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PE Exam - Civil: Breadth Exam Study Guide Soil void ratio, e - ANSWER-ratio of volume of voids to the volume of solids soil water content, w - ANSWER-ratio of the mass of water to the mass of solids soil density, rho (p) - ANSWER-ratio total mass over total volume allowable stress = - ANSWER-m...

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PE Exam - Civil: Breadth Exam Study

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Soil void ratio, e - ANSWER✔✔-ratio of volume of voids to the volume of solids


soil water content, w - ANSWER✔✔-ratio of the mass of water to the mass of solids


soil density, rho (p) - ANSWER✔✔-ratio total mass over total volume


allowable stress = - ANSWER✔✔-material strength / safety factor




allowable strength design method


allowable stress - ANSWER✔✔-In allowable strength design method, actual calculated stress cannot

exceed....


Abutments - ANSWER✔✔-structural components that connect the bridge to the ground at the ends of

the bridge


Arch Bridge - ANSWER✔✔-type of bridge that relies on the strength and rigidity of the arch. the strength

of an arch is that the structural members are always in compression and that it can distribute the load

throughout the arch to the abutments.


Beam Bridge - ANSWER✔✔-simplest type of bridge used to span the shortest distance


Bending - ANSWER✔✔-force that causes a structure to sag when placed in the middle of it



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brace - ANSWER✔✔-structural member used to provide structural stability


Cantilevered bridge - ANSWER✔✔-type of beam bridge that can span greater distances than a simple

beam bridge and often includes trusses in the framework


central core - ANSWER✔✔-reinforced concrete shaft at the center of the building


column - ANSWER✔✔-vertical structural member that transmits the load from above to other structural

elements


compression - ANSWER✔✔-crushing force down the axis of a material that shortens the material


dynamic load - ANSWER✔✔-sudden impact on the structure


dynamics - ANSWER✔✔-study of forces that cause motion on physical objects


electronic distance meter (EDM) - ANSWER✔✔-part of the total station, emitting infrared light


Equilibrium - ANSWER✔✔-state at which structures can oppose external forces and can transfer the load

throughout the structure.


floor joist - ANSWER✔✔-beam that is designed to resist bending as people walk across a floor


free body diagram - ANSWER✔✔-simple drawing that includes three components: the structural

members and joints, the supports, and the loads of forces that are applied


Geomatics Engineering - ANSWER✔✔-type of engineering usually associated with civil engineering,

involves determining the location of objects on the earth


joint - ANSWER✔✔-Device that connects two or more structural members together




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Land Surveying - ANSWER✔✔-process of taking and using measurements to determine the exact size

and shape of a piece of land


load - ANSWER✔✔-forces the structure must withstand


mechanics - ANSWER✔✔-study of forces and motion on physical objects


Piers; Bridges - ANSWER✔✔-main vertical columns that transfer the load of the bridge into the ground


shear - ANSWER✔✔-force that acts in opposite directions across a material


Static Load - ANSWER✔✔-weight of the structure itself (known as dead load) and weight added to the

structure under normal use (known as live load)


Statics - ANSWER✔✔-study that deals with the analysis of loads on objects at rest (or in equilibrium)


Structural Frame - ANSWER✔✔-columns and beams used to build a structure, called a skeleton


struts - ANSWER✔✔-braces that resist compression


suspension bridge - ANSWER✔✔-world's longest type of bridges, which utilize tension forces.


tension - ANSWER✔✔-pulling force that tends to stretch a material


ties - ANSWER✔✔-braces that resist tension


Torsion - ANSWER✔✔-turning force that is applied to a material or structure


total robotic station - ANSWER✔✔-tracks the survey rod and calculates the distance and angle without

the need of the surveyor standing at the station


total station - ANSWER✔✔-surveying instrument designed to measure both distance and angles.



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