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Civil Engineering Building House

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 17 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows = Sturz






2. The act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity






3. A small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade






4. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption






5. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together = Kopfbalken






6. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials = Baupappe






7. A assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles = (unter-)st






8. A pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler






9. Material - such as boards or shingles - used for surfaces the outside walls of a frame building = Au






10. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction = St






11. Meeting the needs of society in ways that can continue indefinitely into the future without damage or depleting natural resources = Nachhaltigkeit






12. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads = Deckenbalkenlage - Geb






13. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls. = Schwelle f - Schwellholz n - T






14. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring = Unterboden






15. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials = Bretterverkleidung f; Wandverschalung f; Au






16. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home






17. Considering 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