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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Valve
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Poorly Graded
Sill
2. Exits or a way out
Watt
Closure Error
Strength
Egress
3. 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
Heat Loss
Curtain Wall
Water Distributing Pipe
4. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation
Load
Easement
Pile
Stud
5. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose
Seismic Load
Grading
Circuit
Deep Foundation
6. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings
Open Web Steel Joist
Drainage Fixture Unit
Roller (Rocker) Support
Footing
7. A unit of measure of power
Girder
Watt
Subfloor
Moment Arm
8. 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
Vent Pipe
Tensile Strength
Return Period
Ground
9. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water
Floor Joists
ABET
Sanitary Sewer
Hybrid
10. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Roller (Rocker) Support
Bearing Walls
Egress
Voussoir
11. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom
Value
Ingress
Lavatory
Shore
12. The sole agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture in the United States
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Grading
Easement
Single-ply Membrane
13. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle
Continuous Beam
Field Notes
Low Impact Development
Shallow Foundation
14. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure
Cleanout
Structural Engineer
Internal Force
Bearing Walls
15. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building
Voussoir
Live Load
Ducts
Municipality
16. A pipe that carries water from the service to the point of use
Water Distributing Pipe
Dead Load
Drainage Fixture Unit
Individual Sewage Disposal System
17. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material
Design Principles
Plastic Limit
Form
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
18. Force per unit area
Grading
Vernacular Architecture
Architect
Stress
19. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Poorly Graded
Municipality
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Elevated Floor
20. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects
Element of Design
Axial Force
Precast Concrete
Rhythm
21. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Stud
Construction Type
Curtain Wall
Mat (Raft) Foundation
22. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Bench Mark
Load
Rebar
Fenestration
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
Circuit
Sustainability
Low Slope Roof
Mat (Raft) Foundation
24. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used
Compression Strength
Rafter
Occupancy Group
Construction Type
25. A force that is internal to structural elements and is needed to determine the material stress and strain
Internal Force
Rebar
Grading
Continuous Beam
26. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`
Sheathing
Grading
Construction Type
Rhythm
27. Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by means of contrast - anomaly - or counterpoint
Emphasis
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Ducts
Open Web Steel Joist
28. An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and whose tops meet in the center
Space
Fenestration
Dome
Low Impact Development
29. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements
Contrast
Pitched Roof
Construction Type
Return Period
30. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Serviceability
Span
Pattern
31. The load carrying capacity of a structural member
Construction Type
Dead Load
Potable Water
Nominal Strength
32. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Column
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
U-factor
Truss
33. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another
Thermal Convection
Yield Stress
Easement
Switch Leg
34. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure
Value
Spread Footing
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Masonry
35. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone
Sole Plate
Low Slope Roof
Concrete Masonry Unit
Reinforced Concrete
36. Two horizontal cross wires that are equidistant from the center crosshair in the sight
Compression Strength
Stadia
Header
Drainage System
37. A box in which the wires from the meter are connected to individual circuit breakers - which are connected to separate circuits for distribution to various locations throughout the building
Spread Footing
Distribution Panel
Cast in Place Concrete
Hot Water
38. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure
Stability
Lateral Load
Rhythm
Height of Instrument
39. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys
Geodetic Survey
Control Survey
Underlayment
Solar Orientation
40. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period
Invert Elevation
Rainfall Intensity
Static Head
Vent Pipe
41. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure
Watt
Sill
Wind Load
Ducts
42. One who is involved in or affected by a course of action
Stakeholder
Space
Berm
Valve
43. The minimum moisture content - expressed as a percentage of the oven dry soil weight - at which the soil will begin to flow when subjected to a small shearing force. The liquid limit is determined using a standard liquid limit device
Circuit
Load
Liquid Limit
Ingress
44. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall
Sole Plate
Aesthetics
Reinforced Concrete
Potable Water
45. Concrete into which steel reinforcing bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction
Reinforced Concrete
Seismic Load
Vernacular Architecture
Cleanout
46. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
House Wrap
Kip
Municipality
Deformation
47. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Vernacular Architecture
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Texture
Exit Access
48. The vertical distance from the datum to the line of sight of the instrument
Floor Joists
Height of Instrument
Load Bearing Wall
Water Closet
49. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Building Code
Footing
Strain
Architect
50. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Liquid Limit
Drainage Fixture Unit
Top Plate
Shore
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