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4. B
ARCH. ANNIE PUGEDA
5. 90DEG ELBOW / ¼ BEND - SHORT
SITUATIONAL PROBLEMS PART 1 page 269 SWEEP

SITUATION 1 SITUATION 5

1. B 1. B
2. A 2. A
3. D 3. C
4. B
SITUATION 2
5. B
1. D
SITUATION 6
2. A
3. A 1. B
4. B *NOTE: SEVERE ROOT INTRUSION AND PIPES 2. C
THAT ARE STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED WILL 3. B
REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.
4. B
5. LARGER TREES 5. B
6. A *NOTE: INCANDESCENT – FILAMENT
/FLOURESCENT -CATHODE
SITUATION 7
SITUATION 3
1. D
1. C
2. A SITUATION 8
3. B
4. C 1. GYPSUM BOARD WITH METAL
5. B FURRING/ WOOD PLANKS OR SLATED
6. C *NOTE: PBAX- PRIVATE AUTOMATIC BRANCH PANELS (BREAKS HIGH FREQUENCY)
EXCHANGE 2. BRICKS
7. REFER TO THE BOOK 3. C
8. REFER TO THE BOOK
SITUATION 9
9. A
10. B 1. A
11. C 2. A
12. A 3. A
13. A 4. A
14. D
SITUATION 10
15. REFER TO THE BOOK
16. CCTV/BURGLAR ALARM 1. D
17. B
SITUATION 11
18. B
1. B
SITUATION 4
2. C
1. UNDER WATER CLOSET & LAVATORY 3. B
2. Y – ANGLE VALVE 4. B
 5. C 1. C
6. C 2. A
7. A 3. B
4. C
SITUATION 12
5. A
1. B 6. B
2. B 7. A
3. B
4. 138 PCS.
GIVEN: ACOUSTICS
.60X.60M TILES
KITCHEN 12.50 SQM 1. REVERBERATION
DINIGNG 14.20 SQM 2. REFER TO THE BOOK
LIVING 16.50 SQM 3. REFER TO THE BOOK
15% ALLOWANCE 4. W/ MAGNITUDE AND DELAY *KEYWORD
SOLUTION: 5. REFER TO THE BOOK
6. REFER TO THE BOOK
12.50 + 14.20 + 16.50 = 43.2 SQM 7. 1:2
8. HIGH FREQUENCY - HISSING SOUND /
.60 X .60 = 0.36 SQM
LOW FREQUENCY – BOOMING SOUND
43.2 SQM ÷ 0.36 SQM/PC = 120 PCS. 9. A
10. D
120 X 0.15 (15%) = 18 PCS
11. TEMPORARY DEAFNESS
TOTAL = 138 PCS 12. REFER TO THE BOOK
13. UNIT OF SOUND LEVEL
5. A 14. BEST FREQUENCY FOR HUMAN SPEECH
SITUATION 13 -- 350 TO 700
15. AMPLIFIERS (MAGNITUDE/BOOST THE
1. A SOUND)
2. D 16. A
3. A 17. REFER TO THE BOOK
SITUATION 14 18.  decrease in intensity of a waveform
energy as a wave propagates outwards
1. B from a source
2. B 19. WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF A WALL OR
3. A CEILING
20. B
SITUATION 15
21. A
1. A 22. A
2. A 23. PITCH
24. AMPLIFIER
SITUATION 16
25. B
1. A 26. C
27. C
SITUATION 17 28. A
 29. A 17. SPCIFIC TASK LGIHTING
30. B 18. SPECIFIC TASK LIGHTING
31. B 19. ON TOP OF THE WORK PLANE
32. B 20. A
33. A 21. C
34. REFER TO THE BOOK 22. REFER TO THE BOOK
35. BEST TO WORST ENUMERATION: 23. REFER TO THE BOOK
a. BRICKS 24. REFER TO THE BOOOK
b. WOOD 25. A
c. CONCRETE 26. GENERAL LIGHTING
d. CHB 27. B
e. GLASS (REFLECTIVE NOT 28. HID/HPS
ABSORPTIVE) 29. HID/HPS
36. A 30. METAL HALLIDE
37. A 31. D
38. A 32. A
39. B 33. A
40. USE ABSORPTIVE MAT’LS WITH STC 34. REFER TO THE BOOK
(SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS) 35. SOMBERNESS
41. USE CARPET/WOOD – ABSORPTIVE 36. B
MATERIALS 37. FLOURESCENT
38. A
39. B
LIGHTING 40. C
41. A
1. REFER TO THE BOOK 42. B
2. A 43. A
3. UNIT OF ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION 44. C
KILOWATT-HOUR / UNIT OF SOUND 45. B
POWER 46. B
4. 1 FOOTCANDLE = 1 LUMEN/ FT/ 47. REFER TO THE BOOK
1 CANDLE = 1 LUMEN 48. A
5. REFER TO THE BOOK 49. B
6. REFER TO THE BOOK 50. B
7. REFER TO THE BOOK 51. B
8. PINLIGHT 52. D (IN FRONT OF THE PERSON)
9. OUTDOOR APPLICATION 53. E
(BALCONY/MAIN ENTRY) 54. C
10. B 55. OFFICES/FACTORY/WORKING AREA
11. C 56. REFER TO THE BOOK
12. A 57. COOL WHITE
13. SPECIFIC TASK LIGHTING 58. B
14. REFER TO THE BOOK
15. A
16. C
 34. BUSHING
35. BUSHING
ELECTRICAL 36. C
1. B 37. REFER TO THE BOOK
2. REFER TO THE BOOK 38. REFER TO THE BOOK
3. REFER TO THE BOOK 39. DIRECT COUNTING
4. C 40. REFER TO THE BOOK
5. REFER TO THE BOOK 41. 1
6. REFER TO THE BOOK 42. 4
7. REFER TO THE BOOK 43. 1
8. REFER TO THE BOOK 44. REFER TO THE BOOK
9. ELECATRICLA PLAN READING: 45. DCO 0.30M FROM THE FLOOR LINE
a. 4 DUPLEX CONVINIENCE 1.50 SWITCH
OUTLET 46. 8 LO /CIRCUIT ; 8 DCO/CIRCUIT
18 LIGHTING OUTLET 47. NO ANSWER AKO
b. PROBABLE – POWER CIRCUIT 48. NO ANSWER AKO HAHA
BREAKER 49. B
c. C.3 50. 8 LO/CIRCUIT
10. REFER TO THE BOOK 51. B
11. A 52. 18 LIGHTING FIXTURES
12. B 2 GANG
13. B NO HEATER FOR LAVATORY
14. A 53. B
15. B 54. A
16. A 55. B
17. REFER TO THE BOOK 56. B ( I,II AND IV)
18. PRESENCE OF STAINLESS (ARMORED 57. ELECTROLYTES, ELECTRONS, ANODE,
CABLE), LIQUID TYPE OR WATERTIGHT CATHODE
19. BX / FLEXIBLE METAL CLAD 58. B
20. UNDEGROUND FEEDER 59. REFER TO THE BOOK
21. CABLEBUS/ BUSWAY/ BUSBAR(FLAT 60. B
CABLE) 61. A
22. OPEN RACEWAYS 62. C
23. REFER TO THE BOOK 63. HEATING OF WIRES/ OVERLOAD
24. INVERTER 64. AVR
25. ROTARY CONVERTER/RECTIFIER 65. UPS
26. A 66. ATS
27. A 67. B
28. REFER TO THE BOOK 68. C
29. SWITCHES ON 2 LOCATION 69. D
30. C 70. B
31. B 71. A
32. B 72. C
33. REFER TO THE BOOK 73. REFER TO THE BOOK
 74. A 32. HEAT REMOVAL DEVICE PLACED AT THE
75. REFER TO THE BOOK ROOFTOP
76. A 33. A
77. B 34. B
78. B 35. A
79. A 36. B
80. B 37. B
81. REFER TO THE BOOK 38. B
82. REFER TO THE BOOK 39. REFER TO THE BOOK
40. B
41. D
MECHANICAL – HVAC 42. C
43. C
1. B 44. B
2. C 45. C
3. REFER TO THE BOOK 46. C
4. REFER TO THE BOOK 47. D
5. REFER TO THE BOOK 48. A
6. REFER TO THE BOOK 49. B
7. REFER TO THE BOOK 50. C
8. B 51. C
9. C 52. C
10. A 53. B
11. B 54. A
12. B 55. E
13. HYDROSTAT/HUMIDASTAT 56. D
14. CFC 57. E
15. A 58. C
16. 1 TON = 12,000 BTH/HR 59. B
17. A 60. R-FACTOR
18. A 61. C
19. REFER TO THE BOOK 62. WOOD PLANKS/FLOORING
20. B
21. B MECHANICAL – ELEVATOR
22. 2.30M
1. REFER TO THE BOOKS
23. REFER TO THE BOOK
2. REFER TO THE BOOK
24. APPURTENANCE TO AHU
3. A
25. A
4. B
26. CONDENSING UNIT
5. A
27. C
6. C
28. A
7. ELEVATOR CONTROL PANEL
29. C
8. ATS
30. B
9. C
31. CENTRALIZED AC
10. B
 11. D 21. B
12. A 22. MOVE TROLLEYS FROM ONE LEVEL TO
13. C ANOTHER
14. B 23. MOVE TROLLEYS FROM ONE LEVEL TO
15. C ANOTHER
16. D
17. B
18. A
19. SHAFT/SHAFTWAY
20. D
21. HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR
22. AMERICAN – ELEVATOR BANK
BRITAIN – LIFT LOBBY
23. D
24. B
25. B
26. C
27. A
28. A

MECHANICAL – ESCALATOR
1. 90 FPM (RECREATIONAL USE)
120 FPM (TRANSPORTATIONAL – LRT
ETC.)
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. D
14. REFER TO THE BOOK
15. KEY OPERATION PANEL
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. REFER TO THE BOOK
20. A