PPD NCARB PRACTICE TEST ITEM

I thought the "column, capital, drop, flat slab" need more floor to ceiling height?

Can someone explain this more please?

Thank you,

An architect is designing a multistory warehouse for heavy storage. The warehouse is to be constructed on a site where zoning regulations limit height.

Which one of the following structural systems is most appropriate?

A.	Cast-in-place, reinforced concrete columns, capital, drop, and flat slab floors.
B.	Cast-in-place, reinforced concrete columns, girders, beams, and joist slab floors.
C.	Structural steel columns, girders, beams, joists, steel form deck, and reinforced concrete floors.

Your answer: C

Correct answer: A

CORRECT RESPONSE

Cast-in-place, reinforced concrete columns, capital, drop, and flat slab floors.

Where building height is limited, the flat slab floor has the smallest ceiling-to-floor dimension and will allow for more stories than any of the other systems listed.

PPD NCARB PRACTICE TEST ITEM

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