Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic


Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic

Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous

  1. ‘Finger Plan’ concept of urban planning was initially adopted in









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    The Finger Plan is an urban plan from 1947 which provides a strategy for the development of the Copenhagen metropolitan area, Denmark. According to the plan, Copenhagen is to develop along five 'fingers', centered on S-train commuter rail lines, which extend from the 'palm', that is the dense urban fabric of central Copenhagen. In between the fingers, green "wedges" are intended to provide land for agriculture and recreational purposes.
    The Finger Plan for Greater Copenhagen was introduced in 1947 when a group of town planners realized that Greater Copenhagen was beginning to spread uncontrollably.

    Correct Option: C

    The Finger Plan is an urban plan from 1947 which provides a strategy for the development of the Copenhagen metropolitan area, Denmark. According to the plan, Copenhagen is to develop along five 'fingers', centered on S-train commuter rail lines, which extend from the 'palm', that is the dense urban fabric of central Copenhagen. In between the fingers, green "wedges" are intended to provide land for agriculture and recreational purposes.
    The Finger Plan for Greater Copenhagen was introduced in 1947 when a group of town planners realized that Greater Copenhagen was beginning to spread uncontrollably.


  1. The Grand Gallery in Egyptian Architecture is provided only at









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    The ceiling of the Grand Gallery is a marvel uncovered by archaeologists, adventurers and hired workers

    Correct Option: A

    The ceiling of the Grand Gallery is a marvel uncovered by archaeologists, adventurers and hired workers



  1. Among the following, the one that is NOT a land assembly technique is









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    Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is a voluntary, incentive- based program that allows landowners to sell development rights from their land to a developer or other interested party who then can use these rights to increase the density of development at another designated location.

    Correct Option: A

    Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is a voluntary, incentive- based program that allows landowners to sell development rights from their land to a developer or other interested party who then can use these rights to increase the density of development at another designated location.


  1. Criteria for background noise (in NC) in hospitals and apartments is









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    Noise Criteria for Rooms Noise criteria (NC) curves can be used to evaluate existing situations by measuring sound levels at the loudest locations in rooms (preferably at user ear height).
    They can also be used to specify the steady, or continuous background noise levels needed to help achieve satisfactory sound isolation, provided levels are 4 to 5 dB below the NC curve at both the low and high frequencies.The table below presents recommended NC ranges for various indoor facilities.

    Correct Option: B

    Noise Criteria for Rooms Noise criteria (NC) curves can be used to evaluate existing situations by measuring sound levels at the loudest locations in rooms (preferably at user ear height).
    They can also be used to specify the steady, or continuous background noise levels needed to help achieve satisfactory sound isolation, provided levels are 4 to 5 dB below the NC curve at both the low and high frequencies.The table below presents recommended NC ranges for various indoor facilities.



  1. The maximum bending moment (kNm) in a simply supported beam of 8 m span subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 20 kN/m (inclusive of its self-weight) over the entire span is









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    The maximum bending moment in a SSB for a UDL is given by
    B.M. = wl2/8
    B.M. = (20 × 82)/8
    B.M. =160 kN-m


    Correct Option: B

    The maximum bending moment in a SSB for a UDL is given by
    B.M. = wl2/8
    B.M. = (20 × 82)/8
    B.M. =160 kN-m