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Urban Infrastructure Governance Quiz
Test your knowledge of urban infrastructure, governance, and civil engineering principles with our comprehensive quiz. Designed for professionals and students alike, this quiz covers critical themes in urban planning and infrastructure development.
Participate to learn:
- Key concepts of governance
- Roles of professional associations
- Importance of social and environmental contexts
Governance can be defined as:
A) "the act or manner of governing a state, organisation, etc."
B) "...all the processes of governing, whether undertaken by a government, market or network, whether over a family, tribe, formal or informal organisation or territory, and whether through laws, norms, power or language."
C) Either of a) or b)
D) Neither of a) or b)
E) a) only
2) Brisbane City Council has an Brisbane Long Term Infrastructure Plan 2012-2031, with key infrastructure themes. Which of the following themes does not relate to civil engineering:
A) Culturally diverse and inclusive communities
B) Export growth
C) Environment for a liveable city
D) Regional employment outcomes
E) All of the above relate to civil engineering
3) The roles of Professional Associations have been variously defined as:
A) “A group of people in a learned occupation who are entrusted with maintaining control or oversight of the legitimate practice of the occupation”
B) “A body acting to safeguard the public interest”
C) “organizations which represent the interest of the professional practitioners and so act to maintain their own privileged and powerful position as a controlling body”
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
1) Is physical infrastructure limited to the roads and buildings that society requires for its functioning:
A) No
B) Yes
2) When considering civil engineering systems in urban settings, is it important to consider the social, economic, environmental, and political contexts of civil engineering project work:
A) No
B) Yes
1) Is it true that background considerations of the land, the urban fabric, and the people are important to a civil engineering study area investigation of an urban precinct?:
A) Yes
B) No
C) Only Sometimes
2) Regarding an inner urban precinct, is governance only of concern to the official levels of Local, State and Commonwealth Government:
A) No
B) Yes
1) Which of the following is not a purpose of the road network according to Brisbane City Council:
A) To provide for the safe and efficient movement of goods and people
B) To provide priority to private motor vehicles over bicycle, pedestrian and bus traffic
C) To accommodate the needs of all modes of transport that use roads
D) To find a balance to the often-competing requirements for the use of the city’s roads
E) To provide corridors for utilities (services) such as water, wastewater, electricity, gas and telecommunications.
2) Which of the following does not directly align with the concept of Road Hierarchy:
A) It identifies a means of targeting where red light cameras and radar traps are best located
B) It guides transport and land use planners on how to plan land developments to integrate with the road system, and vice versa
C) It identifies appropriate standards by which to design road system elements
D) It guides transport and land use planners on how to plan the road system to accommodate land developments' travel demands in the most sustainable way
E) It sets criteria to manage road system elements appropriately
3) Regarding observed relative Road Hierarchy functions, which of the following is true (select one):
A) As the level of classification increases the traffic carrying function decreases
B) As the level of classification increases the direct property access function increases
C) As the level of classification increases the traffic carrying function increases
D) As the level of classification decreases the direct property access function decreases
4) With respect to the Model Residential Neighbourhood Catchment and Street System Form, which of the following is not correct:
A) There are many arguments as to the appropriate internal streets system layout within a neighbourhood
B) These are only of interest to urban and regional planners rather than transport engineers, because they do not affect traffic volumes or speeds
C) A residential sub-catchment is generally between 300 and 350 housing lots, depending on design layout and constraints
D) A sub-catchment street network generally consists of one or two collector streets and some internal access streets
E) A neighbourhood usually consists of several traffic sub-catchments
5) Regarding neighbourhood vehicle movement, which of the following is not correct:
A) Neighbourhood streets are designed for a maximum speed of 40km/h to ensure safety and amenity
B) Neighbourhood lag time is that taken to drive from the deepest location within the neighbourhood to the nearest major road
C) Neighbourhood lag time must equal 1km, because this is the distance travelled at 40km/h over a 90s period of impatience
D) Many collectors (Neighbourhood Roads) and above should be designed to support a reasonably direct bus route, should one be instated
E) It can be desirable to reduce walk distances within neighbourhoods by including easements for pathways between no-through streets
1) Which of the following is not true of the configuration of the Vulture Street Busway Tunnel between the South Bank and Mater Hill portals:
A) It incorporates a cut-and-cover tunnel section under the 3 railway tracks at South Bank station
B) It incorporates a Tunnel Boring Machine bored tunnel section under Vulture and Stanley Streets
C) It incorporates a mined tunnel section under Vulture and Stanley Streets
D) Its alignment passes directly beneath the Vulture Street/ Stanley Street/ Dock Street/ Graham Street Fiveways Intersection
2) The floor of the Vulture Street Busway Tunnel lies below Brisbane River level. Which of the following is true regarding this aspect:
A) Based on ground conditions it was anticipated that ground water inflows would be minimal
B) Based on ground conditions it was anticipated that ground water inflows could be significant
3) Which of the following statements is true:
A) Design for construction of tunnels is not necessarily as precise as other civil engineering systems due to inherent unknowns in material properties and conditions
B) Design for construction of tunnels is not necessarily as precise as other civil engineering systems due to inherent gaps in knowledge about how materials behave
4) Which of the following is not an emergency facility included in the Vulture Street Busway Tunnel:
A) Heat detector and alarm system
B) Emergency exit lighting
C) Escape shaft to Vulture Street including stair and elevator climb of 15m from tunnel sag to surface
D) Emergency egress passage
E) None. All of the above are included.
5) Galvanized paint coatings were applied over exposed steelwork within the Vulture Street Busway Tunnel due to durability concerns. Which of the following was not a durability concern:
A) Steel is known to reduce in strength relatively quickly over time due its inherent material properties
B) Diesel fumes from buses
C) Moisture from condensation
D) Any leakage of groundwater
1) The Goodwill Bridge is a shared pedestrian and bicycle bridge consisting of four connected bridge structures that together span its overall length of 470m across the Brisbane River. Which of the following is not one of its bridge structures:
A) North approach consisting of multiple steel superstructure spans supported by substructures of steel piers, concrete headstocks and concrete pile foundations
B) South approach consisting of multiple steel superstructure spans supported by substructures of steel piers, concrete headstocks and concrete pile foundations
C) Main cable stayed pavilion with concrete substructure supported by a concrete pile foundation in the middle of the river
D) South approach consisting of multiple prestressed concrete box girder spans supported by substructures of steel piers, concrete headstocks and concrete pile foundations
E) Main asymmetrical steel dual-arch span between its pavilion structure and its south approach
2) Which of the following was not a structural design imperative for the Goodwill Bridge:
A) User comfort and safety, including clear deck width between handrails and limit on the steepest longitudinal grade
B) Structural action regarding load capacity and clearances for emergency and service vehicles
C) Structural action regarding dynamic performance to ensure no excessive vibrations due to footfall and winds
D) Structural action regarding load capacity and dynamic performance to accommodate re-use of the bridge as a general traffic bridge if required in the future
E) River navigation including required clearances to match those of the adjacent Captain Cook Bridge, with vertical clearance of 12.7m above HAT and horizontal clearance of 102m for wide vessels
3) Which of the following is not true regarding the structural design drivers of the Goodwill Bridge:
A) A constructability design driver was to ensure that the approach structures could be completely prefabricated off-site
B) A durability driver was to ensure robust detailing and the use of durable materials to avoid corrosion traps
C) An economical driver was to ensure minimisation of materials cost
D) A constructability design driver was to ensure maximisation of the use of standard and prefabricated components
4) Which of the following does not correctly describe why sophisticated structural engineering computer modelling was needed in the design of the main span of the Goodwill Bridge:
A) It would not be possible to manually analyse the load distribution through the structure because of its irregular, asymmetrical shape
B) It would not have been possible to calculate the mass of the structure manually because of the number of components and different materials used in their fabrication
C) Computer modelling enabled extensive investigation of dynamic performance to ensure acceptable, comfortable response to pedestrian loads
5) Which of the following is not true of the construction techniques used on the Goodwill Bridge project:
A) A floating pipeline was installed to deliver concrete to structures that were constructed on the River
B) The main span arch structure was fabricated down-river, and floated up-river to site on barges for installation
C) Computer modelling of reinforcing bar arrangements assisted the Contractor with assembly, including by helping steel fixers visualise cages before assembly
D) Two cranes were used to hoist the main span up into place at the central pavilion and the southern abutment ends
1) Flow paths in an urban catchment can be determined using a contour plan. Which of the following is incorrect in respect of a contour plan:
A) It is a plan view of an area that shows contour lines
B) A contour line continuously joins points of equal elevation (Reduced Level)
C) Once rainfall hits the ground, it becomes runoff. Runoff flows parallel to the contour lines
D) A catchment determined using a contour plan is an area within which rainfall is all flowing downhill to the same low-point
E) The more widely spaced contour lines are on the plan, the flatter the terrain
2) In the urban catchment water balance, we consider inputs and outputs to the system. Which of the following are outputs only:
A) Imported water, precipitation, stormflow, baseflow, and storage
B) Streamflow, wastewater, groundwater flow, and evaporation
C) Stormflow, baseflow, streamflow, storage, and groundwater flow
D) Streamflow, storage, wastewater, groundwater flow, and evaporation
E) Groundwater flow, wastewater, baseflow, stormflow, and precipitation
3) In urban catchments, the results of development profoundly change catchment water balance. Which of the following is not a plausible reason why:
A) Urban development has commonly replaced natural streams and channels with human-made drainage infrastructure, affecting where and how quickly runoff flows
B) Inputs are increased because mains water is supplied along with rainfall
C) Water may leak into pipes and/or trenches, depleting groundwater
D) Imported water may contribute to groundwater storage if leakage from water supply and/or sewer pipes
E) Much of the soil is paved over so more water infiltrates the soil
4) Which of the following is not true about conveyance for urban drainage systems?
A) Flow paths must be considered once water can no longer be contained in pipes
B) Understanding conveyance of water during times of overland flooding is a critical part of urban drainage analysis and design
C) Overland conveyance is unacceptable and must be avoided by sizing the piped drainage system for all events
D) Modelling of overland flow paths is used to guide land use zoning and to control development in order to reduce flood risk
5) Which of the following is not true of drainage system alignment and configuration
A) Drainage system has a short service life so provision must be made for regular realignment and reconfiguration
B) Design should ensure that during severe storms the system does not cause unexpected or catastrophic consequences, such as flow diversion into an adjoining catchment
C) The drainage system alignment should generally follow natural low points to minimise earthworks and ground disturbance
D) The major system alignment where possible should run parallel to the minor system, and be continuous until it reaches the natural watercourse
E) Overall alignment and configuration will influence other aspects of the urban form such as layout of roads and location of parkland
1) Within the context of an urban locality, services are infrastructure assets that convey something and/or change the state of something for the benefit of the community. Which of the following is not normally true regarding the location of services.
A) It is illegal to place services within private land
B) Where possible, services that convey something are located within the roadway land (casement) or a strip of land (easement)
C) Sometimes technical aspects dictate that a conveyance service passes through private land
D) Sometimes services that change the state of something may need to be housed within a structure/building
E) Most often, services need to be located in or near public spaces
2) Which of the following is not an example of a conveyance services item:
A) Kerb and channel
B) Ducted optic fibre cable
C) Pad mounted electrical transformer
D) Sewer pipe connector
E) Pole mounted, four-wire 230V electricity reticulation lines
3) In locating services in an inner urban context, ground-truthing is important. Which of the following is not a suitable method of locating services non-invasively:
A) Engaging a surveyor to perform geospatial survey of at-grade and overhead services
B) Performing a site visit to positively identify locations of personal access pits and covers to provide cues to underground services alignments
C) Using pressurised water to loosen soil as part of vacuum excavation
D) Using a tractor camera to undertake pipeline video inspection
E) Using ground penetrating radar to create a visual image of the subsurface to identify underground services
1) Which of the following is not a correct statement with respect to Engineers Australia's definition of environmental engineering:
A) It is concerned with protecting the environment by assesing the impact a project has, in its vicinity, on the air, water, soil, and noise levels
B) It is concerned with protecting the environment by lobbying all three levels of government to change environmental Law
C) It is concerned with protecting the environment by minimising any adverse effects that it may have on the envionment
D) It is concerned with protecting the environment by studying a project's design, construction, and operation
2) Which of the following is not stated by Engineers Australia as an activity that environmental engineers do:
A) Predict what problems may be caused by accidents (such as oil spills) and assess what may cause long term environmental problems
B) Get involved in research development of alternative energy sources, water reclamation, waste treatment, and recycling
C) May work with government agencies or the private sector
D) Get involved in removing problems caused by past activity, such as cleaning contaminated industrial land for urban use
E) None. All of the above are stated.
