Professional Practice Exam Review

Professional Practice
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1 TAMA contract documents phase The third phase of an architect's regular services.
1 TAMA pre-design services Project financing falls under what kind of service of the architect.
1 TAMA specialized allied services Comprehensive planning falls under what service of the architect.
1 TAMA 10% The fee of the architect for design-build services on a guaranteed maximum cost aside
from his fee for regular design services.
1 TAMA 10% What percentage of an architect's work is liability under the civil code.
1 TAMA 50% For interior design services, the architect shall be paid what percentage of the fee upon
submission of the final design.
1 TAMA 85% When the owner fails to implement the plans and documents for construction as
prepared by the architect, the architect is entitled to receive what percentage of his fee.
1 TAMA 500 pesos The minimum fee per appearance of an architect when rendering service as an expert
witness shall be.
1 TAMA 12% The minimum basic fee for specialized decorative building.
1 TAMA 6% The minimum basic fee for industrial buildings with a project cost below 50 million pesos.
1 TAMA 8% The minimum basic fee for hospitals with a project cost below 50 million pesos.
1 TAMA architect In design-build services, the single-point-responsibility of project delivery puts the legal
liability for both the design and construction on the.
1 TAMA 3 months The release of 10% retention by the owner shall be done after how many months from
the date of final payment.
1 TAMA general conditions Printed documents stipulating the procedural and administrative aspect of the contract.
1 TAMA schedule of material and finishes An outline specification enumerating the type and trade names of materials to be used.
1 TAMA quotation A price given by a contractor, sub-contractor, material supplier or vendor to furnish
materials, labor or both.
1 TAMA certificate of payment A statement from the architect confirming the amount of money due the contractor for
work accomplished.
1 TAMA performance bond A bond furnished by the contractor and his surety as a guarantee to execute the work in
accordance with the terms of the contract.
1 TAMA bid An offer to perform the work prescribed in a contract at a specified cost.
1 TAMA 7% The fee of the architect for design-build services by administration.
1 TAMA closed specification A stipulation of the use of specific products or processes without provision for substitution.
1 TAMA instruction to bidders A list of instructions stipulating the manner on which bids are to be prepared.
1 TAMA 2 months The performance and Payment Bonds shall be released by the owner after the expiration
of how many months from the final acceptance of the work.
1 TAMA 12 months The Guarantee Bond is released how many months after the date of final payment. 12 months / 1 yr
1 TAMA 30 days How many days shall the Building Official issue a certificate of occupancy after final
inspection of the project.
1 TAMA statute of limitation A statute specifying the period of time within which legal action must be brought for
alleged damage or injury.
1 TAMA statutory bond A bond, the form or content of which is prescribed by statute.
1 TAMA statute of frauds A rule that certain kinds of contracts are enforceable unless signed and in writing or
unless there is a written memorandum of their terms signed by the party to be charged.
1 TAMA lease A contract transferring the right of possession of buildings, property, etc., for a fixed
period of time, usually for periodical compensation called 'rent'.
1 TAMA leasehold A tenure by lease; real estate held under a lease.
1 TAMA lessee The person receiving a possessory interest in buildings, property, etc., by lease.
1 TAMA lessor The person granting a possessory interest in buildings, property, etc., by lease.
1 TAMA 2-2.5 Range of the multiplier for Multiple of Direct Personnel Expense.
1 TAMA multiple of direct
This type of compensation is only applied to non-creative work.
1 TAMA 1 Supervision Work is a non-creative work, true or false.
1 TAMA percentage of construction cost A world-wide used method of compensation for architectural services.
1 TAMA multiple of direct This method of compensation is applied only to pre-design services, supervision work,
1 TAMA personnel and other works which the Architect may perform other than the regular and specialized
1 TAMA expenses allied services.
1 TAMA percentage of construction cost This type of compensation is similar to the concept being charged by realtors,
developers, and lawyers.
1 TAMA 50 km For reimbursable expenses, how many kilometers from the Architect's office shall a work
be located to allow reimbursable expenses.
1 TAMA professional fee + expenses This method of compensation is frequently used where there is continuing relationship
on a series of projects.
1 TAMA architect The full-time construction inspector shall be under the technical control and supervision
of the ___.
1 TAMA letter of transmittal Submission of shop drawings shall be accompanied by a ___ in duplicate.
1 TAMA 3 How many sets of shop drawings for approval shall the contractor submit to the Architect?
1 TAMA contractor Who shall have the responsibility of securing, but not liable for non-issuance, of the final
occupancy permit.
1 TAMA 1 True or false, can the owner relegate to the contractor the responsibility of establishing
the lot lines, boundary lines, easements, and benchmarks provided that the owner pays
the contractor for such works?
1 TAMA owner Who shall have the responsibility for establishing lot lines, boundary lines, easements,
and benchmarks?
1 TAMA contractor Who shall pay for the services of a licensed surveyor for confirmation and certification of
the location of column centers, piers, walls, pits, trenches, pipe work, culvert work, utility
lines, and other similar works required by the contract.
1 TAMA 1-1.5% Professional Fee for the Architect as a full-time supervisor.
1 TAMA 1.5-3% Professional fee for the Construction Manager.
1 TAMA firm fixed price
1 TAMA fixed price incentive
Four types of Contracts for construction management
1 TAMA cpif CPIF / CPAF
1 TAMA cost + fixed fee
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Professional Practice
1 TAMA 1/6 Under PD 1096, what should be the proportion of sidewalk width to that of the road right-
of-way?
1 TAMA 2% At what interest rate per month should a client pay the architect should the former fail to
pay the latter beyond 30 days from receipt of billing?
1 TAMA civil code What code holds the architect responsible for the building/structure he designed for a
certain period of time.
1 TAMA per diem + reimbursement What type of compensation is applied to cases where the architect's personal time is
expenses required, such as conferences, joint venture activities, etc.?
1 TAMA payment bond What type of bond guarantees payment on all obligations arising from the contract?
1 TAMA lump sum What type of compensation is applied to most of Gov't projects and entails more paper
Lump Sum / Fixed Fee
works and is advantageous to both client and architect.
1 TAMA 2-5% Professional Fee for the Project Manager.
1 TAMA project manager If the Project Manager is hired by the owner, who shall have the responsibility of hiring
the Construction Manager?
1 TAMA 1 True or false, based on the Civil Code, the Project Manager has no legal responsibility
insofar as design and construction is concerned.
1 TAMA project manager His primary responsibility is the exercise of overall cost control which relieves the owner
of many of the anxieties that usually beset , particularly those concerned with forecasting
cost and completion dates.
1 TAMA public In the architect's code of ethics, to whom does the architect has responsibility to seek
Public / People
opportunities for constructive service in civic and urban affairs?
1 TAMA pd 223 What PD created the PRC which regulates the practice of various professionals.
1 TAMA people Architect XYZ uses paid advertisements without sanction by professional consensus and
People / Public
years of experience. His action is unethical with respect to his relation to whom?
1 TAMA bid bulletin Additional information on contract documents issued to bidders before date of bidding.
1 TAMA proposal The offer of a bidder to perform the work described by the contract documents when made
out and submitted on the prescribed proposal form, properly signed and sealed.
1 TAMA proposal bond The cashier's check or surety bond accompanying the proposal submitted by the bidder,
as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract with the owner for the construction
of the work, if the contract is awarded to him.
1 TAMA special provisions Instructions which may be issued prior to the bidding to supplement and/or modify
drawings, specifications, and/or general conditions of the contract.
1 TAMA specifications Written or printed description of work to be done describing qualities of material and mode
of construction.
1 TAMA written notice Means information, advice or notification pertinent to the project delivered in person or
sent by registered mail to the individual, firm or corporation at the last known business
address of such individual, firm or corporation.
1 TAMA work Includes labor or materials or both as equipment, transportation, or other facilities
necessary to commence and complete the construction called for in the contract.
1 TAMA install Means to build-in, mount in position, connect or apply any object specified ready for the
intended use.
1 TAMA furnish Means to purchase and/or fabricate and deliver to jobsite.
1 TAMA provide Means to furnish and install.
1 TAMA 50% No further retention shall be made on the balance of the contract when how many percent
of the contract has been completed?
1 TAMA 65% No payment shall be made on contracts in excess of how many percent of the contract
price.
1 TAMA 30% The guarantee bond is equal to how many percent of the contract price?
1 TAMA 30% How many percent of the architect's fee is payable to the architect upon completion of the
preparation of the schematic design phase and up to final design development phase?
1 TAMA 2.5 Standard factor computed for changes and/or revisions made on completed contracts.
1 TAMA 12 sqm Approximately, how many square meters of office space for the architect is built by the
contractor as temporary facilities for the project.
1 TAMA 50 m All trees and other plants that need to be transplanted elsewhere within ___ meters
1 TAMA contractor shall be done by the ___ at his own expense.
1 TAMA specifications If there is a variance/discrepancy between the drawings and specifications, what shall
be followed?
1 TAMA 15 days How many days prior to bidding shall the contractor seek the architect's
clarification as to the particular areas of work which requires evaluation of the architect?
1 TAMA 15 days How many days upon written notice can a contractor terminate a contract with a valid
reason?
1 TAMA 90 days Suspension of work for ___ days by order of any court or other public authority through
no act or fault of the contractor gives the him the right to terminate contract.
1 TAMA 0 True or false, the contractor can terminate contract if the owner should fail to pay the
False (30 days)
contractor any sum within 15 days after its award by arbitration
1 TAMA 0 True or false, the contractor can terminate contract if the owner should fail to act upon
False (15 days)
any request for payment within 30 days after its certification by the architect.
1 TAMA contractor Who declares bankruptcy as a valid reason for the termination of a contract?
1 TAMA 1 True or false, upon termination of contract and upon the decision of the architect that
materials and equipment left by the contractor which do not belong to him can be used
and rent of such shall be borne by the failing contractor.
1 TAMA 1 True or false, in case of suspension of work, all unpaid work executed including expenses
incurred during suspension shall be evaluated by the architect and charged to the owner.
1 TAMA 0 True or false, the owner has no right to claim liquidated damages if he takes over the
work from the contractor for failure to complete the project.
1 TAMA 10 days How many days prior to canceling an insurance be given to the owner stipulating the
intention to cancel?
1 TAMA 15% How many percent of the contract amount is the Performance Bond?
1 TAMA 15% How many percent of the contract amount is the Payment Bond?
1 TAMA penalty clause A contract provision setting forth the damages a party must pay in the event of his breach.
1 TAMA 5000 for first 50 hectares Basic Fee for Physical Planning Type 1 or site such as industrial estates, commercial
centers, sports complex, resorts, etc.
1 TAMA ra 6451 Predecessor of PD 1096
1 TAMA pd 1308 What presidential decree institutionalized the profession of environmental planning?
1 TAMA liens It is a right enforceable against specific property to secure payment of an obligation.
1 TAMA 6% Minimum basic fee for simple projects.
1 TAMA 50% Minimum basic fee for alterations/renovations.
1 TAMA 200 pesos / hr When the architect is engaged to render opinion or advise, clarification or explanation
on technical matters pertaining to his profession, the minimum basic fee shall be ___.
1 TAMA 500 pesos When rendering service as an expert witness, the architect is compensated ___/ hr.
1 TAMA 12% Minimum basic fee for Group 5 Projects (monumental).
1 TAMA repetitive construction What is Group 6 Project classification?
1 TAMA 10% of 1st unit
1 TAMA 60% 2nd-10th unit Minimum Basic fee for housing projects.
1 TAMA 30% 11th and above
1 TAMA group 3 Under what classification of Project does Hospitals and Medical Buildings fall? Group 3 (Exceptional Character)
1 TAMA group 3 Under what classification of Project does Stadium fall? Group 3 (Exceptional Character)
1 TAMA 750 pesos Minimum Per diem paid to the architect if work is beyond 50 kms. From office.
1 TAMA construction phase service On the remaining 15% work fee of the architect, where does the 5% go.
1 TAMA 5 days Repairs and corrective works at the expense of the contractor should be done within how
many days after written notice by owner?
1 TAMA 10 days Failure on the part of the contractor to remove condemned work shall give the owner right
to remove said work at contractor's exepense and contractor shall pay the owner the
expenses incurred within how many days from removal by the owner of said work?
1 TAMA 7th day / notice to proceed Contract time reckoning shall commence on the ___ from receipt of ___.
1 TAMA civic center An area of a city where municipal buildings are grouped.
1 TAMA chattel Any article of property not consisting of or affixed to land plus any interest in land that is
less than a freehold.
1 TAMA reciprocity No person who is not a citizen of the Philippines may take the board exams or practice
the profession unless the country of his relation allows the same ___.
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History of Architecture

1 TAMA pyramid In Egyptian architecture, the tomb of the pharaohs is the.
1 TAMA cheops The great pyramid at Gizeh was built during the 4th dynasty by.
1 TAMA rameses 1 The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty.
1 TAMA marble The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of which Greece and her
domains had ample supply of was.
1 TAMA columnar trabeated Greek architecture was essentially.
1 TAMA propylaea Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected by the architect Mnesicles
is the.
1 TAMA parthenon The building in the acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect
building ever erected is the.
1 TAMA arch and vault With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the
Romans achieved huge interiors with the.
1 TAMA composite Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the Greeks.
1 TAMA domical roof construction From the 5th century to the present, the character of Byzantine architecture is the
practice of using.
1 TAMA st. sophia, constantinople The finest and remaining example of Byzantine architecture.
1 TAMA sober and dignified The architectural character of the Romanesque architecture is.
1 TAMA marble Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the
use of what material for facing walls.
1 TAMA pantheon The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome.
1 TAMA pteroma The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek temple.
1 TAMA gladiatorial contests Amphitheaters are used for ___.
1 TAMA stoa An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public places.
1 TAMA acropolis The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City.
1 TAMA antefix An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex
tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
1 TAMA acroterion Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament, more usually,
Acroterion / Acroterium
the ornament itself.
1 TAMA anthemion Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament.
1 TAMA apotheca In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for storing wine.
1 TAMA anthemion The characteristic of Greek ornament.
1 TAMA marble The use of ___ for facing walls distinguishes Romanesque architecture in Italy from that
of the rest of Europe.
1 TAMA pisa The outstanding group of Romanesque is found in ___.
1 TAMA refectory The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college.
1 TAMA baroque The architecture of the curved line is known as ___.
1 TAMA cortel The open court in an Italian palazzo.
1 TAMA tracery The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a Gothic window.
1 TAMA cha-sit-su Japanese tea house.
1 TAMA masjid A Muslim temple, a mosque for public worship, also known as place for prostration.
1 TAMA stupa Domical mound containing a relic.
1 TAMA bale Ifugao house (southern strain).
1 TAMA ziggurat In Mesopotamian architecture, religion called for temples made of sun-dried bricks.
1 TAMA doric The style of the order with massive and tapering columns resting on a base of 3 steps.
1 TAMA pyramid Tomb of the pharaohs.
1 TAMA tumuli Earthen burial mounds containing upright and lintel stones forming chambers for
consecutive burials for several to a hundred persons.
