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As the U.S. begins a new century, there are indications that a new era of social, economic, and educational concerns is evolving that will impact school design. |
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True |
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False |
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| 2. |
What does figure 1-13 illustrate about?
(Refer Pg 1-14)
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The design and construction process flow chart |
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Non-Structural Components |
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Schematic Design |
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None of the above |
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| 3. |
In the natural hazards area, although performance-based design is well developed for seismic design, prescriptive approaches are still typical for floods and high winds. |
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True |
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False |
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The performance-based procedure provides the basis for the de¬velopment and selection of design options, based upon the needs of the specific project, to augment the broad occupancy classifi¬cation requirements. |
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True |
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False |
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Probabilistic analysis relies on the laws of physics and chemistry, or on correlations developed through experience or testing, to predict the outcome of a particular hazard scenario. |
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True |
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False |
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| 6. |
What does FEMA stand for? |
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Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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Federal Emergency Material Agency |
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Functional Emergency Management Agency |
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d. None of the Above |
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At the mild level, there is moderate, re¬pairable structural damage, and some delay in re-occupancy can be expected; injuries may be locally significant, but generally moderate in numbers and in nature; there is a low likelihood of a single life loss and very low likelihood of multiple life loss; and some hazardous materials are released to the environment, but the risk to the community is minimal. |
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True |
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False |
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| 8. |
Of the many hazards that can endanger a school facility and its service to the community, the most prevalent is fire. |
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True |
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False |
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What does ICC stand for? |
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International Code Council |
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International Concrete Council |
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International Corporate Council |
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None of the above |
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| 10. |
The most effective method of providing fire protection is through automatic fire sprinklers, but other lower cost methods can be utilized, including: I. Draft stopping in combustible attic spaces
II. Smoke and fire compartmentation walls in occupied spaces
III. Automatic fire alarm and detection
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True |
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False |
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| 11. |
Tsunamis are earthquake-caused wave movements in the ocean that travel at high speed and may result in large coastal waves of 30 feet or more. |
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True |
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False |
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| 12. |
Seismic codes are concerned primarily with types of struc¬tures and there are a few provisions that relate to specific occupancies. |
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True |
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False |
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| 13. |
Building codes originated in the effort to reduce risk to health and safety, rather than reducing property loss, but, as they evolved, they indirectly and directly assisted in reducing building damage. |
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True |
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False |
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| 14. |
What does figure 4-31 illustrate about?
(Refer Pg 4-59) |
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The structural and nonstructural components |
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Suspended ceiling and light fixture bracing and support |
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Bracing tall shelving to the structure |
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None of the above |
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| 15. |
Methods of design for earthquake protection involve three main aspects of the school: its site, its structure, and its nonstructural components. |
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True |
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False |
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| 16. |
The actual forces created by earthquake motion; assumed forces prescribed in the IBC that are used in the seismic design of a building and its components are called seismic forces. |
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True |
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False |
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| 17. |
What does IBC stand for? |
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International Building Code |
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International Building Connection |
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International Building Configuration |
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None of the above |
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| 18. |
A sudden motion or vibration in the earth caused by the abrupt release of energy in the earth's lithosphere is called as Ductility. |
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True |
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False |
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| 19. |
Excavation alone rarely results in significantly altering the floodplain on a given parcel of land. It is more commonly used in conjunction with fill in order to offset or compensate for the adverse impacts of fill. |
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True |
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False |
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| 20. |
The stream channel and that portion of the adjacent floodplain that must remain open to permit passage of the base flood is called floodway. |
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True |
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False |
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