Architecture
Design Process
MISC
Types of Engineering
Calculations
100
Must have three bedrooms, two full baths, a two-car garage, and a large outdoor kitchen. These are examples of
a) Universal Design
b) Sustainability
c) Client requirements
d) Building codes
What is c) Client requirements
100
This is a tool used to compare design solutions against one another, using specific criteria
What is a Decision Matrix?
100
A room needs 28 square feet per person. How many people maximum can occupy a 25' x 36' room?
a) 25
b) 32
c) 33
d) 42
What is b) 32?
100
Electrical Engineers may:
a) Design power distribution systems
b) Circuitry for smart phones
c) Motor controllers
d) All of these
What is d) All of these
100
When calculating a truss system, all of the moments and forces must add up to this value.
What is 0?
200
Placing a building on a site so that it takes advantage of the sun to reduce heating cost would be an example of
a) Universal Design
b) Sustainability
c) Client requirements
d) Active solar
What is b) Sustainability
200
This is the order of the Design Process Steps.
What is 1. Define the problem
2. Generate concepts
3. Develop a solution
4. Construct and test prototype
5. Evaluate the solution
6. Present the solution
200
The parts of a building that make up the Live load are:
a) Weight of the structure, walls, floors
b) Furniture, people, movable objects
c) Snow or water on the roof
d) Frost under the foundation that causes live movement
What is b) Furniture, people, movable objects?
200
A Mechanical Engineer may design:
a) Industrial Equipment and Robots
b) Electrical Circuits
c) Structures for Buildings
d) All of the above
What is a) Industrial Equipment and Robots
200
A yard of concrete will cover ____ square feet 4'' thick.
a) 40
b) 65
c) 81
d) 93
What is c) 81?
300
Earthquakes create what kind of load on a structure?
a) Live Load
b) Dead Load
c) Push-Pull Load
d) Seismic Load
What is d) Seismic Load?
300
This step of the design process is to Document project (project portfolio), communicate project (formal presentation)
What is Present Solutions?
300
A commercial bathroom must be designed so that a person in a wheelchair can turn around while in the room. How large must this "Turning circle" be?
a) 36''
b) 42''
c) 56''
d) 60'
What is d) 60'?
300
A small town has recently had a population boom because of a new petroleum plant. They need to redesign their sewer and water system. Which discipline of engineering would be the best for this job?
a) Mechanical
b) Electrical
c) Civil
d) Chemical
What is c) Civil
300
If a drive way requires 179 cubic feet of concrete and it costs $90 per yard, how much will the concrete for the driveway cost?
a) $532.00
b) $247.00
c) $566.00
d) $171.00
What is c) $566.00?
400
A small commercial building most likely will have what type of air conditioning system?
a) A single unit on the roof
b) Multiple units on the roof
c) A chilled water system
d) Window units for each area
What is b) Multiple units on the roof
400
This step of the design process is
Evaluate effectiveness, reflect (recommend improvements) design, optimize/redesign solution (return to prior steps if needed)
(Performance, usability, durability)
What is Evaluate Solutions?
400
A building has a dead load of 20 pounds per square foot and a live load of 40 pounds per square foot. If the floor area is 12' by 10', what is the total load?
a) 720
b) 7200
c) 4800
d) 9600
What is b) 7200?
400
This type of engineering deals with, Appling principles of chemistry, physics, and engineering to design operation of plants for production of materials that undergo chemical changes during processing
Responsible for new and improved products and processes:
New fuels for rockets, medicines, and plastics
What is a Chemical Engineer?
400
How much concert is required to pour a patio that is 4'' thick and 10 by 20 ft in size?
a) 2.46 yards
b) 29.63 yards
c) 266.4 yards
d) 3.16 yards
What is a) 2.46 yards
500
The parts of a building that make up the Dead load are:
a) Weight of the structure, walls, floors
b) Furniture, people, movable objects
c) Snow or water on the roof
d) Frost under the foundation that causes live movement
What is a) Weight of the structure, walls, floors
500
A Client/End User/Target Consumer agreement and these three other things are in a design brief.
What is a problem statement, Design statement, and constraints?
500
Using Ohm's Law, this is how much resistance is need for the following circuit:
9 Volts
1.5 amps
What is 6 ohms?
500
The branch of engineering that deals with the optimization of processes or systems concerned with development, improvement, implementation, and evaluation is called __________ engineering
What is Industrial?
500
These are the values of the reaction forces for the following truss.
What is Rax = 50 lbs, Rby = - 50 lbs, Rbx = -50 lbs?