Sem1 Final Flashcards
(128 cards)
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What is the title of a licensed professional trained in the art and science of building design?
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Architects
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What is the name or acronym of the accrediting organization or engineering colleges and university programs?
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ABET
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What specialty area of civil engineering focuses in the designs of things to support their own weight and the load that they carry?
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Structural
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What four things must someone do to become a registered professional engineer?
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- Graduate from an ABET accredited school university
- Fundamentals exam
- work experience
- Principles an practice if engineering exam
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What exam must architects pass to become a licensed architect?
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Architect Registration Exam
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What type of architect makes sure the drawing are put together correctly and the design meets code and zoning laws?
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Project architects
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What type of engineer uses technical an management skills to turn a design into a reality on time and in budget?
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Construction
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Who enters an architect’s design into a computer?
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Draftsperson
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What is the name of the professional organization for civil engineers?
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American Society of Civil Engineers
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After attending a four year university majoring in engineering and passing the EIT what title is earned?
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Professional Engineer (PE)
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What type of engineer analyzes the properties of soil and rock to determine engineering properties?
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Geotechnical
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What is the name of the horizontal board at the bottom of the wall?
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Sill
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Name the horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings, such as doors and windows?
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Header
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What material is used to restrict the flow if heat or sound?
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Insulation
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What horizontal structural are used to carry the floor and ceiling loads?
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Floor Joists
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What is the name of the ridged framework usually connected to form triangles?
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Truss
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What is the name of the vertical framing member in wood framing construction?
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Stud
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What engineered materials are designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration?
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Vapor barrier
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How far part are wood 2 x 4’s in wall framing?
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16 inches on center
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What is the covering placed over exterior studs or rafters, typically plywood or OSB?
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Sheathing
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What is the tar impregnated used for roof construction?
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Water protection under roofing materials
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What is the name of the structural floor joined to the joists supports and supports the finish floor?
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Subfloor
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What is the material called that is used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building?
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Siding
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What walls support the other walls and roof?
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Bearing walls
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What career profession used the art of science to design structures for human habitat?
Architecture
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What is the term used to activities methods of construction that use locally available resources?
Vernacular architecture
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Who is Imhotep?
Egyptian, first architect
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What is the curved structure for spanning an opening designed to support vertical load?
Arch
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That pantheon's concrete mixture was made up of what components?
Volcanic ash, lime, water
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What was the purpose of ancient pyramids?
Tombs
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What is the name of the building system with vertical posts an a horizontal beam?
Post and lintel
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What is the name of the wedged shaped units in the arch?
Voussar
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What is civil engineering?
The design and construction of public works
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What is the name of the structure created with a series of arches that form a continuous arches covering?
Vault
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What is the crown or top of the arch called?
Keystone
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What is the name of the structure created by arranging several arches whose bases for a circle and the tops meet in the center?
Dome
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What type if cement do we use today?
Portland
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_______ cement hardens by reacting with water and is water-resistant.
Hydrolic
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What is added to concrete to make it stronger(reinforced concrete)?
Steel rebar
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Electrical power is measured in what unit?
Watts
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What is the name of the item that connects electrical devices?
Power outlets(wiring)
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What type of switch is used to turn on a light fixture on/off from two locations?
3-way switch
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What type of outlet is typically used in the bathroom, kitchen, and sometimes garage area?
GFCI
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What set of codes are used to design electrical systems?
National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)
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What type of switch allows two circuits to be switched from one location?
Double-pole
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What is the equation is used to calculate energy costs?
Power(rate) x time
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What is used to show the location of switches, receptacles, and fixtures?
Electrical plan
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What is the amount of electrical power used for most fixtures and appliances in a residential structure?
120V
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What is used to distribute power throughout the building?
Main circuitbreaker
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What is the use for lower quality water for the Romans?
Public baths and latrines
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How were toilets created during the Roman era?
By digging a hole into the ground that drained into a cesspool
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What is the large insulated tank that heats cold water to be distributed in the hot water supply?
Water heater
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What is used to control water flow?
Valve
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What is used to carry waste water in a building?
Drain pipe
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Insulating the water heater and exposed hot water pipes is an example of ________?
Energy conservation
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What two code systems are used to design the plumbing system?
IRC, IPC
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What is the vertical pipe that provides circulation of air to and from the drainage system?
Vent pipe
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What is the device that uses water? Sink, toilet, etc.
Fixture
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What were the wastewater systems used by the Romans?
Chamber pots, toilets, public latrines
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What are the principles of sustainability in architecture?
Economy of resources, life cycle design, humane design
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LEED was developed by what organization?
USGBC
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What does LEED represent?
Leadership, Energy, Environmental, Design
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What are the phases of the sustainable building life cycle?
Pre-building, building, post-building
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What is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?
Sustainability
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What are the four levels of LEED certification?
Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum
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What phase of the building life cycle focuses on reducing construction waste by recycling and reusing material?
Post-building
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What sustainably principal focuses in interaction between humans and nature?
Humane Design
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What LEED certification encourages the placement if homes in socially and environmentally responsible ways?
Location Linkages
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What is ID in LEED design certifications?
Innovative in Design
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When was LEED developed?
1999
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What prompted the insurance companies to demand building codes for structures?
Fires in 1800s
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What is the name if a space in a building used for living, sleeping, eating, or cooking?
Habitual space
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What legislation requires barrier-free access to state and local government projects, commercial facilities, and public accommodations?
ADA
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What are the principles of universal design?
Equitable use, flexibility of use, simple and intuitive use
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What was the first model code group?
BOCA
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What set of codes addresses design and construction of one- and two family dwellings and townhomes?
IRC
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What is the width for interior doors using Universal Design?
3 feet
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What legislation required all facilities receiving federal fusing to be accessible to people with disabilities?
Architectural barriers act if 1968
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What needs to be provided with adaptable cabinets?
Space underneath countertops for wheelchairs
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What set of code conferences is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama?
Southern Building Code Conference
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When was the first edition of the International Building Codes published?
2000
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What is the uniform system of codes that were created in 1994 wit representatives from each code organization?
ICC
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What is BFE?
Base Flood Elevation
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What is used to indicate the max pressure that a soil may be designed to support?
Allowable soil bearing pressure
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What is live load?
Weight of occupants, furniture, equipment, and snow
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What is the purpose of the foundation?
Provides a level, stable surface to safely support a building.
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How wide is the footing?
Double the width of the foundation wall
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What is used to determine how deep the foundation should be below grade?
Frost depth
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What is FIRM?
Flood Insurance Rate Map
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How high should the ground floor be above grade?
6"-8"
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What material is typically used to create residential foundations?
Concrete
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What is the name of the reinforced concrete floor supported by the soil?
Slab-on-grade
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What are the lateral loads of a residential structure?
Wind, seismic activity, flood, and soil
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How is soil bearing pressure typically presented?
Pounds per squared foot(psf)
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What is the unit if energy used in the US to define the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water by one degree?
Btu
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What is the equation for heat load or heat loss/gain?
Q=AU(delta)T
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What is temperature differential?
The difference between the ideal temperature inside and average coldest temperature outside
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What is the process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next?
Friction
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What is the common temperature scale used by engineers in heating, ventilation, and air cooling?
Fahrenheit
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How does heat escape when the temperature outside is colder than it is inside?
Through walls and openings
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What is the measurement if thermal resistance used to indicate the effectiveness of insulation?
R-value
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What value is referred to as a ton in most North American air conditioning applications?
12000 Btu/h
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What are the three materials residential walls are typically made of?
Wood, precast concrete, steel
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Wall cavities are filled with insulation after what items have been installed?
Wiring and plumbing
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Concrete is strong in what way?
Compression strength
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What material is used to increase the strength that concrete is poor in?
Rebar
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What unit of measurement is used to sell concrete?
1/2 cubic yards
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What material is most used for wall construction because it is strong, inexpensive, and easy to build.
Wood
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What length does rebar must be lapped in order to maintain strength?
6"
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How is concrete measured to determine the amount needed to create a slab?
Cubic yards
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What is the distance maintained around the edges of a concrete slab beginning with rebar?
3"
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What type of wall is becoming more common in residential construction and has precut holes?
Light gauge steel framed walls
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What is the name of the roof beam that slopes from the ridge beam to the top if the wall?
Roof rafter
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How is roof pitch determined?
Rise over run
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Name three materials commonly used as the finished product in roofs?
Asphalt shingles, slate, wood shingles
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What are the two most common roof types?
Hip, gable
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What is the name of the simple assembly of members forming a ridged framework usually connected to form triangular shapes?
Trusses
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What is the purpose of a roof Ina residential structure?
To protect the building and occupants from weather
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What materials are used in pitched roofs?
Plywood sheathing and shingles
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What type of roof requires drains to remove run and snow?
Flat
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What is the name of the roof structural member that ties rafters together?
Ridge beam
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What option can be used in roof construction to reduce energy costs?
Reflective roofs
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What type of architect designs exterior areas to be functional, beautiful, an compatible with the natural environment? Parks, golf courses, parkways, etc.
Landscape architects
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What is the accrediting organization for architectural colleges and universities?
NAAB
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What type of civil engineering has the role projecting street patterns and deciding where parks are best located?
Urban planning
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What is the largest and diverse field of engineering in the US?
Civil engineering
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What specialty area of civil engineering designs, supervises, and evaluates systems for moving people, goods, and materials safely and effectively?
Transportation
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How many architects are self-employed?
1 in 5
