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Civil Engineering Architecture

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






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






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






4. Concrete that is poured in its final location






5. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building






6. A selected storm event - described in terms of the probability of occurring once within a given number of years - for which drainage or flood control improvements are designed and built






7. A user-friendly approach to design in the living environment where people of any culture - age - size - weight - race - gender - and ability can experience an environment that promotes their health - safety - and welfare today and in the future






8. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities






9. 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






10. 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






11. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads






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






13. The minimum moisture content - expressed as a percentage of the oven dry soil weight - at which the soil will begin to flow when subjected to a small shearing force. The liquid limit is determined using a standard liquid limit device






14. The applied load determined by the required load combinations






15. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat






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






17. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam






18. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures






19. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch






20. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project






21. A permanent shallow pool of diverted rainwater that incorporates wetland plants. Pollutants are removed through settling and biological activity






22. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition






23. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements






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






25. Exits or a way out






26. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings






27. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects






28. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building






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






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






31. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things






32. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together






33. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue






34. 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)






35. An electrical connection to the earth






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






37. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length






38. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers






39. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth






40. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code






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






42. An agent that causes stress in an object






43. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation






44. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another






45. 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






46. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation






47. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond






48. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support






49. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






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







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