Chapter 6 · MCQ Read Mode

Basic Engineering Aspects (Structure, Survey, Estimating, Costing and Specification) & Building Science in Architecture

The centroid (centre of gravity) of a structural cross-section is significant because it:

A cross-section with material distributed farther from its neutral axis (e.g. an I-section) has:

Strain, as a mechanical property, is best defined as:

Hooke's Law describes the relationship between:

In the theory of torsion, the shear stress induced by a twisting moment (torque) in a circular section is:

According to the theory of flexure, at the neutral axis of a beam subjected to pure bending, the bending stress is:

For a simply supported beam under a uniformly distributed load, the maximum bending moment typically occurs:

Shear force in a simply supported beam under a uniformly distributed load is typically maximum:

Deflection of a structural member must be limited primarily to avoid:

Bending moment and shear force diagrams (BMD/SFD) are primarily used to: for design/sizing

In truss design, individual triangulated members are assumed to carry primarily:

A steel compression member in a truss is typically governed by which design criterion?

An R.C.C. beam's main longitudinal reinforcement is primarily sized to resist:

A one-way R.C.C. slab is characterized by a length-to-breadth ratio that is:

A two-way R.C.C. slab differs from a one-way slab in that it:

R.C.C. columns are primarily designed to resist:

Lateral ties or spirals in an R.C.C. column primarily serve to:

An isolated column footing's plan area is primarily sized to ensure:

Reinforcement detailing information such as development/lap length and bend/hook details is essential to ensure:

Minimum concrete cover to reinforcement is specified primarily to:

The primary purpose of surveying is to: layout

A cadastral survey is specifically concerned with:

Levelling, as a surveying operation, is primarily used to determine:

Simpson's rule, in surveying, is used to calculate:

The prismoidal method in earthwork calculation is used to determine:

An approximate/preliminary estimate (using the plinth area or cubic content method) is primarily used for:

Rate analysis for a construction item systematically accounts for:

A Bill of Quantities (BOQ) is primarily used for:

A general specification, as distinct from a detailed/particular specification, provides:

A key purpose of well-prepared specifications, alongside describing quality/workmanship, is to:

A solar chart (sun-path diagram) is primarily used in architectural design to: latitude

Solar altitude refers to:

Wall azimuth, used together with solar azimuth, helps determine:

Shadow angles derived from solar geometry are primarily used to design:

A dark, rough building surface generally has:

Heat transfer through a solid building wall, from the warmer to cooler face, primarily occurs by:

Emissivity, as a thermal property of a surface, refers to its:

Which of the following is a thermal control technique using heavy materials to moderate indoor temperature swings?

Cross-ventilation and stack ventilation, as thermal control techniques, primarily function to:

Appropriate building orientation and form, as a thermal control technique, is primarily used to:

Daylight factor, as a daylighting design metric, expresses:

Illuminance, as a lighting design quantity, is measured in:

The lumen method, as a basic artificial lighting calculation approach, relates: average illuminance

Glare control in lighting design primarily addresses:

Colour rendering, as a lighting quality consideration, refers to:

Reverberation time in a hall should generally be:

Sound absorption, as an acoustic design strategy, primarily involves:

Sound insulation, as distinct from sound absorption, primarily aims to:

Echo or flutter echo in a hall is typically caused by:

Even sound distribution, avoiding dead spots or sound focusing, is an important factor in:

Passive design for energy conservation begins primarily with:

In a high-altitude mountain climate, a compact building form with a minimized exposed surface area is favoured primarily to:

Thick thermal-mass walls with small window openings are a passive design strategy particularly suited to which climatic region?

In the Terai region's hot, humid climate, a key passive design strategy is:

Raised plinths in Terai vernacular/passive design serve which combined purpose?

Appropriately pitched roofs in mountain-region passive design are particularly important for:

In the hill region, a key passive design consideration is balancing solar access with:

Passive design solutions are generally prioritized before active mechanical systems primarily because they:

An effective passive design response is best characterized as one that:

Wide verandahs and deep roof overhangs are a passive design solution particularly associated with which climatic region, addressing both shading and rain protection?