mnesicles
is the.
The building in the acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect
building ever erected is the.
With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the
Romans achieved huge interiors with the.
Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the Greeks.
From the 5th century to the present, the character of Byzantine architecture is the
practice of using.
The finest and remaining example of Byzantine architecture.
The architectural character of the Romanesque architecture is.
Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the
use of what material for facing walls.
The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome.
The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek temple.
Amphitheaters are used for ___.
An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public places.
The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City.
An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex
tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament, more usually,
the ornament itself.
Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament.
In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for storing wine.
The characteristic of Greek ornament.
The use of ___ for facing walls distinguishes Romanesque architecture in Italy from that
of the rest of Europe.
The outstanding group of Romanesque is found in ___.
The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college.
The architecture of the curved line is known as ___.
The open court in an Italian palazzo.
The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a Gothic window.
Japanese tea house.
A Muslim temple, a mosque for public worship, also known as place for prostration.
Domical mound containing a relic.
Ifugao house (southern strain).
In Mesopotamian architecture, religion called for temples made of sun-dried bricks.
The style of the order with massive and tapering columns resting on a base of 3 steps.
Tomb of the pharaohs.
Earthen burial mounds containing upright and lintel stones forming chambers for
consecutive burials for several to a hundred persons.
A semi-circular or semi-polygonal space, usually in church, terminating in axis and
TRIGGERMAN
Pyramid
Cheops
Rameses 1
Marble
Columnar trabeated
Propylaea
Parthenon
Arch and vault
Composite
Domical roof construction
St. Sophia, Constantinople
Sober and dignified
Marble
Pantheon
Pteroma
Gladiatorial Contests
Stoa
Acropolis
Antefix (Antefixae)
Acroterion / Acroterium
Anthemion
Apotheca
Anthemion
Marble
Pisa
Refectory
Baroque
Cortel
Tracery
Cha-sit-su
Masjid
Stupa
Bale
Ziggurat
Doric
Pyramid
Tumuli
Apse
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TRIGGERMAN
Dipteral
Prytaneion
Erich Mendelsohn
Walter Gropius
Art Noveau
Cambodian
Van Alen
Embrasures
Agra
Amenemhat I
Senusret I
Heb-sed
Pyramid of Zoser
Pyramid of Khufu
Groin Vault
Visayan
Greek
Canephora
Bartizan
Basilica
Greek
Helm Roof
Masu-gumi
Cavetto
Carlos Santos Viola
Caesar Homer Concio
Pinnacle
William Cosculluela
Baroque for of Ornamentation
Richard Josef Neutra
Sarcophagus
Imhotep
Bouleuterion
U.S. / English Renaissance
Tussel House
Astylar
Jugendstijl
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
Liceo de Manila
Crenel
Balance
Eclecticism
Eero Saarinen
Kaufman House
Juan Nakpil
Kenzo Tange
Felipe Mendoza
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The xerxes hall of hundred columns was introduced during the Mesopotamian
architecture, which palace was it used.
Taj Mahal is a building example of what architecture.
The convex projecting molding of eccentric curve supporting the abacus of a Doric capital.
Pantiles used for Chinese roofings.
Greek equivalent of the Roman forum, a place of open air assembly or market.
A slight vertical curvature in the shaft of a column.
The very ornate style of architecture developed in the later renaissance period.
A multi-storied shrine like towers, originally a Buddhist monument of diminishing size with
corbelled cornice and moldings.
cubicula or bedroom is from what architecture.
From the Greek forms of temple, the three where it lies is known as ___.
From the Greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of columns at the front and rear.
Memorial monuments of persons buried elsewhere in Roman architecture.
The three pyramids in Gizeh
The cistern storage of collected rainwater underneath the azotea of the bahay na bato.
A shallow cistern or drain area in the center of a house.
In Greek temples, the equivalent of the crypt is the ___.
The tomb beneath a church.
A raised stage reserved for the clergy in early Christian churches.
A decorative bracket usually taking the form of a cyma reversa strap.
Semi-palatial house surrounded by an open site.
A roman house with a central patio.
Revival of classical Roman style
The style emerging in western Europe in the early 11th century, based on Roman and
Byzantine elements, characterized by massive articulated wall structures, round arches,
and powerful vaults, and lasting until the advent of Gothic architecture.
Architect and furniture designer.
First registered architect in the Philippines.
The public square of imperial Rome.
Architect of Manila Hilton Hotel.
Finest example of French-Gothic architecture
How many stained glass are there in the Chartres Cathedral?
Agora is from what architecture?
Sacred artificial mountains of Babylon and Assyria.
A plant whose leaves form the lower portions of the Corinthian capital.
Structure of wedge-shaped blocks over an opening.
The space between the sloping roof over the aisle and the aisle vaulting, so also called
a blind story.
A windowed wall that rises above the roof of adjacent walls that admit light into the
interior.
A standard, usually of length, by which the proportions of a building are determined.
The triangular or segmental space enclosed by a pediment or arch.
A line of counterthrusting arches on columns or piers.
In the classical order, the lowest part or member of the entablature; the beam that spans
from column to column.
In classical architecture, the elaborated beam member carried by the columns.
Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom.
TRIGGERMAN
Palace of Persepolis
Saracenic Architecture
Echinus
S-tiles
Agora
Entasis
Baroque
Pagoda
Roman
Crepidoma
Amphi-Prostyle
Cenotaphs
Cheops
Chefren
Mykerinos
Aljibe
Impluvium
Naos
Crypt
Bema
Console
Villa
Atrium House
Romanesque
Romanesque
Alvar Aalto
Tomas Mapua
Forum
Welton Becket
Chartres Cathedral
176
Greek
Ziggurat
Acanthus
Arch
Triforium
Clerestory
Module
Tympanum
Arcade
Architrave
Entablature
Cornice
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Frieze
Architrave
Octagonal
13
Tokonama
Square
Hagia Sophia
Pediment
Pendentive
Narthex
Nave
Ambulatory
Cantharus
Exedra
Baldachino
Tabernacle
Niche
Minaret
Lacunaria
Bayon
Mudejar
Crocket
Abacus
Capital
Plinth
Chancel
Frigidarium
Barasoain Church
Seraglio
Ziggurat
Mnesicles
Harem
Great Temple, Abu Simbel
Great Temple, Abu Simbel
Palm, Lotus, and Papyrus
Mortuary and Cult Temples
Mortuary Temple
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Cult Temple
Persian
Atlantes
Exedra
Peripteral
Stylobate
Stereobate
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TRIGGERMAN
Gymnasium
Pronaos, Naos, and Epinaos
Pinacotheca
Prostyle
Intercolumniation
Eustyle
Areostyle
Systyle
1.5 Diameters
3 Diameters
Odeion
Circus
Colosseum
Wrestling
stadium
In Antis
Amphi-Antis
Gymnasium
Doric
Epidauros
Tuscan and Composite
Use of Concrete
Pantheon
Forum Romanum
Xerxes
Artaxerxes
Callicrates and Ictinus
Phidias
Lacus
Salientes
Circus Maximus
Vespasian / Domitian
Mnesicles
Clepsydra
Treasury of Atreus
Theron
Libon
Cossutius
18
4-horse Chariot
Cyma Reversa
Key Pattern
Sculptured Reliefs
House #33
Bird's Beak
Peribolus
Domus
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TRIGGERMAN
Podium
Bepidales
Opus Mixtum
Opus Incertum
Opus Recticulatum
Opus Quadratum
Basilica
Choragic Monument
Fret
Termini
Opus Tesselatum
Callimachus
Thalamus
Timber-enframed Portal
Etruscans
Insula
Nymphaeum
Renaissance
Louis Sullivan
Iigo Jones
Hypostyle Hall
Thothmes I
Ptolemy III
Buckminster Fuller
Rock-Hewn Tombs
George Ramos
Tepidarium
Calidarium
Frigidarium
Sudatorium
Apodyteria
Unctuaria
Forum
East
South
West
Cancelli
Ambo
Bema
Apse
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The iconoclastic movement during the Byzantine period forbade the use of ___.
