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Civil Engineering Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Cleanout
Allowable Strength
Occupancy Category
Drainage Fixture Unit
2. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used
Single-ply Membrane
Coniferous
Heat Loss
Construction Type
3. Material - such as boards or shingles - used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building
Siding
Zoning Ordinance
Impervious
Exit Discharge
4. The width of floor or roof along the length of a beam - measured perpendicular to the beam - representing the portion of surface from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to that beam
Foundation
Construction Documents
Form
Tributary Width
5. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet
Setback
Form
Weight
Radiant Heat
6. Soil in which more than 50 percent - by weight - of the soil passes the Number 200 sieve. In other words - more than 50 percent of the soil is composed of silt and/or clay
Weight
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Fine Grained Soil
Kip
7. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization
Balance
Nonpotable Water
Field Notes
Yield Stress
8. The weight of the building or building components
Fenestration
Building Code
Dead Load
Sill
9. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building
Bearing Walls
Load Bearing Wall
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Element of Design
10. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls
Sewage
Serviceability
Deflection
Sill
11. 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
Coarse Grained Soil
Circuit Breaker
Drain
Voussoir
12. Concrete that is poured in its final location
Fenestration
Cleanout
Single-ply Membrane
Cast in Place Concrete
13. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Keystone
Sheathing
Truss
14. An instrument used to measure electric power
Slab-on-Grade
Simple Beam
Electric Meter
Individual Sewage Disposal System
15. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building
Pitched Roof
Live Load
Span
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
16. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Felt
Building Code
Angle of Repose
Axial Force
17. A pipe that carries water from the service to the point of use
Underlayment
Prevailing Winds
Moment
Water Distributing Pipe
18. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point
Static Head
Rebar
Span
Field Notes
19. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Compression Strength
Curtain Wall
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Safety Factor
20. The elevation of the bottom of the inside of the pipe wall
Invert Elevation
Drain
Structural Engineer
Heat Pump
21. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point
Munincipality
Differential Leveling
Compression Strength
Fine Grained Soil
22. 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
Well Graded
Statically Determinate Beam
Nonpotable Water
Force
23. 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 Heater
Kip
Drainage Fixture Unit
Distribution Panel
24. 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
EPDM
Universal Design
Serviceability
Movement
25. Entrances or a means to enter
Structural Engineer
Seismic Load
Live Load
Ingress
26. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Vent Pipe
Municipality
Munincipality
Simple Beam
27. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Architect
Egress
Header
Ground
28. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Source Reduction
Drain
Shallow Foundation
Deep Foundation
29. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way
Construction Type
Continuous Beam
Tensile Strength
Exit
30. A unit of measure of power
Watt
Nonpotable Water
Egress
Land Surveying
31. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof
Single-ply Membrane
Truss
Ponding
Kip
32. 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
Height of Instrument
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Coarse Grained Soil
33. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it
Cast in Place Concrete
Floor Joists
Pressure Head
Source Reduction
34. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys
Internal Force
Statically Determinate Beam
Property Survey
Tilt-up Construction
35. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing
Tensile Strength
Drainage Fixture Unit
House Wrap
Header
36. An instrument used to measure electric power
Egress
Electric Meter
Wind Load
Line
37. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Low Slope Roof
Siding
Span
Curtain Wall
38. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Building Code
Nominal Strength
Dead Load
Municipality
39. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement
Water Closet
Bearing Walls
Column
Allowable Strength
40. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements
Contrast
Egress
Building Code
Structural Efficency
41. An agent that causes stress in an object
Height of Instrument
Equilibrium
Coniferous
Force
42. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
Texture
Beam Analysis
Geodetic Survey
Cast in Place Concrete
43. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall
Beam
Footing
Construction Survey
Shallow Foundation
44. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires
Curtain Wall
Allowable Strength
Building Code
Rod Intercept
45. Entrance or means to enter
Radiant Heat
U-factor
Ingress
Foundation
46. A method of constructing concrete walls in which panels are cast and cured flat on a floor slab then tilted up into their final position
Sanitary Sewer
Storm Sewer
Circuit
Tilt-up Construction
47. A roof that is pitched at an angle so near to horizontal that it must be made waterproof with a continuous membrane rather than shingles; commonly and inaccurately referred to as a flat roof
Low Slope Roof
Land Surveying
Storm Sewer
Statically Determinate Beam
48. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code
Sheathing
Foundation
Zoning Ordinance
Duration
49. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Cleanout
Sheathing
Potable Water
Cast in Place Concrete
50. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled
Design Principles
Drainage
Switch Leg
Setback