Programming & Analysis Mock Exam Question #4 | ARE 5.0 PA Mock Exam #architecture

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🔍 Scenario: The client hires the architect to perform a feasibility study for a new ground up mixed use residential building in California. The geotechnical engineer is contracted directly under the client, but the structural engineer is hired by the architect. The client furnishes a summarized geotechnical report for the architect’s reference. The architect performs a preliminary review of the report before furnishing it to the structural engineer.

Which of the following items do the architect and structural engineer not need to be aware of?

A. Loose soil at the surface
B. Seismic activity
C. Sea level rise
D. Plumbing line in the setback zone