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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A user-friendly approach to design in the living environment where people of any culture - age - size - weight - race - gender - and ability can experience an environment that promotes their health - safety - and welfare today and in the future






2. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects






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






4. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length






5. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure






6. Entrance or means to enter






7. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil






8. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it






9. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities






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






11. made up of members from the architectural registration boards of the 50 states. Its primary function is to maintain records for state boards - architects - and interns






12. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system






13. Exits or a way out






14. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building






15. The finish board covering the edges of rafters and eaves






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






17. Material used to restrict the flow of heat - cold - or sound from one surface to another






18. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together






19. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure






20. The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next






21. The load carrying capacity of a structural member






22. A plot of the shear force in a beam versus the position along the axis of the beam






23. Incapable of being penetrated






24. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation






25. 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






26. The principal pip artery to which branches are connected






27. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys






28. Two horizontal cross wires that are equidistant from the center crosshair in the sight






29. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country






30. Wall construction utilizing a framework of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads






31. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system






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






33. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material






34. The vertical distance from the datum to the line of sight of the instrument






35. Material - such as boards or shingles - used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building






36. A force that acts along the longitudinal axis of a structural member. Axial tension causes elongation of the member. Axial compression causes shortening of the member






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






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






39. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system






40. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures






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






42. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit






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






44. An instrument used to measure electric power






45. An agent that causes stress in an object






46. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area






47. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure






48. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service






49. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external constraints and forces acting upon it and all geometric measurements necessary to model the body






50. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques