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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes






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






3. 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






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






5. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs






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






7. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used






8. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation






9. Polyurethane foam sprayed in place on a low-slope roof then covered with a protective coating






10. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two directions but rotation is not restricted. A pin support provides two perpendicular reaction forces when the member is loaded`






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






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






13. The weight of the building or building components






14. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects






15. The aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue - lightness - and saturation for objects and hue - brightness - and saturation for light sources






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






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






18. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth






19. An artistic or decorative design - especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit






20. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil






21. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight






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






23. 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






24. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds






25. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor






26. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle






27. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons






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






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






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






31. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant






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






33. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation






34. 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






35. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length






36. A solid - hard material produced by combining Portland cement - aggregates - sand - water and sometimes additional mixtures






37. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things






38. The finish board covering the edges of rafters and eaves






39. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another






40. A concrete surface lying upon - and supported directly by - the ground beneath






41. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond






42. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






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






44. The state of a body such that the sum of all the external forces acting on the body equals zero and the sum of all external moments acting on the body equals zero






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






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






47. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support






48. An instrument used to measure electric power






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






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