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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110






2. A sloping roof






3. The vertical distance from the datum to the line of sight of the instrument






4. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe






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






6. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit






7. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service






8. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities






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






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






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






12. A change in the shape of a structure or structural member caused by a load or force acting on the structure






13. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation






14. A force that acts along the longitudinal axis of a structural member. Axial tension causes elongation of the member. Axial compression causes shortening of the member






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






16. An instrument used to measure electric power






17. Deformation under stress






18. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction






19. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling






20. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way






21. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point






22. Entrance or means to enter






23. The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next






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






25. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations






26. 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






27. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe






28. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles






29. The tendency of a force to rotate an object about point P. It is equal to the product of the magnitude of the force acting on the object and the perpendicular distance from the point P to the force






30. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way






31. The exterior face of a building






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






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






34. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys






35. The professional engineering society representing the field of civil engineering and others working in the civil engineering field






36. An electrical connection to the earth






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






38. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose






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






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






41. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system






42. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements






43. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet






44. 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






45. A legal request by a property owner to allow a modification from a standard or a requirement in the zoning code






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






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






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






49. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology






50. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two perpendicular directions and rotation is restricted. A fixed support provides two perpendicular reaction forces and a reaction moment when the member is loaded