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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. A block of hardened concrete - with or without hollow cores - designed to be laid in the same manner as brick and stone






2. Material used to restrict the flow of heat - cold - or sound from one surface to another






3. 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)






4. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed






5. The exterior face of a building






6. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques






7. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof






8. A solid - hard material produced by combining Portland cement - aggregates - sand - water and sometimes additional mixtures






9. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground






10. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor






11. A plot of the shear force in a beam versus the position along the axis of the beam






12. Soil in which more than 50 percent - by weight - of the soil passes the Number 200 sieve. In other words - more than 50 percent of the soil is composed of silt and/or clay






13. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)






14. The state or quality of being combined into one - as the ordering of elements in an artistic work that constitutes a harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect






15. The professional engineering society representing the field of civil engineering and others working in the civil engineering field






16. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports






17. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe






18. The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next






19. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure






20. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement






21. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system






22. A visual principle associated with change made in size - shape - color - or tone of graphic elements






23. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation






24. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area






25. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure






26. Force per unit area






27. One who is involved in or affected by a course of action






28. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled






29. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials






30. The energy needed to warm outside air leaking into a building through cracks around doors - windows - and other areas






31. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material






32. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move






33. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used






34. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish






35. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam






36. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation






37. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support






38. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system






39. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys






40. The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or elements in a design or composition






41. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building






46. The width of floor or roof along the length of a beam - measured perpendicular to the beam - representing the portion of surface from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to that beam






47. A permanent on-site pond used to manage storm water in which pollutants are allowed to settle out or be removed by biological activity






48. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth






49. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures






50. Polyurethane foam sprayed in place on a low-slope roof then covered with a protective coating