SPLBE-FLEA 2017 PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

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Subject: ____________________Building Utilities: Acoustics __________________ 40 items

DATE/TIME : June 30, 2017 (Friday)

Strictly NO ERASURES on Answer Sheet

1. One who envisions and directs the way sound plays out of a stage .
a. Acoustic Designer c. Sound Designer
b. Acoustic Contractor d. Sound Engineer
2. The following are basic component parts of an escalator except________?
a. Step Assembly
b. Continuous belt
c. Governor
d. Balustrade Assembly
3. Someone, not formally trained, experienced in providing acoustical services.
a. Acoustician c. Sound Engineer
b. Acoustic consultant d. Acoustic Designer
4. Someone trained and experience in installing acoustic tiles and wall panels?
a. Acoustician c. Acoustic Consultant
b. Acoustical Engineer d. Acoustic Contractor
5. Someone trained in setting up microphones and speakers.
a. Acoustic Designer c. Acoustic Contractor
b. Sound Engineer d. Sound Designer
6. These are intended for moving air at comparatively high pressures and are commonly used in
duct systems.
a. Centrifugal Fan c. Exhaust Fan
b. Axial Fan d. None of the above
7. What is the minimum width between balustrades of an escalator according to the
mechanical provision of the national building code of the Philippines?
a. 560mm c. 550mm
b. 820mm d. 720mm
8. A hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) compound, which contains ozone-depleting chlorine, a
refrigerant that will be phase out eventually. Which type of refrigerant is this use for
residential, commercial, and industrial application using split type air-conditioning system?
a. R-11 c. R-23
b. R-12 d. R-22
9. Which of the following functions of dumbwaiters is prohibited?
a. Electronic operation c. Movement between more than
b. Transport of Liquid 2 levels
d. Transport of people
10. A substance which produces refrigerating effect by absorbing heat while expanding or
evaporating.
a. Compressor c. Refrigerant
b. Convection d. Condenser
11. Horizontal passenger carrying device?
a. Moving walk c. Escalator
b. Elevator d. Prime Mover
12. Apparatus for raising or lowering a load by the application of a building force?
a. Crane c. Elevator
b. Hoist d. Prime Mover
13. The frame on both side of escalator?
a. Railings c. Guardrail
b. Balustrade d. Handrail
14. Indoor air pollution, commonly caused by formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, or methanol, is
worsened by which of the following design practices?
a. Specification of building materials with these by-products to lower construction cost.
b. Design of new buildings with restaurants that use food products containing these
pollutants.
c. Conformance to building codes that require materials with this by-product
d. Design of super-tight buildings that have low outside air ventilation and that use
materials with these by-products.
15. The following statement is true with regards to sound except_______?
a. That sound is an aural sensation
b. That sound is caused by the vibration of particles which move in an infinitesimal amount
causing particles to impart motion and energy to them.
c. That sound travels in a vacuum
d. That sound is caused by oscillation in an elastic medium
16. In Inverse Square Law, it states that “sound intensity _______ the square of the distance
from the source”
a. Varies proportionally with c. Varies inversely with
b. Is equal to d. Is less than
17. The following are ways in which heat may be transferred except______?
a. Conduction
b. Radiation
c. Convection
d. Polarization
18. An acoustical engineer who is trained and experienced in voicing rooms.
a. Acoustician c. Acoustic Designer
b. Acoustical Engineer d. Sound Engineer
19. What are the properties of concrete as an acoustical material are important?
a. Concrete provides virtually no c. Concrete accept and transmits
absorption impact sound
b. Aerated concrete is fairly d. All of the choices
absorptive
20. This acoustical material is manufactured from rock wool, glass fibers, wood fibers, hair felt,
etc. generally installed on wood or metal framing system.
a. Acoustical plaster c. Acoustical tile
b. Acoustical foam d. Acoustical blanket
21. A system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the space to be
ventilated from a chamber at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to
expel stale air.
a. Plenum ventilation c. Cross-ventilation
b. Traverse-ventilation d. Centrifugal ventilation
22. The clarity of a sound, particularly a message conveyed by sound, such that it can be easily
and completely understood.
a. Intelligibility c. Bright / Lively
b. Articulation d. Dark / Dead
23. Sound whose frequency range is above that of human hearing, above 20,000 Hz.
a. Infra-sonics c. Ultra-sonics
b. Octave d. Voicing
24. Unit of absorption equivalent to 1 sq. ft of perfectly absorptive material?
a. Sabin c. Decibel
b. Phon d. Frequency
25. Unit of loudness level?
a. Phon c. Hertz
b. Sabin d. Frequency
26. Sound waves reflected from a concave surface.
a. Refraction c. Diffraction
b. Focusing d. Crawl
27. A device designed to stop a descending car from beyond its normal limit of travel?
a. Buffer c. Counter weight
b. Stopper d. Guardrail
28. Mechanical device to increase pressure upon the refrigerant?
a. Condenser c. Boiler
b. Compressor d. Refrigerant
29. _______ is a controller, sensitive to the amount of humidity in the air.
a. Pressure regulators c. Thermostat
b. Dampers d. Humidistat
30. _______ consist of wire frames enclosing felt, cotton or sponge through which the air is
screened.
a. Dry Filters c. Water Spray
b. Viscous Filters d. Eliminator Plates
31. Acoustic phenomenon which causes sound wave to bend.
a. Diffusion c. Focusing
b. Diffraction d. Refraction
32. A space which is designed to isolate an airconditioned space from another space to which it
is connected.
a. Air Space c. Air Lock
b. Air Barrier d. Air Stopper
33. The temperature at which an air-water vapor mixture will become saturated and begin to yield
drops of condensed water.
a. Dew Point
b. Thermostats
 c. Humidity Ratio
d. Enthalpy
34. Quantity of heat in BTU per pound in a fluid of gas in relation to the total heat in the mixture
above zero degrees F.
a. Humidity Ratio c. Thermostats
b. Dew Point d. Enthalpy
35. A measure of the clarity of sound based on the comprehension of the message being
conveyed by sound. A "cat, bat, tat, rat... type of recognition test. The conversational version
of Articulation.
a. Intelligibility c. Dark / Dead
b. Articulation d. Bright / Lively
36. The intensification and prolongation of sound produced by sympathetic vibration.
a. Echo c. Resonance
b. Flutter d. Creep
37. Main function is to drive or operate either directly or indirectly, other mechanical equipment?
a. Prime mover c. Escalator
b. Dumbwaiter d. Process Machine
38. Machine for lifting or lowering and moving horizontal?
a. Dumbwaiter c. Escalator
b. Elevator d. Crane
39. The temperature of a uniform black enclosure in which solid body or occupant would
exchange the amount of radiant heat as in the existing non-uniform environment.
a. Mean Radiant Temperature c. Dry-bulb Temperature
b. Wet-bulb Temperature d. None of the above
40. When traveling forward in a straight path, it changes direction as it passes through different
density and causes sound wave to bend.
a. Focusing c. Diffusion
b. Refraction d. Diffraction