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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






2. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building






3. The starting point for a survey






4. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil






5. 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






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






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






9. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed






10. The energy needed to warm outside air leaking into a building through cracks around doors - windows - and other areas






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






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






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






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






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






16. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution






17. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds






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






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






20. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations






21. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






28. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material






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






30. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system






31. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall






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






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






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






35. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled






36. 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






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






38. A wide shallow footing usually constructed of reinforced concrete






39. Entrances or a means to enter






40. The relative lightness or darkness of a color






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






42. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110






43. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing






44. 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






45. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight






46. Concrete into which steel reinforcing bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction






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






48. A complete record of all measurements made during the survey with sketches and narration - where necessary - to clarify the notes






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






50. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water







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