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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. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)
Riser
Footing
Datum
Moment
2. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move
Space
Felt
Egress
Return Period
3. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
Construction Type
Finish Grade
Footing
House Wrap
4. The starting point for a survey
Initial Point
Egress
Footing
Vent Pipe
5. Entrances or a means to enter
Ingress
Water Heater
Design Principles
Open Web Steel Joist
6. The reading on a rod held at a point whose elevation is to be determined
Girder
Egress
Moment Arm
Foresight
7. 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
Sewer
Wind Load
Universal Design
Tensile Strength
8. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls
Sill
Tributary Width
Water Service
Design Principles
9. 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
Land Surveying
Design Temperature Differential
Foundation
Slab-on-Grade
10. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in only one direction and rotation is not restricted. A roller support provides one reaction force when the member is loaded
Circuit Breaker
Roller (Rocker) Support
Riser
Color
11. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit
Plasticity Index
Deciduous
Occupant Load
Water Service
12. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`
Texture
Grading
Drainage System
Construction Type
13. 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
Fenestration
Shear Diagram
Liquid Limit
Solar Orientation
14. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Stack
Seismic Load
Bench Mark
Deep Foundation
15. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste
Property Survey
Aesthetics
Deciduous
Stud
16. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Design Load
Cleanout
U-factor
Repetition
17. Polyurethane foam sprayed in place on a low-slope roof then covered with a protective coating
Fa
Lateral Load
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
18. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections
Continuous Beam
Value
Girder
House Wrap
19. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric
Texture
Slab-on-Grade
Continuous Beam
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
20. 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
Water Distributing Pipe
Value
Distribution Panel
Egress
21. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Land Surveying
Exit Discharge
Construction Type
Building Envelope
22. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Spread Footing
Initial Point
Tilt-up Construction
Ducts
23. An agent that causes stress in an object
Force
Well Graded
Element of Design
Design Temperature Differential
24. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds
Static Head
Equilibrium
Aesthetics
Kip
25. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code
Strength
Liquid Limit
Building Code
Zoning Ordinance
26. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil
Load Path
Coniferous
Voussoir
Municipality
27. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs.
Circuit Breaker
Radiant Heat
Shore
Moment Arm
28. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement
Water Closet
Plasticity Index
Circuit Breaker
Fixed Support
29. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another
Easement
Allowable Strength
Architect
Tilt-up Construction
30. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure
Soil Pipe
Load
Field Notes
Lateral Load
31. Any vertical line of soil - waste - vent - or inside conductor piping that extends through at least one story
Stack
Field Notes
Circuit Breaker
Sanitary Sewer
32. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system
Drain
Cleanout
Grading
Nominal Strength
33. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Strain
Free-body Diagram
Element of Design
Ducts
34. The edge or contour of a shape
Exit
Line
Stability
Roller (Rocker) Support
35. A heavy material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight
Plasticity Index
Aesthetics
Ballast
Building Envelope
36. The principal pip artery to which branches are connected
Building Code
Main
Girder
Construction Survey
37. The state of a body such that the sum of all the external forces acting on the body equals zero and the sum of all external moments acting on the body equals zero
Compression Strength
Equilibrium
Element of Design
Field Notes
38. 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
Elevated Floor
Foresight
Vernacular Architecture
Well Graded
39. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Drainage Fixture Unit
Exit Access
Plumbing Fixture
Rod Intercept
40. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed
Fascia
Construction Type
Bench Mark
Simple Beam
41. A force that acts along the longitudinal axis of a structural member. Axial tension causes elongation of the member. Axial compression causes shortening of the member
Axial Force
Floor Joists
Moment Diagram
Wind Load
42. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling
Finish Grade
Zoning Ordinance
Municipality
Truss
43. Entrance or means to enter
Ingress
Column
Design Load
Individual Sewage Disposal System
44. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Safety Factor
Strain
Pitched Roof
45. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system
Exit Discharge
Weight
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Occupant Load
46. A unit of measure of power
Watt
Girder
Distribution Panel
Lintel
47. A change in the shape of a structure or structural member caused by a load or force acting on the structure
Grading
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Deformation
Well Graded
48. A principle where some graphic elements are repeated throughout the entire design
Repetition
Curtain Wall
Stud
Moment Arm
49. Concrete that is poured in its final location
Yield Stress
Stress
Cast in Place Concrete
Fa
50. Exit or a way out
Design Load
Plasticity Index
Egress
Backsight