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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building
Subfloor
EPDM
Occupancy Category
Stakeholder
2. 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
Dead Load
Architect
Cleanout
Plumbing Fixture
3. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system
Vent Pipe
Municipality
Load
Architect
4. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it
Pressure Head
Load Path
Column
Ponding
5. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling
Lateral Load
Finish Grade
Strain
Grading
6. Exits or a way out
Light Gauge Steel
Circuit Breaker
Egress
Pitched Roof
7. The area of floor or roof representing the surface area from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to a supporting structural member
Tributary Area
Aesthetics
Dome
Beam
8. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Structural Efficency
Construction Survey
Top Plate
Water Service
9. The period of time over which rain is measured. For example in the case of annual rainfall measurements - the duration is one year
Voussoir
Storm Water Wetlands
Duration
Simple Beam
10. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Aesthetics
Architect
Municipality
Tensile Strength
11. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Drainage Fixture Unit
Building Envelope
Light Gauge Steel
Charette
12. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Design Principles
Axial Force
Invert Elevation
Drainage System
13. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Drainage Fixture Unit
Line
Universal Design
Cleanout
14. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system
Tributary Width
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Sill
Egress
15. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material
Form
Solar Orientation
Repetition
Main
16. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building
Statically Determinate Beam
Live Load
Brownfield
Exit Discharge
17. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings
Foundation
Trap
Radiant Heat
Open Web Steel Joist
18. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit
Charette
Civil Engineer
Header
Plasticity Limit
19. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Sustainability
Equilibrium
Well Graded
20. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections
Girder
Height of Instrument
Column
House Wrap
21. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Determinate Beam
Differential Leveling
Rhythm
Live Load
22. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Voussoir
Pile
Poorly Graded
Municipality
23. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete
Exit
Rebar
Potable Water
Valve
24. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Ducts
Concrete Masonry Unit
Electric Meter
Ingress
25. A solid - hard material produced by combining Portland cement - aggregates - sand - water and sometimes additional mixtures
Ponding
Element of Design
Concrete
Field Notes
26. The weight of the building or building components
Charette
Strain
Dead Load
Plumbing Fixture
27. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil
Moment
Precast Concrete
Balance
Load Path
28. Brickwork - concrete block work - and stonework
Heat Loss
Pile
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Masonry
29. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product
Drain
Pressure Head
Design Principles
Floor Joists
30. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads
Floor Joists
Zoning Ordinance
Thermal Convection
Rhythm
31. Two horizontal cross wires that are equidistant from the center crosshair in the sight
Girder
Stadia
Occupancy Group
Distribution Panel
32. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression
Egress
Pressure Head
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Arch
33. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Easement
Ducts
Property Survey
Internal Force
34. A change in the shape of a structure or structural member caused by a load or force acting on the structure
Stability
Deformation
Unity
Soil Pipe
35. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Deflection
Light Gauge Steel
Deep Foundation
Truss
36. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation
Concrete Masonry Unit
Exit Discharge
Water Meter
Closure Error
37. Any vertical line of soil - waste - vent - or inside conductor piping that extends through at least one story
Coniferous
Pitched Roof
Stack
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
38. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Sole Plate
Drainage System
Load
Construction Documents
39. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam
Shear Force
Electric Meter
Top Plate
Compression Strength
40. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug
Building Envelope
Prevailing Winds
Outlet
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
41. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Force
Foundation
Drainage System
Fa
42. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period
Liquid Limit
Rainfall Intensity
Pin Support
Footing
43. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement
Span
Brownfield
Grading
Water Closet
44. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically
Keystone
Sewer
Yield Stress
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
45. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country
Form
Prevailing Winds
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Water Distributing Pipe
46. The relative lightness or darkness of a color
Value
Nominal Strength
Main
Foundation
47. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Rafter
Circuit Breaker
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
48. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air
Potable Water
Foresight
Thermal Convection
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
49. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure
Structural Efficency
EPDM
Equilibrium
Reinforced Concrete
50. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things
Soil Pipe
Pin Support
Hybrid
Spread Footing
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