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Civil Engineering Architecture
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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
Unity
Property Survey
Plastic Limit
Statically Determinate Beam
2. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Unity
Span
Movement
Nonpotable Water
3. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure
Bearing Walls
Building Code
Decking
Property Survey
4. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Top Plate
Water Heater
Prevailing Winds
Well Graded
5. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Square
Allowable Strength
Deep Foundation
Stability
6. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation
Pile
Tributary Width
Spread Footing
Outlet
7. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Single-ply Membrane
Egress
Watt
8. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight
Load Bearing Wall
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Decking
Drain
9. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste
Trap
Differential Leveling
Aesthetics
Ponding
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
Cleanout
U-factor
Masonry
Footing
11. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air
Source Reduction
Finish Grade
Aesthetics
Thermal Convection
12. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling
Roller (Rocker) Support
Seismic Load
Stadia
Heat Pump
13. Incapable of being penetrated
Drain
Post and Lintel Construction
Nominal Strength
Impervious
14. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof
Berm
Single-ply Membrane
Outlet
Rainfall Intensity
15. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Beam
Construction Documents
Low Impact Development
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
Plastic Limit
Pressure Head
Reinforced Concrete
Insulation
17. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities
Equilibrium
Civil Engineer
Seismic Load
House Wrap
18. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes
Fixed Support
Closure Error
EPDM
Switch Leg
19. The edge or contour of a shape
Potable Water
Vernacular Architecture
Line
Fenestration
20. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations
Potable Water
Load
Subfloor
Beam Analysis
21. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls
Shear Diagram
Keystone
Sill
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
22. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth
Foresight
Nonpotable Water
Berm
Drainage
23. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall
Shallow Foundation
Column
Exit Access
Pitched Roof
24. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Compression Strength
Storm Water Wetlands
Charette
Stack
25. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Determinate Beam
Occupancy Group
Sill
Construction Type
26. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials
R-value
Sheathing
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Liquid Limit
27. A pipe that carries water from the service to the point of use
Cleanout
Field Notes
Shear Force
Water Distributing Pipe
28. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object
Elevation
Architect
Grading
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
29. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam
Shore
Axial Force
Shear Force
Municipality
30. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall
Sole Plate
Soil Pipe
Column
Non-Load Bearing 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
Form
Shallow Foundation
Concrete
Circuit
32. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Construction Documents
Switch Leg
Felt
Simple Beam
33. Any vertical line of soil - waste - vent - or inside conductor piping that extends through at least one story
Stack
Topographic Survey
Drain
Vent Pipe
34. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction
Pile
Shape
Stud
Plumbing Fixture
35. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure
Slab-on-Grade
Precast Concrete
Low Impact Development
Static Head
36. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system
Lintel
Emphasis
Height of Instrument
Drain
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
Lavatory
Construction Documents
Fenestration
Riser
38. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement
Exit Discharge
Water Closet
Potable Water
Thermal Convection
39. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Tributary Area
Truss
Foresight
40. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Cleanout
Stakeholder
Design Storm
Outlet
41. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another
Easement
Rod Intercept
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Water Meter
42. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water
Sanitary Sewer
Stress
Circuit
Plane Survey
43. A prop for preventing sinking or sagging (noun). To support by a shore (transitive verb)
Balance
Nominal Strength
Top Plate
Shore
44. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric
Sanitary Sewer
Storm Water Wetlands
Texture
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
45. Removal of groundwater or surface water - or of water from structures - by gravity or pumping
Coarse Grained Soil
Bench Mark
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Drainage
46. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution
Fine Grained Soil
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Sewage
House Wrap
47. A floor that is above the level of the ground
Elevated Floor
Ducts
Pressure Head
Wind Load
48. A solid - hard material produced by combining Portland cement - aggregates - sand - water and sometimes additional mixtures
Concrete
ABET
Rhythm
Charette
49. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
Lavatory
Shape
Invert Elevation
Footing
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
Civil Engineer
Heat Loss
Tributary Width
Insulation
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