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Civil Engineering Architecture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
Underlayment
Weight
House Wrap
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
2. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Top Plate
Seismic Load
Municipality
Pattern
3. A pipe that conveys sewage containing fecal matter to the building drain or building sewer
Grade Beam
Sustainability
Soil Pipe
Fixed Support
4. 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
Stability
Masonry
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Stack
5. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
Finish Grade
Shallow Foundation
Geodetic Survey
Elevation
6. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Element of Design
Yield Stress
Circuit
Switch Leg
7. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Differential Leveling
Structural Engineer
Drainage System
8. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Curtain Wall
Thermal Convection
Deciduous
Design Temperature Differential
9. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way
Movement
Floor Joists
Storm Sewer
Exit
10. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically
Roller (Rocker) Support
Valve
Grading
Yield Stress
11. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Insulation
Movement
Vernacular Architecture
Field Notes
12. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Vernacular Architecture
Plumbing Fixture
Hot Water
Foundation
13. A grid of steel wires or bars welded together at all points of intersection to form an open mat. The fabric is designated by the size of the grid (spacing of the wires) in inches followed by numbers indicating the gauge of the wire in each direction
Free-body Diagram
Built-up-Roof
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Drainage Fixture Unit
14. A prop for preventing sinking or sagging (noun). To support by a shore (transitive verb)
Coarse Grained Soil
Truss
Prevailing Winds
Shore
15. The exterior face of a building
Plasticity Limit
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Equilibrium
Fa
16. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs.
House Wrap
Truss
Line
Circuit Breaker
17. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings
Heat Loss
Arch
Open Web Steel Joist
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
18. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code
Kip
Occupancy Category
Zoning Ordinance
Potable Water
19. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology
Source Reduction
Prevailing Winds
ABET
Decking
20. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires
Rod Intercept
Beam
Vernacular Architecture
Potable Water
21. Wall construction utilizing a framework of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads
Post and Lintel Construction
Seismic Load
Concrete Masonry Unit
Building Code
22. A complete record of all measurements made during the survey with sketches and narration - where necessary - to clarify the notes
Column
Field Notes
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
23. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Aesthetics
Wind Load
Sanitary Sewer
Deep Foundation
24. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone
Topographic Survey
Low Impact Development
Concrete Masonry Unit
Water Distributing Pipe
25. Entrance or means to enter
Ingress
Main
Strength
Field Notes
26. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Lavatory
Circuit Breaker
Concrete
27. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure
Drainage System
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Field Notes
Design Load
28. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface
Land Surveying
Valve
Equilibrium
Rainfall Intensity
29. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
EPDM
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Shallow Foundation
30. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole
Color
Caisson
Lateral Load
Beam
31. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length
Ducts
Building Code
Beam
Soil Pipe
32. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material
Form
Serviceability
Voussoir
Fascia
33. A selected storm event - described in terms of the probability of occurring once within a given number of years - for which drainage or flood control improvements are designed and built
Form
Slab-on-Grade
Storm Sewer
Design Storm
34. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one story or more to carry water to fixtures
Form
Riser
Tributary Area
Source Reduction
35. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
House Wrap
Span
Unity
Rafter
36. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Low Impact Development
Decking
Riser
Load
37. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization
Munincipality
Geodetic Survey
Deciduous
Nonpotable Water
38. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth
Berm
Construction Type
Fixed Support
Light Gauge Steel
39. 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
Cleanout
Egress
Control Survey
Return Period
40. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows
Foundation
Deformation
Header
Pile
41. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Drainage Fixture Unit
Control Survey
Texture
42. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Load
Curtain Wall
Electric Meter
Nominal Strength
43. A single beam that is supported by more than two supports such that it has at least two distinct spans
Continuous Beam
Valve
Well Graded
ABET
44. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source
Thermal Convection
Circuit
R-value
Roller (Rocker) Support
45. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom
Lavatory
Design Principles
Source Reduction
Weight
46. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground
Topographic Survey
Tilt-up Construction
Sewer
Element of Design
47. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure
Low Impact Development
Thermal Convection
Wind Load
Structural Efficency
48. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities
Poorly Graded
Occupancy Group
Tilt-up Construction
Civil Engineer
49. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure
Ingress
Siding
Bearing Walls
Line
50. The state of a body such that the sum of all the external forces acting on the body equals zero and the sum of all external moments acting on the body equals zero
Design Temperature Differential
Grading
Equilibrium
Hot Water