Engineering

Question 1

What is the default file extension for AutoCAD?

Answer 1

.dwg

Question 2

How is the application tab accessed in AutoCAD?

Answer 2

Clicking on the “A” logo in the top left corner

Question 3

When drawing lines in AutoCAD, what tool is beneficial to allow shapes to follow the grid.

Answer 3

Object (midpoint, center point, endpoint) snaps, polar snaps, and grid snaps

Question 4

How do you access the snaps menu?

Answer 4

Click the down arrow next to the object snaps button in the status bar.

Question 5

Where is the status bar located in AutoCAD?

Answer 5

Bottom right corner

Question 6

How can you specify coordinates when plotting a line/shape?

Answer 6

Type in specified number and add a comma for y-coordinate.

Question 7

How do you access the dashboard of a specific function in AutoCAD?

Answer 7

Click the diagonal arrow in the corner of the function on the ribbon.

Question 8

Where is the command line located in AutoCAD?

Answer 8

The function search bar at the bottom of the screen.

Question 9

Where can you access the shapes and lines?

Answer 9

“Draw” tab in the ribbon

Question 10

How do you close a function of plotting a line/shape

Answer 10

Hit enter

Question 11

What section of the “Layers” tab allows you to draw curves.

Answer 11

Splines

Question 12

Dams, rivers, reservoirs, etc. are all examples of…

Answer 12

water infrastructure

Question 13

Approx. how many water main breaks are there per year in the U.S.

Answer 13

240,000

Question 14

Longest unbridged/free-flowing river in the world

Answer 14

Amazon River

Question 15

Longest unbridged/free-flowing river in the U.S.

Answer 15

Yellowstone River

Question 16

T/F, ASCE has reported a decrease in water infrastructure grade in the United States in the past 20 years.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Ability for a structure to bend and flex under pressure and return to its normal form

Answer 17

Resilience

Question 18

How many miles of pipes make up the U.S. drinking water infrastructure?

Answer 18

2.2 million

Question 19

How is most wastewater treated at wastewater treatment plants.

Answer 19

Partially treated by diluting and disposed in a nearby water source

Question 20

Which city was the subject of controversy due to improperly disposing of wastewater?

Answer 20

Delray Beach, FL

Question 21

What happens to sewage underground that is not properly ventilated/sealed off

Answer 21

Manholes begin to bounce due to pressure lifting them up. When a car drives over a manhole that bounces, that pressure rapidly increases even more, often causing cars to flip.

Question 22

A model displaying the front view, side view, and top view of a three-dimensional figure

Answer 22

Three-view drawing