1 TAMA apse A semi-circular or semi-polygonal space, usually in church, terminating in axis and
intended to house an altar.
1 TAMA dipteral Temples in Greece that have a double line of columns surrounding the naos.
1 TAMA prytaneion Senate house for chief dignitaries in Greek architecture
1 TAMA erich mendelsohn Architect of the Einstein Tower.
1 TAMA walter gropius Founder of the Bauhaus School of Art.
1 TAMA art noveau What architectural term is termed to be free from any historical style?
1 TAMA cambodian From what architecture is the Angkor Vat?
1 TAMA van alen The architect of Chrysler building in N.Y.
1 TAMA embrasures Another term for crenel or intervals between merlon of a battlement.
1 TAMA agra Taj Mahal temple is located in ___.
1 TAMA amenemhat I In the middle kingdom, in Egyptian architecture, who consolidate the administrative
system, made a survey of the country, set boundaries to the provinces, and other helpful
works.
1 TAMA senusret I Who erected the earliest known obelisk at Heliopolis.
1 TAMA heb-sed Jubilee festivals of the pharaohs.
1 TAMA pyramid of zoser The world's first large-scale monument in stone.
1 TAMA pyramid of khufu The highest sloped pyramid in Gizeh
1 TAMA groin vault A vault created when two barrel vaults intersect at the right angles.
1 TAMA visayan Sarimanok is a décor reflecting the culture of the ___.
1 TAMA greek Caryatid porch is from what architecture?
1 TAMA canephora Female statues with baskets serving as columns.
1 TAMA bartizan A small tower usually corbelled at the corner of the castle.
1 TAMA basilica A hall built in Roman Empire for the administration of justice.
1 TAMA greek The Parthenon is from what architecture.
1 TAMA helm roof A roof in which 4 faces rests diagonally between the gables and converge at the roof.
1 TAMA masu-gumi A compound bracket or capital in Japanese architecture.
1 TAMA cavetto A concave molding approximately quarter round.
1 TAMA carlos santos viola Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo.
1 TAMA caesar homer concio A Filipino architect whose philosophy is 'the structure must be well oriented'.
1 TAMA pinnacle What is not required as a feature in modern Muslim mosque.
1 TAMA william cosculluela Architect of Robinson's Galleria
1 TAMA richard josef neutra "A house is like a flower pot"
1 TAMA sarcophagus Richly carved coffins of Greece and Mesopotamia.
1 TAMA imhotep King Zoser's architect who was deified in the 26th dynasty.
1 TAMA bouleuterion The council house in Greece.
1 TAMA english renaissance Elizabethan Architecture is from what architecture. U.S. / English Renaissance
1 TAMA tussel house Art Noveau style first appeared in what structure.
1 TAMA astylar A faced without columns or pilaster in renaissance architecture.
1 TAMA jugendstijl Art Noveau is known as the international style, in Germany it is known as ___.
1 TAMA ludwig mies van der rohe Less is more.
1 TAMA liceo de manila First school which offered architecture in the Philippines.
1 TAMA crenel Embrasures.
1 TAMA balance Formal architecture, one of the principles of composition.
1 TAMA eclecticism Different historical styles combined.
1 TAMA eero saarinen Architect of TWA airport.
1 TAMA kaufman house The falling water by Frank Lloyd Wright is also known as ___.
1 TAMA juan nakpil First president and founder of PAS.
1 TAMA kenzo tange "Modern architecture need not be western".
1 TAMA felipe mendoza Architect of the national library, Philippines.
1 TAMA palace of persepolis The xerxes hall of hundred columns was introduced during the Mesopotamian
architecture, which palace was it used.
1 TAMA saracenic architecture Taj Mahal is a building example of what architecture.
1 TAMA echinus The convex projecting molding of eccentric curve supporting the abacus of a Doric capital.
1 TAMA s-tiles Pantiles used for Chinese roofings.
1 TAMA agora Greek equivalent of the Roman forum, a place of open air assembly or market.
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1 TAMA entasis A slight vertical curvature in the shaft of a column.
1 TAMA baroque The very ornate style of architecture developed in the later renaissance period.
1 TAMA pagoda A multi-storied shrine like towers, originally a Buddhist monument of diminishing size with
corbelled cornice and moldings.
1 TAMA roman "cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture.
1 TAMA crepidoma From the Greek forms of temple, the three where it lies is known as ___.
1 TAMA amphi-prostyle From the Greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of columns at the front and rear.
1 TAMA cenotaphs Memorial monuments of persons buried elsewhere in Roman architecture.
1 TAMA cheops
1 TAMA chefren The three pyramids in Gizeh
1 TAMA mycerinus
1 TAMA aljibe The cistern storage of collected rainwater underneath the azotea of the bahay na bato.
1 TAMA impluvium A shallow cistern or drain area in the center of a house.
1 TAMA naos In Greek temples, the equivalent of the crypt is the ___.
1 TAMA crypt The tomb beneath a church.
1 TAMA bema A raised stage reserved for the clergy in early Christian churches.
1 TAMA console A decorative bracket usually taking the form of a cyma reversa strap.
1 TAMA villa Semi-palatial house surrounded by an open site.
1 TAMA atrium house A roman house with a central patio.
1 TAMA romanesque Revival of classical Roman style
1 TAMA romanesque The style emerging in western Europe in the early 11th century, based on Roman and
Byzantine elements, characterized by massive articulated wall structures, round arches,
and powerful vaults, and lasting until the advent of Gothic architecture.
1 TAMA alvar aalto Architect and furniture designer.
1 TAMA tomas mapua First registered architect in the Philippines.
1 TAMA forum The public square of imperial Rome.
1 TAMA welton becket Architect of Manila Hilton Hotel.
1 TAMA chartres cathedral Finest example of French-Gothic architecture
1 TAMA 176 How many stained glass are there in the Chartres Cathedral?
1 TAMA greek Agora is from what architecture?
1 TAMA ziggurat Sacred artificial mountains of Babylon and Assyria.
1 TAMA acanthus A plant whose leaves form the lower portions of the Corinthian capital.
1 TAMA arch Structure of wedge-shaped blocks over an opening.
1 TAMA triforium The space between the sloping roof over the aisle and the aisle vaulting, so also called
a blind story.
1 TAMA clerestory A windowed wall that rises above the roof of adjacent walls that admit light into the
interior.
1 TAMA module A standard, usually of length, by which the proportions of a building are determined.
1 TAMA tympanum The triangular or segmental space enclosed by a pediment or arch.
1 TAMA arcade A line of counterthrusting arches on columns or piers.
1 TAMA architrave In the classical order, the lowest part or member of the entablature; the beam that spans
from column to column.
1 TAMA entablature In classical architecture, the elaborated beam member carried by the columns.
1 TAMA cornice
1 TAMA frieze Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom.
1 TAMA architrave
1 TAMA octagonal Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda.
1 TAMA 13 Usual number of stories for a Chinese pagoda.
1 TAMA tokonama A special feature of Japanese houses, used to display a flower arrangement or art.
1 TAMA square Plan shape of a Japanese pagoda.
1 TAMA hagia sophia The most famous structure of Byzantine architecture and notable of its large dome.
1 TAMA pediment Triangular piece of wall above the entablature.
1 TAMA pendentive A spherical triangle forming the transition from the circular plan of a dome to the poly-
gonal plan of its supporting structure.
1 TAMA narthex A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church.
1 TAMA nave The principal or central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the choir or
chancel and usually flanked by aisles.
1 TAMA ambulatory The covered walk of an atrium.
1 TAMA cantharus A basin for ritual cleansing with water in the atrium of an early Christian basilica.
1 TAMA exedra A large apsidal extension of the interior volume of a church.
1 TAMA baldachino An ornamental canopy of stone or marble permanently place over the altar in a church.
1 TAMA tabernacle A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing a statue.
1 TAMA niche A recess in a wall to contain a statue or other small items.
1 TAMA minaret A tower in the Muslim Mosque used to call people to prayer.
1 TAMA lacunaria Coffers, sunken panels in the ceiling.
1 TAMA bayon The Buddhist temple in ancient Cambodia which feature four faces of the compassionate
Buddha.
1 TAMA mudejar A term given to the mixture of Christian, Spanish, and Muslim 12th-16th century
architecture.
1 TAMA crocket Projecting blocks of stone carved with foliage, typical in Gothic architecture.
1 TAMA abacus A slab forming the crowning member of the capital.
1 TAMA capital The crowning member of a column.
1 TAMA plinth A rectangular or square slab supporting the column at the base.
1 TAMA chancel A low screen wall enclosing the choir in early Christian church.
1 TAMA frigidarium The cold section of a Roman Bath.
1 TAMA barasoain church This church in the Philippines is the seat of the Malolos Congress.
1 TAMA seraglio The palace proper in Assyrian palaces.
1 TAMA ziggurat Holy mountains.
1 TAMA mnesicles Architect of the famous propylaea, Acropolis.
1 TAMA harem Private family apartments in Assyrian palaces.
1 TAMA great temple abu simbel The most stupendous and impressive of the rock-cut-temples.
1 TAMA great temple abu simbel The four-seated colossal statues of Rameses II is carved in the pylon of the ___.
1 TAMA palm
1 TAMA lotus Favorite motifs of design of the Egyptians.
1 TAMA papyrus
1 TAMA mortuary and cult temples Two main classes of temples in Egyptian Architecture.
1 TAMA mortuary temple Egyptian temples for ministrations to deified pharaohs.
1 TAMA ziggurat Structure whose corners are made to face the four cardinal points.
1 TAMA pyramid Structure whose sides are made to face the four cardinal points.
1 TAMA cult temple Egyptian temples for the popular worship of the ancient and the mysterious gods.
1 TAMA persian The use of monsters in doorways is prevalent in what architecture?
1 TAMA atlantes The Greek male statues used as columns.
1 TAMA exedra A recessed or alcove with raised seats where disputes took place.
1 TAMA peripteral A single line of columns surrounding the Naos.
1 TAMA stylobate The uppermost step in the crepidoma.
1 TAMA stereobate The lowest step in the crepidoma.
1 TAMA gymnasium A building in Greek and Roman for exercises or physical activities.
1 TAMA pronaos
1 TAMA naos The three chamber of a Greek temple.
1 TAMA epinaos
1 TAMA pinacotheca A Greek building that contains painted pictures.
1 TAMA prostyle Temple with a portico of columns arranged in front.
1 TAMA intercolumniation The clear space in between columns.
1 TAMA eustyle Intercolumniation of 2.25 diameters.
1 TAMA areostyle Intercolumniation of 4 diameters.
1 TAMA systyle Intercolumniation of 2 diameters.
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1 TAMA 1.5 diameters Pycnostyle intercolumniation has how many diameters?
1 TAMA 3 diameters Diastyle intercolumniation has how many diameters.
1 TAMA odeion A kindred type to the theater.
1 TAMA circus Roman building which is a prototype of the hippodrome of the Greek.
1 TAMA colosseum Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place.
1 TAMA wrestling What sporting event takes place in the Palaestra?
1 TAMA stadium A foot race course in the cities.
1 TAMA in antis A temple with 1-4 columns arranged between antae at the front.
1 TAMA amphi-antis A temple with 1-4 columns arranged between antae at the front and rear.
1 TAMA gymnasium In Greek, it is the Roman prototype of the Thermae.
1 TAMA doric Greek order that has no base.
1 TAMA epidauros The most beautiful and best preserved of the Greek theaters.
1 TAMA tuscan and composite What orders did the Etruscans and the Romans add making 5 in all?
1 TAMA use of concrete What allowed the Romans to build vaults of a magnitude never equaled till the birth of
steel for buildings.
1 TAMA pantheon The finest of all illustrations of Roman construction.
1 TAMA forum romanum The oldest and most important forum in Rome. V
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1 TAMA xerxes Who commenced the 'hall of hundred columns'?
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1 TAMA artaxerxes Who completed the 'hall of hundred columns'? p
1 TAMA callicrates and ictinus Architects of the Parthenon. a
1 TAMA phidias Master sculptor of the Parthenon. s
1 TAMA lacus In Roman fountains, the large basin of water. i
1 TAMA salientes Spouting jets in Roman fountain. a
1 TAMA circus maximus The oldest circus in Rome. n
1 TAMA vespasian The colosseum in Rome also known as the "flavian amphitheater" was commenced by whom
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1 TAMA domitian and completed by whom?
1 TAMA mnesicles Architect of the Erechtheion. D
1 TAMA clepsydra A water clock or an instrument for measuring time by the use of water. o
1 TAMA treasury of atreus The finest of Greek Tombs, also known as the 'tomb of Agamemnon'. m
1 TAMA theron Architect of the Temple of Zeus, Agrigentum i
1 TAMA libon Architect of the Temples of Zeus, Olympia. t
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1 TAMA cossutius Roman architect of the Greek Temples of Zeus, Olympius.
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1 TAMA 18 Both the regula and the mutule has guttae numbering a total of ___. n
1 TAMA 4-horse chariot A quadrigas is a ___.
1 TAMA cyma reversa The water-leaf and tongue is a usual ornament found in the ___.
1 TAMA key pattern The Corona is usually painted with the ___.
1 TAMA sculptured reliefs Greek sculptures may be classified as "architectural sculpture, free standing statuary,
and the ___".
1 TAMA bird's beak The molding that is often found in the Doric Order.
1 TAMA peribolus The wall or colonnade enclosing the Temenos
1 TAMA domus The private house of the Romans.
1 TAMA podium Roman rectangular temples stood on a ___.
1 TAMA bepidales Roman large square tiles.
1 TAMA opus mixtum A type of Roman wall facing with alternating courses of brickworks.
1 TAMA opus incertum A type of Roman wall facing which is made of small stone laid in a loose pattern roughly
resembling polygonal work.
1 TAMA opus recticulatum A type of Roman wall facing with a net-like effect.
1 TAMA opus quadratum A type of roman wall facing with rectangular block with or without mortar joints.
1 TAMA basilica A Roman structure used as hall of justice and commercial exchanges.
1 TAMA choragic monument A type of monument erected to support a tripod, as a prize for athletic exercises or
musical competitions in Greek festivals.
1 TAMA fret A type of ornament in classic or renaissance architecture consisting of an assemblage
of straight lines intersecting at right angles, and of various patterns.
1 TAMA termini Figures of which the upper parts alone are carved, the rest running into a parallelopiped
or diminishing pedestal.
1 TAMA opus tesselatum Marble mosaic pattern used on ceilings of vaults and domes.
1 TAMA callimachus Conceptualized the Corinthian capital.
1 TAMA thalamus The sleeping room of the 'megaron'.
1 TAMA timber-enframed portal The origin of the door architrave.
1 TAMA etruscans The atrium type of house originated with the ___.
1 TAMA insula Roman apartment blocks.
1 TAMA nymphaeum A building in classic architecture decorated with flowers and plants with water for the
purpose of relaxation.
1 TAMA renaissance !5th to 18th century architecture.
1 TAMA louis sullivan "Form follows function".
1 TAMA iñigo jones The dominating personality who became an ardent disciple of the Italian renaissance
style.
