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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure






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






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






4. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures






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






6. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service






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






8. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period






9. All areas (including the frames) in the building envelope that let in light - including windows - plastic panels - clerestories - skylights - glass doors that are more than one-half glass - and glass block walls. A skylight is a fenestration surface






10. 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






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






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






13. The aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue - lightness - and saturation for objects and hue - brightness - and saturation for light sources






14. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam






15. The professional engineering society representing the field of civil engineering and others working in the civil engineering field






16. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves






17. The starting point for a survey






18. 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






19. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys






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






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






22. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete






23. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers






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






25. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil






26. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110






27. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue






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






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






30. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building






31. An instrument used to measure electric power






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






33. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed






34. The edge or contour of a shape






35. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled






36. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste






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






38. 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






39. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor






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






41. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects






42. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground






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






44. 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






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






46. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air






47. A plot of the shear force in a beam versus the position along the axis of the beam






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






49. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet






50. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling