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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. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source
Insulation
Main
Charette
Circuit
2. Exit or a way out
Deciduous
Egress
Water Distributing Pipe
Prevailing Winds
3. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction
Stud
Drainage
Cleanout
Curtain Wall
4. 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
Construction Type
House Wrap
Well Graded
Foresight
5. 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
Shape
Distribution Panel
Drainage System
Value
6. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Keystone
Field Notes
Runoff Coefficent
7. 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
ABET
Land Surveying
Drainage
Liquid Limit
8. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Munincipality
Floor Joists
Deflection
Top Plate
9. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material
Poorly Graded
Exit Discharge
Form
Cleanout
10. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used
Control Survey
Shallow Foundation
Construction Type
Unity
11. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling
Seismic Load
Finish Grade
Spread Footing
Floor Joists
12. A floor that is above the level of the ground
Elevated Floor
Shear Diagram
Unity
Floor Joists
13. The aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue - lightness - and saturation for objects and hue - brightness - and saturation for light sources
Rainfall Intensity
Subfloor
Color
Field Notes
14. A condition of a frame or structure in which a slight disturbance in the loads or geometry of the structure does not produce large displacements or failure
Impervious
Stability
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Storm Water Wetlands
15. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom
Lavatory
Sole Plate
Stack
Water Heater
16. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length
Beam
Footing
Bench Mark
Deformation
17. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Cast in Place Concrete
Sole Plate
Yield Stress
Column
18. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Zoning Ordinance
Sustainability
Pile
Movement
19. The reading on a rod held at a point whose elevation is to be determined
Foresight
Coniferous
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Drainage
20. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system
Column
Stability
Differential Leveling
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
21. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Concrete
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Color
Water Heater
22. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement
Column
Water Closet
Egress
Grading
23. The relative lightness or darkness of a color
Value
Line
Yield Stress
Berm
24. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation
Low Slope Roof
Statically Determinate Beam
Backsight
Free-body Diagram
25. The state or quality of being combined into one - as the ordering of elements in an artistic work that constitutes a harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect
Structural Efficency
Field Notes
Unity
EPDM
26. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Strain
Rafter
Color
27. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product
Source Reduction
Design Principles
Occupant Load
Built-up-Roof
28. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Foundation
Pile
Post and Lintel Construction
Stress
29. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Simple Beam
Cleanout
Egress
Line
30. The load carrying capacity of a structural member
Nominal Strength
Prevailing Winds
Runoff Coefficent
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
31. A plot of the shear force in a beam versus the position along the axis of the beam
Shear Diagram
Free-body Diagram
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Moment
32. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Load Bearing Wall
Berm
Texture
33. A force that is internal to structural elements and is needed to determine the material stress and strain
Internal Force
Girder
Impervious
Drainage System
34. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Initial Point
Electric Meter
Load
Ponding
35. Brickwork - concrete block work - and stonework
Masonry
Return Period
Balance
Prevailing Winds
36. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Subfloor
Main
Vernacular Architecture
ABET
37. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
Foundation
Lateral Load
House Wrap
Hot Water
38. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Sanitary Sewer
Hot Water
Color
39. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond
Pin Support
Bench Mark
Ponding
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
40. The tendency of a force to rotate an object about point P. It is equal to the product of the magnitude of the force acting on the object and the perpendicular distance from the point P to the force
Coarse Grained Soil
Munincipality
Drainage
Moment
41. Material - such as boards or shingles - used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building
Siding
Egress
Bench Mark
Coniferous
42. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing
Tensile Strength
Strain
Ground
Tilt-up Construction
43. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes
EPDM
Water Closet
Grade Beam
Floor Joists
44. The vertical distance from the datum to the line of sight of the instrument
Riser
Drainage Fixture Unit
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Height of Instrument
45. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Deep Foundation
Brownfield
Stadia
Electric Meter
46. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
Internal Force
Geodetic Survey
Brownfield
Square
47. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling
Source Reduction
Spread Footing
Tributary Width
Heat Pump
48. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Felt
Geodetic Survey
Aesthetics
Occupancy Category
49. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Ballast
Ingress
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Truss
50. The sole agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture in the United States
Low Slope Roof
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Water Meter
Tributary Width