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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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1. 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
Zoning Ordinance
Stability
Rhythm
Fixed Support
2. Deformation under stress
Texture
Strain
Ingress
Return Period
3. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Equilibrium
Occupancy Category
Grading
Construction Documents
4. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures
Span
Compression Strength
Setback
Decking
5. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey
Construction Survey
Tilt-up Construction
Valve
Aesthetics
6. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface
Land Surveying
Column
Architect
Plasticity Index
7. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled
Plasticity Index
Switch Leg
Differential Leveling
Design Temperature Differential
8. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building
Exit Discharge
Grading
Concrete Masonry Unit
Live Load
9. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Ducts
Pile
Arch
Deflection
10. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building
Structural Engineer
Column
Ingress
Strain
11. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object
Elevation
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Plastic Limit
12. An artistic or decorative design - especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit
Pattern
Occupancy Group
Masonry
Header
13. 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
Fixed Support
Control Survey
Return Period
14. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Grading
Load
Distribution Panel
Live Load
15. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air
Lateral Load
R-value
Thermal Convection
Ingress
16. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Design Load
Rafter
Felt
Force
17. A method of constructing concrete walls in which panels are cast and cured flat on a floor slab then tilted up into their final position
Ponding
Deformation
Tilt-up Construction
Seismic Load
18. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads
Floor Joists
Heat Pump
Building Envelope
Moment Arm
19. 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
Height of Instrument
Plastic Limit
Watt
Exit Access
20. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil
Ground
Shore
Load Path
Individual Sewage Disposal System
21. A pipe - normally underground - that carries wastewater and refuse
Fine Grained Soil
Poorly Graded
Dome
Sewer
22. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code
Tensile Strength
Water Distributing Pipe
Property Survey
Zoning Ordinance
23. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Exit Discharge
Exit Discharge
Tributary Area
24. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system
Truss
Built-up-Roof
Footing
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
25. A condition of a frame or structure in which a slight disturbance in the loads or geometry of the structure does not produce large displacements or fai
Yield Stress
Underlayment
Axial Force
Stability
26. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Sewer
Water Heater
Caisson
Thermal Conduction
27. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things
Tilt-up Construction
Curtain Wall
Sole Plate
Hybrid
28. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete
Rebar
Pin Support
Design Load
Precast Concrete
29. A method of designing structural elements such that the allowable strength is greater than or equal to the strength necessary to support the required load combinations
Ingress
Closure Error
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Safety Factor
30. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Drain
Top Plate
R-value
Ducts
31. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field
Strain
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Drainage
Allowable Strength
32. 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
Free-body Diagram
Load
Roller (Rocker) Support
Seismic Load
33. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Munincipality
Foundation
Cast in Place Concrete
Rebar
34. The minimum moisture content - expressed as a percentage of the oven dry soil weight - at which the soil will begin to flow when subjected to a small shearing force. The liquid limit is determined using a standard liquid limit device
Concrete Masonry Unit
Floor Joists
Liquid Limit
Invert Elevation
35. 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
Curtain Wall
Design Temperature Differential
Valve
Grading
36. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed
Source Reduction
Shear Diagram
Occupant Load
Live Load
37. The ability of a structure to maintain its appearance - durability - comfort for occupants - proper function of equipment - and ease of maintenance
Bench Mark
Electric Meter
Occupancy Group
Serviceability
38. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone
Concrete Masonry Unit
Continuous Beam
Poorly Graded
Variance
39. The state of a body such that the sum of all the external forces acting on the body equals zero and the sum of all external moments acting on the body equals zero
Element of Design
Exit Access
Pitched Roof
Equilibrium
40. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water
Return Period
Variance
Design Principles
Sanitary Sewer
41. The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or elements in a design or composition
Electric Meter
Load
Balance
Valve
42. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds
Kip
Well Graded
Charette
Building Envelope
43. A fitting that is used to control the flow of fluid or gas
Shear Force
Serviceability
Single-ply Membrane
Valve
44. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Ducts
Potable Water
Foundation
Drain
45. Energy radiated or transmitted as rays or waves - in the form of particles`
Radiant Heat
Truss
Load Bearing Wall
Trap
46. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area
Grade Beam
Exit
Shape
Lateral Load
47. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Moment Arm
Occupant Load
Structural Engineer
Field Notes
48. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Source Reduction
Angle of Repose
Closure Error
49. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows
Header
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Rhythm
Stadia
50. The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next
Thermal Conduction
Deformation
Foresight
Ingress