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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves






2. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam






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






4. A wide shallow footing usually constructed of reinforced concrete






5. 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






6. Entrance or means to enter






7. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof






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






9. 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






10. A condition of a frame or structure in which a slight disturbance in the loads or geometry of the structure does not produce large displacements or fai






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls






19. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction






20. Soil in which 50 percent or more - by weight - of the soil is retained on the Number 200 sieve. In other words - 50 percent or more of the sample is composed of sand and/or gravel






21. An artistic or decorative design - especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit






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






23. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area






24. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure






25. 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






26. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam






27. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`






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






29. The relative lightness or darkness of a color






30. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in only one direction and rotation is not restricted. A roller support provides one reaction force when the member is loaded






31. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point






32. Removal of groundwater or surface water - or of water from structures - by gravity or pumping






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






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






35. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one story or more to carry water to fixtures






36. Wall construction utilizing a framework of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads






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






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






39. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface






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






41. Polyurethane foam sprayed in place on a low-slope roof then covered with a protective coating






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






43. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move






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






45. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall






46. 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






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






48. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure






49. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source






50. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity