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Civil Engineering Architecture
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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. An electrical connection to the earth
Liquid Limit
Low Slope Roof
Ground
Continuous Beam
2. The pipe from the water main or other supply to the water-distributing pipes
Water Service
Solar Orientation
Curtain Wall
Shear Force
3. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Main
Exit Discharge
Pile
Line
4. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Variance
Column
Egress
Free-body Diagram
5. Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by means of contrast - anomaly - or counterpoint
Drainage System
Emphasis
Moment Arm
Construction Type
6. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves
Axial Force
Main
Deciduous
Setback
7. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area
Beam Analysis
Shape
Plane Survey
Cleanout
8. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Geodetic Survey
Egress
Ground
9. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Drainage System
Heat Loss
Light Gauge Steel
Topographic Survey
10. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Zoning Ordinance
Foresight
Cleanout
Serviceability
11. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one story or more to carry water to fixtures
Rafter
Riser
Drainage Fixture Unit
Nonpotable Water
12. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Drainage Fixture Unit
Top Plate
Equilibrium
Plasticity Index
13. Exits or a way out
Rod Intercept
Egress
Thermal Conduction
Texture
14. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Rod Intercept
Underlayment
Thermal Convection
15. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Civil Engineer
Cleanout
Free-body Diagram
16. 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
Switch Leg
Solar Orientation
Ingress
Sustainability
17. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material
Main
Ducts
Brownfield
Form
18. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object
Beam Analysis
Grading
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Elevation
19. 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
Civil Engineer
Rainfall Intensity
Caisson
20. 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
Tilt-up Construction
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Sole Plate
Low Slope Roof
21. An instrument used to measure electric power
Electric Meter
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Lateral Load
Ingress
22. Soil in which 50 percent or more - by weight - of the soil is retained on the Number 200 sieve. In other words - 50 percent or more of the sample is composed of sand and/or gravel
Heat Pump
Coarse Grained Soil
Stack
Ducts
23. Wall construction utilizing a framework of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads
Field Notes
Watt
Aesthetics
Post and Lintel Construction
24. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys
Property Survey
Water Heater
Ponding
Ballast
25. A concrete surface lying upon - and supported directly by - the ground beneath
Water Distributing Pipe
Drain
Storm Sewer
Slab-on-Grade
26. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it
Pressure Head
Drainage System
Nominal Strength
Stability
27. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Element of Design
Sanitary Sewer
Nominal Strength
Liquid Limit
28. The finish board covering the edges of rafters and eaves
Fascia
Angle of Repose
Rainfall Intensity
Sanitary Sewer
29. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air
Footing
Light Gauge Steel
Berm
Thermal Convection
30. An agent that causes stress in an object
Bearing Walls
Free-body Diagram
Force
Exit Discharge
31. The capacity of a structure to resist the effects of loads
Sustainability
Occupancy Group
Hybrid
Strength
32. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Building Code
Lavatory
Unity
Soil Pipe
33. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization
Lintel
Reinforced Concrete
Axial Force
Nonpotable Water
34. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat
R-value
Water Meter
Structural Engineer
Building Code
35. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Tributary Width
Pattern
Drain
Ducts
36. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations
Moment
Statically Determinate Beam
Aesthetics
Emphasis
37. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Grade Beam
Nominal Strength
Drainage Fixture Unit
Cleanout
38. A sewer that conveys storm water or other drainage but not sanitary sewage
Truss
Sewage
Vernacular Architecture
Storm Sewer
39. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Drainage System
Serviceability
Girder
40. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure
Main
Felt
Thermal Conduction
Structural Efficency
41. A single beam that is supported by more than two supports such that it has at least two distinct spans
Serviceability
Continuous Beam
Dome
Municipality
42. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
Charette
House Wrap
Distribution Panel
Deflection
43. Concrete into which steel reinforcing bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction
Charette
Geodetic Survey
Kip
Reinforced Concrete
44. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used
Construction Type
Continuous Beam
Nominal Strength
Poorly Graded
45. All areas (including the frames) in the building envelope that let in light - including windows - plastic panels - clerestories - skylights - glass doors that are more than one-half glass - and glass block walls. A skylight is a fenestration surface
Fenestration
Duration
Liquid Limit
Header
46. An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and whose tops meet in the center
Hybrid
Dome
Geodetic Survey
Solar Orientation
47. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom
Equilibrium
Soil Pipe
Lavatory
Drainage
48. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move
Space
Live Load
Decking
Light Gauge Steel
49. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof
Construction Survey
Single-ply Membrane
Occupant Load
Drain
50. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building
Serviceability
Architect
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Grading