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Permalink Reply by Veenu Jayaram on March 5, 2011 at 1:39pm

Natira,

I would most of your question common for Section D, here are few that i could find,

3. Parking  lighting ranging from Self parking to Attendant Parking as per Time saver standards ( PAGE 540-12, 13)

is about 1 to 2 foot candles respectively

4. this depends on what recreation you are using it for. Check the same page as above for more details, One question I recall was about lighting that is recommended for sports field should be uniform and shouldn't have much color variation.

5. Floor Area Ratio FAR  is always the total amount of built space against your site area. That helps decide the density and other developmental aspect of any development.So if you have ten floors then 

FAR = ( total area of ten floors)/ area of the site

 

Hope these help. Is it possible to know if these questions were from previous tests

good luck

Permalink Reply by Ray Freeman on March 5, 2011 at 2:12pm

Natira,

1. No

 

Permalink Reply by Natira on March 5, 2011 at 5:18pm

Thank you Veenu and Ray for your responses.

I have a note stating that the FAR is the Floor Area of the space on the bottom or base plane of of the space representing the usable area.....?

Permalink Reply by Veenu Jayaram on March 5, 2011 at 5:48pm

Natira is this was got out of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor_area_ratio

 

The floor area ratio (FAR) or floor space index (FSI) is the ratio of the total floor area of buildings on a certain location to the size of the land of that location, or the limit imposed on such a ratio.

As a formula: Floor area ratio = (Total covered area on all floors of all buildings on a certain plot)/(Area of the plot)

Thus, an FSI of 2.0 would indicate that the total floor area of a building is two times the gross area of the plot on which it is constructed, as would be found in a multiple-story building.

 

Permalink Reply by Natira on March 6, 2011 at 9:32pm

Thanks Veenu.

 

I was just taking a practice test and the question was:

 

Which factor does not influence the amount or volume of surface runoff?

a. site slope

b. size of watershed

c. rainfall amount

d.  existing storm drainage system

 

The answer was site slope...I thought the slope would affect amount or volume of runoff for a steeper slope then less water absorbing into the ground = more runoff.

Any thoughts?

Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Trojanowski, on March 8, 2011 at 10:39am

Well, I think you have to look at it a different way.  They are asking for NOT influencing.

 

The size of the watershed is a large factor.  if you have a 200 acre watershed there will be a lot more runoff than a 150 acre watershed, so that is not the answer.

 

If there were no rainfall, there would be no runoff, and if you got 2" versus 3" of rainfall, that would affect the surface runoff, so that is not the answer.

 

If there were no existing storm drain system, there would be a lot more surface runoff, so that is not the answer.

 

So that only really leaves site slope.  They really didn't allude to percolation at all, and all watersheds will have a slope of some sort.

 

At least in my opinion.

Permalink Reply by Ray Freeman on March 8, 2011 at 11:00am

I don't understand how "they" (whoever wrote the question) can say slope is not a factor. It definitely is. Steeper slopes on pervious areas allow less depression storage and less time for water to soak in to the ground. The presence or absence of a storm drain system will affect runoff volume in so far as there will be less natural channel flow, which allows water to soak into the sides and bottoms of the soil around the channel.

 

Of the 4 answers available, IMO A and D are the most appropriate, but it seems like a judgement call.

 

I don't like the term "site slope".  Does that include the entire watershed?

Is the existing storm drain system significant relative to the natural drainage system?  Can't tell. I think the question is poorly written.

Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Trojanowski, on March 8, 2011 at 11:18am

2. If design of roadways are based on DHV Design Hourly Volume then when is the ADT Average Daily Traffic used?

 

I think you mean Peak Hourly Volume (PHV) Design.  This is used to design the roadway.

 

ADT also known as mean daily traffic, is the average number of vehicles two-way passing a specific point in a 24 hr. period, normally measured throughout a year.

Permalink Reply by Natira on March 9, 2011 at 11:50pm

More questions that keeps coming up .....

1. In regards to Public Participation Meetings...how should they be structured and wnen to divide up into focus groups? Who should lead the discussions... and how are they chosen? Should these meetings be timed?

It seems that a designated person should be chosen to lead discussion starting w/ broader questions first...narrowing to more specific later.

2. Also, a stakeholder..is that anyone that may have a personal or financial connection to a given project?

3. On Lot Coverage calculations..do you include setbacks?

4. Has anyone heard of the term Traditions Orientated Design? Seems like Transit Oriented design is designed around the pedestrian and public transportation.

Thanks for any responses.

Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Trojanowski, on March 10, 2011 at 6:54am

#1.  I took the CLARB practice test for Sec. B, and question 1 talks about this very thing.  the correct answer is that a) attendees are divided into small groups,and b) a structured process if followed. 

It doesn't go into who or why, but I believe the city or the designers that drew the meeting together should run the meeting and have one person from the design team in each group to note what everyone is saying to bring back and better the design. 

On the structural aspect, I agree because the meeting will take hours and you will get nothing done as a designer if there is no structure or time limit.  It is like a classroom full of students, if you don't tell them what to do, it will be an hour long chat fest.

 

#2 I think so.  Either financially, or someone who will be using the park, school, shopping center, etc.

 

 

Permalink Reply by Natira on March 10, 2011 at 7:49am

Here are some more...

 

Critical Path Analysis - Determines which activities depend on which, activities duration, what activities can occur at the same time.

 

Is this used in the Project managemant stage after the design phase and plans are done?  

When is this performed and who usually does the analysis?

 

Also, Gantt Charts: graphically displays projects various activities, durations start and end times, and relationships.

When would one be used? analysis, design, or construction phase?

 

PERT charts... Project evaluation and review techniques, scehdule of task, cost, and time.

When would this be used?  Analysis, Design or construction phase?

 

Thanks!