CEA Test Review Exam Questions
with Detailed Solutions
Civil Engineering - -Engineers trained in the construction and design of
public works
- Architecture - -Art and science of designing buildings for human habitation
- Building Materials - -Materials that are chosen based on availability and
climate.
- Vernacular Architecture - -Methods of construction that use locally
available resources and traditions to address local needs.
- Bearing Walls - -Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the
roof of a structure.
- Aesthetics - -The quality of an object that deals with art, beauty, and
taste.
- Post and lintel - -Horizontal beams placed at vertical points
- Arch - -A curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a
vertical load primarily by axial compression.
- Voussior - -Wedge shaped units in the arch
- Vault - -a series of arches used in Roman architecture
- Dome - -An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and
whose tops meet in the center.
- Vertical lines - -Represents dignity, formality, stability, and strength
- Horizontal lines - -Represents calm, peace, and relaxation
- Diagonal lines - -Represents action, activity, excitement, and movement
- Curved lines - -Represents freedom, the natural, having the appearance of
softness, and creates a soothing feeling or mood
- Color - -Has an immediate and profound effect on a design
- Warm colors - -reds, oranges, yellows
with Detailed Solutions
Civil Engineering - -Engineers trained in the construction and design of
public works
- Architecture - -Art and science of designing buildings for human habitation
- Building Materials - -Materials that are chosen based on availability and
climate.
- Vernacular Architecture - -Methods of construction that use locally
available resources and traditions to address local needs.
- Bearing Walls - -Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the
roof of a structure.
- Aesthetics - -The quality of an object that deals with art, beauty, and
taste.
- Post and lintel - -Horizontal beams placed at vertical points
- Arch - -A curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a
vertical load primarily by axial compression.
- Voussior - -Wedge shaped units in the arch
- Vault - -a series of arches used in Roman architecture
- Dome - -An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and
whose tops meet in the center.
- Vertical lines - -Represents dignity, formality, stability, and strength
- Horizontal lines - -Represents calm, peace, and relaxation
- Diagonal lines - -Represents action, activity, excitement, and movement
- Curved lines - -Represents freedom, the natural, having the appearance of
softness, and creates a soothing feeling or mood
- Color - -Has an immediate and profound effect on a design
- Warm colors - -reds, oranges, yellows
