CEA Final exam, Unit 1 Exam
Questions and Answers
What is post-and-lintelcontruction - -Wall construction utilizing a framework
of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads
- What is this picture a simple example of? - -Water supply system
- Describe a bearing wall - -Solid walls that provide support for each other
and for the roof of a structure
- Municipality - -A city, town, ect. having its own incorporated government
for local affairs
- Define civil engineer - -An engineer trained in the design and construction
of public works, such as bridges or dams, and other large facilities
- What is a voussoir? - -Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or
vault, having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
- The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site. - -
Grading
- A sectional view that shows a floor from a point four feet above the
finished floor level. - -Floor plan
- Ingress means what? - -Entrance route
- Define Egress - -Exit Route
- What's the more desirable system, loop or branch system? - -Loop
- Head of a moving fluid? - -Dynamic head
- What is this a formula for? Hazen-Williams formula
1.85
10.44 • L • Q
h, = --------------------
1.85 4.8655
C •d - -Head loss
- What part of a wall or window is made of glass? - -Glazing
Questions and Answers
What is post-and-lintelcontruction - -Wall construction utilizing a framework
of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads
- What is this picture a simple example of? - -Water supply system
- Describe a bearing wall - -Solid walls that provide support for each other
and for the roof of a structure
- Municipality - -A city, town, ect. having its own incorporated government
for local affairs
- Define civil engineer - -An engineer trained in the design and construction
of public works, such as bridges or dams, and other large facilities
- What is a voussoir? - -Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or
vault, having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
- The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site. - -
Grading
- A sectional view that shows a floor from a point four feet above the
finished floor level. - -Floor plan
- Ingress means what? - -Entrance route
- Define Egress - -Exit Route
- What's the more desirable system, loop or branch system? - -Loop
- Head of a moving fluid? - -Dynamic head
- What is this a formula for? Hazen-Williams formula
1.85
10.44 • L • Q
h, = --------------------
1.85 4.8655
C •d - -Head loss
- What part of a wall or window is made of glass? - -Glazing
