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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads






2. A method of designing structural elements such that the allowable strength is greater than or equal to the strength necessary to support the required load combinations






3. An electrical connection to the earth






4. An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and whose tops meet in the center






5. The relative lightness or darkness of a color






6. That portion of the means-of-egress system that leads from any occupied portion in a building or structure to an exit






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






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






9. 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






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






11. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure






12. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring






13. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds






14. A single beam that is supported by more than two supports such that it has at least two distinct spans






15. 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






16. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings






17. A force that is internal to structural elements and is needed to determine the material stress and strain






18. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)






19. All areas (including the frames) in the building envelope that let in light - including windows - plastic panels - clerestories - skylights - glass doors that are more than one-half glass - and glass block walls. A skylight is a fenestration surface






20. Entrance or means to enter






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






22. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure






23. A fitting or device that provides a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through the trap






24. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques






25. 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






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






27. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. The applied load determined by the required load combinations






36. The capacity of a structure to resist the effects of loads






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






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






39. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface






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






41. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source






42. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight






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






44. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall






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






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






47. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor






48. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure






49. The difference between the indoor temperature in winter and the outdoor design temperature in winter. The design temperature differential or design range is used in calculating the space heating requirements of a dwelling unit under the engineering-b






50. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed