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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface
Land Surveying
Kip
Main
Egress
2. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed
Bench Mark
Deep Foundation
Balance
Keystone
3. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building
Valve
Exit
Impervious
Structural Engineer
4. A soil that displays a good representation of all particle sizes. For instance - well-graded sand will contain a fairly even distribution of coarse - medium - and fine sand
Switch Leg
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Well Graded
Rainfall Intensity
5. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections
Girder
Low Slope Roof
Shallow Foundation
Ingress
6. Entrance or means to enter
Tensile Strength
Ingress
Shear Diagram
Hot Water
7. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Drainage System
Construction Type
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Drain
8. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Keystone
Distribution Panel
Strength
Drainage System
9. 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
Felt
Design Storm
Finish Grade
Foresight
10. 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`
Cleanout
Building Code
Pin Support
Serviceability
11. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement
Sill
Watt
Water Closet
Pattern
12. The plate placed at the bottom of a wall
Occupant Load
Tributary Area
Sole Plate
Deformation
13. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Lavatory
Building Code
Caisson
Dome
14. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Truss
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Potable Water
Thermal Convection
15. The energy needed to warm outside air leaking into a building through cracks around doors - windows - and other areas
Movement
Balance
Beam Analysis
Heat Loss
16. A factor intended to compensate for uncertainties in design and analysis by reducing the theoretical strength of a member for use in design
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Subfloor
Safety Factor
Foresight
17. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials
Berm
Tributary Width
Sheathing
Truss
18. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Load
Ground
Watt
Municipality
19. A wide shallow footing usually constructed of reinforced concrete
Easement
Simple Beam
Spread Footing
Pin Support
20. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling
Water Meter
Heat Pump
Coarse Grained Soil
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
21. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Truss
Runoff Coefficent
Initial Point
Load
22. made up of members from the architectural registration boards of the 50 states. Its primary function is to maintain records for state boards - architects - and interns
Fa
Felt
Sole Plate
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
23. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe
Decking
Cleanout
Built-up-Roof
Beam
24. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Strain
Column
Contrast
Runoff Coefficent
25. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Architect
Felt
Grade Beam
Egress
26. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor
Water Meter
Allowable Strength
Low Slope Roof
Poorly Graded
27. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code
Watt
Foundation
Zoning Ordinance
Soil Pipe
28. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
Light Gauge Steel
Geodetic Survey
Tributary Width
Low Slope Roof
29. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond
Ponding
R-value
Topographic Survey
Sheathing
30. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys
Precast Concrete
Bench Mark
Contrast
Control Survey
31. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Compression Strength
Elevated Floor
Setback
Angle of Repose
32. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Column
Radiant Heat
Floor Joists
33. An individual trained in the art and science of designing and constructing buildings
Hybrid
Line
Bearing Walls
Architect
34. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology
Top Plate
ABET
Electric Meter
Stability
35. 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
Truss
Radiant Heat
Lintel
Free-body Diagram
36. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system
Foresight
Deformation
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Impervious
37. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Coarse Grained Soil
Ducts
Potable Water
Foresight
38. The minimum moisture content - expressed as a percentage of the oven dry soil weight - at which the soil will begin to flow when subjected to a small shearing force. The liquid limit is determined using a standard liquid limit device
Emphasis
Shear Force
Drain
Liquid Limit
39. Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form
Land Surveying
Rhythm
Circuit Breaker
Truss
40. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Shore
Vernacular Architecture
Plastic Limit
Valve
41. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one story or more to carry water to fixtures
Riser
Circuit
Thermal Convection
Pressure Head
42. 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
Munincipality
Deep Foundation
Tributary Area
Shape
43. A number that indicates the portion of rainwater that will be discharged by a particular surface
Runoff Coefficent
Strain
Voussoir
Load Bearing Wall
44. A sloping roof
Outlet
Pitched Roof
Circuit
Radiant Heat
45. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight
Footing
Load Bearing Wall
Hybrid
Property Survey
46. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically
Weight
Form
Building Code
Yield Stress
47. The principal pip artery to which branches are connected
Main
Brownfield
Built-up-Roof
Distribution Panel
48. An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and whose tops meet in the center
Dome
Geodetic Survey
Weight
Drainage System
49. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area
Exit Discharge
Sill
Shape
Grading
50. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation
Tributary Width
Datum
Closure Error
Masonry
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