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State & federal regulations

Some project sites are subject to state or federal regulations requiring an evaluation of the proposed project in relation to available resources of the site and region to determine the project's compatibility with the environment, and other socioeconomic conditions. What does this comparative study produce? Answer An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) ARE 4.0 exam prep: PPP

Sustainable standards

In addition to establishing a set of design priorities and goals for a sustainable building project, what are some existing environmental design standards used to evaluate the quality and performance of sustainability? Answer

Mechanical equipment noise

What are some common design strategies used to control noise from mechanical equipment? Answer Isolation hangers for suspended piping, flexible duct connections, flexible conduit with looped connection, lined ducts, slab penetrations packed with glass fiber & sealant both sides, motor bases supported by stl springs on neoprene pads.

CIP joints

When reinforcing bars are allowed to extend past the formwork of one pour to tie a second pour of concrete together, but they do not act to transmit large loads, what are these lengths of rebar called? Answer Dowels. ARE 4.0 exam prep: SS

Concrete continuity

In concrete structures, what reinforcement patterns can be used to counteract the negative moment that occurs over the center column support of a beam, which tends to experience tension rather than compression? Answer Straight rebars can be placed above the supports for tension reinforcement, or negative reinforcement is introduced by turning upward the bottom tension steel at the point of inflection for positive moment. ARE 4.0 exam prep: SS

Concrete slabs

When does a two-way slab begin to act as a one-way slab, in spite of having rebars in both directions? Answer This occurs when the column bays supporting the slab are not close enough to being square, the ratio of length to width of a slab bay becomes closer to 2:1. ARE 4.0 exam study: SS

CSI MasterFormat subgroups

What division in the Facility Services Subgroup addresses specifications for fire suppression systems, including standpipes, hoses, detection and alarms? Answer Division 21 is reserved for Fire Suppression. ARE 4.0 exam prep: CDS

Recovery rate

What is the recovery rate of a water heater? Answer The amount of cold water (in gallons per hour) that can be heated to the established temperature. ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS

Garden City Concept

In Howard's Garden City concept (1898), what element surrounds the civic and cultural core at the city center? A. park and grand ring road B. agricultural greenbelt C. industrial belt D. housing and commercial district Answer

IBC requirements

The following is a representative list per IBC section 1701/1704/1707 for a project, of what? 1. structural welding 2. high strength bolting 3. anchor bolts in concrete 4. high load diaphragms 5. grading, excavation and filling 6. pile foundations 7. sprayed fire-resistant materials 8. mech. and elec. components Answer

Handrail projection

What is the maximum handrail projection permitted on both sides of a run of stairs? (not to be confused with handrail extension, which is the extension of a handrail beyond the last tread) Answer 4 1/2 inches maximum, which is compatible with accessibility provisions of ADAAG. ARE 4.0 exam prep: BDCS

Climatic strategies

Which climatic regions are most suitable for the use of compact building form with reduced surface area relative to its volume? A. Cool B. Temperate C. Hot-humid D. Hot-arid Answer

Vestibules

How does a vestibule function as an air lock? Answer By minimizing drafts when an exterior door is operated, which keeps either heated or cooled interior air from escaping. ARE 4.0 exam division: building systems BS

Residential planning

Which of the following common planning configurations reduces street frontage and overall street length, but results in greater lot depths? A. Street-front B. End-on C. Court Answer

Submittals

Which of the following are defined as product data (in the general conditions A201), "furnished by the contractor to illustrate materials or equipment for some portion of the Work." I. diagrams II. physical examples III. performance charts IV. instructions V. drawings Answer All except V. drawings, which are specifically Shop Drawings, and II. physical examples, which are called Samples.

Doors in series

Doors in series must be spaced at least 48" apart. Disregarding exceptions for power doors in tandem or residential storm doors, how long must the space between two 36" doors swinging in the same direction be? (One door swings into the space and the next door swings out of the space.) Answer At least seven (7) feet in length.

Truss types

Like the diagonal web members in a Pratt truss, the vertical web members in a Howe truss are in: A. tension B. compression Answer A. tension

Extent of agency

When the contractor's work does not conform to the requirements of the construction documents, the architect has the right to reject it and to require the contractor to remove and replace the non-conforming work. If the contractor fails to rectify or steadily fails to execute work according to the documents, what options are available to the architect? Answer

Duct integration

How should air ducts be run when perpendicular to secondary beams? Answer They must run below the beam. ARE 4.0 exam division: Structural Systems

Daylight calc methods

What are two methods used to calculate the amount of daylight in a room? Answer Lumen method (calculates daylight in only 3 locations in a room) or Daylight factor method (can be used to calculate daylight at any location in a room). ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS

Illuminance

Illuminance (illumination) = a measure of the amount of light falling (or density of luminous flux) on a surface. What is its symbol and unit value? Answer E, a unit of illuminance = the footcandle FC. ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS

Dark skies

In recent years, recommendations of the dark-sky movement have been increasingly adopted in site planning and design to prevent the adverse effects of what? Answer Light pollution, particularly in advocating use of full-cutoff lighting fixtures that cast little or no upward light in public, community areas. ARE 4.0 exam prep: SPD

High slopes

What percentage slope is considered very steep or high and what are these slopes subject to? Answer Slopes of 50% or greater are quite high and are prone to erosion, fires and mud slides. These areas should be avoided as building sites. ARE 4.0 exam prep: SPD

Road & drive slopes

What is the maximum recommended slope for streets, roads or paved driveways? A. 4% B. 5% C. 8% D. 10% E. 12% Answer D. 10% maximum. ARE 4.0 exam prep: spd Answer

Ground slopes

What is the grade in percent if horizontal distance is 40 feet and the vertical distance is 1.6 feet? And what type of activities are suitable for this slope (intensive, informal, limited, none)? Answer g = v/h x 100 = 1.6/40 x 100 = 4%, which is suitable for all types of activities or intensive activities. ARE 4.0 exam prep: SPD

Movement of building materials

Which of the following materials experiences a type of movement called irreversible moisture ? The expansion of a material that is not reversed by drying at atmospheric pressures is said to be irreversible. A. Brick masonry B. Concrete masonry C. Concrete D. Steel E. Wood Answer ARE 4.0 exam prep: BDCS

Architect responsibilities

Under architect's responsibilities in the standard form of agreement between owner & architect, B101-2007 (formerly B151 - 1997), what 4 types of insurance must the architect maintain for the duration of the agreement? Answer 1. General Liability, 2. Automobile Liability, 3. Worker's Compensation, 4. Professional Liability ARE 4.0 exam division: construction documents & services