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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet






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






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






4. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish






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






6. A roof that is pitched at an angle so near to horizontal that it must be made waterproof with a continuous membrane rather than shingles; commonly and inaccurately referred to as a flat roof






7. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing






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






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






10. 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)






11. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings






21. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Force per unit area






30. An agent that causes stress in an object






31. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight






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






33. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement






34. Material used to restrict the flow of heat - cold - or sound from one surface to another






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






36. A heavy material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight






37. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure






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. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling






40. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure






41. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization






42. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system






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






44. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface






45. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth






46. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption






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






48. 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






49. The relative lightness or darkness of a color






50. A plot of the shear force in a beam versus the position along the axis of the beam