PD 1096 Quiz 1 Answer Key PDF

PD 1096 Quiz 1 Answer Key b. Single family dwellings JPT Review Center (Arch. Pedro Santos made of native materials, Jr.) costing PHP15,000 or less c. Hosp...

PD 1096 Quiz 1 Answer Key b. Single family dwellings JPT Review Center (Arch. Pedro Santos made of native materials, Jr.) costing PHP15,000 or less c. Hospitals 1. Any physical change made on d. Both A and B a building/structure to increase its value, utility and/or to Note: B is describing traditional family improve its aesthetic quality. dwellings. a. Alteration b. Renovation 6. According to the Building c. Addition Code, how many sets of plans d. Modification and specifications must be submitted when applying for a See Rule 1. permit? a. 3 sets 2. According to the National b. 5 sets Building Code, what is the c. 6 sets maximum cost of a traditional d. 7 sets family dwelling? a. PHP10,000 7. According to Article 1723 of b. PHP15,000 the Civil Code, who shall be c. PHP20,000 held liable if a building d. PHP25,000 collapses due to defects in the plans? See Rule 2. a. The architect or the engineer who drew up the 3. Which of the following requires plans a building permit? b. The contractor and the a. Garden pools 500mm deep construction supervisor or shallower c. The Building Official who b. Repairs of doors, floors, reviewed and approved the windows, or fences plans c. Repairs of load-bearing d. Both A and B partition walls d. An open terrace 15sqm in The contractor is not liable because the area cause of the collapse isn’t defective construction or inferior materials. And Only repairs of non-load-bearing the Building Official is never implicated components are exempt. in Article 1723 of the Civil Code. 4. This person is tasked with the 8. Before using or occupying a enforcement of the National completed building, this Building Code in his or her document must be issued first. jurisdiction. He/she issues, a. Building permit denies, suspends, or revokes b. Certificate of inspection building permits. c. Certificate of compliance a. The Secretary of the DPWH d. Certificate of occupancy b. The Building Official c. The construction inspector 9. The Building Code requires d. The barangay captain that the owner hire a full-time inspector for the construction. 5. Which of the following are This inspector must be a: exempt from fees? a. Licensed architect a. Public buildings b. Licensed civil engineer  c. Licensed contractor b. Repair of a minor beam d. Either A or B supporting a secondary balcony 10. This term refers to any new c. Repair of all drywall construction which increases partitions in a three-story the height or area of an house existing building. d. None of these require a a. Addition permit b. Alteration c. Renovation Structural repairs are not exempt. d. Conversion 15. Which of the following is not a 11. This type of construction is ground to declare a building as four-hour fire-resistive dangerous? throughout. a. Structural hazard a. Type I b. Fire hazard b. Type II c. Unsafe mechanical c. Type III and IV installation d. Type V d. Aesthetic deficiency This is the lone construction type that is The correct term is architectural four-hour fire-resistive throughout. deficiency, not aesthetic deficiency. 12. The provisions of the National Building Code apply to all public and private buildings except for: a. BP 220 projects b. PD 957 projects c. Projects that only involve non-structural repairs d. Projects that only involve alteration and renovation The only other possible answer is traditional family dwellings, which isn’t in the choices. 13. In which fire zone can Type 3 constructions be built? a. Non-restricted zone b. Fire restrictive zone c. Highly fire restrictive zone d. A and B only e. A, B, and C The highly fire restrictive zone only permits Types 4 and 5 constructions. 14. Which repair requires a permit? a. Repair of a solid wood door that is used as an exit PD 1096 Quiz 2 Answer Key ISA + USA = TOSL JPT Review Center (Arch. Pedro Santos Jr.) 6. If you subtract the ISA from the construction area, what will you get? 1. What is the minimum distance a. TOSL required between roof eaves b. PSO and rear/side property lines? c. USA a. 500mm d. BHL b. 750mm c. 1000mm PSO + ISA = CA d. 1500mm CA – ISA = PSO 2. Firewalls are not allowed for 7. What is the minimum area for R1 developments. However, an habitable rooms, according to abutment of up to ___ in height the National Building Code? is allowed, provided that above a. 1.20 sqm 1.50m, the abutment is made b. 3.00 sqm of perforated concrete blocks. c. 6.00 sqm a. 2.00m d. 12.00 sqm b. 2.70m c. 3.00m 8. What is the minimum air space d. 3.20m provision per person for habitable rooms? 