Civil engineering/ Architecture (CEA)
Test 1 study guide Exam
Aesthetics - -The quality of an object that deals with art, beauty, and taste.
- Arch - -A curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a
vertical load primarily by axial compression.
- Architect - -An individual trained in the art and science of designing and
constructing buildings.
- Bearing Walls - -Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the
roof of a structure.
- Civil Engineer - -An engineer trained in the design and construction of
public works, such as bridges or dams, and other large facilities.
- Color - -The appearance of objects that may be described in terms of hue,
lightness, and saturation.
- Contrast - -A visual principle associated with change made in size, shape,
color, or tone of graphic elements.
- Design Principles - -The rules that describe how designers might put
together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product.
- Dome - -An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and
whose tops meet in the center.
- Element of Design - -A basic visual component or building block of
designed objects; the structure of design's composition.
- Emphasis - -Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by
means of contrast, anomaly, or counterpoint.
- Façade - -The exterior face of a building. An architectural front or "face" of
a building.
- Form & shape - -The shape and structure of something as distinguished
from its substance or material.
- Keystone - -A wedge-shaped stone placed in the top, center of the crown
of an arch. Purpose: Lock the others in place.
, - Line - -The edge or contour of a shape. An element of design that can be
thick or thin, long or short, curvy, straight, vertical, horizontal.
- Movement - -The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship
of structural elements in a design or composition.
- Pattern - -Repeating visual design element such as line, color, shape,
texture, value or image having a characteristic arrangement.
- Post-and-Lintel Construction - -Wall construction utilizing a framework of
vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads.
- Repetition - -A principle where some graphic elements are repeated
throughout the entire design.
- Rhythm - -Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration
of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form.
- Shape - -The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area.
- Space - -The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all
things exist and move.
- Texture - -The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface, substance, or
fabric.
- Unity - -The ordering of elements in an artistic work that constitutes a
harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect.
- Value - -The relative lightness or darkness of a color.
- Vernacular Architecture - -Culturally and climatically relevant architecture
using locally available materials and traditional building techniques.
- Voussoir - -Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault,
having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers.
- Capital - -The crowning member of a column or a pilaster.
- Dormer - -A structure with a window, added to a sloping roof.
- Lintel - -A supporting wood or stone beam generally placed across the top
of window or door opening.
Test 1 study guide Exam
Aesthetics - -The quality of an object that deals with art, beauty, and taste.
- Arch - -A curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a
vertical load primarily by axial compression.
- Architect - -An individual trained in the art and science of designing and
constructing buildings.
- Bearing Walls - -Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the
roof of a structure.
- Civil Engineer - -An engineer trained in the design and construction of
public works, such as bridges or dams, and other large facilities.
- Color - -The appearance of objects that may be described in terms of hue,
lightness, and saturation.
- Contrast - -A visual principle associated with change made in size, shape,
color, or tone of graphic elements.
- Design Principles - -The rules that describe how designers might put
together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product.
- Dome - -An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and
whose tops meet in the center.
- Element of Design - -A basic visual component or building block of
designed objects; the structure of design's composition.
- Emphasis - -Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by
means of contrast, anomaly, or counterpoint.
- Façade - -The exterior face of a building. An architectural front or "face" of
a building.
- Form & shape - -The shape and structure of something as distinguished
from its substance or material.
- Keystone - -A wedge-shaped stone placed in the top, center of the crown
of an arch. Purpose: Lock the others in place.
, - Line - -The edge or contour of a shape. An element of design that can be
thick or thin, long or short, curvy, straight, vertical, horizontal.
- Movement - -The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship
of structural elements in a design or composition.
- Pattern - -Repeating visual design element such as line, color, shape,
texture, value or image having a characteristic arrangement.
- Post-and-Lintel Construction - -Wall construction utilizing a framework of
vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads.
- Repetition - -A principle where some graphic elements are repeated
throughout the entire design.
- Rhythm - -Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration
of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form.
- Shape - -The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area.
- Space - -The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all
things exist and move.
- Texture - -The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface, substance, or
fabric.
- Unity - -The ordering of elements in an artistic work that constitutes a
harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect.
- Value - -The relative lightness or darkness of a color.
- Vernacular Architecture - -Culturally and climatically relevant architecture
using locally available materials and traditional building techniques.
- Voussoir - -Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault,
having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers.
- Capital - -The crowning member of a column or a pilaster.
- Dormer - -A structure with a window, added to a sloping roof.
- Lintel - -A supporting wood or stone beam generally placed across the top
of window or door opening.