Type of plan of the Byzantine churches.
Architects of the Hagia Sophia. (St. Sophia, Constantinople)
The supreme monument of Byzantine architecture.
Smallest cathedral in the world. (Byzantine period)
Statues
Centralized
Anthemius and Isidorus
St. Sophia, Constantinople
Little Metropole Cath., Athens
One of the few churches of its type to have survived having a square nave and without
cross-arms, roofed by a dome which spans to the outer walls of the building.
A tower raised above a roof pierced to admit light.
the covered passage around an open space or garth, connecting the church to the chapter
house, refectory and other parts of the monastery.
The prominent feature of the facades in Romanesque Central Italy.
The best example of a German Romanesque church with apses at both east and west
ends.
The term applied to the Episcopal church of the diocese and also the important structure
of the Gothic period.
The first plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Bramante.
The final plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Carlo Maderna.
He erected the entrance Piazza at St. Peter's Basilica.
Used as food storage in the Bahay na Bato.
The granary in traditional Bontoc House.
Architect of the World Trade Center.
The Erechtheion of Mnesicles is from what architecture?
The part of the Corinthian capital without flower.
The Pantheon is from what architecture.
The architect of the Pantheon.
The senate house of the Greeks.
Architect of the Bi-Nuclear House, the H-Plan.
Mexican Architect/Engineer who introduced thin shell construction.
In the Doric Order, the shaft terminates in the ___.
In what Order is the Parthenon.
In what Order is the temple of Nike Apteros, Athens.
This temple is dedicated to 'Wingless Victory'.
This structure in Greece was erected by Andronikos Cyrrhestes for measuring time by
means of a clepsydra internally and sun dial externally.
In the Cyma Reversa molding of the Romans, what ornaments are usually found?
From what architecture is the Stoa?
The Egyptian Ornament symbolizing fertility.
Egyptian Temple for popular worship of the ancient and mysterious gods.
A small private bath found in Roman houses or palaces.
Corresponds to the Greek naos.
The large element in the frieze.
A is a machine to live in.
Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower.
Architecture is Organic.
Invented reinforced concrete in France.
First elected U.A.P. president.
Designer of the Bonifacio Monument.
Sculptor for the Bonifacio Monument.
Designer of the Taj Mahal.
Nea Moni
TRIGGERMAN
Lantern
Cloisters
Ornamental Arcades
Worms Cathedral
Cathedral
Greek Cross
Latin Cross
Bernini
Dispensa
Falig
Minoru Yamasaki
Greek
Balteus
Roman
Agrippa
Prytaneion
Marcel Lajos Breuer
Felix Outerino Candela
Hypotrachelion
Doric
Ionic
Temple of Nike Apteros, Athens
Tower of the Winds, Athens
Acanthus and Dolphin
Greek
Papyrus
Cult Temple
Balneum
Cella
Triglyph
Le Corbusier
Eliel Saarinen
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hennevique
Jose Herrera
Juan Nakpil
Guillermo Tolentino
Shah Jahan
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Telamones or Atlantes
Herms
Terms
Madrassah
Moscow
Erich Mendelsohn
John Ruskin and William Moris
Eclecticism
Neo-Classism
Parti
Felipe Mendoza
George Ramos
Juan Nakpil
Juan Nakpil
Morong Church
Panay Capiz
Antonio Sin Diong
Gabriel Formoso
George Ramos
Lamin
Zaguan
Bilik
Azotea
Dapogan
ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING
A wide area of parks of undeveloped land surrounding a community.
The process in which a piece of land, referred to as the parent tract, is subdivided into
two or more parcels.
Angles measured clockwise from any meridian, usually north; however, the National
Geodetic Survey uses south.
Usually the last stage of the final site development process prior to issuance of building
permit.
A 20th century problem emanating from rapid urbanization of areas surrounding a city
which eats up the remaining adjacent rural open spaces.
A type of planning which emphasizes that the proper role of the planner is not to serve
the general public interest but rather to serve the interests of the least fortunate or least
well represented groups in society.
In the Philippines, this type of land use planning emphasizes the proper management of
land resources to ensure that the present generation can benefit from its continued use
without compromising future generations.
This code mandates that all Local Government Units shall prepare their comprehensive
TRIGGERMAN
Greenbelt
Platting
Azimuths
Final Plat
Urban Sprawl
Advocacy Planning
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R.A. 7160
Promote Human Growth
Sustainable Development
Hippodamus of miletus
City
Agricultural Surplus
Insula
Truebounded City
Traffic.
City Planning
Daniel Burnham
Subdivision Regulations
Urban Design
Ekistics
Human Settlement
Capital Facilities Planning
Physical Settlement
Concentric Zone Concept
Buildable Area
Dwelling Unit
Gabion Wall
Cliff
Meadow
Ridge
Ravine
Restriction
Parcel
Common Wall
Brasilia
Density
National Shelter Program
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TRIGGERMAN
Social Housing
Option to Buy
Earnest Money
Amortization
Deed
Developers
Appraiser
Real Estate Broker
Total System
Housing Codes
Zoning
Prefabrication Manufacturer
Subsystems
Urban Renewal
Urban Area
Code of Multiplicities and
Tradition
Primitive
Vernacular
Grand
Productive Use
Health and General Use
Social Implications
6.00 mts.
Bedrooms
Growth and Change
Gazebo
Grass and Plants
Site Planning
Ecology
Accurate Aerial Mosaic
Comprehensive Plan
Transportation System
Urban Blight
Star
Freeways
Landmark
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the ground.
A narrow passageway bordered by trees, fences, or other lateral barrier
The projection of a future pattern of use within an area, as determined by development
goals.
The part of the surface of the earth not permanently covered by water.
A line of demarcation between adjoining parcels of land.
A survey of landed property establishing or reestablishing lengths and directions of
boundary line.
The study of an existing pattern of use, within an area, to determine the nature and
magnitude of deficiencies which might exist and to assess the potential of the pattern
relative to development goals.
A study and recording of the way in which land is being used in an area.
In surveying, the North-South component of a traverse course.
An open space of ground of some size, covered with grass and kept smoothly mown.
A contract transferring the right of possession of buildings, property, etc., for a fixed
period of time, usually for periodical compensation called 'rent'.
A tenure by lease; real estate held under a lease.
Lane
Land-use Plan
Land
Land Boundary
Land Survey
Land-use Analysis
Land-use Survey
Latitude
Lawn
Lease
Leasehold
BUILDING UTILITIES
The amount of heat which is absorbed or evolved in changing the state of a substance
without changing its temperature.
A system of devices, usually installed below ground level, to scatter or spray water
droplets over a lawn, golf course, or the like.
Minimum width of a septic tank.
Minimum length of a septic tank.
Minimum liquid depth for a septic tank.
Maximum liquid depth for septic tank.
Minimum capacity, in cubic meters, of the secondary compartment of a septic tank.
Minimum dimension of a manhole access to a septic tank.
Minimum length of the secondary compartment of a septic tank with a capacity of more
than 6 cubic meters.
Wooden septic tanks are allowed, true or false.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a septic tank.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a seepage pit or cesspool.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a disposal field.
Minimum Gauge of galvanized sheet used for downspouts.
Minimum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.
Maximum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.
Maximum length of the tailpiece from any fixture.
Minimum extension of the VSTR above the roof.
Minimum extension of the VSTR above an openable window, door opening, air intake,
or vent shaft.
Minimum trap diameter for a bathtub
Minimum trap diameter for a shower stall.
Required number of water closets for females for an auditorium serving 16-35.
Required number of water closets for males for an auditorium serving 16-35.
TRIGGERMAN
Latent Heat
Lawn Sprinkler System
90 cms.
1.50 mts.
60 cms.
1.80 mts.
1 cum.
508 mm.
1.50 mts.
0
15.20 mts.
45.70 mts.
30.50 mts.
26
51 mm.
102 mm.
60 cms.
15 cms.
0.90 mtr.
38 mm. (11/2")
51 mm. (2")
3
2
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4
Rigid and Flexible
Burr
Electric and Hydraulic
0.60 mtr.
TRIGGERMAN
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Alternator
Term applied to the interconnection of the same fixtures in one soil or waste branch with
one branch vent.
A single vent that ventilates multiple traps in the case of a back to back vent.
Minimum size of a standpipe for a building in which the highest outlet is 23 meters or less
from the fire service connection.
Minimum size of a wet standpipe for a riser of more than 15 meters from the source.
Single lever valves used in kitchen sink and lavatory faucets or at shower valves works by
the principle of a ___.
Treats hard water.
Minimum height of a branch vent above the fixture it is venting.
Minimum wire size in square millimeter for a branch circuit with a 30 ampere rating using
Type THW stranded copper conductor in a raceway.
Standard frequency of power supplied by the local power utility company like Meralco.
The overhead service conductors from the last pole or other aerial support to and including
splices, if any, connecting to the service entrance conductors at the building.
Unit of loudness level.
The process of dissipating sound energy by converting it to heat.
Distance sound travels during each cycle of vibration.
The reduction in the intensity or in the sound pressure level of sound which is transmitted
from one point to another.
Unit of sound absorption equivalent to 1 square foot of perfectly absorptive material.
Acoustical phenomenon which causes sound wave to be bent or scattered around.
Minimum sound pressure level that is capable of being detected by the human ear.
Fluctuation in pressure, a particle displacement in an elastic medium.
Sound sensation in a single frequency.
Wave produced by a pure tone.
Synonymous with a lighting fixture.
The luminous intensity of light is expressed in ___.
It refers to an individual who worked in the sanitary field of ancient Rome.
In Latin, it means 'lead'.
A specially designed system of waste piping embodying the horizontal wet venting of one
or more sinks or floor drains by means of a common waste and vent pipe adequately
sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain.
Vertical flow of air used to separate different functions of spaces.
Type of lighting dealing with relatively large area lighting.
During elevator emergency, to rescue passengers, this part of the elevator is used to open
the doors from the outside.
A device which extends across at least 1/2 the width of each door leaf which will open if
Battery of Fixtures
TRIGGERMAN
Heat
1 1/2" (38mm)
1/8 Bend
Thermostat
1 1/2"
3/8"
1
0
Common Vent
4" (102mm)
4" (102mm)
Ball Valve
Zeolite
6" (150mm)
5.5 sqmm
60 Cycles
Service Drop
Phon
Sound Absorption
Wavelength
Sound Attenuation
Sabin
Sound Diffraction
Threshold of Audibility
Sound
Pure Tone
Sine Wave
Luminaire
Candela
Plumbarius
Plumbum
Combination
Waste
and Vent system
Air curtain
General Lighting
Outside Door Latch
Panic Bar
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subjected to pressure.
Sanitary sewage from buildings shall be discharged directly to the nearest ___.
Receptacles intended to receive and discharge water, water-carried waste into a drainage
system with which they are connected.
The simplest type of building automation system.
Standard size of an outlet for a dry standpipe located at each floor.
A vent pipe connected to a vent stack.
A vent pipe connected to a stack vent.
Instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Bets type of fire detection that can detect fire during the incipient stage.
Condensing unit is a part of a ___.
A fire detector installed in a fire alarm system which uses low melting point solders or
metal that expands when exposed to heat to detect a fire.
A faucet fitted with a nozzle curving downward used as a draw-off tap.
Heat rating for a fixed temperature heat detector.
Reference in measuring the depth of a trap seal of a trap.
A pipe fitting shaped like 'S'.
Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a shower stall.
Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a pedestal urinal.
Ratio of water closets for male population for elementary and secondary school.
Ratio of water closets for female population for elementary and secondary school.
Ratio of urinals for elementary school.
Ratio of water closets for female population for Principal Worship Places.
Minimum required number of water closets for female for office and public buildings
serving 55 occupants for employees.
Where there is exposure to skin contamination due to poisonous materials, what is the
ratio of lavatory to number of occupants.
Minimum head of water, in meters, required for each section of plumbing for water test.
How many days, at least, shall be given before any plumbing work inspection is done
after written notice for inspection.
Minimum time, in minutes, required for water to stay in the system or pipes for a water
test without any leaks to satisfy said testing.
Consist of a body, a checking member, and an atmospheric opening.
Minimum lead content in percent for pipes and fittings safe for humans.
Minimum vertical distance from the bottom of water pipes to the top of sewer or drain pipe
if laid in the same trench on top of the other.
Minimum distance of water pipings from any regulating equipment, water heater,
conditioning tanks, and similar equipment requiring union fittings.
Maximum spacing of pipe supports at intervals.
Equivalent of 1/6 bend in degrees.
True or false, 60 branches or offsets may be used only when installed in a true vertical
position.
Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain less than 1.5 meters in length unless
such line is serving sinks or urinals, true or false.
Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for pipes 51mm or less in diameter.
Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for pipes larger than 51 mm. Dia.
Maximum distance of any underfloor cleanout from any access door, crawl space, or
crawl hole.
Maximum length of a tailpiece.
Minimum length of any branch requiring separate venting.
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True or false, no galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used
underground and shall be kept at least 15 cms above ground.
Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above the roof.
Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above any other vertical surface.
Minimum vertical distance of VSTR from above of any openable window or opening.
Minimum vertical extension of VSTR from any roofdeck where it is protruded.
Minimum horizontal distance of any VSTR from a roofdeck used for other purposes aside
from protection from weather.
Minimum number of stories served by a waste stack requiring a parallel ventstack.
The rate of flow of light through a surface.
The luminous intensity of any surface in a given direction per unit of projected area.
A unit of illumination equivalent to 1 lumen per square foot.
A unit of illumination equivalent to 1 lumen per square meter.
Type of lighting system where 90-100% of light output is directed to the ceiling and upper
walls of the room.
The material used for filament in an incandescent bulb.
The equivalent of filament in a fluorescent lamp.
An automatic device used for converting high, fluctuating inlet water pressure to a lower
constant pressure.
An air-operated device used to open or close a damper or valve.
In theater stage house, a weight usually of iron or sand used to balance suspended
scenery, or the like.
On elevators, a gear-driven machine having a drum to which the wire ropes that hoist the
car are fastened, and on which they wind.
Vertical tracks that serves as a guide for the car and the counterweight.
Under NBC, the clearance between the underside of the car and the bottom of the pit
shall not be less than ___.
Under NBC, the minimum diameter of hoisting and counterweight rope.
