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Civil Engineering Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A soil that does not contain a good representation of all particle sizes. A poorly graded soil may contain a narrow range of particle sizes (uniformly graded) or may not contain one or more ranges of particle sizes (gap graded)
Switch Leg
Load
Poorly Graded
Yield Stress
2. A unit of measure of power
Building Code
Low Slope Roof
Ducts
Watt
3. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug
Load Bearing Wall
Pin Support
Riser
Outlet
4. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Elevation
Building Code
Internal Force
Water Closet
5. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way
Stakeholder
Exit
Heat Loss
Tributary Width
6. Meeting the needs of society in ways that can continue indefinitely into the future without damaging or depleting natural resources
Beam Analysis
Finish Grade
Sustainability
Vent Pipe
7. 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
Beam
Serviceability
Tilt-up Construction
Shear Force
8. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Felt
Masonry
Span
Concrete
9. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water
Keystone
Sanitary Sewer
EPDM
Occupancy Group
10. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet
Easement
Footing
Weight
Riser
11. 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
Lateral Load
Free-body Diagram
Closure Error
12. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Top Plate
Civil Engineer
Design Storm
Truss
13. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires
Rod Intercept
Shore
Ballast
Ponding
14. 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
Design Temperature Differential
Stability
U-factor
Angle of Repose
15. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`
Load
Drain
Ballast
Grading
16. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle
Source Reduction
Low Impact Development
Thermal Conduction
Structural Engineer
17. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Load Bearing Wall
Span
Datum
18. The ability of a structure to maintain its appearance - durability - comfort for occupants - proper function of equipment - and ease of maintenance
Distribution Panel
Foundation
Serviceability
Nominal Strength
19. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure
Drain
Water Service
Lateral Load
Pitched Roof
20. A permanent shallow pool of diverted rainwater that incorporates wetland plants. Pollutants are removed through settling and biological activity
Rhythm
Column
Brownfield
Storm Water Wetlands
21. Material used to restrict the flow of heat - cold - or sound from one surface to another
Ducts
Plane Survey
Insulation
Field Notes
22. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Emphasis
Deciduous
Post and Lintel Construction
Deep Foundation
23. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor
Main
Lateral Load
Allowable Strength
Pile
24. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Curtain Wall
Beam Analysis
Cast in Place Concrete
Architect
25. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Ground
Riser
Span
26. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption
Top Plate
Pitched Roof
Source Reduction
Deep Foundation
27. A prop for preventing sinking or sagging (noun). To support by a shore (transitive verb)
Radiant Heat
Insulation
Structural Efficency
Shore
28. Incapable of being penetrated
Return Period
Impervious
Ballast
Safety Factor
29. An artistic or decorative design - especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit
Setback
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Elevation
Pattern
30. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish
Roller (Rocker) Support
Sanitary Sewer
Underlayment
Elevation
31. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used
Design Temperature Differential
Occupancy Group
Ponding
Occupancy Category
32. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Line
Stud
Moment Arm
Fenestration
33. Surveys for which the curvature of the Earth is ignored and measurements are treated as if taken on a plane surface
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Plane Survey
Tensile Strength
Munincipality
34. Entrances or a means to enter
Load Bearing Wall
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Cleanout
Ingress
35. A pipe - normally underground - that carries wastewater and refuse
Munincipality
Stack
Equilibrium
Sewer
36. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey
Cleanout
Shear Force
Compression Strength
Construction Survey
37. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Sheathing
Texture
38. The tendency of a force to rotate an object about point P. It is equal to the product of the magnitude of the force acting on the object and the perpendicular distance from the point P to the force
Masonry
Stakeholder
Moment
Topographic Survey
39. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities
Rafter
Variance
Tributary Area
Civil Engineer
40. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground
Grading
Trap
Topographic Survey
Keystone
41. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another
Easement
Occupant Load
Compression Strength
Watt
42. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Aesthetics
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Construction Type
43. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures
Setback
Building Code
Ground
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
44. The area of floor or roof representing the surface area from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to a supporting structural member
Circuit
Tributary Area
Electric Meter
Built-up-Roof
45. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Ponding
Water Meter
Water Distributing Pipe
Ducts
46. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
Elevation
Footing
Drainage System
Berm
47. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
Occupancy Category
Circuit Breaker
Charette
Truss
48. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support
Simple Beam
Floor Joists
Allowable Strength
ABET
49. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Column
Sewage
Closure Error
Truss
50. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam
Masonry
Riser
Beam
Moment Diagram