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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. The state or quality of being combined into one - as the ordering of elements in an artistic work that constitutes a harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect






2. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition






3. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure






4. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system






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






6. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation






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






8. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight






9. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste






10. A measure of the heat transmission through a building part (as a wall or window) or a given thickness of a material (as insulation) with lower numbers indicating better insulating properties






11. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air






12. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling






13. Incapable of being penetrated






14. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof






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






16. The minimum moisture content at which the soil can be rolled into a thread one-eighth of an inch in diameter without crumbling and is determined by trial and error






17. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities






18. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes






19. The edge or contour of a shape






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






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






22. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth






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






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






25. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations






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






27. A pipe that carries water from the service to the point of use






28. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object






29. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam






30. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall






31. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source






32. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials






33. Any vertical line of soil - waste - vent - or inside conductor piping that extends through at least one story






34. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction






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






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






37. All areas (including the frames) in the building envelope that let in light - including windows - plastic panels - clerestories - skylights - glass doors that are more than one-half glass - and glass block walls. A skylight is a fenestration surface






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






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






40. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe






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






42. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water






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






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






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






46. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution






47. A floor that is above the level of the ground






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






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






50. The width of floor or roof along the length of a beam - measured perpendicular to the beam - representing the portion of surface from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to that beam






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