PLTW CEA Final Exam Questions and
Answers
1. The fields of architecture and civil engineering have influenced the
way people work and live in large part because...: New ways of designing and
building structures have made society saver, more efficient, and more convenient
2. A civil engineer must ensure that a structure...: Will withstand dead loads as well
as additional loads put on the building due to anticipated natural events
3. legal requirements that are intended to protect the public by
providing mini- mum safety guidelines for specific areas of a structure
are referred to as: building codes
4. Floor plans, elevations, wall sections, and details are methods in
which the architect and engineer graphically convey the final
design of the structure to be built. This set of documents is referred
to as: working drawings
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, 5. restrictions in a community that limit the type of structures that
can be built on certain parcels of land are called: zoning ordinances
6. describe a floor plan that would represent the most efficient and
convenient overall design: The bathroom and kitchen near each other for plumbing
purposes, open concept, and easy accessible rooms
7. A rendering is a: a pictorial sketch that illustrates the design in detail
8. The "site discovery" activity involves: gathering information about the site
9. what information do the various parts of the legal description
describe: bench- marks, property line lengths, and property line directions
10. A property owner is specifically not allowed to raise farm
stock on her or his property. This is an example of a: covenant
11. why is it important to know the position of the sun relative to
the structures on the proposed development: Energy conservation
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Answers
1. The fields of architecture and civil engineering have influenced the
way people work and live in large part because...: New ways of designing and
building structures have made society saver, more efficient, and more convenient
2. A civil engineer must ensure that a structure...: Will withstand dead loads as well
as additional loads put on the building due to anticipated natural events
3. legal requirements that are intended to protect the public by
providing mini- mum safety guidelines for specific areas of a structure
are referred to as: building codes
4. Floor plans, elevations, wall sections, and details are methods in
which the architect and engineer graphically convey the final
design of the structure to be built. This set of documents is referred
to as: working drawings
1/
6
, 5. restrictions in a community that limit the type of structures that
can be built on certain parcels of land are called: zoning ordinances
6. describe a floor plan that would represent the most efficient and
convenient overall design: The bathroom and kitchen near each other for plumbing
purposes, open concept, and easy accessible rooms
7. A rendering is a: a pictorial sketch that illustrates the design in detail
8. The "site discovery" activity involves: gathering information about the site
9. what information do the various parts of the legal description
describe: bench- marks, property line lengths, and property line directions
10. A property owner is specifically not allowed to raise farm
stock on her or his property. This is an example of a: covenant
11. why is it important to know the position of the sun relative to
the structures on the proposed development: Energy conservation
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