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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement






2. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling






3. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






4. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug






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






6. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom






7. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials






8. A sloping roof






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






10. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads






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






12. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code






13. Incapable of being penetrated






14. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone






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






16. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials






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






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






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






20. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country






21. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object






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






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






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






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






26. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects






27. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure






28. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows






29. Deformation under stress






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






31. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole






32. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system






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






34. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system






35. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports






36. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression






37. Soil in which 50 percent or more - by weight - of the soil is retained on the Number 200 sieve. In other words - 50 percent or more of the sample is composed of sand and/or gravel






38. Brickwork - concrete block work - and stonework






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






40. A heavy material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight






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






42. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes






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






44. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste






45. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure






46. 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






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






48. The reading on a rod held at a point whose elevation is to be determined






49. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings






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