Under NBC, the minimum width between balusters in an escalator.
Under NBC, the maximum rated speed of an escalator along the angle of travel.
The effective room temperature in air-conditioning.
A private telephone system that interconnects with public telephone systems.
Resistance in alternating current system.
The reciprocal of conductance.
The rate of flow of sound energy
Lighting used primarily to draw attention to particular points of interest.
A means of producing light from gaseous discharge.
A type of High-Intensity-Discharge lamp (HID).
Sound system input device that reacts to and converts variable sound pressure into
variable electrical current.
A rate of rise type detector.
Light originating from sources not facing each other, as from windows in adjacent walls.
The process of removing calcium and magnesium deposits in water.
A lighting unit consisting of one or more electrical lamps.
A louvered construction divided into cell-like areas and used for redirecting the light
emitted by an overhead source.
A graph used in air-conditioning and showing the properties of air-system mixtures.
Heat that raises air temperature.
The transmission of heat energy from one place to another by circulatory movement of a
mass of fluid.
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1
150 mm / 15 cms.
300 mm
0.90 mtr.
2.10 mts.
3.00 mts.
10
Luminous Flux
Luminance
Foot-Candle
Lux
Indirect Lighting
Tungsten
Cathode
Pressure Regulating Valve
Air Motor
Counterweight
Winding-Drum Machine
Guiderails
600 mm
30 mm
558 mm
38 Meters/Min
68-74 F
PABX
Impedance
Resistance
Sound Intensity
Accent Lighting
Fluorescense
High-Pressure-Sodium (HPS)
Microphone
Thermal Detector
Cross Light
Softening
Luminaire
Eggcrate
Psychrometric Chart
Sensible Heat
Convection
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A lamp designed to project and diffuse a uniform level of illumination over a large area.
In boilers, they function only when exceeds prescribed unsafe operating conditions.
What type of sound absorbent is best for lower band frequencies.
The bending of sound wave when traveling forward changes direction as it passes through
different densities.
True or false, number of fixture unit is one parameter in sizing a drainage pipe.
Water distribution system which constantly rely its pressure from the main water pipe
applied only if the highest fixture is supplied continuously with the flow rate and minimum
required working pressure.
What combination of pipe fittings is installed at the base of a soil stack?
What is the rating index of an air-conditioning/refrigeration system which rates the unit for
the number of BTU's of heat removed per watt of electrical input energy?
What mechanical equipment, coupled with a central air-conditioning system, is used to
to dehumidify and cool the air stream injected to a conditioned space.
Floodlight
Limit Controls and Interlocks
Porous Absorbents
Refraction
A rigid metal housing for a group of heavy conductors insulated from each other and the
enclosure, also called Busduct.
A heavy conductor, usually in the form of a solid copper bar, used for collecting, carrying,
and distributing large electric currents, also called a busbar.
An approved assembly of insulated conductors with fitting and conductor terminations in
completely enclosed ventilated protective metal housing where the assembly is designed
to carry fault current and to withstand the magnetic forces of such current.
A type of perimeter detector which detects object in heat range of body temperature.
A type of perimeter detector which detects interruption of light beam.
A type of perimeter detector which detects change in sound wave pattern.
Women's urinal fixture.
True or false, brass and cast iron body cleanouts shall not be used as a reducer or
adapter.
A box with a blank cover which serves the purpose of joining one different runs of
raceways or cables and provided with sufficient space for connection and branching of the
enclosed conductors.
A type of water closet that is least efficient, subject to clogging, noisy, and use a simple
washout action through a small irregular passageway.
This type of water closet is similar to that of the siphon-jet except that it has a smaller
trap passageway and smaller water surface area, moderately noisy.
A type of water closet that is noisy but highly efficient. Strong jet into up leg forces
contents out. Use only with flush valve, requires higher pressure.
Water closet that is quiet, extremely sanitary, water is directed through the rim. It scours
bowl, folds over into jet; siphon.
A water closet that is sanitary, efficient, and very quiet. Water enters through the rim and
through the down leg.
A toilet bowl similar to the siphon-jet, but having the flushing water directed to the rim to
create circular motion or vortex which scours the bowl.
A toilet bowl in which the flushing water enters through the rim and a siphonic action
initiated by a water jet draws the contents of the bowl through the trapway.
A water closet similar to that of the siphon jet but with a smaller water surface and
trapway.
This type of water closet is prohibited by some health codes.
The concussion and banging noise that results when a volume of water moving in a pipe
suddenly stops or loses momentum.
Busway
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Upfeed System / Direct Method
Bus
Busway
Passive Infrared
Light Beam
Ultrasonic
Washdown
1
Pull Box
Washdown (WD)
Reverse Trap (RT)
Blowout (BO)
Siphon Vortex (SV)
Siphon Jet (SJ)
Siphon Vortex (SV)
Siphon Jet (SJ)
Reverse Trap (RT)
Washdown (WD)
Water Hammer
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The length of a pipeline measured along the centerline of the pipe and pipe fittings.
A shutoff valve closed by lowering a wedge-shaped gate across the passage.
A valve closed by a disk seating on an opening in an internal wall.
Liquid sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant.
The centerline of pipe.
The interior top surface of a pipe.
The interior bottom surface of a pipe.
A type of perimeter detector which is subject to false alarm from aircraft radar and from
movement outside building through window, wood doors, and the like. It uses radio waves.
This type of perimeter detector uses both the Passive infrared and Ultrasonic or
Microwave system.
This type of perimeter detector detects a change in capacitance of the area covered,
caused by intrusion.
Color code for pipes containing acid.
A high intensity discharge lamp in which the light is produced by the radiation from a
mixture of a metallic vapor, similar to that of a mercury lamp in construction.
A type of lamp popular for lighting commercial interiors, uses argon gas to ease starting,
it produces light by means of an electric discharge in mercury vapor.
A type of lamp which produces light by means of the reaction of halogen additive in the
bulb reacts with chemically with tungsten.
A type of lamp generally used for roadways and sidewalks, uses sodium gas.
Building with fire alarm and suppression system.
This shows the vertical relationships of all panels, feeders, switches, switchboards, and
major components are shown up to, but not including, branch circuiting, it is an electrical
version of a vertical section taken through the building.
In elevator, it detects the obstacles during the door closing, and reopens the door if there
is something. Photocell can be used together with this.
It prevents passengers from falling into the hoistway when they try to get out
of the car which is stopped between the floors.
In elevator, it makes the buzzer alarm when the car is overloaded and the door remains
open until overloading is eliminated.
In elevator, it protects the equipment from over current.
In elevator, these prevent the excessive car travel at the highest and lowest floor.
In escalators, these stop the escalator if a foreign object becomes wedged at the guard.
In escalators, this is located at the bottom truss of the escalator and provided with on and
off positions to stop or prevents the escalator from starting during maintenance service.
This device, in escalators, is provided at the drive unit location to protect against
accidental movement of the escalator during inspection of the drives or during general
maintenance.
This device, in escalators, stops the escalator automatically if an abnormal current is
supplied to the motor.
This switch cuts off all current supply to the escalator for inspection, maintenance, or
repairs.
In a lightning protection system, the combination of a metal rod and its brace or footing,
on the upper part of a structure.
One of the earlier plastic to be developed in 1938, a du pont trade name for the white,
soft, waxy, and non-adhesive polymer of tetrafluoroethylene.
The number of cycles per unit time of a wave or oscillations expressed in hertz of cycles
per second.
