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Civil Engineering Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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
Shape
Movement
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Stakeholder
2. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements
Sewer
Contrast
Occupant Load
Strain
3. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole
Pressure Head
Caisson
Construction Type
Ground
4. Water free from impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological effects and conforming to the regulations of the public health authority having jurisdiction
Potable Water
Design Load
EPDM
Rafter
5. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity
Load Path
Ponding
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Outlet
6. 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
Pitched Roof
Shear Force
Pattern
Design Temperature Differential
7. The capacity of a structure to resist the effects of loads
Stadia
Stress
Strength
Exit Discharge
8. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring
Sewer
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Subfloor
Grading
9. 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
Coarse Grained Soil
Continuous Beam
Fixed Support
Span
10. A change in the shape of a structure or structural member caused by a load or force acting on the structure
Girder
Heat Loss
Deformation
Sewer
11. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads
Floor Joists
Tributary Width
Design Load
Switch Leg
12. The exterior face of a building
Distribution Panel
Fa
Brownfield
Design Storm
13. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Rod Intercept
Moment Arm
Ducts
Light Gauge Steel
14. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction
Span
Tributary Width
Stud
Return Period
15. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system
Circuit Breaker
Axial Force
Lavatory
Drain
16. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it
Movement
Design Principles
Pressure Head
Occupant Load
17. The period of time over which rain is measured. For example in the case of annual rainfall measurements - the duration is one year
Variance
Dead Load
Duration
Simple Beam
18. The applied load determined by the required load combinations
Land Surveying
Berm
Design Load
Force
19. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Element of Design
Aesthetics
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Foundation
20. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Design Load
Seismic Load
Compression Strength
Brownfield
21. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression
Ducts
Foresight
Solar Orientation
Arch
22. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves
Pattern
Serviceability
Deciduous
Design Principles
23. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Differential Leveling
Sustainability
Drainage Fixture Unit
Fa
24. 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
Rebar
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Beam
Form
25. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110
Hot Water
Outlet
Girder
Header
26. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure
Color
Bearing Walls
Unity
Well Graded
27. Removal of groundwater or surface water - or of water from structures - by gravity or pumping
Felt
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Safety Factor
Drainage
28. A number that indicates the portion of rainwater that will be discharged by a particular surface
Invert Elevation
Water Service
Runoff Coefficent
Return Period
29. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Tilt-up Construction
Occupancy Category
Beam Analysis
Drainage Fixture Unit
30. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field
Elevated Floor
Drain
Kip
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
31. A sloping roof
Differential Leveling
Coniferous
Structural Engineer
Pitched Roof
32. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Insulation
U-factor
Lavatory
Drainage System
33. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Rainfall Intensity
Elevation
Civil Engineer
34. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Drainage Fixture Unit
Column
Moment Arm
Solar Orientation
35. 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
Moment
Universal Design
Beam
Exit
36. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Color
Drainage Fixture Unit
Drainage Fixture Unit
Column
37. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed
Continuous Beam
Footing
Occupant Load
Heat Loss
38. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product
Ponding
Design Principles
Live Load
Construction Type
39. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Exit Discharge
Aesthetics
Shape
Emphasis
40. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof
Ponding
Rainfall Intensity
EPDM
Single-ply Membrane
41. Concrete into which steel reinforcing bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction
Reinforced Concrete
Girder
Fascia
Switch Leg
42. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons
Electric Meter
Prevailing Winds
Grading
Grade Beam
43. Incapable of being penetrated
Shallow Foundation
Slab-on-Grade
Occupant Load
Impervious
44. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight
Heat Pump
Contrast
Radiant Heat
Non-Load Bearing Wall
45. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way
Exit
Moment Diagram
Electric Meter
Tilt-up Construction
46. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution
Strain
Deep Foundation
Sewage
U-factor
47. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Ingress
Truss
Sewage
Soil Pipe
48. An artistic or decorative design - especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit
Sill
Impervious
Force
Pattern
49. Entrances or a means to enter
Building Code
Ingress
EPDM
Low Impact Development
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
Fixed Support
Pile
Water Heater
Brownfield