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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Ingress
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Truss
Rod Intercept
2. A floor that is above the level of the ground
Stadia
Sewage
U-factor
Elevated Floor
3. 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
Tributary Area
Masonry
Return Period
Invert Elevation
4. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations
Switch Leg
Differential Leveling
Beam Analysis
Fixed Support
5. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed
Foresight
Cast in Place Concrete
Occupant Load
Construction Documents
6. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Balance
Municipality
Construction Documents
Nominal Strength
7. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight
Fascia
Pattern
Load Bearing Wall
Pitched Roof
8. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Construction Type
Span
Heat Pump
Movement
9. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface
Duration
Riser
Decking
Strength
10. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Sill
Brownfield
Load
Grade Beam
11. A sloping roof
Sill
Pitched Roof
Statically Determinate Beam
Outlet
12. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete
Rebar
Fa
Drainage System
Height of Instrument
13. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam
Built-up-Roof
Switch Leg
Distribution Panel
Moment Diagram
14. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish
Underlayment
Circuit Breaker
Allowable Strength
Plastic Limit
15. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system
Vent Pipe
Municipality
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Reinforced Concrete
16. The vertical distance from the datum to the line of sight of the instrument
Circuit Breaker
Circuit
Height of Instrument
Strength
17. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption
Serviceability
Kip
Source Reduction
Yield Stress
18. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Shallow Foundation
Building Envelope
Span
19. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening
Dead Load
Lateral Load
Lintel
Fa
20. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air
Live Load
Foundation
Field Notes
Thermal Convection
21. A grid of steel wires or bars welded together at all points of intersection to form an open mat. The fabric is designated by the size of the grid (spacing of the wires) in inches followed by numbers indicating the gauge of the wire in each direction
Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Subfloor
Source Reduction
Load Path
22. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length
Liquid Limit
Wind Load
Reinforced Concrete
Beam
23. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof
Differential Leveling
Cleanout
Single-ply Membrane
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
24. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Bearing Walls
Drainage System
Property Survey
Height of Instrument
25. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression
Storm Sewer
Footing
Stack
Arch
26. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Sewage
Drainage System
Municipality
Bearing Walls
27. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey
Load
Pile
Construction Survey
Emphasis
28. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Light Gauge Steel
Vernacular Architecture
Free-body Diagram
Ground
29. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface
Shear Force
Occupant Load
Land Surveying
Continuous Beam
30. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Bench Mark
Exit Discharge
Water Meter
Sewage
31. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight
Exit Discharge
Fine Grained Soil
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Voussoir
32. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric
Value
Texture
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Free-body Diagram
33. A pipe - normally underground - that carries wastewater and refuse
Low Slope Roof
Sewer
Closure Error
Egress
34. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building
Internal Force
Building Envelope
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Cleanout
35. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
Distribution Panel
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Yield Stress
36. A force that acts along the longitudinal axis of a structural member. Axial tension causes elongation of the member. Axial compression causes shortening of the member
Beam Analysis
Exit Discharge
Axial Force
Design Storm
37. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Moment Arm
Zoning Ordinance
Electric Meter
Voussoir
38. A storm water management approach that uses green space - native landscaping - and techniques that mimic a site's pre-development water cycle
Decking
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Building Code
Low Impact Development
39. The capacity of a structure to resist the effects of loads
Brownfield
EPDM
Compression Strength
Strength
40. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Statically Indeterminate Beam
U-factor
Drainage Fixture Unit
41. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Compression Strength
Rod Intercept
Light Gauge Steel
Hot Water
42. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
Civil Engineer
Charette
Kip
Bench Mark
43. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled
Tributary Area
Civil Engineer
Siding
Switch Leg
44. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area
Exit Discharge
Shape
Drainage Fixture Unit
Elevated Floor
45. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service
Prevailing Winds
Water Meter
Outlet
Heat Pump
46. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring
Moment Diagram
Watt
Subfloor
Heat Pump
47. Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form
Drainage Fixture Unit
Differential Leveling
Building Code
Rhythm
48. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Solar Orientation
Building Code
Felt
Siding
49. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material
Cast in Place Concrete
Beam
Form
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
50. A method of designing structural elements such that the allowable strength is greater than or equal to the strength necessary to support the required load combinations
Ponding
Statically Determinate Beam
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Moment
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