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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. 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
Source Reduction
U-factor
Load
Column
2. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building
Pile
Valve
Ducts
Occupancy Category
3. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Elevated Floor
Curtain Wall
Hot Water
Statically Indeterminate Beam
4. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface
Decking
Built-up-Roof
Deep Foundation
Construction Type
5. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
ABET
Cleanout
Strength
Heat Pump
6. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Liquid Limit
Drainage Fixture Unit
Force
Duration
7. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Sill
Sanitary Sewer
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Column
8. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Egress
Property Survey
Deformation
9. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Egress
Curtain Wall
R-value
Single-ply Membrane
10. Energy radiated or transmitted as rays or waves - in the form of particles`
Tensile Strength
Radiant Heat
Subfloor
Vent Pipe
11. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed
Egress
Allowable Strength
Occupant Load
Building Code
12. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed
Construction Type
Low Impact Development
Bench Mark
Pitched Roof
13. An electrical connection to the earth
Occupancy Category
Ground
Dead Load
Keystone
14. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam
Moment Diagram
Ground
Stakeholder
Munincipality
15. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Fixed Support
Topographic Survey
Water Heater
Geodetic Survey
16. Concrete that is poured in its final location
Circuit Breaker
Initial Point
Cast in Place Concrete
Space
17. The relative lightness or darkness of a color
Form
Load Path
Value
Grading
18. An instrument used to measure electric power
Truss
Building Code
Electric Meter
Geodetic Survey
19. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Shallow Foundation
Truss
Berm
Geodetic Survey
20. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling
Heat Pump
Cast in Place Concrete
Precast Concrete
Well Graded
21. A legal request by a property owner to allow a modification from a standard or a requirement in the zoning code
Stack
Concrete Masonry Unit
Moment Diagram
Variance
22. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Contrast
Deformation
Impervious
Municipality
23. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Municipality
Nonpotable Water
Elevation
Construction Documents
24. That portion of the means-of-egress system that leads from any occupied portion in a building or structure to an exit
Building Code
Exit Access
Top Plate
Fa
25. A factor intended to compensate for uncertainties in design and analysis by reducing the theoretical strength of a member for use in design
Circuit
Safety Factor
Line
Statically Indeterminate Beam
26. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system
Rebar
Footing
Drain
Egress
27. The elevation of the bottom of the inside of the pipe wall
Elevation
Invert Elevation
Foundation
Building Code
28. A permanent shallow pool of diverted rainwater that incorporates wetland plants. Pollutants are removed through settling and biological activity
Storm Water Wetlands
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Ground
29. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads
Grading
Beam
Arch
Rafter
30. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil
Drain
Column
Underlayment
Load Path
31. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations
Stress
Beam Analysis
Exit
Ingress
32. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom
Lavatory
Impervious
Stability
Tilt-up Construction
33. A plot of the shear force in a beam versus the position along the axis of the beam
Roller (Rocker) Support
Shear Diagram
Stud
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
34. Exits or a way out
Nonpotable Water
Coniferous
Plumbing Fixture
Egress
35. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall
Rainfall Intensity
Sole Plate
Main
Yield Stress
36. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs
Heat Pump
Building Code
Circuit Breaker
Cast in Place Concrete
37. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Moment Arm
Load Bearing Wall
Construction Documents
Force
38. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
Cast in Place Concrete
U-factor
Low Slope Roof
Charette
39. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code
Stress
Pin Support
Zoning Ordinance
Building Code
40. Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by means of contrast - anomaly - or counterpoint
Angle of Repose
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Emphasis
Element of Design
41. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes
Duration
Exit
Distribution Panel
EPDM
42. The pipe from the water main or other supply to the water-distributing pipes
Load
Continuous Beam
Water Service
Serviceability
43. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Keystone
Ducts
Lintel
Grade Beam
44. Deformation under stress
Building Code
Strain
Siding
Design Load
45. Consideration of the solar orientation of a building based on the relative position of the sun in order to purposely increase or decrease the amount of light or heat transferred to the building
Solar Orientation
Ground
Texture
Live Load
46. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system
Vent Pipe
Insulation
Decking
Weight
47. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Decking
Ducts
Spread Footing
Drainage System
48. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey
Coniferous
Construction Survey
Seismic Load
Plumbing Fixture
49. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle
Line
Prevailing Winds
Low Impact Development
Individual Sewage Disposal System
50. The professional engineering society representing the field of civil engineering and others working in the civil engineering field
Drainage System
Span
Construction Type
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)