NCARB ARE CDS 2 – Questions & Expert Verified
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Quality control Right Ans - Carefully checking the work of a set of drawings
before it is distributed to the user.
Quality assurance Right Ans - Supplements quality control. Requires
resources and scrutiny to be applied to each part of the process in order to
prevent errors before they are made, or correct errors early before they are
compounded.
Total quality management, TQM Right Ans - Incorporates quality control
and quality assurance, and includes all aspects of service to achieve the goal of
customer satisfaction. Customer includes client, user, public, and the
profession.
Vertical forces Right Ans - Gravity loads, the weight of the building and its
contents, expansive soils, uplift from wind.
Geotechnical engineer Right Ans - Determines the pertinent soil
characteristics and recommends appropriate design criteria and bearing
capacities.
Vertical forces from hurricane winds Right Ans - Code provisions may
require continuous structural connections from foundations to roof.
Lateral forces Right Ans - From horizontal force of soils, wind, earthquakes.
Section from winds Right Ans - Winds create section on most roof surfaces
and on leeward walls.
Torsion Right Ans - Variations in the strength or stiffness of the perimeter
frame or wall structure causes torsion in a building during earthquakes. Can
be alleviated by adding sheer walls or stiffening the frame with bracing or
additional columns.
, Stiff core Right Ans - Should not be located asymmetrically in a building. If
it is, should be disconnected from the rest of the structure to prevent it from
inducing torsional forces into the structure.
Notches or reentrant corners Right Ans - Concentrate stresses, the building
should be structurally separated into two or more uniform elements if these
exist.
Soft story Right Ans - An elevated first floor on pilotis. Bracing columns at
the first story or increasing the number of columns to stiffen that level will
alleviate the problem.
Structure should act as a unit Right Ans - Building should be as uniform in
configuration in stiffness as possible. Connections should allow building to act
as a unit.
Dry flood proofing Right Ans - Utilize water resistant materials in ceilings
to prevent waters from entering the building and keep the interiors dry.
Wet flood proofing Right Ans - Allows water to penetrate buildings. When
floodwaters recede standing water is pumped out. Requires water sensitive
materials to be located above flood levels.
Sloops roofs Right Ans - Roofs with a pitch over 4 to 12 have fewer
problems than flat or slightly sloped roofs.
Flat surfaces Right Ans - Difficult to waterproof. Should have a minimum
slope to drain of one quarter inch per foot to avoid standing ponds of water.
Roof manufacturers warranties Right Ans - May reserve the right to
approve the roofing contractor, provide representative to inspect the
installation and provide technical assistance. Manufacturers may disclaim
responsibility for parts of roofs system supplied by others such as flashing
materials.
Masonry water protection Right Ans - Chemical sealers may be applied to
the surface of masonry to rappel water. Alternatively, impermeable backup
materials such as Sheetmetal, elastomeric membranes, or building paper may
be used.
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