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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A complete record of all measurements made during the survey with sketches and narration - where necessary - to clarify the notes






2. The capacity of a structure to resist the effects of loads






3. A sloping roof






4. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used






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






6. A box in which the wires from the meter are connected to individual circuit breakers - which are connected to separate circuits for distribution to various locations throughout the building






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






8. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field






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






10. One who is involved in or affected by a course of action






11. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports






12. Meeting the needs of society in ways that can continue indefinitely into the future without damaging or depleting natural resources






13. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam






14. A soil that displays a good representation of all particle sizes. For instance - well-graded sand will contain a fairly even distribution of coarse - medium - and fine sand






15. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object






16. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water






17. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric






18. The load carrying capacity of a structural member






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






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






21. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another






22. The pipe from the water main or other supply to the water-distributing pipes






23. The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or elements in a design or composition






24. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation






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






26. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building






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






28. 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






29. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way






30. A pipe - normally underground - that carries wastewater and refuse






31. The relative lightness or darkness of a color






32. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds






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






34. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation






35. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement






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






37. 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






38. 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 failure






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






40. Entrances or a means to enter






41. A concrete surface lying upon - and supported directly by - the ground beneath






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






43. A soil that does not contain a good representation of all particle sizes. A poorly graded soil may contain a narrow range of particle sizes (uniformly graded) or may not contain one or more ranges of particle sizes (gap graded)






44. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface






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






46. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows






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






48. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles






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






50. That portion of the means-of-egress system that leads from any occupied portion in a building or structure to an exit