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Civil Engineering Architecture

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






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






3. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall






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






5. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another






6. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls






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






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






9. Surveys for which the curvature of the Earth is ignored and measurements are treated as if taken on a plane surface






10. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point






11. The edge or contour of a shape






12. 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






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






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






15. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs






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






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






18. An instrument used to measure electric power






19. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement






20. 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 fai






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






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






23. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length






24. The load carrying capacity of a structural member






25. Exit or a way out






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






27. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue






28. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material






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






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






31. Soil in which 50 percent or more - by weight - of the soil is retained on the Number 200 sieve. In other words - 50 percent or more of the sample is composed of sand and/or gravel






32. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant






33. A sloping roof






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






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






36. 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






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






38. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil






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






40. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil






41. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations






42. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys






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






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






45. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one story or more to carry water to fixtures






46. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption






47. Water at a temperature greater than or equal to 110






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






49. Soil in which more than 50 percent - by weight - of the soil passes the Number 200 sieve. In other words - more than 50 percent of the soil is composed of silt and/or clay






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