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Civil Engineering Architecture

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






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






3. The applied load determined by the required load combinations






4. 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






5. The weight of the building or building components






6. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal






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






8. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure






9. That portion of the means-of-egress system that leads from any occupied portion in a building or structure to an exit






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






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






12. A plot of the shear force in a beam versus the position along the axis of the beam






13. A single beam that is supported by more than two supports such that it has at least two distinct spans






14. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system






15. Exits or a way out






16. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system






17. 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






18. Exits or a way out






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings






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






24. A fitting that is used to control the flow of fluid or gas






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






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






27. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers






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






29. Concrete into which steel reinforcing bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction






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






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






32. A selected storm event - described in terms of the probability of occurring once within a given number of years - for which drainage or flood control improvements are designed and built






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






34. An electrical connection to the earth






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






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






37. An electrical connection to the earth






38. The area of floor or roof representing the surface area from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to a supporting structural member






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






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






41. The tendency of a force to rotate an object about point P. It is equal to the product of the magnitude of the force acting on the object and the perpendicular distance from the point P to the force






42. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections






43. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures






44. Deformation under stress






45. The load carrying capacity of a structural member






46. A legal request by a property owner to allow a modification from a standard or a requirement in the zoning code






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






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






49. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure






50. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete