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Civil Engineering Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A fitting that is used to control the flow of fluid or gas
Occupant Load
Heat Loss
Ducts
Valve
2. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Plastic Limit
Construction Documents
Line
Switch Leg
3. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Light Gauge Steel
Sewage
Drainage System
Egress
4. The capacity of a structure to resist the effects of loads
Tributary Width
Strength
Ingress
Beam Analysis
5. 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`
Pin Support
Low Slope Roof
Spread Footing
Balance
6. A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch
Egress
Deciduous
Structural Engineer
Keystone
7. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Yield Stress
Voussoir
Rafter
Shallow Foundation
8. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another
Easement
Pressure Head
Elevated Floor
Switch Leg
9. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Radiant Heat
Water Meter
Footing
10. A floor that is above the level of the ground
Design Load
Rafter
Elevated Floor
Topographic Survey
11. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface
Differential Leveling
Movement
Decking
Pile
12. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material
Low Slope Roof
Water Meter
Tilt-up Construction
Square
13. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length
Beam
Architect
Fenestration
Ingress
14. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used
Fenestration
Water Distributing Pipe
Construction Type
Value
15. The edge or contour of a shape
Line
Rod Intercept
Square
Design Load
16. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet
Grading
Municipality
Weight
Liquid Limit
17. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation
Closure Error
Invert Elevation
Truss
Caisson
18. Consideration of the solar orientation of a building based on the relative position of the sun in order to purposely increase or decrease the amount of light or heat transferred to the building
Underlayment
Serviceability
House Wrap
Solar Orientation
19. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area
Column
Drain
Shape
Weight
20. The minimum moisture content at which the soil can be rolled into a thread one-eighth of an inch in diameter without crumbling and is determined by trial and error
Drain
Span
Plastic Limit
Pin Support
21. The weight of the building or building components
Keystone
Dead Load
Control Survey
Load Bearing Wall
22. A single beam that is supported by more than two supports such that it has at least two distinct spans
Municipality
Topographic Survey
Continuous Beam
Footing
23. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period
Foundation
Simple Beam
Rainfall Intensity
Building Code
24. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Water Heater
Low Slope Roof
Weight
Grade Beam
25. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall
Grading
Shallow Foundation
Berm
Backsight
26. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things
Exit Access
Hybrid
Live Load
Closure Error
27. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`
Drain
Grading
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Water Closet
28. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country
Space
Closure Error
Prevailing Winds
Floor Joists
29. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Column
Plane Survey
Shape
Shore
30. 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
Heat Pump
Subfloor
Continuous Beam
Return Period
31. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled
Municipality
Land Surveying
Switch Leg
Hot Water
32. The principal pip artery to which branches are connected
Moment Arm
R-value
Main
Load Path
33. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Underlayment
Beam
Charette
34. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point
Differential Leveling
Sill
Water Meter
Load Bearing Wall
35. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Geodetic Survey
Beam
Force
36. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product
Design Principles
Source Reduction
Sill
Arch
37. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Deep Foundation
Sewage
Shape
38. A pipe that carries water from the service to the point of use
Fenestration
Texture
Water Distributing Pipe
Sheathing
39. The finish board covering the edges of rafters and eaves
Movement
Fascia
Load
Beam
40. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Beam
Value
Angle of Repose
Load
41. 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
Storm Water Wetlands
Stack
Potable Water
Ponding
42. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure
Single-ply Membrane
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Lateral Load
Hybrid
43. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole
Construction Survey
Caisson
Potable Water
Sheathing
44. Concrete that is poured in its final location
Cast in Place Concrete
Top Plate
Backsight
Source Reduction
45. 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
Plasticity Index
Electric Meter
Unity
Water Meter
46. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed
Egress
Free-body Diagram
Occupant Load
Statically Determinate Beam
47. The exterior face of a building
Structural Engineer
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Fa
Fixed Support
48. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening
Lintel
Egress
Circuit Breaker
Architect
49. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Deciduous
Design Load
Elevation
Moment Arm
50. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Design Principles
Building Code
Munincipality
Datum