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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 water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement
Variance
Exit Access
Value
Water Closet
2. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling
Finish Grade
Space
Berm
Land Surveying
3. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Main
Column
Load Path
Fenestration
4. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug
Beam
Heat Pump
Outlet
Felt
5. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation
Universal Design
Seismic Load
Backsight
Simple Beam
6. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom
Moment Diagram
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Lavatory
Water Distributing Pipe
7. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Felt
Yield Stress
Lavatory
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
8. A sloping roof
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Pitched Roof
Built-up-Roof
Open Web Steel Joist
9. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Determinate Beam
Soil Pipe
Open Web Steel Joist
Foundation
10. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads
Exit Access
Column
Floor Joists
Heat Loss
11. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections
Girder
Stress
Plastic Limit
Rebar
12. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code
Zoning Ordinance
EPDM
Egress
Sewage
13. Incapable of being penetrated
Impervious
Building Code
Beam
Felt
14. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone
Load Path
Shallow Foundation
Internal Force
Concrete Masonry Unit
15. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Moment Diagram
Shallow Foundation
Differential Leveling
16. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials
Nonpotable Water
Fine Grained Soil
Distribution Panel
Sheathing
17. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Lateral Load
Nonpotable Water
Post and Lintel Construction
Building Code
18. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit
Plasticity Limit
Design Temperature Differential
Plastic Limit
Ingress
19. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material
Span
Architect
Square
Repetition
20. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country
Circuit
Electric Meter
Prevailing Winds
Slab-on-Grade
21. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object
Grading
Shear Force
Elevation
Trap
22. A legal request by a property owner to allow a modification from a standard or a requirement in the zoning code
Variance
Control Survey
Low Slope Roof
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
23. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110
Hot Water
Square
Load
Subfloor
24. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch
Built-up-Roof
Precast Concrete
Allowable Strength
Design Temperature Differential
25. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Deep Foundation
Valve
Design Load
Lavatory
26. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Static Head
Fa
Continuous Beam
Element of Design
27. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Fa
Compression Strength
Datum
Light Gauge Steel
28. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows
Sustainability
Header
Construction Type
Serviceability
29. Deformation under stress
Strain
Beam Analysis
Cleanout
Height of Instrument
30. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system
Exit Discharge
Insulation
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Built-up-Roof
31. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole
Caisson
Topographic Survey
Elevated Floor
Deciduous
32. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system
Fine Grained Soil
Vent Pipe
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Footing
33. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Grading
Easement
Coarse Grained Soil
Truss
34. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Axial Force
Ducts
Drainage
Design Principles
35. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Column
Easement
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Span
36. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression
Stress
Floor Joists
Arch
Slab-on-Grade
37. Soil in which 50 percent or more - by weight - of the soil is retained on the Number 200 sieve. In other words - 50 percent or more of the sample is composed of sand and/or gravel
Low Slope Roof
Coarse Grained Soil
Electric Meter
Switch Leg
38. Brickwork - concrete block work - and stonework
Occupant Load
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Building Code
Masonry
39. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys
Solar Orientation
Low Slope Roof
Property Survey
Slab-on-Grade
40. A heavy material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight
Heat Loss
Ballast
Prevailing Winds
Land Surveying
41. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water
Sanitary Sewer
Shore
Soil Pipe
Building Code
42. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes
EPDM
Fenestration
Foundation
Variance
43. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point
Structural Efficency
Differential Leveling
Construction Type
Kip
44. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste
Nonpotable Water
Rafter
Ballast
Aesthetics
45. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure
Heat Pump
Sheathing
Water Meter
Precast Concrete
46. 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
Hybrid
Well Graded
Allowable Strength
Line
47. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled
Decking
Load Bearing Wall
Pile
Switch Leg
48. The reading on a rod held at a point whose elevation is to be determined
Distribution Panel
Elevated Floor
Fascia
Foresight
49. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Elevation
Plasticity Index
Architect
Open Web Steel Joist
50. A fitting that is used to control the flow of fluid or gas
Valve
Axial Force
Riser
Circuit