Of a partition, the number of decibels by which sound is reduced in transmission through
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Developed Length
Gate Valve
Globe Valve
Effluent
Spring Line
Crown
Invert
Microwave
Passive Infrared with
Ultrasonic (or Microwave)
Proximity / Capacitance
Black
Metal Halide Lamp
Mercury Lamp
Tungsten Halogen Lamp
High-Pressure-Sodium (HPS)
Intelligent Building
Riser Diagram
Safety Shoe
Fascia Plate
Weighing Device
Circuit Breaker
Limit Switches
Handrail Guard Switches
Disconnect Switch
Mechanical
Maintenance
Locking Device
Current Overload Safety Switch
Knife Switch
Air Terminal
Teflon
Frequency
Transmission Loss
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it; a measure of the sound insulation value of the partition, the higher the number, the
greater the insulation value.
The cooling effect obtained when 1 ton of ice at 32 oF (0 oC) melts to water at the same
Ton of Refrigeration
AS - STRUCTURAL
The procedures and limitations for the design of structures shall be determined by the
following factors.
Minimum number of stories recommended to be provided with at least 3 approved
recording accelerographs.
Maintenance and service of accelerographs shall be provided by the___.
Who shall be responsible for keeping the actual live load below the allowable limits and
shall be liable for any failure on the structure due to overloading.
The period of continuous application of a given load or the aggregate of periods of
intermittent application of the same load.
Minimum area in square meters a member supports which the design live load may be
reduced.
Minimum height of any wall requiring structural design to resist loads onto which they are
subjected.
Maximum deflection of a brittle finished wall subjected to a load of 250 Pascal applied
perpendicular to said wall.
Maximum deflection of a flexible finished wall subjected to a load of 250 Pascal applied
perpendicular to said wall.
Maximum floor area for a low-cost housing unit.
The level at which the earthquake motions are considered to be imparted to the structure
or the level at which the structure, as a dynamic vibrator, is supported.
A member or an element provided to transfer lateral forces from a portion of a structure
to vertical elements of the lateral force resisting system.
A horizontal or nearly horizontal system acting to transmit lateral forces to the vertical
resisting elements, it includes horizontal bracing system.
The total designed lateral force or shear at the base of a structure.
An element at edge of opening or at perimeters of shear walls or diaphragm.
An essentially vertical truss system of the concentric or eccentric type which is provided
to resist lateral forces.
An essentially complete space frame which provides supports for gravity loads.
A combination of a Special or Intermediate Moment Resisting Space Frame and Shear
Walls or Braced Frames.
That form of braced frame where at least one end of each brace intersects a beam at a
point away from the column girder joint.
The entire assemblage at the intersection of the members.
The horizontal member in a frame system, a beam.
An element of a diaphragm parallel to the applied load which collects and transfers
diaphragm shear to vertical resisting elements or distributes loads within the diaphragm.
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Diaphragm Chord
Essential facilities
Lateral Force Resisting System
Ordinary Moment Resisting
Space Frame
Story Drift
Strength
Platform
Horizontal Bracing System
Structure
Bearing Wall System
Weak Story
Time History Analysis
Orthogonal Effect
P-delta Effect
Admixture
Plain Concrete
Pedestal
Modulus of Elasticity
Jacking Force
Embedment Length
Effective Prestress
Development Length
Curvature Friction
Structural Lightweight Concrete
Bonded Tendon
Structural Steel
ASTM A514
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True or False, Bar larger than 32mm in diameter shall not be bundled in beams.
Minimum concrete cover for a Prestressed concrete for beams and columns for
primary reinforcements.
In a material under tension or compression, the absolute value of the ratio of transverse
strain to the corresponding longitudinal strain.
In column, the ratio of its effective length to its least radius of gyration.
A quantity which measures the resistance of the mass to being revolved about a line.
A type of concrete floor which has no beam.
The tendency for one part of a beam to move vertically with respect to an adjacent part.
A change in shape of a material when subjected to the action of force.
The maximum value of tension, compression, or shear respectively the material sustain
without failure.
It means that by which a body develops internal resistance to 'stress'.
The greatest stress which a material is capable of developing without permanent
deformation remaining upon the complete release of stress.
Intensity of force per unit area.
Loop of reinforcing bar or wire enclosing longitudinal reinforcement.
The measure of stiffness of a material.
The failure in a base when a heavily loaded column strikes a hole through it.
The deformation of a structural member as a result of loads acting on it.
Nominal thickness of of a timber.
The sum of forces in the othorgonal directions and the sum of all moments about any
points are zero.
The complete records of tests conducted (slump, compression test, etc.) shall be
preserved and made available for inspection during the progress of construction and after
completion of the project for a period of not less than.
Wood board should have a thickness specification of.
The distance from the first to the last riser of a stair flight.
A high-speed rotary shaping had power tool used to make smooth cutting and curving
on solid wood.
The major horizontal supporting member of the floor system.
Wood defects are: heart shake, cup shake, star shake, and___.
Dressed lumber is referred to ___.
The other kind of handsaw other than rip-cut saw.
It refers to the occupancy load which is either partially or fully in place or may not be
present at all.
The distance between inflection points in the column when it breaks.
The amount of space measured in cubic units.
In the formula e=PL/AE, E stands for___.
An expansion joint of adjacent parts of a structure to permit expected movements
between them.
the total of all tread widths in a stair.
The force adhesion per unit area of contact between two bonded surfaces.
A structural member spanning from truss to truss or supporting a rafter.
Size of camber for a 25 meters steel truss.
A connector such as a welded strut, spiral bar, or short length of channel which resists
horizontal shear between elements.
The force per unit area of cross section which tends to produce shear.
Size of camber for a 25 meters steel truss.
The law that relates the linear relationship between stresses and strains
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1
40 mm
Poisson's Ratio
Slenderness Ratio
Torsion
Flat Slab
Shear
Deformation
Yielding Stress
Stress
Allowable Stress
Stress
Tie / Stirrup
Stiffness Ratio
Punching Shear
Deflection
6 inches
Equilibrium
2 years
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Minimum spacing of Bolts in timber connectionn measured from center of bolts parallel
for parallel to grain loading is equal to ___.
According to the provisions of the NSCP on timber connections and fastenings, the
lodaed edge distance for perpendicular to grain loading shall be at least ___.
NSCP specifies spacing between rows of bolts for perpendicular to grain loading shall be
at least ___ times bolt diameter for L/d ratio of 2.
Minimum diameter of bolts to be used in timber connections and fastening in accordance
with NSCP specifications.
Simple solid timber columns have slenderness ratio not exceeding ___.
Nails or spikes for which the wire gauges or lengths not set forth in the NSCP
specifications shall have a required penetration of not less than ___.
Notches in sawn lumber bending members in accordance with the NSCP specifications
shall not exceed.
Notches in sawn lumber shall not be located in the ___.
Notches in the top and bottom of joists shall not exceed ___.
Allowable stresses for tension in structural steel in terms of gross area.
Allowable tensile stress of structural steel based on effective area.
Allowable stress for tension on pin connected members based on net area.
Allowable shear stress on structural steel on the cross sectional area effective in
resisting shear.
For structures carrying live loads which induce impact, the assumed live load shall be
increased sufficiently to provide for same, for supports of elevators the increase shall be.
The slenderness ratio of compression members shall not exceed ___.
The slenderness ratio main members in tension shall not exceed ___.
Concrete cover for pipes, conduits, and fittings shall not be less than ___ for concrete
exposed to earth or weather.
Concrete cover for pipes, conduits, and fittings shall not be less than ___ for concrete
not exposed to earth or weather.
Curing of concrete (other than high-early strength) shall be maintained above 10C and
in moist condition for at least the first ___ days after placement.
If concrete in structure will dry under service conditions, cores shall be air-dried for ___
days before test and shall be tested dry.
Curing for high-early strength concrete shall be maintained above 10C and in moist
condition for at least the ___ days after palcement.
The minimum clear spacing between parallel bars in layer shall be db (diameter of bar)
but not less than ___.
Standard hooks used in reinforced concrete beam shall mean.
Standard hooks for stirrups and tie hooks 16mm bar and smaller.
Standard hooks for stirrups and tie hooks 20-25mmbar.
Allowable tolerance on minimum concrete cover for depths greater than 200mm
Allowable tolerance for longitudinal location of bends and ends of reinforcement.
Individual bars with a bundle terminated within the span of flexural members shall
teminate at different points with a stagger of at least ___.
Clear distance between pre-tensioning tendons at each end of member shall not be less
than ___ for strands.
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4 X diameter of bolt
4 X diameter of bolt
2.5
12 mm
50
11 diameters
1/6 depth of member
Middle Third Span
1/4 the depth
0.60 of specified min. yield stress
0.50 of specified minimum
tensile strength
0.45 Fy
0.40 Fy
100%
200
240
40 mm
20 mm
7
7
3
25 mm
180 bend + 4db extension
but not less than 65mm at free
end of bar
90 bend + 6db extension
at free end
90 bend + 12db extension
at free end
12 mm
50 mm
40db
3db
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Clear distance between pre-tensioning tendons at each end of member shall not be less
than ___ for wire.
Minimum concrete cover provided for reinforcement of cast in place against permanently
exposed to earth or weather using bars larger than 36mm.
4db
75 mm
P.D.. 1096
Maximum height of a combustible stand.
Minimum spacing for seats in a chair type measurement from back to back.
Maximum line of travel to an exit of an aisle.
Maximum slope of an aisle.
In standard seating, the minimum spacing of rows measured from back to back.
Minimum width of any seat.
Minimum area of a double acting door view panel.
Minimum clear width of an exit doorway.
Maximum width of an exit door leaf.
Minimum width of an exit corridor.
Minimum number of exit for floors above the first storey having an occupant load of
more than 10
Number of exit for occupant load of 599-999.
Minimum downward projection of a draft curtain
Maximum floor area for an attic made of combustible materials.
Maximum center to center spacing of a draft curtain sprinkler.
Maximum floor area for an attic made of incombustible materials.
Standard gauge for metal hoods in barbeques.
Minimum height of a Siamese connection above grade.
Standard maximum distance of a standpipe from an opening in a stairway.
Minimum wall thickness of a fireplace.
Minimum number of exit for a projection room.
Minimum extended portion of a chimney above the roof.
Minimum air space between walls of a masonry chimney above the roof.
Minimum thickness of glass used for floors.
Maximum rise of one row of seat to the next.
Minimum number of exit for stands within a building serving an occupant load of 300.
Minimum height of a guard rail located in front of the grandstand.
Minimum width of a run in a stand stair.
Minimum spacing for seats with backrests measured from back to back.
Minimum spacing for seats without backrests measured from back to back.
Minimum width of an exit door in an aisle.
Minimum intensity of lights for exits.
Minimum width of side aisles.
Minimum increase in width of aisles for every linear meter.
Minimum width of an aisle serving only one side.
Open space requirement for an interior lot.
Open space requirement for a corner lot or a through lot.
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Inner court
750 mm / 0.75 mtr.
1.20 sqm.
1.50 mts.
1.00 sqm.
3.00 cum.
14.00 cum.
300 sqmm / 0.30 sqm
300 mm
3.00 mts.
0.90 mtr.
1.20 mts.
3.00 mts.
Setback
2.00 mts.
1.20 mts.
12.00 cum.
1.80 mts.
0.30 cum
10% of flr. Area
0.60 mtr.
300 mm
2.40 mts.
2.40 mts.
600 kgs./sqm.
1.00 mtr.
120 kgs./sqm.
0.90 mtr.
2.70 mts.
0.80 mtr.
1.20 mts.
One is to ten (1:10)
250 mm
2.00 mts.
One is to Eight (1:8)
1.20 m
6.00 mts.
2
1.20 mts.
750 mm
5.60 mm
1.20 mts.
900 mm
2.50 mts.
Show window
1.20 mts.
1.00 mtr.
10% of lot area
300 mm
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5" (125mm)
6" (150mm)
190 liters/minute
2" (50mm)
2 1/2" (63mm)
23.00 mts
6.00 mts.
38 mm (11/2")
1.00 mtr.
5.00 mts.
3.00 mts.
120 days
0.80 mtr.
500 mm
6.00 mts.
1/3 - 1/4
One is to Eight (1:8)
10.00 mts.
7.5 mts.
7.5 mts.
2.50 mts.
1.20 mts.
3,861 sqcms.
3.00 mts.
3.00 mts.
5.50 mts.
277 kgs.
3.00 mts.
28.00 sqm.
18.6 sqm.
9.30 sqm.
1.80 sqm.
5.60 sqm.
3.25 sqm.
2.80 sqm.
8.40 sqm.
46.50 sqm.
28.00 sqm.
0.65 sqm.
1 slot/5 rooms
1 slot/50 sqm. Of spectators' area
1slot/8 units
1 slot/unit
1 slot/4 units
1 slot/100 sqm of gross flr.area
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1 slot/unit
1 slot/50 parking slots
1 slot/5 classrooms
1 slot/10 classrooms
1.20 mts.
1:20
1:12
12.00 mts.
1:12
60.00 mts.
1.50 mts.
0.50 mts.
1.10 mts.
0.90 mts.
1.20 mts.
3.70 mts.
0.70 mtr.
6.00 mts.
1.50 mts.
Dwelling unit
Footing
Course
Apartment
Barbecue
Balcony
Chimney connector
Fireplace
Girder
Helistop
Suportales
Vault
Cross wall
18.60 sqm.
1.40 sqm.
0.65 sqm.
120 days / 4 mos.
8.00 mts.
12.00 cum.
3.00 mts.
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4
Magna Carta for Disabled
Persons
Corridor
Curb
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0.71 mtr.
2.30 mts.
0.19 mtr.
2.75 mts.
2.00 mts.
0.28 sqm.
4
46.00 mts.
61.00 mts.
0.83 mtr.
14
7
60 cms.
91 cms.
2.00 mts.
56 cms.
112 cms.
3
76 cms.
38 mm.
91 cms.
106 cms.
7.50 mts.
112 cms.
112 cms.
20.3 cms
1floor
55.9 cms.
55.9 cms.
15.25 cms.
30.5 cms.
22.9 cms.
3.66 mts.
2.13 mts.
1.98 mts.
3
50-300
2
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Maximum travel distance between room door intended as exit access and exit with
sprinkler system for institutional use.
Maximum travel distance from the door of any room to exit for hotels with sprinkler.
Maximum travel distance from the main entrance door to exit for apartments with sprinkler.
Minimum increase in width for an aisle per linear meter.
Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60 or more serving one side for a
public assembly building.
Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60 or more serving two sides for a
public assembly building.
Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of below 60 for a public assembly building.
Minimum width of an aisle for an educational use building.
Minimum width of an aisle for hospitals or nursing homes.
Minimum width of an aisle for custodial care institutions.
Minimum width of an aisle for business use structure.
Minimum width of an aisle for an industrial building.
Occupant load per person for laboratories.
Jails are classified under what classification of occupancy.
Courtrooms with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what
classification of occupancy.
Armories with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what classification
of occupancy
Libraries are classified under what classification of occupancy.
Rooms where baled, bundled or piled materials segregated into desired sizes or groups.
Buildings or structures 15 meters or more in height.
Buildings or structures used for the storage of explosives, shells, projectile, etc.
An air compartment or chamber to which 1 or more ducts are connected and which form
part of an air distribution system.
A kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion.
Descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when exposed to air.
A material that readily yields oxygen in quantities sufficient to stimulate or support
combustion.
A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape and dimension.
The process of first raising the temperature to separate the more volatile from the less
volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the result vapor so as to produce a nearly
purified substance.
A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper proportion and
ignited will cause an explosion.
Temperature rating at flash point.
A class of fire with flammable liquid and gasses.
The temperature at which a liquid is transformed or converted into vapor.
Minimum fire resistance rating for a firewall.
A continuous passageway for the transmission of air.
The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient
concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air.
A gas, fume or vapor used for the destruction or control of insects, fungi, vermin, germs,
rodents or other pests.
Minimum width of any driveway in and around a lumber yard / piles.
Minimum height of fence for a lumber yard for exterior storage of lumbers.
Maximum width of sumps for the retention of oil and petroleum products.
For Refineries, distilleries, and chemical plants, the minimum height for a fence.
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30 mts.
30 mts.
31 mts.
2.5 cms.
91 cms.
1.00 mtr.
76 cms.
1.80 mts.
2.44 mts.
1.83 mts.
112 cms.
112 cms.
4.60 sqm.
Institutional
Assembly
Assembly
Business
Picking rooms.
High rise building
Explosive magazine
Plenum
Fulminate
Phyrophoric
Oxidizing material
Forging
Distillation
Dust
37.8 oC (100 oF)
Class B
Boiling Point
4 hrs.
Duct System
Flash Point
Fumigant
4.50 mts.
1.80 mts.
3.70 mts.
1.50 mts.
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Minimum travel distance from any individual room subject to occupancy by not more
6 persons.
Maximum distance of travel from the high hazard area to an exit.
Minimum distance of an incinerator from any structure used other than a single family
dwelling.
Maximum reduction in width of a stair by a handrail.
Minimum door width of a single door in a door way.
Maximum change in elevation between the interior of a door to the outside of it other than
a balcony.
Maximum force in kilograms required for a panic hardware.
Maximum height required for a panic hardware installation.
Minimum height required for a panic hardware installation.
Maximum number of occupant for a subdivided room or space by a folding partition.
Minimum width of a door for family day care homes.
Minimum stair width for a class B stair serving an occupant load of less than 50.
Length of a nosing or effective projection over the level immediately below it for tread
below 25 cms in dimension.
Maximum height of a handrail.
A combustible liquid is any liquid having a flash point at or above.
The time duration that a material or construction can withstand the effect of standard
fire test is known as.
Any material which by its nature or as a result of its reaction with other elements
produces a rapid drop in temperature of the immediate surrounding.
Classified as mercantile occupancies, the travel distance from exits shall be.
Under what classification of occupancy does pool rooms fall.
Under what classification of occupancy does home for the aged fall.
Under what classification of occupancy does court houses fall.
Under what classification of occupancy does refineries fall.
Under what classification of occupancy does drugstores fall.
Minimum width of an aisle in a store for mercantile occupancies.
Minimum number of aisles for Class 'A' stores.
Minimum clear width of aisles for a Class 'A' store.
Minimum clear width of an exit access through a covered mall.
Minimum height of buildings requiring automatic sprinkler protection.
Standard inner radius of a curved stair in business occupancies.
Maximum height of riser for Class 'A' stairs.
Maximum height of riser for Class 'B' Stairs.
Minimum width of stair for Class 'B' stairs serving more than 50 persons.
Minimum width of stair for Class 'B' stairs serving 50 persons and below.
Maximum horizontal projection of a handrail over a stair.
Minimum width of a stair width for Class 'A' stairs.
Maximum height between landings for a Class 'B' stairs.
Minimum width of landings in direction of travel for Class 'A / B' stairs.
Minimum width of Class 'A' ramp.
Minimum width of Class 'B' ramp.
Standard slope of Class 'B' ramp in percentage.
Maximum height between landings for Class 'A' ramp.
Maximum height between landings for Class 'B' ramp.
Minimum width of ramps of 3 stories or more in height.
Minimum width for fire escape for existing stairs.
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15.00 mts.
23.00 mts.
3.00 mts.
9 cms.
71 cms.
20.5 cms.
7 kgs.
112 cms.
76 cms.
20
61 cms.
91 cms.
25 mm
86.5 cms.
37.8 oC (100 oF)
Fire resistance rating
Cryogenic
30.50 mts.
Assembly
Institutional
Business
Industrial
Mercantile
71 cms.
1
1.50 mts.
3.66 mts.
15 mts.
763 cms.
19 cms.
20 cms.
112 cms.
91 cms.
38 mm.
25 mm.
3.70 mts.
112 cms.
112 cms.
76 cms.
10-17%
No limit
3.66 mts.
1.20 mts.
55.9 cms.
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Minimum horizontal dimension of any landing of platform for existing stairs for fire escape.
Maximum rise for a fire escape for very small buildings.
Maximum height between landings for fire escape for existing stairs.
Minimum distance travel to an exit for storage occupancies of high hazard commodities.
Class of fire involving combustible metals, such as magnesium, sodium, potassium, and
other similar materials.
Class of fire involving ordinary combustible materials, such as wood, papers, cloth,
rubber, and plastics.
A tank, vat or container of flammable or combustible liquid in which articles or materials
are immersed for the purpose of coating, finishing, treating or similar processes.
An integrated system of under ground or overhead piping or both connected to a source
of extinguishing agents or medium and designed in accordance with fire protection
engineering standards which when actuated by its automatic detecting device,
suppresses fire within the area protected.
A continuous and unobstructed route of exit from any point in a building to a public way.
Minimum distance of an incinerator containing kindled fire or rubbish fire or bonfires.
Under what classification of occupancy does museums fall?
Under what classification of occupancy does town halls fall?
Maximum width of a single door in a doorway.
Minimum tread for a fire escape stair for existing stairs.
Maximum spacing of rungs for a fire escape ladder.
Minimum spacing of rungs for a fire escape ladder.
Class III combustible liquids shall mean any liquid having a flash point at how many
degrees Celsius?
In standard seating, the minimum spacing from back to back.
Minimum space from the back of chair to the front of the chair behind.
Maximum slope for aisles for public assembly structures.
Size of standpipe provided for each stage for public assembly building.
Occupant load per person for classrooms.
Where exterior corridors or balconies are provided as means of exit, they shall open to the
outside and shall be spaced ___ meters apart. (Educational)
Minimum dimension of a rescue window for educational occupancies.
Maximum height from the floor for a rescue window for educational occupancies.
Minimum width of corridors, aisles, and ramps for exits in hospitals and nursing homes.
Minimum width of corridors, aisles, and ramps for exits in residential-custodial care.
Any room for sleeping in institutional occupancies if subdivided shall have a maximum
area of how many square meters?
Includes buildings or groups of building under the same management in which there are
more than 15 sleeping accommodations for hire.
Includes buildings containing three or more living units independent cooking and bathroom
facilities, whether designed as rowhouse, apartment house, tenement, garden apartment,
or by any other name.
