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Civil Engineering Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A sloping roof
Rhythm
Pitched Roof
Free-body Diagram
Pile
2. 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
Fine Grained Soil
Plasticity Index
Subfloor
Potable Water
3. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
Single-ply Membrane
Arch
Lateral Load
House Wrap
4. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening
Concrete Masonry Unit
Circuit Breaker
Lintel
Span
5. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure
Beam
Fenestration
Precast Concrete
Deflection
6. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch
Tensile Strength
Stud
Built-up-Roof
Stack
7. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Foundation
Footing
Load Path
8. The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or elements in a design or composition
Balance
Slab-on-Grade
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Safety Factor
9. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Circuit
Weight
Thermal Convection
Exit Discharge
10. A load on a structure caused by movement of the Earth relative to the structure during an earthquake
Free-body Diagram
Decking
Seismic Load
U-factor
11. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`
Drainage
Concrete Masonry Unit
Water Service
Grading
12. The exterior face of a building
Roller (Rocker) Support
Fa
Poorly Graded
Plastic Limit
13. A sewer that conveys storm water or other drainage but not sanitary sewage
Storm Sewer
EPDM
ABET
Differential Leveling
14. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons
Occupancy Group
Floor Joists
Grade Beam
Tilt-up Construction
15. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys
Munincipality
Return Period
Masonry
Property Survey
16. 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
Live Load
Spread Footing
Plastic Limit
Form
17. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Invert Elevation
Force
Munincipality
Moment Arm
18. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth
Circuit Breaker
Load Path
Berm
Element of Design
19. A unit of measure of power
Curtain Wall
Watt
Fa
Column
20. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Pin Support
Vernacular Architecture
Keystone
Coniferous
21. Energy radiated or transmitted as rays or waves - in the form of particles`
Coarse Grained Soil
Radiant Heat
Drainage
Building Envelope
22. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Curtain Wall
Drainage System
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Main
23. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system
Design Temperature Differential
Fa
Vent Pipe
Square
24. 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
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Stress
Strain
Moment
25. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling
Arch
Finish Grade
Span
Main
26. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
Water Meter
Truss
Charette
Load Path
27. That portion of the means-of-egress system that leads from any occupied portion in a building or structure to an exit
Circuit Breaker
Liquid Limit
Sheathing
Exit Access
28. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam
Radiant Heat
Pitched Roof
Deflection
Angle of Repose
29. One who is involved in or affected by a course of action
Axial Force
Stakeholder
Static Head
Riser
30. The pipe from the water main or other supply to the water-distributing pipes
Geodetic Survey
Water Service
Axial Force
Exit Access
31. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls
Sill
Design Temperature Differential
Square
Load
32. The area of floor or roof representing the surface area from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to a supporting structural member
Drain
Tributary Width
Zoning Ordinance
Tributary Area
33. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam
Emphasis
Building Code
Grade Beam
Moment Diagram
34. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs.
Water Meter
Rod Intercept
Circuit Breaker
Rebar
35. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed
Trap
Bench Mark
Strength
Load
36. A principle where some graphic elements are repeated throughout the entire design
Fenestration
Load
Grade Beam
Repetition
37. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Top Plate
Zoning Ordinance
Variance
Ducts
38. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service
Munincipality
Water Meter
Watt
Exit
39. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field
Height of Instrument
Design Principles
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Heat Pump
40. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution
Foundation
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Sewage
Hybrid
41. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Column
Main
Distribution Panel
Color
42. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period
Drainage Fixture Unit
Solar Orientation
Rainfall Intensity
Internal Force
43. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight
Occupancy Category
Roller (Rocker) Support
Datum
Load Bearing Wall
44. Surveys for which the curvature of the Earth is ignored and measurements are treated as if taken on a plane surface
Sheathing
Plastic Limit
Plane Survey
Egress
45. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation
Closure Error
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Solar Orientation
Siding
46. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Ingress
Spread Footing
Deep Foundation
Tributary Width
47. 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
Water Service
Hot Water
Coarse Grained Soil
Tilt-up Construction
48. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move
Nominal Strength
Load Bearing Wall
Structural Efficency
Space
49. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
Main
R-value
Footing
Trap
50. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source
Outlet
Switch Leg
Circuit
Span