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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 visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements
Beam Analysis
Ground
Ground
Contrast
2. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit
Caisson
Deflection
Hybrid
Plasticity Limit
3. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system
Shear Force
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Distribution Panel
Lintel
4. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Foundation
Deep Foundation
Water Closet
Concrete
5. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Topographic Survey
Watt
Architect
Pattern
6. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface
Truss
Decking
Built-up-Roof
Drainage System
7. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product
Water Service
Backsight
Design Principles
Internal Force
8. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations
Ducts
Beam Analysis
Beam
Distribution Panel
9. Soil in which more than 50 percent - by weight - of the soil passes the Number 200 sieve. In other words - more than 50 percent of the soil is composed of silt and/or clay
Radiant Heat
Shore
Stability
Fine Grained Soil
10. The maximum angle of a stable slope of a granular material determined by friction - cohesion - and the shapes of the soil particles
Drainage System
Aesthetics
Deciduous
Angle of Repose
11. An instrument used to measure electric power
Electric Meter
Source Reduction
Floor Joists
Differential Leveling
12. Exits or a way out
Egress
Span
Moment
Statically Determinate Beam
13. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish
Serviceability
Roller (Rocker) Support
Continuous Beam
Underlayment
14. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Field Notes
Light Gauge Steel
Value
Sill
15. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves
Deciduous
Movement
Coarse Grained Soil
Moment
16. A prop for preventing sinking or sagging (noun). To support by a shore (transitive verb)
Shore
Masonry
Statically Determinate Beam
Rafter
17. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections
Soil Pipe
Girder
Design Storm
Moment Diagram
18. made up of members from the architectural registration boards of the 50 states. Its primary function is to maintain records for state boards - architects - and interns
Reinforced Concrete
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Free-body Diagram
Movement
19. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object
ABET
Form
Elevation
Building Envelope
20. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization
Span
Nonpotable Water
Moment
Aesthetics
21. An artistic or decorative design - especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit
Electric Meter
Pattern
Open Web Steel Joist
Design Temperature Differential
22. The area of floor or roof representing the surface area from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to a supporting structural member
Siding
Tributary Area
Water Service
Tributary Width
23. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor
Line
Fa
Allowable Strength
Grade Beam
24. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Underlayment
Berm
Exit Discharge
25. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
Source Reduction
Footing
Universal Design
Fa
26. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor
Insulation
Grade Beam
Felt
Building Envelope
27. An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and whose tops meet in the center
Dome
Building Code
Electric Meter
Compression Strength
28. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Stress
Munincipality
Tributary Width
Finish Grade
29. An instrument used to measure electric power
Electric Meter
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Nominal Strength
Occupancy Group
30. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch
Moment Arm
Built-up-Roof
Axial Force
Pattern
31. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air
Thermal Convection
Municipality
Fascia
Potable Water
32. 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
Continuous Beam
Load
Brownfield
U-factor
33. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials
Sheathing
Berm
Weight
Compression Strength
34. A pipe that carries water from the service to the point of use
Water Distributing Pipe
Plastic Limit
Square
Construction Survey
35. A soil that displays a good representation of all particle sizes. For instance - well-graded sand will contain a fairly even distribution of coarse - medium - and fine sand
Ingress
Column
Pitched Roof
Well Graded
36. The finish board covering the edges of rafters and eaves
Slab-on-Grade
Fenestration
Foundation
Fascia
37. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface
Solar Orientation
Property Survey
Span
Land Surveying
38. The minimum moisture content at which the soil can be rolled into a thread one-eighth of an inch in diameter without crumbling and is determined by trial and error
Yield Stress
Valve
Plastic Limit
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
39. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground
Shear Force
Zoning Ordinance
Heat Pump
Topographic Survey
40. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole
R-value
Ducts
Caisson
Wind Load
41. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Water Heater
Universal Design
Design Storm
Moment Diagram
42. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Movement
Girder
Strength
Dome
43. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building
Grade Beam
Prevailing Winds
Structural Engineer
Universal Design
44. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external constraints and forces acting upon it and all geometric measurements necessary to model the body
Design Load
Rebar
Free-body Diagram
Plane Survey
45. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation
Angle of Repose
Switch Leg
Tributary Width
Pile
46. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Lintel
Deflection
Truss
Stakeholder
47. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Free-body Diagram
Span
Live Load
48. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Ingress
Load
Sewer
Header
49. 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
Exit
Sole Plate
Stability
Universal Design
50. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
Land Surveying
Brownfield
Hybrid
Stress