PLTW CEA Final Exam

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

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

legal requirements that are intended to protect the public by providing minimum safety guidelines for specific areas of a structure are referred to as

building codes

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

restrictions in a community that limit the type of structures that can be built on certain parcels of land are called

zoning ordinances

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

A rendering is a

a pictorial sketch that illustrates the design in detail

The "site discovery" activity involves

gathering information about the site

what information do the various parts of the legal description describe

benchmarks, property line lengths, and property line directions

A property owner is specifically not allowed to raise farm stock on her or his property. This is an example of a

covenant

why is it important to know the position of the sun relative to the structures on the proposed development

Energy conservation

what will occur if A developer replaces a grass athletic field on land that was previously in asphalt parking lot

The run off will decrease

what describes the correct size gradation largest to smallest

Gravel, medium sand, silt, clay

what is the term used for energy lost when water is moving through pipes

head loss

why is it important to know a site's soil characteristics

septic system selection and design

A homebuyer wants to check a home layout to be sure that his/her new home will have ample Internet connections throughout the house which drawings should he/she consult

electrical plan

an exterior elevation drawing of a structure shows

overall building height

A homebuyer wishes to build a house that will have many south facing windows she would like to make sure these windows are not obstructed which drawing should she consult

site plan

The ______________architectural style is a single-story house that originated in the southwest United States

ranch

this 1990 act makes it illegal to discriminate against disabled individuals in the areas of employment public and private transportation and access to public and commercial buildings

ADA

which symbol is use for an electric plan to show a duplex wall outlet

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what view would be used to show the interior detail of the building from the foundation up to the roof peak

section

A floorplan is typically drawn to what scale

1/4" = 1'

on a section view of the residential exterior wall the structural member found above the door and window opening is referred to as

header

what beam property would be needed to calculate the maximum bending moment for a W10 X 12 beam is the allowable bending stress is 24,000 pounds per square inch

section modulus

what soil type would be the most suitable for a building foundation

Sand and gravel

A structural engineer is explaining to you that the load on the rafters may be too much and that they are undersized where would the rafters be located

in the roof structure

what document is created at the beginning of a project and viewed throughout every stage of the project that states that initial problem and identifies the needs necessary to solve the problem

design brief