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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together
Foundation
Top Plate
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Stack
2. Energy radiated or transmitted as rays or waves - in the form of particles`
Trap
Drainage Fixture Unit
Radiant Heat
Form
3. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening
Lintel
Repetition
Thermal Conduction
Egress
4. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
Exit
EPDM
Storm Sewer
Brownfield
5. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Load
Single-ply Membrane
Caisson
6. Force per unit area
Siding
Foundation
Fa
Stress
7. One who is involved in or affected by a course of action
Drain
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Hybrid
Stakeholder
8. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material
Potable Water
Lavatory
Repetition
Square
9. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Building Code
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Simple Beam
Valve
10. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Circuit
Moment Diagram
Drainage Fixture Unit
Electric Meter
11. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires
Circuit Breaker
Liquid Limit
Rod Intercept
Potable Water
12. A device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating - ventilating - and air-conditioning (HVAC) system
Space
Decking
Elevated Floor
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
13. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Universal Design
Built-up-Roof
Foundation
Architect
14. 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
Ground
Easement
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Design Storm
15. Any vertical line of soil - waste - vent - or inside conductor piping that extends through at least one story
Stack
Beam Analysis
Plastic Limit
Sill
16. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source
Vernacular Architecture
Storm Sewer
Initial Point
Circuit
17. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings
Architect
Munincipality
Square
Open Web Steel Joist
18. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country
Exit Access
Prevailing Winds
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Construction Type
19. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Deep Foundation
Span
Concrete Masonry Unit
Value
20. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Top Plate
Internal Force
Span
Water Meter
21. A method of constructing concrete walls in which panels are cast and cured flat on a floor slab then tilted up into their final position
Compression Strength
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Tilt-up Construction
Return Period
22. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Insulation
Rod Intercept
Ducts
Fa
23. The aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue - lightness - and saturation for objects and hue - brightness - and saturation for light sources
Color
Load
Structural Efficency
Design Principles
24. An electrical connection to the earth
Ground
Low Impact Development
Exit
Ingress
25. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone
U-factor
Pressure Head
Concrete Masonry Unit
House Wrap
26. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like
Ingress
Stud
Coniferous
Square
27. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Property Survey
Water Heater
Invert Elevation
Load
28. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam
Moment Diagram
Rebar
Kip
Deciduous
29. Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form
Moment
Span
Vernacular Architecture
Rhythm
30. The elevation of the bottom of the inside of the pipe wall
Zoning Ordinance
Exit
Construction Type
Invert Elevation
31. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure
Wind Load
Decking
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Fine Grained Soil
32. The edge or contour of a shape
Aesthetics
Ballast
Line
Mat (Raft) Foundation
33. 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
Line
Distribution Panel
Building Code
Finish Grade
34. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two directions but rotation is not restricted. A pin support provides two perpendicular reaction forces when the member is loaded`
Plumbing Fixture
Pin Support
Arch
Egress
35. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation
Tributary Width
U-factor
Prevailing Winds
Pile
36. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point
Stability
Static Head
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Rainfall Intensity
37. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member
Height of Instrument
Pressure Head
Light Gauge Steel
Rainfall Intensity
38. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections
Girder
Stud
Topographic Survey
Column
39. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure
Plumbing Fixture
Water Closet
Precast Concrete
Space
40. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Drainage Fixture Unit
Vernacular Architecture
Datum
41. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete
Solar Orientation
Lavatory
Occupancy Category
Rebar
42. A fitting or device that provides a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through the trap
Exit Discharge
Allowable Strength
Cleanout
Trap
43. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Insulation
Voussoir
Force
Duration
44. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities
Statically Determinate Beam
Civil Engineer
Coniferous
Truss
45. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service
Storm Water Wetlands
Beam Analysis
Water Meter
Topographic Survey
46. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Movement
Shape
Grading
Statically Indeterminate Beam
47. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Fenestration
Statically Determinate Beam
Circuit Breaker
Drainage System
48. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building
Reinforced Concrete
Occupancy Category
Ducts
Plumbing Fixture
49. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor
Building Envelope
Outlet
Fine Grained Soil
Invert Elevation
50. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in only one direction and rotation is not restricted. A roller support provides one reaction force when the member is loaded
Roller (Rocker) Support
Stakeholder
Stadia
Coniferous
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