3) Which of the following is not correct in describing engineering considerations about acid sulphate soils:
A) When disturbed, these soils react with dioxygen to form sulphuric acid and release contaminant metals
B) When disturbed, these soils react with sulphuric acid to form dioxygen and release contaminant metals
C) Adverse effects of these soils include ecological damage to aquatic and riparian ecosystems, particularly fish kills
D) Adverse effects include corrosion of steel and concrete infrastructure
1) Which of the following is not a feature of the fundamental activity of planning:
A) Involves deciding on the goal you want to achieve, and identifying steps to achieve that goal
B) A deliberate mental process undertaken to ensure a proposed action will be successful
C) Work undertaken to correct a failure in an engineering system
D) Plays a crucial role in any engineering project
E) Clearly formulating a set of steps
2) Which of the following best describes the fundamental activity of design:
A) Work undertaken to produce information needed to create a new system or process
B) Work undertaken to improve an existing system or process
C) Both of the choices above are equally good descriptions
3) Which of the following is not true of the relationship between engineering planning, design and management:
A) Management typically overlaps planning and design in order to see the project through from inception to completion
B) Planning and design work for large projects are closely linked, and they must be managed
C) In a project sense, there must always be clear separation between planning, design and management to maximise efficiency and accountability
D) In a project sense the lines between the three concepts of planning, design and management are often, and should be blurred
4) Risk, being the expected value of the undesired outcome, can be quantified theoretically as the product of three variables. Which of the following is not one of these three variables:
A) The exposure, or the expected number of instances occurring during the timeframe of reference
B) The challenge, or the expected gain due to the undesired outcome not occurring for a given instance
C) The probability of the undesired outcome occurring for a given instance
D) The consequence, or the expected loss due to the undesired outcome
5) Which of the following is not an example of risk management practices in engineering:
A) Casual Friday in the engineering work place
B) Contingency planning such as bus-bridging for when a train system becomes inoperable
C) Factors of safety such as those applied to live loads in structural design
D) Mandatory design checking by a separate engineer
E) Fail-safe mechanisms such as electrical earthing and safety switches
1) Select which of the following is not correct regarding a major engineering initiative:
A) A Strategy can be considered to be a high-level plan to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty, particularly under a longer period of time
B) A Plan is typically a list of steps with timing and resources, used to achieve an objective. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal
C) A Project is a collaborative enterprise, involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. It can also be a set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain costs and other constraints
D) A Plan is a large sheet of paper, usually A1 in size, which illustrates the strategy of a project
2) Which of the following is not correct regarding the life cycle of a major engineering initiative:
A) Procurement is the act of acquiring, buying goods, services or works from an external source, often via a bid process, at the best possible cost to meet the needs of the acquirer in terms of quality, quantity, time and location
B) Development is the process of changing the form of a facility such as land or a building, for the purpose of improving its usefulness to the intended beneficiary or beneficiaries
C) Delivery is the act of transferring goods, services, or works from the entity responsible for its development to the entity responsible for its procurement, typically when it is ready for commissioning into use
D) Operation and maintenance are not a part of the initiative's life cycle because it had already been commissioned into use
3) Which of the following is not correct regarding stewardship of a major engineering initiative:
A) Stewardship is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources
B) Stewardship of a publicly owned asset is normally vested in a capable government agency
C) Every entity involved in the life cycle is called upon to be responsible for its impacts
D) The same entity must remain as steward throughout the entire life cycle
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