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Civil Engineering Architecture

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






2. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities






3. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point






4. Force per unit area






5. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring






6. A unit of measure of power






7. Surveys for which the curvature of the Earth is ignored and measurements are treated as if taken on a plane surface






8. An electrical connection to the earth






9. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure






10. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose






11. The maximum angle of a stable slope of a granular material determined by friction - cohesion - and the shapes of the soil particles






12. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons






13. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete






14. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure






15. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys






16. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code






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






18. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source






19. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system






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






21. A single beam that is supported by more than two supports such that it has at least two distinct spans






22. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






23. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil






24. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight






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






26. 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






27. The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material






28. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure






29. An electrical connection to the earth






30. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials






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






32. Entrances or a means to enter






33. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing






34. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation






35. An instrument used to measure electric power






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






37. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression






38. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way






39. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things






40. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building






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






42. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects






43. Exits or a way out






44. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country






45. Incapable of being penetrated






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






47. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth






48. 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






49. A sloping roof






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