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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. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation
Pile
Exit Discharge
Nominal Strength
Plumbing Fixture
2. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Building Code
Closure Error
Decking
3. An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and whose tops meet in the center
Tensile Strength
Thermal Convection
Dome
Deformation
4. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Civil Engineer
Keystone
Impervious
Top Plate
5. A box in which the wires from the meter are connected to individual circuit breakers - which are connected to separate circuits for distribution to various locations throughout the building
Fenestration
Distribution Panel
Foresight
Field Notes
6. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Electric Meter
Nonpotable Water
Tributary Width
Voussoir
7. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building
Structural Engineer
Drain
Curtain Wall
Bench Mark
8. 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
Tributary Area
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Fascia
Aesthetics
9. Entrances or a means to enter
Ingress
Heat Pump
Occupancy Category
Rainfall Intensity
10. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom
Stress
Value
Repetition
Lavatory
11. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit
Stability
Plasticity Index
Distribution Panel
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
12. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)
Datum
Truss
Curtain Wall
Beam Analysis
13. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it
Tensile Strength
Bench Mark
Pressure Head
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
14. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field
Header
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Post and Lintel Construction
Circuit
15. The vertical distance from the datum to the line of sight of the instrument
Backsight
Height of Instrument
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Design Load
16. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole
Building Code
Concrete
Moment Arm
Caisson
17. Brickwork - concrete block work - and stonework
Emphasis
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Concrete Masonry Unit
Masonry
18. A measure of the heat transmission through a building part (as a wall or window) or a given thickness of a material (as insulation) with lower numbers indicating better insulating properties
U-factor
Hot Water
Moment
Ground
19. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure
Structural Efficency
Drainage Fixture Unit
Load
Building Code
20. 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
Grade Beam
Low Slope Roof
Tributary Width
Lavatory
21. A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch
Backsight
Keystone
Duration
Plasticity Limit
22. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring
Initial Point
Repetition
Construction Documents
Subfloor
23. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system
Rhythm
Floor Joists
Vent Pipe
Slab-on-Grade
24. A permanent shallow pool of diverted rainwater that incorporates wetland plants. Pollutants are removed through settling and biological activity
Munincipality
Storm Water Wetlands
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Circuit
25. 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
Vent Pipe
Pin Support
Solar Orientation
Deformation
26. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing
Tensile Strength
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
U-factor
Finish Grade
27. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall
Sole Plate
Structural Efficency
Plane Survey
Water Distributing Pipe
28. 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
Low Impact Development
Plastic Limit
Sewer
Axial Force
29. The reading on a rod held at a point whose elevation is to be determined
Foresight
Shore
Shear Diagram
Angle of Repose
30. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity
Bearing Walls
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Live Load
Vernacular Architecture
31. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression
Tributary Width
Prevailing Winds
Architect
Arch
32. One who is involved in or affected by a course of action
Water Closet
Plasticity Index
Stakeholder
Height of Instrument
33. 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
Water Meter
Riser
Decking
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
34. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Live Load
Closure Error
Strain
Drainage System
35. The difference between the indoor temperature in winter and the outdoor design temperature in winter. The design temperature differential or design range is used in calculating the space heating requirements of a dwelling unit under the engineering-b
Footing
Allowable Strength
Shape
Design Temperature Differential
36. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building
Datum
Distribution Panel
Tilt-up Construction
Live Load
37. A sewer that conveys storm water or other drainage but not sanitary sewage
Storm Sewer
Plastic Limit
Potable Water
Building Code
38. A method of designing structural elements such that the allowable strength is greater than or equal to the strength necessary to support the required load combinations
Liquid Limit
Kip
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Load Bearing Wall
39. 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
Datum
Fine Grained Soil
Floor Joists
Electric Meter
40. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys
Ground
Control Survey
Outlet
Beam
41. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically
Backsight
Building Code
Allowable Strength
Yield Stress
42. Entrances or a means to enter
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Contrast
Ingress
Fa
43. The weight of the building or building components
Field Notes
Rod Intercept
Load Bearing Wall
Dead Load
44. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point
Differential Leveling
Statically Determinate Beam
Axial Force
Post and Lintel Construction
45. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam
Deflection
Structural Efficency
Sheathing
Concrete
46. 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
Well Graded
Header
Sill
Stress
47. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam
Easement
Vent Pipe
Outlet
Shear Force
48. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length
Beam
Nonpotable Water
Pitched Roof
Line
49. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Egress
Riser
Load
Truss
50. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product
Deflection
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Design Principles
Riser