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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. The sole agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture in the United States
Circuit
Internal Force
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
2. Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form
Thermal Conduction
Concrete Masonry Unit
Rhythm
Siding
3. A heavy material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight
Force
Ballast
Shear Diagram
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
4. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like
Bench Mark
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Floor Joists
Coniferous
5. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation
Backsight
Fascia
Duration
Serviceability
6. Force per unit area
Span
Stress
Duration
Architect
7. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point
Plasticity Index
Static Head
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Movement
8. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building
ABET
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Switch Leg
Rhythm
9. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Load
Drainage System
Footing
Source Reduction
10. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Topographic Survey
Deep Foundation
Construction Type
Building Code
11. Concrete that is poured in its final location
Cast in Place Concrete
Load Path
Construction Documents
Serviceability
12. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Munincipality
Underlayment
Wind Load
Land Surveying
13. Water free from impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological effects and conforming to the regulations of the public health authority having jurisdiction
Potable Water
Serviceability
Initial Point
Slab-on-Grade
14. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Texture
Cleanout
Grade Beam
Architect
15. 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
Duration
Light Gauge Steel
Ponding
Design Temperature Differential
16. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Hybrid
Sanitary Sewer
Voussoir
17. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source
Stability
Stadia
Egress
Circuit
18. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures
Setback
Plastic Limit
ABET
Finish Grade
19. 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
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Footing
Solar Orientation
Sewer
20. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials
Sheathing
Seismic Load
Load
Stability
21. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Free-body Diagram
Drainage System
Deep Foundation
Construction Documents
22. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Backsight
Element of Design
Pile
Fa
23. The area of floor or roof representing the surface area from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to a supporting structural member
Valve
Tributary Width
Main
Tributary Area
24. The elevation of the bottom of the inside of the pipe wall
Switch Leg
Column
Field Notes
Invert Elevation
25. 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
Pile
Form
Color
Well Graded
26. The applied load determined by the required load combinations
Building Code
Design Load
Masonry
Control Survey
27. 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
Water Distributing Pipe
Simple Beam
Well Graded
Mat (Raft) Foundation
28. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support
Berm
Simple Beam
Strength
Bench Mark
29. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Riser
Construction Documents
Ballast
Fa
30. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Initial Point
Curtain Wall
Wind Load
Fine Grained Soil
31. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys
Slab-on-Grade
Civil Engineer
Control Survey
Structural Engineer
32. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Plasticity Index
Siding
Span
Keystone
33. An electrical connection to the earth
Occupancy Group
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Internal Force
Ground
34. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Sewage
Contrast
Plastic Limit
Light Gauge Steel
35. A complete record of all measurements made during the survey with sketches and narration - where necessary - to clarify the notes
Safety Factor
Duration
Field Notes
Fenestration
36. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Plumbing Fixture
Valve
Movement
Texture
37. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure
Return Period
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Liquid Limit
Wind Load
38. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area
Texture
Subfloor
Water Heater
Shape
39. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
ABET
Open Web Steel Joist
Foundation
Built-up-Roof
40. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed
Bench Mark
Simple Beam
Coniferous
Ponding
41. 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)
Fa
Poorly Graded
Contrast
Universal Design
42. Material used to restrict the flow of heat - cold - or sound from one surface to another
Watt
Geodetic Survey
Shear Force
Insulation
43. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening
Lintel
Safety Factor
Subfloor
Ground
44. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Cleanout
Drainage Fixture Unit
Shear Diagram
Concrete Masonry Unit
45. 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
Fixed Support
Static Head
Variance
Land Surveying
46. A condition of a frame or structure in which a slight disturbance in the loads or geometry of the structure does not produce large displacements or failure
Wind Load
Building Code
Ballast
Stability
47. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Yield Stress
Electric Meter
Load Path
48. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things
Occupancy Category
Egress
Sanitary Sewer
Hybrid
49. 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`
Pin Support
Design Storm
Truss
Heat Loss
50. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface
Siding
Decking
Ducts
Movement