Minimum number of stories of apartment buildings requiring fire alarm system.
Minimum number of apartment units requiring fire alarm system.
55.9 cms.
30.5 cms.
3.66 mts.
23 mts.
Class D
Class A
Dip Tank
Automatic
Fire
Suppression
System
Means of Egress
5.00 mts.
Assembly
Business
1.22 mts.
22.9 cms.
30.5 cms.
25 cms.
60 oC
0.83 mtr.
30 cms.
(1:8) 12.5%
63.5 mm.
1.8 sqm.
76.25 mts.
55 cms.
82 cms.
2.44 mts.
1.83 mts.
465 sqm.
Hotel
Apartment Buildings
3
12
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
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Under PD 1096, what should be the proportion of sidewalk width to that of the road rightof-way?
At what interest rate per month should a client pay the architect should the former fail to
pay the latter beyond 30 days from receipt of billing?
What code holds the architect responsible for the building/structure he designed for a
certain period of time.
What type of compensation is applied to cases where the architect's personal time is
required, such as conferences, joint venture activities, etc.?
What type of bond guarantees payment on all obligations arising from the contract?
What type of compensation is applied to most of Gov't projects and entails more paper
works and is advantageous to both client and architect.
Professional Fee for the Project Manager.
If the Project Manager is hired by the owner, who shall have the responsibility of hiring
the Construction Manager?
True or false, based on the Civil Code, the Project Manager has no legal responsibility
insofar as design and construction is concerned.
His primary responsibility is the exercise of overall cost control which relieves the owner
of many of the anxieties that usually beset , particularly those concerned with forecasting
cost and completion dates.
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1
Percentage of Construction Cost
Multiple of Direct
Personnel
Expenses
Percentage of Construction Cost
50 kms.
Professional Fee Plus Expenses
Architect
Letter of transmittal
3
Contractor
1
Owner
Contractor
1-1.5%
1.5-3%
Firm Fixed Price
Fixed Price Incentive
CPIF / CPAF
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
(1/6)
2%
Civil Code
Per Diem+Reimb. Expenses
Payment Bond
Lump Sum / Fixed Fee
2-5%
Project Manager
1
Project Manager
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In the architect's code of ethics, to whom does the architect has responsibility to seek
opportunities for constructive service in civic and urban affairs?
What PD created the PRC which regulates the practice of various professionals.
Architect XYZ uses paid advertisements without sanction by professional consensus and
years of experience. His action is unethical with respect to his relation to whom?
Additional information on contract documents issued to bidders before date of bidding.
The offer of a bidder to perform the work described by the contract documents when made
out and submitted on the prescribed proposal form, properly signed and sealed.
The cashier's check or surety bond accompanying the proposal submitted by the bidder,
as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract with the owner for the construction
of the work, if the contract is awarded to him.
Instructions which may be issued prior to the bidding to supplement and/or modify
drawings, specifications, and/or general conditions of the contract.
Written or printed description of work to be done describing qualities of material and mode
of construction.
Means information, advice or notification pertinent to the project delivered in person or
sent by registered mail to the individual, firm or corporation at the last known business
address of such individual, firm or corporation.
Includes labor or materials or both as equipment, transportation, or other facilities
necessary to commence and complete the construction called for in the contract.
Means to build-in, mount in position, connect or apply any object specified ready for the
intended use.
Means to purchase and/or fabricate and deliver to jobsite.
Means to furnish and install.
No further retention shall be made on the balance of the contract when how many percent
of the contract has been completed?
No payment shall be made on contracts in excess of how many percent of the contract
price.
The guarantee bond is equal to how many percent of the contract price?
How many percent of the architect's fee is payable to the architect upon completion of the
preparation of the schematic design phase and up to final design development phase?
Standard factor computed for changes and/or revisions made on completed contracts.
Approximately, how many square meters of office space for the architect is built by the
contractor as temporary facilities for the project.
All trees and other plants that need to be transplanted elsewhere within ___ meters
shall be done by the ___ at his own expense.
If there is a variance/discrepancy between the drawings and specifications, what shall
be followed?
How many days prior to bidding shall the contractor seek the architect's
clarification as to the particular areas of work which requires evaluation of the architect?
How many days upon written notice can a contractor terminate a contract with a valid
reason?
Suspension of work for ___ days by order of any court or other public authority through
no act or fault of the contractor gives the him the right to terminate contract.
True or false, the contractor can terminate contract if the owner should fail to pay the
contractor any sum within 15 days after its award by arbitration
True or false, the contractor can terminate contract if the owner should fail to act upon
any request for payment within 30 days after its certification by the architect.
Who declares bankruptcy as a valid reason for the termination of a contract?
True or false, upon termination of contract and upon the decision of the architect that
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Public / People
PD 223
People / Public
Bid Bulletin
Proposal
Proposal Bond
Special Provisions
Specifications
Written Notice
Work
Install
Furnish
Provide
50%
65%
30%
30%
2.5
12 sqm.
50 / Contractor
Specifications
15 Days
15 Days
90 Days
False (30 days)
False (15 days)
Contractor
1
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materials and equipment left by the contractor which do not belong to him can be used
and rent of such shall be borne by the failing contractor.
True or false, in case of suspension of work, all unpaid work executed including expenses
incurred during suspension shall be evaluated by the architect and charged to the owner.
True or false, the owner has no right to claim liquidated damages if he takes over the
work from the contractor for failure to complete the project.
How many days prior to canceling an insurance be given to the owner stipulating the
intention to cancel?
How many percent of the contract amount is the Performance Bond?
How many percent of the contract amount is the Payment Bond?
A contract provision setting forth the damages a party must pay in the event of his breach.
Basic Fee for Physical Planning Type 1 or site such as industrial estates, commercial
centers, sports complex, resorts, etc.
Predecessor of PD 1096
What presidential decree institutionalized the profession of environmental planning?
It is a right enfoeceable against specific property to secure payment of an obligation.
Minimum basic fee for simple projects.
Minimum basic fee for alterations/renovations.
When the architect is engaged to render opinion or advise, clarification or explanation
on technical matters pertaining to his profession, the minimum basic fee shall be ___.
When rendering service as an expert witness, the architect is compensated ___/ hr.
Minimum basic fee for Group 5 Projects (monumental).
What is Group 6 Project classification?
Minimum Basic fee for housing projects.
1
0
10 days
15%
15%
Penalty Clause
5,000 for First 50 Hectares
R.A. 6451
PD 1308
Liens
6%
150%
200 / hr
500
12%
Repetitive Construction
10% of 1st unit
60% 2nd-10th Unit
30% 11th and above
Group 3 (Exceptional Character)
Group 3 (Exceptional Character)
PHP 750.00
Construction Phase Service
5 days
Under what classification of Project does Hospitals and Medical Buildings fall?
Under what classification of Project does Stadium fall?
Minimum Per diem paid to the architect if work is beyond 50 kms. From office.
On the remaining 15% work fee of the architect, where does the 5% go.
Repairs and corrective works at the expense of the contractor should be done within how
many days after written notice by owner?
Failure on the part of the contractor to remove condemned work shall give the owner right
to remove said work at contractor's exepense and contractor shall pay the owner the
expenses incurred within how many days from removal by the owner of said work?
Contract time reckoning shall commence on the ___ from receipt of ___.
An area of a city where municipal buildings are grouped.
Any article of property not consisting of or affixed to land plus any interest in land that is
less than a freehold.
No person who is not a citizen of the Philippines may take the board exams or practice
the profession unless the country of his relation allows the same ___.
10 days
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