Building Construction Quiz (Plumbing - Sanitary Drainage And Sewage)

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Building Construction Quiz (Plumbing - Sanitary Drainage And Sewage) - Quiz

Part I. Identification (Essential Parts of Sanitary Drainage System)

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1.

Conveys only wastewater or liquid waste free of fecal matter
2.

Constructed to provide a liquid seal which prevents backflow of foul air or methane gas without affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through it.
3.

For ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing system.
4.

Extends from the house draing at a point 0.60 meters from the outside face of the foundation wall of a building to the junction with the street sewer or any point of discharge and conveying the drainage of one building site.
5.

Vertical main system of soil, waste or vent pipings extending through one or more stories and extended through the roof.
6.

Part of the lowest horizontal piping of a plumbing system which receives the discharges from the soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside of a building and conveys it to the house sewer outside of the building.
7.

Any part of the piping system other than a main, riser or stack.
8.

Pump for removing the accumulations of liquid from a sump
9.

A pipe or artificial conduit as underground for carrying off sewage or other liquid waste to a treatment plant.
10.

Pit or reservoir serving as a draing or receptacle for water and other liquids.
11.

A chamber of a large septic tank employing siphonic action to automatically discharge a large volume of effluent when a predetermined quantity has accumulated.
- A.
  
  Drain field
- B.
  
  Sewage treatment chamber
- C.
  
  Seepage pit
- D.
  
  Dosing chamber
12.

Minimum slope or pitch of horizontal drainage pipe
- A.
  
  3.0% per foot
- B.
  
  1.5% per foot
- C.
  
  1% per foot
- D.
  
  2% per foot
13.

Lowest point on the interior of a drainpipe or sewer where the liquid is deepest.
- A.
  
  Invert
- B.
  
  Cleancut
- C.
  
  Battery
- D.
  
  Fall
14.

Oversized pipe functioning both as a soil or waste pipe and a vent
15.

Used for lavatories, kitchen sinks, laundry tubs & urinals
16.

Used for fixtures such as slop sinks that are usually built low in the ground.
- A.
  
  Deep seal trap
- B.
  
  Stand trap
- C.
  
  Drum trap
- D.
  
  Common p-trap
17.

Has a Large Diameter (around 0.16m) and lengths ranging from 0.20 to 0.32 m. Used for fixtures that discharge a large amount of water
18.

Each plumbing fixture excepting those with integral traps, shall be separately trapped with an approved type duraseal trap
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

Fixture trap shall have a trap seal of water ______________ .
- A.
  
  Not less than 51 mm and not more than 102 mm
- B.
  
  Not more than 51mm
- C.
  
  Not more than 51mm and not more than 115mm
- D.
  
  Not less than 51mm
20.

identify
- A.
  
  S-trap pipe
- B.
  
  P-trap
- C.
  
  Running trap
- D.
  
  Stand trap
21.

Minimum size trap for residential sink
- A.
  
  38mm
- B.
  
  32mm
- C.
  
  36mm
- D.
  
  34mm
22.

'backbone' of the entire sanitary system. Portion where waste does not travel through.
- A.
  
  Main soil and waste stack
- B.
  
  Air vent and soil pipe
- C.
  
  Main soil and waste vent
- D.
  
  Unit, common or dual vent
23.

Portion penetrating the roof
- A.
  
  Vent Stack Through Roof
- B.
  
  Main Soil & Waste Vent
- C.
  
  Relief Vent
- D.
  
  Floor Drain
24.

'Collecting Vent Line.'
25.

Group vent pipe that starts in front of the extreme fixture connection on a horizontal branch. Also known as 'loop vent.'