What are the typical building code STC requirements for residences, apartments, and hotels?

What will be an ideal response?


Typical building code STC requirements for residences, apartments, and hotels are as follows:

1. All separating walls and floor-to-ceiling assemblies must provide an STC of 50.

2. All penetrations in assemblies, such as openings for piping and electrical wiring, must be sealed to maintain the STC 50 rating.

3. Entrance doors and their seals must have an STC rating of 26 or more.

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a. un panel deprimido
b. un ensanchamiento
c. un capitel
d. un tímpano

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Given an arterial road is to be connected to a frontage road by a reverse curve with parallel tangents. The distance between the centerline of the two tangent sections is 60 ft. The PC of the curve is located at station (38+25.31) and the central angle of each of the component curves is 25°. Determine: the station of PT.

What will be an ideal response?

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Technician A says that a loaded caliper includes an overhauled caliper assembly but no brake pads or hardware. Technician B says that a loaded caliper includes the pads and all needed hardware. Which technician is correct?

A) Technician A only B) Technician B only C) Both technicians D) Neither technician

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When a state or federal inspector stops a CMV on the roadside or at a weigh station and finds that the vehicle is unsafe in any area, the inspector can

A. demand that the problem be repaired immediately B. issue a citation that requires the problem to be repaired within 30 days C. put the vehicle out of service D. all of the above

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