Civil Engineering Pretest

Many projects that civil engineers design are used to control natural resources.

• True

• False

A bicycle frame is a type of structure.

• True

• False

Tension is a crushing force down the axis of a material that presses it together, resulting in shortening the material.

• True

• False

_____ is the study of forces that cause motion on physical objects.

• Torsion

• Equilibrium

• Statics

• Dynamics

The three most common types of bridges are _____, arch, and suspension.

• movable

• pier

• beam

• cantilever

Suspension bridges utilize _____ forces rather than compression forces.

• torsion

• tension

• bending

• shear

The world’s first two skyscrapers were built in _____ and Chicago.

• Boston

• San Francisco

• New York City

• Washington D.C

_____ engineering is interested in determining the location of objects on the earth.

• Geomatics

• Reverse

• Environmental

• Structural

_____ is the process of taking and using measurements to determine the exact size and shape of a piece of land.

• Troubleshooting

• Land surveying

• Shape dimensioning

• Ultrasonic testing

Who is the largest employer of civil engineers?

• American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)

• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

• American Planning Association (APA)

• US Army Corps of Engineers