1 TAMA hypostyle hall A pillared hall in which the roofs rests on the column in Egyptian temples.
1 TAMA thothmes I Who began the building of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak?
1 TAMA ptolemy III Architect of the Great Serapeum at Alexandria.
1 TAMA buckminster fuller He created the Dymaxion House, "the first machine for living".
1 TAMA rock-hewn tombs Tombs built for the Egyptian nobility rather than the royalty.
1 TAMA george ramos Architect of the Lung Center of the Philippines.
1 TAMA tepidarium The warm room in the Thermae.
1 TAMA calidarium The Hot room of the Thermae.
1 TAMA frigidarium The cold or unheated pool in the Thermae.
1 TAMA sudatorium The dry or sweating room in the Thermae.
1 TAMA apodyteria The dressing room of the Thermae.
1 TAMA unctuaria The room for oils and unguents in the thermae.
1 TAMA forum Orientation of the Roman temple is towards the ___.
1 TAMA east Orientation of the Greek temple is towards the ___.
1 TAMA south Orientation of the Etruscan temple is towards the ___.
1 TAMA west Orientation of the Medieval Church.
1 TAMA cancelli The space for the clergy and choir is separated by a low screen wall from the body of the
church called ___.
1 TAMA ambo On either side of the choir, pulpits for the reading of the epistle and the gospel are
called.
1 TAMA bema In some churches, there is a part which is raised as part of the sanctuary which later
developed into the transept, this is the ___.
1 TAMA apse In early Christian churches, the bishop took the central place at the end of the church
called ___.
1 TAMA statues The iconoclastic movement during the Byzantine period forbade the use of ___.
1 TAMA centralized Type of plan of the Byzantine churches.
1 TAMA anthemius and isidorus Architects of the Hagia Sophia. (St. Sophia, Constantinople)
1 TAMA st. sophia, constantinople The supreme monument of Byzantine architecture.
1 TAMA little metropole cathedral Smallest cathedral in the world. (Byzantine period) Little Metropole Cath., Athens
1 TAMA nea moni One of the few churches of its type to have survived having a square nave and without
cross-arms, roofed by a dome which spans to the outer walls of the building.
1 TAMA lantern A tower raised above a roof pierced to admit light.
1 TAMA cloisters the covered passage around an open space or garth, connecting the church to the chapter
house, refectory and other parts of the monastery.
1 TAMA ornamental arcades The prominent feature of the facades in Romanesque Central Italy.
1 TAMA worms cathedral The best example of a German Romanesque church with apses at both east and west
ends.
1 TAMA cathedral The term applied to the Episcopal church of the diocese and also the important structure
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of the Gothic period.
1 TAMA greek cross The first plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Bramante.
1 TAMA latin cross The final plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Carlo Maderna.
1 TAMA bernini He erected the entrance Piazza at St. Peter's Basilica.
1 TAMA dispensa Used as food storage in the Bahay na Bato.
1 TAMA falig The granary in traditional Bontoc House.
1 TAMA minoru yamasaki Architect of the World Trade Center.
1 TAMA greek The Erechtheion of Mnesicles is from what architecture?
1 TAMA balteus The part of the Corinthian capital without flower.
1 TAMA roman The Pantheon is from what architecture.
1 TAMA agrippa The architect of the Pantheon.
1 TAMA prytaneion The senate house of the Greeks.
1 TAMA marcel lajos breuer Architect of the Bi-Nuclear House, the H-Plan.
1 TAMA felix outerino candela Mexican Architect/Engineer who introduced thin shell construction.
1 TAMA hypotrachelion In the Doric Order, the shaft terminates in the ___.
1 TAMA doric In what Order is the Parthenon.
1 TAMA ionic In what Order is the temple of Nike Apteros, Athens.
1 TAMA temple of nike apteros This temple is dedicated to 'Wingless Victory'. Temple of Nike Apteros, Athens
1 TAMA tower of the winds This structure in Greece was erected by Andronikos Cyrrhestes for measuring time by
Tower of the Winds, Athens
means of a clepsydra internally and sun dial externally.
1 TAMA acanthus and dolphin In the Cyma Reversa molding of the Romans, what ornaments are usually found?
1 TAMA greek From what architecture is the Stoa?
1 TAMA papyrus The Egyptian Ornament symbolizing fertility.
1 TAMA cult temple Egyptian Temple for popular worship of the ancient and mysterious gods.
1 TAMA balneum A small private bath found in Roman houses or palaces.
1 TAMA cella Corresponds to the Greek naos.
1 TAMA triglyph The large element in the frieze.
1 TAMA le corbusier "Architecture is a machine to live in".
1 TAMA eliel saarinen Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower.
1 TAMA frank lloyd wright "Architecture is Organic".
1 TAMA hennevique Invented reinforced concrete in France.
1 TAMA jose herrera First elected U.A.P. president.
1 TAMA juan nakpil Designer of the Bonifacio Monument.
1 TAMA guillermo tolentino Sculptor for the Bonifacio Monument.
1 TAMA shah jahan Designer of the Taj Mahal.
1 TAMA telamones Male counterpart of the Caryatids. Telamones or Atlantes
1 TAMA herms Like Caryatids and Atlantes, this is a three-quarter length figures.
1 TAMA terms This is a pedestal with human, animal, or mythological creatures at the top.
1 TAMA madrassah A small payer house in Egyptian architecture.
1 TAMA moscow Where "Constructivism" originated?
1 TAMA erich mendelsohn Expressionist Architect.
1 TAMA john ruskin and william moris Founders of the "Art Noveau".
1 TAMA eclecticism Combination of the new art and the graphing of the old art.
1 TAMA neo-classism Return in the use of Roman Orders in modern age.
1 TAMA parti Scheme or solution of a problem in architecture.
1 TAMA felipe mendoza Architect of the Batasang Pambansa.
1 TAMA george ramos Architect of the Philippine Heart Center.
1 TAMA juan nakpil Architect of the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
1 TAMA juan nakpil The architect of the Quiapo Church before its restoration.
1 TAMA morong church Built by the Franciscan priest Fr. Blas dela Madre, this church in Rizal whose design
depicts the heavy influence of Spanish Baroque, was declared a national treasure.
1 TAMA panay capiz This church, 1st built by the Augustinian Fr. Miguel Murguia, has an unusually large bell
which was made from approximately 70 sacks of coins donated by the towns people.
1 TAMA antonio sin diong Architect of SM Megamall.
1 TAMA gabriel formoso Central Bank of the Philippines, Manila.
1 TAMA george ramos G.S.I.S. Building, Roxas Boulevard.
1 TAMA lamin The tower atop the torogan where the princess and her ladies in waiting hide during
occasions.
1 TAMA zaguan Found in the ground floor of the bahay na bato, it is where the carriages and floats are
kept.
1 TAMA bilik The emergency hideout found directly behind the neadboard of the Sultan's bed.
1 TAMA azotea The flat, open terrace open to the toilet, bath, and kitchen areas and also used as a
laundry and drying space and service area for the servants.
1 TAMA dapogan In the kitchen of the bahay kubo, the table on top of which is the river stone, shoe-shaped
stove or kalan is known as ___.
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Fire Code of the Philippines

1 TAMA .71 m Minimum exit door width. .71 m
1 TAMA 2.3 m Minimum floor to ceiling height. 2.3 m
1 TAMA .19 m Maximum stair rise height for a class A stair. .19 m
1 TAMA 2.75 m Maximum height between landings for class A stair. 2.75 m
1 TAMA 2m Minimum headroom for class A & B stairs. 2m
1 TAMA .28 sqm Unit area per person for waiting areas or standing rooms. .28 sqm
1 TAMA 4 Number of exits for place of assembly for 1000 occupants ###
1 TAMA 46 m Travel distance to an exit without fire sprinkler system. 46 m
1 TAMA 61 m Travel distance to an exit with fire sprinkler system. 61 m
1 TAMA .83 m Minimum spacing of rows of seats from back to back for a public assembly building. .83 m
1 TAMA 14 Maximum number of seats in a row in between aisles. ###
1 TAMA 7 Maximum number of seats in a row opening on to an aisle at one side. ###
1 TAMA 60 cm Standard width of a seat without dividing arms for places of assembly. 60 cm
1 TAMA 91 cm Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60+. 91 cm
1 TAMA 2m Minimum headroom created by any projection from the ceiling. 2m
1 TAMA 56 cm Minimum clear width of turnstiles. 56 cm
1 TAMA 112 cm Minimum dimension of landings in direction of travel for class A & B stairs. 112 cm
1 TAMA 3 Minimum number of risers in any one (1) flight of stairs. ###
1 TAMA 76 cm Minimum height of a handrail above the upper surface of the tread. 76 cm
1 TAMA 38 mm Minimum clearance of a handrail from any wall. 38 mm
1 TAMA 91 cm Minimum height of a guard rail. 91 cm
1 TAMA 106 cm Maximum height of a guard rail. 106 cm
1 TAMA 7.5 m Minimum inner radius of a monumental stair. 7.5 m
1 TAMA 112 cm Minimum width of any balcony or bridge. 112 cm
1 TAMA 112 cm Minimum width of a class A ramp. 112 cm
1 TAMA 20.3 cm Maximum rise of any floor from the balcony floor to which an access door leads. 20.3 cm
1 TAMA 1 floor Maximum vertical height in floors for an escalator. 1 floor
1 TAMA 55.9 cm Minimum width of a fire escape stair for existing stairs. 55.9 cm
1 TAMA 55.9 cm Minimum width of landing for a fire escape stair for existing stairs. 55.9 cm
1 TAMA 15.25 cm Minimum tread for a fire escape stair for small buildings. 15.25 cm
1 TAMA 30.5 cm Maximum rise of fire escape stair for a small building. 30.5 cm
1 TAMA 22.9 cm Maximum rise of fire escape stair for existing stairs. 22.9 cm
1 TAMA 3.66 m Maximum height between landings for a fire escape stair for existing stairs. 3.66 m
1 TAMA 2.13 m Minimum headroom clearance for a fire escape stair for existing stairs. 2.13 m
1 TAMA 1.98 m Minimum headroom clearance for a fire escape stair for small buildings. 1.98 m
1 TAMA 3 Number of exits for place of assembly for 600-1000 occupants. ###
1 TAMA 50-300 Maximum occupant load for a class C public assembly. 50-300
1 TAMA 2 Minimum number of exit for an Institutional type of structure. ###
1 TAMA Maximum travel distance between room door intended as exit access and exit with sprinkler
30 m 30 m
system for institutional use.
1 TAMA 30 m Maximum travel distance from the door of any room to exit for hotels with sprinkler. 30 m
1 TAMA 31 m Maximum travel distance from the main entrance door to exit for apartments with sprinkler. 31 m
1 TAMA 2.5 cm Minimum increase in width for an aisle per linear meter. 2.5 cm
1 TAMA Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60 or more serving one side for a public
91 cm 91 cm
assembly building.
1 TAMA Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of 60 or more serving two sides for a public
1m 1m
assembly building.
1 TAMA 76 cm Minimum width of an aisle serving an occupant of below 60 for a public assembly building. 76 cm
1 TAMA 1.8 m Minimum width of an aisle for an educational use building. 1.8 m
1 TAMA 2.44 m Minimum width of an aisle for hospitals or nursing homes. 2.44 m
1 TAMA 1.83 m Minimum width of an aisle for custodial care institutions. 1.83 m
1 TAMA 112 cm Minimum width of an aisle for business use structure. 112 cm
1 TAMA 112 cm Minimum width of an aisle for an industrial building. 112 cm
1 TAMA 4.6 sqm Occupant load per person for laboratories. 4.6 sqm
1 TAMA institutional Jails are classified under what classification of occupancy. Institutional
1 TAMA assembly Courtrooms with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what
Assembly
classification of occupancy.
1 TAMA Armories with an occupant load of more than 100 are classified under what classification of
assembly Assembly
occupancy
1 TAMA business Libraries are classified under what classification of occupancy. Business
1 TAMA picking rooms Rooms where baled, bundled or piled materials segregated into desired sizes or groups.Picking rooms
1 TAMA high rise building Buildings or structures 15 meters or more in height. High rise building
1 TAMA explosive magazine Buildings or structures used for the storage of explosives, shells, projectile, etc. Explosive magazine
1 TAMA An air compartment or chamber to which 1 or more ducts are connected and which form part
plenum Plenum
of an air distribution system.
1 TAMA fulminate A kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion. Fulminate
1 TAMA phyrophoric Descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when exposed to air. Phyrophoric
1 TAMA oxidizing material A material that readily yields oxygen in quantities sufficient to stimulate or support
Oxidizing material
combustion.
1 TAMA forging A process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape and dimension. Forging
1 TAMA distillation The process of first raising the temperature to separate the more volatile from the less
volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the result vapor so as to produce a nearly Distillation
purified substance.
1 TAMA dust A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper proportion and
Dust
ignited will cause an explosion.
1 TAMA 37.8 deg. C Temperature rating at flash point. 37.8 deg. C
1 TAMA class b A class of fire with flammable liquid and gasses. Class B
1 TAMA boiling point The temperature at which a liquid is transformed or converted into vapor. Boiling Point
1 TAMA 4 hrs Minimum fire resistance rating for a firewall. 4 hrs
1 TAMA duct system A continuous passageway for the transmission of air. Duct System
1 TAMA flash point The minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient
Flash Point
concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air.
1 TAMA fumigant A gas, fume or vapor used for the destruction or control of insects, fungi, vermin, germs,
Fumigant
rodents or other pests.
1 TAMA 4.5 m Minimum width of any driveway in and around a lumber yard / piles. 4.5 m
1 TAMA 1.8 m Minimum height of fence for a lumber yard for exterior storage of lumbers. 1.8 m
1 TAMA 3.7 m Maximum width of sumps for the retention of oil and petroleum products. 3.7 m
1 TAMA 1.5 m For Refineries, distilleries, and chemical plants, the minimum height for a fence. 1.5 m
1 TAMA 15 m Minimum travel distance from any individual room subject to occupancy by not more
15 m
6 persons.
1 TAMA 23 m Maximum distance of travel from the high hazard area to an exit. 23 m
1 TAMA 3m Minimum distance of an incinerator from any structure used other than a single family
3m
dwelling.
1 TAMA 9 cm Maximum reduction in width of a stair by a handrail. 9 cm
1 TAMA 71 cm Minimum door width of a single door in a door way. 71 cm
1 TAMA 20.5 cm Maximum change in elevation between the interior of a door to the outside of it other than
20.5 cm
a balcony.
1 TAMA 7 kgs Maximum force in kilograms required for a panic hardware. 7 kgs
1 TAMA 112 cm Maximum height required for a panic hardware installation. 112 cm
1 TAMA 76 cm Minimum height required for a panic hardware installation. 76 cm
1 TAMA 20 Maximum number of occupant for a subdivided room or space by a folding partition. ###
1 TAMA 61 cm Minimum width of a door for family day care homes. 61 cm
1 TAMA 91 cm Minimum stair width for a class B stair serving an occupant load of less than 50. 91 cm
1 TAMA 25 mm Length of a nosing or effective projection over the level immediately below it for tread
25 mm
below 25 cms in dimension.
1 TAMA 86.5 cm Maximum height of a handrail. 86.5 cm
1 TAMA 37.8 deg. C A combustible liquid is any liquid having a flash point at or above. 37.8 deg. C
1 TAMA fire resistance rating The time duration that a material or construction can withstand the effect of standard
Fire resistance rating
fire test is known as.
1 TAMA cryogenic Any material which by its nature or as a result of its reaction with other elements
Cryogenic
produces a rapid drop in temperature of the immediate surrounding.
1 TAMA 30.5 m Classified as mercantile occupancies, the travel distance from exits shall be. 30.5 m
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1 TAMA assembly Under what classification of occupancy does pool rooms fall. Assembly
1 TAMA institutional Under what classification of occupancy does home for the aged fall. Institutional
1 TAMA business Under what classification of occupancy does court houses fall. Business
1 TAMA industrial Under what classification of occupancy does refineries fall. Industrial
1 TAMA mercantile Under what classification of occupancy does drugstores fall. Mercantile
1 TAMA 71 cm Minimum width of an aisle in a store for mercantile occupancies. 71 cm
1 TAMA 1 Minimum number of aisles for Class 'A' stores. ###
1 TAMA 1.5 m Minimum clear width of aisles for a Class 'A' store. 1.5 m
1 TAMA 3.66 m Minimum clear width of an exit access through a covered mall. 3.66 m
1 TAMA 15 m Minimum height of buildings requiring automatic sprinkler protection. 15 m
1 TAMA 763 cm Standard inner radius of a curved stair in business occupancies. 763 cm
1 TAMA 19 cm Maximum height of riser for Class 'A' stairs. 19 cm
1 TAMA 20 cm Maximum height of riser for Class 'B' Stairs. 20 cm
1 TAMA 112 cm Minimum width of stair for Class 'B' stairs serving more than 50 persons. 112 cm
1 TAMA 91 cm Minimum width of stair for Class 'B' stairs serving 50 persons and below. 91 cm
1 TAMA 38 mm Maximum horizontal projection of a handrail over a stair. 38 mm
1 TAMA 25 mm Minimum width of a stair width for Class 'A' stairs. 25 mm
1 TAMA 3.7 m Maximum height between landings for a Class 'B' stairs. 3.7 m
1 TAMA 112 cm Minimum width of landings in direction of travel for Class 'A / B' stairs. 112 cm
1 TAMA 112 cm Minimum width of Class 'A' ramp. 112 cm
1 TAMA 76 cm Minimum width of Class 'B' ramp. 76 cm
1 TAMA 10-17% Standard slope of Class 'B' ramp in percentage. 10-17%
1 TAMA no limit Maximum height between landings for Class 'A' ramp. No limit
1 TAMA 3.66 m Maximum height between landings for Class 'A' ramp. 3.66 m
A
1 TAMA 1.2 m Minimum width of ramps of 3 stories or more in height. 1.2 um
1 TAMA 55.9 cm Minimum width for fire escape for existing stairs. 55.9 tcm
1 TAMA 55.9 cm Minimum horizontal dimension of any landing of platform for existing stairs for fire escape. 55.9 ocm
1 TAMA 30.5 cm Maximum rise for a fire escape for very small buildings. 30.5 m cm
1 TAMA 3.66 m Maximum height between landings for fire escape for existing stairs. 3.66am
1 TAMA 23 m Minimum distance travel to an exit for storage occupancies of high hazard commodities. t
23 m
i
1 TAMA class d Class of fire involving combustible metals, such as magnesium, sodium, potassium, and
Class cD
other similar materials.
1 TAMA class a Class of fire involving ordinary combustible materials, such as wood, papers, cloth, FA
Class
rubber, and plastics. i
1 TAMA dip tank A tank, vat or container of flammable or combustible liquid in which articles or materials r
Dip Tank
e
are immersed for the purpose of coating, finishing, treating or similar processes.
1 TAMA An integrated system of under ground or overhead piping or both connected to a source
of extinguishing agents or medium and designed in accordance with fire protection S
automatic fire suppression system u
engineering standards which when actuated by its automatic detecting device, p
suppresses fire within the area protected. p
1 TAMA means of egress A continuous and unobstructed route of exit from any point in a building to a public way.Means ofr Egress
1 TAMA 5m Minimum distance of an incinerator containing kindled fire or rubbish fire or bonfires. 5m e
1 TAMA assembly Under what classification of occupancy does museums fall? Assemblys
1 TAMA business Under what classification of occupancy does town halls fall? s
Business
1 TAMA 1.22 m Maximum width of a single door in a doorway. 1.22i m
o
1 TAMA 22.9 cm Minimum tread for a fire escape stair for existing stairs. 22.9 cm
n
1 TAMA 30.5 cm Maximum spacing of rungs for a fire escape ladder. 30.5 cm
1 TAMA 25 cm Minimum spacing of rungs for a fire escape ladder. 25 cm
S
1 TAMA 60 deg. C Class III combustible liquids shall mean any liquid having a flash point at how many y
60 deg. C
degrees Celsius? s
1 TAMA .83 m In standard seating, the minimum spacing from back to back. .83 tm
1 TAMA 30 cm Minimum space from the back of chair to the front of the chair behind. e
30 cm
m
1 TAMA 1:8 Maximum slope for aisles for public assembly structures. 1:8
1 TAMA 63.5 mm Size of standpipe provided for each stage for public assembly building. 63.5 mm
1 TAMA 1.8 sqm Occupant load per person for classrooms. 1.8 sqm
1 TAMA 76.25 m Where exterior corridors or balconies are provided as means of exit, they shall open to the
76.25 m
outside and shall be spaced ___ meters apart. (Educational)
1 TAMA 55 cm Minimum dimension of a rescue window for educational occupancies. 55 cm
1 TAMA 82 cm Maximum height from the floor for a rescue window for educational occupancies. 82 cm
1 TAMA 2.44 m Minimum width of corridors, aisles, and ramps for exits in hospitals and nursing homes. 2.44 m
1 TAMA 1.83 m Minimum width of corridors, aisles, and ramps for exits in residential-custodial care. 1.83 m
1 TAMA 465 sqm Any room for sleeping in institutional occupancies if subdivided shall have a maximum
465 sqm
area of how many square meters?
1 TAMA hotel Includes buildings or groups of building under the same management in which there are
Hotel
more than 15 sleeping accommodations for hire.
1 TAMA apartment buildings Includes buildings containing three or more living units independent cooking and bathroom
facilities, whether designed as rowhouse, apartment house, tenement, garden apartment, Apartment Buildings
or by any other name.
1 TAMA 3 Minimum number of stories of apartment buildings requiring fire alarm system. ###
1 TAMA 12 Minimum number of apartment units requiring fire alarm system. ###
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Planning

1 TAMA greenbelt A wide area of parks of undeveloped land surrounding a community.
1 TAMA platting The process in which a piece of land, referred to as the parent tract, is subdivided into
two or more parcels.
1 TAMA azimuths Angles measured clockwise from any meridian, usually north; however, the National
Geodetic Survey uses south.
1 TAMA final plat Usually the last stage of the final site development process prior to issuance of building
permit.
1 TAMA urban sprawl A 20th century problem emanating from rapid urbanization of areas surrounding a city
which eats up the remaining adjacent rural open spaces.
1 TAMA advocacy planning A type of planning which emphasizes that the proper role of the planner is not to serve
the general public interest but rather to serve the interests of the least fortunate or least
well represented groups in society.
1 TAMA sustainable land use planning In the Philippines, this type of land use planning emphasizes the proper management of
land resources to ensure that the present generation can benefit from its continued use
without compromising future generations.
1 TAMA local government code This code mandates that all Local Government Units shall prepare their comprehensive
land use plans and enact them through zoning ordinances.
1 TAMA promote human growth Reason for planning.
1 TAMA sustainable development Phrase used to characterize development that meets the needs of the present
generation without compromising the needs of the future generations.
1 TAMA hippodamus of miletus First Planner and developed the Gridiron.
1 TAMA city A locale with a sizeable agglomeration of people having characteristics of an urban being.
1 TAMA agricultural surplus The main reason why the nomadic existence of early man metamorphosed to village
settlement and later to the birth of cities.
1 TAMA insula The rough equivalent of the present tenement cities that existed in ancient Rome, which
resulted from the population growth of the city and the congestion that existed in streets.
1 TAMA truebounded city In urban geography, a concept where urban settlement is confined to the area within the
legal limits of the city and the congestion and virtually all of this area is occupied by
urban residents.
1 TAMA traffic A Land Development Decision is also what kind of decision.
1 TAMA city planning The orderly arrangement of urban streets and public spaces.
1 TAMA daniel burnham He conceptualized the 'City Beautiful Movement'.
1 TAMA subdivision regulations A tool used to control the manner in which raw kind is subdivided and placed on the
marker for residential development.
1 TAMA urban design A profession which falls between planning and architecture. It deals with the large-scale
organization and design of the city, with the massing and organization and the space
between them, but not with the design of the individual buildings.
1 TAMA ekistics The science of human settlement.
1 TAMA human settlement By definition, settlement inhabited by man.
1 TAMA capital facilities planning Planning for roads, bridges, schools, parking structures, pubic buildings, water supply,
and waste disposal facilities.
1 TAMA physical settlement The container of man, which consists of both the natural and man-made or artificial
element.
1 TAMA concentric zone concept A spatial organization concept a general view of the pattern of land use in a city
developed by Ernest W. Burgess. The city is conceived as a series of five concentric
zones with the cores as the central business district and fanning out from which are the
residential and commuter zones.
1 TAMA buildable area The remaining space in a lot after deducting the required minimum open spaces.
1 TAMA dwelling unit A habitable room for 1 family only with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating.
1 TAMA gabion wall This is a type of a retaining wall made of rectangular baskets made of galvanized steel
wire or pvc coated wire hexagonal mesh which are filled with stones to form a wall.
1 TAMA cliff A very steep slope of rock or clay.
1 TAMA meadow A piece of grassy land, especially one used for growing hay or as pasture for grazing
animals; low grassy land near a river or stream.
1 TAMA ridge A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains.
1 TAMA ravine A long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water.
1 TAMA restriction On land, an encumbrance limiting its use, usually imposed for community or mutual
protection.
1 TAMA parcel Of land, a contiguous land area which is considered as a unit, which is subject to a
single ownership, and which is legally recorded as a single piece.
1 TAMA common wall A wall that serves 2 dwelling units, known also as party wall.
1 TAMA brasilia Niemeyer believed that relating large areas to each other is freedom as in the planned
city of___.
1 TAMA density In architectural terms, it is the relationship of the number of residential structures and
people to a given amount of space.
1 TAMA national shelter program The government arm responsible for the development and implementation of low cost
housing in the Philippines.
1 TAMA social housing Housing provided for low-income groups generally through government intervention and
characterized by substantial subsidies and direct assistance.
1 TAMA option to buy A written agreement between parties, but it allows a specific period during which the
buyer can investigate the property and make a decision.
1 TAMA earnest money Sometimes called "subscription money", this is a deposit given to the seller to show that
the potential buyer has serious intentions.
1 TAMA amortization A provision made in advance for the gradual liquidation of a future obligation by periodic
charges against the capital account.
1 TAMA deed Written document to transfer the property to one person to another.
1 TAMA developers They develop or improve the land as well as construct houses.
1 TAMA appraiser Determines the value of the house and also is familiar with trends in the local market and
in the industry.
1 TAMA real estate broker Helps people find a place to live, specializing and matching wants of buyers with the
local supply.
1 TAMA total system Are usually large concrete slabs or otherwise panelized units fabricated in a shop and
assembled at the site.
1 TAMA housing codes Codes that deal with the use, occupancy, and maintenance of existing buildings.
1 TAMA zoning Designed to regulate land use, to ban industry and commerce from residential areas and
to separate different types of living units.
1 TAMA prefabrication manufacturer Construct three-dimensional volumetric units in a plant on a production line then hauled
to the site.
1 TAMA subsystems System building is the complete integration of all ___.
1 TAMA urban renewal The improvement of slum, deteriorated, and underutilized areas of a city.
1 TAMA urban area An area which is within the city limits, or closely linked to it by common use of public
utilities and services.
1 TAMA code of multiplicities
Two major hindrances to the prefabrication industry.
1 TAMA tradition
1 TAMA primitive
1 TAMA vernacular Three general types of structures.
1 TAMA grand
1 TAMA productive use A piece of land with an economic use for farming.
1 TAMA health and general use Lands for well-being like parks, plazas, and of similar nature.
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1 TAMA social implications Similarly as the cost of the land, neighborhood character have this effect.
1 TAMA 6m Minimum road width in a neighborhood development to ease traffic flow.
1 TAMA bedrooms Which building component receives priority over the location to have the morning sun.
1 TAMA growth and change Urban Planning is defined briefly as the guidance of ___.
1 TAMA gazebo A lattice structure that serves as a summer house.
1 TAMA grass and plants In landscaping, ground cover is represented by ___.
1 TAMA site planning The art of arranging buildings and other structures in harmony with the landscape.
1 TAMA ecology The study of the dynamic relationship between a community of organisms and its habitat.
1 TAMA accurate aerial mosaic Preparations of an accurate base map for urban planning starts with ___.
1 TAMA comprehensive plan Appraisal of adequacy of a city's water and sewer systems needs of future land uses are
embodied in the ___.
1 TAMA transportation system Also called the blood-stream of a city.
1 TAMA urban blight A form of absence of all the principles and organized development of a community.
1 TAMA star The city of Washington conforms to the plan type of ___.
1 TAMA freeways An efficient and rapid transport system for automobiles to circulate across urban to urban
areas.
1 TAMA landmark A monument, fixed object, or marker used to designate the location of a land boundary on
the ground.
1 TAMA lane A narrow passageway bordered by trees, fences, or other lateral barrier
1 TAMA land-use plan The projection of a future pattern of use within an area, as determined by development
goals.
1 TAMA land The part of the surface of the earth not permanently covered by water.
1 TAMA land boundary A line of demarcation between adjoining parcels of land.
1 TAMA land survey A survey of landed property establishing or reestablishing lengths and directions of
boundary line.
1 TAMA land-use analysis The study of an existing pattern of use, within an area, to determine the nature and
magnitude of deficiencies which might exist and to assess the potential of the pattern
relative to development goals.
1 TAMA land-use survey A study and recording of the way in which land is being used in an area.
1 TAMA latitude In surveying, the North-South component of a traverse course.
1 TAMA lawn An open space of ground of some size, covered with grass and kept smoothly mown.
1 TAMA lease A contract transferring the right of possession of buildings, property, etc., for a fixed
period of time, usually for periodical compensation called 'rent'.
1 TAMA leasehold A tenure by lease; real estate held under a lease.
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1 TAMA latent heat The amount of heat which is absorbed or evolved in changing the state of a substance
without changing its temperature.
1 TAMA lawn sprinkler system A system of devices, usually installed below ground level, to scatter or spray water
droplets over a lawn, golf course, or the like.
1 TAMA 90 cm Minimum width of a septic tank.
1 TAMA 1.5 m Minimum length of a septic tank.
1 TAMA 60 cm Minimum liquid depth for a septic tank.
1 TAMA 1.8 m Maximum liquid depth for septic tank.
1 TAMA 1 cum Minimum capacity, in cubic meters, of the secondary compartment of a septic tank.
1 TAMA 508 mm Minimum dimension of a manhole access to a septic tank.
1 TAMA 1.5 m Minimum length of the secondary compartment of a septic tank with a capacity of more
than 6 cubic meters.
1 TAMA 0 Wooden septic tanks are allowed, true or false.
1 TAMA 15.2 m Minimum distance of a water supply well from a septic tank.
1 TAMA 45.7 m Minimum distance of a water supply well from a seepage pit or cesspool.
1 TAMA 30.5 m Minimum distance of a water supply well from a disposal field.
1 TAMA 26 Minimum Gauge of galvanized sheet used for downspouts.
1 TAMA 51 mm Minimum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.
1 TAMA 102 mm Maximum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.
1 TAMA 60 cm Maximum length of the tailpiece from any fixture.
1 TAMA 15 cm Minimum extension of the VSTR above the roof.
1 TAMA .9 m Minimum extension of the VSTR above an openable window, door opening, air intake,
or vent shaft.
1 TAMA 1 1/2" dia. Minimum trap diameter for a bathtub 38 mm. (11/2")
1 TAMA 2" dia. Minimum trap diameter for a shower stall. 51 mm. (2")
1 TAMA 3 Required number of water closets for females for an auditorium serving 16-35.
1 TAMA 2 Required number of water closets for males for an auditorium serving 16-35.
1 TAMA 1 Required number of urinals for an auditorium serving 10-50.
1 TAMA 4 Required number of water closets for females for a theater serving 51-100.
1 TAMA rigid and flexible Classifications of copper pipes.
1 TAMA burr A rough or sharp edge left on metal by a cutting tool.
1 TAMA electric and hydraulic Two types of passenger elevator.
1 TAMA .6 m Minimum elevator width of single slide door elevator for small commercial or residential
building.
1 TAMA automatic transfer switch A device that is basically a double throw switch of generally 3-pole connection that will
automatically transfer the power from the standby generator to the building circuitry
Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS)
during electrical power failure.
1 TAMA moisture resistant in wet and dry
TW in electrical wire specification means.
location
1 TAMA lift Another name for passenger elevator.
1 TAMA 2m The minimum face to face distance between elevators in three and four car grouping.
1 TAMA house drain Collection line of a plumbing system is sometimes referred to as.
1 TAMA 1.2 m Maximum height of a dumbwaiter.
1 TAMA specific lighting A type of lighting that provides illumination to special objects like sculptures, flower
arrangements, etc.
1 TAMA moisture and heat resistant cross-
XHHN in wire specification means.
linked thermosetting
1 TAMA 10 ft Standard length of an electrical metal conduit.
1 TAMA sheave An assembly consisting of a pulley wheel, side plates, shaft, and bearings over which a
cable or roped is passed.
1 TAMA infra red The other type of flame detector other than the ultraviolet type.
1 TAMA PABX or PBX means.
private automatic branch exchange
1 TAMA capacitor Farad is the unit capacity of a ___.
1 TAMA power panel Another name for distribution panel.
1 TAMA polyethylene Type of plastic pipe other than polyvinyl chloride and polybutylene.
1 TAMA no. 12 Standard size of wire for a circuit line.
1 TAMA no. 14 Standard size of wire for a switch line.
1 TAMA rectifier A device for converting alternating current to direct current.
1 TAMA dc generator Another name for a Rectifier.
1 TAMA humidistat A controller sensitive to the degree of moisture in the air.
1 TAMA hygrostat Another name for Humidistat.
1 TAMA governor Consist of a flyball or flyweight device designed to stop an elevator.
1 TAMA corporation stop A stop valve placed in the service pipe close to the connection at the water main.
1 TAMA relief vent A vent with a function to provide circulation if air between drainage and vent system.
1 TAMA escutcheon Flange used on a pipe to cover a hole or opening in a floor or wall which the pipe pass.
1 TAMA developed length Length along the centerline of the pipe and fitting.
1 TAMA flush valve A valve used in a flush tank controlling the flushing of fixture.
1 TAMA sewage Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution.
1 TAMA carbon monoxide Component of fire extinguisher.
1 TAMA phase Interrelationship between value of voltage and current with the same frequency.
1 TAMA thermosetting Descriptive of any material such as synthetic resin which hardens when heated or cured,
and does not soften when reheated.
1 TAMA thermostat An Instrument which responds to changes in temperature, and directly or indirectly
controls temperature.
1 TAMA rigid board insulation Thin sheets that are used for controlling heat in drywall construction.
1 TAMA storm sewer Conveys storm water and terminates into a natural drainage such as lakes or rivers.
1 TAMA alternator A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, a generator of
alternating current.
1 TAMA heat Freon in air-con must be compressed and liquefied in order to absorb ___.
1 TAMA 1 1/2" Standard size of a wet standpipe outlet for each floor. 1 1/2" (38mm)
1 TAMA 1/8 bend A type of pipe fitting for a Yoke Vent.
1 TAMA thermostat A device installed on an electric water heater used to detect the working temperature
to activate a switch.
1 TAMA 1 1/2" Minimum size of trap or branch for a bidet.
1 TAMA 3/8" Minimum fixture supply pipe diameter for tank type water closet.
1 TAMA 1 True or false, 1 3/4" diameter is 'not' a commercial size of G.I. Pipe for water supply.
1 TAMA 0 True or false, 3" diameter is 'not' a commercial size of G.I. Pipe for water supply.
1 TAMA battery of fixtures Term applied to the interconnection of the same fixtures in one soil or waste branch with
one branch vent.
1 TAMA common vent A single vent that ventilates multiple traps in the case of a back to back vent.
1 TAMA 4" Minimum size of a standpipe for a building in which the highest outlet is 23 meters or less
4" (102mm)
from the fire service connection.
1 TAMA 4" Minimum size of a wet standpipe for a riser of more than 15 meters from the source.
1 TAMA ball valve Single lever valves used in kitchen sink and lavatory faucets or at shower valves works by
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1 TAMA zeolite Treats hard water.
1 TAMA 6" Minimum height of a branch vent above the fixture it is venting. 6" (150mm)
1 TAMA 5.5 sqmm Minimum wire size in square millimeter for a branch circuit with a 30 ampere rating using
Type THW stranded copper conductor in a raceway.
1 TAMA 60 cycles Standard frequency of power supplied by the local power utility company like Meralco.
1 TAMA service drop The overhead service conductors from the last pole or other aerial support to and including
splices, if any, connecting to the service entrance conductors at the building.
1 TAMA phon Unit of loudness level.
1 TAMA sound absorption The process of dissipating sound energy by converting it to heat.
1 TAMA wavelength Distance sound travels during each cycle of vibration.
1 TAMA sound attenuation The reduction in the intensity or in the sound pressure level of sound which is transmitted
from one point to another.
1 TAMA sabin Unit of sound absorption equivalent to 1 square foot of perfectly absorptive material.
1 TAMA sound diffraction Acoustical phenomenon which causes sound wave to be bent or scattered around.
1 TAMA threshold of audibility Minimum sound pressure level that is capable of being detected by the human ear.
1 TAMA sound Fluctuation in pressure, a particle displacement in an elastic medium.
1 TAMA pure tone Sound sensation in a single frequency.
1 TAMA sine wave Wave produced by a pure tone.
1 TAMA luminaire Synonymous with a lighting fixture.
1 TAMA candela The luminous intensity of light is expressed in ___.
1 TAMA plumbarius It refers to an individual who worked in the sanitary field of ancient Rome.
1 TAMA plumbum In Latin, it means 'lead'.
1 TAMA A specially designed system of waste piping embodying the horizontal wet venting of one
combination waste and vent system
or more sinks or floor drains by means of a common waste and vent pipe adequately
sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain.
1 TAMA air curtain Vertical flow of air used to separate different functions of spaces.
1 TAMA general lighting Type of lighting dealing with relatively large area lighting.
1 TAMA outside door latch During elevator emergency, to rescue passengers, this part of the elevator is used to open
the doors from the outside.
1 TAMA panic bar A device which extends across at least 1/2 the width of each door leaf which will open if
subjected to pressure.
1 TAMA main sanitary sewer Sanitary sewage from buildings shall be discharged directly to the nearest ___.
1 TAMA fixture Receptacles intended to receive and discharge water, water-carried waste into a drainage
system with which they are connected.
1 TAMA telecommunication system The simplest type of building automation system.
1 TAMA 2 1/2" Standard size of an outlet for a dry standpipe located at each floor. 2 1/2" (64mm)
1 TAMA circuit vent A vent pipe connected to a vent stack.
1 TAMA loop vent A vent pipe connected to a stack vent.
1 TAMA barometer Instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure.
1 TAMA ionization Bets type of fire detection that can detect fire during the incipient stage.
1 TAMA refrigeration Condensing unit is a part of a ___.
1 TAMA fixed temperature A fire detector installed in a fire alarm system which uses low melting point solders or
1 TAMA heat detector metal that expands when exposed to heat to detect a fire.
1 TAMA bibbcock A faucet fitted with a nozzle curving downward used as a draw-off tap.
1 TAMA 135-197 deg. F Heat rating for a fixed temperature heat detector.
1 TAMA top dip to crown weir Reference in measuring the depth of a trap seal of a trap.
1 TAMA double bend A pipe fitting shaped like 'S'.
1 TAMA 2" Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a shower stall.
1 TAMA 3" Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a pedestal urinal.
1 TAMA 1:30 Ratio of water closets for male population for elementary and secondary school.
1 TAMA 1:25 Ratio of water closets for female population for elementary and secondary school.
1 TAMA 1:75 Ratio of urinals for elementary school.
1 TAMA 1:75 Ratio of water closets for female population for Principal Worship Places.
1 TAMA 4 Minimum required number of water closets for female for office and public buildings
serving 55 occupants for employees.
1 TAMA 1:5 Where there is exposure to skin contamination due to poisonous materials, what is the
ratio of lavatory to number of occupants.
1 TAMA 3 Minimum head of water, in meters, required for each section of plumbing for water test.
1 TAMA 3 How many days, at least, shall be given before any plumbing work inspection is done
after written notice for inspection.
1 TAMA 15 minutes Minimum time, in minutes, required for water to stay in the system or pipes for a water
test without any leaks to satisfy said testing.
1 TAMA atmospheric vacuum breaker Consist of a body, a checking member, and an atmospheric opening.
1 TAMA 8% Minimum lead content in percent for pipes and fittings safe for humans.
1 TAMA 300 mm Minimum vertical distance from the bottom of water pipes to the top of sewer or drain pipe
if laid in the same trench on top of the other.
1 TAMA 300 mm Minimum distance of water pipings from any regulating equipment, water heater,
conditioning tanks, and similar equipment requiring union fittings.
1 TAMA 4' Maximum spacing of pipe supports at intervals.
1 TAMA 60 deg. Equivalent of 1/6 bend in degrees.
1 TAMA 1 True or false, 60˚ branches or offsets may be used only when installed in a true vertical
position.
1 TAMA 1 Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain less than 1.5 meters in length unless
such line is serving sinks or urinals, true or false.
1 TAMA .3 m Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for pipes 51mm or less in diameter. 0.305 mtr. / 305 mm
1 TAMA .45 m Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for pipes larger than 51 mm. Dia.0.45 mtr. / 450 mm
1 TAMA 6.1 m Maximum distance of any underfloor cleanout from any access door, crawl space, or
crawl hole.
1 TAMA 600 mm Maximum length of a tailpiece.
1 TAMA 4.6 m Minimum length of any branch requiring separate venting.
1 TAMA 1 True or false, no galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be used
underground and shall be kept at least 15 cms above ground.
1 TAMA 150 mm Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above the roof. 150 mm / 15 cms.
1 TAMA 300 mm Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above any other vertical surface.
1 TAMA .9 m Minimum vertical distance of VSTR from above of any openable window or opening.
1 TAMA 2.1 m Minimum vertical extension of VSTR from any roofdeck where it is protruded.
1 TAMA 3m Minimum horizontal distance of any VSTR from a roofdeck used for other purposes aside
from protection from weather.
1 TAMA 10 Minimum number of stories served by a waste stack requiring a parallel ventstack.
1 TAMA luminous flux The rate of flow of light through a surface.
1 TAMA luminance The luminous intensity of any surface in a given direction per unit of projected area.
1 TAMA foot-candle A unit of illumination equivalent to 1 lumen per square foot.
1 TAMA lux A unit of illumination equivalent to 1 lumen per square meter.
1 TAMA indirect lighting Type of lighting system where 90-100% of light output is directed to the ceiling and upper
walls of the room.
1 TAMA tungsten The material used for filament in an incandescent bulb.
1 TAMA cathode The equivalent of filament in a fluorescent lamp.
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1 TAMA pressure regulating valve An automatic device used for converting high, fluctuating inlet water pressure to a lower
constant pressure.
1 TAMA air motor An air-operated device used to open or close a damper or valve.
1 TAMA counterweight In theater stage house, a weight usually of iron or sand used to balance suspended
scenery, or the like.
1 TAMA winding-drum machine On elevators, a gear-driven machine having a drum to which the wire ropes that hoist the
car are fastened, and on which they wind.
1 TAMA guiderails Vertical tracks that serves as a guide for the car and the counterweight.
1 TAMA 600 mm Under NBC, the clearance between the underside of the car and the bottom of the pit
shall not be less than ___.
1 TAMA 30 mm Under NBC, the minimum diameter of hoisting and counterweight rope.
1 TAMA 558 mm Under NBC, the minimum width between balusters in an escalator.
1 TAMA 38 m/minutes Under NBC, the maximum rated speed of an escalator along the angle of travel.
1 TAMA 68-74 deg. F The effective room temperature in air-conditioning.
1 TAMA pabx A private telephone system that interconnects with public telephone systems.
1 TAMA impedance Resistance in alternating current system.
1 TAMA resistance The reciprocal of conductance.
1 TAMA sound intensity The rate of flow of sound energy
1 TAMA accent lighting Lighting used primarily to draw attention to particular points of interest.
1 TAMA fluorescense A means of producing light from gaseous discharge.
1 TAMA high pressure sodium A type of High-Intensity-Discharge lamp (HID). High-Pressure-Sodium (HPS)
1 TAMA microphone Sound system input device that reacts to and converts variable sound pressure into
variable electrical current.
1 TAMA thermal detector A rate of rise type detector.
1 TAMA cross light Light originating from sources not facing each other, as from windows in adjacent walls.
1 TAMA softening The process of removing calcium and magnesium deposits in water.
1 TAMA luminaire A lighting unit consisting of one or more electrical lamps.
1 TAMA eggcrate A louvered construction divided into cell-like areas and used for redirecting the light
emitted by an overhead source.
1 TAMA psychrometric chart A graph used in air-conditioning and showing the properties of air-system mixtures.
1 TAMA sensible heat Heat that raises air temperature.
1 TAMA convection The transmission of heat energy from one place to another by circulatory movement of a
mass of fluid.
1 TAMA floodlight A lamp designed to project and diffuse a uniform level of illumination over a large area.
1 TAMA limit controls and interlocks In boilers, they function only when exceeds prescribed unsafe operating conditions.
1 TAMA porous absorbents What type of sound absorbent is best for lower band frequencies.
1 TAMA refraction The bending of sound wave when traveling forward changes direction as it passes through
different densities.
1 TAMA 1 True or false, number of fixture unit is one parameter in sizing a drainage pipe.
1 TAMA Water distribution system which constantly rely its pressure from the main water pipe
upfeed system
applied only if the highest fixture is supplied continuously with the flow rate andUpfeed
minimum
System / Direct Method
required working pressure.
1 TAMA wye and 1/8 bend What combination of pipe fittings is installed at the base of a soil stack?
1 TAMA energy efficiency rating What is the rating index of an air-conditioning/refrigeration system which rates the unit for
Energy Efficiency Rating (EER)
the number of BTU's of heat removed per watt of electrical input energy?
1 TAMA fan coil unit What mechanical equipment, coupled with a central air-conditioning system, is used to
to dehumidify and cool the air stream injected to a conditioned space.
1 TAMA busway A rigid metal housing for a group of heavy conductors insulated from each other and the
enclosure, also called Busduct.
1 TAMA bus A heavy conductor, usually in the form of a solid copper bar, used for collecting, carrying,
and distributing large electric currents, also called a busbar.
1 TAMA busway An approved assembly of insulated conductors with fitting and conductor terminations in
completely enclosed ventilated protective metal housing where the assembly is designed
to carry fault current and to withstand the magnetic forces of such current.
1 TAMA passive infrared A type of perimeter detector which detects object in heat range of body temperature.
1 TAMA light beam A type of perimeter detector which detects interruption of light beam.
1 TAMA ultrasonic A type of perimeter detector which detects change in sound wave pattern.
1 TAMA washdown Women's urinal fixture.
1 TAMA 1 True or false, brass and cast iron body cleanouts shall not be used as a reducer or
adapter.
1 TAMA pull box A box with a blank cover which serves the purpose of joining one different runs of
raceways or cables and provided with sufficient space for connection and branching of the
enclosed conductors.
1 TAMA washdown A type of water closet that is least efficient, subject to clogging, noisy, and use a simple
Washdown (WD)
washout action through a small irregular passageway.
1 TAMA reverse trap This type of water closet is similar to that of the siphon-jet except that it has a smaller
Reverse Trap (RT)
trap passageway and smaller water surface area, moderately noisy.
1 TAMA blowout A type of water closet that is noisy but highly efficient. Strong jet into up leg forces
Blowout (BO)
contents out. Use only with flush valve, requires higher pressure.
1 TAMA siphon vortex Water closet that is quiet, extremely sanitary, water is directed through the rim. It scours
Siphon Vortex (SV)
bowl, folds over into jet; siphon.
1 TAMA siphon jet A water closet that is sanitary, efficient, and very quiet. Water enters through the rim and
Siphon Jet (SJ)
through the down leg. P
1 TAMA siphon vortex A toilet bowl similar to the siphon-jet, but having the flushing water directed to the rim to a
Siphon Vortex (SV)
create circular motion or vortex which scours the bowl. s
1 TAMA siphon jet A toilet bowl in which the flushing water enters through the rim and a siphonic action s
Siphon Jet
i (SJ)
initiated by a water jet draws the contents of the bowl through the trapway.
v
1 TAMA reverse trap A water closet similar to that of the siphon jet but with a smaller water surface and
e
Reverse Trap (RT)
trapway.
1 TAMA washdown This type of water closet is prohibited by some health codes. Washdown I (WD)
1 TAMA water hammer The concussion and banging noise that results when a volume of water moving in a pipe n
suddenly stops or loses momentum. f
1 TAMA developed length The length of a pipeline measured along the centerline of the pipe and pipe fittings. r
1 TAMA gate valve A shutoff valve closed by lowering a wedge-shaped gate across the passage. a
r
1 TAMA globe valve A valve closed by a disk seating on an opening in an internal wall.
e
1 TAMA effluent Liquid sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant. d
1 TAMA spring line The centerline of pipe.
1 TAMA crown The interior top surface of a pipe. w
1 TAMA invert The interior bottom surface of a pipe. i
1 TAMA microwave A type of perimeter detector which is subject to false alarm from aircraft radar and from t
movement outside building through window, wood doors, and the like. It uses radio waves. h
1 TAMA This type of perimeter detector uses both the Passive infrared and Ultrasonic or
passive infrared with ultrasonic U
Microwave system. l
1 TAMA proximity This type of perimeter detector detects a change in capacitance of the area covered, t
Proximity / Capacitance
caused by intrusion. r
1 TAMA black Color code for pipes containing acid. a
1 TAMA metal halide lamp A high intensity discharge lamp in which the light is produced by the radiation from a s
mixture of a metallic vapor, similar to that of a mercury lamp in construction. o
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1 TAMA mercury lamp A type of lamp popular for lighting commercial interiors, uses argon gas to ease starting,
it produces light by means of an electric discharge in mercury vapor.
1 TAMA tungsten halogen lamp A type of lamp which produces light by means of the reaction of halogen additive in the
bulb reacts with chemically with tungsten.
1 TAMA high pressure sodium A type of lamp generally used for roadways and sidewalks, uses sodium gas. High-Pressure-Sodium (HPS)
1 TAMA intelligent building Building with fire alarm and suppression system.
1 TAMA riser diagram This shows the vertical relationships of all panels, feeders, switches, switchboards, and
major components are shown up to, but not including, branch circuiting, it is an electrical
version of a vertical section taken through the building.
1 TAMA safety shoe In elevator, it detects the obstacles during the door closing, and reopens the door if there
is something. Photocell can be used together with this.
1 TAMA fascia plate It prevents passengers from falling into the hoistway when they try to get out
of the car which is stopped between the floors.
1 TAMA weighing device In elevator, it makes the buzzer alarm when the car is overloaded and the door remains
open until overloading is eliminated.
1 TAMA circuit breaker In elevator, it protects the equipment from over current.
1 TAMA limit switches In elevator, these prevent the excessive car travel at the highest and lowest floor.
1 TAMA handrail guard switches In escalators, these stop the escalator if a foreign object becomes wedged at the guard.
1 TAMA disconnect switch In escalators, this is located at the bottom truss of the escalator and provided with on and
off positions to stop or prevents the escalator from starting during maintenance service.
1 TAMA This device, in escalators, is provided at the drive unit location to protect against
mechanical maintenance locking
accidental movement of the escalator during inspection of the drives or during general
device
maintenance.
1 TAMA current overload safety switch This device, in escalators, stops the escalator automatically if an abnormal current is
supplied to the motor.
1 TAMA knife switch This switch cuts off all current supply to the escalator for inspection, maintenance, or
repairs.
1 TAMA air terminal In a lightning protection system, the combination of a metal rod and its brace or footing,
on the upper part of a structure.
1 TAMA teflon One of the earlier plastic to be developed in 1938, a du pont trade name for the white,
soft, waxy, and non-adhesive polymer of tetrafluoroethylene.
1 TAMA frequency The number of cycles per unit time of a wave or oscillations expressed in hertz of cycles
per second.
1 TAMA transmission loss Of a partition, the number of decibels by which sound is reduced in transmission through
it; a measure of the sound insulation value of the partition, the higher the number, the
greater the insulation value.
1 TAMA ton of refrigeration The cooling effect obtained when 1 ton of ice at 32 oF (0 oC) melts to water at the same
tmeperature in 24 hrs. (equivalent to 12,000 Btu/hr)
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1 TAMA Zoning, site characteristics, The procedures and limitations for the design of structures shall be determined by the
Occupancy, Configuring structural following factors.
system, and Height
1 TAMA 14 Minimum number of stories recommended to be provided with at least 3 approved
recording accelerographs.
1 TAMA Owner Maintenance and service of accelerographs shall be provided by the___.
1 TAMA occupant of the building Who shall be responsible for keeping the actual live load below the allowable limits and
shall be liable for any failure on the structure due to overloading.
1 TAMA Load duration The period of continuous application of a given load or the aggregate of periods of
intermittent application of the same load.
1 TAMA 14 sqm Minimum area in square meters a member supports which the design live load may be
reduced.
1 TAMA 1.5 m Minimum height of any wall requiring structural design to resist loads onto which they are
subjected.
1 TAMA 1:240 of wall span Maximum deflection of a brittle finished wall subjected to a load of 250 Pascal applied
perpendicular to said wall.
1 TAMA 1:120 of wall span Maximum deflection of a flexible finished wall subjected to a load of 250 Pascal applied
perpendicular to said wall.
1 TAMA 60 sqm Maximum floor area for a low-cost housing unit.
1 TAMA Base The level at which the earthquake motions are considered to be imparted to the structure
or the level at which the structure, as a dynamic vibrator, is supported.
1 TAMA Collector A member or an element provided to transfer lateral forces from a portion of a structure
to vertical elements of the lateral force resisting system.
1 TAMA Diaphragm A horizontal or nearly horizontal system acting to transmit lateral forces to the vertical
resisting elements, it includes horizontal bracing system.
1 TAMA Base Shear The total designed lateral force or shear at the base of a structure.
1 TAMA Boundary Element An element at edge of opening or at perimeters of shear walls or diaphragm.
1 TAMA Braced Frame An essentially vertical truss system of the concentric or eccentric type which is provided
to resist lateral forces.
1 TAMA Building Frame System An essentially complete space frame which provides supports for gravity loads.
1 TAMA Dual System A combination of a Special or Intermediate Moment Resisting Space Frame and Shear
Walls or Braced Frames.
1 TAMA Eccentric Braced Frame That form of braced frame where at least one end of each brace intersects a beam at a
Eccentric Braced Frame (EBF)
point away from the column girder joint.
1 TAMA Joint The entire assemblage at the intersection of the members.
1 TAMA Girder The horizontal member in a frame system, a beam.
1 TAMA Diaphragm Strut An element of a diaphragm parallel to the applied load which collects and transfers
diaphragm shear to vertical resisting elements or distributes loads within the diaphragm.
Such members may take axial tension or compression.
1 TAMA Diaphragm Chord The boundary element of a diaphragm or a shear wall which is assumed to take axial
stresses analogous to the flanges of a beam
1 TAMA Essential facilities Those structures which are necessary for emergency post-earthquake operations.
1 TAMA Lateral Force Resisting System That part of the structural system assigned to resist lateral forces.
1 TAMA Ordinary Moment Resisting Space Moment resisting space frame not meeting special detailing requirements for ductile
Frame behavior.
1 TAMA Story Drift The displacement of one level relative to the level above or below.
1 TAMA Strength The usable capacity of a structure or its members to resist loads within the deformation
limits prescribed in this document.
1 TAMA Platform The lower rigid portion of a structure having a vertical combination of structural system.
1 TAMA Horizontal Bracing System Horizontal truss system that serves the same function as a diaphragm.
1 TAMA Structure An assemblage of framing members designed to support gravity loads and resist lateral
forces.
1 TAMA Bearing Wall System A structural system without complete vertical load carrying space frame. This system
provide support for gravity loads. Resistance to lateral load is provided by shear walls
or braced frames.
1 TAMA Building Frame System A structural system with essentially complete space frame providing support for gravity
loads. Resistance to lateral load is provided by shear walls or braced frames.
1 TAMA Moment Resisting Frame System A structural system with an essentially complete space frame providing support for gravity
loads. Moment resisting space frames provide resistance to lateral load primarily by
flexural action of members.
1 TAMA Weak Story Is one in which the story strength is less than 80% of that of the story above.
1 TAMA Time History Analysis An elastic or inelastic dynamic analysis in which a mathematical model of the
structure is subjected to a ground motion time history. The structure's time-dependant
dynamic response to these motion is obtained through numerical integration of its
equations of motions.
1 TAMA Orthogonal effect The effects on the structure due to earthquake motions acting in directions other than
parallel to the direction of resistance under consideration.
1 TAMA P-delta Effect The secondary effect on shears and moments of frame members induced by the
vertical loads acting on the laterally displaced building frame.
1 TAMA Admixture Material other than water, aggregate, or hydraulic cement, used as an ingredient of
concrete and added to concrete before or during its mixing to modify its properties.
1 TAMA Plain Concrete Concrete that does not conform to definition of reinforced concrete.
1 TAMA Pedestal Upright compression member with a ratio of unsupported height to average least lateral
dimension of less than three.
1 TAMA Modulus of Elasticity Ratio of normal stress to corresponding strain for tensile or compressive stresses below
proportional limit of material.
1 TAMA Jacking Force In prestressed concrete, temporary force exerted by device that introduces tension into
prestressing tendons.
1 TAMA Embedment Length Length of embedded reinforcement provided beyond a critical section.
1 TAMA Effective Prestress Stress remaining in prestressing tendons after all losses have occurred, excluding effects
of dead load and superimposed loads.
1 TAMA Development Length Length of embedded reinforcement required to develop the design strength of
reinforcement at a critical section.
1 TAMA Curvature Friction Friction resulting from bends or curves in the specified prestressing tendon profile.
1 TAMA Structural Lightweight Concrete Concrete containing lightweight aggregate.
1 TAMA Bonded Tendon prestressing tendon that is bonded to concrete either directly or through grouting.
1 TAMA Structural Steel ASTM A36
1 TAMA ASTM A514 High-Yield Strength Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate, Suitable for Welding.
1 TAMA 1 True or False, Bar larger than 32mm in diameter shall not be bundled in beams.
1 TAMA 40 mm Minimum concrete cover for a Prestressed concrete for beams and columns for
primary reinforcements.
1 TAMA Poisson's Ratio In a material under tension or compression, the absolute value of the ratio of transverse
strain to the corresponding longitudinal strain.
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Structural
1 TAMA Slenderness Ratio In column, the ratio of its effective length to its least radius of gyration.
1 TAMA Torsion A quantity which measures the resistance of the mass to being revolved about a line.
1 TAMA Flat Slab A type of concrete floor which has no beam.
1 TAMA Shear The tendency for one part of a beam to move vertically with respect to an adjacent part.
1 TAMA Deformation A change in shape of a material when subjected to the action of force.
1 TAMA Yielding Stress The maximum value of tension, compression, or shear respectively the material sustain
without failure.
1 TAMA Stress It means that by which a body develops internal resistance to 'stress'.
1 TAMA Allowable Stress The greatest stress which a material is capable of developing without permanent
deformation remaining upon the complete release of stress.
1 TAMA Stress Intensity of force per unit area.
1 TAMA Tie or Stirrup Loop of reinforcing bar or wire enclosing longitudinal reinforcement.
1 TAMA Stiffness Ratio The measure of stiffness of a material.
1 TAMA Punching Shear The failure in a base when a heavily loaded column strikes a hole through it.
1 TAMA Deflection The deformation of a structural member as a result of loads acting on it.
1 TAMA 6 inches Nominal thickness of of a timber.
1 TAMA Equilibrium The sum of forces in the othorgonal directions and the sum of all moments about any
points are zero.
1 TAMA 2 years The complete records of tests conducted (slump, compression test, etc.) shall be
preserved and made available for inspection during the progress of construction and after
completion of the project for a period of not less than.
1 TAMA not less than 1"X4" Wood board should have a thickness specification of.
1 TAMA Run The distance from the first to the last riser of a stair flight.
1 TAMA Portable Hand Router A high-speed rotary shaping had power tool used to make smooth cutting and curving
on solid wood.
1 TAMA Girder The major horizontal supporting member of the floor system.
1 TAMA Knots Wood defects are: heart shake, cup shake, star shake, and___.
1 TAMA Smoothed or planed lumber Dressed lumber is referred to ___.
1 TAMA Cross-cut saw The other kind of handsaw other than rip-cut saw.
1 TAMA Live load It refers to the occupancy load which is either partially or fully in place or may not be
present at all.
1 TAMA Effective Length The distance between inflection points in the column when it breaks.
1 TAMA Volume The amount of space measured in cubic units.
1 TAMA Modulus of Elasticity In the formula e=PL/AE, E stands for___.
1 TAMA Contraction Joint An expansion joint of adjacent parts of a structure to permit expected movements
between them.
1 TAMA Total run the total of all tread widths in a stair.
1 TAMA Bond Stress The force adhesion per unit area of contact between two bonded surfaces.
1 TAMA Purlin A structural member spanning from truss to truss or supporting a rafter.
1 TAMA Size of Dead Load Defelection Size of camber for a 25 meters steel truss.
1 TAMA Shear Connector A connector such as a welded strut, spiral bar, or short length of channel which resists
horizontal shear between elements.
1 TAMA Shear Stress / Shearing Stress The force per unit area of cross section which tends to produce shear.
1 TAMA Size of Dead Load Defelection Size of camber for a 25 meters steel truss.
1 TAMA Hook's Law The law that relates the linear relationship between stresses and strains
1 TAMA 4 X diameter of bolt Minimum spacing of Bolts in timber connectionn measured from center of bolts parallel
for parallel to grain loading is equal to ___.
1 TAMA 4 X diameter of bolt According to the provisions of the NSCP on timber connections and fastenings, the
loaded edge distance for perpendicular to grain loading shall be at least ___.
1 TAMA 2.5 NSCP specifies spacing between rows of bolts for perpendicular to grain loading shall be
at least ___ times bolt diameter for L/d ratio of 2.
1 TAMA 12 mm Minimum diameter of bolts to be used in timber connections and fastening in accordance
with NSCP specifications.
1 TAMA 50 Simple solid timber columns have slenderness
1 TAMA 11 diameters Nails or spikes for which the wire gauges or lengths not set forth in the NSCP
specifications shall have a required penetration of not less than ___.
1 TAMA 1/6 depth of member Notches in sawn lumber bending members in accordance with the NSCP specifications
shall not exceed.
1 TAMA Middle third span Notches in sawn lumber shall not be located in the ___.
1 TAMA 1/4 the depth Notches in the top and bottom of joists shall not exceed ___.
1 TAMA .6 of specified min. yield stress Allowable stresses for tension in structural steel in terms of gross area.
1 TAMA .5 of specified minimum tensile Allowable tensile stress of structural steel based on effective area.
strength
1 TAMA .45 Fy Allowable stress for tension on pin connected members based on net area.
1 TAMA .4 Fy Allowable shear stress on structural steel on the cross sectional area effective in
resisting shear.
1 TAMA 100% For structures carrying live loads which induce impact, the assumed live load shall be
increased sufficiently to provide for same, for supports of elevators the increase shall be.
1 TAMA 200 The slenderness ratio of compression members shall not exceed ___.
1 TAMA 240 The slenderness ratio main members in tension shall not exceed ___.
1 TAMA 40 MM Concrete cover for pipes, conduits, and fittings shall not be less than ___ for concrete
exposed to earth or weather.
1 TAMA 20 MM Concrete cover for pipes, conduits, and fittings shall not be less than ___ for concrete
not exposed to earth or weather.
1 TAMA 7 Curing of concrete (other than high-early strength) shall be maintained above 10°C and
in moist condition for at least the first ___ days after placement.
1 TAMA 7 If concrete in structure will dry under service conditions, cores shall be air-dried for ___
days before test and shall be tested dry.
1 TAMA 3 Curing for high-early strength concrete shall be maintained above 10°C and in moist
condition for at least the ___ days after palcement.
1 TAMA 25 MM The minimum clear spacing between parallel bars in layer shall be db (diameter of bar)
but not less than ___.
1 TAMA 180 deg. bend + 4 db extension but Standard hooks used in reinforced concrete beam shall mean.
not less than 65 mm at free end of
bar
1 TAMA 90 deg. Bend + 6db extension Standard hooks for stirrups and tie hooks 16mm bar and smaller.
1 TAMA 90 deg. Bend + 12db extension at Standard hooks for stirrups and tie hooks 20-25mmbar.
free end
1 TAMA -12 mm Allowable tolerance on minimum concrete cover for depths greater than 200mm
1 TAMA ± 50 mm Allowable tolerance for longitudinal location of bends and ends of reinforcement.
1 TAMA 40db Individual bars with a bundle terminated within the span of flexural members shall
teminate at different points with a stagger of at least ___.
1 TAMA 3db Clear distance between pre-tensioning tendons at each end of member shall not be less
than ___ for strands.
1 TAMA 4db Clear distance between pre-tensioning tendons at each end of member shall not be less
than ___ for wire.
1 TAMA 75 mm Minimum concrete cover provided for reinforcement of cast in place against permanently
exposed to earth or weather using bars larger than 36mm.
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National Building Code

1 TAMA national building code P.D.. 1096 National Building Code
1 TAMA 2.7 m Maximum height of a combustible stand. 2.7 m
1 TAMA .85 m Minimum spacing for seats in a chair type measurement from back to back. .85 m
1 TAMA 45.00 m Maximum line of travel to an exit of an aisle. 45.00 1m
1 TAMA 1:8 Maximum slope of an aisle. :
1 TAMA .84 m In standard seating, the minimum spacing of rows measured from back to back. .84 8m
1 TAMA .45 m Minimum width of any seat. .45 m
1 TAMA 1.30 sqm Minimum area of a double acting door view panel. 1.30 sqm
1 TAMA .7 m Minimum clear width of an exit doorway. .7 m
1 TAMA 1.2 m Maximum width of an exit door leaf. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 1.1 m Minimum width of an exit corridor. 1.1 m
1 TAMA 2 Minimum number of exit for floors above the first storey having an occupant load of
###
more than 10
1 TAMA 3 Number of exit for occupant load of 599-999. ###
1 TAMA .3 m Minimum downward projection of a draft curtain .3 m
1 TAMA 250 sqm Maximum floor area for an attic made of combustible materials. 250 sqm
1 TAMA 1.8 m Maximum center to center spacing of a draft curtain sprinkler. 1.8 m
1 TAMA 750 sqm Maximum floor area for an attic made of incombustible materials. 750 sqm
1 TAMA Ga.18 Standard gauge for metal hoods in barbeques. Ga.18
1 TAMA 300 mm Minimum height of a Siamese connection above grade. 300 mm
1 TAMA 300 mm Standard maximum distance of a standpipe from an opening in a stairway. 300 mm
1 TAMA 200 mm Minimum wall thickness of a fireplace. 200 mm
1 TAMA 2 Minimum number of exit for a projection room. ###
1 TAMA 600 mm Minimum extended portion of a chimney above the roof. 600 mm
1 TAMA 50 mm Minimum air space between walls of a masonry chimney above the roof. 50 mm
1 TAMA 12.5 mm Minimum thickness of glass used for floors. 12.5 mm
1 TAMA 400 mm Maximum rise of one row of seat to the next. 400 mm
1 TAMA 3 Minimum number of exit for stands within a building serving an occupant load of 300. ###
1 TAMA .9 m Minimum height of a guard rail located in front of the grandstand. .9 m
1 TAMA .28 m Minimum width of a run in a stand stair. .28 m
1 TAMA .75 m Minimum spacing for seats with backrests measured from back to back. .75 m
1 TAMA .6 m Minimum spacing for seats without backrests measured from back to back. .6 m
1 TAMA 1.7 m Minimum width of an exit door in an aisle. 1.7 m
1 TAMA 10.7 lux Minimum intensity of lights for exits. 10.7 lux
1 TAMA 1.1 m Minimum width of side aisles. 1.1 m
1 TAMA 30 mm Minimum increase in width of aisles for every linear meter. 30 mm
1 TAMA .8 m Minimum width of an aisle serving only one side. .8 m
1 TAMA 50% Open space requirement for an interior lot. ###
1 TAMA 10% Open space requirement for a corner lot or a through lot. ###
1 TAMA Inner Court Bounded on all sides or around its periphery by building lines. Inner court
1 TAMA .75 m Minimum stair width for a residence. .75 m
1 TAMA 1.2 sqm Standard minimum area of a toilet. 1.2 sqm
1 TAMA 1.5 m Minimum dimension of a kitchen. 1.5 m
1 TAMA 1 sqm Minimum area for vent shafts. 1 sqm
1 TAMA 3 cum Air space requirement for a school room per person. 3 cum
1 TAMA 14 cum Air space requirement for a habitable room per person. 14 cum
1 TAMA .3 sqm Minimum area of opening of an air duct. .3 sqm
1 TAMA 300 mm Maximum projection beyond the property line of a footing along the national road and at
300 mm
least 2.40 mts. In depth.
1 TAMA 3m Minimum clearance of a canopy or a marquee from the sidewalk. 3m
1 TAMA .9 m Minimum stair width for occupant load of less than 50. .9 m
1 TAMA 1.2 m Minimum width of a temporary walkway. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 3m Minimum clearance of an arcade above sidewalk. 3m
1 TAMA Setback Vacant space left between the building and lot lines less than 2.00 mts in width. Setback
1 TAMA 2m Minimum horizontal dimension of a court. 2m
1 TAMA 1.2 m Minimum width of a passageway connecting a street and a court. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 12 cum Standard air space requirement per person for factories. 12 cum
1 TAMA 1.8 m Minimum headroom clearance for a mezzanine. 1.8 m
1 TAMA .3 cum Air supply per person per minute for auditoriums. .3 cum
1 TAMA 10% Minimum total area of a window or an opening for a room without artificial ventilation. ###
1 TAMA .6 m Minimum dimension for a vent shaft. .6 m
1 TAMA 300 mm Minimum horizontal clearance of the curb line to the outermost edge of the marquee. 300 mm
1 TAMA 2.4 m Minimum clearance of the lowest portion of an awning to the ground. 2.4 m
1 TAMA 2.4 m Minimum height of a construction fence. 2.4 m
1 TAMA 600 kgs/sqm Minimum live load bearing capacity of a construction canopy. 600 kgs/sqm
1 TAMA 1m Minimum height of a protective railing in a construction. 1m
1 TAMA 120 kgs/sqm Minimum wind load capacity for roofs for vertical projection. 120 kgs/sqm
1 TAMA .9 m Maximum height of a handrail above the stair thread. .9 m
1 TAMA 2.7 m Minimum ceiling height for naturally ventilated rooms. 2.7 m
1 TAMA .8 m Minimum height of a handrail above the stair thread. .8 m
1 TAMA 1.2 m Maximum dimension of a stair landing. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 1:10 Maximum slope of an exit court. 1:10
1 TAMA 250 mm Minimum width of run for circular stair. 250 mm
1 TAMA 2m Minimum headroom clearance for any stair. 2m
1 TAMA 1:8 Maximum slope for an exit passageway. 1:8
1 TAMA 1.2 m Maximum height of a Siamese connection above the ground. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 6m Maximum distance of any portion of a building from the nozzle of a 23 mts fire hose. 6m
1 TAMA 2 Minimum number of exit for any stage. ###
1 TAMA 1.2 m Minimum extension of a proscenium wall above the roof. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 750 mm Minimum width of a stair in a stage egress. 750 mm
1 TAMA 5.6 mm Minimum thickness of glass for jalousies. 5.6 mm
1 TAMA 1.2 m Maximum length of glass for jalousies. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 900 mm Minimum width of exit in a stage. 900 mm
1 TAMA 2.5 m Minimum lateral spacing for plastic skylights. 2.5 m
1 TAMA Show window A store window in which goods are displayed. Show window
1 TAMA 1.2 m Maximum width of a business sign. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 1m Minimum distance of a sign from any electrical post or telephone wires. 1m
1 TAMA 10% Minimum open space requirement for a corner lot. ###
1 TAMA 300 mm Minimum size of thread for an entrance or exit step. 300 mm
1 TAMA 1:10 Maximum slope for an entrance or exit ramp. 1:10
1 TAMA 2 Minimum number of steps for an entrance or exit stair. ###
1 TAMA 1.5 m Standard turn circle of a wheelchair. 1.5 m
1 TAMA 1:125 sqm of gross floor area Office building parking ratio. 1:125 sqm of gross floor area
1 TAMA 2.4 X 5 m Standard size of a perpendicular parking slot. 2.4 X 5 m
1 TAMA 1:10 bedrooms Hotel building parking ratio. 1:10 bedrooms
1 TAMA 1:25 beds Hospital building parking ratio. 1:25 beds
1 TAMA 60 m Maximum distance of a handicapped parking from the facility being served. 60 m
1 TAMA 1:5 classrooms Colleges and university parking ratio. 1:5 classrooms
1 TAMA 1:50 sqm of spectators area Theaters, cinemas, auditoria, and stadia parking ratio. 1:50 sqm of spectators area
1 TAMA 4 Minimum number of wheelchair seating space for 51-300 seating capacity for auditoriums. ###
1 TAMA .9 m Minimum width of a dropped curb. .9 m
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1 TAMA 1.1 X 1.4 m Minimum Dimensions of an accessible elevator. 1.1 X 1.4 m

1 TAMA 30 m Maximum distance of an accessible elevator from the entrance of a building. 30 m
1 TAMA 1.4 m Minimum height of signs on walls and doors for the disabled to see comfortable. 1.4 m
1 TAMA .8 m Minimum door width for an accessible elevator. .8 m
1 TAMA 1.7 X 1.8 m Minimum dimensions for an accessible water closet stall. 1.7 X 1.8 m
1 TAMA 1.6 m Maximum height of signs on walls and doors for the disabled to see comfortably. 1.6 m
1 TAMA 3.7 m Minimum width of a parking slot for the disabled. 3.7 m
1 TAMA 200 mm Minimum run of a stair for Group A dwellings (residential) 200 mm
1 TAMA 2.1 m Minimum ceiling height from 3rd floor to succeeding floors with artificial ventilation. 2.1 m
1 TAMA 6.00 sqm Minimum area of rooms for human habitation. 6.00 sqm
1 TAMA 2m Least dimension of rooms for human habitation. 2m
1 TAMA 300 mm Least dimension of an air duct. 300 mm
1 TAMA 500 mm Maximum encroachment into a public sidewalk of a foundation at least 600 mm below
500 mm
the grade line.
1 TAMA .9 m Minimum width of an exit door. .9 m
1 TAMA 200 mm Maximum width reduced by handrails and doors fully opened to balconies and
200 mm
corridors
1 TAMA 1.1 m Minimum width of stairs serving more than 50 occupants. 1.1 m
1 TAMA 750 mm Minimum width of stairs serving less than 10 occupants. 750 mm
1 TAMA 100 mm Maximum reduction in width of a stair due to trims and handrails. 100 mm
1 TAMA 150 mm Minimum run of a winding stair. 150 mm
1 TAMA 300 mm Maximum run of a winding stair. 300 mm
1 TAMA 5 mm Allowable tolerance in the rise and run of every step. 5 mm
1 TAMA 3m Width of stair requiring an intermediate handrail. 3m
1 TAMA 1m Minimum width of an aisle serving both sides. 1m
1 TAMA 7 Maximum number of seats between the wall and the aisle. ###
1 TAMA 300 mm Maximum distance between the back of each seat to the front of the seat behind it. 300 mm
1 TAMA 480 mm Maximum width of seat in a stand. 480 mm
1 TAMA 8m Maximum projection of a penthouse or other projections above the roof. 8m
1 TAMA 1/3 Maximum ratio of a penthouse area to that of the supporting roof. 1/3
1 TAMA 100 mm Minimum thickness of masonry chimney for residentials. 100 mm
1 TAMA 300 mm Minimum thickness of rubble stone masonry chimney for residentials. 300 mm
1 TAMA 250 mm Minimum firebox wall thickness. 250 mm
1 TAMA 150 mm Minimum thickness of smoke chamber back walls. 150 mm
1 TAMA 200 mm minimum thickness of front and side smoke chamber walls. 200 mm
1 TAMA 4 Minimum number of storeys requiring one (1) or more dry standpipes. ###
1 TAMA 900 liters/minute Minimum volume of water a dry standpipe should provide. 900 liters/minute
1 TAMA 100 mm Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a two-way Siamese connection. 100 mm
1 TAMA 125 mm Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a three-way Siamese connection. 125 mm
1 TAMA 150 mm Diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a four-way Siamese connection. 150 mm
1 TAMA 190 liters/minute Minimum volume of water an interior wet standpipe should provide. 190 liters/minute
1 TAMA 50 mm Minimum diameter of a wet standpipe. 50 mm
1 TAMA 63 mm Standard diameter of a dry standpipe opening. 63 mm
1 TAMA 23 m Standard length of a fire hose. 23 m
1 TAMA 6m Maximum distance of a hose nozzle to any portion of a building. 6m
1 TAMA 38 mm Standard diameter of a wet standpipe valve. 38 mm
1 TAMA 1m Maximum projection into a sidewalk of a sign 4.50 mts. above grade. 1m
1 TAMA 5m Minimum vertical clearance from the bottom of a signage to an arcaded sidewalk. 5m
1 TAMA 3m Minimum vertical clearance from the bottom of a signage to non-arcaded sidewalk. 3m
1 TAMA 120 days Number of days of work abandonment of stoppage for a building permit to expire. 120 days
1 TAMA .8 m Width of planting strip for sidewalks 2.00 mts in width. .8 m
1 TAMA 500 mm Minimum horizontal distance of the curb line to the outermost face of an arcade. 500 mm
1 TAMA 6m Maximum vertical clearance of an arcade above grade. 6m
1 TAMA 1:3-1:4 Slope of ramp of road-way to sidewalk. 1:3-1:4
1 TAMA 1:8 Slope of driveway to sidewalk where the height of curb is 200 mm and above. 1:8
1 TAMA 10 m Minimum vertical clearance of primary lines from the crown of the pavement when
10 m
crossing the highway.
1 TAMA 7.5 m Minimum vertical clearance of primary lines from top of sidewalk when installed along
7.5 m
the side of the highway.
1 TAMA 7.5 m Vertical clearance of secondary lines from sidewalks along or crossing the street. 7.5 m
1 TAMA 2.5 m Minimum clearance of conductors from the highest point of a roof. 2.5 m
1 TAMA 1.2 m Maximum height of a dumbwaiter. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 3861 sqcm Maximum area of a dumbwaiter. 3861 sqcm
1 TAMA 3m Minimum clearance of conductors from any platform or ground or projection from which
3m
they might be reached.
1 TAMA 3m Minimum vertical clearance of service drop of communication lines above ground at its
3m
point of attachment to than building or pedestal.
1 TAMA 5.5 m Vertical clearance of a service drop communication line when crossing a street. 5.5 m
1 TAMA 277 kgs Maximum capacity of a dumbwaiter. 277 kgs
1 TAMA 3m Minimum width of an access road to a cul-de-sac. 3m
1 TAMA 28 sqm Unit area per occupant for dwellings. 28 sqm
1 TAMA 18.6 sqm Unit area per occupant for Hotels. 18.6 sqm
1 TAMA 9.3 sqm Unit area per occupant for offices and garages. 9.3 sqm
1 TAMA 1.8 sqm Unit area per occupant for class rooms. 1.8 sqm
1 TAMA 5.6 sqm Unit area per occupant for stores - retail sales rooms upper floors. 5.6 sqm
1 TAMA 3.25 sqm Unit area per occupant for nurseries for children. 3.25 sqm
1 TAMA 2.8 sqm Unit area for stores -retail sales room for basement and ground floor. 2.8 sqm
1 TAMA 8.4 sqm Unit area for hospitals and sanitaria. 8.4 sqm
1 TAMA 46.5 sqm Unit area per occupant for aircraft hangars without repairs. 46.5 sqm
1 TAMA 28 sqm Unit area per occupant for warehouses and mechanical equipment room. 28 sqm
1 TAMA .65 sqm Unit area per occupant for theaters and the like. .65 sqm
1 TAMA 1:5 rooms Parking requirement for Hotels. 1:5 rooms
1 TAMA 1:50 sqm of spectators area Parking requirement for public assembly buildings such as cinemas, auditoria, theaters,
1:50 sqm of spectators area
and the like.
1 TAMA 1:8 units Parking requirement for multi family living unit of 50 sqm floor area. 1:8 units
1 TAMA 1:1 unit Parking requirement for multi family living unit above 100 sqm floor area. 1:1 unit
1 TAMA 1:4 units Parking requirement for multi family living unit for 50-100 sqm floor area. 1:4 units
1 TAMA 1:100 sqm of gross floor area Parking requirement for clubhouses, beach houses, and the like. 1:100 sqm of gross floor area
1 TAMA 1:1 unit Parking requirement for motels. 1:1 unit
1 TAMA 1:50 parking slots Minimum parking requirement for the handicapped. 1:50 parking slots
1 TAMA 1:5 classrooms Parking requirement for colleges and universities. 1:5 classrooms
1 TAMA 1:10 classrooms Parking requirement for elementary, secondary, and vocational schools. 1:10 classrooms
1 TAMA 1.2 m In BP344, the required width of a corridor. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 1:20 Maximum slope of a drop curb towards the street. 1:20
1 TAMA 1:12 Maximum slope of a drop curb towards adjoining curb. 1:12
1 TAMA 12 m Maximum spacing for wheelchair turnabouts. 12 m
1 TAMA 1:12 Maximum slope of a ramp. 1:12
1 TAMA 60 m Maximum distance of handicapped parking from the structure served. 60 m
1 TAMA 1.5 m Preferred width of corridor for the disabled. 1.5 m
1 TAMA .5 m Maximum height of a water closet from the floor. .5 m
1 TAMA 1.1 m Preferred height of switches from the floor. 1.1 m
1 TAMA .9 m Minimum height of a switch from the floor. .9 m
1 TAMA 1.2 m Maximum height of a switch from the floor. 1.2 m
1 TAMA 3.7 m Least dimension for a parking slot for the disabled. 3.7 m
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1 TAMA .7 m In BP344, the minimum height of a handrail. .7 m

1 TAMA 6m Maximum length of a ramp for wheelchair. 6m
1 TAMA 1.5 m Minimum length of a ramp landing for wheelchairs. 1.5 m
1 TAMA dwelling unit One or more habitable rooms which are occupied or which are intended or designated to
Dwelling unit
be occupied by one family with facilities for cooking , sleeping, living, and eating.
1 TAMA footing That portion of the foundation of a structure which spreads and transmits loads directly
Footing
to the ground or soil.
1 TAMA course A continuous horizontal layer of masonry units. Course
1 TAMA apartment A room or suite of two or more rooms, designed and intended for , or occupied by one
Apartment
family for living, sleeping, eating, and cooking purposes.
1 TAMA barbecue A stationary open hearth or brazier, either fuel-fired or electric, used for food preparation. Barbecue
1 TAMA balcony A portion of the seating space of an assembly room, the lowest part of which is raised
Balcony
1.20 mts or more above the level of the main floor.
1 TAMA chimney connector The pipe which connects a flue-burning appliance to a chimney. Chimney connector
1 TAMA fireplace A hearth and fire chamber or similarly prepared place in which a fire may be made and
Fireplace
which is built in conjunction with a chimney.
1 TAMA girder A horizontal structural piece which supports the end of the floor beams or joists or walls
Girder
over opening.
1 TAMA helistop Same as heliport except that no refueling, maintenance, repairs, or storage of
Helistop
helicopters is permitted.
1 TAMA suportales The vertical supports, such as posts or stanchions, as used in indigenous or traditional
Suportales
type of construction.
1 TAMA vault Any surface or underground construction covered on top, or any fire-proof construction
Vault
intended for the storage of valuables.
1 TAMA cross wall A term which may be used synonymously with a partition. Cross wall
1 TAMA 18.6 sqm The unit area per occupant for hotels. 18.6 sqm
1 TAMA 1.4 sqm The unit area per occupant for dining establishments. 1.4 sqm
1 TAMA .65 sqm The unit area per occupant for theaters. .65 sqm
1 TAMA 120 days A building permit shall expire if work authorized is abandoned or suspended at any time
120 days
after commencement for a period of.
1 TAMA 8m Front yards for commercial buildings abutting a road-right-of-way of 25-29 meters shall
8m
have a minimum width of
1 TAMA 12 cum Offices shall be provided how many cubic meters of air per person? 12 cum
1 TAMA 3m Multiple living units of up to 6 units built on the same lot shall have an access road
3m
directly connecting said building to a public street a width of.
1 TAMA 800 mm Sidewalks of 2 mts or more in width shall include on its outer side a planting strip of not
800 mm
less than how many millimeters in width?
R
1 TAMA 500 mm Arcades shall be cantilevered from the building line over the sidewalk and the horizontal
e
clearance between the curb line and the outermost face of any part of the arcade shall 500 mms
not be less than. i
1 TAMA business and mercantile Printing plants shall be classified under what type of occupancy. Business andd mercantile
1 TAMA industrial Power plants shall be classified under what type of occupancy. e
Industrial
1 TAMA residentials, hotels and apartments n
Convents shall be classified under what type of occupancy. Residentials, hotels t and apartments
i
1 TAMA storage and hazardous Repair garages shall be classified under what type of occupancy. Storage and hazardous
a
1 TAMA institutional Reformatories shall be classified under what type of occupancy. Institutional
l
1 TAMA 3.5 m Turnabout should also be provided at or whithin how many meters of dead end. 3.5 sm
1 TAMA 1:12 In B.P. 344, the maximum slope a ramp is. 1:12
,
1 TAMA 1.8 m Under B.P. 344, a level area of not less than how many meters shall be provided at the
1.8 hm
top and bottom of any ramp.
1 TAMA institutional Under what classification of occupancy does Mental Hospitals fall? o
Institutional
1 TAMA t
residentials, hotels and apartments Under what classification of occupancy does Monasteries fall? e
l
1 TAMA business and mercantile Under what classification of occupancy does Aircraft hagars fall? Business ands mercantile
1 TAMA industrial Under what classification of occupancy does cold storage and creameris fall? Industrial
1 TAMA accessory Under what classification of occupancy does private garage fall? Accessory
a
1 TAMA 1 truck loading slot Minimum loading slot requirement for Hospitals and hotels. n
1 truck loading slot
1 TAMA 60 m Minimum travel distance from handicapped parking to facility being served. 60 d
m
1 TAMA 20% Percentage required for number of parking if parking garages are available within 200
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a
meters of structure.
p
1 TAMA 1:50 sqm of gross floor area Parking requirement for amusement centers. 1:50 sqm of gross a floor area
1 TAMA 1:150 sqm of shopping floor area Parking requirement for markets. 1:150 sqm of shoppingr floor area
1 TAMA 1:100 sqm of shopping floor area Parking requirement for neigborhood shopping centers. 1:100 sqm of shoppingt floor area
1 TAMA 1:1 unit Parking requirement for multi-family living units of more than 100 sqm of living unit area. m
1:1 unit
1 TAMA 1:8 units Parking requirement for multi-family living units of up to 50 sqm of living unit area. e
1:8 units
1 TAMA 1:50 sqm of congregation area Parking requirement for places of worhip. n
1:50 sqm of congregation area
t
1 TAMA .6 m Maximum projection of a balcony over a street of over 3 meters but not more than 6 mts. .6 m
s
1 TAMA 1m Maximum projection of a balcony over a street of 10 mts to less than 11 mts in width. 1m
1 TAMA 4.5 m Maximum height of 1st the floor for a 2-story wood structure with a height of 7 mts. 4.5 m
1 TAMA 4.5 m Maximum spacing of posts for 2-story wooden structure with a height of 8 mts. 4.5 m
1 TAMA accessory Under what classification of occupancy does fences of over 1.80 mts in height fall? Accessory
1 TAMA storage and hazardous Under what classification of occupancy does Aircraft repair hangars fall? Storage and hazardous
1 TAMA industrial Under what classification of occupancy does factories and workshops using M
Industrial
a
incombustible and non-explosive materials.
1 TAMA storage and hazardous Under what classification of occupancy does wood working establishements fall? Storage andghazardous
n
1 TAMA business and mercantile Under what classification of occupancy does police and fire stations fall? Business anda mercantile
1 TAMA 1.1-1.3 m Standard length of a Wheelchair. 1.1-1.3 m
1 TAMA .6-.75 m Standard width of a wheelchair. .6-.75Cm
1 TAMA .7-1.2 m How many meters above the floor is the comfortable reach of persons confined to a a
.7-1.2 m
wheelchair. r
1 TAMA .74 m How many meterd is the comfortable clearance for knee and leg space under tables for t
.74 am
wheelchair users.
1 TAMA safety Accessibility, reachability, usability, orientation, workability and efficiency, and ___ are
f
Safety
the basic planning requirements of BP344. o
1 TAMA 4 Number of wheelchair seating for an assembly seating capacity of 51-300. ###
r
1 TAMA magna carta for disabled persons
R.A. 7277
D
1 TAMA corridor A long interior passageway providing access to several rooms. i
Corridor
1 TAMA curb A raised rim of concrete, stone or metal which forms the edge of street, sidewalk, etc. Curbs
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