1.

Architecture with fluidic elements

1. Traditional architecture
2. Conventional arch
3. Organic arch
2. What is not a charac.of Arabesque architecture?
1. Stalactite ornaments
2. Horseshoe arch
3. Glazed mosaics
4. Pointed dome
3. What is an arch with flattened center
1. 2 dimensional arch
2. Lancet arch
3. Depressed arch ☺
4. Architect of Texas commerce tower (2x lumabas)
1. William Pedenssen
2. Richard keating of SOM
3. I.M pei Jpmorgan☺
4. Daniel child of SOM
5. Forming slab of a capital
1. Abacus ☺
2. Echinus
6. First registered architect
1. Thomas mapua
7. Who is the architect of One Liberty Place?
1. Helmut Jahn
8. Where is the credence table usually stands?
1. Apse ☺
2. sacristry
3. Prothesis
9. Rebirth of Gothic happened in 18th century
1. Neo gothic
2. Gothic revival ☺
10. How does ventilation achieved in bahay kubo?
1. Sawali walls allowing air to pass inside
2. Slotted bamboo flooring ,air enters from elevated flr. ☺
3. Small windows below for cross ventilation
4. Natural ventilation
11. Who is the architect who also became president of U.S
D. Thomas Jefferson
12. She studied in an accredited school in Asean and wanted to take an examination in the Phil. Is
she allowed to take the ALE?
1. Yes, as long as she applied as a foreign counterpart
2. No, she needs 2yrs experience to qualify ☺
13. What is the term given to stones coming from river sides?
1. Rubble
2. Field stones
3. Flag stones
14. What do u call the lookout found on the top of a castle?
15. A long collonaded entrance of a church
1. Nave
2. Aisle
3. Narthex ☺
16. Dining hall
1. Refectory
17. Base found in a column
1. Plinth ☺
2. Torus
18. Misdemeanor violating conduct
1. 6 months to 6 years or both

19. Architecture with large domical roof

1. Gothic
2. Byzantine☺
20. What is formed when you rotate an arc at its center? (2x lumabas)
1. Sphere
2. Dome ☺
3. Radial
4. Cone
21. A building with inadequate fire exit
1. Fire trap ☺
2. Fire hazard
3. Fire exit
4. Fire stop
22. A building wherein you cannot escape from fire
(diff.construction of sentence but I stick to fire trap)
1. Fire trap ☺
2. Fire hazard
23. A temple with portico at front and rear
1. Prostyle
2. Amphi prostyle ☺
3. Pseudo peripteral
BUILDING TECH/UTILITIES

Per situation ang questions 5 items each

Situation 1 : glass and glazing

1. What type of glass is widely used?

1. Float glass
2. Reflective glass
2. What type of glass reflects heat and light?
1. Reflective glass ☺
2. Tinted glass
3. What glass is rolled with design
1. Etched glass
2. Obscure glass
3. Patterned glass ☺
4. What glass is sand blasted
1. Etched glass ☺
2. Patterned glass
3. Tinted glass

Situation 2 : materials For construction

5. What is not allowed combination of roofing

1. Stainless steel and galvanized iron
2. Stainless steel and aluminum sheet
3. Aluminum and copper sheet
6. What is not necessary for corrugated g.i roofing?
1. Mastic at ends of seam lap
2. Sealant on connections
3. Connection at lower part of corrugation
4. Gasket combined with connector
7. What waterproofing material is mixed on concrete to alter its properties?
1. Cementitious
2. Integral ☺
8. What is waterproofing used for base of wall used to seal
1. Mortaseal
9. Waterproofing brand
1. Thoroseal
10. Where is best application of thoroseal?
1. Steel
2. Concrete ☺
3. Wood
SITUATION 3: Site and excavation

11. What is not to be consider in making formworks?

1. Leveling of base
2. Availability of reinforcing bars ☺
3. Quality and schedule of materials
12. What is the maximum excavation Of footing allowed to extend in Rrow?
1. 300mm
13. What factor w/c does not affect much the cost of construction?
1. Following environmental requirements
2. Existing buildings adjacent to site ☺
3. Steep slope
14. Lighting: used for task lighting
1. Specific lighting ☺
2. General lighting
3. Indirect lighting
15. Ligjting: directed to ceiling and walls
1. Indirect lighting
16. Lighting: light all over the room
1. General lighting

VISUAL EXAM

17. IMAGES : Fig .of window parts

Image A – latch of sliding window
Image B – rubber stopper for window
Image C – aluminum frame of door (sinabi sa tanong na light metal)
18. IMAGES : Exhaust and art.ventilation
Image A – Where do u install casette type with given image
Image B – exhaust fan (wall)
Image C- exhaust sa roof ng warehouse
19. SITUATION: Plumbing
Image given is floor plum.layout and isometric
1. What is minimum pipe diam.of part F (nakaturo sa lavatory)
2. Vent pipe (check isometric)
3. Cleanout (symbol on flr.plan)
4. Soil pipe (plan reading)
20. Used to collect oils and grease
1. Grease trap
21. Max.number of water closet served by a single vent?
1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 8
22. IMAGES : Type of hinges
1. Butt hinge (common use in flush door)
2. Double acting hinge (kitchen)
23. Plan reading Roof framing
1. Sagrod sizes ,given na sa table
2. Width of eaves
3. Weight of I-beam

SITUATION 4: Electrical

24. Point where Meralco can cutt off power supply

1. Service drop
2. Service handle
3. Fuse
25. Distributing medium of electricity in building
1. Feeder
2. Wire and conduits ☺
3. Panel board
26. Manufacturer of cables
1. Philflex
27. Usual pwer supply from service providers
1. 60
2. 80
3. 100

SITUATION 5: Utilities

28. Angle inclination of elevator

1. 30 degrees☺
2. 45 degrees
3. 60 degrees
29. What area occupies least inside the building?
1. Stairs
2. Ramps
3. Escalator
4. Elevator ☺
30. Minimum vent shaft dimension
1. 600mm
PART 3 EXAM

Project 1: Two storey Duplex (R-2)

Lot bearing given to plot manually

15x 16m facing SouthWest along line 2-3

Project 2: 7-Storey Apartment Building ( max R-3)

Project 3: 4-Storey Commercial Building ( C-2)

Project 4 : 2-Storey Educational Teachers training center (C-1)

Project 5: Truck Hub with industrial zone,commercial zone, residential zone (SPE)

Project 6:

RANDOM QUESTIONS: Arch.Interiors, Site planning, Struct.Conceptualization, Ra 9266

1. Load of ground floor in kg/sq.m

1. 200
2. Load of second floor
1. 150
3. Load of roof
1. 120
4. What is min.concrete cover for Walls above grade?
1. 19mm
2. 25 mm
3. 40mm
4. 20mm
5. Minimum footing thickness
1. 250mm
6. Minimum excavation from top of footing to G.L
1. 600mm
7. What is the camber of 3000mm beam in mm.?
1. 10
2. 12
3. 8
4. 6
8. Air space reqts. For workshop?
1. 12cu.m ☺
2. 14 cu.m
3. 3 cu.m
9. Air space for office?
1. 12 cu.m
10. Minimum riser for stair directed to sidewalk
1. 100mm ☺
2. 150mm
3. 180mm
4. 200mm
11. Min.number of stairs directed to sidewalk
1. 5
2. 6
3. 5.5
4. 6.5
12. Min.dimension of kitchen
1. 1.5 m
13. Min.area of t&b
1. 1.2 sq.m
14. How is engineered wood estimated?
1. Per box
2. Per sq.m
3. Per piece
4. Per truckload
15. What is the underlayer of engineered wood to retain moisture from concrete?
1. Rubber
2. Foam
3. Plastic
4. Cloth
16. What is the height of gas refilling canopy from floor to underside of roof?
1. 3.00
2. 3.20
3. 4.20
4. 4.70
17. Ideal size of t&b door
1. 600
2. 800
3. 900
18. Min.width from car edge
1. 1.20 ☺
2. 1.50
19. Min.stall for Pwd
1. 1.7 x 1.8
20. Min. Width of parking
1. 3.70
21. Where is pwd parking should not placed
1. Near ramps
2. Sloping ☺
3. Wide area
22. Dimension of basketball court for college
1. 15 x 29?
2. 20 x 29

23. Under RA9266 : stating Ownership of plans

1. Section 33
24. Under RA9266 : CPD
1. Section 28
25. Strength of concrete beams in psi at 28 days
1. 3000
2. 6000
3. 9000
26. Maximum slump of concrete for beams
1. 150
2. 100
3. 75
4. 50
27. How many 41-ton truck can be accomodated for a given area (proj.# 6)
1. 12
2. 14
3. 10☺
28. Usual thickness of long span g.i in mm.
1. 1.2
2. 0.8
3. 0.5
29. AI: What is the recess w/c hides the handle of curtain
1. Drop ceiling
2. Curtain cove ☺
3. Suspended ceiling
30. Area from ceiling to floor above
1. Transom
2. Plenum ☺
3. Crawl space
31. Min. Firewall window opening
1. 0.00
32. Minimum height of firewall extension
1. 400mm
33. A firewall with ____ fire resistivity
1. 4-hr
34. Min.height of convenience outlet in meters
1. 300
2. 0.3 ☺
3. 0.6
35. Height of switch in meters?
1. 300
2. 0.6
3. 1.4☺
36. Controls the flow of circuit
1. Switch ☺
2. Panel board
3. Convenience outlet
37. Same function with a circuit breaker
1. Fuse ☺
2. Panel board
3. Switch
38. Biggest chamber in septic tank
1. Digestive
39. No. Of void cells of hollow blocks
1. 3
2. 4
40. A concrete has low tensile strength , it is strengthened by using reinforcing bars which is high in
tension.
1. Reinforced concrete
41. What is the volume of 4000psi concrete with 0.17 thick Slab for driveways ( nasa project
requirements ang area ng driveway) READING COMPREHENSION! Hindi kelangan ung 4000psi sa
pagcompute
42. Analysis of potential use of site
1. Land use planning
2. Site utilization and analysis
3. Architectural programming
43. No. Of gallons in one pail?
1. 4
44. How many pail of paint is used for eaves (you need to find the area, given ang building lines) , 3
coats, 20sq.m/ gallon
1. 12.5 exact, nasa choice is 14
45. What is not a brand of paint
1. Nippon
2. Davies
3. Boysen
4. Acrystat ☺
46. Where is not a good source of cost estimate of construction project
1. Dpwh
2. Foremans estimate
3. Rider backnull
4. (Prang company)
47. AI : maximum depth of kitchen counter
1. 600
48. AI: Standard clearance b/ween counter and shelves
1. 400
2. 600
49. Maximum width fo wall shelf
1. 400☺
2. 600
3. 450
4. 500
50. Minimum width of window
1. 600
2. 700
3. 750
4. 850
51. Min. Number of exit/s towards open space
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
52. Drop of shower to the rest of the floor of t&b
1. 50 ☺
2. 75
3. 100
4. 150