IBC Section 507, Unlimited Area Buildings, includes the follow
types of buildings that could have unlimited area:
a.
One-story buildings
b.
Two-story buildings
c.
Three-story buildings
d.
Both a and b
e. a, b, and c
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Answer: d. Both a and b
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A door in a 1-hour rated wall needs to be:
a.
1-hour rated
b.
45-minute rated
c.
30-minute rated
d.
Non-rated with an automatic closer
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Answer: b. 45-minute rated
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For a 6” bearing metal stud wall that is 12’ high, which of the
following statements is correct?
1.
It needs to have fixed bottom connection, and slip track top
connection.
2.
It needs to have slip track bottom connection, and fixed top connection
3.
It needs to have fixed bottom connection, and fixed top
connection
4.
It needs to have slip track bottom connection, and slip track
top connection.
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answer.
A: 3. It needs to have fixed bottom connection, and fixed top
connection. A slip track top connection is only used for non-bearing walls.
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An architect is designing a 3-story high self-storage building. The building
has a 10 feet set back to the north and the north property line is adjacent to
a 60-feet wide public way. It has a 5 feet set back to the west and the west
property line is adjacent to a 55-feet wide public way. The building is 48 feet
to the east property line, and 45 feet to the south property line. Which of the
following is correct when calculating building area increase based on frontage?
a.
The architect should use
30 feet as the yard width for all 4 sides.
b.
The architect should use the formula in IBC section
506.3.2 to calculate the weighted average yard width
c.
The side yards shall be center line of the public way
d.
The side yards can only be measured to the property
line
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A building has a roof area that is sloped at ¼” per foot.
The roof area has overflow scuppers and downspouts. The architect discover an
overflow scupper and downspout can drain to a covered trash enclosure
below. What should the architect do?
a.
Relocate both the down
spout and the overflow scupper
b.
Relocate the down spout but leave the overflow
scupper at the original location
c.
Contact the owner and ask the owner’s opinion
d.
Contact the city to find out if the overflow
scupper can be placed over a covered trash enclosure
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We have decided to post a series of FAQ and study
materials for ARE 5.0 exams including videos to help the ARE candidates. This is
the first post in the series:
The difference between addendum, ASI, CCD and change order. See
link:
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