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Civil Engineering Architecture
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one story or more to carry water to fixtures
Angle of Repose
Riser
Zoning Ordinance
Top Plate
2. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations
Siding
Concrete Masonry Unit
Statically Determinate Beam
U-factor
3. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation
Coarse Grained Soil
Coniferous
Closure Error
Ingress
4. A force that is internal to structural elements and is needed to determine the material stress and strain
Foundation
Foundation
Internal Force
Berm
5. 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
Distribution Panel
Water Service
Berm
Tilt-up Construction
6. 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
Hybrid
ABET
Dome
7. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure
Built-up-Roof
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Brownfield
Construction Survey
8. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support
Grading
Simple Beam
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Plane Survey
9. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Internal Force
Electric Meter
Light Gauge Steel
Plane Survey
10. A legal request by a property owner to allow a modification from a standard or a requirement in the zoning code
Space
Sewer
Span
Variance
11. A condition of a frame or structure in which a slight disturbance in the loads or geometry of the structure does not produce large displacements or fai
Stability
Structural Efficency
Vent Pipe
Drain
12. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Element of Design
Control Survey
Load Bearing Wall
Value
13. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose
Land Surveying
Exit Discharge
Axial Force
Grading
14. The elevation of the bottom of the inside of the pipe wall
Backsight
Span
Nominal Strength
Invert Elevation
15. 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
Rhythm
Tilt-up Construction
Distribution Panel
Hot Water
16. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Construction Documents
Coniferous
Geodetic Survey
Deformation
17. The state or quality of being combined into one - as the ordering of elements in an artistic work that constitutes a harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Source Reduction
Unity
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
18. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil
Occupant Load
Ground
Load Path
Dead Load
19. The reading on a rod held at a point whose elevation is to be determined
Bench Mark
Differential Leveling
Datum
Foresight
20. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material
Topographic Survey
Form
Brownfield
U-factor
21. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing
Tensile Strength
Post and Lintel Construction
Shear Diagram
Masonry
22. A sloping roof
Structural Efficency
Pitched Roof
Lateral Load
Span
23. Surveys for which the curvature of the Earth is ignored and measurements are treated as if taken on a plane surface
Spread Footing
Drainage System
Source Reduction
Plane Survey
24. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures
Distribution Panel
Texture
Footing
Setback
25. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof
Exit Discharge
Allowable Strength
Duration
Single-ply Membrane
26. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution
Sustainability
Sewage
Backsight
Ground
27. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Building Envelope
Yield Stress
Architect
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
28. The applied load determined by the required load combinations
Girder
Design Load
Shape
U-factor
29. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source
Stability
Light Gauge Steel
Circuit
Sustainability
30. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Roller (Rocker) Support
Cleanout
Plastic Limit
Element of Design
31. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Column
Building Envelope
Movement
Storm Water Wetlands
32. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows
Floor Joists
Header
Storm Sewer
Sheathing
33. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material
Shore
Building Envelope
Foundation
Square
34. Concrete that is poured in its final location
Cast in Place Concrete
Beam
Beam
Plane Survey
35. 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
Occupancy Group
Building Code
U-factor
Heat Pump
36. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure
Lateral Load
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Truss
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
37. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Load Path
Equilibrium
Building Code
Backsight
38. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Seismic Load
Caisson
Vernacular Architecture
Height of Instrument
39. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity
Building Code
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Heat Pump
Stud
40. An agent that causes stress in an object
Municipality
Source Reduction
Force
Sole Plate
41. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Reinforced Concrete
Span
Lavatory
Grading
42. 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
Trap
Design Temperature Differential
Force
Heat Loss
43. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Yield Stress
Span
Axial Force
Thermal Conduction
44. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Siding
Hot Water
Load
45. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring
EPDM
Stakeholder
Subfloor
Equilibrium
46. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations
Free-body Diagram
Beam Analysis
Storm Water Wetlands
Allowable Strength
47. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
Shape
Masonry
Footing
Trap
48. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Tributary Area
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Felt
Ground
49. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads
Pile
Rafter
Continuous Beam
Distribution Panel
50. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled
Switch Leg
Moment Arm
Wind Load
Arch