Final

 exam  for  <Introduction  of  Civil  Engineering>  

 

a.  Ask  and  answer.  (8pointsx10)  

(You’re  asked  to  answer  10  of  the  following  16  questions.  If  you  select  more  than  

10   questions,   your   marks   for   this   part   shall   be   considered   by   the   first   10  

questions  that  have  been  answered.)  

1. Try  to  explain  why  concrete  is  commonly  used  in  civil  engineering?  

2. What   kinds   of   knowledge   do   you   think   are   of   importance   for   being   a   good  

civil  engineer?  

3. What  do  civil  engineers  do?  

4. How  does  a  civil  engineer  work?  

5. Try  to  list  as   least   4  different  commonly  used  civil  engineering  materials,  and  

talk  about  their  properties.  

6. How  to  testify  a  material  in  the  lab?  

7. Talk  something  about  different  structural  types  of  bridge.  

8. What  parts  do  you  think  is  a  bridge  made  of?  

9. How  to  design  a  bridge?  

10. What   do   you   think   are   the   main   differences   between   building   engineering  

and  traffic  engineering?  

11. What  is  a  tunnel?  How  many  types  of  tunnels  do  you  know?  

12. Try  to  explain  what  is  the  “shield  method”  for  tunnel  construction.  

13. What  do  you  think  is  the  main  function  of  a  foundation?  

14. What  do  you  think  are  the  key  points  for  constructing  an  offshore  building?  

15. What   do   you   think   are   the   main  factors   to   be   considered   when  constructing  

a  dam?  

16. What’s   earthquake?   What’s   the   effect   like   that   an   earthquake   added   on   a  

building  in  your  opinion?  

 
b.  Analysis.  (10pointsx2)  

1. Which  do  you  think  is  the  better  way  to  release  city  traffic,  buses  or  metro?  

Why?  (Try  to  analysis  from  both  economic  and  social  context.)  

2. Introduce   a   building   that   impress   you   most   (including   it’s   name,   location,  

function,  shape,  etc.  you’re  welcomed  to  attach  a  photo),  speak  out  the  reason,  

and  try  to  analysis  it  from  the  perspective  of  professional.  

c.  Bonus.  

Try  to  offer  some  help  to  our  course.  Do  you  have  any  suggestion  to  our  course,  

or  do  you  have  any  suggestion  to  our  following  study?  Please  speak  out.  Thanks.  

You   should   write   all   your   answers   on   the   following   answer   sheets.   And,  

don’t  forget  to  write  your  name!  

 
 Answer  sheet  
 

Your  name:___________  __________________________________  

You  should  write  the  number  of  question  before  answer  it.