Quarter Four Exam (Take Home and In-Class)

Due by 8:00 AM on 5/10/16

1) The three-dimensional structure of something that is independent of its substance or material is defined as which of the following:

a. Shapeb. Formc. Balanced. Space

2) If the three entrances are ignored in the below floor plan, it cannot be described by which of the following:

a. Radial Balanceb. Vertical Balancec. Informal Balanced. Horizontal Balance

3) What message will be printed in cell F3?

a. “Too Large” because 6 > 10.b. “Too Large” because 6 < 10.c. “Too Small” because 6 > 10.d. “Too Small” because 6 < 10.

4) The two -dimensional contour or cross-section that characterizes a part of an object or area is defined as which of the following:

a. Shapeb. Formc. Balanced. Space

5) Which of the following is generally not considered a type of architect?

a. Design Architectb. Project Architectc. Landscape Architectd. Water Resources Architect

6) A graphic organizer that shows relationships among connected ideas is which of the following?

a. Flow Chartb. Concept Mapc. Engineering Design Processd. Concept Scatter Plot

7) Which of the following is the term used to describe the type of surveying that considers the curvature of the earth?

a. Geodetic Surveyingb. Plane Surveyingc. Construction Surveyingd. Curvature Surveying

8) Which of the following is the term used to describe the type of surveying that does not consider the curvature of the earth, but assumes a flat reference plane?

a. Geodetic Surveyingb. Plane Surveyingc. Construction Surveyingd. Curvature Surveying

9) Which of the following numbers contains four significant digits?

a. 4,000b. 4,300c. 4,320d. 4,302

10) If a person recorded the following number of paces for a 100 ft length, what is the person’s pace length?

Run 1: 40 paces

Run 2: 39 paces

Run 3: 41 paces

a. 2.5

b. 2.4

c. 2.6

d. 2.3

11) A surveying wheel has a 9 in diameter. If it completed 469 revolutions, what distance did it travel?

a. 469 ft

b. 13,260 ft

c. 1105 ft

d. 9 ft

12) Determine the elevation of a point at the top of a slope if a nearby benchmark has an

elevation of 205.12 ft. A backsight was recorded as 9.31 ft and a foresight was recorded

as 2.56 ft.

a. 198.37 ft

b. 211.87 ft

c. 193.25 ft

d. 216.99 ft

13) What structural member is indicated in the figure below?

a. Top Plate

b. Stud

c. Sole Plate

d. Roof Truss

14) A vertical framing member in the frame wall construction that is often made of 2 x 4s or

2 x 6s and spaced at 16 in or 24 in is which of the following:

a. Top Plateb. Studc. Sole Plated. Roof Truss

15) Which of the following roof types is not shown below?

a. Gableb. Hipc. Gambreld. Hip and Valley

16) Which of the following best describes the type of roof shown in the picture below?

a. Gambrelb. Hipc. Shedd. Gable with dormers

17) What structural member is indicated in the figure below?

a. Top Plate

b. Stud

c. Sole Plate

d. Roof Truss

18) Which of the following is the diameter of a #3 rebar?

a. 0.3 in

b. 0.5 in

c. 0.375 in

d. 3 in

19) A rectangular concrete pad, without rebar, is 10 ft x 10 ft x 4 in. If the unit cost of concrete is $90/yd3, what is the cost of the concrete pad?

a. $ 33.33b. $111.11c. $3,000.00d. $90.00

20) Which of the following is not one of the fundamental modes of heat transfer?

a. Conduction

b. Thermal Resistance (R-Value)

c. Convection

d. Radiation

21) When does heat loss occur?

a. In the winter when a heating system cools the inside air.

b. When the outside temperature is higher than the inside temperature.

c. When the outside temperature is lower than the inside temperature.

d. In the summer when air conditioning cools the inside air.

22) When does heat gain occur?

a. In the winter when a heating system warms the inside air.

b. When the outside temperature is higher than the inside temperature.

c. When the outside temperature is lower than the inside temperature.

d. In the summer when air conditioning heats the inside air.

The next five problems utilize the figure below. The left support is a roller and the right support is a pin.

23) Which of the following is the vertical reaction at the left support?a. 2 kipsb. 4 kipsc. 8 kipsd. 0 kips

24) Which of the following is the vertical reaction at the right support?a. 2 kipsb. 4 kipsc. 8 kipsd. 0 kips

25) Which of the following is the horizontal reaction at the right support?a. 2 kipsb. 4 kipsc. 8 kipsd. 0 kips

b.

c.

d.b.

c.

d.

a.

26) Which of the following is the moment diagram for the beam?

27) Which of the following is the shear diagram for the loaded beam?

a.

b.

c.

d.

The next three problems refer to a 10 ft long, simply supported beam with a point load of 1 kip at the mid-span.

28) Which of the following is the shear diagram for the loaded beam?

a.

b.

c.

d.

a.

29) Which of the following is the moment diagram for the loaded beam?

30) If the beam has a modulus of elasticity of 30,000 ksi and a moment of inertia of 20 in4,

what is the maximum deflection?

a. 0.06 in

b. 60 in

c. 0.0000075 in

d. 0.75 in