3. For a sloping lot with a 4.00m a. 3.00 cubic meters difference between the highest b. 12.00 cubic meters and lowest points of the lot, c. 14 cubic meters where will the established d. 18 cubic meters grade line be for building height determination? 9. What is the minimum ceiling a. The lowest point of the lot height required for the seventh b. The highest point of the lot floor of an artificially-ventilated c. The average between the building? two points a. 1.80m d. None of the above b. 2.10m c. 2.40m Because the height difference is greater d. 2.70m than 3 meters. 10. For forest areas, the NBC 4. What is the minimum parking requires at least _____ of slot size for an articulated easement for each side of the truck? waterway. a. 2.50m x 5.00m a. 3.00m b. 3.00 x 9.00m b. 10.00m c. 3.60 x 18.00m c. 20.00m d. 3.60 x 22.00m d. 40.00m 5. If you add the ISA and the USA, 11. Rowhouses 1-3 storeys high what will you get? fall under which zoning a. TOSL classification? b. PSO a. R-2 c. MACA b. R-3 d. AMBF c. GI d. C-1 This is the best answer. A more specific answer would be Basic R-3. 12. What are the allowable firewall configurations for an R2 project? a. Allowed on one side of property b. Allowed on both sides of the property c. Allowed on one side and the rear d. Both B and C 13. For R-4 projects, firewalls may be allowed on both sides of the property. What is the maximum height for these firewalls? a. 2 floors high only b. 3 floors high only c. 4 floors high only d. 14 meters high only 14. All of these affect the maximum total gross floor area given by Table 7.1 except for: a. Zoning designation of the property b. Use or non-use of firewalls for the project c. Lot type d. Width of the road Check the TGFAmax table. The first three items affect the resulting TGFAmax, while the road width doesn’t affect TGFAmax at all. 15. When the only road fronting a property is 5 meters wide and the property is zoned as R1, the maximum height allowed for the project is a. 2 floors only b. 2.5 floors only c. 3 floors only d. 5 floors only PD 1096: Quiz 3 Answer Key JPT Review Center (Arch. Pedro Santos 5. What is the occupant load factor Jr.) for hotels, according to Rule 12? a. 28.00 sqm/person b. 18.60 sqm/person c. 8.40 sqm/person 1. What is the maximum projection d. None of these allowed for a footing, buried 600mm below grade, towards a 6. A floor with an occupant load of public sidewalk? 700 shall have at least how a. 300mm many exits? b. 450mm a. 2 c. 500mm b. 3 d. 600mm c. 4 d. 5 2. Fences should be installed around the construction or 7. What is the maximum travel demolition site. What is the distance to an exit if the minimum height required for the building has an automatic fire fence? extinguishing system? a. 2.00 m a. 30 meters b. 2.40 m b. 45 meters c. 3.00 m c. 60 meters d. 3.60 m d. 75 meters 3. If the distance between the 8. What is the minimum height outermost face of the building required for doors in the and the inner edge of the Building Code? sidewalk is equal to the building a. 1.80 meters height, what is required? b. 1.90 meters a. A fence only c. 2.00 meters b. A fence and a canopy d. 2.10 meters c. A fence, a canopy, and a net d. A fence and a temporary 9. What is the minimum stair width walkway required if the occupant load is e. 15? Only a fence is required because the a. 750mm setback is already more than half of the b. 900mm building height. c. 1100mm d. 1200mm 4. What is the minimum size of a classroom for 30 students and 1 10. What is the correct mounting teacher, according to the height of handrails, according to occupant load factors in Rule 12 the Building Code? of the Building Code? a. 700-800mm a. 54.00 sqm b. 800-900mm b. 55.80 sqm c. 700-900mm c. 138.00 sqm d. 800-1000mm d. 142.60 sqm 11. What is the minimum depth of 31 persons x 1.80 sqm/person for elevator pits?  a. 600mm b. 800mm c. 850mm d. 1000mm 12. What is the maximum number of seats between two aisles? a. 7 seats b. 10 seats c. 14 seats d. 30 seats 13. Minimum thickness of a glass panel measuring 2.50 x 2.50 m a. 8mm b. 10mm c. 12mm d. 15mm 14. Maximum width of a door leaf a. There is no maximum width for a door leaf b. 800mm c. 900mm d. 1200mm Remember: While there is no maximum width for the doorway or the door opening, each door leaf or door panel can only be 1200mm long at the most. 15. What is the maximum number of seats between a wall and an aisle? a. 7 seats b. 10 