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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor






2. Material - such as boards or shingles - used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building






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






4. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building






5. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product






6. A prop for preventing sinking or sagging (noun). To support by a shore (transitive verb)






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way






13. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together






14. Material used to restrict the flow of heat - cold - or sound from one surface to another






15. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption






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






17. An instrument used to measure electric power






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home






23. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way






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






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






26. A factor intended to compensate for uncertainties in design and analysis by reducing the theoretical strength of a member for use in design






27. The period of time over which rain is measured. For example in the case of annual rainfall measurements - the duration is one year






28. The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Force per unit area






36. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed






37. Two horizontal cross wires that are equidistant from the center crosshair in the sight






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






39. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads






40. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds






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






42. Entrances or a means to enter






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






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






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






46. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used






47. Deformation under stress






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






49. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period






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