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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 structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length
Ingress
Movement
U-factor
Beam
2. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110
Hot Water
Lintel
Radiant Heat
Setback
3. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor
Vent Pipe
Allowable Strength
Low Impact Development
Space
4. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil
Liquid Limit
Angle of Repose
Beam
Load Path
5. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in only one direction and rotation is not restricted. A roller support provides one reaction force when the member is loaded
Serviceability
Floor Joists
Movement
Roller (Rocker) Support
6. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed
Exit Access
Water Heater
Occupant Load
Allowable Strength
7. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening
Tributary Width
Well Graded
Angle of Repose
Lintel
8. The sole agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture in the United States
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Exit Discharge
Thermal Convection
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
9. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Finish Grade
Height of Instrument
Geodetic Survey
Exit Discharge
10. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Aesthetics
Span
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Watt
11. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs
Dead Load
Drainage Fixture Unit
Span
Circuit Breaker
12. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat
R-value
Stability
Source Reduction
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
13. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material
Post and Lintel Construction
Ingress
Land Surveying
Square
14. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Lateral Load
Variance
Form
15. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Exit Discharge
Felt
Axial Force
Statically Indeterminate Beam
16. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle
Stability
Grading
Duration
Low Impact Development
17. The weight of the building or building components
Serviceability
Dead Load
Differential Leveling
Construction Type
18. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used
Sanitary Sewer
Construction Type
Architect
Grading
19. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations
Roller (Rocker) Support
Control Survey
Beam Analysis
Watt
20. That portion of the means-of-egress system that leads from any occupied portion in a building or structure to an exit
Water Meter
Tensile Strength
Exit Access
Dome
21. Entrances or a means to enter
Thermal Convection
Distribution Panel
Brownfield
Ingress
22. The applied load determined by the required load combinations
Span
Subfloor
Design Load
Beam
23. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system
Vernacular Architecture
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Floor Joists
Space
24. Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Heat Pump
Stakeholder
Rhythm
25. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures
Setback
Underlayment
Drainage Fixture Unit
Design Storm
26. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves
Finish Grade
Deciduous
Field Notes
Fa
27. A load on a structure caused by movement of the Earth relative to the structure during an earthquake
Low Slope Roof
EPDM
Seismic Load
Masonry
28. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two perpendicular directions and rotation is restricted. A fixed support provides two perpendicular reaction forces and a reaction moment when the member is loaded
Fixed Support
Ground
Circuit
Structural Efficency
29. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution
Sewage
Plasticity Index
Exit Access
Insulation
30. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit
Roller (Rocker) Support
Plasticity Index
Allowable Strength
Sewer
31. Two horizontal cross wires that are equidistant from the center crosshair in the sight
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Plumbing Fixture
Stadia
Impervious
32. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used
Header
Liquid Limit
Easement
Occupancy Group
33. 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
Exit Discharge
Grading
Lateral Load
34. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities
Municipality
Civil Engineer
Electric Meter
Shear Diagram
35. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure
Equilibrium
Wind Load
U-factor
Reinforced Concrete
36. A heavy material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight
Ballast
Wind Load
Rod Intercept
Stress
37. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Heat Loss
Municipality
Brownfield
Drainage System
38. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs.
Roller (Rocker) Support
Distribution Panel
Circuit Breaker
Topographic Survey
39. Incapable of being penetrated
Water Closet
Safety Factor
Setback
Impervious
40. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
Civil Engineer
Line
Building Envelope
Geodetic Survey
41. The professional engineering society representing the field of civil engineering and others working in the civil engineering field
Zoning Ordinance
Exit Discharge
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Beam
42. A pipe that carries water from the service to the point of use
Water Distributing Pipe
Property Survey
Rainfall Intensity
Shape
43. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Drain
Column
Shear Force
Plastic Limit
44. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires
Rod Intercept
Shear Force
Pile
Column
45. A principle where some graphic elements are repeated throughout the entire design
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Deep Foundation
Repetition
Grade Beam
46. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations
Main
Sanitary Sewer
Statically Determinate Beam
Single-ply Membrane
47. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Drainage Fixture Unit
Beam Analysis
Shear Diagram
Sole Plate
48. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used
Finish Grade
Load Path
Sill
Construction Type
49. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling
Finish Grade
Heat Pump
Stress
Pressure Head
50. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Exit Discharge
Differential Leveling
Rhythm
Water Closet