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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe






2. An instrument used to measure electric power






3. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure






4. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose






5. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed






6. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two perpendicular directions and rotation is restricted. A fixed support provides two perpendicular reaction forces and a reaction moment when the member is loaded






7. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit






8. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials






9. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures






10. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression






11. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds






12. Surveys for which the curvature of the Earth is ignored and measurements are treated as if taken on a plane surface






13. A method of constructing concrete walls in which panels are cast and cured flat on a floor slab then tilted up into their final position






14. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product






15. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used






16. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling






17. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations






18. A pipe that conveys sewage containing fecal matter to the building drain or building sewer






19. A fitting that is used to control the flow of fluid or gas






20. The vertical distance from the datum to the line of sight of the instrument






21. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles






22. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110






23. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing






24. The edge or contour of a shape






25. A soil that displays a good representation of all particle sizes. For instance - well-graded sand will contain a fairly even distribution of coarse - medium - and fine sand






26. A force that is internal to structural elements and is needed to determine the material stress and strain






27. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure






28. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system






29. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way






30. A floor that is above the level of the ground






31. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal






32. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey






33. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system






34. The reading on a rod held at a point whose elevation is to be determined






35. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections






36. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)






37. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall






38. The starting point for a survey






39. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle






40. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires






41. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically






42. The aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue - lightness - and saturation for objects and hue - brightness - and saturation for light sources






43. Soil in which more than 50 percent - by weight - of the soil passes the Number 200 sieve. In other words - more than 50 percent of the soil is composed of silt and/or clay






44. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug






45. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening






46. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field






47. Consideration of the solar orientation of a building based on the relative position of the sun in order to purposely increase or decrease the amount of light or heat transferred to the building






48. A measure of the heat transmission through a building part (as a wall or window) or a given thickness of a material (as insulation) with lower numbers indicating better insulating properties






49. An instrument used to measure electric power






50. A soil that does not contain a good representation of all particle sizes. A poorly graded soil may contain a narrow range of particle sizes (uniformly graded) or may not contain one or more ranges of particle sizes (gap graded)