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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The period of time over which rain is measured. For example in the case of annual rainfall measurements - the duration is one year






2. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs






3. 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






4. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building






5. 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






6. Water free from impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological effects and conforming to the regulations of the public health authority having jurisdiction






7. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports






8. The maximum angle of a stable slope of a granular material determined by friction - cohesion - and the shapes of the soil particles






9. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond






10. The weight of the building or building components






11. 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






12. 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






13. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure






14. A change in the shape of a structure or structural member caused by a load or force acting on the structure






15. A heavy material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight






16. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet






17. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor






18. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling






19. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof






20. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled






21. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed






22. The sole agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture in the United States






23. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat






24. The capacity of a structure to resist the effects of loads






25. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically






26. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression






27. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure






28. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe






29. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member






30. A number that indicates the portion of rainwater that will be discharged by a particular surface






31. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system






32. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste






33. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground






34. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons






35. 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






36. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period






37. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity






38. Any vertical line of soil - waste - vent - or inside conductor piping that extends through at least one story






39. A floor that is above the level of the ground






40. Energy radiated or transmitted as rays or waves - in the form of particles`






41. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal






42. The load carrying capacity of a structural member






43. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements






44. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way






45. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two directions but rotation is not restricted. A pin support provides two perpendicular reaction forces when the member is loaded`






46. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials






47. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things






48. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings






49. Force per unit area






50. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone