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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption






2. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs






3. Removal of groundwater or surface water - or of water from structures - by gravity or pumping






4. 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






5. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening






6. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






7. 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






8. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth






9. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force






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






11. 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






12. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs






13. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe






14. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure






15. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements






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






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






18. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`






19. 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






20. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs






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






22. The tendency of a force to rotate an object about point P. It is equal to the product of the magnitude of the force acting on the object and the perpendicular distance from the point P to the force






23. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal






24. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure






25. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves






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






27. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings






28. 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






29. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure






30. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things






31. The width of floor or roof along the length of a beam - measured perpendicular to the beam - representing the portion of surface from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to that beam






32. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition






33. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling






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






35. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system






36. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member






37. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil






38. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way






39. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings






40. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle






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






42. A sloping roof






43. Soil in which more than 50 percent - by weight - of the soil passes the Number 200 sieve. In other words - more than 50 percent of the soil is composed of silt and/or clay






44. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires






45. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point






46. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom






47. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source






48. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure






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






50. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight