What discipline of Civil Engineering interest you the most? Why?
How would you like to apply that discipline or what would be your focus within that field?
What would be your crowning achievement?
What are some examples of inspiration that architects can use to develop a design?
What is a cantilever?
What are some issues that sketching can help us to relieve?
What did you learn and how will it help you create your architectural model?
What are some of the major inspirations for Architects and Architecture?
What skills are important to an Architect?
How do Architects and Engineers interact?
What did you personally notice about his day? What stood out to you?
What type of Engineer do you believe him to be? (Ex: Structural, Transportation, Geo, Land Development, or maybe a CAD Tech)
What does Work-Life Balance mean to you? Is it more or less important than pay?
Which one are you considering?
What do you think is a Design Charrette?
How many components can you name in a typical wall framing system?
What names does the video use that is different to what we learned?
What are the small horizontal boards that go in between the studs for?
What equipment is necessary to construct the home?
What building techniques do you previously know about/have experience with?
Why do you think they finish the outside, or wrap it in house wrap (Tyvek) before they complete the inside?
Have you ever swung a hammer?
What does the narrator mean when he says he did a "3,4,5" in the corners?
What is the point of the Fiber Mesh?
What is the name of the large broom looking tool that he is using to work the concrete? Can you name some other tools that are used to work the concrete?
How does water impact the strength of concrete? How does it impact the curing/hardening process of concrete
What are the 4 main ingredients of concrete and what is the process of designing the ratio of there quantities known as?
What are examples of modern concrete structures and how has this product improved our quality of life compared to the historic materials that we learned about in Unit 1?
What is the ratio of Compressive Strength to Tensile Strength in the sample he tested?
Once we add rebar to the concrete, it creates what kind of material?
What are other ways we can reinforce our concrete?
What would happen if you built your house from copper? Why would this occur?
How do we calculate Thermal Resistance (R-Value)
As Engineers, what do we consider liquid and air? This distinction is important in what type of heat transfer?
How can we use the natural environment around us to protect from Radiation?
What is your approach to design?
What do you like about your houses' design and layout? What would you change?
What is most important right now to you as we move into our Affordable Home Projects?
What Green Features could you incorporate into your AFH?
What could you do to be more efficient in other ways?
Should all beach structures be required to be built to this standard?
If that was the case, how would it change the demographic/socio economics of the beach? - Is that fair?
What wind speeds was this house designed for?
Where do we find the answer to our fire and occupancy code?
What table do we use?
How much higher can you build with sprinklers?
VIDEO #1
How many miles long is the total bridge, including the above and below water portions?
Imagine the end of life scenario for this bridge? How would you remove/demolish it?
VIDEO #2
How does this impact your decision on whether to build the bridge or not? Explain why?
Land Surveying is the science of what?
How long did it take to create the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India? What does Trigonometrical mean in your own words?
What are different ways to survey the land? List 3.
What are some qualities of a good team member? A bad team member?
Are you a good team member or not? Why?
What are some areas that you could improve?