QUIZ 1

1) NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES IS THE IMPLEMENTING RULES

AND REGULATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE _____ (2)
a) 1906
b) 1096
c) 9106
d) 9016
2) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to safeguard life, health, property, and
public welfare, consistent with the principles of sound environmental management and
control; and to this end, make it the purpose of this Code (2)
a) Architectural Code
b) National Plumbing Code
c) Fire Code
d) Electrical Code
3) The National Structural Code of the Philippines is design to meet theneeds through
various model codes/regulation, generally from the United States. Which of the following
is not (2) (BONUS)
a) IBC 1997
b) IBC 1979
c) UBC 2009
d) ALL ARE INCLUDED
4) The ___________ seeks to improve the efficiency of building performance through a
framework of acceptable set of standards that will enhance sound environmental and
resource management (2)
a) Philippine Building Code
b) Philippine Environmental Code
c) Philippine Green Building Code
d) Philippine Management Code
5) Enumerate the four zone of homes (4)
SOCIAL ZONE
WORK ZONE
PRIVATE ZONE
STORAGE ZONES

6) Pitfalls to avoid in managing traffic patterns (check pila)

7) Create a sample drawing of working triangle for the kitchen (5 pts)

8) In your own understanding how should a civil engineer value the importance of design
principle in the design phase of the project. Minimum of 10 sentences.
QUIZ 2
1) THE WIDTH OF THE YARD IS THE _______________.
a) COURT
b) YARD
c) SETBACK
d) DIMENSION

2) THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE SHALL BE LOCATED TOTALLY OR DISTRIBUTED

ANYWHERE WITHIN THE LOT IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM
______ AND _______ INTO THE BUILDING.
a) HEIGHT AND WIDTH
b) ACCESS AND SIZE
c) SIZE AND WEIGHT
d) LIGHT AND VENTILATION

3) FOR R-1 TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE, THE MINIMUM SIDE AND REAR SETBACK IS
____ METERS
a) 2.0
b) 1.5
c) 3.0
d) 4.50

4) PROPERTY WALL MUST HAVE ___ HOUR FIRE-RESISTIVE RATING

a) ONE
b) TWO
c) THREE
d) FOUR

5) MINIMUM AREA FOR ROOMS FOR HUMAN HABITATION

a) 4.00 SQ.M.
b) 5.00 SQ.M.
c) 5.50 SQ.M.
d) 6.00 SQ.M.

6) LEAST DIMENSION FOR KITCHEN

a) 1.00 M
b) 1.25 M
c) 1.50 M
d) 1.75 M
7) MINIMUM SIZE FOR TOILET & BATH
a) 1.00 SQ.M.
b) 1.20 SQ.M.
c) 1.40 SQ.M.
d) 1.60 SQ.M.

8) FOR SCHOOL ROOMS, WHAT IS MINIMUM FLOOR AREA PER PERSON

a) 0.5 SQ.M.
b) 1.0 SQ.M.
c) 1.5 SQ.M.
d) 2.0 SQ.M.

9) FOR HABITABLE ROOMS, WHAT IS MINIMUM AIR SPACE PER PERSON

a) 10 CU.M.
b) 12 CU.M.
c) 14 CU.M.
d) 16 CU.M.

10) THE FLOOR PLAN HIGHLIGHTS THE __________ DIMENSION

a) HORIZONTAL
b) VERTICAL

11) THE ELEVATION PLAN HIGHLIGHTS THE __________ DIMENSION

a) HORIZONTAL
b) VERTICAL
12) The typical unobstructed head room clearance shall be minimum of
a) 2.00 m
b) 2.10 m
c) 2.15 m
d) 2.20 m

13) Habitable rooms provided with artificial ventilation shall have ceiling heights not less
than___
a) 2.10 m
b) 2.20 m
c) 2.30 m
d) 2.40 m

14) _________ floors shall have a clear ceiling height not less than 1.80 meters above and
below it.
a) Concrete
b) Mezannine
c) Second
d) Ground
 15) Enumerate: Required windows may open into a roofed porch where the porch:
● Abuts a court, yard, public street or alley or open watercourse and other public open
spaces
● Has ceiling height of not less than 2.70 meters
● Has one of the longer sides atleast 65% open and obstructed.

QUIZ 3

1. DEAD LOAD IS THE LOAD THAT IS ___ TO THE STRUCTURE

a. PERMANENT
b. TEMPORARY
c. TRANSIENT
d. MOVING

2. LIVE LOAD IS THE LOAD THAT IS ___ TO THE STRUCTURE

a. PERMANENT
b. TEMPORARY
c. LONG LASTING
d. SELF-WEIGHT

3. Uniform Load in kPa for Office Access floor system

a. 1.9
b. 2.4
c. 1.75
d. 2.9

4. Uniform Load in kPa for Light Manufacturing Area

a. 1.9
b. 2.4
c. 6.0
d. 2.9

5. What are the the zone in considering seismic factor zone

a. 1,2
b. 3,4
c. 1,3
d. 2,4

6. Seismic Importance factor, I, for Occupancy Category III

a. 1
b. 1.25
c. 1.50
 d. 1.75

7. Seismic Importance factor, I, for Occupancy Category V

a. 1
b. 1.25
c. 1.50
d. 1.75

8. Concrete cover for external beam with 28 mm rebar

a. 40 mm
b. 50 mm
c. 75 mm
d. 20 mm

9. Concrete cover for external column with 16 mm rebar

a. 40 mm
b. 50 mm
c. 75 mm
d. 20 mm

10. Concrete cover for footing w/o lean concrete

a. 40 mm
b. 50 mm
c. 75 mm
d. 20 mm

11. Concrete cover for slab with 10 mm rebar

a. 40 mm
b. 50 mm
c. 75 mm
d. 20 mm

12. The following are the 3 most common and available steel grade except
a. Grade 33
b. Grade 20
c. Grade 40
d. Grade 60

13. The term used when connecting to separate bars to perform as one continuously
a. Welding
b. Splicing
c. Connecting
d. Merging
NATIONAL STRUCTURE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

ASEP
- Recognize the need for an up to date structural code addressing the design and
installation of structural system through requirements emphasizing performances.

The National Structural Code of the Philippines is design to meet theneeds through various
model codes/regulation, generally from the United States.
● UBC 1997
● IBC 2009
● ASCE- 7-10
● ACI 318-14M
● AISC 05
● AISI S100-2007
● REINFORCED MASONRY ENGINEERING HANDBOOK OF AMERICA
● CONCRETE MASONRY HANDBOOK
● ANSI
● ASTM

RA 9514
- Referred as the fire code of the philippines
- Basis that guides the Bureau of fire protections
- Maintain public safety all types of damaging fires

NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

- A properly working plumbing system
- Checked by prof. Plumbers to avoid the spread of disease and infections
- Is to protects the consumers by having proper safety codes

PHILIPPINE GREEN BUILDING CODE

- Seeks to improve the efficiency of building performance
- A set of regulations setting minimum standards for compliance and not intended rate
buildings

SECTION 804. SIZES AND DIMENSIONS OF COURTS

- Minimum horizontal dimension of said courts and yards shall not be less than
2.00 meters
- Inner courts shall be connected to a street or yard
- Passageway with a minimum width of 1.20 meters or by a door through a room/s
- Required open space shall be located totally anywhere within the lot in such to
provide maximum light and ventilation into the building.
YARD
- The required open space left between the outermost face of the building/structure and
the property lines front,rear, right and left side yards
- Width of the yard is the setback

- Table above are for newly-developed subdivisions

- Setbacks required for only one side
- Abutments on the sides and rear property lines may be allowed and 1.50 meters front
yard is left open as transition area.

SECTION 806. SIZES AND DIMENSIONS OF ROOMS

SECTION 807. AIR SPACES REQUIREMENTS IN DETERMINING THE SIZE OF ROOMS

SECTION 805. CEILING HEIGHTS

- Shall have ceiling heights not less than 2.40 meters from floor to ceiling
- First storey shall be 2.70 meters
- Second storey 2.40 meters
- Typical headroom clearance of not less than 2.10 meters above the finished floor
- Above stated rooms with natural ventilation shall have ceiling heights of not less than
2.70 meters.

SECTION 808. WINDOWS OPENING

- Rooms shall be provided windows with a total free area of opening equals at least 10%
of the floor area of the room.
- Toilet, bathrooms and laundry rooms shall be provided with window/s with an area not
less than 1/20 of the floor
- Such opening shall not be less than 240 sq. millimeters.

Required windows may open into a roofed porch where the porch:

● Abuts a court, yard, public street or alley or open watercourse and other public open
spaces
● Has ceiling height of not less than 2.70 meters
● Has one of the longer sides atleast 65% open and obstructed.

- Eaves, canopies, awnings (media agua) over required windows shall not be less than
750 millimeters from the side and rear property lines
- Shall be ni openings on/at/within.through all types of abutments

Windows must serves as emergency egress to vacate the premises or access for rescue
operations. Such windows shall meet the following requirements:
● They can be opened from the inside without the use any tools
● The minimum clear opening shall have a width not less than 820 millimeters and height
of 1 meter
● The bottom of the opening should not be more than 820 millimeters from the floor.
● Storm shutters, screens or iron grills are used, these shall be provided with quick
opening mechanism so that they can be readily opened from the inside for emergency
egress and shall be design that when opened they will not drop to the ground.
● All areas immediately outside a fire exit window/grille must be free of obstacles and must
lead to a direct access down into the ground or street level.
SECTION 1206 . ROOF CONSTRUCTION AND COVERING

ROOF COVERING
- For all building shall be either fire-retardant or ordinary depending upon the fire-resistive
requirements of the particular type of construction.

ROOF TRUSSES
- Shall be so framed and tied into the framework and supporting walls
- Shall have all joints well fitted and have all tension members tightened before load is
placed in the truss
- Diagonal and sway bracing shall be used to brace all roof trusses.
- Camber shall be provided to prevent sagging

ROOF DRAINAGE SYSTEM

ROOF DRAINS
- Shall be installed at low points of the roof
- Must be adequate in size to discharge all tributary waters

OVERFLOW DRAIN AND SCUPPERS

- Where roof drains are required, adequate overflow drains shall be provided

CONCEALED PIPING
- Roof drains and overflow drains, when concealed within the construction of the building
shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of the National Plumbing Code.

OVER PUBLIC PROPERTY

- Roof drainage water from a building a shall not be permitted to flow over public property
except for group A and J occupancies
General Notes and Specifications
SEISMIC ZONE

It is divided into two zones only. Zone 2 covers the provinces of PALAWAN (except Busuanga),
SULU and TAWI-TAWI, while the rest of the country is under Zone 4.
OCCUPANT CATEGORIES

For purposes of earthquake-resistant design, each structure shall be placed in one of the
occupancy categories listed below.
THE 3 MOST COMMON AND AVAILABLE STEEL GRADE, SEE THE TABLE BELOW.