Question 1

A building needs to withstand squeezing and pulling forces. These forces are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reinforced concrete and corbel 
B)  Tensile and mass 
C)  Compression and tension 
D)  Suspension and compression 
A)  Reinforced concrete and corbel 
B)  Tensile and mass 
C)  Compression and tension 
D)  Suspension and compression C

Question 2

Tension describes a squeezing force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

In general, a building's form should follow its _______ .

Accepted Answer

Function

Question 4

A suspension bridge needs its main cables to be anchored on each bank for what purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  To keep the roadbed from falling down 
B)  To keep the columns from falling in 
C)  To form a truss 
D)  To create buttressing 
A)  To keep the roadbed from falling down 
B)  To keep the columns from falling in 
C)  To form a truss 
D)  To create buttressing

Question 5

Pointed arches and vaults solve which problems found with round arches and vaults?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thinner walls and wider buildings 
B)  Small windows and voussoirs 
C)  Height limitation and need for thick walls 
D)  Tall buildings and groin vaults 
A)  Thinner walls and wider buildings 
B)  Small windows and voussoirs 
C)  Height limitation and need for thick walls 
D)  Tall buildings and groin vaults

Question 6

Imagine that you are an architect and have been commissioned to design a building that is as "green" as possible. What might you do in your design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Put plants on the roof and consider mass 
B)  Consider the building's setting and incorporate digital controls 
C)  Use solar panels and import ultra-light steel 
D)  Recycle an old building and be energy efficient 
A)  Put plants on the roof and consider mass 
B)  Consider the building's setting and incorporate digital controls 
C)  Use solar panels and import ultra-light steel 
D)  Recycle an old building and be energy efficient

Question 7

Because an architect designs a building and engineers and builders construct it, a building can be described as a/an ______ and _____ art form.

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual / collaborative 
B)  Collaborative / designed 
C)  Individual / three-dimensional 
D)  Three-dimensional / functional 
A)  Individual / collaborative 
B)  Collaborative / designed 
C)  Individual / three-dimensional 
D)  Three-dimensional / functional

Question 8

Because buildings are three-dimensional works, ________ are key to understanding them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Form and space 
B)  Function and mass 
C)  Interior form and exterior space 
D)  Mass and space 
A)  Form and space 
B)  Function and mass 
C)  Interior form and exterior space 
D)  Mass and space

Question 9

Corbels can create open space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Pointed and round arches have similar limitations and requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater (Edgar Kaufmann Residence) (figure 12.23) with the Ancestral Puebloan Cliff Palace (figure 12.9), considering how both structures take their environments into consideration and how both have forms that follow their functions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of     Frank Lloyd Wright's...

Question 12

Think about the way a building must incorporate both mass and space. How can the way mass and space are experienced affect the kind of message or feeling a building conveys? Give specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The way a building incorporates both mas

Question 13

A ______ is similar to post-and-lintel construction, but it requires a material that better resists tensile forces because of the overhang.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ______ is similar to post-and-lintel construction,...

Question 14

A structural system that has one material that both supports and encloses a building is called a _______ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Skeleton-and-skin 
B)  Shell 
C)  Compressive 
D)  Beam and column 
A)  Skeleton-and-skin 
B)  Shell 
C)  Compressive 
D)  Beam and column

Question 15

What other environmental hazards, besides earthquakes, might computer modeling help architects address? Give specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Computer modeling can help architects ad

Question 16

Which material would be successful in resisting a lot of force pushing down on it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stone 
B)  Brick 
C)  Concrete 
D)  All of these 
A)  Stone 
B)  Brick 
C)  Concrete 
D)  All of these

Question 17

Why is reinforced concrete so versatile?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can create pointed arches 
B)  It resists tension and compression 
C)  It resists compression and intensifies tension 
D)  It can be cast into many shapes and makes groin vaults 
A)  It can create pointed arches 
B)  It resists tension and compression 
C)  It resists compression and intensifies tension 
D)  It can be cast into many shapes and makes groin vaults

Question 18

Computer modeling might be used by architects in order to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Create innovative structures 
B)  Form innovative spaces 
C)  Make a building collaborative 
D)  Reflect the architect's vision 
A)  Create innovative structures 
B)  Form innovative spaces 
C)  Make a building collaborative 
D)  Reflect the architect's vision

Question 19

The material ______ is composed of concrete and metal rods so that it can resist compression and tension effectively.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The material ______ is composed of concrete...

Question 20

What kind of structural system was used in Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler's Wainwright Building (figure 12.6)-load-bearing, corbel, post-and-lintel, cantilever, arch, dome, reinforced concrete, frame, or suspension? How do you know? Did this system make the most sense to use?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   What kind of structural system...

Exam 12: Architecture

A building needs to withstand squeezing and pulling forces. These forces are called:

Tension describes a squeezing force.

In general, a building's form should follow its _______ .

A suspension bridge needs its main cables to be anchored on each bank for what purpose?

Pointed arches and vaults solve which problems found with round arches and vaults?

Imagine that you are an architect and have been commissioned to design a building that is as "green" as possible. What might you do in your design?

Because an architect designs a building and engineers and builders construct it, a building can be described as a/an ______ and _____ art form.

Because buildings are three-dimensional works, ________ are key to understanding them.

Corbels can create open space.

Pointed and round arches have similar limitations and requirements.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater (Edgar Kaufmann Residence) (figure 12.23) with the Ancestral Puebloan Cliff Palace (figure 12.9), considering how both structures take their environments into consideration and how both have forms that follow their functions.

Think about the way a building must incorporate both mass and space. How can the way mass and space are experienced affect the kind of message or feeling a building conveys? Give specific examples.

A ______ is similar to post-and-lintel construction, but it requires a material that better resists tensile forces because of the overhang.

A structural system that has one material that both supports and encloses a building is called a _______ system.

What other environmental hazards, besides earthquakes, might computer modeling help architects address? Give specific examples.

Which material would be successful in resisting a lot of force pushing down on it?

Why is reinforced concrete so versatile?

Computer modeling might be used by architects in order to:

The material ______ is composed of concrete and metal rods so that it can resist compression and tension effectively.

What kind of structural system was used in Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler's Wainwright Building (figure 12.6)-load-bearing, corbel, post-and-lintel, cantilever, arch, dome, reinforced concrete, frame, or suspension? How do you know? Did this system make the most sense to use?

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