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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. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall
Sole Plate
Span
Storm Sewer
Light Gauge Steel
2. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed
Distribution Panel
Main
Grading
Bench Mark
3. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization
Rainfall Intensity
Nonpotable Water
R-value
Thermal Convection
4. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area
Shape
Pressure Head
Seismic Load
Impervious
5. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling
Finish Grade
Dead Load
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Potable Water
6. 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
Egress
Rebar
Texture
7. Incapable of being penetrated
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Impervious
Easement
Storm Water Wetlands
8. Exits or a way out
Grading
Construction Documents
Watt
Egress
9. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey
Construction Survey
Simple Beam
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Nonpotable Water
10. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Compression Strength
Construction Type
Equilibrium
Light Gauge Steel
11. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
Concrete
House Wrap
Stadia
Foundation
12. The ability of a structure to maintain its appearance - durability - comfort for occupants - proper function of equipment - and ease of maintenance
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Line
Water Distributing Pipe
Serviceability
13. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure
Lateral Load
Slab-on-Grade
Strain
Cleanout
14. One who is involved in or affected by a course of action
Statically Determinate Beam
Plumbing Fixture
Stakeholder
Precast Concrete
15. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Brownfield
Impervious
Movement
Prevailing Winds
16. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water
Siding
Equilibrium
Universal Design
Sanitary Sewer
17. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Kip
Return Period
Building Code
Potable Water
18. Any vertical line of soil - waste - vent - or inside conductor piping that extends through at least one story
Sustainability
Stack
Rafter
Exit Discharge
19. Wall construction utilizing a framework of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads
Sewage
Voussoir
Thermal Conduction
Post and Lintel Construction
20. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology
Free-body Diagram
Datum
Egress
ABET
21. The exterior face of a building
Fa
Datum
Pressure Head
Line
22. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Form
Curtain Wall
Egress
Height of Instrument
23. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support
Stack
Moment Diagram
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Simple Beam
24. 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)
U-factor
Exit Discharge
Stress
25. An instrument used to measure electric power
Electric Meter
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Internal Force
Elevated Floor
26. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like
Wind Load
Circuit Breaker
Datum
Coniferous
27. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations
Angle of Repose
House Wrap
Single-ply Membrane
Beam Analysis
28. A legal request by a property owner to allow a modification from a standard or a requirement in the zoning code
Pitched Roof
Sheathing
Low Impact Development
Variance
29. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Stability
Vernacular Architecture
Sole Plate
Design Principles
30. Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form
Stability
Rhythm
Construction Type
Hot Water
31. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Outlet
Foundation
Stakeholder
Grading
32. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface
Fine Grained Soil
Shape
Bench Mark
Land Surveying
33. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption
Source Reduction
Girder
Fenestration
Force
34. A sloping roof
Pitched Roof
Simple Beam
Distribution Panel
Force
35. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Post and Lintel Construction
EPDM
Load
Storm Water Wetlands
36. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution
Sheathing
Sewage
Curtain Wall
Column
37. A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch
Open Web Steel Joist
Drainage Fixture Unit
Ballast
Keystone
38. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building
Sheathing
Outlet
Shallow Foundation
Occupancy Category
39. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source
Trap
Construction Documents
Circuit
Occupant Load
40. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Outlet
Tributary Width
Felt
41. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Coniferous
Built-up-Roof
Yield Stress
42. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object
Truss
Fa
Elevation
Electric Meter
43. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Value
Drainage System
Hot Water
Heat Pump
44. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads
Lavatory
Unity
Tilt-up Construction
Rafter
45. The load carrying capacity of a structural member
Nominal Strength
Truss
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Open Web Steel Joist
46. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings
Coarse Grained Soil
Open Web Steel Joist
Dead Load
House Wrap
47. 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
Axial Force
Storm Water Wetlands
Ground
Wind Load
48. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
Brownfield
Deformation
Lavatory
Water Heater
49. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond
Watt
Building Code
Circuit
Ponding
50. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves
Truss
Tributary Area
Deciduous
Brownfield