CIVIL ENGINEERING FINAL EXAM HIGH-YIELD
DESIGN, MATERIALS, AND ANALYSIS SUMMARY
2026
◉ Architecture
Answer: Art and science of designing buildings for human
habitation.
◉ Materials were chosen based on _____ and _____. (History)
Answer: availability and climate
◉ Greece consists almost entirely of __________.
Answer: limestone
◉ Greece has many sources of fine _____.
Answer: marble
◉ Vernacular Architecture
Answer: Methods of construction that use locally available resources
and traditions to address local needs.
◉ What is the height of the Colosseum?
, Answer: 187 feet
◉ How many people could the Colosseum hold?
Answer: 80,000 people
◉ What year was the Colosseum established?
Answer: 73-75 A.D.
◉ What were some of the key building materials of the Colosseum?
Answer: stone, iron, clamps
◉ What is the best known structural steel framed building?
Answer: the Empire State Building
(completed in 1931)
◉ The Burj Khalifa is the tallest man-made structure ever built and
is supported by a __________ __________ core using a special concrete
mix.
Answer: reinforced concrete
◉ Six integral components used in the creation of a design:
Answer: -Line
DESIGN, MATERIALS, AND ANALYSIS SUMMARY
2026
◉ Architecture
Answer: Art and science of designing buildings for human
habitation.
◉ Materials were chosen based on _____ and _____. (History)
Answer: availability and climate
◉ Greece consists almost entirely of __________.
Answer: limestone
◉ Greece has many sources of fine _____.
Answer: marble
◉ Vernacular Architecture
Answer: Methods of construction that use locally available resources
and traditions to address local needs.
◉ What is the height of the Colosseum?
, Answer: 187 feet
◉ How many people could the Colosseum hold?
Answer: 80,000 people
◉ What year was the Colosseum established?
Answer: 73-75 A.D.
◉ What were some of the key building materials of the Colosseum?
Answer: stone, iron, clamps
◉ What is the best known structural steel framed building?
Answer: the Empire State Building
(completed in 1931)
◉ The Burj Khalifa is the tallest man-made structure ever built and
is supported by a __________ __________ core using a special concrete
mix.
Answer: reinforced concrete
◉ Six integral components used in the creation of a design:
Answer: -Line
