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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project






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






3. A force that is internal to structural elements and is needed to determine the material stress and strain






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






5. A wide shallow footing usually constructed of reinforced concrete






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






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






8. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight






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






10. A permanent shallow pool of diverted rainwater that incorporates wetland plants. Pollutants are removed through settling and biological activity






11. Brickwork - concrete block work - and stonework






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






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






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






15. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat






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






17. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings






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






19. Concrete that is poured in its final location






20. 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






21. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service






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






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






24. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening






25. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move






26. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole






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






28. Exits or a way out






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






30. A method of constructing concrete walls in which panels are cast and cured flat on a floor slab then tilted up into their final position






31. 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






32. 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






33. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes






34. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds






35. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit






36. 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






37. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey






38. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption






39. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch






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






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






42. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface






43. Deformation under stress






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






45. 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






46. An agent that causes stress in an object






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






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






49. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point






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