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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material
Square
Datum
Circuit Breaker
Water Distributing Pipe
2. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam
Shear Force
Serviceability
Angle of Repose
Texture
3. An instrument used to measure electric power
Switch Leg
Electric Meter
Equilibrium
Construction Survey
4. Incapable of being penetrated
Impervious
Texture
Tensile Strength
Shear Diagram
5. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor
Construction Documents
Impervious
Sustainability
Building Envelope
6. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction
Drainage
Stud
EPDM
Foundation
7. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system
Switch Leg
Load Bearing Wall
Drain
ABET
8. Entrances or a means to enter
Footing
Precast Concrete
Trap
Ingress
9. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution
Beam
Element of Design
Construction Survey
Sewage
10. 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
Hybrid
Drain
Free-body Diagram
Egress
11. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field
Concrete Masonry Unit
Stress
Internal Force
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
12. The exterior face of a building
Allowable Strength
Single-ply Membrane
Fa
Distribution Panel
13. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys
Property Survey
Pressure Head
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Non-Load Bearing Wall
14. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed
Occupant Load
Girder
Initial Point
Plumbing Fixture
15. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed
Header
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Deep Foundation
Bench Mark
16. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building
Structural Engineer
Line
Reinforced Concrete
Value
17. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support
Egress
Construction Type
Curtain Wall
Simple Beam
18. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Stack
Drainage Fixture Unit
Distribution Panel
Hybrid
19. A permanent shallow pool of diverted rainwater that incorporates wetland plants. Pollutants are removed through settling and biological activity
Storm Water Wetlands
Balance
Slab-on-Grade
Keystone
20. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Top Plate
Axial Force
Compression Strength
Roller (Rocker) Support
21. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities
Civil Engineer
Design Load
Pile
Span
22. The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or elements in a design or composition
Balance
Arch
Pattern
Bench Mark
23. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation
Sustainability
Building Code
Pile
Floor Joists
24. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure
Axial Force
Structural Efficency
Bearing Walls
Height of Instrument
25. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
EPDM
Cleanout
Occupant Load
Poorly Graded
26. 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
Munincipality
Heat Pump
Plastic Limit
Serviceability
27. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall
Shallow Foundation
Civil Engineer
Space
Thermal Convection
28. Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by means of contrast - anomaly - or counterpoint
Exit Discharge
Emphasis
Datum
Building Envelope
29. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way
Design Storm
Exit Discharge
Structural Engineer
Tensile Strength
30. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology
Closure Error
Simple Beam
ABET
Rebar
31. Entrances or a means to enter
Span
Fa
Ingress
Sewer
32. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls
Stability
Sill
Aesthetics
Slab-on-Grade
33. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall
Load
Sole Plate
Fa
Repetition
34. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds
Kip
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Deflection
Sanitary Sewer
35. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way
Riser
Exit
Space
Fixed Support
36. An electrical connection to the earth
Liquid Limit
Kip
Distribution Panel
Ground
37. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Control Survey
Drainage Fixture Unit
Finish Grade
Pin Support
38. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
Continuous Beam
Rhythm
Line
Footing
39. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Ducts
Zoning Ordinance
Poorly Graded
Sustainability
40. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Load
Water Meter
Compression Strength
Occupancy Category
41. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used
Bearing Walls
Grading
Drainage Fixture Unit
Occupancy Group
42. Entrance or means to enter
Foresight
Brownfield
Bench Mark
Ingress
43. A pipe that conveys sewage containing fecal matter to the building drain or building sewer
Header
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Soil Pipe
ABET
44. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two perpendicular directions and rotation is restricted. A fixed support provides two perpendicular reaction forces and a reaction moment when the member is loaded
Occupant Load
Strain
Felt
Fixed Support
45. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Construction Documents
Decking
Variance
Pin Support
46. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air
Thermal Convection
Rod Intercept
Live Load
Beam Analysis
47. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Closure Error
Water Closet
Stack
48. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads
Cleanout
Rafter
Occupancy Category
Sewage
49. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
U-factor
Geodetic Survey
Ingress
Water Closet
50. A complete record of all measurements made during the survey with sketches and narration - where necessary - to clarify the notes
Occupant Load
Deflection
Field Notes
Return Period
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