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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building
R-value
Live Load
Foundation
Sanitary Sewer
2. A fitting or device that provides a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through the trap
Watt
Plasticity Index
Field Notes
Trap
3. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete
Field Notes
Backsight
Rebar
Nominal Strength
4. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure
Thermal Conduction
Wind Load
Invert Elevation
Mat (Raft) Foundation
5. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening
Post and Lintel Construction
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Tensile Strength
Lintel
6. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Drainage System
Truss
Design Principles
Coarse Grained Soil
7. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source
Circuit
Reinforced Concrete
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Ducts
8. 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
U-factor
Curtain Wall
Static Head
Concrete
9. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Distribution Panel
Arch
Compression Strength
Return Period
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
Plasticity Index
Ingress
Roller (Rocker) Support
Water Heater
11. 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
Design Storm
Sill
Unity
Fenestration
12. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Foundation
Heat Loss
Ingress
Municipality
13. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed
Lateral Load
Backsight
Ballast
Occupant Load
14. The relative lightness or darkness of a color
Well Graded
Electric Meter
Roller (Rocker) Support
Value
15. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Element of Design
Water Closet
Charette
Deflection
16. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet
Equilibrium
Electric Meter
Weight
Tributary Width
17. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like
Distribution Panel
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Coniferous
Grading
18. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length
Beam
Pitched Roof
Post and Lintel Construction
House Wrap
19. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water
Valve
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Sanitary Sewer
Heat Loss
20. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat
Elevation
Electric Meter
Deformation
R-value
21. Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by means of contrast - anomaly - or counterpoint
Emphasis
Setback
Circuit
Stud
22. The principal pip artery to which branches are connected
Trap
Pressure Head
Main
Drainage
23. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug
Moment
Outlet
Deflection
Square
24. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads
Floor Joists
Deflection
Plastic Limit
Shallow Foundation
25. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two directions but rotation is not restricted. A pin support provides two perpendicular reaction forces when the member is loaded`
Element of Design
Statically Determinate Beam
Equilibrium
Pin Support
26. Energy radiated or transmitted as rays or waves - in the form of particles`
Decking
EPDM
Subfloor
Radiant Heat
27. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110
Hot Water
Ingress
Soil Pipe
Truss
28. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing
Nonpotable Water
Simple Beam
Tensile Strength
Potable Water
29. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Moment Arm
Vernacular Architecture
Solar Orientation
Ground
30. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation
Reinforced Concrete
Geodetic Survey
Backsight
Tributary Area
31. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Drainage
Architect
Form
Distribution Panel
32. Brickwork - concrete block work - and stonework
Lintel
Masonry
Fenestration
Thermal Convection
33. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor
Building Envelope
Wind Load
Moment
Closure Error
34. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Stud
Potable Water
Light Gauge Steel
Berm
35. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves
Well Graded
Pin Support
Shallow Foundation
Deciduous
36. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Ground
Kip
Load Bearing Wall
Vernacular Architecture
37. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Load
Impervious
Fascia
Balance
38. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling
Nonpotable Water
Finish Grade
Circuit Breaker
Building Code
39. The pipe from the water main or other supply to the water-distributing pipes
Contrast
Water Service
Stability
Curtain Wall
40. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys
Field Notes
Egress
Control Survey
Zoning Ordinance
41. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall
Setback
Shallow Foundation
Pin Support
Construction Type
42. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Closure Error
Pitched Roof
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
43. Entrances or a means to enter
Ingress
Source Reduction
Fascia
Nonpotable Water
44. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys
Property Survey
Drainage Fixture Unit
Shear Diagram
Static Head
45. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam
Shear Force
Solar Orientation
Fenestration
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
46. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used
Occupancy Group
Thermal Convection
Moment Arm
Ponding
47. 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
Allowable Strength
Equilibrium
Pile
Moment Arm
48. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area
Zoning Ordinance
Shape
Design Principles
Cleanout
49. An artistic or decorative design - especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit
Pile
Truss
Pattern
Exit Discharge
50. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption
Source Reduction
Heat Pump
Building Code
Dome