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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. A load on a structure caused by movement of the Earth relative to the structure during an earthquake






2. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring






3. Force per unit area






4. A fitting or device that provides a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through the trap






5. Entrances or a means to enter






6. The relative lightness or darkness of a color






7. A device that is connected to the water distribution system and demands a supply of water; discharges wastewater - liquid-borne waste material - or sewage to the drainage system; or requires both a water supply connection and a discharge to the drain






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






9. A sewer that conveys storm water or other drainage but not sanitary sewage






10. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric






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






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






13. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like






14. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system






15. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor






16. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects






17. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs






18. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object






19. A pipe that carries water from the service to the point of use






20. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil






21. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it






22. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows






23. The professional engineering society representing the field of civil engineering and others working in the civil engineering field






24. The minimum moisture content at which the soil can be rolled into a thread one-eighth of an inch in diameter without crumbling and is determined by trial and error






25. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member






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






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






28. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports






29. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil






30. The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or elements in a design or composition






31. An instrument used to measure electric power






32. A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch






33. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction






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






35. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air






36. All areas (including the frames) in the building envelope that let in light - including windows - plastic panels - clerestories - skylights - glass doors that are more than one-half glass - and glass block walls. A skylight is a fenestration surface






37. A unit of measure of power






38. A box in which the wires from the meter are connected to individual circuit breakers - which are connected to separate circuits for distribution to various locations throughout the building






39. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone






40. Water free from impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological effects and conforming to the regulations of the public health authority having jurisdiction






41. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant






42. A prop for preventing sinking or sagging (noun). To support by a shore (transitive verb)






43. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






44. The tendency of a force to rotate an object about point P. It is equal to the product of the magnitude of the force acting on the object and the perpendicular distance from the point P to the force






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






46. A concrete surface lying upon - and supported directly by - the ground beneath






47. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons






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






49. That portion of the means-of-egress system that leads from any occupied portion in a building or structure to an exit






50. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force