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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 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
Potable Water
Hot Water
Statically Determinate Beam
Distribution Panel
2. A floor that is above the level of the ground
Elevated Floor
Keystone
Building Envelope
Circuit Breaker
3. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat
Curtain Wall
R-value
Berm
Duration
4. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
U-factor
Pressure Head
Building Code
Charette
5. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Easement
Keystone
Light Gauge Steel
Plasticity Limit
6. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric
Exit Discharge
Statically Determinate Beam
Texture
Building Code
7. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Construction Type
Occupancy Category
Load
Plasticity Index
8. A sloping roof
Underlayment
Pitched Roof
Thermal Convection
Foundation
9. 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
Low Slope Roof
Thermal Convection
Potable Water
Open Web Steel Joist
10. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface
Liquid Limit
Land Surveying
Masonry
Civil Engineer
11. The exterior face of a building
Fa
EPDM
Source Reduction
Initial Point
12. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically
Electric Meter
Exit Discharge
Equilibrium
Yield Stress
13. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way
Line
Exit
Distribution Panel
Design Temperature Differential
14. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Top Plate
Plane Survey
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Ground
15. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point
Concrete
Bearing Walls
Stadia
Static Head
16. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Backsight
Stakeholder
Repetition
Building Code
17. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used
Datum
Riser
Construction Type
Compression Strength
18. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)
Foundation
Hybrid
Static Head
Datum
19. Incapable of being penetrated
Dome
Impervious
Finish Grade
Equilibrium
20. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Pressure Head
Municipality
Value
Source Reduction
21. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure
Exit Access
Switch Leg
Bearing Walls
Egress
22. A device that is connected to the water distribution system and demands a supply of water; discharges wastewater - liquid-borne waste material - or sewage to the drainage system; or requires both a water supply connection and a discharge to the drain
Plumbing Fixture
Fenestration
Differential Leveling
Source Reduction
23. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Cleanout
Header
Berm
Egress
24. 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
Space
Low Slope Roof
Equilibrium
Insulation
25. 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
Live Load
Square
Universal Design
Underlayment
26. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building
Slab-on-Grade
Switch Leg
Structural Engineer
Sheathing
27. Energy radiated or transmitted as rays or waves - in the form of particles`
Element of Design
Radiant Heat
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Ponding
28. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures
Setback
Stability
Pitched Roof
Simple Beam
29. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation
Form
Pile
Moment
Construction Type
30. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure
Storm Sewer
Weight
Precast Concrete
Shear Diagram
31. The finish board covering the edges of rafters and eaves
Civil Engineer
Fascia
Subfloor
Individual Sewage Disposal System
32. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point
Differential Leveling
Exit Discharge
Return Period
Deflection
33. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening
Lintel
Moment
Prevailing Winds
Line
34. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement
Water Closet
Setback
Field Notes
Reinforced Concrete
35. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle
Concrete
Truss
Valve
Low Impact Development
36. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole
Caisson
Electric Meter
Texture
Design Storm
37. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Storm Sewer
Pressure Head
Top Plate
Vernacular Architecture
38. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country
Water Service
Sewage
Arch
Prevailing Winds
39. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Load
Liquid Limit
Exit Discharge
Deep Foundation
40. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch
Construction Documents
Occupant Load
Drain
Built-up-Roof
41. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Truss
Load Bearing Wall
Moment Arm
Insulation
42. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit
Shape
Insulation
Deflection
Plasticity Limit
43. The starting point for a survey
Cleanout
Initial Point
Trap
Sewer
44. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110
Stack
Elevation
Circuit
Hot Water
45. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose
Ballast
Datum
Light Gauge Steel
Grading
46. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor
Sustainability
Lateral Load
Stability
Allowable Strength
47. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move
Heat Pump
Span
Space
Water Meter
48. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation
Backsight
Girder
Datum
Storm Sewer
49. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling
Siding
Value
Heat Pump
Internal Force
50. A load on a structure caused by movement of the Earth relative to the structure during an earthquake
Seismic Load
Tributary Width
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Ingress