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Chapter 9: Civil Planning CAD

Civil Engineering


1.	The acronym PE stands for
		A)	practicing engineer.
		B)	professional engineer.
		C)	practical engineer.
		D)	participating engineer.


2.	Licensing of engineers is controlled by individual states and is monitored by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying and the
		A)	American Association of Professional Engineers (AAPE).
		B)	National Society of Practical Engineers (NSPE).
		C)	National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
		D)	American Society of Practical Engineering (ASPE).


3.	In most states, a building permit is not issued unless the drawings
		A)	have the official stamp and signature of a licensed engineer.
		B)	have been initialed by a licensed engineer.
		C)	have been prepared by a licensed engineer.
		D)	have been submitted by a licensed engineer.


4.	The acronym EPA stands for
		A)	Environmental Preservation Agency.
		B)	Environmental Protection Association.
		C)	Energy Preservation Agency.
		D)	Environmental Protection Agency.


5.	Lines drawn on a map connecting points of equal height or elevation are
		A)	survey lines.
		B)	contour lines.
		C)	plot lines.
		D)	landscape lines.


6.	The slope of a surface is called
		A)	contour.
		B)	slant.
		C)	grade.
		D)	profile.


7.	Reinforcing bars are also called
		A)	rebars.
		B)	I-beams.
		C)	structural-steel bars.
		D)	steel bars.


8.	The acronym USGS stands for
		A)	United States Geographical Services.
		B)	United States Geological Services.
		C)	United States Geological Standards.
		D)	United States Geographical Standards.


9.	A feature such as a hill, mountain, river, or ocean is a
		A)	standard feature.
		B)	common feature.
		C)	legend.
		D)	natural feature.


10.	A mechanical device that keeps an object from moving is a(n)
		A)	anchor.
		B)	girt.
		C)	pile.
		D)	rebar.