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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. A prop for preventing sinking or sagging (noun). To support by a shore (transitive verb)
Munincipality
Poorly Graded
Column
Shore
2. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring
Reinforced Concrete
Statically Determinate Beam
Foundation
Subfloor
3. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Column
Voussoir
Span
Beam
4. Concrete that is poured in its final location
Ballast
Element of Design
Shear Force
Cast in Place Concrete
5. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Property Survey
Span
Structural Engineer
6. A selected storm event - described in terms of the probability of occurring once within a given number of years - for which drainage or flood control improvements are designed and built
Design Storm
Insulation
Exit Discharge
Compression Strength
7. A user-friendly approach to design in the living environment where people of any culture - age - size - weight - race - gender - and ability can experience an environment that promotes their health - safety - and welfare today and in the future
Universal Design
Nonpotable Water
Grading
Munincipality
8. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities
Finish Grade
Civil Engineer
Underlayment
Plane Survey
9. 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
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Drain
Truss
Color
10. 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
Shore
Building Envelope
Soil Pipe
Moment
11. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads
Force
Rafter
Lateral Load
Live Load
12. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Foundation
Rod Intercept
Tilt-up Construction
Berm
13. 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
Plasticity Index
Liquid Limit
Column
Beam Analysis
14. The applied load determined by the required load combinations
Construction Survey
Design Load
Siding
Deflection
15. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat
R-value
Hybrid
Water Closet
Foresight
16. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling
Low Slope Roof
Foundation
Shore
Heat Pump
17. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Occupant Load
Spread Footing
Deflection
18. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Drainage Fixture Unit
Distribution Panel
Rod Intercept
Aesthetics
19. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch
Built-up-Roof
Drainage System
Subfloor
Header
20. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Built-up-Roof
Sheathing
Serviceability
Construction Documents
21. A permanent shallow pool of diverted rainwater that incorporates wetland plants. Pollutants are removed through settling and biological activity
Span
Storm Water Wetlands
Distribution Panel
Voussoir
22. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Safety Factor
Vent Pipe
Movement
Precast Concrete
23. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements
Sewer
Footing
Differential Leveling
Contrast
24. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it
Column
Watt
Pressure Head
Sustainability
25. Exits or a way out
Tilt-up Construction
Pressure Head
Egress
Beam
26. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings
Pile
Open Web Steel Joist
Element of Design
Internal Force
27. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Tensile Strength
Element of Design
Decking
House Wrap
28. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building
Wind Load
Fenestration
Occupancy Group
Occupancy Category
29. A fitting that is used to control the flow of fluid or gas
Valve
Pile
Vernacular Architecture
Impervious
30. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air
Sewage
Plasticity Limit
Thermal Convection
Civil Engineer
31. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things
Water Distributing Pipe
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Hybrid
Ducts
32. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Valve
Universal Design
Coarse Grained Soil
Top Plate
33. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
Stakeholder
Stability
Fine Grained Soil
Charette
34. A soil that does not contain a good representation of all particle sizes. A poorly graded soil may contain a narrow range of particle sizes (uniformly graded) or may not contain one or more ranges of particle sizes (gap graded)
Construction Type
Poorly Graded
Vernacular Architecture
Load
35. An electrical connection to the earth
Water Distributing Pipe
Civil Engineer
Compression Strength
Ground
36. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Drainage System
Ground
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Moment Diagram
37. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length
Wind Load
Load Bearing Wall
Column
Beam
38. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Voussoir
Seismic Load
Internal Force
Sewage
39. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
Ponding
Span
Geodetic Survey
Vernacular Architecture
40. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code
Charette
Ground
Zoning Ordinance
Wind Load
41. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like
Elevated Floor
Coniferous
Tributary Width
Ducts
42. An agent that causes stress in an object
Drainage
Tributary Width
Movement
Force
43. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation
Backsight
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Lavatory
Plumbing Fixture
44. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another
Vernacular Architecture
Easement
Floor Joists
Spread Footing
45. A method of constructing concrete walls in which panels are cast and cured flat on a floor slab then tilted up into their final position
Municipality
Tilt-up Construction
Property Survey
Force
46. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation
Arch
Concrete Masonry Unit
Circuit Breaker
Pile
47. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond
Serviceability
Ponding
Moment Diagram
Ground
48. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support
Simple Beam
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Field Notes
Deflection
49. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Column
House Wrap
Siding
Ground
50. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically
Rafter
Column
Header
Yield Stress
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