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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. 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
Form
Low Impact Development
Post and Lintel Construction
Potable Water
2. A change in the shape of a structure or structural member caused by a load or force acting on the structure
Deformation
Tributary Area
Heat Pump
Movement
3. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Occupancy Category
Ballast
Weight
Foundation
4. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Topographic Survey
Tensile Strength
Deformation
5. Concrete into which steel reinforcing bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction
Reinforced Concrete
Sole Plate
Construction Survey
Live Load
6. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques
Vernacular Architecture
Load
Differential Leveling
Moment
7. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground
Topographic Survey
Column
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Weight
8. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building
Sustainability
Architect
Shear Force
Structural Engineer
9. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls
Fenestration
Retention Pond (Wet Pond)
Exit
Sill
10. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point
Fenestration
Building Code
Spread Footing
Differential Leveling
11. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used
Ingress
Construction Type
Nominal Strength
Slab-on-Grade
12. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure
Design Load
Wind Load
Water Service
Bench Mark
13. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth
Property Survey
Heat Pump
Geodetic Survey
Land Surveying
14. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
Stud
Live Load
House Wrap
Occupant Load
15. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Occupant Load
Caisson
Footing
16. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole
Deciduous
Fixed Support
Caisson
Nominal Strength
17. The applied load determined by the required load combinations
Height of Instrument
Design Load
Construction Type
Differential Leveling
18. A soil that does not contain a good representation of all particle sizes. A poorly graded soil may contain a narrow range of particle sizes (uniformly graded) or may not contain one or more ranges of particle sizes (gap graded)
Single-ply Membrane
House Wrap
Poorly Graded
Color
19. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used
Occupancy Group
Ducts
Main
Live Load
20. The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next
Span
Column
Slab-on-Grade
Thermal Conduction
21. The portion of a building that encloses the treated environment - including the walls - ceiling or roof - and floor
Building Envelope
Drainage Fixture Unit
Force
Load
22. Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air
Thermal Convection
Stability
Individual Sewage Disposal System
Beam
23. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
Line
Main
Truss
24. Meeting the needs of society in ways that can continue indefinitely into the future without damaging or depleting natural resources
Low Slope Roof
Sustainability
Exit Discharge
Safety Factor
25. 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
Return Period
Caisson
Space
Grading
26. Entrances or a means to enter
Deformation
Ingress
Distribution Panel
Exit Discharge
27. Incapable of being penetrated
Impervious
Pitched Roof
Angle of Repose
Statically Indeterminate Beam
28. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof
Shape
Single-ply Membrane
Safety Factor
Architect
29. 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
Movement
Distribution Panel
Ingress
Value
30. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing
Tensile Strength
Easement
Beam
Fenestration
31. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements
Contrast
Closure Error
Electric Meter
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
32. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug
Circuit Breaker
Outlet
Exit Access
Construction Type
33. A load on a structure caused by movement of the Earth relative to the structure during an earthquake
Seismic Load
Occupancy Group
Shore
Force
34. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue
Underlayment
Footing
Decking
Charette
35. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move
Fascia
Space
Equilibrium
Drain
36. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures
Ingress
Architect
Moment Diagram
Setback
37. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings
Sewage
Drainage Fixture Unit
Cast in Place Concrete
Open Web Steel Joist
38. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building
Water Distributing Pipe
Egress
Occupancy Category
Statically Determinate Beam
39. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Building Code
Insulation
Live Load
Ingress
40. An artistic or decorative design - especially one having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit
Exit
Column
Pattern
Source Reduction
41. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Allowable Strength
Municipality
Stakeholder
Voussoir
42. 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
Plasticity Index
Variance
Load Bearing Wall
Roller (Rocker) Support
43. A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch
ABET
Safety Factor
Thermal Conduction
Keystone
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
Square
Fixed Support
Water Meter
Nonpotable Water
45. A measure of the heat transmission through a building part (as a wall or window) or a given thickness of a material (as insulation) with lower numbers indicating better insulating properties
Distribution Panel
Aesthetics
Building Code
U-factor
46. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system
Backsight
Light Gauge Steel
Drain
Distribution Panel
47. Force per unit area
Stress
R-value
Load Path
Water Closet
48. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Equilibrium
Ingress
Pin Support
49. An agent that causes stress in an object
Tensile Strength
Exit
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Force
50. 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
Impervious
Fine Grained Soil
Construction Documents
Distribution Panel
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