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Civil Engineering Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Invert Elevation
Coarse Grained Soil
Trap
Potable Water
2. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like
Coniferous
Foundation
Column
Load
3. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)
Rafter
House Wrap
Floor Joists
Datum
4. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Rhythm
Ponding
Building Code
Switch Leg
5. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation
Closure Error
Load
Pattern
Heat Loss
6. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Thermal Convection
Spread Footing
Cleanout
Value
7. 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
Moment
Bearing Walls
Distribution Panel
Individual Sewage Disposal System
8. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
Berm
Property Survey
Brownfield
Post and Lintel Construction
9. A number that indicates the portion of rainwater that will be discharged by a particular surface
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Stack
Runoff Coefficent
Sustainability
10. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth
Berm
Property Survey
Yield Stress
Girder
11. The length of time - on average - over which an event (or an event of greater magnitude) is expected to occur not more than one time. For example - a Category 3 hurricane may have a return period of 100 years - which means that a Category 3 hurricane
Design Principles
Return Period
Low Impact Development
Duration
12. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system
Elevation
Building Code
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Exit Discharge
13. 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
Bearing Walls
Space
Well Graded
Building Code
14. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs
Circuit Breaker
Fa
Municipality
Elevation
15. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle
Shore
Beam
Low Impact Development
Egress
16. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move
Plastic Limit
Soil Pipe
Space
Slab-on-Grade
17. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country
Prevailing Winds
Tensile Strength
Value
Allowable Strength
18. A complete record of all measurements made during the survey with sketches and narration - where necessary - to clarify the notes
Field Notes
EPDM
Space
Pitched Roof
19. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure
Precast Concrete
Electric Meter
Statically Determinate Beam
Ducts
20. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building
Return Period
Occupancy Category
Form
Moment Arm
21. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure
Arch
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Runoff Coefficent
Building Code
22. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Stack
Water Service
Building Code
23. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Water Meter
Span
Repetition
Cleanout
24. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Datum
Pattern
Top Plate
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
25. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption
Impervious
Ingress
Source Reduction
Water Meter
26. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads
Heat Pump
Grading
Floor Joists
Distribution Panel
27. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Dead Load
Element of Design
Distribution Panel
Strain
28. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose
Municipality
Grading
Beam Analysis
Circuit
29. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Beam
Architect
Sewage
Pile
30. A floor that is above the level of the ground
Drain
Elevated Floor
Fine Grained Soil
Sewage
31. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone
Deciduous
Shape
Concrete Masonry Unit
Ground
32. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point
Stakeholder
Moment Arm
Static Head
Voussoir
33. A sloping roof
Brownfield
Differential Leveling
Stack
Pitched Roof
34. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste
Datum
Load Bearing Wall
Aesthetics
Rebar
35. An electrical connection to the earth
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Radiant Heat
Allowable Strength
Ground
36. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing
Open Web Steel Joist
Spread Footing
Tensile Strength
Vent Pipe
37. A load on a structure caused by movement of the Earth relative to the structure during an earthquake
Contrast
Egress
Roller (Rocker) Support
Seismic Load
38. The capacity of a structure to resist the effects of loads
Load Path
Strength
Unity
Switch Leg
39. A pipe that conveys sewage containing fecal matter to the building drain or building sewer
Soil Pipe
Finish Grade
Topographic Survey
Continuous Beam
40. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Cast in Place Concrete
Occupancy Group
Circuit
41. The maximum angle of a stable slope of a granular material determined by friction - cohesion - and the shapes of the soil particles
Trap
Line
Field Notes
Angle of Repose
42. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes
EPDM
Structural Efficency
Grading
Precast Concrete
43. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material
Continuous Beam
Form
Aesthetics
Contrast
44. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Hybrid
Beam Analysis
Nonpotable Water
45. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials
Sheathing
Height of Instrument
Closure Error
Dead Load
46. The minimum moisture content - expressed as a percentage of the oven dry soil weight - at which the soil will begin to flow when subjected to a small shearing force. The liquid limit is determined using a standard liquid limit device
Liquid Limit
Rhythm
Water Distributing Pipe
Reinforced Concrete
47. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Tributary Width
Drainage System
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Invert Elevation
48. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology
Pressure Head
ABET
Circuit
Differential Leveling
49. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling
Easement
Finish Grade
Dome
Ponding
50. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads
Vernacular Architecture
Vent Pipe
Invert Elevation
Rafter