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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






2. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil






3. Water free from impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological effects and conforming to the regulations of the public health authority having jurisdiction






4. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug






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






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






7. An electrical connection to the earth






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






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






10. A wide shallow footing usually constructed of reinforced concrete






11. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure






12. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building






13. 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






14. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs.






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






16. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads






17. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations






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






19. An electrical connection to the earth






20. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country






21. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete






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






23. A basic visual component or building block of designed objects






24. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons






25. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product






26. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)






27. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground






28. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs






29. 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






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






31. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure






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






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






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






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






36. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose






37. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system






38. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing






39. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects






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 diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external constraints and forces acting upon it and all geometric measurements necessary to model the body






42. A principle where some graphic elements are repeated throughout the entire design






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






44. 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






45. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor






46. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home






47. The maximum angle of a stable slope of a granular material determined by friction - cohesion - and the shapes of the soil particles






48. One who is involved in or affected by a course of action






49. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it






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