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Civil Engineering Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A grid of steel wires or bars welded together at all points of intersection to form an open mat. The fabric is designated by the size of the grid (spacing of the wires) in inches followed by numbers indicating the gauge of the wire in each direction
Contrast
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Voussoir
2. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Circuit
Deformation
Statically Determinate Beam
Element of Design
3. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed
Open Web Steel Joist
Rebar
Radiant Heat
Occupant Load
4. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure
Stress
Electric Meter
Lateral Load
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
5. A fitting or device that provides a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through the trap
Trap
Rebar
Outlet
Fascia
6. A measure of the heat transmission through a building part (as a wall or window) or a given thickness of a material (as insulation) with lower numbers indicating better insulating properties
Potable Water
Setback
U-factor
Solar Orientation
7. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling
Low Impact Development
Egress
Topographic Survey
Finish Grade
8. A sewer that conveys storm water or other drainage but not sanitary sewage
Storm Sewer
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Bench Mark
Thermal Convection
9. Entrance or means to enter
Fascia
Beam
Ingress
Datum
10. The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next
Single-ply Membrane
Deciduous
Thermal Conduction
Thermal Convection
11. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
Slab-on-Grade
Spread Footing
House Wrap
Sewage
12. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish
Ponding
Repetition
Municipality
Underlayment
13. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam
Drainage Fixture Unit
Stakeholder
Shear Force
Hybrid
14. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Drainage
Curtain Wall
Spread Footing
15. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Construction Documents
Building Code
Elevated Floor
Space
16. A force that is internal to structural elements and is needed to determine the material stress and strain
Electric Meter
Moment Arm
Internal Force
Deformation
17. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization
Nonpotable Water
Sustainability
Datum
Plasticity Limit
18. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two perpendicular directions and rotation is restricted. A fixed support provides two perpendicular reaction forces and a reaction moment when the member is loaded
Ballast
Repetition
Architect
Fixed Support
19. A single beam that is supported by more than two supports such that it has at least two distinct spans
Continuous Beam
Beam
Underlayment
Floor Joists
20. A roof that is pitched at an angle so near to horizontal that it must be made waterproof with a continuous membrane rather than shingles; commonly and inaccurately referred to as a flat roof
Design Load
Static Head
Backsight
Low Slope Roof
21. An instrument used to measure electric power
Building Envelope
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Internal Force
Electric Meter
22. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Low Slope Roof
Open Web Steel Joist
Top Plate
Construction Documents
23. Entrances or a means to enter
Girder
Ingress
Water Service
Field Notes
24. Exits or a way out
Design Temperature Differential
Main
Egress
Circuit Breaker
25. All areas (including the frames) in the building envelope that let in light - including windows - plastic panels - clerestories - skylights - glass doors that are more than one-half glass - and glass block walls. A skylight is a fenestration surface
Drain
Fenestration
Wind Load
Exit Discharge
26. Concrete into which steel reinforcing bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction
Plumbing Fixture
Vent Pipe
Reinforced Concrete
Plastic Limit
27. A wide shallow footing usually constructed of reinforced concrete
Watt
Spread Footing
ABET
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
28. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Precast Concrete
Curtain Wall
Force
Bearing Walls
29. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country
Land Surveying
Concrete Masonry Unit
Static Head
Prevailing Winds
30. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground
Topographic Survey
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Load
Storm Sewer
31. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Riser
Deciduous
Sewer
Building Code
32. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose
Grading
Lintel
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Trap
33. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area
Coniferous
Shape
Unity
Angle of Repose
34. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Stud
Setback
Statically Determinate Beam
35. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires
Rod Intercept
Riser
Pitched Roof
Pin Support
36. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings
Charette
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Easement
Open Web Steel Joist
37. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs.
Circuit Breaker
Ingress
Header
Shear Force
38. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections
Structural Engineer
Live Load
Girder
Siding
39. Exit or a way out
Egress
Coniferous
Wind Load
Rafter
40. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements
Field Notes
Distribution Panel
Contrast
Siding
41. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet
Load Bearing Wall
Weight
Brownfield
Thermal Conduction
42. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor
Shore
Building Envelope
Water Meter
Spread Footing
43. A legal request by a property owner to allow a modification from a standard or a requirement in the zoning code
Variance
Dome
Tributary Area
EPDM
44. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Berm
Static Head
Architect
Circuit
45. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system
Heat Loss
Sewage
Drain
Rebar
46. An electrical connection to the earth
Ground
Thermal Conduction
Construction Survey
Value
47. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building
Beam
Variance
Occupancy Category
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
48. The professional engineering society representing the field of civil engineering and others working in the civil engineering field
Lavatory
Shear Diagram
Stakeholder
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
49. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building
Slab-on-Grade
Footing
Live Load
Ducts
50. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam
Pressure Head
Watt
Moment Diagram
Storm Sewer