Civil Engineering
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Popular Structures
General Knowledge
100

The material made by mixing cement, water, sand and aggregate.

Concrete

100

The Professor who is the head of the department.

Dr. Sameh El-Sayegh

100

This campus spot has a food court, club offices, a supermarket and even a barber shop.

Student Center

100

The famous leaning tower in Italy

Leaning Tower of Pisa

100

The fictional school attended by Harry Potter.

Hogwarts

200

This triangular framework of members is commonly used to efficiently support bridges and roofs.

A truss

200

The Professor who once famously said "When you shy, you die".

Professor Aqeel

200

This big cat is AUS's official mascot.

Leopard

200

This skyscraper is planned to become the first building in the world to exceed 1 kilometer in height.

Jeddah Tower

200

The country where the Olympic Games originated.

Greece

300

This failure happens when a slender column suddenly bends sideways under compression.

Buckling

300

The Professor who offers false bets on students' exam grades.

Dr. Serter Atabay

300

AUS was established by this person.

Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi

300

These iconic twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur were once the tallest buildings in the world.

Petronas Towers

300

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

400

Surveyors use this optical instrument to measure horizontal and vertical angles on site.

Theodolite

400

This CVE faculty member is pictured here in their younger years.

Dr. Tarig Ali

400

The year AUS was founded.

1997

400

The iconic suspension bridge that connects San Francisco to Marin County.

Golden Gate Bridge

400

The island featured in The Man with the Golden Gun, now famously known as “James Bond Island,” is located in this country.

Thailand

500

This road-design feature raises the outside edge of a curved roadway to help vehicles turn safely.

Superelevation

500

The Professor who draws on the floor to explain free body diagrams.

Dr. Sami Tabsh

500

This former South African president and global icon visited AUS and gave a lecture in 2001.

Nelson Mandela

500

The Gotthard Base Tunnel, one of the world’s longest railway tunnels, is located in this country.

Switzerland

500

This country is home to Mount Kilimanjaro.

Tanzania