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d. Type IV BSD Reviewer 5. What is the primary purpose of a vent shaft 1. What is the term for the ability of a material in building design? to resist indentation or surface scratching? a. Suppo...

d. Type IV BSD Reviewer 5. What is the primary purpose of a vent shaft 1. What is the term for the ability of a material in building design? to resist indentation or surface scratching? a. Support structural loads a. Elasticity b. Facilitate drainage b. Hardness c. Allow natural light and airflow c. Ductility d. Distribute thermal energy d. Rigidity 6. What does the term “yield strength” refer to 2. Which property describes a material’s in material properties? resistance to deformation under tensile stress? a. Maximum stress a material can withstand before failure a. Compressive Strength b. Stress at which a material begins to deform b. Tensile Strength plastically c. Shear Strength c. Resistance to impact loads d. Permeability d. Ability to absorb moisture 3. What is the minimum clear ceiling height for 7. Which testing method applies stress until a habitable rooms according to the BSD material fails? dimensions? a. Non-destructive testing a. 2.10 meters b. Destructive testing b. 2.40 meters c. Visual testing c. 2.70 meters d. Acoustic testing d. 1.80 meters 8. What is the minimum size for a kitchen 4. Which classification includes according to BSD dimensions? noncombustible materials with the highest fire-resistance? a. 2 m² a. Type II b. 3 m² b. Type III c. 4 m² c. Type I d. 5 m² 9. Which of the following is a factor in a. Ductility choosing proper construction materials? b. Toughness a. Acoustic properties c. Elasticity b. Specific gravity d. Hardness c. Environmental requirements 14. What is the minimum diameter for a d. Particle shape shower compartment? 10. What is the process of ensuring a a. 600 mm structure can safely support applied loads? b. 700 mm a. Structural design c. 762 mm b. Zoning analysis d. 800 mm c. Material testing 15. What kind of stress occurs when forces d. Plumbing system integration push on a member, shortening its length? 11. What is the term for the mass per unit a. Tensile stress volume of a material? b. Shear stress a. Porosity c. Compressive stress b. Specific weight d. Fatigue stress c. Density 16. Which construction type features d. Modulus of elasticity noncombustible exterior walls and interior materials of any permitted type? 12. What is the minimum air space requirement per person for habitable rooms? a. Type II a. 12 m³ b. Type III b. 14 m³ c. Type IV c. 10 m³ d. Type V d. 6 m³ 17. What is the minimum slope for horizontal drainage pipes greater than 102 mm in 13. Which property allows a material to diameter? undergo significant deformation without breaking? a. 0.5% b. 1% c. 1 m² c. 2% d. 1.2 m² d. 1.5% 22. What is the minimum free area of window openings required for natural ventilation? 18. What is the purpose of a slump test in construction? a. 5% of the floor area a. To measure the compressive strength of b. 8% of the floor area concrete c. 10% of the floor area b. To determine the water content of soil d. 15% of the floor area c. To test the consistency of fresh concrete 23. Which type of joint allows rotation but d. To measure aggregate size resists translation perpendicular to the joint face? 19. Which material property measures the rate of water flow through it? a. Pin joint a. Porosity b. Roller joint b. Permeability c. Rigid joint c. Density d. Hinge joint d. Viscosity 24. What is the minimum trap seal depth for plumbing systems? 20. What is the term for forces that work in opposite directions parallel to a plane, causing a. 25 mm sliding? b. 51 mm a. Tensile stress c. 75 mm b. Shear stress d. 102 mm c. Compressive stress 25. Which property determines a material’s d. Fatigue stress ability to conduct heat? 21.What is the standard dimension for the a. Thermal expansion minimum interior area of a shower compartment? b. Thermal conductivity a. 0.6 m² (Correct) c. Viscosity b. 0.8 m² d. Acoustic performance 26. What is the recommended pressure for b. Temporary deformation flushometer valves in a water supply system? c. Failure deformation a. 8 psi d. Plastic deformation b. 12 psi 31. What is the key feature of protected c. 15 psi construction? d. 20 psi a. Use of untested materials 27. Which is a correct factor when designing b. High acoustic absorption septic tanks? c. One-hour fire-resistive construction a. Number of bedrooms d. Unlimited height b. Height of the building 32. What is the minimum distance between a c. Diameter of ventilation pipes septic tank and the nearest water supply well? d. Weight of surrounding soil a. 5 meters 28. What is the correct term for a pipe carrying b. 10 meters wastewater without fecal matter? c. 15.2 meters a. Soil pipe d. 20 meters b. Waste pipe 33. What is the modulus of elasticity a c. Vent pipe measure of? d. Storm drain a. Material porosity 29. What is the minimum cross-sectional area b. Stiffness and rigidity required for air duct intakes? c. Thermal conductivity a. 0.20 m² d. Fatigue strength b. 0.30 m² 34. Which of the following is considered a c. 0.40 m² scullery fixture? d. 0.50 m² a. Water closet 30. Which type of stress-strain relationship is b. Bathtub indicated by elastic behavior? c. Kitchen sink a. Permanent deformation d. Shower compartment a. Type III 35. What is the minimum width for an inner b. Type IV court passageway? c. Type V a. 1 meter d. Type II b. 1.2 meters 40. What is the minimum diameter of vent c. 1.5 meters shafts in building design? d. 2 meters a. 300 mm 36. What is the ability of a material to resist a b. 400 mm very rapidly applied load? c. 600 mm a. Fatigue strength d. 700 mm b. Impact strength 41. What does porosity refer to in construction c. Shear strength materials? d. Hardness a. The rate at which water flows through a material 37. What is the minimum ceiling height for rooms with natural ventilation? b. The measure of void spaces in a material a. 2.40 meters c. The material’s resistance to deformation b. 2.70 meters d. The density of the material c. 2.10 meters 42. Which term describes the weight per unit volume of a material? d. 1.80 meters a. Density 38. What is the main purpose of a vent stack in a plumbing system? b. Specific weight a. Transport waste to the sewer c. Permeability b. Ensure air circulation and relieve pressure d. Modulus of elasticity c. Carry blackwater only 43. What is the minimum slope required for sewer pipes of 203 mm diameter? d. Support the building structure a. 0.2% 39. What type of construction uses heavy timber as interior elements? b. 0.5% c. 1% 48. What is the maximum allowable distance between urinals? d. 2% a. 0.50 meters 44. Which material property is important for designing acoustically efficient spaces? b. 0.60 meters a. Thermal conductivity c. 0.75 meters b. Acoustic absorption d. 1.0 meter c. Elastic modulus 49. What is the maximum stress a material can withstand before breaking called? d. Porosity a. Yield strength 45. What is the minimum developed length of trap arms for water closets? b. Ultimate strength a. 1.5 meters c. Fatigue strength b. 1.8 meters d. Compressive strength c. 2.0 meters 50. Which of the following tests is non-destructive? d. 2.5 meters a. Slump test 46. What does the term “ductility” describe? b. Compression test a. Resistance to impact loads c. Visual inspection b. Ability to deform plastically without breaking d. Stress-strain analysis c. Resistance to moisture absorption 51. Which system is responsible d. Capacity to reflect sound for ventilating wastewater lines? 47. What is the minimum size of a bathroom a. Drain system according to BSD dimensions? b. Vent system a. 1.0 m² c. Soil system b. 1.2 m² d. Stack system c. 1.5 m² 52. What is the maximum distance between d. 2.0 m² water closets in commercial settings? a. 0.75 meters b. 1.0 meter d. 4 m³ c. 1.2 meters 57. What type of stress tends to lengthen a material? d. 1.5 meters a. Compressive stress 53. What is the primary focus of materials research in construction? b. Tensile stress a. Cost analysis c. Shear stress b. Developing new material properties d. Fatigue stress c. Measuring compressive strength 58. What is the minimum free area required for vent shafts per meter of height? d. Minimizing labor costs a. 0.05 m² 54. What is the term for the change in volume of a material when exposed to water? b. 0.10 m² a. Shrinkage c. 0.15 m² b. Permeability d. 0.20 m² c. Porosity 59. What is the term for the ability of a material to resist cyclic loads that vary in d. Specific gravity magnitude and direction? 55. What is the main purpose of a catch basin a. Tensile strength in a drainage system? b. Fatigue strength a. To prevent pipe clogging c. Impact strength b. To collect rainwater from roofs d. Compressive strength c. To transport stormwater to the sewer 60. What is the minimum slope for horizontal d. To maintain pressure balance drainage pipes with a diameter of less than 102 mm? 56. What is the minimum capacity of the first compartment in a septic tank? a. 1% a. 1 m³ b. 2% b. 2 m³ c. 3% c. 3 m³ d. 0.5%