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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 sewer that conveys storm water or other drainage but not sanitary sewage
Storm Sewer
Municipality
Wind Load
Water Closet
2. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes
EPDM
Deflection
Space
Construction Type
3. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Low Impact Development
Water Heater
Fa
Nonpotable Water
4. A user-friendly approach to design in the living environment where people of any culture - age - size - weight - race - gender - and ability can experience an environment that promotes their health - safety - and welfare today and in the future
Truss
Poorly Graded
Universal Design
Fenestration
5. Meeting the needs of society in ways that can continue indefinitely into the future without damaging or depleting natural resources
Sustainability
Shore
Differential Leveling
Heat Pump
6. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil
Load Path
Equilibrium
Stadia
Switch Leg
7. The ability of a structure to maintain its appearance - durability - comfort for occupants - proper function of equipment - and ease of maintenance
Spread Footing
Reinforced Concrete
Serviceability
Drainage Fixture Unit
8. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Span
Light Gauge Steel
Curtain Wall
Compression Strength
9. The vertical distance from the datum to the line of sight of the instrument
Differential Leveling
Texture
Height of Instrument
Exit Access
10. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring
Column
Sewage
Keystone
Subfloor
11. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond
Ponding
Tributary Width
Precast Concrete
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
12. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Light Gauge Steel
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Egress
Circuit Breaker
13. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall
Vent Pipe
Sole Plate
Column
Universal Design
14. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material
Design Principles
Load Bearing Wall
Square
Fa
15. The minimum moisture content - expressed as a percentage of the oven dry soil weight - at which the soil will begin to flow when subjected to a small shearing force. The liquid limit is determined using a standard liquid limit device
Liquid Limit
Cleanout
Pattern
Universal Design
16. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction
Zoning Ordinance
Stud
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Exit Access
17. A method of designing structural elements such that the allowable strength is greater than or equal to the strength necessary to support the required load combinations
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Liquid Limit
Drainage
Thermal Convection
18. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Sole Plate
Brownfield
Header
19. A pipe - normally underground - that carries wastewater and refuse
Load Path
Emphasis
Sewer
Curtain Wall
20. Wall construction utilizing a framework of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads
Well Graded
Building Code
Post and Lintel Construction
Header
21. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Water Distributing Pipe
Footing
Element of Design
Storm Water Wetlands
22. Exit or a way out
Field Notes
U-factor
Open Web Steel Joist
Egress
23. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
Emphasis
Design Storm
House Wrap
Egress
24. An artistic or decorative design - especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit
Drainage System
Lintel
Pattern
Construction Documents
25. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system
Vent Pipe
Axial Force
Masonry
Riser
26. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Load Bearing Wall
Stability
Ducts
Property Survey
27. The difference between the indoor temperature in winter and the outdoor design temperature in winter. The design temperature differential or design range is used in calculating the space heating requirements of a dwelling unit under the engineering-b
Elevated Floor
Shear Force
EPDM
Design Temperature Differential
28. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it
Pressure Head
Color
Architect
Heat Pump
29. The width of floor or roof along the length of a beam - measured perpendicular to the beam - representing the portion of surface from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to that beam
Tributary Width
Footing
Top Plate
Roller (Rocker) Support
30. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure
Tilt-up Construction
Decking
Fixed Support
Precast Concrete
31. A box in which the wires from the meter are connected to individual circuit breakers - which are connected to separate circuits for distribution to various locations throughout the building
Distribution Panel
Deformation
Single-ply Membrane
Design Storm
32. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Building Code
Return Period
Allowable Strength
Trap
33. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof
Single-ply Membrane
Grade Beam
Building Code
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
34. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing
Unity
Tensile Strength
Valve
Rebar
35. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Drainage System
Rod Intercept
Vernacular Architecture
Ballast
36. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity
Single-ply Membrane
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Fa
Sole Plate
37. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric
Built-up-Roof
Grading
Keystone
Texture
38. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Shape
Lavatory
Moment Arm
Hot Water
39. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Low Slope Roof
Closure Error
Deep Foundation
Circuit Breaker
40. A number that indicates the portion of rainwater that will be discharged by a particular surface
Ballast
Poorly Graded
Solar Orientation
Runoff Coefficent
41. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Deep Foundation
Design Temperature Differential
Square
Span
42. A legal request by a property owner to allow a modification from a standard or a requirement in the zoning code
Building Code
Electric Meter
Ingress
Variance
43. A principle where some graphic elements are repeated throughout the entire design
Construction Survey
Nonpotable Water
Keystone
Repetition
44. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls
Serviceability
Sill
Tilt-up Construction
Return Period
45. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Felt
Slab-on-Grade
Concrete Masonry Unit
46. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs
Deciduous
Arch
Circuit Breaker
Non-Load Bearing Wall
47. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations
Control Survey
Lateral Load
Span
Beam Analysis
48. 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
Vernacular Architecture
Distribution Panel
Fenestration
Thermal Convection
49. A selected storm event - described in terms of the probability of occurring once within a given number of years - for which drainage or flood control improvements are designed and built
Span
Soil Pipe
Caisson
Design Storm
50. A floor that is above the level of the ground
Precast Concrete
Elevated Floor
Axial Force
Span