HISTORY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WORLD

Question 1

When was the first degree in civil engineering in the U.S. rewarded

Answer 1

1835, rensselaer polytechnic institute

Question 2

[] constructed the Eddystone lighthouse on [] and formed the []

Answer 2

John Smeaton, 1771, Smeatonian society of civil engineers

Question 3

[]

the term [] came into use to describe [] that was performed by [] for []

Answer 3

18th century

civil engineering, engineering work, civilians, non military purposes

Question 4

John Smeaton pioneered []

Answer 4

hydraulic lime

Question 5

The first civil engineering degree awarded to a [] was granted by [] to []

Answer 5

woman, Cornell University, Nora Stanton Blatch in 1905

Question 6

shelter during 4000 BC - 2000 BC was made in

Answer 6

clay

Question 7

When and what was The first institution for teaching civil engineering, established in France

Answer 7

1747
ecole nationale des ponts et chaussees

Question 8

Most architectural designs and structures were carried out by [], and [] rising to the role of []

Answer 8

stonemasons, carpenters, master builder

Question 9

No concrete yet

Answer 9

27 BC

Question 10

ecole nationale des ponts et chaussees was under the ministry of

Answer 10

ecology, sustainable development, and energy

Question 11

18th century

The [] why civil engineering has such a very [], [], and []

Answer 11

main reason, broad definition, disciplines, specializations

Question 12

[] - []

The construction of [] in [] was one of the first instances of large structure construction

Answer 12

2700 BC - 2500 BC

pyramids, egpyt

Question 13

one of the most prestigious and oldest french grandes escoles

Answer 13

ecole nationale des ponts et chaussees

Question 14

true or false

Knowledge was retained in guilds and was seldom supplanted by advances.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

[] - []

Structures built that time

Answer 15

Colosseum in Rome
Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal of India

Question 16

true or false

structures were not repetitive and decreases in scale were incremental

Answer 16

false - were repetitive, increases

Question 17

[] - []

earliest practices of civil engineering were in [] and [] when humans abandoned the [] and first built a roof for its []

Answer 17

4000 BC - 2000 BC

ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, nomadic way of living, shelter

Question 18

a concrete that cured under water

Answer 18

hydraulic lime

Question 19

Developed a technique of securing the blocks using [] and []

Answer 19

dovetail joints, marble dowel

Question 20

[]

the first major Roman road called [] or [] was constructed to serve as [] between republican rome and its allies in capua during the []

Answer 20

312 BC

appian way, queen of the road, supply route, second samnite war

Question 21

Wala pang bakal kaya yung earliest structures like church sila yung madaling masira pag may earthquake, kaya today nireretrofit sila pinapatibay

Answer 21

27 BC

Question 22

[]

[] or Roman concrete paved the way for the architectural frenzies of the first roman emperor Augustus

Answer 22

opus caementicium

Question 23

The romans mixed [] with [] to form a [] which was packed with chunk of bricks or [] to form the basic material for roads, bridges, aqueducts, and buildings.

Answer 23

27 BC

limestone, volcanic ash, mortar, volcanic tuff

Question 24

true or false

Today’s scientist have concluded that roman concrete though weaker than modern cement is astonishingly long lasting, remaining relatively intact even after centuries of exposure to sweater and other damaging elements

Answer 24

true

Question 25

ecole nationale des ponts et chaussees was founded by

Answer 25

daniel-charles trudaine