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Civil Engineering Architecture

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1. 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






2. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code






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






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






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






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






7. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric






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






9. 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






10. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface






11. 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






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






13. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures






14. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal






15. 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






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






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






18. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in only one direction and rotation is not restricted. A roller support provides one reaction force when the member is loaded






19. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers






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






21. A number that indicates the portion of rainwater that will be discharged by a particular surface






22. The relative lightness or darkness of a color






23. Force per unit area






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






25. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`






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






27. A pipe - normally underground - that carries wastewater and refuse






28. The elevation of the bottom of the inside of the pipe wall






29. 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






30. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country






31. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external constraints and forces acting upon it and all geometric measurements necessary to model the body






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






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






34. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires






35. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system






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






37. Removal of groundwater or surface water - or of water from structures - by gravity or pumping






38. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish






39. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled






40. The exterior face of a building






41. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building






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






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






44. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically






45. A unit of measure of power






46. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam






47. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology






48. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system






49. The length of time - on average - over which an event (or an event of greater magnitude) is expected to occur not more than one time. For example - a Category 3 hurricane may have a return period of 100 years - which means that a Category 3 hurricane






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







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