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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond
Ponding
Pitched Roof
Rhythm
Drainage System
2. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization
Curtain Wall
Stability
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Nonpotable Water
3. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Ingress
R-value
Egress
Felt
4. A soil that displays a good representation of all particle sizes. For instance - well-graded sand will contain a fairly even distribution of coarse - medium - and fine sand
Impervious
Compression Strength
Well Graded
Built-up-Roof
5. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall
Sole Plate
Circuit
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Circuit Breaker
6. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam
Prevailing Winds
Serviceability
Ponding
Moment Diagram
7. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material
Form
Watt
Shear Force
Plane Survey
8. That portion of the means-of-egress system that leads from any occupied portion in a building or structure to an exit
Ducts
Exit Access
Distribution Panel
Valve
9. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
Occupancy Group
Charette
EPDM
Building Code
10. 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
Form
Water Closet
Liquid Limit
Mat (Raft) Foundation
11. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor
Axial Force
Allowable Strength
Stud
Sewage
12. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities
Sewage
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Civil Engineer
13. made up of members from the architectural registration boards of the 50 states. Its primary function is to maintain records for state boards - architects - and interns
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Egress
Munincipality
Force
14. Removal of groundwater or surface water - or of water from structures - by gravity or pumping
Insulation
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Drainage
Occupancy Group
15. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys
Setback
Texture
Property Survey
Shape
16. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons
Exit Discharge
Column
Brownfield
Grade Beam
17. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
Plasticity Limit
Geodetic Survey
Variance
Backsight
18. Entrances or a means to enter
Pin Support
Circuit Breaker
Load
Ingress
19. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Exit Discharge
Ballast
Architect
Caisson
20. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed
Allowable Strength
Caisson
Bench Mark
Seismic Load
21. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure
ABET
Precast Concrete
Truss
Charette
22. A permanent shallow pool of diverted rainwater that incorporates wetland plants. Pollutants are removed through settling and biological activity
Moment Arm
Masonry
Storm Water Wetlands
Vernacular Architecture
23. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures
Vernacular Architecture
Setback
Foundation
Drainage System
24. 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
Unity
Distribution Panel
Fenestration
EPDM
25. A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch
Drainage
Keystone
Stadia
Circuit
26. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support
Color
Simple Beam
Plasticity Limit
Pattern
27. The reading on a rod held at a point whose elevation is to be determined
Electric Meter
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Foresight
Circuit Breaker
28. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`
Grading
Stud
Elevated Floor
Column
29. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Geodetic Survey
Drainage System
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Ballast
30. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Distribution Panel
Vent Pipe
Rebar
Building Code
31. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Simple Beam
Compression Strength
Form
Impervious
32. The starting point for a survey
Outlet
Drain
Initial Point
Field Notes
33. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Drainage Fixture Unit
Sustainability
Thermal Conduction
Property Survey
34. The applied load determined by the required load combinations
Tributary Width
Design Storm
Heat Loss
Design Load
35. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Post and Lintel Construction
Water Meter
Cleanout
Span
36. Incapable of being penetrated
Low Slope Roof
Duration
Impervious
Field Notes
37. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity
Spread Footing
Egress
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Electric Meter
38. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Potable Water
Top Plate
39. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads
Pattern
Strain
Heat Loss
Floor Joists
40. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution
Sole Plate
Sewage
Stability
Circuit Breaker
41. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Column
Load Path
Design Temperature Differential
Curtain Wall
42. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure
Stability
Land Surveying
Bearing Walls
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
43. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials
Sheathing
Topographic Survey
Deciduous
Pitched Roof
44. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch
Built-up-Roof
Plumbing Fixture
Building Envelope
Fenestration
45. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Ingress
Solar Orientation
Moment Arm
46. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat
Element of Design
Ingress
R-value
Heat Loss
47. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Elevation
Munincipality
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Outlet
48. The elevation of the bottom of the inside of the pipe wall
Building Code
Footing
Building Code
Invert Elevation
49. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish
Balance
Tensile Strength
Axial Force
Underlayment
50. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like
Ground
Coniferous
Foundation
Ducts
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