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A. A wish list of what the client wants, needs, and is willing to pay for
B. A schedule of when each element of the project will be completed
C. The architect's vision for the project
D. The blueprint for the project
A. A collaborative painting session
B. A type of light carriage
C. A design for a small cart
D. An intense and focused design session incorporating collaboration from multiple sources and decision makers.
A. A bubble diagram is a diagram which represents information visually in the form of a series of bubbles.
B. A bubble diagram is a way of representing data in the form of bubbles
C. A bubble diagram is a type of data visualization
D. A bubble diagram is a type of graph
A. The layout of a city
B. A building's architectural design
C. Information in the form of a series of bubbles
D. The stock market
A. To present rough sketches to the owner
B. To define the general scope and conceptual design of the project including scale and relationships between building components.
C. To come up with a first design for the project
D. To get approval from the owner for the project
A. A set of construction drawings.
B. A drawing step between preliminary sketches and the final set of construction drawings.
C. A sketchy and loose drawing.
D. A step between the final set of construction drawings and the building process.
A. Preliminary sketches
B. Hiring a contractor
C. Final set of construction drawings
D. Applying for a building permit
A. To measure the length of objects.
B. To measure the temperature of objects.
C. To measure the weight of objects.
D. To facilitate the drafting and measuring of architectural drawings.
A. Two units
B. Multiple units
C. Three units
D. One unit
A. Noticing the changes in the drawing
B. Having two or more people work on a drawing together
C. Marking up the drawings with changes
D. Making changes to the drawing in a special color
A. With sound
B. With light
C. Zionism
D. With walls, level changes, halls, distance and various design elements.
A. The area of a building
B. 3-dimensional space
C. Space enclosed by ceilings
D. Space within a building
A. 12’
B. 8’
C. 9’
D. 10’
A. Part of the property for any purpose
B. A designated part of the property by others for a specified purpose
C. The property for any specified purpose
D. The entire property
A. The owner of the property
B. The physical features of the property
C. The location of the property
D. The value of the property
A. The maximum distance allowed by code or ordinance between a building and a property line or other reference.
B. A building setback is the minimum distance that a building can be built from the property line
C. Setbacks are often established to ensure fire trucks have enough room to turn around.
D. The minimum distance required by code or ordinance between a building and a property line or other reference.
A. The act of taking something back
B. Restricting the amount of development on a piece of land
C. The minimum distance required by code or ordinance between a building and a property line or other reference
D. Building a wall around a piece of property
A. Lack of customer demand
B. Slow transaction speed
C. Elon Musk's personal preference
D. Use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transaction
A. Musk's statement
B. Government regulation
C. Hacking
D. Lack of interest from the public
A. Height
B. Bulk
C. Building
D. Setbacks
A. To determine the price of land
B. To establish the maximum size of structures on a lot and the location where a building can be
C. To regulate the size and shape of buildings
D. To specify the type of materials that can be used in construction
A. The site boundaries, dimensions, and locations of all buildings and structures
B. The means of access to the site
C. The proposed design for the site
D. The location of the nearest structures
A. A drawing or print of a home which depicts the desired conditions of the structure.
B. A drawing or print which is not to scale.
C. A drawing or print of a home which depicts the building process of the structure.
D. A drawing or print of a home which depicts the actual conditions of the structure as it exists.
A. Last design
B. Final design
C. Preliminary design
D. Initial design
A. Floor plans, four elevations, and a section or two
B. Four elevations, and a section or two
C. Floor plans, two elevations, and a section
D. Floor plans, four elevations, and two sections
A. Bold
B. Intricate
C. Horizontal
D. Diagonal
A. A break or discontinuity in a feature
B. A view of a building seen from one side
C. The highest point of a hill or mountain
D. The lowest part of something
A. A brief description of the requirements for a proposed building.
B. A written description of the construction of a proposed building.
C. A detailed description of requirements, composition and materials for a proposed building.
D. A description of the equipment for a proposed building.
A. Bill of Quantities
B. Schedule of Values
C. Proposal
D. Contract Documents
A. A building located in the Arctic
B. A building that uses renewable energy only
C. A building with zero net energy consumption
D. A building that does not use any energy
A. Siting
B. Creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle
C. Construction
D. Design
A. Decorated with intricate patterns
B. Pierced, perforated, or cut out to form a decorative opening in wood, stone,metal, or other material.
C. Light and airy
D. Made with thin, sheer fabric
A. The part of the block that is open at one end
B. The part of the block that is closed at one end
C. The middle part of the block that forms two cells when the block is laid in a wall
D. The part of the block that is open at both ends
A. A three piece rigid frame in the shape of the upright capital letter B.
B. A four piece rigid structural frame in the shape of the upright capital letter A.
C. A two piece rigid structural frame in the shape of the upright capital letter A.
D. A three piece rigid structural frame in the shape of the upright capital letter A.
A. A door that is made of A-labeled materials
B. A door carrying a certification from the Underwriters’ Laboratories,Inc.that it meets the requirements
C. A door that is the first of its kind
D. A door that is the best quality
A. Makes the sound level meter more sensitive at frequencies where the ear is less sensitive
B. Alters the sensitivity of the sound-level meter with respect to frequency
C. Less sensitive to changes in sound level
D. More sensitive to changes in sound level
A. "air dried."
B. "ad libitum"
C. "after death."
D. "anno Domini"
A. Audio engineer
B. Architect engineer
C. Agricultural engineer
D. Aircraft engineer
A. French horn
B. Molar or weight ratio of aluminum oxide to iron oxide
C. Female
D. Alpha-amylase
A. Artificial Water
B. Aircraft Wing
C. All-weather
D. Always Welcome
A. Art Appreciation
B. Architectural Association
C. American Airlines
D. Association of Architects
A. A straight rod from which pointed leaves or scroll work emerge on either side, at regular intervals.
B. A curved rod from which pointed leaves or scroll work emerge on either side, at regular intervals.
C. A straight rod from which pointed leaves or scroll work emerge on either side, at irregular intervals.
D. A straight rod from which pointed leaves or scroll work do not emerge on either side, at regular intervals.
A. Architectural Barriers Act
B. American Booksellers Association
C. American Bar Association
D. American Bankers Association
A. A small abacus
B. A Roman brick
C. A type of pasta
D. Aunit of area
A. Abacus
B. Abaciscus
C. Tessera
D. Mosaic
A. Slab
B. Column
C. Abacus
D. Capital
A. The art of stonecutting
B. A device used for counting
C. A type of column
D. The uppermost member of the capital of a column
A. A person who gives evidence in a law court
B. A second wall added to strengthen another
C. A large room in a palace or castle
D. Support for a beam or other horizontal member
A. A sound that is made when two things collide
B. A type of baseball player
C. Descriptive of a surface said to reflect sound downward.
D. A device that measures sound
A. To remove material, as in stone carving.
B. To paint
C. To polish
D. To add material
A. The surface has been polished
B. The surface has been textured
C. The surface has been raised up
D. The surface has been cut away or beaten down to show a pattern or figure in low relief.
A. Cut away or beaten down to show a pattern or figure in low relief
B. Risen
C. Encouraged
D. Grown
A. Authentication
B. Mitigation
C. Deforestation
D. Abatement
A. Reduction
B. A sudden increase
C. The process of bringing something to an end
D. The wastage of wood when lumber is sawed or planed to size
A. A type of light
B. A wall
C. A skylight
D. A roof
A. A church
B. A place where the public can go to get Away from the chaos of their lives
C. A sanctuary not to be entered by the public
D. A place for criminals to be imprisoned
A. Nave
B. Apse
C. Abatvoix
D. Triforium
A. A group of friendly animals
B. A monastery or convent
C. An old building in ruins
D. A place where one worships
A. Association of British Counties
B. Associated Builders and Contractors
C. Aggregate Base Course
D. American Broadcasting Corporation
A. Measuring speed
B. Measuring vertical angles
C. Measuring horizontal angles
D. Measuring distance
A. Ground level to the highest point of the roof
B. Average adjoining grade level to the average roof level
C. To the highest point of the roof
D. From outside to outside of exterior walls
A. To make a surface smoother
B. To wear away or scrape off a surface, especially by friction.
C. To polish a surface
D. To cover a surface with a substance
A. The amount of water used.
B. The ratio of the amount of water to the amount of cement.
C. The size of the aggregate.
D. The type of cement used.
A. Amount of water to the amount of aggregate
B. Amount of water to the amount of sand
C. Amount of water to the amount of admixture
D. Amount of water to the amount of cement
A. The wearing away of rock particles by friction
B. The process of sanding a piece of wood
C. The cutting away of tissue by a surgeon
D. A surface discontinuity caused by roughening or scratching.
A. The ability of a surface to resist being worn away
B. The ability of a surface to be easily touched
C. The ability of a surface to be easily seen
D. The ability of a surface to be unaffected by changes in temperature
A. The density of a vulcanized material or synthetic rubber compound
B. The abrasion resistance of a vulcanized material or synthetic rubber compound
C. The elasticity of a vulcanized material or synthetic rubber compound
D. The hardness of a vulcanized material or synthetic rubber compound
A. A measure of the abrasion resistance of a vulcanized material or synthetic rubber compound
B. A measure of the density of a vulcanized material or synthetic rubber compound
C. A measure of the elasticity of a vulcanized material or synthetic rubber compound
D. A measure of the hardness of a vulcanized material or synthetic rubber compound
A. Rocks
B. Abrasives
C. Metals
D. Minerals
A. A red ocher used to stain mahogany.
B. A color.
C. A type of wood.
D. A mineral.
A. To be filled with water.
B. To be filled with air.
C. To be filled with food.
D. To be filled with mortar or cement.
A. Antilock braking system
B. Airborne speedbrakes
C. Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
D. American Broadcasting System
A. Air Brake System
B. Atomic Bomb Shelter
C. Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
D. Anti-lock Braking System
A. The horizontal coordinate of a point on a plane
B. The distance from the point to the x-axis along a line parallel to the y-axis
C. The distance from the point to the y-axis along a line parallel to the x-axis
D. The vertical coordinate of a point on a plane
A. The ratio of the mass of water vapor in a sample of air to the total mass of the sample
B. The amount of water vapor in the air relative to the amount of dry air in the air.
C. The mass of water vapor per unit volume of air.
A. Atmospheric pressure
B. Ambient pressure
C. Absolute Pressure
D. Gauge pressure
A. The volume which the fluid occupies.
B. The total volume of the particles, including the permeable and impermeable voids, but excluding the spaces between the particles.
C. The displacement volume of an ingredient of concrete or mortar.
D. The volume occupied by the solid particles of a material
A. Hydroscopic
B. Absorption
C. Moisture Lock
D. Wetting
A. Desorbent
B. Adsorbent
C. Absorbent
D. Evaporative
A. To absorb refrigerant vapor
B. To absorb liquid refrigerant
C. To absorb radiant solar energy
D. To absorb solar energy
A. Dry Well
B. Sewage Well
C. Groundwater Well
D. Waste Well
A. The ratio of the transmitted flux to the incident flux.
B. The ratio of the absorbed flux to the incident flux.
C. The ratio of the scattered flux to the incident flux.
D. The ratio of the reflected flux to the incident flux.
A. Absorptance
B. Bouguer-Lambert-Beer law
C. Beer-Lambert law
D. Lambert's cosine law
A. The increase in the volume of a liquid or gas when another liquid or gas is added to it.
B. The process by which radiant energy, which is incident on a surface, is converted to other forms of energy.
C. The increase in weight of a porous solid body resulting from the penetration of liquid into its permeable pores.
A. To absorb the effluent of a septic tank
B. To filter sewage
C. To treat sewage
D. To store sewage
A. Types of Soil
B. Found in Sewers
C. Effluent disposal system for houses not connected to a sewerage network
D. Part of a septic system
A. Ounces Per Minute
B. Grams Per Minute
C. Initial Rate Of Absorption
D. Absorption Rate
A. To cool a space
B. To release refrigerant gas in a generator
C. To apply heat
D. To take up refrigerant gas evolved in the evaporator
A. Foul water
B. Septic-tank effluent
C. Storm water
D. Drinking water
A. To heat water or other secondary liquid using absorption techniques.
B. To cool water or other secondary liquid using absorption techniques.
C. To create a magnetic field using absorption techniques.
D. To generate electricity using absorption techniques.
A. A type of liquid Chiller that does not use absorption techniques
B. Equipment that cools water or other secondary liquids using absorption techniques.
C. A Liquid Chiller that only uses absorption techniques
D. Equipment that only uses a generator, condenser, absorber, evaporator, pumps, controls, and accessories.
A. It receives the thrust of an arch, vault, or strut.
B. It is a support for a bridge.
C. It is a type of masonry.
D. It is a type of roofing material.
A. Those boundaries of one piece of land that abut on adjacent pieces.
B. The area of land within a farm that is cultivated
C. A device used for measuring the depth of water
D. The legal right of a landowner to use water from a stream
A. To enclose
B. To surround
C. To cover
D. To border on or adjoin
A. To separate
B. To increase
C. To reduce the size of
D. To touch or border upon
A. A generator which produces direct current when driven by a prime mover.
B. A generator which produces alternating current when driven by a prime mover.
C. A device which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
D. A device which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
A. Rose
B. Lily
C. Lotus
D. Acanthus
A. A city in Greece
B. A style of art
C. A plant of the Mediterranean
D. A type of Capital
A. Amplified control box
B. Asbestos-cement board
C. Advanced closed-loop control
D. Air circuit breaker
A. Material exposure to water
B. Material exposure to ozone
C. Material exposure to oxygen
D. Material exposure to X-rays