Building Repair and Rehabilitation Quiz

What is the process of substantial repair or alteration that extends a building’s useful life?

• Rehabilitation

• Restoration

• Remodeling

• Renovation

What is the process of increasing the load-resistance capacity of a building or structure?

• Demolition

• Retrofitting

• Strengthening

• Renovation

What is the term for the gradual loss of the desired material properties due to different degradation factors?

• Settlement

• Deterioration

• Defects

• Distress

What is the collective term for the physical manifestation of problems such as cracks, spalls, pop-outs, staining, decay or corrosion?

• Deterioration

• Settlement

• Distress

• Defects

What is the process of re-establishing the materials, form and appearance of a structure?

• Restoration

• Rehabilitation

• Strengthening

• Renovation

What is the process of pulling down of the structure not deemed to be fit for service?

• Retrofitting

• Strengthening

• Demolition

• Renovation

What is the term for the flaws that are introduced through poor design, poor workmanship before a structure begins its design life or through inadequate operation and maintenance during its service life?

• Distress

• Deterioration

• Settlement

• Defects

What is the process of strengthening of structure along with the structural system, if required so as to comply all relevant codal provisions in force during that period?

• Renovation

• Retrofitting

• Demolition

• Strengthening

What is the term for the flaws that have a potential to lead to a failure?

• Defects

• Deterioration

• Distress

• Settlement

What is the term for the process of repairing or modifying a structure to a desired useful condition?

• Rehabilitation

• Strengthening

• Restoration

• Renovation