seats c. 14 seats d. 30 seats BP 344 Quiz Answer Key c. Minimum dimension of JPT Review Center (Arch. Pedro Santos 1.20m, maximum distance Jr.) of 12.00m d. Minimum dimension of 1. What is the maximum allowable 1.50m, maximum distance slope for PWD ramps, according of 15.00m to BP 344? a. 10% Remember: maximum gap of 12 meters b. 12% between two turning spaces. c. 1:10 d. 1:12 5. Handrails are required for ramps, stairs, and dropped curbs at Remember: The slope is given as a ratio crossings. These handrails should and not as a percentage. be installed at what height/s? a. 700mm and 900mm 2. For ramps using the maximum b. 800mm and 900mm allowable slope, a landing must c. 900mm and 1000m be provided after every 6.00 d. 900mm only meters of horizontal travel distance. What is the minimum 6. What is the minimum width of an length of this landing? accessible parking slot? a. 1.00m a. 2.15m b. 1.20m b. 2.50m c. 1.50m c. 2.70m d. 2.00m d. 3.70m 3. What is the minimum width 7. What is required to be provided at required for a dropped curb the bottom and the top of a leading to a 1.20m-wide crossing? ramp? a. 0.90m a. A turnabout space with a b. 1.00m minimum dimension of c. 1.20m 1.50m d. 1.50m b. A vestibule with a level space at least 1.50m wide Because the crossing is 1.20 meters and 2.00m deep wide, and BP 344 requires that the c. A curb with a minimum dropped curb be as wide as the height of 100mm crossing. 900mm is the absolute d. A level area not less than minimum and should only be used if (1) 1.80m in length the crossing is 900mm wide, or (2) the crossing is less than 900mm wide.) The rest are not required at the top and at the bottom of the ramp. 4. What is the minimum dimension of the required turnabout space 8. What are the minimum for walkways and what should be dimensions of a toilet stall for the maximum distance between PWDs? two turnabout spaces? a. 1.50m x 1.50m a. Minimum dimension of b. 1.50m x 1.80m 1.20m, maximum distance c. 1.70m x 1.80m of 15.00m d. 1.80m x 2.00m b. Minimum dimension of 1.50m, maximum distance 9. What are the minimum of 12.00m dimensions required for elevators?  a. Hoistway inside dimensions c. 2.10m of 1.10m x 1.40m d. 3.00m b. Car inside dimensions of 1.10 x 1.40m 15. For drainage purposes, a c. Hoistway inside dimensions maximum cross gradient of ____ of 1.10 x 1.70 toward the road is allowed for d. Car inside dimensions of dropped curbs. 1.10 x 1.70 a. 1:12 b. 1:20 Remember: BP 344 does not give c. 1:100 minimum dimensions of the hoistway. d. 12% e. 20% 10. What is the maximum travel distance allowed for accessible 1:20 is the maximum cross gradient elevators? while 1:100 is the maximum a. 10.00m from entrance longitudinal gradient. b. 15.00m from entrance c. 20.00m from entrance d. 30.00m from entrance 11. For PWD washrooms, what is the maximum height allowed for a lavatory counter? a. 750mm b. 800mm c. 850mm d. 900mm 12. What is the minimum clear width for doors according to BP 344? a. 600mm b. 700mm c. 800mm d. 900mm 13. A central refuge area with a minimum depth of 1.50m is required for crossings if the width of the road to be crossed exceeds a. 6.50m b. 8.00m c. 10.00m d. 12.00m Remember: although 1.50 meters id the minimum depth, the preferred depth is 2.00 meters. 14. What is the minimum headroom for walkways according to BP 344? a. 1.80m b. 2.00m BP 220 and PD 957 Quiz Answer Key d. 500 m. JPT Review Center (Arch. Pedro Santos Jr.) 7. What is the prescribed ratio for saleable and non-saleable lots in 1. Based on the prescribed hierarchy BP 220? of roads and road widths in BP a. 30% saleable max, 70% 220 and PD 957, which of the non-saleable min following is the narrowest? b. 70% saleable max, 30% a. Minor road non-saleable min b. Alley c. 30% saleable min, 70% c. Interconnecting road non-saleable max d. Pathwalk d. 70% saleable min, 30% non-saleable max 2. What is the maximum allowable e. None of the above riser height for stairs in BP 220? a. 150 mm. Remember: there is no prescribed ratio b. 175 mm. in BP 220. c. 200 mm. d. 250 mm. 8. What is the prescribed ratio for saleable and non-saleable lots in 3. What is the minimum tread width PD 957? for stairs in BP 220? a. 30% saleable max, 70% a. 200 mm. non-saleable min b. 225 mm. b. 70% saleable max, 30% c. 250 mm. non-saleable min d. 300 mm. c. 30% saleable min, 70% non-saleable max 4. In terms of cost, which of the d. 70% saleable min, 30% following is the most expensive? non-saleable max a. Economic housing e. None of the above b. Socialized housing c. Open market housing Remember: PD 957 only caps the d. Medium cost housing saleable portion, and only places a minimum for the non-saleable portion. 5. Which of the following is prohibited by BP 220 and PD 957? 9. Which of the following is true? a. A rowhouse cluster of 10 a. An alley may be used as units property access for b. A rowhouse cluster of 20 socialized developments units only c. A rowhouse cluster 100 m. b. A pathwalk may be used as long property access for d. A block 500.00m long with a socialized and economic 2.00m-wide alley developments approximately at the center c. A pathwalk length of up to 60.00 m. is allowed The rest are all allowed. d. An alley must have a minimum width of 1.20 m. 6. For long blocks, an alley must be provided when the block becomes The other options are wrong. For (a), an _____ long or longer. alley can never be used as property a. 200 m. access. For (b), a pathwalk is only b. 250 m. allowed as property access for c. 300 m. socialized projects, not economic. For 15. Parks and playgrounds are (d), should be 2 meters minimum. required for projects that have a minimum gross area of ___ 10. What is the minimum a. 1 hectare ceiling height required for b. 2 hectares socialized and economic housing c. 3 hectares (not including mezzanines)? d. 10 hectares a. 2.70 m. b. 2.40 m. 16. Which of the following may c. 2.10 m. be built on areas allotted for d. 2.00 m. parks and playgrounds? a. A multi-purpose center 11. What is the smallest door b. A basketball court permitted by BP 220? c. A private clinic a. 600 mm. wide x 1800 mm. d. A livelihood center tall b. 700 mm. wide x 1800 mm. 17. Which of the following are tall the first three items on the list of c. 700 mm. wide x 2000 minimum basic needs of human mm.tall settlements prescribed by BP d. 800 mm. wide x 2000 mm. 220? tall a. Water, power, and storm drainage This is theoretically allowed for b. Water, circulation, and bathroom doors. storm drainage c. Water, power, and waste 12. What is the acceptable disposal range of handrail heights d. Water, parks and according to BP 220? playgrounds, and circulation a. 800-900 mm. from the floor b. 800-100 mm. from the floor 18. What is the minimum floor c. 800-1200 mm. from the area required for a single floor occupancy, open market d. 800-1500 mm.from the floor condominium according to PD 957? 13. For socialized housing, what a. 18 sqm. is the minimum lot frontage b. 22 sqm. required for single-detached c. 36 sqm. developments? d. 48 sqm. a. 6.00 m. b. 8.00 m. 19. For medium-cost and open c. 10.00 m. market housing developments, d. 12.00 m. what is the minimum area required for parks and 14. What is the minimum front playgrounds? setback required for socialized a. 3.5% of gross area and economic housing? b. 4.0% of gross area a. 1.00 m. c. 5.0% of gross area b. 1.50 m. d. 9.0% of gross area c. 2.00 m. d. 4.50 m. 20. What is the minimum floor area required for open market housing? a. 18 sqm.  b. 22 sqm. c. 30 sqm. d. 42 sqm. 21. What is the minimum level of completion required for PD 957? a. Shell house b. Shell house with doors and windows c. Complete house d. Complete house without interior partitions This is not low-cost housing. At the price points in PD 957, shell houses are not allowed. 22. What is the minimum lot area required for medium cost, duplex housing? a. 50 sqm. b. 80 sqm. c. 100 sqm. d. 120 sqm. 23. For BP 220, what is the minimum extension above the roof line required for firewalls? a. 200 mm. b. 300 mm. c. 400 mm. d. 1000 mm. 24. Subdivisions abutting main public roads must provide setbacks on both sides of the subdivision entrance for public utility vehicles. What are the minimum dimensions required for the setback? a. 2.50 m. x 5.00 m. b. 3.00 m. x 5.00 m. c. 3.00 m. x 9.00 m. d. 3.60 m. x 12.00 m. 25. What is the minimum floor area required for a medium cost family condominium according to PD 957? a. 18 sqm. b. 22 sqm. c. 36 sqm. d. 48 sqm. Fire Code Quiz (30 Items) Pedro Santos Jr. 1. Fires involving cloth and rubber. a. Class A b. Class B c. Class C d. Class D e. Class K 2. Building contents that are liable to produce a considerable volume of smoke in case of fire but will not cause explosions or produce poisonous fumes. a. Low hazard contents b. Moderate hazard contents c. High hazard contents d. Very high hazard contents e. Non-explosive contents 3. Who must witness the testing and commissioning of the fire protective and warning system? a. The Fire Marshall b. The Fire Safety Inspector c. The Plan Evaluator d. The Chief of the FSES e. The Building Official 4. Fires involving sodium. a. Class A b. Class B c. Class C d. Class D e. Class K 5. Based on the occupancy classifications in the Fire Code, dry and wet markets are classified as: a. Business b. Mercantile c. Industrial d. Special Structures e. Mixed 6. Fires involving flammable liquids and gases. a. Class A b. Class B c. Class C d. Class D e. Class K 7. A system of vertical pipes to which firehoses can be attached on each floor.  a. Standpipe system b. Automatic fire suppression system c. Sprinkler system d. Riser e. Fire detection and alarm system 8. A building is considered high-rise in the Fire Code when it is ___ meters of more in height. a. 10 b. 15 c. 30 d. 40 e. 50 9. This person is tasked with the review of the plans and the specifications to determine the design’s compliance with the Fire Code and other life and safety standards. a. Building Official b. Plan Evaluator c. Fire Safety Inspector d. Chief of the FSES e. Fire Marshall 10. Fire safety inspection not required for: a. Certificate of Occupancy b. Business Permit c. Building Permit d. It is required for all of the above e. Both A and B 11. Which is required for the Building Permit? a. FSIC b. FSEC c. FALAR 3 d. FSMR e. FSCCR 12. Which is required for the issuance of the FSIC for Occupancy? a. FSIC b. FSMR c. FSCR d. FSCCR e. FALAR 2 13. If after the building plan review, the plans are disapproved, the Fire Marshall will not issue the FSEC. What will he/she issue instead? a. FALAR 1 b. Notice of Disapproval c. Notice to Comply  d. FSIC e. FSMR 14. Minimum width of a door opening in a means of egress. a. 710mm b. 810mm c. 900mm d. 910mm e. 1220mm 15. Which types of operations are required to undergo business inspection? a. Industrial operations b. Commercial or business operations c. Residential occupancies d. A, B, and C e. A and B only 16. The following are typically included in this report: as-built plans, testing certificates, and certification that the building complies with the requirements of the Fire Code. a. FSCR b. FSIC c. FSCCR d. FSMR e. Both C and D 17. Which is not an occupancy classification in the Fire Code? a. Assembly b. Storage c. Institutional d. Mercantile e. All of these are occupancy classifications in the Fire Code 18. The three parts of the means of egress. a. Exit access, exit, exit discharge b. Exit access, exit, public way c. Exit, protective enclosure, public way d. Protective enclosure, exit access, exit discharge e. None of these 19. Maximum length of a dead end, according to the Fire Code. a. 5 meters b. 6 meters c. 8 meters d. 10 meters e. 46 meters 20. How many means of egress at the minimum are required for a floor level that will be occupied by 1,000 people? a. 1  b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5 21. According to the Fire Code, if two exits are required, what is the required minimum distance between them? Assume that the building has no sprinkler system. a. Length of maximum overall diagonal of the building divided by 2 b. Length of maximum overall diagonal of the building divided by 3 c. Length of maximum overall diagonal of the building divided by 4 d. 1/5 of the perimeter of the area served e. 1/2 of the perimeter of the area served 22. Minimum tread depth required by the Fire Code for existing stairs. a. 200mm b. 230mm c. 250mm d. 280mm e. 300mm 23. Minimum width required for new stairs serving an occupant load of 49. a. 710mm b. 915mm c. 1015mm d. 1120mm e. 1420mm 24. Which handrail mounting height is prohibited by the Fire Code for stairways? a. 760mm b. 785mm c. 865mm d. All of these are prohibited e. None of these is prohibited 25. Occupant load factor of in-patient healthcare treatment facilities, according to the Fire Code a. 9.30 sqm/person b. 11.10 sqm/person c. 18.60 sqm/person d. 22.30 sqm/person e. 33.10 sqm/person 26. Occupant load factor of residential occupancies, according to the Fire Code a. 9.30 sqm/person b. 11.10 sqm/person c. 18.60 sqm/person d. 22.30 sqm/person e. 33.10 sqm/person 27. Minimum illumination required for the means of egress. a. 8.50 lux b. 10.70 lux c. 12.30 lux d. 14.60 lux e. All of these are acceptable levels of illumination 28. According to the Fire Code, the minimum width of a ramp that is used as a component in a means of egress a. 1,120 mm b. 1,200 mm c. 1,220 mm d. 1,400 mm e. 1,420 mm 29. What is the required fire resistance rating of an exit enclosure if the exit connects 5 levels? a. 30 minutes b. 1.00 hour c. 1.50 hours d. 2.00 hours e. 3.00 hours 30. When was the IRR of the Fire Code revised? a. 2008 b. 2010 c. 2015 d. 2019 e. 2020