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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Entrance or means to enter






2. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support






3. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material






4. Concrete into which steel reinforcing bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction






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






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






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






8. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)






9. Exits or a way out






10. 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






11. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials






12. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system






19. Deformation under stress






20. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure






21. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one story or more to carry water to fixtures






22. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads






23. 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






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






25. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads






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






27. The reading on a rod held at a point whose elevation is to be determined






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






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






30. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug






31. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor






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






33. 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






34. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat






35. Concrete that is poured in its final location






36. 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






37. A sewer that conveys storm water or other drainage but not sanitary sewage






38. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight






39. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system






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






41. The energy needed to warm outside air leaking into a building through cracks around doors - windows - and other areas






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






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






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






45. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons






46. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth






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






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






49. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials






50. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external constraints and forces acting upon it and all geometric measurements necessary to model the body