ARE Study Review

The cut of wood in this illustration wastes the least of any method of sawing, however it's a cut that's more susceptible to expansion and contraction than the other 2 traditional methods. Which one is it? A. rift-sawn B. plainsawn C. quartersawn Answer B. plainsawn ARE 4.0 exam prep: BDCS

What types of occupancies need the ability for individual room or area thermostatic control? I. hotels II. apartments III. theaters IV. all of the above Answer I and II. Theaters need less individual control. ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS

For column design, the radius of gyration incorporates area and the moment of inertia. This value represents the resistance of a cross-section to buckling, which in columns happens under a load parallel to its lesser dimension. The slenderness ratio is the ratio of a column's effective length (modified by K-value to account for its end conditions) to its least radius of gyration. For a W12x16 A36 steel column with a least radius of gyration of 0.773, whose ends are both free to rotate but fixed in translation (K=1), what is it's slenderness ratio? Answer Kl/r = (1)(12feet)(12in/ft) / 0.773 = 186.3 ARE 4.0 exam prep: SS

Do you need a practice method for the SPD vignette? A series of videos on YouTube from AREhelp's channel are priceless (and free). UPDATE   AREhelp removed those videos a while back apparently, but try the IronWarrior FTP link instead. ARE 4.0 exam prep: SPD

What are two common ways to identify and document physical and functional relationships amongst spaces in the programing phase? Choose 2 A. adjacency diagram B. adjacency matrix C. bubble diagramming D. block-stack diagram Answer A & B The adjacency diagram and adjacency matrix are used in programming stage, while C & D are employed as the initial design effort begins as more physical representations of plan are introduced. ARE 4.0 exam prep: PPP

An owner has failed as requested by the contractor to provide proper evidence that the owner's obligations will be fulfilled through proper financial arrangement and work has stopped for a certain number of days. The contractor bears no responsibility for either event. How many days must work be stopped before the contractor can terminate the contract, and how many days written notice is required? A. 7 days and 7 days B. 14 days and 30 days C. 30 days and 7 days D. 0 days and 5 business days Answer C. 30 days and 7 days. ARE 4.0 exam prep: CDS

In many local codes, water heater tanks are required to be braced, strapped or anchored to the structure, maintaining less than 1-2 inches of space between the wall and the equipment. Which of the following are most likely locations for such provisions to apply? Choose 3 A. California B. Alaska C. Oregon D. Florida E. Wisconsin Answer A, B & C. These types of provisions are required for equipment to resist horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion. Non-structural building systems and equipment are a significant hazard during earthquake events: breaking gas lines, flooding, igniting fires, enabling electrocution, causing high monetary damage. ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS